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Differentiation Of Instructional Methodologies In Subject-Based Curricula At The Secondary Level, Edward Hootstein

MERC Publications

Currently, efforts to detrack secondary schools have called attention to the need for instructional practices to address the increase academic diversity within many classrooms. The purpose of this student was to examine how teachers address that diversity and what steps they take to meet students' instructional needs. The purpose of the study was brought into focus by posing the following research questions: How important is addressing students' diverse academic needs to secondary school teachers? (b) Which instructional methods do secondary school teachers use to address students' academic differences? (c) which instructional methods do secondary school teachers think are effective in …

Enhancing Parental Involvement In Urban Schools: Types Of Programs, Characteristics Of Successful Programs, And Proven Strategies, Suzanne Trevett, James H. Mcmillan

MERC Publications

Numerous students and reports document the fact that parental involvement in education is positively related to higher student achievement. A review of the literature also reveals that educators regard parental involvement in a variety of ways, ranging from a traditional concept of inviting parents to back-to-school night, to more participatory efforts such as parental membership on decision-making committees and executive councils. Studies also show that parental involvement relates to enhanced community satisfaction with education and to better physical facilities. None of these is an inconsequential or isolated factor; each impinges the other, and taken together they constitute major challenges facing …

Addressing An Industrywide Health Insurance Crisis By Spreading The Cost: Has Congress Violated The Constitution?, Jay E. Grenig

Faculty Publications

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Imaging Tissue Conductivity Via Contactless Measurements: A Feasibility Study, Nevzat G. Gençer, M. Nejat Tek

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The feasibility of a new imaging system is investigated. This system will be used to image electrical conductivity distribution of biological tissues via contactless measurements. This will be achieved by introducing currents in the conductive medium using time-varying magnetic fields and measuring the magnetic fields of the induced currents. Consequently, the imaging system consists of transmitter and receiver coils placed nearby the conductive body. In this study, the basic features of the coplanar and coaxial coils are studied. The validity of the simplifying assumptions for the governing field equations is investigated. It is found that, for operating frequency of 100 …

Agricultural Water Quality Index Field Handout, Jeffrey Cooper, Richard Rediske, Melvin Northup, Mark Thogerson, Jonathan Van Denend

Scientific Technical Reports

The Agricultural Water Quality Index (AWQI) is an assessment tool designed for use in agroecosystems. Most existing environmental indices and assessment tools focus on the stream channel and/or riparian zone (the area between the channel and active land use). In contrast, the AWQI places an emphasis on land use and soil types that play a significant role in hydrologic cycles and water quality characteristics within the watershed.

The AWQI is designed to be used by agricultural technicians with limited experience in aquatic ecology; however, it does assume a reasonable background in soil characteristics. This index is intended for use during …

The End Of Secrecy, Ann Florini

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Two standards of behavior are slugging it out around the world. Advocates of well-established norms such as corporate privacy and national sovereignty want to hide information from prying eyes, while promoters of transparency tout it as the solution to everything from international financial crises to arms races and street crime. Just what is transparency? Put simply, transparency is the opposite of secrecy. Secrecy means deliberately hiding your actions; transparency means deliberately revealing them. This element of volition makes the growing acceptance of transparency much more than a resigned surrender to the technologically facilitated intrusiveness of the Information Age. Transparency is …

Comparing The Discourse Of Popular Politics In Korea And China: From Civil Society To Social Movements, William A. Callahan

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

The Korea Journal’s series of articles addressing the question of civil society are a timely addition to the struggle over the discourse of democracy which is common to many countries in Pacific Asia. Since Professor Han Sang-Jin’s article does an excellent job of critically summarizing Chung Chulhee, Cho Hein and David Steinberg’s arti cles on Korean civil society, it seems that there is not much more to be said on the topic. To add to this discussion I will try to expand the discourse geographically and conceptually. Geographically, I will compare the discourse of popular politics in Korea with that …

The Identity Quest In Margaret Laurence’S The Diviners, Markus Hornburg

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This thesis is designed to explain and explore the Canadian identity quest as it appears in Margaret Laurence's novel The Diviners. It consists of three chapters and a conclusion to sum up the main aspects of the quest. The thesis gives an overview on Canadian history and therefore puts every reader into the position to understand the accompanying details which are so important to understand what is going on in this huge country. I deal with political, social and cultural surroundings in Canada and prepare the ground for the literary history. The literary history of Canada, as it will-through The …

Justifying Racial Reform, Davison M. Douglas

Faculty Publications

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Larry H. Miller Automotive Division Marketing Research Project: Prepared For Direct Manager Of Larry H. Miller Advertising, Staci Checketts, Tatum Enyart, Brooke Hardy, Marlene Lang

Student Works

The Larry H. Miller Automotive Dealerships have been in business for over ten years, and have determined the Salt Lake Valley to be the target market for its advertising campaigns. The current advertising campaign for Larry H. Miller Dealerships centers on the "After all...you know this guy" slogan. Venture Consulting conducted a study to determine the following: How effective are current Larry H. Miller dealership advertisements? How does the public perceive Larry H. Miller as an individual? How does the public perceive Larry H. Miller advertisements in relation to its competitors? Venture Consulting comprised of Staci Checketts, Tatum Enyart, Booke …

Institutional Analysis And Physicians' Rights After Vacco V. Quill, Larry I. Palmer

Faculty Publications

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International Law In Hksar Courts, Roda Mushkat

California Western International Law Journal

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Resolving Judicial Corruption While Preserving Judicial Independence: Comparative Perspectives, J. Clifford Wallace

California Western International Law Journal

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Extraterritorial Antitrust Jurisdiction: Continuing The Confusion In Policy, Law, And Jurisdiction, James S. Mcneill

California Western International Law Journal

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The Perils Of Working For A Foreign Government: Foreign Sovereign Immunity And Employment, Richard L. Garnett

California Western International Law Journal

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Can Tort Law Be Used To Save Blue Collar Jobs In The United States, Edwin R. Render

California Western International Law Journal

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Harmonization Of Securities Market Regulations In The European Union: Is The Price Tag Too High?, Todd A. Sulger

California Western International Law Journal

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The North American Agreement On Environmental Protection And The Arctic Council Agreement: Will These Multinational Agreements Adequately Protect The Environment?, Richard J. Ansson, Jr.

California Western International Law Journal

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African-Americans, Latinos, And The Construction Of Race: Toward An Epistemic Coalition, George A. Martinez

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Latinos will soon become the largest minority group in the United States. African-Americans may therefore be about to give up political clout to Latinos. This prospect has generated tension between African-Americans and Latinos. Given this background, it is important for Critical Race Theory and Latino Critical Theory to consider the matter of the African-American/Latino relationship. With this in mind, the author discusses two important questions posed by the organizers of this panel: (1) How is the relationship between African-Americans and Latinos affected by the construction of race? and (2) Can Critical Race Theory benefit by a consideration of the race …

Towards An International Financial Centre For Greater China: Hong Kong And Infrastructural Reform, Joseph J. Norton

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

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Transgenic Agriculture: Biosafety And International Trade, Michael S. Baram, Calestuous Juma, Sheldon Krimsky, Rufus C. King

Faculty Scholarship

We stand at the threshold of a new century that will bring novel methods of producing foods, industrial materials, pharmaceuticals, and other products important to society and industry. Today's session will, therefore, address a subject of great importance: the introduction of genetically modified crops, livestock, micro-organisms, and other substances into agriculture and related fields, made possible by American and foreign corporate biotechnology.

In Defense Of Recoupment: Why Setoff Of Prepetition Utility Deposits Against Prepetition Debt Is Not Subject To The Automatic Stay, Gary E. Sullivan

Articles

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Rodrigo's Committee Assignment: A Skeptical Look At Judicial Independence Judicial Independence And Accountability Symposium, Richard Delgado

Articles

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Rodrigo's Roadmap: Is The Marketplace Theory For Eradicating Discrimination A Blind Alley, Richard Delgado

Articles

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Making Pets: Social Workers, Problem Groups, And The Role Of The Spca--Getting A Little More Precise About Racialized Narratives Commentary, Richard Delgado

Articles

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1998 Hugo L. Black Lecture: Ten Arguments Against Affirmative Action--How Valid Lecture, Richard Delgado

Articles

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When Does Private Discrimination Justify Public Affirmative Action, Ian Ayres, Fredrick E. Vars

Articles

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Toleration, Autonomy, And Governmental Promotion Of Good Lives: Beyond "Empty" Toleration To Toleration As Respect, Linda C. Mcclain

Faculty Scholarship

This Article considers discontent with liberal toleration as being both too empty, because it fails to secure respect and appreciation among citizens who tolerate each other, and too robust, because it precludes government from engaging in a formative project of helping citizens to live good, self-governing lives. To meet these criticisms, the Article advances a model of toleration as respect, as distinguished from a model of empty toleration, drawing on three rationales for toleration: the anti-compulsion rationale, the jurisdictional rationale, and the diversity rationale. It defends toleration as respect against some common criticisms-emanating from feminist, civic republican, and liberal perfectionist …

Effects Of Managed Care On The Professional Autonomy Of Board Certified Physical Therapy Specialist's Practice, Cami Diezel

Department of Physical Therapy Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Purpose: Identify perceptions of professional autonomy of Board Certified Physical Therapy Specialists (BCPTS) who practiced in managed care environments.

Guiding questions: Do BCPTS perceive an increase in professional autonomy as a specialist than as a generalist? How do the perceptions of professional autonomy vary among each specialization? What variables affect perceptions of professional autonomy among BCPTS?

Method: Two-hundred BCPTS throughout the country were randomly chosen as participants. One-hundred-eight respondents were used as subjects.

Data analysis: Frequency distributions and Pearson's correlation coefficient statistic were utilized.

Results: Majority of respondents reported no increase in professional autonomy as a specialist. Greater than three-quarters …

The American Bar Association And Federal Habeas Corpus, Larry Yackle

Faculty Scholarship

The ABA explains its proposed moratorium on capital punishment in part on the ground that recent decisions rendered by the Supreme Court and legislation enacted by Congress limit the ability of prisoners under sentence of death to challenge their sentences in the federal courts.' According to the ABA, the Supreme Court has placed numerous hurdles in the path of prisoners who apply to the federal courts for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that their convictions were obtained or their sentences were imposed in violation of federal law. Congress, for its part, has added even more barriers in Title I …