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At The Intersection Of Law And Pyschometrics: Explaining The Validity Clause Of No Child Left Behind, Benjamin Michael Superfine

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

September 29, 2004 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

September 1, 2004 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Reappraising T.L.O.'S Special Needs Doctrine In An Era Of School-Law Enforcement Entanglement, Josh Gupta-Kagan

Faculty Publications

This essay presents one doctrinal method for lawyers to defend children accused of criminal charges in juvenile or adult court: attacking the applicability of the twenty-year old case, New Jersey v. T.L.O., to most school searches. T.L.O. based its application of a lower standard for searches of students by school officials on the presumption that firm gates separate public school from law enforcement and criminal justice institutions. Later administrative search cases inside and outside of the school context show that tee lower standard of T.L.O. depends entirely on programmatic purposes that distinguish school systems and ordinary law enforcement. Porous schoolhouse …

Culture Clash: Teaching Cultural Defenses In The Criminal Law Classroom, Susan S. Kuo

Faculty Publications

In the law school classroom, the Socratic method of legal analysis removes a dispute at issue in a given case from its sociocultural context and takes the cultural backgrounds of the parties into account only when they serve the legal argument. The language of the law commands law students to siphon off the emotional and cultural content because of the enduring belief that the law is neutral and impartial. Accordingly, cultural conflicts are deemed irrelevant to legal analysis because laws are unbiased and culture-blind. This detached outlook has been termed perpectivelessness to denote a neutral, odorless, colorless non-perspective.

This essay …

Reappraising T.L.O.'S Special Needs Doctrine In An Era Of School-Law Enforcement Entanglement, Josh Kagan

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Law Review Diges

The Journal of Law and Education

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A Patch Hath Smaller Patches: Delineating Ecological Neighborhoods For Parasites, Derek Zelmer, John R. Seed

Faculty Publications

Use of the host individual as a boundary for parasite populations and communities provides an unambiguous spatial unit that is useful for pattern description, but this framework precludes consideration of the host landscape and within-host population dynamics. Recognizing host individuals as spatially and temporally complex landscapes requires modified concepts of parasite populations and communities. An outline of the currently accepted hierarchies of parasite populations and communities is provided on the basis of ecological neighborhoods that are delineated by discrete habitat patches or functional dynamics (or both), as opposed to host individuals. This parasite-based framework accommodates consideration of both within- and …

Family Court Files: A Treasure Trove For Identity Thieves, Melissa F. Brown

South Carolina Law Review

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Using The Law Library: A Guide For Educators - Part Ii: Deciphering Citations & (And) Other Ways Of Locating Court Opinions, William A. Hilyerd

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Defining Accelerometer Thresholds For Activity Intensities In Adolescent Girls, Margarita S. Treuth, Kathryn H. Schmitz, Diane J. Catellier, Robert G. Mcmurray, David M. Murray, Maria João C. A. Almeida, Scott Going, James E. Norman, Russell R. Pate

Faculty Publications

Purpose - To derive a regression equation that estimates metabolic equivalent (MET) from accelerometer counts, and to define thresholds of accelerometer counts that can be used to delineate sedentary, light, moderate, and vigorous activity.

Methods - Seventy-four healthy 8th grade girls, age 13-14 yr, were recruited from urban areas of Baltimore, MD, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, and Columbia, SC, to participate in the study. Accelerometer and oxygen consumption (VO₂) data for 10 activities that varied in intensity from sedentary (e.g., TV watching) to vigorous (e.g., running) were collected. While performing these activities, the girls wore two accelerometers, a heart …

June 23, 2004 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

When Do Fair Beliefs Infiuence Bargaining Behavior? Experimental Bargaining In Japan And The United States, Nancy R. Buchan, Rachel T.A. Croson, Eric J. Johnson

Faculty Publications

In this research, we examine the influence of beliefs about fairness on bargaining behavior. Using a repeated ultimatum game, we examine bargaining contexts in Japan and the United States in which buyers' or sellers' fair beliefs are either in alignment with or in conflict with their own self-interest. We suggest that understanding the relationship between fair beliefs and self-interest is central to understanding when fair beliefs will influence bargaining behavior. Our results demonstrate that fair beliefs predict bargaining behavior when they are aligned with one's own self-interest.

April 29, 2004 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

April 7, 2004 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

The National School Lunch Program And Usda Dietary Guidelines: Is There Room For Reconciliation, Kathryn L. Plemmons

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Just Say Yes: Sell V. United States And Inadequate Limitations On The Forced Medication Of Defendants In Order To Render Competence For Trial, Aaron R. Dias

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

State Court And Lower Federal Court Decisions Recent Developments In The Law

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Toward A Better Benchmark: Assessing The Utility Of Not-At-Fault Traffic Crash Data In Racial Profiling Research, Geoffrey P. Alpert, Michael R. Smith, Roger G. Dunham

Faculty Publications

As studies on racial profiling and biased policing have begun to proliferate, researchers are debating which benchmark is most appropriate for comparison with police traffic stop data. Existing benchmark populations, which include populations estimated from census figures, licensed drivers, arrestees, reported crime suspects, and observed drivers and traffic violators, all have significant limitations. This article offers a new, alternative benchmark for police traffic stops, a benchmark that has not been previously applied or tested in a racial profiling research setting. The analysis presented compares traffic observation data, gathered at selected, high volume intersections during an ongoing racial profiling study in …

Predicting Learning From Asynchronous Online Discussions, Dezhi Wu, Starr Roxanne Hiltz

Publications

Online discussions play an important role in student learning. Currently, asynchronous learning courses and some primarily face-to-face courses at New Jersey Institute of Technology require asynchronous online discussions. Does this requirement improve the students' perceived learning? An exploratory study designed to investigate this issue was conducted in Spring 2002. The questionnaire drew responses to a post-course questionnaire from 116 students in two undergraduate courses and one graduate course. A set of items designed to measure perceived learning from online discussions formed a reliable, unidimensional index for this construct. The results indicate that online discussions do improve students' perceived learning. Variations …

Monitoring Physical Activity: Uses And Measurement Issues With Automated Counters, Michelle L. Granner, Patricia A. Sharpe

Faculty Publications

Background: Promotion of physical activity is a public health priority, and environmental factors influence physical activity behavior. Valid and reliable automated measurement tools of physical activity for assessment and evaluation within public settings are needed. Methods: Searches of the research literature and governmental reports from physical activity, transportation, and recreation fields were conducted to identify methods of automated counting and validation studies. The article provides a summary of (a) current methods and uses of automated counters, (b) information about validity and reliability where available, (c) strengths and limitations of each methods, and (d) measurement issues. Results: Existing automated counting technology …

March 3, 2004 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

February 11, 2004 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Who Bears The Costs Of A Lawyer's Mistakes? -- Against Limited Liability, Martin Mcwilliams

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Banishment From Within And Without: Analyzing Indigenous Sentencing Under International Human Rights Standards, Colin Miller

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

No Child Left Behind's Faith-Based Initiative Provision And The Establishment Clause, William Dolan

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

State Courts And Lower Federal Court Decisions Recent Developments In The Law

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Teaching Practical Wisdom, Deborah Jane Cantrell

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Troubling Our Heads About Ichabod: "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow," Classic American Literature, And The Sexual Politics Of Homosocial Brotherhood, David Greven

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

2003-2004 Faculty Senate Annual Report, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

The primary file includes the 2003-2004 Bookstore Committee Annual Report. Additional annual reports are attached.