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Iowa Journal of Communication

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Our Common Fight Against Greed: The Drive Towards Association In "Of The Wings Of Atalanta", Kirt Wilson

Iowa Journal of Communication

These words from an old Negro spiritual begin Du Bois's essay entitled "Of the Wings of Atalanta." The lines themselves contain special relevance not only for the theme that they suggest, but also because they enact what is to come. "The slave's chains and the master's like are broken," proclaims the spiritual, "they are rising--all are rising--the black and white together." The act of association portrayed in these lines is the rhetorical maneuver that guides Du Bois's message in "Of the Wings of Atalanta." Through a complex prose that resembles at once poetry and political argument, Du Bois creates multiple …

Brief Response To Fred Antczak's Essay On Teaching, John Angus Campbell

Iowa Journal of Communication

Fred Antczak's essay proposes to address two major themes in contemporary university life; the tension between teaching and research and the problems and prospects of taking the improvement of teaching seriously. Along the way his essay is sprinkled with nuggets of practical wisdom and university lore from one who clearly knows the academy well. Antczak speaks with authority--his is the voice of one who has been around the university quad many times. His repeated injunction "do no harm" is a prudent and timely reminder to those eager to believe that there is an administrative answer to every question.

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Iowa Journal of Communication

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Iowa Journal Of Communication, Volume 27, Number 2, Fall 1995 [Download Entire Issue]

Iowa Journal of Communication

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Theory And Practice In The Speaking Lab: Speech Assignments And Rhetorical Assumptions, Diane Crosy, Meg Garvin, Kathi Griffin, Ekaterina Haskins, Deborah Hauser, Michael Moore, Takis Poulakos, Kirsten Roberts, Lee West, Barbara Willard

Iowa Journal of Communication

This essay seeks to carve out an area of convergence between two intellectual practices typically viewed as discrete. Indeed the perceived differences between pedagogical objectives in a speaking lab and theoretical approaches to speech pedagogy are so great that their relationship is almost always grasped in distinct terms. The words speaking lab and theory themselves evoke radically different teaching concerns, sharply contrasting instructional approaches, and keenly antithetical groups of practitioners. Speaking Lab typically signifies a space reserved for students who need 'extra' help before they can be expected to perform at a 'mainstream' level. It is a sign for a …

Self-Directed Teams: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Autonomy Level, Jennifer L. Duncan

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

This paper will present a review of current SDT literature. First, characteristics of SDTs as well as their benefits, costs, and barriers will be examined. The importance of planning for appropriate autonomy levels will follow. Cost-benefit analysis as a planning instrument will be presented. A case study of a U.S. assembly plant having performed a cost-benefit analysis prior to instituting an SDT organizational structure--John Deere Commercial Products, Inc.--will be provided. Finally, a discussion of how the case study findings can be applied to other organizations will conclude.

Maria Lactans And Some Visual Predecessors In Egypt, The Ancient Near East And Greece, M. C. Ewald

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Several semesters ago I participated in a class on the art and archaeology of ancient Egypt. As an art history course it, focused on the images now available from that magnificent civilization. These images conveyed not only the incredible pomp and splendor afforded state religion and ceremony, but also whispered of the sweet joy abundant in private life as well. Flipping through my textbook early on in the semester, my attention was captured by an extraordinary example encompassing both "types" of images. The subject of my fascinated gaze was a statue of a child-pharaoh, Pepy II, seated on his mother's …

Cerebral Vascular Accidents And Therapeutic Treatments, Allison L. Hartman

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

A cerebral vascular accident (CVA) is commonly referred to as a stroke. Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the number one cause of serious disability in the United States. Approximately 550,000 people suffer a stroke each year; 150,000 of these result in death. Each stroke is unique. After a stroke, some victims will suffer severe deficits and/or permanent disability for the remainder of their lives. Yet other victims may suffer only mild, temporary deficits and may recover completely. Currently over three million Americans are living with the effects of stroke . Most of these individuals have been …

Efficient Axis And Circle Detection Through Hough Transformation, Karissa E. Hobert

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Computer vision and human vision are quite different. While a person can look at an object and easily recognize it, a computer is does not understand the the objects it is seeing. Finding axes and circles in an image is an intermediate step in designing a machine with the ability to recognize shapes and objects. Through the utilization of contour and smoothed local symmetry information, the main axes of an image are determined and may be used to facilitate shape and object analysis. A Hough transform algorithm detects the most popular lines from a set of candidate axis points. This …

The Moral Reasoning Of Males And Females In Response To Hypothetical Dilemmas Involving The Care Of Elderly Family Members, Denise Litterer

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Twenty Midwestern Caucasian college students, ten males and ten females, were tested on justice and care orientations when reasoning about hypothetical moral dilemmas involving the care of elderly family members. A slightly modified version of the dilemma developed in Stack's (1990) study was used along with a new dilemma developed by the author of this study to further clarify the coding process. Lyons' (1983) scoring method and Gilligan's (1982) guidelines were used to code subjects' responses. No sex differences in the type of moral reasoning were found. The results of this study did not support Gilligan's theory that there are …

Selected Papers Of The Academy Of Youth Leaders, Susan R. Edginton, Christopher Edginton, Wendy L. Walser

Faculty Book Gallery

The provision of high quality, high impact services is the quest of all youth service organizations. Selected Papers of the Academy for Youth Leaders presents a series of presentations from the U.S. Army Youth Services 25th anniversary celebration conference--A Silver Salute: A Journey into Excellence--held at the University of Northern Iowa.

There are a number of national trends impacting youth today that reinforce the need for strong, well-managed youth services in our communities. For example, it has been reported that over 40% of a youth's day is discretionary or leisure time and much of this time is spent without adult …

The Dynamic Interaction Of Higher Education, Teacher Education, And School Reform : A Tecscu Dialogue, David Else

Faculty Book Gallery

In partnership with the Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities (TECSCU), this unique IEL working conference format was utilized at the 1994 Fall TECSCU Conference in Denver, Colorado. Conference participants self-selected one of four issue areas for indepth dialogue: (a) Changing the Architecture of the University to Support Teacher Education; (b) Expanding Technology to Change the Face of Teacher Education: What are the Possibilities?; (c) Defining and Disseminating Alternative Delivery Systems for Teacher Education: The University Response; and (d) Defining the Role of Teacher Education In Changing Schools. Prior to the conference, participants were invited to write a …

Proceedings Of The 1993 International Symposium On Language Teaching Methodology, Beijing-Hohhot, Fritz KöNig, Stephen J. Gaies, Gao Yuan, Li Baokun, Tang Dexin

Faculty Book Gallery

On October 4-13 an international symposium on language teaching methodology was held in Beijing-Hohhot, People's Republic of China. The symposium was jointly sponsored by the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), USA, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA), PRC, Inner Mongolia Engineering College (IMEC), PRC, and Richmond College (RC) of the United Kingdom. 38 non-Chinese from 8 countries of the world and over 40 Chinese scholars from all parts of the country made the symposium a truly international gathering of linguists and language teachers; the presentations and discussions were full of insight and variety. It was decided then to compile …

1995 Seeing Is Believing, Northern University High School

Malcolm Price Laboratory School Yearbooks

The student yearbook of the Northern University High School, part of the Malcolm Price Laboratory School of the University of Northern Iowa.

Predicted Versus Actual Vo₂ Max In Children, Dawn Gay Parmley Hudnutt

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the Rockport Fitness Walking Test (RFWT) in estimating VO2 max in children. Thirty-one subjects (males = 16, females = 15) in sixth through eighth grade were administered two separate tests. The first test, the RFWT used to predict maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max), was administered a minimum of two times. The second test, performed on a treadmill, was used to determine VO2 max. Correlations between the predicted VO2 max values reached on two trials of the RFWT were determined, as well as the relationship between the predicted …

Britain’S Only Offensive: An Assessment Of The Influence Of Bomber Command On British Morale, 1939-1942, Brian Keith Gulick

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The assumptions historians make regarding their subjects can prove weak. This study considers one assumption made by historians studying the British bombing offensive against Germany during the first three years of World War II. Scholars, in their attempts to justify an expensive, dangerous and morally questionable strategic attack against Germany, have related the first three years of the air war to British home front morale. They make general statements linking the bombing of Germany to the status of home morale, concluding that the offensive boosted British spirits. However, no real evidence has been presented to either support or deny this …

Perceptions And Expectations Of Rural And Urban Public School Principals Toward School Library Media Centers, Patricia Morin

Graduate Research Papers

The focus of this study is the perceptions and expectations of rural and urban public school principals toward school library media specialists and library programs. Both elementary and secondary principals in a three county area of Northwestern Illinois were targeted.

All 41 public school principals in Carroll, Jo Davies, and Stephenson counties were sent survey instruments containing 23 opinion statements taken from the "Guidelines for School Library Media Program Development," "Guidelines for Fulfilling Roles and Responsibilities," and "Guidelines for Facilities," in Information Power. Principals were instructed to choose I of 5 alternative opinions ranging from (essential) to (undesirable).

Surveys returned …

Person-To-Person Communication Between Two Second Grade Classes Via The Internet, Colane Recker

Graduate Research Papers

Second grade students' reactions and abilities to use the phone talk mode over the Internet were studied. Twelve second grade students at Danbury Catholic School in Danbury, Iowa, collected biographical information from key pals at Kailua Elementary School in Kailua, Hawaii. Two months of basic keyboarding and the mechanics of signing on to the Internet preceded the experience; biographical data collecting skills were also taught at this time. Each student was observed (with video taping to confirm the visual observation) during the actual phone talk sessions. Only one second grade student at Danbury Catholic School in Danbury, Iowa, had difficulty …

Retelling Experiences To Strengthen Comprehension Abilities In A Chapter I Reading Program, Judy R. Gorder

Graduate Research Papers

Language arts programs in the elementary school are moving toward holistic strategies. Goodman (1986) explains "Language is easily learned when it is whole, real and relevant, when it makes sense and is functional, when it is encountered in the context of its uses, when the learner chooses it" (p. 26). Retelling of stories, or whole units of meaning, used as a teaching strategy, is in keeping with the holistic approach to teaching the language arts.

The Gifted Female: The Endangered Species, Sue Coleman Griswold

Graduate Research Papers

This paper presents the findings of a literature review that focused on gifted females and their inability to achieve in mathematics-based careers on a level equal to gifted males. The gifted female precedes the gifted male in intellectual development at an early age. However, she appears to fall behind as the years progress. The reasons why these women do not achieve levels of career attainment commensurate with their ear1y abilities, specifically internal barriers and societal factors are discussed. The writer concludes with implications for future education.

College And University Marketing Strategies: In Search Of A Sense Of Community, Boyd Sherbet

Graduate Research Papers

Many institutions of higher education are undergoing an identity crisis. In years to come, such a crisis may be viewed as a salient force in the historical evolution of American higher education. The 1980s and 1990s eventually may be acknowledged as the era when colleges and universities began to pursue their unique identities in an aggressive way. The purpose of this paper is to review the marketing strategies used by institutions of higher learning to communicate their unique identities and to review the elements essential to building organizations with a sense of community.

Communicating Across Cultures: Multicultural And International Education, Ella A. Sweigert

Graduate Research Papers

Not too long ago, international and intercultural relations was a topic that affected mainly the federal government, and not university campuses across the United States. Foreign student advisers and study abroad coordinators were concerned about the issue but it rarely affected the entire campus. Recently, however, university administrators frequently use terms like "valuing diversity," "multiculturalizing the curriculum," "promoting cultural pluralism," "reducing racism," or "internationalizing the campus" (Bennett & Bennett, 1994, p.145). Intercultural relations was recently listed among the top five campus-life issues by presidents in the Carnegie Foundation's study, Campus life (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1990).

Parent, Teacher, And Peer Expectations: How They Are Perceived By Academically Gifted Preadolescent Males And Females, Bobbe Sutton

Graduate Research Papers

This study examined the perceptions of a group of preadolescent males and females who were enrolled in academic replacement programs. The targeted issues were the expectations of parents, teachers, and peers as they related to the students' giftedness. Data were collected using a questionnaire and results were compared by gender. Both males and females expressed that parents, teachers, and peers outside the classroom held exaggerated expectations. Males, much more than females, perceived inflated expectations from parents. The impact of these findings on gifted programming is discussed and recommendations are made for further research and for the continued development of comprehensive …

The Effects Of The Computer In The Writing Process, Wade S. Andersen

Graduate Research Papers

Since the early 1970's, composition theory has shifted from writing as a product to writing as a process {Costanzo, 1990). Instead of focusing on problems and triumphs of the completed paper, teachers work with students on the act of composing essays from beginning to end. Strategies for prewriting, writing, 4 revising, editing, proofreading, and publishing are emphasized. Teachers also stress that these activities occur recursively and not sequentially (Costanzo, 1990).

The Effects Of Gender Bias On Instructional Computing, Mei-Lin Chen

Graduate Research Papers

Technology has brought great empowerment and influence to the human environment throughout modern history. Computers are appearing to play an important role in our society in a variety of functions (Bannon and Marshall, 1988). Many activities in our daily lives such as shopping and banking have been dramatically affected by computer usage (Arenz and Lee,1989; Henry, 1993).

Perceived Importance Of Iso 9000 Factors As Indicators Of Quality In Industrial Technology Related Programs At Four-Year State Regional Universities, Floyd L. Olson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Industry has often used a quality standard known as ISO 9000. No evidence has been located demonstrating the applicability of an industrial quality model to a singular academic department. The problem of this study was to determine if the guidelines for ISO 9004-2 could have been considered appropriate for Industrial Technology related programs and how they could have been used to indicate quality within such programs.

The purpose of this study was to seek knowledge relating the importance of ISO 9004-2 guidelines to audit and/or improve the quality management of Industrial Technology related departments at 4-year state regional universities. This …

The Rhetoric Of Secondary Orality In Christian Homiletics: The Effects Of The Electronic Media On Preaching, Mark D. Johns

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The Rhetoric of Secondary Orality in Christian Homiletics investigates the impact of the oral nature of the electronic media on contemporary American Christian preaching. The long and intimate relationship between classical rhetoric and Christian preaching is traced, viewing rhetoric as the product of a dialectical tension between orality and literacy. Literate professional clergy have tended to preach in a text-based, logocentric style, while for most of Christianity's history, the audiences for preaching have been primarily non-literate, phonocentric people. This often resulted in sermons that did not communicate effectively with the intended audience. Only in the 18th and 19th centuries have …

Lexical Learning As A Function Of Categorization Training In Young Developmentally Delayed Children, Deanna L. Coffin

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Lexical training is often the focus of young developmentally delayed children's early intervention programs, yet little is known about the most efficient way to train new vocabulary items with this population. Current literature links categorization skills to the rapid increase in normal developing children's vocabulary. The present study attempts to address the issue of whether or not taxonomic or thematic categorization training is an effective means of enhancing lexical learning. Subjects were 12 developmentally delayed children ages 2:8 to 5:11. They participated in four or five separate sessions: (a) pretesting session(s), (b) thematic categorization training, (c) taxonomic categorization training, and …

A Contrastive Cross-Cultural Study On American And Russian General Conventions Of Communication, Yuliya Kartalova

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The present study is devoted to cross-cultural communication between Russians and Americans. The objectives of the research are as follows: to collect linguistic and non-linguistic data on general communication conventions of Americans and Russians, that is, following Clyne (1983), to explore how aspects of culture and its institutions are encoded in symbolic meanings of 16 cultural themes. The influence of differences in these symbolic meanings on reported instances of Russian-American communication will be identified. The additional purpose of the research is to elicit and interpret national stereotypes which are hypothetically created by inadequate interpretations of the abovementioned themes. A qualitative …