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Landowner Tolerance Of Beavers: Implications For Damage Management And Control, Ken G. Purdy, Daniel J. Decker, Richard A. Malecki, John C. Proud

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 2nd (1985)

Management of beaver (Castor canadensis) populations can be an effective way to create wetlands while at the same time producing a valued recreational and furbearer resource. Optimizing beaver populations for such a dual objective, however, requires careful integration of biological and sociological considerations in management planning. Knowledge of beaver population dynamics by itself is insufficient for sound management; human tolerance data also must be included in management decisions to reduce the potential of encountering problems that could impede the attainment of beaver-wetlands management objectives. Expansion of beaver into new areas often may be constrained by managers' perceptions of …

The Probe, Issue 56 - September/October 1985

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE
National Animal Damage Control Association
September- October, 1985
The Justice Department has decreed that the transfer of ADC activities from Agriculture to Interior was illegal so no legislative action was needed to transfer ADC duties.
1080 Collar
Animal Right Activists on Garden Slugs

Professionalism – Commitment Beyond Employment by Jack W. Thomas Applied Wildlife Management
Elephant Rampage
2nd Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference
Legislation Scoreboard
National sample of individual attitudes towards 33 animals.
Olive-backed pipit
Personnel

Pubertal Timing And Grade Effects On Adjustment, Anne C. Petersen, Lisa J. Crockett

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Effects on adjustment of biological maturation and social timing were com pared using data from a longitudinal sample of 335 young adolescents, who were followed from the sixth through eighth grades. Biological maturation was estimated from the relative timing of the adolescent growth spurt. Social timing was assessed by grade in school. Five adjustment constructs were examined: school achievement (course grades in five subjects), family relations (a 17-item scale), peer relations (a 10- item scale), body image (an 11-item scale), impulse control (an 8-item scale), and psychopathology (an 11-item emotional tone scale and an 11-item general psychopathology scale). All but …

Women On The Great Plains Recent Developments Research, Glenda Riley

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

During the past dozen years or so, scholars have become increasingly involved in researching the lives and experiences of women on the Great Plains. At the same time, interest in learning more about the lives of all types of western, frontier, farm, and rural women has burgeoned. As a result, researchers now devote their careers to these topics, national conferences convene to disseminate and refine this increasing scholarship, and journals commit theme issues to presenting research results.

This essay is a survey of research developments concerning plainswomen between the early 1970s and the present day. The purpose of such an …

Having A Purpose In Life Western Women Teachers In The Twentieth Century, Courtney Ann Vaughn-Roberson

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

Beginning late in the eighteenth century, social theorists developed an ideology of domesticity, maintaining that women's proper role lay in the care of children, the nurture of the husband, the physical maintenance of the domicile, and the guardianship of both home and social morality.¹ Although this ideology helped to propel females into teaching, historians have not agreed on the impact of domestic ideology on women teachers and on the education profession itself. Some scholars conclude that women's easy access to teaching posts turned the classroom into a workshop for motherhood for the average female, perpetuating anti-intellectualism in education to …

“Desirous Of Improvements In Medicine": Pupils And Practitioners In The Medical Societies At Guy's And St. Bartholomews Hospitals, 1795–1815, Susan C. Lawrence

Department of History: Faculty Publications

Guy's Hospital Physical Society and St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical and Philosophical Society served important educational and professional functions in London between 1795 and 1815. They provided the opportunity for discussing everyday problems, sharing new discoveries and encouraging pupils to exploit fully their hospital experiences. They allowed hospital men to pontificate at times, but also to support the efforts of local practitioners and ambitious students. While not improving medicine in the sense of directing research or organizing clinical investigations, they did help medical men at all levels to think about their experiences before their observations were lost in the demands of …

The Probe, Issue 51 - March 1985

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE
National Animal Damage Control Association No. 51 March, 1985
How Delicate is the Balance of Nature?
Changing U.S. Trapping Policy – A Handbook for Activists
1080 Registration
Letters to Ye Ed
8th U.S. circuit Court of Appeals states Indians may kill endangered species.
Financial Status of NADCA
Defenders of Wildlife Finances
USDI to USDA
Mountain Lions
Raccoon Roundworm
Gibson Island Fracas

Images Of German Immigrants In The United States And Brazil, 1890 - 1918: Some Comparisons, Frederick C. Luebke

Department of History: Faculty Publications

IN THE 18gos, following a decade of unprecedented immigration from Europe, the United States experienced a period in which national identity was greatly stressed. The term "Americanization" came into frequent usage as many citizens, privately and through various organizations, stressed conformity to the dominant culture in language, manners, and religious belief.

During these same years a similar development, in some respects stronger than in the United States, could be detected in Brazil. In 188g the empire of Brazil ended when Pedro II went into exile and Brazilian leaders introduced a republican form of government. During the preceding decade Brazil, like …

Refining The Displacement Of Culture And The Use Of Scenes And Themes In Organizational Studies, Nancy C. Morey, Fred Luthans

Department of Management: Faculty Publications

The move to displace the concept of culture traditionally used in anthropology to organizational research is discussed. Issues surrounding the culture concept and the juxtaposition of culture and organization are given special attention. Current thinking about the nature of the process of displacement is refined. Examples from an ongoing study of a city transit organization are used to demonstrate the use of cultural scenes and themes in organizational research.

Pod Network Membership Directory, July 1985

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

No abstract provided.

The Case Of The Perplexed Professor Part Ii

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

Program Information

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

POD/NCSPOD National Conference

Tenth National Conference for the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD Network) and First Joint Conference with National Council for Staff, Program and Organizational Development (NCSPOD)

1985 POD/NCSPOD Conference Sessions

Conference Addenda

An Actively Learned Special Event!

Schedule Overview

Welcome, by Rusty Wadsworth and Bob Pierleoni

Some Highlights

Lake Lawn Lodge

Conference Schedule

George Eliot's Theory Of The Novel, Richard Freadman

The George Eliot Review Online, ISSN: 2831-5375

By the time George Eliot began work on Scenes of Clerical Life late in 1856, she already had in mind a pretty clear idea of what a novel ought to be. Here her work for the Westminster Review and the Leader had been of great assistance, for it had enabled her to assess many contemporary novels as well as numerous works of historical, sociological, philosophical and topical interest. The 'theory' of the novel that resulted was not as comprehensive or integrated as the historic one formalised in Henry James's Prefaces fifty years later, and it clearly underwent alteration as George …

In The Rear And Limping A Little: Some Reflections On Medicine, Biotechnology, And The Law: The Roscoe Pound Lectures, Zelman Cowen

Nebraska Law Review

These symposium lectures address the field of medicine, life sciences, and biotechnology that are creating some of the great contemporary challenges of science and technology, raising social, ethical, religious, and legal issues. Awesome powers of medicine that are continually expanded by developments in the life sciences have sparked growing public interest in what are now termed "bioethical" issues. The lectures cover biotechnological developments in the field of organ and tissue transplants and the responses of society and the law to these developments; artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer, and surrogate motherhood; and the capacity of medicine and technology to …

Institutional Development: Impressions From Abroad, Len Ainsworth, Einhard Rau

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Size and Diversity

Institutional Identity

Program Structure

Individual Faculty Development

Research

Professional Research and Development

Summary

References

Teaching Students To Think: A Workshop Design, Betty Lasere Erickson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Like faculty in most colleges and universities, professors at the University of Rhode Island (URI) have been troubled by their students' performances on tasks which require reasoning and problem-solving, thinking and creating. Although URI students seem capable of memorizing every piece of information which comes their way, many appear unable to apply course material in any manner which might be called critical or creative thinking.

It's The Institution That Teaches, George C. Helling, Barbara B. Helling

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Parents' Day at St. Olaf College is like Parent's Day at any number of small colleges. School has been in session about a month. The leaves on the maples are starting to tum. In the distance, one can hear the pep band warming up for the football game, while in lounge or classroom, parents of freshmen and teachers of freshmen stand about holding coffee cups and making awkward conversation. Awkward, because they tend to talk past each other. Teachers try to keep the conversation light, offering general information about their courses. They don't know their freshmen well yet. The parents …

Critical Thinking In A Freshman Introductory Course: A Case Study, Lynn L. Mortensen, Willis D. Moreland

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Planning Process

Development of Curriculum Materials

Staff Development

Critical Thinking Skills

What We've Learned

References

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

Silk Purses, Calvin B. Peters

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Truth be told, it can't be done. The pop quiz, the points for attendance, the points for participation, the extra credit, the early exam, the make-up exam, the practice, and countless other distortions of proper academics have failed to make a dent in the ennui which grips the majority of students. Perhaps, and I think this is a long shot, these and assorted other practices have made students appear more eager (usually judged by their mere appearance - a fact subject to influence by the awarding of points), but I think none of us believes such gimmickry has thoroughly motivated …

Improving Classroom Climate For Women: The Faculty Developer's Role, Delivee L. Wright

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Introduction

Institutional Context

What Has Been Done?

Types of Inequities for Women Students

Role of the Faculty Developer

Faculty Development Activities

Programs Tried at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL)

Conclusions

Appendix Self-Check Quiz

References

The Law And Ethics Of Psychosocial Research On Aids, Joni N. Gray, Gary B. Melton

Nebraska Law Review

I. General Issues in the Law and Ethics of Psychosocial Research ... A. The Nature of the Issues ... B. The Ethical and Legal Framework

II. The Nature and Epidemiology of AIDS ... A. Factors Contributing to the Sensitivity of Research on AIDS ... B. Recent Developments in Knowledge about AIDS ... C. The Significance of Psychosocial Research on AIDS

III. Special Problems in Psychosocial Research on AIDS ... A . Privacy ... 1. Intrusiveness ... 2. Confidentiality ... B. Reporting the Results

IV. The Adequacy of Legal Protection of Confidentiality ... A. Legally Sanctioned Encroachments on Confidentiality ... B. …

Beating A Dead Horse: Reply To Levy’S Comments, Alan J. Osborn

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

The author reponds with a rebuttal to comments made by Jerrold E. Levy concerning his paper "Ecological Aspcets of Equestrian Adaptations in Aboriginal North America" which was published in American Anthropologist, volume 85, pages 562-591.

Job Satisfaction And Women’S Spheres Of Work, Helen A. Moore

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Job satisfaction for women workers is traditionally researched from the job-gender model in which sex roles generate the research framework. Women employed in the labor market are viewed as responding primarily to the confines of sex roles, as opposed to the structural rewards and constraints of the labor market itself. We reexamined earlier studies that found no effect of the labor market on job satisfaction for women. Reanalysis of the 1972-1973 Quality of Employment national survey revealed significantly different levels of job satisfaction, which are in part structured by the characteristics of the labor market sectors in which women and …

Walking Straight Home From School: Pedestrian Route Choice By Young Children, Michael R. Hill

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Unobtrusive observations of 50 randomly selected pedestrian youngsters were made after the children had been dismissed from elementary schoois in Lincoln, Nebraska. The results demonstrate that (a) 88 percent of the students walked directly to a residential dwelling: (b) 98 percent chose a least-distance path from their school to their residence or other destination: (c) the majority of students (62 percent), by choosing to minimize distance, found their route choices reduced to a single route option:' and (d) when faced with the choice between two or more distance-minimizing routes, the children in this study selected structurally more complex routes than …

Hegemonic Life-Worlds: A Discussion Of The Phenomenology Of Routes And Connectivity In Planning And Design, Michael R. Hill

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

I. Introduction

II. The Social Context of Spatiality

I I I . Class-Ernbedded Descriptions of Routes: A Personal Example

IV. Designers and Hegemony

A. Life-World Hegemony

B. Hegemony and Opposition

E. An Example of Gender-Specific Hegemony

D. Access, Disability, Physical Design and Collective Responsibility

V. Positivist Hegemony and Destruction of Human Values

VI. Positivist Conceptions of Routes

A. Arithmetizing Paths

B. Geometrizing Paths

C. Discussion: The Maze at Hampton Court

VII. Toward the Phenomenology of Routes

A. A Program of Investigation

B. Discussion

Some Comments On The Crisis In Engineering And Engineering Technology Education, Kenneth G. Merkel

Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

The maintenance of a high-quality technological base in the United States is dependent upon adequately funded engineering programs in American colleges and universities. At the current time, many American engineering educators feel that their academic programs are in a state of crisis with respect to adequacy of resources. A number of foundations associated with large American companies (Exxon, IBM, Amoco, and others) have provided funds designed to aid engineering education. Funded programs at the national level have been proposed in Congress. At the present time, the current level of funding is still inadequate. It will take a national technological crisis …

On The Possibility And Realization Of Feminist Art, Michael R. Hill

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

The focus of this paper is the possibility and realization of feminist art. I will move directly to the central arguments--outlining the case against and the case for the possibility of feminist art. I will argue that a sociological perspective leads one inexorably to the firm possibility of feminist art. Finally, I will open discussion toward the realization of feminist art and invite you to begin with me an exploration of sociology’s potential contributions to the realization of this feminist project.

Intellectual Violence, Democratic Legitimation, And The War Over The Family, Michael R. Hill

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

This paper presents a view of democratically rationalized repression as a framework within which to discuss Brigitte Berger and Peter L. Berger's recent anti-feminist, bourgeois apologetic: The War over the Family: Capturing the Middle Ground. The Bergers' book is presented as an example of intellectual violence, a ruthless attempt to legitimate continuing patriarchal dominance through perverted appeals to "democracy" and democratic principles of fairness and consensus.

Job Satisfaction And Job Performance: A Meta-Analysis, Michelle Iaffaldano [Graef], Paul M. Muchinsky

Center on Children, Families, and the Law: Faculty Publications

The assumption that job satisfaction and job performance are related has much intuitive appeal, despite the fact that reviewers of this literature have concluded there is no strong pervasive relation between these two variables. The present meta-analytic study demonstrates that (a) the best estimate of the true population correlation between satisfaction and performance is relatively low (.17); (b) much of the variability in results obtained in previous research has been due to the use of small sample sizes, whereas unreliable measurement of the satisfaction and performance constructs has contributed relatively little to this observed variability in correlations; and (c) nine …