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The Culture Of Surveillance In Alice Munro's "Wenlock Edge", Stephen Bernstein

Short Story

No abstract provided.

2013 Biennial Faculty Activities Report, University Of Northern Iowa, University Of Iowa, Iowa State University

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Report of faculty activity broken down by rank and compared to the other Regents institutions

Does International Recruiting Make Sense In The Missouri Valley Conference?, Natalie Johnson

Honors Program Theses

The primary purpose of this research study is to examine the prevalence and effects of international recruiting on team performance of women’s swim and dive teams in the Missouri Valley Conference. This research will evaluate the issues that influence coaches’ and athletes’ decisions to recruit or compete internationally, including evaluating the strength of in-state and regional recruitment pools, athlete retention rates by geographic region, and the correlation between the number of Top 8 finishes to the number of Top 8 finishers by region.

Exploring Intelligence And Interpersonal Communication: An Analysis Of Intellectual Perceptions In A Real Dating Arena, Andrew Dix

Iowa Journal of Communication

The present study examined the relationship between perceptions of intelligence and interpersonal communication in a courtship setting. Participants engaged in speed-dating as a means to quantitatively assess whether evaluations of a dating partner would change from pre-test to post-test. Findings indicated positive messages caused participants to see a potential romantic partner as more intelligent. In contrast, negative communication resulted in unfavorable evaluations of dater intelligence. Study data focused on participant matches revealed women were significantly more selective than men in terms of second-date selection. The findings can be applied to various communicative contexts including employment interviewing and casual dating. Future …

Facilitating Transfer For Adult Learners Through Cross-Cultural E-Learning, Min Zhang

Graduate Research Papers

Benefiting from globalization and technology advancement, e-leaming is increasingly being used by work organizations for improving the skills of knowledge workers. However, most workplace e-leaming is too theoretical to impact on-the-job and ultimately fails to serve the organizations' quest for success. The purpose of this literature review is to investigate the variables that affect transfer of learning, and to provide feasible strategies to enhance transfer of learning for international adult learners in cross-cultural online learning environments. By conducting a critical review of purposefully selected peer reviewed journal articles, this review highlights the relationship between cultural differences and learning style preferences …

Unibusiness: The Alumni Magazine Of The College Of Business Administration University Of Northern Iowa, 2013, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Business Administration.

UNIBiz

Inside This Issue:
-- Message from the Dean ••• 2
-- Reflections from "Three Boys from the B-School" ••• 4
-- Subject to Debate: Economics, Energy & the Environment ••• 10
-- UNI Department of Economics: A Launch Pad for Careers in Law ••• 12
-- In Memory of Christine Bauman ••• 13
-- UNIBusiness in Action ••• 14
-- UNIBusiness International ••• 16
-- Annual Report on Giving ••• 18
-- Donor Spotlight ••• 22
-- Faculty ••• 24
-- UNIBusiness Diversity ••• 26
-- Professional Readiness Program ••• 27
-- Graduation Celebration ••• 28
-- UNIBusiness Alumni ••• …

Csbs Statements, V15, 2013, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Social And Behavioral Sciences.

CSBS Statements

Contents:

-- From the Desk of the Dean
-- Stephen Quirk
-- CSBS faculty provides social science research support to YESS
-- CSBS alumna served as YESS intern and found her place
-- Quirk family leaves legacy in CSBS
-- A Young Hopeful
-- "We need to take care of each other."
-- From our Director of Development
-- The Dean's Fund for Excellence
-- College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Loyalty Roster
-- Dean's Fund Inner Circle
-- 2013 Distinguished Alumni Day
-- Center for Violence Prevention
-- Center for Social & Behavioral Research
-- GeoTREE Center
-- New …

Analyzing The Creative Problem-Solving Process: Inventing A Product From A Given Recyclable Item, Caralee K. Doak, Stacey M. Jambura, Jason A. Knittel, Audrey C. Rule

Curriculum & Instruction Faculty Publications

Detailed documentations of creative invention are scarce in the professional literature, but could be useful to those engaging in or studying the problem solving process. This investigation describes the creative process of graduate students (7 female, 4 male) in a problem-solving theory and practice course grappling with the task of creating products from four identical recyclable items that were circular, star-impressed bottoms of plastic juice bottles. Several popular models of the problem-solving process are compared to the participants’ steps in this invention problem. Participants first provided emotional reactions to the given ill-defined problem of making a product from the specified …

Comparison Of Student Achievement, Understanding, Enjoyment, And Motivation In Mathematics Units For High-Achieving Fifth Graders With And Without Creative Problem Solving Games, Kalyn Jon Cody

Graduate Research Papers

Students in our public schools often struggle to create deep, personal meaning regarding mathematical concepts. Perhaps our students do not spend enough time studying mathematics during the day. Perhaps our teachers do not have a deep understanding, which leads to problems in teaching at a deep level. Or perhaps our students simply are not motivated to study the subject at a deep level because it does not seem interesting. In this pretest/post-test repeated measures study of 24 fifth grade students in a grade-accelerated mathematics class, a link between achievement scores and understanding of mathematical concepts through the use of invented …

A Professional Development Program For Balanced Literacy, Sheila Charlene Mccullough

Graduate Research Papers

A balanced literacy framework is a complex yet comprehensive avenue for literacy instruction that has been successfully implemented by the author in a low socioeconomic kindergarten classroom with remarkable achievement gains. This research project first describes the successful implementation and relates it to the professional literature on balanced literacy. A professional development program is then developed that will help teachers discover the importance of implementing balanced literacy practices and gain knowledge and understanding on how to implement the components of a comprehensive balanced literacy framework into their practice.

A Need For Motivation : Increasing Engagement To Bolster Success, Libbie M. Willert

Graduate Research Papers

Educators want to create a sustained, life-long reader in their students. This overview of the literature will share with educators valuable insight into how increasing motivation and student engagement will help create more involved readers. Key themes in the literature include: increasing literacy motivation, increasing literacy engagement, and applying thoughtful literacy practices. This review will also highlight several helpful strategies on how educators in today's classrooms can help increase student motivation and engagement related to literacy.

Strategic Planning In Nonprofit Organizations: Its Role, Significance And Determining Effectiveness, Janelle Darst

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study is three-fold: (1) to understand the process of strategic planning in nonprofit organizations, (2) the role and significance it plays, and (3) if there is measureable effectiveness in those nonprofit organizations that have a successful strategic planning process.

In the paper, Best Practices Strategic Planning, it says for any organization strategic planning is a valuable tool for ensuring success. It is a process of devising a series of attainable steps that will both propel the nonprofit toward a more accomplished future, and help it to focus on successfully fulfilling its mission (2001).

Strategic planning is …

The Effects Of Weight Bias In Physical Education And The Impact Of Intervention Methods, Chris Ehlert

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this review was to examine the effects of weight bias in physical education programs and discuss interventions that may help to eliminate any negative consequences.

Developing Clever Players Through Self-Talk, Kirk Artist

Graduate Research Papers

Coaches must instruct and motivate each individual athlete to fit within their team construct and philosophy. Athletes are expected to learn and develop through the feedback that their coaches give them, then execute and perform in practice and game situations. To execute and perform successfully, athletes must be able to take the feedback from coaches and make their own decisions. This sense of autonomy will enable individual athletes to become more clever, which is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary (2011) as, "Skillful or adroit in using hands and body or mentally quick and resourceful" (p. 231 ). Cleverness in athletes …

The Epidemiology Of Breast Cancer Among Men, And Gender-Specific Health Promotion Programming, Noorah A. Alsebiani

Graduate Research Papers

According to Goodman, Tung and Wilkens (2006), little is known about the epidemiology of breast cancer among men, compared to that among women. The challenge is that many studies focus on women as the majority of cancer victims (Reiner, Jacks, van Zee, and Panageas, 2011). According to Al-Haddad (2010), the lack of focus on breast cancer among men results in late diagnosis and an increased risk of mortality among male patients. The lack of focus on male breast cancer means that relatively little information is known about the epidemiology of the disease among men. Without a strong epidemiological understanding of …

Mega Events: Review Of The Economic And Social Impacts Of The Olympic Games And World Cup Tournaments, Robby J. Krapfl

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to research and analyze the economic and social impacts of mega-sporting events. This paper will explore various aspects of hosting the event including costs, urban development, theoretical issues, residents' support, and intangible benefits. In particular, this study may help to assist event stakeholders in Brazil. Brazil is on the verge of hosting two of the largest mega-events in the world. The 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic Games will both be held in Brazil. This study will focus extensively on previous literature provided by academic scholars in the field of sports economics and …

The Effectiveness Of Selected Components Upon Childhood Obesity Prevention, Brian Kliegl

Graduate Research Papers

In the past few decades there has been a pandemic, but it is not an infectious or a communicable disease it is childhood obesity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2011 ), the definition of obesity in children is having a Body Mass Index (BMI) equal to or greater than the 95th percentile for age, weight and height. The BMI percentile indicates the relative position of the child's BMI among children of the same sex and age. Other weight categories used with children and teens are underweight, healthy weight, and overweight. Underweight is defined as BMI …

Problem Based Learning Lesson For The Next Generation Science Standards: Earth And Space, Amy Ann Tursi

Graduate Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Using Readers Theaters To Help Students Develop Reading Fluency, Adrianna D. Cavanaugh

Graduate Research Papers

This study examines how Readers Theater can support the literacy development of struggling readers, especially in regards to improving fluency. The study was done over two school years, each time focusing on four students with the lowest fluency scores. The study focuses on using Readers Theater to increase student's fluency. The first year fiction Readers Theater was used, while the second year the focus was on using nonfiction Readers Theater. The results indicate that using Readers Theater has a positive impact on increasing student's fluency and disposition towards reading. The study showed an increase in students' WCPM from their baseline …

Successful Leadership And Communication Within A Company, Ésaïe Toïngar

Graduate Research Papers

When finding causes of all these issues, most of them are the result of lack of leadership and communications within the enterprise. Probably all those issues occur because managers and leaders fail either because they do not properly use their leadership skills or communication skills. Or maybe they do not have both talents in leadership and communications.

Portrayal Of Characters With Disabilities Within K-6 Fictional Literature, Katie Roling

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine how fully characters with disabilities were developed in children's literature. The researcher examined a set of children's fictional books which contained persons with mental and physical disabilities. The sample of books used was gathered using the following method: the Children's Core Collection database was searched using the advanced option. The key words entered were handicapped and disabled, with the limitation to fiction books. The recommendation level chosen was Core Collection and Highly Recommended. Books with a publication year of 2002 or newer were selected. The grade levels criteria used were grades K-6. …

A Comparison Of Obesity Patterns Between University Students From The United States And Gulf Arab Countries, Ali Alsultan

Graduate Research Papers

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Physical Activity/Fitness On Academic Performance: A Review Of Literature, Michaelene Powell

Graduate Research Papers

No abstract provided.

The Implications Of Quiet Eye Training On Sport Performance, Jeffrey H. Rose Jr.

Graduate Research Papers

This paper explores recent research on the key visual behavior necessary for successful motor skill execution known as quiet eye. Quiet eye has been shown to have a positive effect on sport performance for a broad range of sport specific skills including soccer, basketball, ice hockey, golf, and volleyball. To integrate quiet eye into a coach's perspective, patterns of behavior for unrelated sport motor skills were established, and specific suggestions based on these behaviors have been provided. Furthermore, research shows that quiet eye is highly trainable across a variety of team and individual sports. Detriments to sport performance and quiet …

Volunteer Motivation And Satisfaction: An Examination Of The Pertinent Literature On Volunteer Motivation And Satisfaction, Kevin Kann

Graduate Research Papers

The American Cancer Society is a volunteer driven organization. The purpose for this study was to learn what motivates volunteers and what keeps them satisfied with their role in the organization. There were two secondary purposes of the study: to see if there were any differences between volunteers who are in a metro, rural, or college environment and to find what would make the volunteer experience more rewarding. These purposes tied into the main goal of the study which is to highlight ways to improve the overall experience for volunteers.

A comprehensive literature review was conducted to create a framework …

Library Paraeducators' Training: Assumptions Or Facts?, Virginia H. Knapp

Graduate Research Papers

Paraeducators seem to be in a quandary. State officials, administrators, teachers, special education teachers, librarians, local educational agencies, community colleges and school boards all have perceptions of what training paraeducators need but few consider the special expectations for a library paraeducator.

The current study seeks responses to the following research questions:

1. How well qualified for their positions do library paraeducators feel?

2. How do library paraeducators describe their job training?

3. What are perceptions-of teacher librarians and administrators regarding the training of paraprofessionals to work in school libraries?

The researcher will examine the requirements of the Iowa Department of …

Collaboration Of The Teacher Librarian And The Classroom Teacher To Incorporate Literature And Information Literacy Skills Into A Sixth Grade Social Studies Unit, Susan A. Klett

Graduate Research Papers

Collaboration between the teacher librarian and classroom teacher is essential to effectively teach information literacy skills and give students a wider view of the world through literature. This action research paper traces the collaboration of the teacher librarian and classroom teacher as they plan and implement a sixth grade social studies unit that incorporates historical fiction, primary sources, and informational text. This paper also analyzes the reaction and learning of the sixth grade students by means of their responses to the SLIM Assessment.

Examining The Benefits Of Technology In Training, Nelson Rokke

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this literature review is to provide an overview of significant literature published on the topic of the benefits of increased technology use for training as an integral component of business strategy. After satisfying initial research requirements set forth by the researcher, 34 peer-reviewed articles published after 2001 were purposefully selected based upon relevancy to the research topic and critically analyzed to identify consistencies, similarities, and differences, in an attempt to explain the motives behind increased investments in technology for training. Three major trends are identified: Globalization Challenges and Benefits for Training Programs Organizational Training and Performance Assessment. …

Vocabulary Acquisition In Kindergarten For English Language Learners: Ventriglia's Rule Of 3, Or Marzano's Six Steps To Effective Vocabulary Instruction?, Danielle Marie Rose

Graduate Research Papers

Teaching kindergarten is my passion. I love the excitement five and six year old children bring to the classroom. Their sense of wonder, their smiles and their laughter bring constant joy to my life. A group of children that I especially love teaching is the English language learners in my classroom. These children are always so curious to learn, but many times lack the adequate vocabulary to understand conversations between peers or comprehend the meaning of books. This lack of vocabulary knowledge decreases their success in the classroom. Throughout my teaching career, it has been my constant desire to implement …

Using Virtual Worlds In Medical And Health Education, Amy J. Renze

Graduate Research Papers

This review examines the use of virtual worlds in medical and health education. The purpose of this review is to outline various, enabling and three-dimensional, virtual world technologies that prove to have a positive impact on the development and retention of medical knowledge and skills. Virtual worlds offer unique design features for disseminating health information, training health professionals, and enabling patient education. The primary sources used in this review include published literature and electronic media sources. Conclusions derived from this review support the use of virtual worlds as part of the educational technology landscape. Although the potential of virtual worlds …