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Site-Based Transdisciplinary Educational Partnerships: Development, Implementation, And Outcomes Of A Collaborative Professional Preparation Program, Marshall Welch, Susan M. Sheridan, Brett Wilson, Denise Colton, John C. Mayhew

Department of Educational Psychology: Faculty Publications

In this article, we describe the conceptual framework, development, implementation, and outcomes of an experimental professional preparation program. University students from preparation programs in general education, educational administration, school psychology, and special education formed transdisciplinary cohorts that were placed in school settings to complete a variety of activities designed to foster greater collaboration among disciplines in serving children and youth at risk. We describe what was learned throughout the project as well as its operational structure, outcomes, and future directions for transdisciplinary professional development.

Communicating Violence Risk Assessments, Thomas Grisso, Alan Tomkins

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Recent developments in the law have made the assessment of risk of violence a required professional ability for every clinical psychologist. About 30 years ago, laws controlling involuntary civil commitment evolved to require more than merely a finding of mental illness. They also required evidence that patients, if not committed, would be dangerous to themselves or to others. During that era, states also developed laws that made it mandatory for clinicians to report evidence if their child clients, the children of their adult clients, and disabled or older adults were in danger of abuse by their caretakers.

Clinicians’ obligations to …

The Course Of Aggression In First-Grade Children With And Without Comorbid Anxious Symptoms, Nick Ialongo, Gail Edelsohn, Lisa Werthamer-Larsson, Lisa J. Crockett, Sheppard Kellam

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

We studied the course of aggressive behavior in an epidemiologically defined sample of first graders with and without comorbid anxious symptoms. Our primary purpose in doing so was to understand whether the stability of aggression in young children was attenuated or strengthened in the presence of comorbid anxiety. Previous studies of older children and adolescents had produced equivocal findings in this regard. Data on anxious symptoms were obtained through an interview of the children, whereas aggressive behavior was assessed through the use of a teacher interview and peer nominations. Assessments were performed in the fall and spring of first grade. …

The Poverty Of Political Culture, Robert W. Jackman, Ross A. Miller

Department of Political Science: Faculty Publications

The analyses reported by Granato, Inglehart, and Leblang (1996; hereafter GIL) are a major improvement over the studies that we examined in our paper. Especially notable is their explicit evaluation of the cultural explanation against a major rival, as represented by endogenous growth models of scholars like Barro (1991), Levine and Renelt (1992), and Helliwell (1994). These models regress economic growth rates over a given period on a set of initial economic, human capital, and other variables. It is in the context of such models that GIL report a significant, independent effect of culture on growth.

GIL's attention to the …

Review Of A Mind Of Its Own. Tourette’S Syndrome: A Story And A Guide. By R. D. Brunn And B. Brunn. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994, 174 Pp., Susan M. Swearer Napolitano

Department of Educational Psychology: Faculty Publications

Review of A Mind of Its Own. Tourette’s Syndrome: A Story and a Guide. By R. D. Brunn and B. Brunn. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994, 174 pp.

Monoclonal Antibody Assay And Kit For Detecting Metal Cations In Body Fluids, Randall R. Carlson, Jay S. Stout, Dwane E. Wylie, Fred W. Wagner, Malcolm Riddell

Biological Process Development Facility: Staff Publications

The invention provides method and kits for detecting a metallic cation in a sample of a body fluid. The preferred method and kits include the use of at least two different types of antibodies having different specificities. In the preferred method, the sample of body fluid can be contacted with an effective amount of a capture antibody specific for a naturally occurring polypeptide that can bind the metallic cation to form a first antigen-antibody complex. An effective amount of an antibody specific for an epitope on a metallic cation-naturally occurring polypeptide complex or an antibody specific for a metallic cation …

Wreath-Laying In Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey, Graham Handley

The George Eliot Review Online, ISSN: 2831-5375

It has always seemed to me, and doubtless to many others, that some of the most moving and evocative words ever written by George Eliot occur near the beginning of the third chapter of her last novel, Daniel Deronda:

A human life, I think, should be well rooted in some spot of native land, where it may get the love of tender kinship for the face of earth, for the labours men go forth to, for the sounds and accents that haunt it, for whatever will give that early home a familiar unmistakable difference amidst the future widening of knowledge; …

Second-Order Conditioning Detects Unexpressed Morphine-Induced Salt Aversion, Rick A. Bevins, Timothy A. Delzer, Michael T. Bardo

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Morphine failed to condition a salt taste aversion at a dose (15 mg/kg) sufficient to produce a robust aversion to a saccharin taste. Indeed, three different concentrations of salt (1%, 1.5%, and 2%) paired with the same morphine dose yielded no direct evidence for conditioned aversion. Yet, when a novel saccharin taste was paired in compound with the previously conditioned salt conditioned stimulus, we found evidence for a conditioning to the saccharin cue alone in three separate experiments. Control groups eliminated alternative accounts such as neophobia and differential exposure to morphine. Combined, these findings indicate that morphine conditioned a salt …

Longitudinal Adjustment Patterns Of Boys And Girls Experiencing Early, Middle, And Late Sexual Intercourse, C. Raymond Bingham, Lisa J. Crockett

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

This study examined the association between psychosocial development and the timing of first sexual intercourse in a sample of White, rural adolescents. Two theoretical models were tested. The first model, derived from problem behavior theory, proposed that earlier timing of first sexual intercourse is associated with longitudinal patterns of transition proneness and poor psychosocial adjustment. The second model, the stage termination model, proposed that early first sexual intercourse interferes with subsequent development, thereby resulting in negative developmental outcomes. problem behavior theory was supported. For both boys and girls, earlier timing of first sexual intercourse was associated with longitudinal patterns of …

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Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

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Leisure And Aging In Southern Saskatchewan, Ralph Nilson, David Weaver, Carlton Yoshioka

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

This study examined the psychological and socio-economic dimensions of the leisure experience patterns of the expanding older adult population in the Canadian Great Plains or Prairie region. Survey data were collected from a random sample of 2,969 of persons 65 years of age and older residing in southern Saskatchewan. Results indicated that older adults have a wide range of leisure activities with involvement in numerous individual and community related pursuits. However, when differentiated by season, winter activities tended to be passive, solitary, inexpensive, and home-based activities. Moreover, important psychological dimensions in perceived health and activity of older adults did not …

Teacher Training Programs In Economics: Past, Present, And Future, Michael K. Salemi, Phillip Saunders, William Walstad

College of Business: Faculty Publications

There has been, of late, renewed interest in and criticism of the quality of undergraduate instruction (Lewis B. Mayhew et al., 1990). Colleges and universities have responded by placing more emphasis on teaching, and faculty are under increasing pressure to improve their teaching performance. Economics departments are particularly concerned about enrollment trends and recognize that effective teaching stimulates student interest and willingness to major in a subject (John J. Siegfried et al., 1991).

It is not surprising that there is room for improvement in college teaching. Graduate programs emphasize development of advanced knowledge and research skills. Few provide teacher education. …

Examining The Experiences Of Black Student Athletes At Predominantly White Ncaa Division 1 Institutions Using An Internal Colonial Model, Billy Joe Hawkins

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

Economic and political exploitation, cultural ad social isolation, and experiences with racism were identified as shared experiences of internally colonized people and Black student athletes.

Prime Time: The Game Behind The Game, R. André Perry, Tom M. Jones

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

“…The sports community must adopt a mandate to seek out, discover, nurture, and develop electronic media professionals and journalists for the 21st century. The boundaries must be removed for people of color and women if we are sincerely committed to diversity in sports, on and off the court.”

For Their Own Good: A Case Study Of The Rules Governing Student¬ Athletes And The Ways In Which They Disadvantage Students Of Color, Mary Ann Cummins Prager, Audrey Moore

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

“A story emerges of student-athletes who trust the institutions to assist them in realizing their dreams, only to find that bureaucratic entanglements may impede their progress toward a degree.”

Black Student Athletes: Why They Under-Utilize Traditional Outreach Programs And Methods For Increasing Utilization Of Those Programs, Shari Richardson

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

“Counselors in higher education settings must be aware of and sensitive to those special needs of the athletes who are to receive the optimum benefits from those services available…”

African American Student Athletes As African American Role Models, Maureen Smith

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

On many campuses, Black students remain a minority. “While their talent and impact on the athletic program has certainly increased…their athletic ability remains their primary mission or ‘perceived’ primary mission on the campus.”

An Orientation To Ease The Transition Of A Minority Student-Athlete, Reginald A. Morton, Michael L. Lindsey

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

“How college professors teach, the greater independence required of students, writing skills, and the requirement to male individual and group presentations, may be different from what the minority student athlete experienced in high school.”

Athletic Case Management Service: Enhancing Self-Efficacy, Academic Services And Support Network Systems, Annette Renee Wilson

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

“Case Management Services is a student athlete driven strategy designed to coordinate academic services and strengthen support network systems for the retention, development, and graduation of student athletes.”

Blacks, Basketball, And The Predominately White Institution: The Maafa Continues, Lee P. Jones, Joseph H. Mcmillan

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

“Along with the effect of the Maafa, Blacks have been programmed to accept only dehumanizing instance that gives the illusion of freedom, fame, and fortune. One such illusion is college athletics.”

Orientation 101 For Student-Athletes, Lisa Brady, Roderick S. Brown

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

“Thus, three sections of Orientation 101 are now specifically targeted for incoming student-athletes at-risk, where the term “at-risk” is broadened to include not only high school class rank, but also cultural variables and academic preparedness.”

Ncaa Division I Athletes' Perceptions Of Psychological Skills And Attitudes Toward Seeking Sport Psychology Consultation, Scott Martin, Craig A. Wrisberg, John W. Lounsbury

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

Statistically significant differences on the basis of race and gender were found for stigma tolerance, one of three dimensions of athlete attitude variance toward seeking sport psychology consultation.

We Think We've Got It: A Holistic Approach To Retaining Black Male Athletes, Sylvia R. Carey, Gladstone A. Hutchinson, Jon W. Jaudon, Kenya M. Lenoir, Jo-Ann Robinson

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

“…the implementation of an aggressive support program for athletes in general, and for athletes in general, and for black male athletes in particular, is the solution to increased retention and graduation rates.”

Athletic Case Management Service: Enhancing Self-Efficacy, Academic Services And Support Network Systems, Antoinette Renee Wilson

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

“Case Management Services is a student athlete driven strategy designed to coordinate academic services and strengthen support network systems for the retention, development, and graduation of student athletes.”

Removing The Limits To Participation: A Discussion Of Isolation And Resistance In The Collegiate Athletic Experience, Juan Hill, Adam Banks

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

“The approaches used by many colleges and universities, while well-intentioned, have created an environment that isolates student-athletes from the rest of the college campus in an attempt to protect them from potential diversions.”

A Need For A Paradigm Shift In Today's Race Relations And Diversity Education, Franklin Tituts Thompson Iii

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

Although the ranks of human relations change agents have been temporarily depleted, there is training available for front-line diversity educators. “Change-agents do not have to always be born. They can also be taught.”

Transforming The Ivory Tower: Ebony Women Redefining The Academy. Embracing Contraries: African American Women In The Academy, Anne S. Butler

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 1st Annual Conference (1996)

“The session concludes with a framework of an African American ‘womanist’ moral leadership ethic, which, if embraced, can serve as a paradigm for transforming the academy in the twenty-first century.”

Women's Studies Spring 1996 Newsletter, Barbara Dibernard, Dristin Mapel-Bloomberg

Women's and Gender Studies Program: Information and Materials

The University of Nebraska Foundation announces that an endowment has been created in support of the UNL Women's Studies Program. Named the Karen Dunning Fund for Women's Studies, the endowment will help to maintain general Women's Studies activities, as well as for student and faculty support.

Preface, Gargi Roysircar Sodowsky, James C. Impara

Multicultural Assessment in Counseling and Clinical Psychology

Preface

This work evolved from the 1993 Buros-Nebraska Symposium on Testing and Measurement: Multicultural Assessment, held by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements, Department of Educational Psychology, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Among the symposium presenters, Stanley Sue, Juris Draguns, Guiseppe Costantino and Thomas Malgady, Janet Helms, Robert Carter, Sandra Choney and John Behrens, Joseph Ponterotto, Gargi Roysircar Sodowsky, and Donald Pope-Davis accepted the Buros Institute's invitation to contribute chapters to an envisioned multicultural assessment volume. The authorssome with the assistance of new collaborators-painstakingly revised their papers. They added measurement and statistical analyses that they have not previously published, advanced …