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Venture Behavioral Health Southwestern Michigan Treatment Of Depression Collaborative Study: The Effectiveness Of Behavioral Activation Group Therapy: An Initial Investigation, Jeffrey F. Porter

Dissertations

A recent empirical study (Jacobson et al., 1996) suggested that the Behavioral Activation (BA) component of Beck’s Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CT) for depression (Beck, Rush, Shaw, & Emery, 1979) may be as effective a treatment for clinical depression as the full CT treatment. BA involves intervention choices that are fewer in number and more straightforward than those contained in CT, making BA a more efficient treatment than CT. The purpose of this study was to extend the research on BA by administering it as a group therapy and to evaluate this treatment in a natural setting. This was achieved by classifying …

The Influence Of The Louisiana Systemic Initiatives Program On Instructional Practices In Classrooms, Rochelle Gilbert

Walden Faculty and Staff Publications

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the stages of concern and levels of use that LaSEP fostered in 16 third-, fourth-, fifth-, and sixth grade-teachers that were involved in the 1999-2000 LaSIP Mathematics project. A fixation point was produced regarding the existent stages of concern and levels of use these teachers. The data provided a basis for making inferences regarding LaSIP training modifications and for determining which strategies were required to move these teachers to the next levels.

The study derived its theoretical constructs from concerns theory found in the Concems-Based Adoption Model (CBAM). The Stages of Concern …

Number 4, 2000, Palara Editors

PALARA: Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association

Complete Issue

Mystery On The Docks, Bethany Marie Gruenenfelder

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.

Inside Earth, Volume 3, No. 3, Winter 2000-2001, Dale L. Pate, Cave And Karst Program (U.S.)

Inside Earth

Contents: National Cave & Karst Research Institute -- Park Updates -- Contributors

Can The Communicative Approach Be Appropriate To Language Teaching?, Annabel Bhamani Kajornboon

PASAA

This paper is a reflective piece. Most ELT teachers are very devoted to their students, but most of the time they find themselves weary from teaching. Most teachers want to help and to improve their students' English; however, they are not sure how to do it. Hence, this paper explores some of the possibilities through the communicative approach. It makes an attempt to explain what this approach is and how it can be applied to the classroom; it looks both at its advantages and disadvantages.

Education On The Threshold Of The Third Millennium: Challenge, Mission, And Adventure, Guiseppe Pittau

Journal of Catholic Education

On May 18, 1999, the newly appointed Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, the Vatican office for Catholic schools, universities, and seminaries, addressed a gathering of Catholic school administrators at Fordham University. The Most Reverend Giuseppe Pittau, S.J., was invited to deliver an address to the Fifth Annual School Executive Leadership Dinner. Archbishop Pittau brings a wealth of experience to his new position at the Vatican. In his role as Secretary, he shares responsibility for some 900 Catholic colleges and universities, over 3550 seminaries, and tens of thousands of Catholic schools. In his address, Pittau offers a synthesis of …

Governance And Political Stability For Economic Development: Lessons Of Experience., Mike Kwanashie

Economic and Financial Review

The paper looks at the interplay of politics and the economy as been recognized for long as a major factor influencing the growth of nations. It goes ahead to examine the extent to which the various regime types have influenced the development process in Nigeria.

Measuring The Effectiveness Of Selection Procedures And Training Programs Used In A Vocational Training Organization, Matthew J. Coumbe

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a private vocational training organization's selection procedures and training programs. Specifically, the selection and training process was analyzed by employing qualitative and quantitative approaches that determined the relevant contribution the process had on employee selection and preparation. As part of this evaluative research, plant managers and supervisors from three machine manufacturing organizations, the program director and faculty of the training organization, and former trainees perceptions were used to compliment the quantitative analysis. Statistical analysis was conducted by assessing the predictive power of interview ratings, aptitude tests, and training tests. …

Public School Principals’ Perceptions In Accredited And Non-Accredited Elementary Schools Regarding Strategies To Improve Student Performance On The Michigan Education Assessment Program, Mattie P. Hampton

Dissertations

The purpose of this research study was to investigate whether principals of summary accredited elementary schools and principals of non-accredited elementary schools significantly differ in their perceptions in regards to selected strategies used to prepare students for the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP). More specifically, this study attempted to address three focused interrelated questions: (I) Will principals of summary accredited elementary schools and principals of nonaccredited elementary schools significantly differ in their perceptions in regards to selected curriculum strategies used to prepare students for the MEAP? (2) Will principals of summary accredited elementary schools and principals of non-accredited elementary schools …

H. L. Hunley Completes The Journey Home, Christopher F. Amer

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Morehead Memories, Jack Ellis, Morehead News

Rowan County War Collection

Four part series written by Jack Ellis on the Rowan County War and published in Morehead News in December of 2000.

Trends. Social Violence: The Jigsaw Classroom As A Piece Of The Puzzle, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the "jigsaw technique" developed by social psychologist Elliot Aronson as a partial way of addressing school-related violence.

Estimating Budget Relationships With A Leontief Input-Output Model, Guenever L. R. Shariff

Theses and Dissertations

Forty years ago, the Office of the Secretary of Defense proposed using the Leontief input-output model to assess tradeoffs in the Department of Defense's (DoD) budget. We demonstrate that the Leontief input-output model can assess tradeoffs in the Air Force's budget. To increase one part of the Air Force's budget, we need to know the interrelationships between that budget area and the other areas. In this research, we look at different methods of how the functional areas might interact. We demonstrate our methodology on two data sets - DoD and the Air Force aggregate budget data. By looking at how …

The Effects Of Colonization On The Career Development And Occupational Choices Of African Students Studying In The United States, Augustine E. Bessong

Dissertations

A quantitative research design was utilized to understand the perceptions of the effects of colonization on career choices and occupational development of Africans in the United States. In face-to-face, 60-90 minute interviews using a semistructured interview guide developed by the researcher, participants were asked open-ended questions about the effects of colonization on their career choices and occupational development. Using purposeful sampling, 12 African male and female students, 7 enrolled at one Southeastern university and S from a large metropolitan city in the Southeastern United States, were interviewed for data collection.

Interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed. Transcripts were analyzed using the …

Journey To Self: The Experience Of Inner Life Of Helping Professionals, Candace W. Ross

Dissertations

Based on the assumptions that self-awareness is an important factor in healthy and effective functioning of helping professionals (Corey, Corey, & Callanan, 1998) and that the self of the therapist is an important tool in effective therapy (Baldwin, 2000), this phenomenological study was conducted to explore the experience of inner life of helping professionals. Three women and two men, either licensed counselors or psychologists who were working in therapeutic settings, agreed to participate in a two-part interview. In the first interview, the participants described their experience of inner life, including what facilitated or hindered their experience, how inner life informed …

The Federal Election Commission: An Analysis Of Administrative Behavior, Maurice C. Sheppard

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Rethinking Knowledge And Pedagogy In Dental Education, Joan Whipp

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

Dentistry as a profession has often been considered both art and science. Traditional dental education has attempted to address both; however, in many places only the science of dentistry is emphasized. The move toward competency-based curricula in dental education requires an expansion of what constitutes meaningful knowledge in the curriculum and what pedagogies best support that curriculum. The scientific and technical knowledge considered foundational to clinical practice is not sufficient to teach competencies associated with the art of dentistry. Habermas, a social scientist, offers a way of looking beyond technical knowledge to consider two other forms of knowledge: practical and …

The Role Of The Central Bank Of Nigeria In The Effective Implementation Of The Imf Code Of Good Practices On Transparency In Monetary And Financial Policies., J.O. Aderibigbe

Economic and Financial Review

The objectives of this paper are essentially twofold: to familiarize seminar participants with the code of good practices as it relates to transparency in the conduct of monetary and financial policies; and to examine the role of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in ensuring the effective implementation of the Code in Nigeria particularly against the backdrop of the international acceptability of the Code as a standard for gauging how transparent monetary and financial policies are In the member countries of the International financial community. For ease of exposition, the paper is divided into four parts. Following this introduction, part …

Panther- December 2000 - Vol. Lxxviii, No.13, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Washington University Record, December 1, 2000

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

A Protestant Perspective On Mission In Eastern And Central Europe, Anne-Marie Kool

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Dental Office Xyz Database, Emily Bartels

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Irving V. Penguin: Historians On Trial And The Determination Of Truth Under English Libel Law, Dennise Mulvihill

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Can Coppa Work? An Analysis Of The Parental Consent Measures In The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, Joshua Warmund

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Sanctuary

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

No abstract provided.

Glucocorticoid Regulation Of Insulin Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-5 Gene Transcription In Human Osteoblasts, Xiaoying Wang

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Glucocorticoids (GCs) inhibit bone formation in vivo and inhibit osteoblast proliferation and collagen synthesis in vitro. These effects may be mediated by alterations in the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system. In the present study of normal human osteoblast-like (HOB) cells, we tested the hypothesis that dexamethasone (Dex) inhibits the expression of IGF binding protein-5 (IGFBP-5). Dex decreased IGFBP-5 mRNA levels to 54% of control after 4 hr. Dex did not modify the decay of IGFBP-5 mRNA in transcriptionally arrested osteoblast cells. Dex decreased IGFBP-5 hnRNA levels to 67% of control after 2 hr, and the activity of the human IGFBP- …

The Ties That Bind: Friendship Development In An Information Technology Work Environment, Courtney E. Fristoe

Student Work

Examination of workplace friendship development is currently an important emerging research area. This study investigated the factors and communication changes that impacted workplace friendship development in an information technology organization. Additionally, the level to which relationship partners agreed about the factors and communication changes their relationship had experienced was also examined. Findings suggested proximity, shared tasks, perceived similarity, and increased openness were important in early friendship development. Further sharingof personal information, such as life experiences and spending time together outside of work, brought friends even closer. Increased closeness over time lead relationship partners to be considered almost best friends. The …

Teachers’ Use Of Instructional Alignment In Michigan Fifth Grade Classrooms And The Relationship Of Use To Student Meap Scores In Writing, John Rasmussen

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which Michigan fifth grade teachers use components of instructional alignment in writing instruction, and then to compare the writing MEAP scores from a sample of fifth grade elementary buildings in Michigan to determine if there was a relationship between writing test scores and (a) teachers’ years of experience; (b) the degree to which fifth grade teachers use the Michigan Model Core Curriculum in writing, the Michigan Curriculum Framework, or local curriculum documents containing this curricula, to plan their lessons; (c) the degree to which teachers perceive they are implementing …

Natural Law As Professional Ethics: A Reading Of Fuller, David Luban

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

In Plato's Laws, the Athenian Stranger claims that the gods will smile only on a city where the law "is despot over the rulers and the rulers are slaves of the law." This passage is the origin of the slogan "the rule of law not of men," an abbreviation of which forms our phrase "the rule of law." From Plato and Aristotle, through John Adams and John Marshall, down to us, no idea has proven more central to Western political and legal culture. Yet the slogan turns on a very dubious metaphor. Laws do not rule, and the "rule of …