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Trust, Respect, And Consensus: Turning Principles Into Practice, Charles K. Johnson

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

Certain basic principles lead to the growth of trusting and respectful relationships between individuals, groups, and organizations. They are commonly spoken but perhaps not so commonly practiced. Courtesy, kindness, justice, open-mindedness, and good will are the foundation stones upon which fruitful communication can be built. Yet these values are too often lost in the clash of ideas we are witnessing in the late twentieth century. Education finds itself at the center of what some have called a 'cultural war.' As our society grapples with an onslaught of perceived threats to our health, well-being, and beliefs, many in our communities have …

The Ability Of Children With Specific Language Impairment To Comprehend Contrastive Stress In Sentences, Nicole M. Vancleave

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Recently, researchers have studied the ability of children with specific language impairment to produce various prosodic cues, including contrastive stress (Ellis Weismer, 1992). However, there is a lack of information about the abilities of such children to comprehend this information. The purpose of the present study is to examine the capabilities of children with specific language impairment to comprehend contrastive stress in a variety of sentences.

Mars And Venus In The Groves Of Academe, Samuel I. Bellman

Short Story

No abstract provided.

Understanding Society's Process Of Change, Thomas Wells

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

At first glance, the question Whose Children? Whose Schools? seems fairly straight forward. State law requires public schools to educate all children between the ages of 5 and 16 who present themselves at our doors. But of course the real question being asked is something quite different than this simple one. The real question is how and why do we educate young people in our democracy? The issue is further confused by the increasingly pluralistic nature of our society because we, as a nation and society, have not even agreed as to whether we value this diversity. As a country, …

Short Story, Volume 2, Number 1, Spring 1994 [Download Entire Issue]

Short Story

No abstract provided.

A Road Map For Consensus Building A Road Map For Consensus Building, David H. Swim

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

Throughout the history of our nation, education has been controversial as individuals and various groups (administrators, businesses, philosophers, politicians, parents, religious groups, students, teachers) have expressed their concern about the quality of American education. In most geographic regions/states there has been an unresolved debate regarding the definition of education, the relationship between school and community/society, the distribution of decision-making power in educational matters, and the means for improving all aspects of our educational systems. Therefore, it is the opinion of this author that a road map for negotiating the twists and turns of this diverse and bewildering landscape needs to …

Local Control, Stable Purposes And Changing Teaching Strategies: A Positive Force, Rod Wilbeck

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

The topic of school change, the necessity for it, and those aspects of schools that need changing has been in the forefront on the national, state, and local level during the past few years. Is there an assumption here that schools must change to meet the needs of society? If so, what aspects of a changing society should schools address? To what extent? Can one take the position that schools can anticipate the societal needs of tomorrow and meet the needs of a changing society? Adding the words, "The schools as a Positive Force" may imply that position. In my …

Use Of Ion Exchange Membranes For Selective Recovery Of Aspergillus Awamori Glucoamylase And Phage T4 Lysozyme, Deborah K. Stafslein, Jeff M. Hunter, Craig E. Forney

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

Our research examined whether enhanced separation and purification of mutant enzymes could be obtained on ion-exchange membranes. Solutions of three mutants of Aspergillus awamori glucoamylase were passed through an anionic exchange membrane, as well as one mutant of T4 lysozyme through a cationic exchange membrane. The mutant enzymes were modified by adding "charged fusions'', polypeptides of either aspartic acid residues to increase the overall negative charge of the enzyme or arginine residues to increase the overall positive charge. The effect of the mutations on the purification of glucoamylase from a "modified" fermentation broth were examined at two different elution pHs, …

Age And Developmental History Of Iowa Fens, C. A. Thompson, E. A. Bettis Iii

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

Iowa fens are small, mineorotrophic peatlands maintained by shallow groundwater. Eighteen fen sites located across northern Iowa were mapped and radiocarbon dated to assess the timing of initial peat accumulation. The radiocarbon ages span the Holocene, ranging from 1,240 to 10,900 B.P.; however most fens postdate 5,000 yr B.P. The dominance of late-Holocene ages suggests that Holocene climatic change may have strongly influenced the record of peat accumulation. During the mid-Holocene Iowa was warmer and drier than at present, and peat was degraded or accumulated slowly in fens. The range of ages also implies that the commencement and subsequent rate …

Parallel Algorithms For Solving Partial Differential Equations, Stacy Pschenica

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

This paper describes the use of a parallel computer system in applying a finite difference method to solve various types of partial differential equations. A sequential implementation of this method was made parallel by essentially spatially decomposing the problem domain into pieces that could be separately analyzed and assigning each piece to a processor in a large, multi-processor system. Although this approach is attractive in theory, it suffers in practice because of inter-processor interactions. Thus, particular emphasis was placed on developing efficient methods for the sharing of information among the processors.

Initially, a simple two-dimensional board game, life, was implemented …

Annual Report Of The Iowa Academy Of Science, 1993-94, Paul E. Rider

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

Since 1976, annual reports have served as a continuing record of the activities of the Iowa Academy of Science and an archive for its history. These augment the 100 year IAS history written in the centennial year of 1975.

This report covers the period from July 1, 1993 to June 30, 1994. It is based on the official records of the Academy (committee reports, Board minutes, correspondence) as well as the recollections, impressions and thoughts of the author.

Analysis Of An Iowa Aridity Index In Relationship To Climate And Crop Yield, Soumare Harouna, R. E. Carlson

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

An aridity index and its components, temperature and precipitation, for the period from 1900 through April 1993 were defined and characterized. This index describes the anomalous behavior of both temperature and precipitation over time. Our intent was to examine climate variability in Iowa. Moving mean and standard deviations over various lengths of time were calculated from three time series. We found that these indices fluctuate considerably from year to year and from month to month. The lowest aridity index values occurred in the recent summer of 1992, and the highest occurred during the very drought-prone 1930s. The 12-month moving mean …

Trust: Overcoming The Fear Of It, Building It, And Accepting It, David Haggard

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

Trust is as fragile as a child and, like a child, must be nurtured and supported if it is to grow. Unfortunately, trust, unlike a child, never reaches independence; is never able to sustain itself without continued nurturing and support; and when injured, does not heal as quickly as a child. Trust can be characterized by the three stages identified in the title of this paper and it might, on occasion, be necessary to add a fourth stage, trust-rebuilding it.

James Autry in love and Profit (1991) suggested that trust is feared. If trust is to grow, that fear must …

Northern Iowa Wrestling 1993-94, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--The University of Northern Iowa - Home of the 1997 NCAA Championships
--1993-94 Media Information --1
--Northern Iowa at a Glance --1
--To the Media --1
--Contents --1
--1993-94 Outlook --2-3
--Coaching Staff --4-5
--Head Coach Don Briggs --4
--The Briggs Records --4
--Don Briggs' Athletes in the Coaching Ranks --4
--Assistant Coach Joel Greenlee --5
--Assistant Coach Chris Bollin --5
--Volunteer Assistant Coach Brad Bruhl --5
--1993-94 Roster --6
--Team Captains --7-8
--Justin Greenlee --7
--Dave Malecek --7
--Andrew Showalter --8
--Nate Hartle --8
--Returning Lettermen --9
--Doug Kjeldgaard --9
--Jason Wedgbury --9
--Squad Members --10-12
--Newcomers --13-14 …

Traumatic Brain Injury, Kris Marie Franzen

Graduate Research Papers

During my freshman year in college, I met many interesting students, professors, and professionals. One of my most memorable acquaintances was with a young gentleman, approximately 19 years old, whose physical appearance and personality was relatively different from most other students on campus. As I spent the first few weeks of precalculus class sitting directly behind him, I became increasingly puzzled by his peculiar speech and his persistent need to have mathematical concepts and instructions continuously repeated. During mealtime, I regularly observed him sitting alone or with "superficial" friends in the same general section of the resident's dining area. His …

Linear Codes And Error-Correction, Karen Brown

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

The process of encoding information for transmission from one source to another is a vital process in many areas of science and technology. Whenever coded information is sent, there arises a certain possibility that an error will occur, either during transmission or in decoding. Therefore, it is imperative to develop methods to detect and correct errors in a code. The study of coding theory is a "new" area of mathematics which is relatively undeveloped.

This paper focuses on the properties of linear codes -and their corresponding methods of error-correction. To simplify the issue, only binary block codes are studied; hence …

1994 Northern Iowa Baseball, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--This is Northern Iowa
--Media Information --1
--Contents --1
--Quick Facts --1
--1994 Numerical Roster --2
--1994 Alphabetical Roster --3
--1994 Outlook --4-5
--Personnel at a Glance --6
--A Capsule Look --6
--Position-by-Position --6
--Coaching Staff --7-8
--Head Coach Dave Schrage --7
--Assistant Coach Ken Misfeldt --8
--Assistant Coach Joe Blake --8
--Coaches Records --8
--Missouri Valley Conference --9
--Final 1993 Missouri Valley Baseball Standings --9
--1994 Conference Schedule --9
--Player Profiles --10-18
--Facilities --19
--1993 Statistics --20
--1993 Game-by-Game Results --21
--Year-by-Year Records --22
--Panther Year-by-Year Team Statistics in Division I (since 1982) --22
--All-Time Series Records --23 …

University Of Northern Iowa 1993-94 Basketball, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Roster & photos
--How Ya Say 'Em
--UNI Quick Facts --1
--Contents --1
--Media Information --2
--UNI On the Air --2
--Athletic Director Chris Ritrievi --3
--President Constantine Curris --3
--Why UNI? --4
--The University of Northern Iowa --5
--UNI Facilities: Among the Best --6
--No Place Like Dome --6
--Top 10 UNI-Dome Attendance Figures --6
--UNI at the UNI-Dome --6
--Physical Education Center --7
--Head Coach Eldon Miller --8-9
--Miller's Record at UNI --8
--Miller's Coaching Record --9
--Winningest Active NCAA Division I Men's Coaches --9
--What They're Saying About Eldon Miller --9
--A Conversation With Eldon Miller …

Iowa's Wolf In Populist Clothing: Norman Baker, 1925-1936, Eric Scott Juhnke

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

During the depression years of the late 1920s and 1930s, Muscatine, Iowa's Norman Baker stood as both a powerful and controversial figure in rural eastern Iowa. Baker's successful business empire, which at its height included a radio station, mail order enterprise, newspaper, magazine, and a cancer quackery hospital, earned the Muscatine tycoon millions of dollars in revenue over the course of a decade. Despite this business success, Baker's brash personality, vituperative broadcasting style, and fraudulent medical claims were subjects of constant controversy.

Considering both Baker's suspect reputation and the poor agricultural conditions of the day, the question remains: How did …

Concurrent Validity Of The Multiple Stressor Attribution Inventory, Heidi Minette Endelman

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to examine the concurrent validity of an instrument designed to measure children's attributional style. This instrument, the Multiple Stressor Attribution Inventory (MSAI), was designed by Dr. William Panak. The subjects in the study were 132 elementary students from a suburban setting in the Midwest. In the Spring of 1993, the MSAI along with the Children's Attributional Style Questionnaire (CASQ; Kaslow, Tanenbaum, & Seligman, 1978), the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI; Kovacs & Beck, 1977), the Hopelessness Scale for Children (HSC; Kazdin, Rodgas, & Colbus, 1986), and the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List-Anxiety and Depression (MAACL-AD) …

An Evaluation Of A Preschool Tutorial Program, Jody Lee Sunde

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The University of Northern Iowa Center for Urban Education (UNI-CUE), located in Waterloo, Iowa, offers a variety of programs, including the Academic Skills Achievement Program (ASAP). The Academic Skills Achievement Program is designed to provide tutoring services, addressing both academic and social needs, to children in a variety of educational settings. The tutors are university undergraduates who provide a community service while at the same time earning two hours of elective credit. The target of this evaluation is one component of the Academic Skills Achievement Program, specifically the Head Start site located at UNI-CUE. The purpose of this evaluation is …

The Effectiveness Of Two Organizational Strategies In Sixth Grade Social Studies, Liesa Brobst Bailey

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two organizational strategies (outlining and mapping) in sixth grade social studies. Furthermore, the study sought to determine if the effectiveness of these strategies was dependent upon student learning preference; sequential or global. The effectiveness of the two organizational strategies was determined by comparing differences in group mean scores, using a 2 x 2 factorial ANOVA repeated over one factor (organizational strategy used). The study was replicated a second time. Students were asked to read and study information on the Canadian province, Nova Scotia, using the strategy: outlining and mapping, …

The Social And Addictive Implications Of Crack Cocaine And The Effects On The Mother, Fetus, And Infant: A Case Study, Raul R. Garza

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This research is a case study of a 35-year-old single female from Northeast Iowa, who has used crack cocaine throughout two pregnancies. The subject has one child and is currently seven months pregnant. This study identifies the social implications of using crack cocaine, as well as the addictive implications of this drug. The effects of crack cocaine on the mother, fetus, and infant were also studied. The results of this study suggest that the addictive implications for the mother were typical of studies documented on cocaine addicted pregnant mothers. This study may also suggest that the parameters defining fetal and …

Aids Knowledge And Homophobia In Community Active Elderly, Lydia Heyel Adams

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to identify the level of AIDS knowledge and presence of homophobia among a group of community active elderly in the Cedar Falls-Waterloo area. Demographic factors including gender, age, education level, annual income, religious faith, level of religious activity, personal knowledge of a person who is gay, personal knowledge of a person with HIV/AIDS, history of a blood transfusion, and history of HIV testing were also assessed to determine if they had a statistically significant effect on AIDS knowledge and homophobia. The relationship between AIDS knowledge and homophobia was also examined to determine if they …

Use Of The Experiential Learning Model With Adolescent County 4-H Council Members, Vanette M. Grover

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Experiential learning can be traced to centuries ago, but actual models were not developed until the 1970s and beyond. The Iowa 4-H and Youth program, which is part of the Extension Service United States Department of Agriculture, has had experiential learning as its foundation since its inception early in the 20th century. Yet even 4-H, with it's well-known "learn-by-doing" philosophy, did not have a specific process with which to model learning experiences until 1992. This study examined the effectiveness of a cooperative training session which utilized the experiential learning model given to high school age leaders of the Northeast Iowa …

The Effect Of Incentives On Employee Motivation For Renewed Participation In Worksite Health Promotion Programs, Donald Eugene Owens

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to describe (a) the incentives employees value strongly enough to become involved in a worksite fitness program, and (b) the incentives their employers offer to encourage involvement in a worksite fitness program. Specifically, the study was designed to answer the following questions: 1. What incentives would entice employees who had once exercised regularly but have discontinued exercising to become involved in a worksite fitness program? 2. What incentives are currently offered to employees at Principal Financial Group to become involved in the company's fitness program? An extensive review of related literature indicated that when …

Parental Involvement: Home-School-Community Relationship From The Urban Minority Perspective, Richard Wheeler

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to describe attitudes of minority parents who have children in primary and secondary schools in New Orleans. This study was conducted to examine how parents believed they were perceived by teachers and school administrators of the New Orleans school system. The subjects selected were 130 Afrikan-American parents of children in grades K-12. The sample population was selected based on the random intercept method. This survey method lets the researcher select adults walking in the general area randomly {by choice). This survey was conducted in the New Orleans central Business/Medical district. The adults walking in …

The Nature Of Corporate Health Promotion Programs Offered By Small Organizations In Black Hawk County Iowa, Jennifer Lynn Woodward

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study was designed to describe the nature of employee health promotion programs in small businesses in Black Hawk County, Iowa. A questionnaire was sent to 190 organizations in the county which had an employee population of 10 to 50 employees. Eighty-eight useable responses were received.

Of the 88 respondents, 43.2% offered some type of health promotion activities to their employees and 56.8% did not. When divided into four groups according to the number of employees, businesses with a larger employee population reported having health promotion programs more frequently than the smaller organizations. The organizations which provided no health promotion …

China’S Military Modernization: Implications And Prospects For The Future, Sarah J. Diel-Hunt

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this research was to address the contradiction between China's statements that indicate that it now feels more secure, given the changes in the international environment in the post-Cold War era, and China's efforts to rapidly modernize the People's Liberation Army. This purpose emerged after reviewing the statements from Chinese leadership on China's security perceptions in the post-Cold War era and examining the recent trends toward increased military budgets and modernization of the Air Force and the Navy. In order to understand and analyze the contradiction, an in-depth discussion of China's security perceptions, or the motivations behind the …

Voice Quality Of Individuals Exhibiting Mass Lesion: A Comparison Of Acoustic And Perceptual Measures, Heidi M. Elliott

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Traditional methods for assessing voice disorders have been based on the perceptual judgments of trained listeners/professionals. These methods have been criticized due to the subjectivity of these ratings. The recent development of computer applications in communicative disorders has led to the availability of objective measures of voice characteristics. However, the specific measures useful in the diagnosis of voice disorders related to vocal pathology are not well established. The purpose of the study was to determine if there were differences in acoustic measures and perceptual judgments between pathological (mass lesion) and normal voice speakers. A total of 35 pathological (mass lesion) …