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Self Service: Self-Concept Enhancement In High School Students In A Service Learning Program, Sarah Foster

Thesis, Dissertations, Student Creative Activity, and Scholarship

This study attempted to answer the question of whether participation in a high school service learning program can be linked to increases in measures of self-esteem in students. Proponents of service learning claim that it is a valuable means of engaging students, increasing comprehension, and fostering citizenship, but the positive psychological effects are often overlooked.

The Rosenberg (1965) Self-Esteem Scale was used to measure self-esteem levels. Personal interviews were also conducted and coded categorically into scales for self-values of competence, self-determination, personal unity, and moral worth. This coding was done according to a framework created by Gordon (1982). The results …

Edison Communicator Volume Four; Number Eight, Edison Community College

Edison Communicator

Edison Communicator: A Publication for the Faculty, Staff and Friends of Edison Community College.

Single Parent Ministry In The Local Church, William A. Connors

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This project in ministry titled, "Single Parent Ministry in the Local Church," is the result of the author's concern for the unique issues faced by today's ever increasing single parent households. This relatively new phenomenon is discussed in light of the historical roots of singleness in general. It is then shown that this "new phenomenon" is really not new at all. Single Parenting is virtually as old as creation itself, going back to the first single parent described in the Bible, Hagar. Much instruction regarding the circumstances of the single parent is discussed. The paper then examines the various, specific …

Smithfield Foods: A Case For Federal Action, Lee R. Okster

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Selected Environmental Variables And Attrition, Persistence, And Academic Success Of Majority And Minority College Students, Carole J. Woolford-Hunt

Dissertations

Research indicates that college student persistence, attrition, and success is related to the student’s ability to gain academic and social integration into the university community. This theory has guided researchers to explore either the academic or social factors that promote integration. Under the umbrella of social integration exists the underresearched category of environmental factors.

The overall purpose of this study was to identify selected environmental factors that affect minority and majority students’ persistence and success rates in a Midwestern state-run university. The environmental variables of size of college within a larger university, residential versus nonresidential nature of colleges within a …

Determining Cutoff Scores For The Mmpi-2 Substance Abuse Scales For An Inmate Population, Barbara A. Johnston

Dissertations

The current research project examined the psychometric properties of the substance abuse scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Second Edition (MMPI-2) with an inmate population. The scales of interest included the MacAndrews Alcoholism Scale Revised (MAC-R), the Addiction Potential Scale (APS) and the Addiction Acknowledgement Scale (AAS).

A total of 80 subjects were administered the MMPI-2 which resulted in 73 valid profiles. Of the valid profiles, 54 were chemically dependent and 19 were nonchemically dependent inmates. There were no differences between groups in regard to sociodemographic variables.

The data analyses indicated that the AAS and APS are efficient and …

The Effects Of A Combination Of Feedback, Goals, And Consequences On The Performance Of Four Small Businesses, Timothy V. Nolan

Dissertations

Performance measurement approaches such as the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) offer a format for attending to a few performance metrics rather than several different performance indicators. While the BSC approach offers a nice format for tracking performance, it does not provide a conceptual framework for improving performance. That framework can be found in Behavioral Systems Analysis. The Total Performance System emphasizes the importance of internal and external feedback in improving performance. Several studies have investigated feedback interventions in organizational settings. The intervention found to be most effective is a combination of feedback, goals, and consequences. The purpose of the current study …

University Reporter - Vol. 03, No. 08 - April 1999 - Calendar, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.

Columns Spring/Summer 1999, Southern Adventist University

Alumni Newsletter

Features the article "Actions Speak Louder Than Words". Local neighbors are helped by students who take time out from their busy schedules to show they care tor their community.

The New Chinese Criminal Justice System, Daniel C. Turack

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The article examines the significant legal reforms in China's criminal justice system enacted in 1996 and 1997, aiming to transition from "rule by man" to "rule of law." It evaluates whether these reforms have enhanced personal freedoms and aligned the system with international standards, comparing the pre-1996 legal framework with the revised Criminal Law and Law of Criminal Procedure.

The Pulse: April 1999, Lynn University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Educational Affirmations For Healthy Self-Esteem- An Exploratory Factor Analysis, Kaye L. Centers

Dissertations

This investigation explored the underlying constructs of Clarke’s Educational Affirmations, a set of 54 statements designed to support the development of healthy self-esteem and the accomplishment of the developmental tasks of the psychosocial stages theorized by Erikson. The Preliminary Educational Affirmations Scale (PEAS), a transformed version of the Educational Affirmations, was devised and administered to 520 community college students. A principal components factor analysis of the results indicates the presence of two main factors that accounted for 28% of the total variance in the data, and offers partial support for the hypothesized factors of worthiness (Being) and competence (Doing).

The …

The Muggletonians: A People Apart, Juleen Audrey Eichinger

Dissertations

Muggletonians were followers of John Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton, seventeenth-century London tailors who believed that they were the last two witnesses of the Spirit described in Revelation 11:3. A dizzying array of religious and political groups flowered for a time in mid-seventeenth-century England, inspired by the establishment of the Church of England and the continental Reformation in prior centuries, and unleashed by the collapse of the English monarchy in 1640. Muggletonians were long considered to be heretics or lunatics, one example of the many religious eccentrics and fanatics who flourished in England during this period.

The opportunity now exists to …

An Analysis Of Parental And Peer Attachment And Its Determinant Factors: A Test Of Attachment Theory On Malaysian Students At American Universities, Noriah Mohd. Ishak

Dissertations

This study examined the quality of parental and peer attachments among Malaysian students studying at universities in the midwestern region of the United States. The study was conducted in two phases. Two hundred and two students (106 male, 96 female) participated in the first phase of the study, and 8 students (4 male, and 4 female) participated in the second phase of the study. Phase One employed a cross-sectional quantitative design using a self-administered questionnaire [the Inventory of Parental and Peer Attachment (IPPA) developed by Armsden and Greenberg (1987)] and revised by the researcher. This instrument has 53 items that …

Utb/Tsc This Week 1999-04, University Of Texas At Brownsville And Texas Southmost College. Office Of News And Information

UTB/TSC Archives - This Week Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Incoming Editor’S Statement, J. Craig Andrews

Marketing Faculty Research and Publications

In this editor's statement, I will share JPP&M's editorial philosophy and mission with our readers, as well as important information regarding our Web site, new JPP&M activities, section editors, and special issues and conferences. The following JPP&M editorial philosophy and mission should be of interest to readers and all prospective contributors.

Personal Values Of Japanese Business Managers, Don E. Giacomino, Michael D. Akers, Atsushi Fujita

Accounting Faculty Research and Publications

Researchers have spent many years examining the Japanese business culture, but there is limited empirical evidence about the personal values of Japanese business managers. The research of these authors confirms some previous conclusions, but also might detect new attitudes in Japan at the dawn of the 21st century.

Protecting Folklore Under Modern Intellectual Property Regimes: A Reappraisal Of The Tensions Between Individual And Communal Rights In Africa And The United States , Paul Kuruk

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Focus, 1999, Spring, Andrews University

Focus

FOCUS (ISSN 1077-9345) is published quarterly, free of charge, for alumni and friends of Andrews University, an institution owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

"This Province, So Meanly And Thinly Inhabited": Punishing Maryland's Criminals, 1681-1850, Jim Rice

History Faculty Scholarship

This essay examines three questions, in each case using the colony and state of Maryland as a case study. First, why did some states adopt the penitentiary so much earlier than others? Pennsylvania opened one in 1790, but South Carolina waited until 1868 to do so. Given the variations in timing, did different states establish penitentiaries for different reasons? That seems to have been the case, as a comparison of Maryland's path to the penitentiary with that of other jurisdictions will demonstrate. Second, was the penitentiary truly revolutionary? Perhaps in some places, but not in Maryland. Third, did the diverse …

Reflection In Service Learning: Making Meaning Or Experience, Robert G. Bringle, Julie A. Hatcher

Evaluation/Reflection

Traditional methods of instruction based on lectures and textbook readings can be effective in some instances and for some types of! earning, yet many educators seek methods to enhance traditional student learning and to expand educational objectives beyond knowledge acquisition. Two related issues illustrate the limitations of traditional methods. The first is context-specific learning. Students are taught a particular module of content, they are provided examples of how to solve particular types of problems, and then they practice solving these types of problems. However, when the nature of the problem is varied, or when similar problems are encountered in different …

Rethinking Cost-Benefit Analysis, Eric A. Posner, Matthew D. Adler

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

No abstract provided.

Renegotiation And Secured Credit: Explaining The Equity Of Redemption, Marshall E. Tracht

Vanderbilt Law Review

"In general, all persons able to contract are permitted to determine and control their own legal relations by any agreements which are not illegal, or opposed to good morals or to public policy; but the mortgage forms a marked exception to this principle."'

I. INTRODUCTION "Once a mortgage, always a mortgage." This cryptic comment, oft-repeated, summarizes a central tenet of mortgage law: The equity of redemption is essential, immutable, and unwaivable. In other words, every mortgage borrower has the right, at any time after default, to redeem the collateral by repaying the debt until the lender has completed a "foreclosure" …

Technology As A Panacea: Why Pregnancy-Related Problems Should Be Defined Without Regard To Mitigating Measures Under The Ada, Jessica L. Wilson

Vanderbilt Law Review

In Gabriel v. City of Chicago, the Northern District of Illinois held that, while pregnancy is not a per se disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"),' pregnancy-related problems can be considered disabilities under the ADA. The holding in Gabriel, however, was not unique, as many other district courts have reached the same conclusion regarding pregnancy-related problems. The real question in cases such as Gabriel is whether the pregnancy-related problem at issue constitutes a disability under the ADA. This question requires an analysis of whether the pregnancy-related problem is a physical impairment that substantially limits a major life activity …

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 1999-04-01, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 1991-2000

This edition of the Wooster Voice published on April 1, 1999 is twelve pages long. Published on April Fools Day, two of the articles are not true "Fieldhouse!" and "Woosterite births live lizard after bad popcorn and Godzilla!! Experts suggest that SAB movie night popcorn and Canada Dry to blame for freak incident." The Campus Council seats have been filled for next year. The 'News Brief' section on the second page features theft and burglary, as well as drop of a threat. A small group of students composed a letter to the senior class regarding a safe IS Monday. Pages …

Robin Le Poidevin, Arguing For Atheism: An Introduction To The Philosophy Of Religion, Andrew Eshleman

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.

Washington University Record, April 1, 1999

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

The Art Of Advocacy In A Changing World, E. O. Ayscue Jr.

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

News From Hope College, Volume 30.5: April, 1999, Hope College

News from Hope College

No abstract provided.

University News, Volume 1, Number 2, Division Of University Relations

News, Magazines and Reports

Highlights: Nineteen receive Founder's Day salute -- For Bohn, a banner occasion -- Robert A. Kidera, second president, dies -- Accomplishments -- Calendar.