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Social Support's Contribution To Reduced Welfare Dependency: Program Outcomes Of Long Term Welfare Recipients, Frank A. Sansone Dec 1998

Social Support's Contribution To Reduced Welfare Dependency: Program Outcomes Of Long Term Welfare Recipients, Frank A. Sansone

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Long term welfare recipients participated in a state job training and welfare reform demonstration which provided education,job training, and supportive services via intensive case management. Social support research has focused on stress and physical and psychological health outcomes not welfarejob training and education outcomes. Job training and welfare to work policies and programs have not emphasized providing social supports but the supportive services of transportation and child care. Program outcomes at follow-up included: education and job training certificates, including GEDs with some still studying; jobs; and a 50% reduction in welfare receipt. Results of hierarchical regression analysis suggest a participant's …

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A Qualitative Cum Quantitative Approach To Construct Definition In A Minority Population: Reasons For Divorce Among Israeli Arab Women, Rivka Savaya, Orna Cohenn Dec 1998

A Qualitative Cum Quantitative Approach To Construct Definition In A Minority Population: Reasons For Divorce Among Israeli Arab Women, Rivka Savaya, Orna Cohenn

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The paper describes the combined use of qualitative and quantitative methods to provide a preliminary definition of the construct, the reasons for divorce among Israeli Arab women. The qualitative methods consisted of personal in terviews and a focus group, the quantitative method of Trochim's concept mapping. The combined approach was adopted in the wake of skepticism about the ability of research instruments developed in the West to study Western populations to provide valid and reliable assessments of non-Western groups. A culturally sensitive definition of the construct was sought as a first step in the design of a culturally sensitive research …

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A Validation Study Of Tennessee's Framework For The Evaluation Of Assistant Principals, Reba A. Bailey Dec 1998

A Validation Study Of Tennessee's Framework For The Evaluation Of Assistant Principals, Reba A. Bailey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examined assistant principals' perceptions regarding their beliefs concerning actual involvement and ideal involvement with competencies identified by the Tennessee State Department of Education as evaluative measures for principals and assistant principals employed in public schools in the State of Tennessee during the 1996-1997 school year. Nine hundred fifty-four assistant principals made up the population for this study. Two hundred eighty-one assistant principals made up the sample. One hundred seventy-nine questionnaires were returned. Competencies from the State of Tennessee Model for Local Evaluation of Administrators /Supervisors were used to develop a survey instrument to determine assistant principals' actual involvement …

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Perceptions Of The Appropriateness Of The 1998 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Education Criteria For Assessing Virginia Community Colleges, Dixon B. Joyce Dec 1998

Perceptions Of The Appropriateness Of The 1998 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Education Criteria For Assessing Virginia Community Colleges, Dixon B. Joyce

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purposes of this study were: (a) To determine whether full-time teaching faculty and full-time administrators perceive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) 1998 Education Criteria for Performance Excellence (ECPE) to be appropriate for assessing Virginia community colleges, and (b) To determine if differences in perceptions exist regarding demographic variables among full-time teaching faculty and among full-time administrators in the use of these criteria to assess Virginia community colleges. Data were collected from a random sample of 129 full-time teaching faculty and 57 full-time administrators using the seven categories and 18 items of the 1998 ECPE. Demographic factors included …

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Entry-Level Competencies Needed By Bsns In Acute Healthcare Agencies In Tennessee In The Next Ten Years, Marjorie S. King Dec 1998

Entry-Level Competencies Needed By Bsns In Acute Healthcare Agencies In Tennessee In The Next Ten Years, Marjorie S. King

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The research focused on the identification of entry-level competencies needed by Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates who will begin employment in acute healthcare agencies in the next 10 years in Tennessee. The purpose of the study was to gain increased awareness of the competencies needed by graduates of BSN programs in Tennessee in order to meet the demands of the acute healthcare agencies, in light of present and anticipated changes in the healthcare delivery system. The opinions of nurse educators, nurse administrators, recently graduated BSNs, and experienced BSN graduates were solicited to assess congruency of perceptions. In addition, …

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The Impact Of Cocurricular Experience On Leadership Development, Deborah H. White Dec 1998

The Impact Of Cocurricular Experience On Leadership Development, Deborah H. White

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the impact of cocurricular activities on leadership development. College graduates recognized as community leaders were selected from three communities in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Through survey and interview techniques, the leaders were asked to reflect on high school and college experiences that led to their development as leaders. The study included a focus on differences in experiences of male and female leaders. Developmental influences such as family, mentors, global experience, and the cocurricular activities engaged in during high school and college were explored. Title IX had no impact on increased opportunities for women in this group of …

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Public Opinion About The Civil Jury: Can Reality Be Found In The Illusions?, Michael J. Saks Dec 1998

Public Opinion About The Civil Jury: Can Reality Be Found In The Illusions?, Michael J. Saks

DePaul Law Review

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Jury Awards For Medical Malpractice And Post-Verdict Adjustments Of Those Awards, Neil Vidmar, Felicia Gross, Mary Rose Dec 1998

Jury Awards For Medical Malpractice And Post-Verdict Adjustments Of Those Awards, Neil Vidmar, Felicia Gross, Mary Rose

DePaul Law Review

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How Judges View Civil Juries, Paula L. Hannaford, B. Michael Dunn, G. Thomas Munsterman Dec 1998

How Judges View Civil Juries, Paula L. Hannaford, B. Michael Dunn, G. Thomas Munsterman

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Scientifically Complex Cases, Trial By Jury, And The Erosion Of Adversarial Processes, Joseph Sanders Dec 1998

Scientifically Complex Cases, Trial By Jury, And The Erosion Of Adversarial Processes, Joseph Sanders

DePaul Law Review

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The Illusions And Realities Of Jurors' Treatment Of Corporate Defendants, Valerie P. Hans Dec 1998

The Illusions And Realities Of Jurors' Treatment Of Corporate Defendants, Valerie P. Hans

DePaul Law Review

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Explaining The Public Wariness Of Juries, Albert W. Alschuler Dec 1998

Explaining The Public Wariness Of Juries, Albert W. Alschuler

DePaul Law Review

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Comments On The Vidmar And Diamond Studies, Michael J. Saks Dec 1998

Comments On The Vidmar And Diamond Studies, Michael J. Saks

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Why Do Juries Get A Bum Rap? Reflections On The Work Of Valerie Hans, Richard Lempert Dec 1998

Why Do Juries Get A Bum Rap? Reflections On The Work Of Valerie Hans, Richard Lempert

DePaul Law Review

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Recent Books, Jacques B. Doukhan Dec 1998

Recent Books, Jacques B. Doukhan

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

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Is Religious Faith Incompatible With Academic Life?, Michael Marissen Dec 1998

Is Religious Faith Incompatible With Academic Life?, Michael Marissen

Music Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

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Religion Against Parapsychology, Nijad J. Mikailzade Dec 1998

Religion Against Parapsychology, Nijad J. Mikailzade

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Spring 1918: Armenian Terrorism And The Turko-Moslem Genocide In Azerbaijan, Camil Hasanli Dec 1998

Spring 1918: Armenian Terrorism And The Turko-Moslem Genocide In Azerbaijan, Camil Hasanli

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

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The Jurisprudence Of Willfulness: An Evolving Theory Of Excusable Ignorance, Sharon L. Davies Dec 1998

The Jurisprudence Of Willfulness: An Evolving Theory Of Excusable Ignorance, Sharon L. Davies

Duke Law Journal

Ignorantia legis non excusat-ignorance of the law does not excuse-is a centuries-old criminal law maxim familiar to lawyer and layperson alike. Under the doctrine, an accused finds little protection in the claim "But, I did not know the law," for all are presumed either to be familiar with the law's commands or to proceed in ignorance at their own peril. The ignorant must be punished along with the knowing, the maxim teaches, to achieve a better educated and more law-abiding populace and to avoid the easy-to-assert and difficult-to-dispute claim of ignorance that would otherwise flow from the lips of any …

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The Justices Of Strategy, Frank B. Cross Dec 1998

The Justices Of Strategy, Frank B. Cross

Duke Law Journal

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Holmes And The Romantic Mind, Anne C. Dailey Dec 1998

Holmes And The Romantic Mind, Anne C. Dailey

Duke Law Journal

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. is perhaps best known for his "tough-minded" jurisprudence based on objective standards of reasonableness. Scholars have traditionally understood Holmes's jurisprudential outlook as fundamentally behavioristic. Professor Dailey challenges that understanding, revealing the importance of Romantic psychology in Holmes's major writings. His outlook, she argues, was shaped by his belief in unconscious motivations, imagination, irrationality and instinctual drives. Rather than simply characterize Holmes as a "Romantic," Professor Dailey draws out the conflict in his thought, illuminating his struggle to develop an empirical approach to law that could also account for the depth and complexity of human nature.

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Counselor, Vol. 19, No.14, December 1, 1998, New York Law School Dec 1998

Counselor, Vol. 19, No.14, December 1, 1998, New York Law School

New York Law School Community Newsletter

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Legal Status, Rights And Obligations Of The Crew In Space, Gabriella Catalano Sgrosso Dec 1998

Legal Status, Rights And Obligations Of The Crew In Space, Gabriella Catalano Sgrosso

Journal of Space Law

No abstract provided.

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Working With Gay And Lesbian Students At Catholic Colleges And Universities: A Student Affairs Perspective, Sandra M. Estanek Dec 1998

Working With Gay And Lesbian Students At Catholic Colleges And Universities: A Student Affairs Perspective, Sandra M. Estanek

Journal of Catholic Education

Controversy often surrounds issues of sexual ethics on campus. This article offers a helpful framework for consideration of one of today’s difficult issues: ministry to gay and lesbian students at Catholic institutions. By demonstrating how one may be faithful to Magisterial teaching, the Gospel command to love, and solid principles of human development and psychology, the author offers concrete steps for establishing and protecting a climate of conversation.

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The Second Epiphany: Program Design For African American Leadership Of Catholic Schools, Gerald M. Cattaro Dec 1998

The Second Epiphany: Program Design For African American Leadership Of Catholic Schools, Gerald M. Cattaro

Journal of Catholic Education

Using the biblical experience of Christ’s epiphany as a root metaphor, the author discusses the historical development of African American participation in Catholic schools with a view towards a program design for African American leadership in school administration. Through an analysis of various levels of culture, African American Catholics are shown to be well-suited for emerging leadership roles in Catholic schools and dioceses.

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Boys Themselves: A Return To Single-Sex Education, By Michael Ruhlman, Timothy M. Kenney Dec 1998

Boys Themselves: A Return To Single-Sex Education, By Michael Ruhlman, Timothy M. Kenney

Journal of Catholic Education

No abstract provided.

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Acquisition Of Observing Responses With Delayed Conditioned Reinforcement, Gregory A. Lieving Dec 1998

Acquisition Of Observing Responses With Delayed Conditioned Reinforcement, Gregory A. Lieving

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Six pigeons were trained to key peck for 3-s access to mixed grain on a multiple variable-interval 60-s extinction schedule. The schedule then was changed to a mixed variable-interval 60-s extinction schedule. Simultaneously, a treadle was introduced into the chamber. For 3 pigeons, the stimulus correlated previously with the variable-interval schedule could be produced by treadle pressing (i.e., an observing response) on a tandem fixed-ratio 1 differential-reinforcement-of-other-behavior 10-s schedule. For the other 3 pigeons, no contingency was implemented for treadle pressing. Treadle pressing was established equally in the presence and absence of the observing contingency. The results did not extend …

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Fixed -Interval Timeout From Avoidance With Humans, Janet L. Emmendorfer Dec 1998

Fixed -Interval Timeout From Avoidance With Humans, Janet L. Emmendorfer

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

On fixed-interval (FI) schedules of reinforcement, humans and other animals often have different response patterns. For example, the pattern typically associated with animals is the scallop: a pause followed by a gradual acceleration in responding. Humans generally show terminal-minimum (i.e., pause until the end of the interval, then make 1 or 2 responses) or constant-rate patterns. There have been numerous investigations of the variables that control such different response patterns. The most common variables in those studies are instructions, verbal ability, response cost, concurrent tasks, and food and points as reinforcers. The purpose of the present experiments was to investigate …

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Effects Of Celeration Rate On Behavioral Fluency, Kevin J. Munson Dec 1998

Effects Of Celeration Rate On Behavioral Fluency, Kevin J. Munson

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In precision teaching, it has been argued that learning should continue until responding is fluent (i.e., it can be performed accurately and rapidly in the presence of distracting stimuli, even after a delay since its acquisition). Furthermore, it has been argued that the speed with which learners achieve fluency (i.e., celeration) also is important. The purpose of the present experiments was to test those propositions. Subjects read binary numbers on a computer screen, and spoke the decimal equivalent of those numbers into voice-recognition equipment. In Experiment 1, responding was reinforced with money arranged on VI schedules for correct responses with …

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Processing Resources, Cautiousness, Memory Self -Efficacy, And Age Differences In Free Recall, Wei Huang Dec 1998

Processing Resources, Cautiousness, Memory Self -Efficacy, And Age Differences In Free Recall, Wei Huang

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Both experimental and individual-differences approaches were used in the present study to investigate the effects of processing resources, cautiousness, and memory self-efficacy on adult age differences in free recall performance. A total of 80 young college students (mean age = 23 years) were used for the experimental manipulations; 40 older adults (mean age = 75 years) served as a comparison group. The experimental manipulations were based on a 2 (sex) by 2 (processing speed) by 2 (cautiousness) by 2 (working memory) mixed design. Cautiousness was manipulated by monetary incentive and punishment. Age-related reduction in working memory capacity was simulated by …

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