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Expert Testimony In Child Sexual Abuse Litigation, John E. B. Myers, Jan Bays, Judith Becker, Lucy Berliner, David L. Corwin, Karen J. Saywitz

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. Admissibility of Expert Testimony ... A. General Rule of Admissibility ... B. Permissible Bases for Expert Testimony ... C. Qualifications of Expert Witnesses ... D. Form of Expert Testimony ... E. The Ultimate Issue Rule

III. Expert Testimony Based on Novel Scientific Principles ... A. Why Special Admissibility Rules for Novel Scientific Evidence? ... B. Objecting to Novel Scientific Evidence ... C. The Frye Test ... D. Relevance Analysis

IV. Categories of Expert Testimony on Child Sexual Abuse … A. Medical Evidence of Child Sexual Abuse ...1. Clinical and Scientific Information ... a. The Medical History ... …

Mari Sandoz’ Sociological Imagination: Capital City As An Ideal Type, Michael R. Hill

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

This paper examines Mari Sandoz' (1939) novel Capital City from the perspective of sociology. ‘I outline Sandoz' data collection methods and consider her use of ideal-type analysis and sociological imagination. From the perspective of literary critics it may be, as Helen Stauffer (1982: 131) judged, that Capital City "is not a successful novel." It is not my purpose, however, to contest the merit of Sandoz' work on literary grounds. Rather, I invoke the viewpoint of the sociologist and note the criteria on which I conclude that Capital City is a complex and well-executed sociological study.

American Charities As The Herald To A New Age, Mary Jo Deegan

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

The publication of American Charities in 1894 signaled the start of a new age. It crystallized the views of men and women working in economics, sociology, history, and philanthropy. Massive social changes-in urbanization, industrialization, immigration, the roles of women, and the relation between the home and the marketplace-generated social strains that could not be accommodated by traditional world views. Social problems in this new situation, particularly poverty, were perceived increasingly as secular instead of religious issues. Solutions to these social problems were needed urgently, and Amos G. Warner, the author of American Charities, articulated a new vision amidst the …

Identification Of Learning Styles Strategies Which Enable College Students With Differing Personality Temperaments To Cope With Learning Blocks, Gholam Hossein Zamani Zarghani

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this study was to identify the major coping strategies which college students with different personality temperament used to deal with their learning blocks. Students' temperament type was obtained from the pool of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator results available at the Agricultural College, UN-L. An instrument measuring learning blocks was designed and administered in the Fall, 1987. The Coping strategy Inventory (CSI) was developed and administered in the spring, 1988. One hundred and twenty seven agricultural college students responded to the first phase of the study, and 230 agricultural college students took the CSI. The Statistical package for …

A Sociobiological Perspective On The Development Of Human Reproductive Strategies, Patricia Draper, Henry Harpending

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

Humans show a great deal of variability in their reproductive behavior, including types of sexual activity, types of ties between males and females, and ways of arranging for the rearing of offspring. We will consider three principal topics: (1) Father absence versus father presence, contrasting children who are reared in a family system in which there is a closely involved and economically contributing father in contrast to a family system in which women rear their children in cooperation with other women (usually kin) and without consistent help from a man who is father to children. (2) Peer rearing versus parent …

Structure Of Agriculture And Women's Culture In The Great Plains, Cornella Butler Flora, Jan L. Flora

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

T he family farm has prevailed as a bastion of petty capitalism in the Great Plains. Although capital and labor are highly differentiated in the larger society, they are combined in the family production unit in Great Plains agriculture. In addition to being the economic base for much of the Great Plains from the settlement period onward, the family farm provided a cultural base from which a series of values emerged. Women were important in reproducing this culture that tended to stress agrarian values and the primacy of the family as building blocks for a community based on the values …

Using Field Methods As An Instructional Tool, Donald H. Wulff, Jody D. Nyquist

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Defining Field Methods as an Instructional Tool

Using Field Methods in a Speech Communication Course

Advantages of Using Field Methods as an Instructional Strategy

Guidelines

Objectives

Course Content

Other Instructional Strategies

Logistics

Methodology

Student Roles

Teacher Role

Summary

References

Additional Sources on Field Methods

Research By Bureaucracy: Hattie Plum Williams And The National Commission On Law Observance And Enforcement, 1929-1931, Michael R. Hill

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

This paper explores the bureaucratized research activities (1929-1931) of the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement (NCLOE) from the perspective of Hattie Plum Williams' sociobiographical experience. Williams was a doctoral student of George E. Howard and earned her Ph.D. in 1915 -- the ftrst doctorate in sociology awarded by the University of Nebraska. That same year, she joined the Nebraska faculty and eventually became Chair of the Department (1922-1928).2 In 1931, at age 53, this full professor was called upon be an unpaid fieldworker, gathering data according to rigid protocols stipulated by the NCLOE. Archival reconstruction of Williams' "view …

The Intellectual Legacy Of Nebraska Sociology: A Bibliographical Chronology Of Separately Published Works, 1887-1989, Michael R. Hill

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

The ftrst full century of sociological scholarship at the University of Nebraska rests solidly on numerous contributions to the acknowledged pinnacle of academic work: single-author monographs published by scholarly presses. Collaborative works, including jointly-authored monographs and scholarly editorial projects, round out the separately published volumes in the continually growing library of Nebraska sociology. Several works are recognized classics and have been revised and revived in various editions. The sociological work flowing from Nebraska roots is evidenced by inspection of the bibliography below.

If one wished to deftne a "Nebraska school of sociology," one could do worse than look to the …

Women Sociologists In The Midwest: A Status Update, Mary Ann Lamanna, Baila Miller, Helen A. Moore

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

In this article, an earlier study of the status of academic women sociologists in the Midwest that was extended to 1984-1985 is discussed. Type of appointment, rank, and chairpersons, as well as position in a Ph.D. rather than an M.A. program were used in the study as indicators of employment status. Midwest Sociological Society (MSS) leadership positions and participation in the annual MSS meeting served as indicators of professional participation. The results show that gains in employment status for women slowed in the 1980s. Employment of women in sociology department positions, especially in full-time positions and higher ranks, continued to …

Pod Network Membership Directory, March 20, 1987

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

No abstract provided.

Preliminary Proposal: Trigger Films For Training Graduate Teaching Assistants

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Trigger Films for Training Graduate Teaching Assistants

Membership in the POD Newsletter Exchange Network

Nebraska Settlements: Status, Trends, And Policy Choices, David R. Dimartino, Russell L. Smith

Center for Public Affairs Research (UNO): Publications

This chapter looks at historical and contemporary trends in Nebraska's system of incorporated places. Particular attention is given to changes in the number and proportion of places in different population size categories, the movement of places between different size categories, and what Nebraska's settlement system is likely to look like in the future. A review of past and recent trends, together with forecasts about the future, indicates a likely increase in the number of very small places, major shifts for middle-sized places, and continued growth in the number of places over 5,000 population. Based upon these trends, three separate needs …

Physically Disabled Women And New Directions In Public Policy, 1977-1987., Mary Jo Deegan

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Women with physical disabilities now demand new directions in public policy. Starting a mere decade ago, in 1977, a driving momentum redefined the self-concepts, expectations, and united actions of disabled women. This burgeoning social movement is documented here through the geometric growth of writings articulating the vision of a more active and independent group. An overview of this Iiterature and its policy implications is provided.

Pod Network Conference Attendees Directory, October 30, 1986

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Directory

Addendum to Directory POD Conference 1986

"Martha's Rules": An Alternative To Robert's Rules Of Order, Anne Minahan

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

For several years I have been teaching a social work course on how social workers can make their employing organization more responsive to consumers. We study how decisions are made in organizations. The students and I have become intrigued with the use of consensus decision-making in some organizations. Many—but by no means all—of these organizations are feminist organizations that wish to put feminist beliefs and philosophy into practice within organizations and to avoid structured administrative hierarchies for decision making. In their study of consensus decision-making organizations, students have reported that some participants are impatient with the time required by the …

Ec86-416 Depression : The Common Cold Of Mental Health, Leon H. Rottmann

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 86-416: Depression: the common cold of mental health. According to this circular taking the viewpoint that depression is a part of living puts the problem in perspective. It gets away from foolish notions that depression is automatically a sign of personal weakness or mental illness.

Pod Network Membership Directory, September 1986

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

No abstract provided.

Pod Newsletter Exchange Mailing List

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

Instructional Developers And Instructors As Collaborators In The Oral Presentation Assignment, Robert L. Flagler, John E. Hamlin, Ann Z. Russell

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Goal Setting

Topic Selection

Collecting Research

Grading

Audience

Student Presenter

Speaking Tips

Conclusion

Appendix

When Funds Won't Stretch: Faculty And Organizational Development Projects For Miniscule Budgets, Susanne W. Whitcomb

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

A. How can we provide an intellectually stimulating environment for the faculty when we can't afford to bring in big-name speakers?

B. How can department faculty provide their own feedback and inservice training without a formally designated development person?

C. How can department funds be conserved and effectively utilized?

D. How can we get input for the continuous revitalization of curriculum and also meet the community's needs for our graduates as "state of the art" professionals?

E. What are ways in which a University on a miniscule budget can facilitate faculty and staff development?

F. How can we encourage a …

The Relationship Between Personality Characteristics And Job Satisfaction Of Secondary Marketing Education Teachers, Connie Kay Staehr Plessman

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this study was to (1) determine the personality characteristics of secondary marketing teachers, and (2) to examine the relationship between personality characteristics and selected demographic and attitudinal variables with job satisfaction (intrinsic, extrinsic, and general) of marketing teachers. A random sample of 475 marketing teachers was drawn from the membership of the national Marketing Education Association; responses were received from 73 percent of the marketing teachers surveyed. Two instruments, the Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, were combined with attitudinal and demographic questions for use in data collection. Eight null hypotheses were proposed to investigate …

Pod Network Membership Directory, July 1985

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

No abstract provided.

Pod / Ncspod Conference Participants 1985

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Directory

Addendum 1985 POD / NCSPOD Conference

Buyouts And A Career Transition Program As A Response To Retrenchment, Carol A. Paul

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Introduction

Identifying Disciplines Eligible for Buyouts

Buyout Plan and the Buyouts

Table 1: Rank and Age Distribution of Faculty Buyouts

Career Transition Program

Conclusion

The Kahuna As Professional And Organizational Development Specialists, Susanne Whitcomb, David Whitcomb

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

In this paper, we invite you to return to explore the ways of our professional development ancestors, for their processes were based on principles that are universal and therefore carry power to other cultures and times.

Appendix

References

Staff Development In A Climate Of Retrenchment, Christopher K. Knapper

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Crisis Facing Higher Education

The Impact of Staff Development

The Promise of Instructional Technology

The Concept of Lifelong Education

Learning to Learn

Some Possible Solutions

Notes

References

A Mathematician's Journey: From Applying The Pure To Purifying The Applied, Ronald A. Smith

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

I Searched for the Theory

Some Potholes and Detours

Is Teaching a Science?

Experience: A Better Teacher

I Needed Skills Too

Looking at My Learning

My New Perspective

A Really Good Problem

A Lovable Theory at Last

Does the Model Fit the Facts?

My Research and Practice Married

References

Listing Of Membership Research And Resources

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Introduction, by LuAnn Wilkerson

Publications, Unpublished Documents, and Myself as a Resource:

Adult Education, Administrative Development, Educational Technology, Faculty Development - General, Faculty Development in Specific Discipline, Health Professions Education, Instructional Development, General Education, Organizational Development, Program Evaluation and Needs Assessment, Research Design, Student Development and Retention, Teaching Assistant Training, Teaching Evaluation, Teaching - Skills and Methods, Other

Research in Progress:

Administrative Evaluation and Development, Change, Innovation and Dissemination, Faculty Development Programs, Instructional Development, Needs Assessment, Retention of Students, Student Styles of Learning, Student Ratings of Instruction, Teaching - Faculty View and Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Medical Education, Other

Useful Resources …

Focusing Faculty Development: Targeting, John Sharpham, Lanny Morreau

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

Faculty development programs usually provide a variety of services for interested faculty. Much of what is provided is stressed as a service, available on a walk-in, voluntary basis, and tends to be focused on the university faculty as a whole. This approach requires the faculty to be initiators, asking them to avail themselves of the services available, and therefore supports active, self-motivated teachers. Centra's findings on faculty development practices underlined this when he identified "... teachers who wanted to get better" as the group "most involved, while those needed improvement were seen as least involved" (1976, p. 29).

Also, the …