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A Culture Of Relationships: Early Care For Italian And American Children, Carolyn P. Edwards

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

A culture of childhood is a shared vision – an agreed upon vision – of the needs and rights of children, including ideas about how the people of the community can collectively nurture them and at the same time be renewed by them. In other words, it is a set of values, beliefs, and practices that people have created to guide their way of nurturing young children and their families. The vision is about investing in young children and investing in the supports and relationships that children need to learn and grow, both for the reason that children carry our …

Premarital Education: Participation, Attitudes, And Relation To Marital Adjustment In A Sample From Northern Utah, Bryan D. Ramboz

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes, participation in, and potential effectiveness of premarital education as a vehicle to promote more satisfying marriages. A retrospective survey instrument, including existing measures of religious values, willingness to invest in marriage, and marital satisfaction, was used to gather data to answer research questions related to couples' participation in, and attitudes about premarital education, and their influence on marital adjustment and satisfaction. Information about the amount of Time spent in premarital education, breadth of Topics covered, Training of the provider, and whether or not Testing was performed also was gathered and …

Chinese Parents’ Knowledge, Attitudes, And Practices About Sexuality Education For Adolescents In The Family, Wenli Liu, Carolyn P. Edwards

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

This study used a cross-sectional, multi-site survey design to examine Chinese parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices in the area of sexuality education for adolescents. Three cities in China were selected for the survey, and the final sample contained 841 parents with children ranged from 11 to 19 years. The majority of Chinese parents were found to have reasonably accurate knowledge about sexuality and positive attitudes toward sexuality and sexuality education. However, most Chinese parents reported that they never talked with their children about sexuality. Parental education was strongly related to both knowledge and attitudes. Gender of parent was a significant …

Ua3/9/5 Alive Center Speech Talking Points, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Talking points used by President Gary Ransdell at the opening of the ALIVE Center. Includes press release regarding Mitch McConnell's health issues and press release regarding the ALIVE Center.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Lord, Joseph. Ralph Willard, Darrin Horn Top List
• Robinson, Jocelyn. A Crowning Moment – Miss Black Western, Katherine Sharber
• Sasseen, Jessica. Diddle Arena Nearing Finish
• Sainlar, Lindsay. Sigma Kappa, Phi Delta Theta Win Tug of War
• Brown, Abbey. Former Student Dies in Crash – Derek Owsley
• All Not Lost in Dennis Felton’s Departure
• Kirby, Richard. Capt. Eugene Hoofer Will Be Missed
• Kidd, Jennifer. Woman’s Story Made Student Think – Liz Murray
• Pearce-Ford Tower Alarm Puller Needs a New Hobby
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: World’s Worst Criminals
• Toone, Stephanie. …

Agroecosystems Analysis From The Grass Roots: A Multidimensional Experiential Learning Course, Mary Wiedenhoeft, Steve Simmons, Ricardo Salvador, Gina Mcandrews, Charles A. Francis, James W. King, David Hole

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

An intensive, experiential travel course in Agroecosystems Analysis was conducted in Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska (United States) during summers of 1998 and 1999. The intended student audience was advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Pretravel readings and a week-long series of farm visits, which consisted of in-depth interviews with the farmers and their families, prepared student teams to analyze and evaluate the production, economic, environmental, and social sustainability of 10 farms. Students shared their analyses both orally and in written reports. Based on a multifaceted student evaluation process, we found that participants were highly motivated, strongly engaged with the course …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 48, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Lord, Joseph. David Elson Agrees to Contract – Football
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Mammoth Cave Lessons – Doug Foster
• Hardin, Adriane. Candidates Take Part in Forum – Student Government Association
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Project Could Trigger City Growth – William Natcher Parkway
• Student Government Association Election About More than the Candidates
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Student Government Association Ballot
• Roberts, Amy. Not Even Classes Ruin Springtime Happiness
• Carroll, Jamie, et al. Zac Carroll Family Appreciated Western’s Support
• Thomas, Jeff. Peace at What Cost?
• Felton, Dennis. Students Made Dennis Felton Proud
• Lord, …

It Does Take A Village To Raise A Child, Rebecca J. Boyd

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

Utilizing Cullen's (1994) Social Support Theory and Hunter's (1985) three dimensions of social life, this study is a quantitative, cross-sectional secondary data analysis designed to examine the relationship between institutional social support and rates of juvenile crime for counties and cities in Virginia for the year 2000. Resting on the contention that an inverse, significant relationship exists between measures of institutional support and rates of juvenile property and violent crime, this study examines types of support provided by the institutions of family, school, and the government. These measures of institutional support include 1) familial support: median income, marriage support; 2) …

One Mind Or Two? How Psychiatrists And Psychologists Manage Medical-Scientific And Religious Interpretations Of Mind, Ellen Wagenfeld-Heintz

Dissertations

Building upon concepts from sociology of medicine, religion, knowledge, and professions, this study explores the social determinants of separation and integration of medical-scientific and religious approaches to mind and mental health. Using qualitative interviews, it shows how, to what extent, and why psychiatrists and psychologists of Judeo-Christian religious orientations or nonaffiliated believers in the State of Michigan are willing or reluctant to integrate religious paradigms in their mental health practices. The study turns to a content analysis of 3,680 articles from two leading professional journals to assess the participants’ claims regarding the treatment of religion prevalent in psychiatry and psychology. …

Eighth Annual Women's Studies Symposium Program, 2003, Illinois State University, Women's Studies Program

WGSS Student Research Symposium

Program from the Women's Studies Symposium

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 46, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Nation Moves Closer to War with Iraq
• Lord, Joseph. Former Employee Files Suit – Anita Joplin-Johnson
• Brown, Abbey. Saying Goodbye – Iraq War
• Robinson, Jocelyn. Students Get Singled Out During Charity Event – Sigma Kappa, Kappa Delta
• Hardin, Adriane. Jessica Martin Hopes to Increase Awareness – Student Government Association
• Lowther, Clare. Shawn Peavie to Connect Students & Student Government Association
• Sun Belt Tournament Rules Weren’t Clear
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Cinderella Slipper for Basketball Team
• Neidell, Jason. Diddle Arena Should Be Alive All the Time
• Lyles, Jacqulyn. Student …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Moore, Michael. Leslie Logsdon Scores 32 as Lady Tops Beat Middle Tennessee State University in Nail Biter
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Tops Trail Early Against Middle Tennessee State University But Win Big, 64-52
• Brown, Abbey. Big Red Booted from Title Bout
• Lord, Joseph. Legislators Pass Few Bills
• Lowther, Clare. Dean Search Nears End – Health & Human Services
• Sasseen, Jessica. Topnet to Get One-stop Billing
• Parkers Should Pay for Expansion
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Parking Tickets
• WWHR Limited by Meager Budget
• Selig, Wood. Western Students Were Tournament MVPs
• Lacup, William. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Patrick Sparks Explodes; Toppers Roll
• Lord, Joseph. State Budget Passed
• Moore, Michael. Middle Tennessee State University Next as Lady Tops Down South Alabama
• Brown, Abbey. Professor Dies Over Weekend – Richard Salisbury
• Sasseen, Jessica. Sophomore Loved Life – Ashley Stratton
• Lord, Joseph. Students In Need Denied Grants – Financial Aid
• David Elson Hiring Shows Promise
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Radio Station
• Student Fee Not the Solution for 91.7
• Phelps, Morgan. Anti-War Protestors Are Not Drug Users
• Phillips, Matt. Chalk Artists Missing the Point – Iraq War …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 42, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Moore, Michael. Jack Harbaugh Throws in the Towel – Football
• Mills, Zach. Country Boyz – Nappy Roots
• Lord, Joseph. Senate Budget Plan Calls for Cut in Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship
• Brown, Abbey. Brain Tumor Claims Life of Bowling Green Sophomore – Katie Simon
• Sasseen, Jessica. One Year from Graduation, Glasgow Senior is Killed in Car Wreck – Lacey McCandless
• Brown, Abbey. Some Emergency Phones Inoperable
• McCay, Auston. Al Sharpton: One Good Radical Deserves Another
• McCay, Jonathan. Protestors’ Anger Misdirected
• Rowley, John. Sun Belt Parking Plan a Bad Idea
• Reuter, …

Canadian Child Welfare: System Design Dimensions And Possibilities For Innovation, Gary Cameron, Nancy Colleen Freymond

Partnerships for Children and Families Project

Ontario child welfare is entering territory where other countries have gone before. A decade earlier, jurisdictions in England, the United States and Australia implemented similar reforms and, not coincidentally, encountered comparable difficulties, creating high levels of dissatisfaction among service users and service providers. Our contention is that such frustrations are inherent consequences of the underpinnings of the “Anglo-American child protection paradigm”. To do better, it is helpful to look for ideas outside of what is familiar and to consider how useful approaches from other jurisdictions might be adapted to a Canadian context. There are two primary focuses for this paper: …

Cyberspace, Y2k: Giant Robots, Asian Punks, Rachel Rubin

Institute for Asian American Studies Publications

On the eve of the 21st century, a group of young Asian American writers bravely announced—tongue partially in cheek, in keeping with the aesthetic of sincere irony that characterizes the so-called Generation X—their recreation of “a monster.” This announcement, posted on the internet (at www.gidra.net), was drafted by the “editorial recollective” of Gidra, a samizdat (self-published) monthly newsletter launched thirty years earlier by a group of UCLA students who wanted a forum where they could address the particular concerns and issues facing Asian Pacific Americans in the Vietnam War era. Writers and editors of a new Gidra declared in …

Inside Unlv, Gian Galassi, Jennifer Vaughan, Carol C. Harter, Carolyn Sabo

Inside UNLV

No abstract provided.

"Are You Beginning To See A Pattern Here?" Family And Medical Discourses Shape The Story Of Black Infant Mortality, Elaine R. Cleeton

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Postmodern and poststructuralist theorizations of the interrelations of the particular and the universal have identified women's bodies to be the last frontier for scientific discovery leading to and satisfying the modern compulsion to stabilize and control life from birth to death. This institutional ethnography of one city's response to an elevated infant mortality rate among the babies of African American urban, impoverished women explores their discursive transformation from single mothers who cannot begin prenatal care before the second trimester because too few physicians will treat Medicaid patients, into sexually-immoral, illegaldrug- using women who deliberately harm their babies. The study locates …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 40, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Brown, Abbey. Two Teens Arrested for Friday Murder – DuJuan Holder
• Lord, Joseph. Minority Numbers Meager – Graduate Programs
• Lord, Joseph. Hiring of Black Faculty Still an Uphill Battle
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Toppers Drop Ball State in Weekend Bracket Buster – Basketball
• Brown, Abbey. Concerns Arise Following Murder
• Hoang, Mai. Al Sharpton to Speak
• Frey, Trevor. Free Speech Demands Free Thinking
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Nothing
• Good Time for Al Sharpton Visit
• Baumgardner, Brad. College Heights Herald Guilty of Sensationalism
• Pitcock, Bridget. Not Facts At All – Martin Luther …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 29 [38], Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hellmueller, Anthony. A Unique Blend – Spencer’s Coffee House
• Lord, Joseph. NCAA Review Begins
• Lowther, Clare. Celebrate Activism Now Members Protest Possible War – Iraq
• Warren, Brandy. Students Honored by Hearst – Brett Flashnick, Amanda Odeski
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Silent Majority
• Cummins, Zak. Student Objects to Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy
• It’s Your Turn to Be Heard
• Sears, Jamie. Student Government Association Responds to Editorial
• Bogert, Hilary. A Nation of Hatred or Freedom? – Iraq
• Campbell, Philip. Slogans Don’t Represent All Students
• Sasseen, Jessica. Mold Forces Students …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 37, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Brown, Abbey. Former Student Files Lawsuit Against Bowling Green Police Department – Mark Jeffery
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Concert Tickets Still Available – Nappy Roots
• Hoang, Mai. Taking a Stand – Education Budget Cuts
• Robinson, Jocelyn. Playwright Comes to Western to Direct Cry Havoc – Tom Coash, Theatre & Dance
• Hellmueller, Anthony. Baltimore Consort Well Received
• Sasseen, Jessica. Cell Towers Generate Revenue
• Hardin, Adriane. Students Support Budget Rally – Student Government Association
• Sasseen, Jessica. Garrett Conference Center Rooms Remodeled
• Cordy, Thomas. Plenty of Snow – and Trees – Have Fallen This …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 36, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Engle, Megan. Hitting the Dirt – Rodeo
• Lord, Joseph. Education Rally Tomorrow
• Sasseen, Jessica. Dorm Will House Only Freshmen – Bates-Runner Hall
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Student Government Association to Host University MASTER Plan Forum
• Lord, Joseph. Budget Council Will Set Spending Priorities
• Student Government Association Must Address Low Forum Turnout
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Student Government Association Absenteeism
• Stella, Jason. Columnist Misunderstands Iraq Situation
• King, Stephenie. Valentine’s Day Leaves Single White Female Disgruntled
• Sebastian, Kandace. Professor Honored for Coverage – Terry Likes
• Brueggemann, Marlene. Support Group Seeks Members – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Lord, Joseph. Paul Patton Calls for No Cuts in Higher Education
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Chris Marcus Makes Final Exit – Basketball
• Buckman, Josh. Undefeated – Swimming
• Lowther, Clare. Student Web Use Tracked
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Low Attendance Plaguing Campus Forums – Student Government Association
• Hardin, Adriane. Express Restaurants Planned for Diddle Arena
• Glorioso, Shelly. Results of War May Not be Positive
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Budget Begging
• State Should Spread Budget Cuts
• Bush, Paul. College Heights Herald Should Change Letters Policy
• Coffman, Josh. Garrett Center Hostess Retires After 33 Years …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Lord, Joseph & Dave Shinall. Western Holds Breath as State Budget Unfolds
• Shinall, Dave. NASA Delays All Missions – Space Shuttle Columbia
• Reed, Lindsey. Sharing in the New Year – Vietnamese
• Moore, Michael. Lady Tops Trounce Butler University 86-57 – Basketball
• Lord, Joseph. Plan for Social Work Program Approved
• Domestic Abuse a Serious Issue on Campus
• Mills, Zach. Columbia Tragedy Brought Back Memories of Challenger
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: America Mourns – Space Shuttle Columbia
• Pastroial, Bethany. World Unites After Columbia Disaster
• Williams, Charles. Peter Martinez Deserved More …

Integrating Service-Learning Into Watershed Management Programs: Opportunities And Challenges, Tamim Younos, Raymond De Leon, Christine Lewicki

Special Topics, General

The objective of this article is to open a dialogue on integrating service-learning into community based watershed management programs and to discuss opportunities and challenges that a service-learning program presents to universities and communities. The article presents the concept and definition of service-learning, and arguments concerning why institutions of higher education and university faculty and students should be involved with community based watershed management programs.

Onset Of Major Depressive Disorder Among Adolescents, John P. Hoffmann, Scott A. Baldwin, Felicia G. Cerbone

Faculty Publications

Objectives: To examine the association between parental affective disorders and psychoactive substance use disor- ders and the onset of major depressive disorder (MDD) among adolescents and young adults and to determine whether this association is affected by stressful life events, family cohesion, self-esteem, or gender. Method: Prospective cohort study of 804 adolescents, aged 11–17 years, and their parents who were followed for seven consecutive years. The sam- ple was drawn from the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Parental diagnoses were based on Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R administered during study screening stage. Diagnoses of MDD and age of onset were based …

Might A Psychosocial Approach Improve Our Understanding Of Itching And Scratching?, Herbert M. Adler

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 33, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Brown, Abbey. Students Indicted in Drug Case – Blake Lovan, Brandon James
• Sasseen, Jessica. Laptop Life – Online Enrollment
• Hardin, Adriane. Forum to Discuss Diddle Arena Seating Plan – Student Government Association
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Todor Pandov May Not Get Extra Year – Basketball
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Blood Drive Today
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Discussion About Confederate Flag
• Lord, Joseph. Endowment Fund Increases 16 Percent
• Ferriell, Farrah. In Defense of Antiwar Protesters – Iraq
• Wilson, Randy. Military Deserves Respect
• Banniza, Brandi. Parking Rules Should Apply to Everyone
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Crime, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 29, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Rap Group to Play at Western – Nappy Roots
• Hightower, Kyel. Toppers Are No. 1 in the Land of I-AA – Football
• Lord, Joseph. Western Gets $250K Settlement – College Health Care, Inc.
• Sasseen, Jessica. Downing University Center Renovation Plans Unveiled
• Construction Worker Causes Dorm Fire – Barnes-Campbell Hall
• Lord, Joseph. Book Nominations End Tomorrow – Kentucky Literary Awards
• Brown, Abbey. Flooding Causes Unpleasant Surprises for Residents – Northeast Hall
• Pike, Daniel. A Few Handy Facts About Your New Opinion Editor
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Budget …

From Fleck’S Denkstil To Kuhn’S Paradigm: Conceptual Schemes And Incommensurability, Babette Babich

Articles and Chapters in Academic Book Collections

This article argues that the limited influence of Ludwik Fleck’s ideas on philosophy of science is due not only to their indirect dissemination by way of Thomas Kuhn, but also to an incommensurability between the standard conceptual framework of history and philosophy of science and Fleck’s own more integratedly historico-social and praxis-oriented approach to understanding the evolution of scientific discovery. What Kuhn named “paradigm” offers a periphrastic rendering or oblique translation of Fleck’s Denkstil/Denkkollektiv, a derivation that may also account for the lability of the term “paradigm”. This was due not to Kuhn’s unwillingness to credit Fleck but rather to …