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Lux Et Lex: Volume 13, Number 1, Victor Lieberman, Wilbur Stolt, Curt Hanson, Randy Pederson

Lux et Lex

This is the final issue of Lux et Lex, a publication of the Chester Fritz Library at the University of North Dakota.

Perceptions Of The Sitting Bull College Elementary Special Education Program Between 1996–2005, Kathryn Froelich

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate how the Sitting Bull College Elementary/Special Education program has contributed to the retention, qualifications, and sense of efficacy of graduates from 1996 through 2005. The study further examined graduate retention, graduate qualifications, and graduate sense of efficacy as related to program content, program delivery, and program faculty. This study was conducted as a mixed method/action research and involved methodology conducted through the administration of a survey and individual interviews. A 29 item written survey was mailed to all 32 program graduates. Interview questions were developed and conducted with ten of the questionnaire …

March 1, 2007, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the March 1, 2007, meeting of the University Senate. 7 pages

Volume 44, Number 47: February 08, 2007, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume 44, Number 46: February 06, 2007, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Municipal Ideal And The Unknown End: A Resolution Of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Michael F. Duggan, Ph.D

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

Marriage Matters: A Case For A Get-The-Job-Done-Right Federal Marriage Amendment, Steven W. Fitschen

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Textual Condition Of Hemingway's African Book, Joseph Arnold Holt

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Work On Myth : Jazz Musicians' Biographies And American Jazz Culture, Max OestersöTebier

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Commemoration Practices Of The Roman Soldier, Brandon R. Olson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Reading Don't Sew No Hems : Examining Smith And Wilhelm's Theory Of Engaging Readers On Girls, Bridget F. Ryberg

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Winter Commencement: December 15, 2006, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Winter Commencement program from December 15, 2006.

The Experience Of Transition By Baccalaureate Nursing Graduates, Linda R. Pettersen

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate the transition experience of new baccalaureate-prepared graduates entering nursing practice as registered nurses. Participants were a convenience sample of six graduates from a midwestem university who were employed as registered nurses from eight to twelve months in acute care nursing practice. Transition theory was used as a guide in designing interview questions. Participants were interviewed and the audio-recorded interviews were transcribed and then analyzed for codes, categories, and themes.

Four themes emerged from analysis of the data. Theme One: Lack of experience contributes to self-doubt for the new graduate nurse. Although …

Parents' Perceptions Of Children's Attitude Of The Heritage Language Through Intergenerational Reading In The L1, Ruth A. Aldrich

Theses and Dissertations

Cultural diversity is not a new concept for the United States. In recent years a demographic shift has taken place so that the "language minority" has become the majority in many urban schools. Educational researchers actively seek innovative ways to acculturate new arrivals into North America. They observed that one way to strengthen acculturation is by affirming the heritage languages and cultures. This study involved three educated Afghan-Minnesotan parents reading heritage storybooks to their children at home. Through promoting heritage literacy, I hypothesized that an intergenerational reading program would enhance children's attitude and behavior toward heritage language and culture while …

Roadblocks To Success: What Is Preventing The Literacy Achievement Of Mexican-American Students?, Barbara J. Ross

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Hindi "To" And Relevance, Virginia Crowell Phillips

Theses and Dissertations

The morpheme to occurs in the Hindi language frequently, but is difficult to define and difficult for speakers of Hindi as a second language to use correctly. The purpose of this study is to provide insight into how to contributes to the understanding of the utterance that contains it. Relevance Theory, developed by Sperber and Wilson in 1986, is the framework for this study. Relevance Theory makes a distinction between the implicit and explicit content of utterances and between words that encode conceptual representations and words that encode processing instructions. I will consider whether to contributes to implicit or explicit …

Funny Ha-Ha Or Funny Strange: The Structure And Meaning Of Laughter In Conversation, Linda Houts-Smith

Theses and Dissertations

Although laughter has been studied for centuries, the work has occurred in several different fields, and the lack of an interdisciplinary approach has hindered the integration of results. Work in philosophy has focused on why we laugh but has lacked a basis in empirical data, resulting in ungrounded theories. Studies in neuroscience and linguistics rest on empirical data, but stop short of a full description of the phenomenon of laughter, focusing on when and how we laugh, but not why. This study seeks to describe the phenomenon of laughter more fully, to describe both the nature of the laughable and …

Locating Social Justice Issues In Middle Years Classes: Not All Pumpkins Are Orange, Lee Anne Block

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study utilizes narrative inquiry to consider how difference and equity are experienced and represented in middle years classes and to link teachers’ concepts of curriculum to that experience and representation. The inquiry is grounded in a case study of interactions among students and between students and teacher in a grade six classroom in a Canadian city. Additionally, interviews with the grade six teacher and with four other teachers, who had a commitment to including social justice issues in the curriculum, develop the relationship of teachers’ curriculum concepts to teaching for social justice. The implications of that relationship for …

Volume 44, Number 15: October 10, 2006, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume 44, Number 13: October 03, 2006, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume 44, Number 03: August 29, 2006, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume 44, Number 02: August 24, 2006, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Summer Commencement: August 4, 2006, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Summer Commencement program from August 4, 2006.

Writing System Development And Reform: A Process, Elke Karan

Theses and Dissertations

Orthography issues are complex. Although literature about writing systems has flourished in recent years, issues which preoccupy practitioners involved in orthography design or reform are rarely addressed.

This thesis provides an overview of theory relating to establishing orthographies for unwritten languages and modifying existing systems. It presents principles and recommendations which favor popular acceptance and successful implementation. Introductory chapters explain the recent increased interest in orthography, define terms, introduce pertinent literature, and give an overview of writing system typology. Remaining chapters present linguistic and non-linguistic factors which influence orthography decisions, examine writing system adaptation options, discuss orthography testing, consider motivations …

The Effect Of Repeated Visual Or Verbal Worry On Thought Intrusions And Habituation, Jessica C. White Plume

Theses and Dissertations

The avoidance model of worry proposes that verbal and visual cognitive activi ty serve to maintain or reduce worry, respectively. The present study tested this model in a laboratory setting. One-hundred one undergraduate college students (77 female, 24 male; mean age = 20.55 years) identified as high or low worriers underwent two fifteen-minute sessions of visually imagining, or verbally thinking about, personally relevant worry topics. Outcome measures included post-exposure thought intrusions, and psychophysiological and subjective arousal. As expected, high worriers reported higher subjective anxiety and more negative thought intrusions throughout the experiment. Visual exposure did not reduce negative thought intrusions …

Making A Difference, Making Connections: Perspectives Of College Faculty And Practitioners Leading A Service Experience Abroad, Wanda Berg

Theses and Dissertations

The Asociacion Nuestros Ahijados or the GOD'S CHILD Project, is a service organization founded in 1991 by a North Dakota native to help Guatemalan children who were poor or abandoned. The Project focuses on health, education and human rights for children in Guatemala. The University of Mary is a small Catholic Benedictine college in North Dakota. Currently, educators from the University of Mary travel with groups of students to provide services in Guatemala, in collaboration with the GOD'S CHILD Project. The purpose of this qualitative study was to learn about aspects of culture, spirituality, and leadership as it relates to …

Days Of Love Translation Of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's Anuraaghathintaey Dhingal, Mirosh Thomas

Theses and Dissertations

Anuraaghathintaey Dhinangal is a novel in Malayalam language by the celebrated novelist of Kerala Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1908- 1994). It was written as a memoir in 1946 and was published for the first time in 1983. It discusses the love affair of a high caste Hindu woman and a Muslim writer who resembles Basheer himself (it was written as a diary) in a complex religious and political background.

The segment translated here starts with the narrator’s account of the first moment when he met the girl and goes through an array of letters exchanged between them discussing the cultural, religious …

Volume 43, Number 45: June 13, 2006, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Perceptions Of Administrators Regarding English Language Learner Needs In Schools In North Dakota, Rebecca Annette Ulven

Theses and Dissertations

Over the last decade, there has been an increasing influx of English language learners (ELLs) having little or no formal English language instruction coming to large and small schools across North Dakota. Many North Dakota administrators and teachers have had no training in how to effectively meet the needs of ELL students and their families. The present study was designed as a follow-up to recent research suggesting negative administrator attitudes regarding ELLs may be creating a school ethos that transmits negative attitudes among other school personnel.

The purpose of this study was to explore North Dakota administrator attitudes/perceptions and knowledge …

Enhancing The Knowledge Level Of Student Nurses About The United States And Guatemala, Lucy A. Meyer

Theses and Dissertations

This descriptive study determined the knowledge level of student nurses before and after an educational presentation. Thirty-two freshman student nurses in the Nursing 298 class took part in this study. Participants were given a questionnaire that measured their knowledge level regarding the impacts of culture, poverty, homelessness, and psychiatric illness in the United States and the third world country of Guatemala.

Data for each of these areas was analyzed and a significant increase in the level of knowledge was noted between pre-test and post-test results. Relevant findings indicated that the average test score on pretests taken prior to the educational …