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Competition Law And International Relations, David P. Fidler

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Bankruptcy-Based Discrimination, Douglass G. Boshkoff

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Nurturing The Impulse For Justice, Lynne Henderson

Scholarly Works

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Lesbian And Gay, Polly Thistlethwaite, Daniel C. Tsang

Publications and Research

"The lesbian and gay press has shaped and reflected the rise of gay and lesbian liberation," Dan Tsang and Polly Thistlethwaite wrote in the introduction to the 'Lesbian and Gay' section of Katzes' 1992 edition of Magazines for Libraries. This title review of the queer periodicals of the day was intended to serve as a guide and justification for 'mainstream' libraries' collection building. The number and range of titles in Thistlethwaite and Tsang's collaborative entries (1989, 1992, and 1995) far exceeded any mainstream library collection known to either of the authors who were nevertheless hopeful that libraries would expand …

The Natural Law Component Of The Ninth Amendment, Calvin R. Massey

Faculty Scholarship

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Annual Faculty Senate Minutes October 1992 - June 1993, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Annual Compilations of the Faculty Senate Minutes (Minutes Only)

Minutes of the Faculty Senate for October 1992 to June 1993.

Justice Marshall In The Medium Of Civil Procedure: Portrait Of A Master, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

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Reconciling Individual Rights And Government Interests: Madisonian Principles Versus Supreme Court Practice, David L. Faigman

Faculty Scholarship

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Human Services Training In Tribal Colleges, Richard H. Dana, Rodger Hornby

Regional Research Institute for Human Services

Tribal colleges are providing interdisciplinary education and professional training for human services occupations at the undergraduate level. These programs also promote cultural competence as a result of required courses in tribal languages, history, culture and law. The Sinte Gelska University program is described as an example of the role of tribal college education in emphasizing cultural identity using a culture-specific instructional style and teaching method. These programs in tribal colleges will augment the availability of competent service to native Americans.

Assessment Of Cultural Orientation, Richard H. Dana

Regional Research Institute for Human Services

This article discusses several concerns to take into consideration when assessing ethnic minorities in the United States. Cultural competence implies more than sensitivity to other cultures. There has to be an honoring of beliefs, perceptions, values, language, and ethical systems.

Standing And Ripeness Revisited: The Supreme Court's "Hypothetical" Barriers, Marla Mansfield

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

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Porting Chorus To The Pa-Risc: Overall Evaluation, Jonathan Walpole, Marion Hakanson, Jon Inouye, Ravi Konuru

Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

This document is part of a series of reports describing the design decisions made in porting the Chorus Operating System kernel to the Hewlett-Packard 9000 Series 800 workstation. This document summarizes the matches and mis-matches between Chorus and the PA-RISC and outlines the general lessons learned during the project.

This document is intended for people who are interested in (a) the separation of machinedependent micro-kernel code from machine-independent micro-kernel code, (b) the interaction between operating system design and the PA-RISC architecture, and (c) the portability ofthe Chorus operating system.

The first report in the series, Porting Chorus to the PA-RISe: …

State Constitutional Analyses Of Public School Finance Reform Cases: Myth Or Methodology?, Jonathan Banks

Vanderbilt Law Review

The public education system in the United States fails to educate economically disadvantaged children. Students from poor families are more likely to repeat grades,' to have below average basic academic skills, to drop out of school, and to forego attending college. These gaps in educational achievement translate into an inability to compete effectively in the employment market place. In an attempt to remedy these inequalities, plaintiffs have attacked the most obvious source of disparity: state school financing schemes.

Effects Of Juror And Expert Witness Gender On Jurors' Perceptions Of The Expert Witness, Lynelle Vondergeest

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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The Effect Of Extra Time On Reading Comprehension Scores In Low-Achieving College Students, Tracy L. Wirtz

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

Some Problems With "Origins", Stephen A. Conrad

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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An Investigation Of Ibm Pc Computer Viruses Infection Rates And Types In A Western Australian Environment, Boon Guan Lee

Theses : Honours

In recent years computer viruses have become increasingly significant as a form of computer abuse. By virtue of their reproductive capability, computer viruses can have cumulative and potentially catastrophic effects to the many people who use those affected computers. There is a growing concern in the computing community about these forms of electronic vandalism. This concern arises from the possible damage to stored information on which the work depends and the ensuing disruption of the work-place. Although the vandalism or purposeful abuse by introducing computer viruses to computer systems was originally mainly an American experience, research reports published by the …

An Evaluation Of The Procedures Used To Assess And Remediate The Perceived Writing Difficulties Of Undergraduate Students In The Faculty Of Education At Edith Cowan University, Les Puhl

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The standards of written literacy of teacher-education students at Edith Cowan University are perceived by many staff to be inadequate. The Faculty of Education's response to this perceived inadequacy is to carry out a mandatory skills-based remedial writing programme for students whose literacy competencies are judged to be deficient, The instrument used to assess the students' literacy competencies is the English Skills Assessment test. The students' performances in the various skills which the test purports to measure, also determine the area in which they are given remedial instruction if the results of the test suggest this is necessary. However, many …

Reasons For The Underrepresentation Of Females At Head Of Department Level In Physical Education In Government Secondary Schools In Western Australia: Perceptions Of Female Physical Education Teachers, Regina D. Bloot

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This study focuses on reasons why so few females hold Head of Department positions in physical education in government secondary schools in Western Australia. Despite the almost equitable proportion of females and males teaching the subject, and the absence of Ministry of Education policy constraints on female promotion since 1972, females remain grossly underrepresented in leadership roles. In 1991, women held only five (7%) of the 70 substantive Head of Department appointments. Individual indepth interviews were used as the means of data collection to document female teachers' own accounts of their lives, career aspirations, and what they perceived to be …

Improving The Science Performance Of Bilingual Fourth Graders Through Additional Services, Marguerite L. Hutchins

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This practicum was designed to determine if additional services to bilingual Hispanic fourth graders would increase their academic achievement in process method physical science curriculum.

Each day 21 bilingual Hispanic boys and girls received 15 minutes of intensive tutoring which concentrated on reviewing the concepts of the previous day and introducing the vocabulary and ideas of the next lesson. During these sessions the students were encouraged to put their understanding into oral and written language. In addition. an effort was made to determine and correct misconceptions about the topics in physical science as soon as they appeared. Toward this objective …

A Comprehensive Guide To Improve Christian School Participation In Faccs Accreditation, Howard G. Burke

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes the process by which unaccredited Christian schools may use the accreditation manual and collateral manuals developed during the project to achieve accreditation. Areas of need which were addressed include staff qualifications, the physical facility, documentation of curriculum, goals, aims, and objectives, analysis of standardized achievement tests, disciplinary development of the manuals themselves. policies, and themselves

The products provide specific guidelines for Christian school ministries to use in establishing a self-study process, a step-by-step means for preparing for candidacy, and agendas for the original accreditation visits by team members. Actual first-time accreditations and re-evaluations were conducted to show …

Increasing Knowledge About And Use Of Behavior Checklists And Rating Scales By School Clinicians In Identifying Attention Deficit Disorders And Differentiating Coexisting Disorders, Lloyd J. Campbell

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This practicum addressed the problem that school clinicians were unaware of the variety of behavior rating scales that help In the diagnosis of ADD/ADHD and other disorders that often coexist. The writer's goal was to provide a process to Introduce behavior rating scales to 73 school clinicians from 21 school districts to aid in identifying ADD/ADHO children and differentiate coexisting disorders.

During the Implementation phase, the writer initiated various contacts with groups of clinicians responsible for screening students. The writer met with individual and small groups of school clinicians to present a variety of ratings scales materials, and to offer …

Improving The Writing Skills For Third, Fourth, And Fifth Grade Gifted Students Through The Use Of Development Processes, Mary Helen Freeman

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The intent of this practicum was to increase third, fourth and fifth grade gifted and talented students’ exposure to the writing process. Nine behavioral objectives were identified. They were: (1) demonstrating more prolifically and mechanically correct narratives, (2) demonstrating more positive feelings toward writing, (3) increasing the number of words used in a narrative, (4) completing a publication-ready narrative, (5) increasing selection of words in a narrative, (6) indicating success in having a written work published, (7) reporting self-improvement in the writing process, (8) increasing ability to inform their readers, and (9) demonstrating a desire to write.

Developmental writing lessons …

British Literature: Increasing Relevancy For High School Seniors Through Multicultural Augmentation. Doctoral Report Thesis, Nancy C. Kirkland

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The goal of this practicum was to Increase the relevancy of the regular senior English course In British literature and composition by expanding the curriculum to Include selections from countries, other than the United States, influenced by the British Colonial Empire. This approach would render the curriculum more germane to the ethnic diversity of the contemporary classroom.

Using a thematic approach, works were selected to include writer’s representative of African, Aslan, and Hispanic cultures. These additions were enmeshed into the regular canon of British authors. Learning styles and cooperative Learning strategies were employed to promote cooperation and understanding within the …

Integrating A Study Skills Program Throughout Special Education Classes In A Middle School Setting, Dianne M. V. Lotz

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This practicum was designed to integrate a Study Skills Program throughout special education classes in a middle school. The major objectives were to develop a variety of instructional strategies to meet the students’ needs in the area of study skills, to foster the teaching of study skills in each subject area by the special education teachers through direct instruction, and by providing specific segments of time for study skills awareness activities in each subject area of the students' core curriculum.

The writer designed and administered a study skills self-assessment inventory to the classified students involved and a staff needs assessment …

Using Environmental Print Media To Enhance Third Grade Children’S Reading And Writing Abilities, Rhoda Orenstein

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

A course of study was designed by the writer to enhance the effectiveness of the traditional third grade reader and workpack as instructional tools. The goal was to create, in the targeted third grade students, a familiarity with the purpose and function of varied print media available within the community, thereby creating a foundation upon which the students could base their understanding of the settings, themes, and experiences of the traditional third grace reader.

The writer created a program that utilized varied print media and speakers from within the students' school and community environment. Classroom cooperative learning centers were established. …

Organizational Guidelines For Establishing A Core Team To Deal With Alcohol And Drug Abuse: In A High School, Thomas G. Sarnecki

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This practicum was designed to organize a drug prevention/intervention program for high school students. The primary goal was to organize a Core Team to become an effective instrument for addressing alcohol and drug prevention/intervention strategies for the targeted population. The second aim was to impact staff members by assisting them to recognize early warning signs of potential substance abusers and at-risk students. The third aim was to develop an effective referral system to provide help to students who were suspected of alcohol or drug use.

A two day Inservice workshop was developed for staff members to make them aware of …

Using Interactive Learning Strategies To Help High School Students Of Spanish Understand And Appreciate Hispanic Culture, Roslyn R. Sprayberry

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This practicum report describes strategies designed to improve students' knowledge and understanding of and appreciation for the Hispanic culture. Aimed at high school students in a second-year Spanish class, this report Is appropriate for any foreign language class from middle school through university levels.

The writer developed and administered a survey and a pretest to 20 randomly selected students in a second-year Spanish class. The objectives were to Identify cultural terms, to describe Hispanic behavior patterns, to list cultural differences within the Hispanic culture, to express the cultural connotations of words and phrases, and to evince an awareness of and …

Development Of A Promotional Plan For Programs For Higher Education, Joseph E. Campbell

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Since 1976, Nova University’s Programs for Higher Education have awarded more than 1800 Ed.D.’s to working professionals in various areas of higher education. One of the main problems facing Nova University’s Programs for Higher Education has been its continued ability to attract, admit, and enroll students, who will successfully complete the program, in a changing and increasingly competitive environment. Name recognition, lack of knowledge about the quality of the program, as well as continued misconceptions about the validity of an external degree frequently cause enrollment problems. Also, the program has not comprehensively reviewed its on going promotional activities in several …

Improving Primary Grade Reading Skills Through The Introduction Of An Alternative To The Traditional Basal Text Program, Joseph A. Somers Jr

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes a program to Improve reading skills of first-grade students in an elementary school in southern New Jersey.

Analysis of the problem situation revealed that standardized test response percentages for first-grade students were lower than expected over a three-year period for reading subtests in comprehension and vocabulary. A traditional, basal approach. had been used for more than five years. The manner in which standardized test scores were reported gave a false impression of student progress. Item analysis by teachers had not taken place on a thorough or consistent basis. Past attempts to involve teachers in the investigation of …