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The Daily Egyptian, April 03, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff Mar 2014

The Daily Egyptian, April 03, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2014

No abstract provided.


Collaborative Community Hydrology Research In Northern New Mexico, Steven J. Guldan, Alexander G. Fernald, Carlos G. Ochoa, Vincent C. Tidwell Mar 2014

Collaborative Community Hydrology Research In Northern New Mexico, Steven J. Guldan, Alexander G. Fernald, Carlos G. Ochoa, Vincent C. Tidwell

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

In New Mexico, increasing demand for water, combined with limited supplies and periodic drought, is placing additional stress on traditional acequia communities. Research on the hydrology of acequia agriculture in northern New Mexico has been carried out in three communities and their associated watersheds and irrigated valleys. Critical to the effort has been the participation of the acequias and individual farmers, ranchers, and other community member stakeholders. Participation in hydrology research included assistance in altering flows in acequias, and access to private property and wells, critical to obtain ground and surface water measurements. Further research that integrated hydrologic data with …


Cranial Size Variation And Lineage Diversity In Early Pleistocene Homo, Jeremiah E. Scott Mar 2014

Cranial Size Variation And Lineage Diversity In Early Pleistocene Homo, Jeremiah E. Scott

Publications

A recent article in this journal concluded that a sample of early Pleistocene hominin crania assigned to genus Homo exhibits a pattern of size variation that is time dependent, with specimens from different time periods being more different from each other, on average, than are specimens from the same time period. The authors of this study argued that such a pattern is not consistent with the presence of multiple lineages within the sample, but rather supports the hypothesis that the fossils represent an anagenetically evolving lineage (i.e., an evolutionary species). However, the multiple-lineage models considered in that study do not …


Developing T-Shaped Water Professionals: Building Capacity In Collaboration, Learning, And Leadership To Drive Innovation, Brian S. Mcintosh, Andre Taylor Jan 2014

Developing T-Shaped Water Professionals: Building Capacity In Collaboration, Learning, And Leadership To Drive Innovation, Brian S. Mcintosh, Andre Taylor

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

As we progress into the 21 st century, change is an increasingly central theme for water professionals and for professionals in sectors where water plays a central role. Building the capacity of professionals in water and closely related sectors to lead such change will be an essential component of the response to global water challenges this century. This paper provides a contribution by critically developing a concept, the T-shaped water professional, as a framework for the design of curricula for educational programs to build the capacity of water professionals to stimulate and drive processes of innovation and change. The T-shaped …


Studying Nature In Situ: Immersive Education For Better Integrated Water Management, William Dennison, Peter Oliver Jan 2014

Studying Nature In Situ: Immersive Education For Better Integrated Water Management, William Dennison, Peter Oliver

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

The term immersive education is currently used in two educational areas – language education, which involves students being totally immersed in a language and its culture; and virtual education, where teachers use computers and simulation games to immerse learners in a virtual, computer-generated environment that mimics a real-world environment and allows learners to interact with it. This paper uses examples from university teaching practices in marine studies and coastal zone management to make a case for a third definition for immersive education in tertiary settings – educating water managers by immersing and guiding them through real-world situations that involve understanding …


New Learning Foundations For Building Water Knowledge Bridges, Jeff Camkin, Susana Neto Jan 2014

New Learning Foundations For Building Water Knowledge Bridges, Jeff Camkin, Susana Neto

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

Five regional meetings promoted by UNESCO in 2009 addressed the growing need for transdisciplinary approaches, holistic vision, incorporation of non-formal knowledge and views, effective participation and bottom-up action for identification of water problems and solutions. There is, however, a general context of tension and competition between specializations within different disciplines, and without specialization it is difficult to obtain formal and academic recognition. This paper presents insights into new co-learning methodologies centred in the experience of participants, inspired by and adapting the pedagogic approach developed by Paulo Freire, to the context of water management educational needs. This innovative approach has been …


Studying Nature In Situ: Immersive Education For Better Integrated Water Management, William Dennison, Peter Oliver Jan 2014

Studying Nature In Situ: Immersive Education For Better Integrated Water Management, William Dennison, Peter Oliver

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

The term immersive education is currently used in two educational areas – language education, which involves students being totally immersed in a language and its culture; and virtual education, where teachers use computers and simulation games to immerse learners in a virtual, computer-generated environment that mimics a real-world environment and allows learners to interact with it. This paper uses examples from university teaching practices in marine studies and coastal zone management to make a case for a third definition for immersive education in tertiary settings – educating water managers by immersing and guiding them through real-world situations that involve understanding …


New Learning Foundations For Building Water Knowledge Bridges, Jeff Camkin, Susana Neto Jan 2014

New Learning Foundations For Building Water Knowledge Bridges, Jeff Camkin, Susana Neto

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

Five regional meetings promoted by UNESCO in 2009 addressed the growing need for transdisciplinary approaches, holistic vision, incorporation of non-formal knowledge and views, effective participation and bottom-up action for identification of water problems and solutions. There is, however, a general context of tension and competition between specializations within different disciplines, and without specialization it is difficult to obtain formal and academic recognition. This paper presents insights into new co-learning methodologies centred in the experience of participants, inspired by and adapting the pedagogic approach developed by Paulo Freire, to the context of water management educational needs. This innovative approach has been …


Developing T-Shaped Water Professionals: Building Capacity In Collaboration, Learning, And Leadership To Drive Innovation, Brian S. Mcintosh, Andre Taylor Jan 2014

Developing T-Shaped Water Professionals: Building Capacity In Collaboration, Learning, And Leadership To Drive Innovation, Brian S. Mcintosh, Andre Taylor

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

As we progress into the 21 st century, change is an increasingly central theme for water professionals and for professionals in sectors where water plays a central role. Building the capacity of professionals in water and closely related sectors to lead such change will be an essential component of the response to global water challenges this century. This paper provides a contribution by critically developing a concept, the T-shaped water professional, as a framework for the design of curricula for educational programs to build the capacity of water professionals to stimulate and drive processes of innovation and change. The T-shaped …


Experimental Perspective On Fallback Foods And Dietary Adaptations In Early Hominins, Jeremiah E. Scott, Kevin R. Mcabee, Meghan M. Eastman, Matthew J. Ravosa Jan 2014

Experimental Perspective On Fallback Foods And Dietary Adaptations In Early Hominins, Jeremiah E. Scott, Kevin R. Mcabee, Meghan M. Eastman, Matthew J. Ravosa

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The robust jaws and large, thick-enameled molars of the Plio–Pleistocene hominins Australopithecus and Paranthropus have long been interpreted as adaptations for hard-object feeding. Recent studies of dental microwear indicate that only Paranthropus robustus regularly ate hard items, suggesting that the dentognathic anatomy of other australopiths reflects rare, seasonal exploitation of hard fallback foods. Here, we show that hard-object feeding cannot explain the extreme morphology of Paranthropus boisei. Rather, analysis of long-term dietary plasticity in an animal model suggests year-round reliance on tough foods requiring prolonged postcanine processing in P. boisei. Increased consumption of such items may have marked …


2014-2015 Southern Illinois University Bulletin Carbondale Campus (Graduate Catalog), Southern Illinois University Carbondale Jan 2014

2014-2015 Southern Illinois University Bulletin Carbondale Campus (Graduate Catalog), Southern Illinois University Carbondale

SIU Bulletins and Course Catalogs Archives

No abstract provided.


2014-2015 Southern Illinois University Bulletin Carbondale Campus (Undergraduate Catalog), Southern Illinois University Carbondale Jan 2014

2014-2015 Southern Illinois University Bulletin Carbondale Campus (Undergraduate Catalog), Southern Illinois University Carbondale

SIU Bulletins and Course Catalogs Archives

No abstract provided.


Journey To The Center Of An Onion: Artist’S Statement, Stanislav Kozadayev Dec 2013

Journey To The Center Of An Onion: Artist’S Statement, Stanislav Kozadayev

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

Editor’s Note: Stanislav Kozadayev’s article “Journey to the Center of an Onion: Non-Linearity, Composition, and the Layered Account” is intended to be experienced in its fully mediated web-based form. We invite you to access “Journey to the Center of an Onion” online at http://futuretonality.com/ onion; you may also access the article by visiting the Kaleidoscope website— http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/kaleidoscope—to link to Stanislav’s website and to access the article in scripted form.


Needs Met Through Role-Playing Games: A Fantasy Theme Analysis Of Dungeons & Dragons, Aubrie S. Adams Dec 2013

Needs Met Through Role-Playing Games: A Fantasy Theme Analysis Of Dungeons & Dragons, Aubrie S. Adams

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is an immersive fantasy role-playing game (RPG) which allows players to fulfill real-world social needs through interaction. Although D&D may appear to be a game of simple make-believe, the emotions, camaraderie, and accomplishments experienced by players are real, thus suggesting that RPGs have real-world implications for players. Therefore, the goal of this study is to explore the ways in which players fulfill social needs through group communication during the context of D&D table-top role-play. Utilizing Bormann’s (1972) fantasy theme analysis, this study uses a case study approach to identify four themes which emerged within player talk …


Sustainability Curriculum Inventory And Literacy Assessment: The Influence Of Values On Knowledge Of And Perceived Importance Of Sustainability Components, David James Drogos Dec 2013

Sustainability Curriculum Inventory And Literacy Assessment: The Influence Of Values On Knowledge Of And Perceived Importance Of Sustainability Components, David James Drogos

Theses

The incorporation of sustainability education and sustainable practices in higher education serves several purposes. It prepares students for work in sustainability-focused professions, fosters environmentally responsible behavior in individuals, and helps to reduce the ecological impacts of the operational aspects of educational institutions. However, contemporary definitions of sustainability, which consider social, political, ecological, and economic influences on the environment, complicate educational initiatives. Distinct educational departments often consider sustainability through their specialized lens. Trans-disciplinary initiative must be enacted in order for sustainability education to reach its full potential. This paper outlines the results of an electronically administered faculty sustainability curriculum inventory as …


The Daily Egyptian, November 25, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff Nov 2013

The Daily Egyptian, November 25, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2013

No abstract provided.


The Daily Egyptian, November 14, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff Nov 2013

The Daily Egyptian, November 14, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2013

No abstract provided.


The Daily Egyptian, November 04, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff Nov 2013

The Daily Egyptian, November 04, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2013

No abstract provided.


Cracking The Corruption Code: The Case Of Afghanistan, Qaiss Khan Alokozai Mr. Aug 2013

Cracking The Corruption Code: The Case Of Afghanistan, Qaiss Khan Alokozai Mr.

Research Papers

This paper is about a very complicated and multifaceted issue of corruption. The main purpose of this paper is to find the impact of development indicators which are political stability and violence, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, voice and accountability on the control of corruption in Afghanistan. Furthermore we are interested to know the direction of causality among these variables. The data is analyzed through ordinary least square regression method. Johansen test is applied for cointegration and to find the causality we have applied the Granger causality test. Political Stability and violence, government effectiveness and voice and accountability …


Discourse Of Defection: Political Representation Of North Koreans, Bethany Ann Stallings Aug 2013

Discourse Of Defection: Political Representation Of North Koreans, Bethany Ann Stallings

Theses

This paper uses theoretical frameworks from Critical Discourse Analysis to analyze articles from a South Korean English-print newspaper (the Korea Times), one humanitarian group's website (Liberty in North Korea), and an article in The Economist as examples of the two major discursive styles of representation(s) of North Korea and its people. In mapping the two major representations of North Korea and its people: 1) as "defectors" and 2) as "refugees," I examine the discursive themes employed in each of the three texts. I conclude by describing some of the implications of a discourse of defection and suggest that for future …


The Oaxaca Barrio In Teotihuacan: Mortuary Customs And Ethnicity In Mesoamerica's Greatest Metropolis, Maria Teresa Palomares Rodriguez Aug 2013

The Oaxaca Barrio In Teotihuacan: Mortuary Customs And Ethnicity In Mesoamerica's Greatest Metropolis, Maria Teresa Palomares Rodriguez

Theses

This research examines the mortuary customs of the Oaxaca Barrio, one of the foreign settlements in the ancient city of Teotihuacan. The Oaxaca Barrio is associated with the Zapotec homeland in the state of Oaxaca, southern Mexico (roughly 290 miles); but many questions remain unanswered about its origins and development. The mortuary customs of the Oaxaca Barrio show how Zapotec migrants adapted to living in Teotihuacan over a considerable period of time, maintaining aspects of their homeland identity, but also generating a new cultural repertoire by which members of the enclave redefined themselves. The presence of Zapotec people in Teotihuacan …


Culture Flock, Rachael M. Huszar May 2013

Culture Flock, Rachael M. Huszar

Honors Theses

Details of the research, planning, and execution behind the exhibit "Culture Flock" which opened in the University Museum on April 2nd, 2013, and ran through May 10th, 2013. Final text panels and images of the exhibit in progress are included.


Scheler's Phenomenological Ontology Of Value: Implications And Reflections For Ethical Theory, James Edward Hackett May 2013

Scheler's Phenomenological Ontology Of Value: Implications And Reflections For Ethical Theory, James Edward Hackett

Dissertations

AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF J. Edward Hackett, for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Philosophy, presented on December 6, 2012 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: Scheler's Phenomenological Ontology of Value: Implications and Reflections for Ethical Theory MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Kenneth W. Stikkers My dissertation provides the first comprehensive account of what values are in Max Scheler's Formalism in Ethics (Formalism hereafter). As a phenomenologist, Scheler did not attempt to invent a new ontological language to describe value experience clearly as Heidegger invented for his fundamental ontology of Dasein. In so doing, Scheler's phenomenological descriptions often use metaphysically …


Built On Friendship: A Study Of Formal And Informal Business Culture In Carbondale, Illinois, Sarah E. Depuy May 2013

Built On Friendship: A Study Of Formal And Informal Business Culture In Carbondale, Illinois, Sarah E. Depuy

Honors Theses

Business practices in urban centers have garnered much of the research and interest by anthropologists, sociologists, and economists with very little focus on small business communities in rural areas. In this paper I explored the social connections and relationships between business owners in the region of Southern Illinois and their communities and the ways in which they integrate their public and private lives. To do this, I interviewed members of the formal, semi-formal, informal, and online business communities in Carbondale, Illinois. For my analysis, I used a variety of sources including Claudia Strauss' Partly Fragmented, Partly Integrated: An Anthropological …


Shifting Legitimating Accounts In A Changing Institutional Field: An Analysis Of The Organic Food Industry, 1990-2011, Michael J. Sheridan May 2013

Shifting Legitimating Accounts In A Changing Institutional Field: An Analysis Of The Organic Food Industry, 1990-2011, Michael J. Sheridan

Dissertations

In this study, we argue the organic industry's move towards a more legal definition of organic production indicated a shift in the legitimating criteria in the organic agriculture institutional field, which can be observed through the analysis of the legitimating accounts of various actors. Prior to USDA certification, institutional actors in the organic food field largely relied upon the norms and values of its participants to maintain order. Legitimacy was based on the perception that a firm embodied a certain value set, which typically included opposition to large-scale commercial operations (DeLind, 2000; Drinkwater, 2009). To some, the introduction of federal …


Cultural Property Rights In August Wilson’S The Piano Lesson And J.K. Rowling’S Deathly Hallows, Daniel A. Colcord May 2013

Cultural Property Rights In August Wilson’S The Piano Lesson And J.K. Rowling’S Deathly Hallows, Daniel A. Colcord

Research Papers

No abstract provided.


A Preliminary Study On Curation Concerns In Higher Education Anthropology Programs With A Focus On Archaeological Collections, Sarah Cain Apr 2013

A Preliminary Study On Curation Concerns In Higher Education Anthropology Programs With A Focus On Archaeological Collections, Sarah Cain

Research Papers

Curation is the long-term care and management of collections, which is essential to preserve objects, artifacts, and records for future generations. Yet, in the past, there had often been little concern given to the curation of archaeological collections, especially in higher education archaeology programs in the United States. This attitude began to change in the 1990s, when the federal government passed two critical laws, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation act (known as NAGPRA) and the Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological Collections (36 CFR 79). Despite some positive changes over the past two decades, research suggests that archaeological …


The Daily Egyptian, March 27, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff Mar 2013

The Daily Egyptian, March 27, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2013

No abstract provided.


The Mammy Reloaded: African American Men Portraying The Updated Caricature In Contemporary Films, Ukiya C. Henson Mar 2013

The Mammy Reloaded: African American Men Portraying The Updated Caricature In Contemporary Films, Ukiya C. Henson

Research Papers

No abstract provided.


The Daily Egyptian, February 07, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff Feb 2013

The Daily Egyptian, February 07, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff

February 2013

No abstract provided.