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Book Review: Laurel Leff. Buried By The Times: The Holocaust And America's Most Important Newspaper, Janine Minkler

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

Why did the New York Times persistently bury news of the Holocaust? asks Laurel Leff in her dramatic historical account of ‘‘America’s most important newspaper.’’ Leff, associate professor at Northeastern University and former journalist for the Wall Street Journal and Miami Herald, examines the complex combination of forces that led the Times to relegate news of the Holocaust to secondary status. She also sustains an uncompromising critique of this period in New York Times history. ‘‘No American newspaper was better positioned to highlight the Holocaust than the Times, and no American newspaper so influenced public discourse by its failure to …

A Family’S Deadly Sin: Fatal Child Abuse In Florida An Anthropological Perspective On Child Deaths Due To Abuse And Neglect, Christa A. Williams

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines child death data in an effort to assist in prevention and intervention, as well as, to provide quantitative and qualitative analysis to improve and enhance policy development around child deaths due to abuse and neglect in Florida. The data reviewed consisted of aggregate data for all incidents of child deaths (N = 266) in Florida where the primary caregiver was the alleged perpetrator of a child fatality for children under age 18. All data examined were recorded and stored in the Department of Children and Families’ Child Safety Assessment database between 1998 and 2000.

According to national …

Crow's Nest, October 24, 2006, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The October 24, 2006, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Agenda, College Of Arts & Sciences Council Meeting, October 6, 2006, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. College Of Arts & Sciences

College Council Meeting Minutes

Agenda for the October 6, 2006, meeting of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg College of Arts and Sciences' Council.

Funding For Performance And Equity: Student Success In English Further Education Colleges, Ozan Jaquette

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

The impact of performance funding on community college student outcomes is a contested issue. Performance funding policies in most U.S. states involve too small a proportion of funding to change college behavior. English further education colleges are similar to U.S. community colleges. 1992 policy reforms in England centralized policy control, and implemented a per-pupil funding formula; 10% of all funding is based on student success but other components of the funding formula pay colleges more money for enrolling disadvantaged students. This research uses five years of student level data to test the impact of these policies. Overall student success rates …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/24 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Funding for performance and equity : student success in English further education colleges / Ozan Jaquette.

Report From An Interdisciplinary Case Study On A Public Transit System In Crisis, Kim A. Jones, Robert C. Mock Jr., Sarah T. Cearley

Journal of Public Transportation

This article describes how a public transportation system in a mid-sized southern state was assessed in regard to its adequacy in providing transportation services. The article begins by discussing the trends in current transportation patterns, funding of public transit, and special populations served by public transit. A case study is then presented of a transit system that was experiencing what has become a typical problem for similar transit systems across the nation: intensified public and political pressures caused by funding cuts and unfunded mandates from the federal government. Findings from the case study are then provided along with recommendations for …

Full Issue 9(4)

Journal of Public Transportation

No abstract provided.

Measuring Social Stressors In Organizations: The Development Of The Interpersonal Conflict In Organizations Scale (Icos), Valentina Bruk Lee

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Interpersonal conflict in organizations has been recognized as a leading social stressor across occupations with detrimental effects on employee well-being and organizational outcomes. However, reliable and valid measures of conflict are scarce and even the most widely used scales are limited by weaknesses in construct definition. In order to address the need for an improved measurement tool, the 63-item Interpersonal Conflict in Organizations Scale (ICOS) was developed. The ICOS was based on a comprehensive conceptualization of conflict that defines the construct on the basis of three definitional components: disagreement, interference, and negative emotion (Barki & Hartwick, 2004). In addition, the …

Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, August 12, 2006, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

King O'Neal Scholar - Chantal Korkis; Outstanding Senior - Dwayne Peterson; President's Fellow Medallion - Richard "Dick" Beard

Usf Women's Club Yearbook, 2006–2007, Usf Women's Club

USF Women’s Club Collection

Yearbook of the USF Women's Club. Inside is a list of past presidents, officers, committee chairmen, and members for 2006–2007. The booklet also includes a tribute to Grace Allen, interest groups, calendar of events, and a copy of the constitution and by-laws from the handbook.

Author Biographies

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

No abstract provided.

Commencement Convocation Program, Lakeland Campus, May 8, 2006, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

King O'Neal Scholar Award - Sarah Beth Brooker and Daniel R. Berganza; Outstanding Senior - Darlene K. Williams; USF Lakeland Distinguished Service Award - Myrtice Young

Commencement Convocation Program, St. Petersburg Campus, May 7, 2006, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

No abstract provided.

Commencement Convocation Program, St. Petersburg Campus, May 7, 2006, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

USF St. Petersburg Graduations and Commencements

No abstract provided.

Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, Graduate May 6, 2006, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

Honorary Doctor of Science - Billy Causey; Honorary Doctor of Visual and Performing Arts - Robert Stackhouse

Commencement Convocation Program, Tampa Campus, May 6, 2006, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

King O'Neal Scholars - Umayer S. Ali, Andres Charles Bancroft, Mikael Carl Erik Bergbrant, Christopher R. Caruso, Jacqueline Anne Dendy, Andrea L. Duncan, Stephanie J. Gulbransen, Megan Jill Hennecke, Jessica Suzanne Lindsay, Kristina Joanna Martinez, Erika Pasciuta, Suzette Marie Presas, Adam Rafi, Volha Smarodzinava, and Matthew Douglas Townsend; Honorary Doctorate of Visual and Performing Arts - Norman Dello Joio; Honorary Doctorate of Engineering - Joseph Bordogna; Outstanding Senior - Edna Jones

Crow's Nest, March 1, 2006, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The March 1, 2006, issue of the Crow's Nest.

The Weekly Challenger, February 9, 2006, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The February 9, 2006, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Sacs Compliance Certification : 2006 : Usf St. Petersburg Graduate Catalog, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Academic Policies and Guidelines

No abstract provided.

Excerpts Of Directory, University Of South Florida, 2006, University Of South Florida

Excerpts of University Directories

Excerpts from the 2006 University of South Florida directory. The pages include numbers for the St. Petersburg campus.

Accent On Learning, 2006-2007, University Of South Florida

USF Catalogs (Accent on Learning)

No abstract provided.

Roster, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Faculty Roster, Fall 2005, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

SACS Historical Forms and Applications

A list of faculty for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg for Fall 2005. The roster is arranged alphabetically by College and thereunder by Department and thereunder by last name.

Report, Library Resources In Education, 2006, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Nelson Poynter Memorial Library

All-Library Assessments Reports, Summaries & Misc Reports

A report assessing library collections that support the College of Education programs.

Women In Nontraditional Careers, Teresa Ann Roche

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In a traditional male dominated field such as construction, and automotive technology, artificial barriers and attitudes have often prevented qualified females from reaching their full potential. The late entrance of females into these fields has created very few role models for nontraditional younger females entering these professions. This study was designed to create a profile for nontraditional females working in a male dominated work force. A large percentage of females have experienced some barriers due to discrepancies in gender performance. Acceptance by peers, community and administrators, combined with the challenge of balancing family and career appears to be areas of …

An Investigation Of A Dual-Factor Model Of Mental Health And Related Physical Health Outcomes Among Early Adolescents, Emily J. Shaffer

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the mental and physical health of early adolescents (n = 339) using a dual-factor model of mental health. When employing a dual-factor model, mental well-being is not simply assumed from the absence of negative indicators of mental health (psychopathology). Rather, assessments of positive indicators of mental health (subjective well-being) are used to determine one's level of mental wellness. The current study tested the existence of a dual-factor model of mental health by examining the separability of participants' reports of subjective well-being and psychopathology. Specifically, the researcher hypothesized that the assessment of both of these constructs would result …

Linking Pretreatment Therapist Characteristics To The Therapeutic Alliance In Youth Treatment: An Examination Of Professional Burnout, Counseling Self-Efficacy And Gender Role Orientation, Jessica B. Handelsman

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The present study investigated three pretreatment therapist characteristics (professional burnout, counseling self-efficacy, and gender role orientation) in relation to the therapeutic alliance within the context of youth treatment. It was hypothesized that the emotional exhaustion and depersonalization dimensions of burnout would be negatively associated with the alliance, while the personal accomplishment dimension of burnout and counseling self-efficacy would be positively associated with the alliance. In addition, it was hypothesized that androgynous therapists would have superior alliances, relative to stereotypically masculine or feminine therapists. Participants were 42 pairs of therapists and youth clients. Prior to intake, therapists completed the Maslach Burnout …

Risk And Protective Factors Related To Resilience In Adolescents In An Alternative Education Program, Kelly M. Crawford

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Using a multivariate correlational design, this study was designed to determine the degree to which selected risk and protective factors were related to resilience in an at-risk student population. A total of 12 individual, family and external risk and protective factors were identified and data were collected from 142 6th through 11th grade students in an alternative education program for individuals who had committed severe behavioral infractions. A series of multiple regression analyses were conducted using three outcome variables: a rating of students' resilient behavior, number of behavior referrals in the students' records, and standardized reading achievement scores. Five percent …

Measuring Social Stressors In Organizations: The Development Of The Interpersonal Conflict In Organizations Scale (Icos), Valentina Bruk Lee

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Interpersonal conflict in organizations has been recognized as a leading social stressor across occupations with detrimental effects on employee well-being and organizational outcomes. However, reliable and valid measures of conflict are scarce and even the most widely used scales are limited by weaknesses in construct definition. In order to address the need for an improved measurement tool, the 63-item Interpersonal Conflict in Organizations Scale (ICOS) was developed. The ICOS was based on a comprehensive conceptualization of conflict that defines the construct on the basis of three definitional components: disagreement, interference, and negative emotion (Barki & Hartwick, 2004). In addition, the …

The Social Construction Of School Refusal: An Exploratory Study Of School Personnel’S Perceptions, Anna Marie Torrens Salemi

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Despite a multi-disciplinary, international literature, little research has drawn attention to the phenomenon of school refusal within the school. Most research on school refusal follows a positivist paradigm, focusing on the student, instead of examining the role of schools. Using a qualitative design and a social constructionist framework, this study explored how school personnel perceive school refusal, focusing on the social interactions, processes, and perceptions that construct their understanding. The study was conducted in a large school district in the Southeastern United States.Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with school personnel at the middle school (N=42), high school (N=40), and district …