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Negotiating Water Allocations Using A Comprehensive Study Format: The “Tri-State Water Wars”, Jeffrey L. Jordan

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Habits And Lifestyles Of Successfully Aging Women In A Rural Area, Julia L. Sheffler

Honors Theses

Older adults in rural areas have unique challenges to maintain well-being.  The goal of this project was to examine those unique factors related to successful aging in a sample of older women living in a rural area in the Midwest using both quantitative and qualitative methods.  Mental and physical health, personality traits, cognitive abilities (i.e., working memory, vocabulary and attention), and activity levels were assessed.  A semi-structured interview using a life narrative approach was also used to explore habits, family relationships and lifestyles over the past 20 years.  The women were administered the following measures: 1) Big Five Factor Personality …

A Research Framework For Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Implementations Of Social Media In Higher Education, Abbas Foroughi

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

Following the lead of today’s hi-tech businesses and industries, many college campuses have begun using Web.2.0 social media technologies like Facebook, blogs, Twitter, and YouTube to facilitate information sharing and collaboration among administrators, faculty, and students. An examination of research on campus social media initiatives revealed that universities are beginning to provide support and infrastructure to support social media initiatives, and that social media tools are being used as part of course content and delivery, where students can use them for collaboration and group decision making on real-world projects. However, much of the research to date was found to be …

Experiential Learning Curricular Development Model For Stimulating Student Interest In Green Collar Careers, Sally E. Arnett, Allen Kitchel, John G. Cannon

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

Green jobs are in high demand, yet there is lack of a trained workforce for the green industries. Early exposure to green careers can stimulate future employment interest among students. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an experiential learning unit of instruction designed to expose students to and develop knowledge about the green collar workforce. The study used a mixed method research design. A purposive sample of 101 (n=101) secondary students in career development type classes were given a pre-test, treatment, and post-test that involved both quantitative and qualitative responses. The findings revealed that the …

Towards The Practice Of Volunteering 2.0: Volunteers’ Digital Choices With Social Affordances In The Web 2.0 Era, Ayse Kok

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

There is little evidence that helps to inform education, practice, policy, and research about issues surrounding the use of online collaboration tools for organisational initiatives (Brown & Duguid, 1991; Cook & Brown, 1999); let alone a single study conducted with regard to the volunteering practice of knowledge workers. The underlying objectives of the research study are to explore and describe how corporate volunteers experience and participate in learning in technology-rich environments; investigate the strategies, beliefs and intentions of corporate volunteers who are effective in learning in technology-rich environments and identity factors that enable or inhibit effective e-learning and make recommendations …

The Daily Egyptian, May 04, 2011, Daily Egyptian Staff

May 2011

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, May 02, 2011, Daily Egyptian Staff

May 2011

No abstract provided.

Framing Climate Change: A Comparing Analysis Of Chinese And American Elite Newspaper’S Coverage On Climate Change During 2009 Copenhagen Summit, Zixian Gao

Research Papers

Climate change is a global issue not only about the natural environment but also international political relations. Different countries have different perspectives on mitigating climate change. The Copenhagen Summit provides a chance for studying different countries’ standpoint on climate change. This current paper did a framing study of the news reports about climate change on an elite Chinese newspaper and an elite U.S. newspaper and their view on each country. The results revealed that both the People’s Daily and the New York Times tent to cover politics and economics more than other social contexts. Renewable energy was also often discussed. …

Race And The Media In Natural Disasters: The Media’S Portrayal Of African Americans In The Galveston Storm Of 1900 And In Hurricane Katrina, Melanie M. Gilbert

Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Attitudes Of Spouses Toward Job And Family Responsibilities Of Professionals In The Agricultural Education And Communications Profession, Adrienne M. Jackson Gulley Ms

Research Papers

The field of education, specifically the profession of teaching, is one of the most visible and underappreciated professions practiced today. Though improvements with recognition towards teachers have increased over time, the demands and expectations of teachers have also increased.  In the growing profession of agriculture, the demands and challenges of an agriculture teacher bring both positive and negative outcomes in the life of an individual.  The purpose of this study was to determine the job satisfaction of spouses toward job and family responsibilities of individuals in leadership positions within agricultural education and communications. This study was significant because it analyzed …

The Development Of South Korean Cable Television And Issues Of Localism, Competition, And Diversity, Daeyoung Kim

Research Papers

This research examines how the South Korean cable television industry has developed. The research reviews a brief history of the South Korean broadcast television system and examines the U.S. cable television system to provide better understanding of the development of the South Korean cable television. The research explains policies, laws, industrial structure, and three issues of localism, competition, and diversity. For diversity issue, the research performs an empirical study on whether or not the South Korean cable television provides programming diversity in that the South Korean government emphasizes diversity of content and choice whenever it introduces any new television medium.

Sounds And Stories Of The Shawnee Forest, Kevin E. Boucher

Research Papers

AN ABSTRACT OF THE RESEARCH PAPER OF

Kevin E. Boucher, for the Master of Science degree in Professional Media & Media Management Studies , presented on March 9, 2011, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

TITLE:  SOUNDS AND STORIES OF THE SHAWNEE FOREST

MAJOR PROFESSOR:  Jan Thompson, Radio-TV Department

My central thesis is that in today’s highly technological civilization with its constant bombardment of stimuli   - especially sounds - people need to regularly get away to natural areas and surround themselves with the peaceful and soothing sounds of nature.  Through my research I have found that humans have had this need …

The Climate Of Opinion In Southern Illinois Continuity And Change, John Jackson, Charles Leonard

The Simon Review (Occasional Papers of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute)

No abstract provided.

Factors Contributing To Spectators' Perceptions Of A College Football Stadium During Its First Year, Lyle Yoder

Research Papers

The objective of the current study was to determine how predetermined factors contribute to a spectator’s overall perceptions of a new college football stadium.  It was predicted that fans who were highly identified with the SIU football team would have a more positive perception of the new stadium than low identified fans.  Second, individuals’ considering themselves to be sports fans would perceive the stadium more positively compared to those not considering themselves to be sport fans.  Third, females’ perceptions would be more positive than males.  Lastly, the greater the number of games an individual attends would result in a more …

The Identity Negotiation Of Silence By Black Males In Predominantly White Spaces, Charles P. Alexander

Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Luxury Advertisemnts Depictions Of Women In Chinese Fashion Magazines, Chang Liu

Research Papers

With the rapid development of the Chinese economy, enlargement of the wealthy class and improvement of capability to consume, more and more Chinese people are able to afford luxurious products rather than to advocate them. Therefore Chinese women magazines, especially upscale women magazines, are serving primarily as advertising vehicles for the national luxurious fashion brands, aiming at fascinating middle-class women to consume luxury products.The objective of this study was a deeper understanding of portrayal of women’s images in luxury fashion advertisements in Chinese women magazines. I chose upscale women magazines with high popularity and large circulation in China such as …

The Daily Egyptian, April 28, 2011, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2011

No abstract provided.

Chamber Study To Pulitzer Prize: A Comparison Of George Crumb’S Eleven Echoes Of Autumn, 1965 (Echoes I) And Echoes Of Time And River (Echoes Ii), Jonathan Micheal Goodman

Graduate Student Work

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, April 22, 2011, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2011

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, April 19, 2011, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2011

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, April 18, 2011, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2011

No abstract provided.

Architectural Photography As Seen Through An Architect's Viewfinder: An Investigation And Demonstration Of Architectural Photography Practices And Uses Using Newly Completed Construction On The Siuc Campus As Case Studies, Nathan A. Wambold

Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to research and photographically document major construction projects occurring on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus from 2000-2010. I will also illustrate these transformations in the form of architectural floor plans and site plans. Additionally, I will research existing photographs of chosen projects prior to construction and then recreate these images showing yet another transitional relationship. Finally, I will create photographic documents of the finished projects in a manner appropriate to the discipline of architectural photography.

Attempting The Critical: Reflections On A Speech Communication 101 Course, Nicole F. Bohr

Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Video Games As Marketing Tools – The Siu Campus Life Pinball Video Game Project, Robert H. Craig

Research Papers

Video games have been used as marketing tools from the early beginnings of the media. In this research paper, I briefly examine some of examples throughout the years of how this was introduced and its effectiveness. Therefore, this document seeks to answer how a free video game might function as a marketing tool for student recruitment and retention while also re-connecting alumni to their own memories of SIUC campus life. The creation, production, marketing, and impact of the game SIU Campus Life Pinball are thoroughly examined. The results include the unpredictable nature and impact of modern day social networking

The Daily Egyptian, April 12, 2011, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2011

No abstract provided.

An Interactive Study Guide To Toms, Coons, Mulattos, Mammies, And Bucks: An Interpretive History Of Blacks In American Film By Donald Bogle, Dominique M. Hardiman

Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Cue The Sun: An Analysis Of Perceptual Effects Representations In "The Truman Show", Jason M. Barr

Research Papers

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Since its release in 1998, director Peter Weir’s The Truman Show has been the focus of numerous studies.  In this report, the film is uniquely placed within a perceptual media effects framework (predominantly citing Davison 1983, Neuwirth and Frederick 2002, and Leone, Peek, and Bissell 2006) so as to identify first, …

Pbs: Web-Based Promotion In The Digital Age - Wsiu Public Broadcasting: A Case Study, Katrina E. Stackhouse

Research Papers

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The project/paper is an analysis of public service broadcasting to see how broadcasters are using the Internet to promote their services and brand. The project features a literature review of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) looking at both the service's history and evolution over time. The project also features a case study of WSIU Public Broadcasting and the organization's website, wsiu.org, to examine how the organization uses the web to promote their services, …

The Daily Egyptian, April 07, 2011, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2011

No abstract provided.

Change In Journalistic Practices In The Age Of Global Networked Technologies, Olesya Kravchuk

Research Papers

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My research project focuses on change in journalistic practices in the age of global networked technologies. I have collected background information on the history of journalism and how it has evolved through the years. In this paper I question if a contemporary society still needs journalists and how democracy in society is affected by what journalists do.

My goal for this project was to develop a unique website about new media …