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Book Clubs And Their Effect On Mother-Daughter Relationships, Kimberly Wise

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this research paper was to examine book clubs and how they affect the mother/daughter relationship. Thirteen seventh grade girls and their mothers began participating in the book club. The members were surveyed during the initial organizational meeting as to their conversational habits with one another as well as their perceptions of the quality of their mother/daughter relationship. The members then participated in several book club meetings. During the meetings discussions were held which included topics such as characterization, plot, theme, climate, tone, and voice. Mothers and daughters were asked to reflect upon their own life experiences in …

Patterns Of Talk: A Micro-Landscape Perspective, Jerry Gale

The Qualitative Report

This paper provides a introduction to conversation analysis. CA is traced from its roots to ethnomethodology, and five features of talk are examined (turn taking procedures, adjacency pairs, presequences, formulations, and accounts). Clinical examples are provided. The relevance of CA to clinicians, researchers and supervisors is also discussed.

The Dislocated Textile Worker In Rural Alabama: A Portrait, Sharon G. Lankford-Rice

The Qualitative Report

This is a study that delves into the attitudes of the rural Alabama textile worker at the point of being laid off. The methodology and findings are discussed and a personal interview transcribed from a former dislocated worker concerning her feelings, attitudes, and aspirations on how the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program has impacted her life and career.

The Development And Current Status Of Parental Liability For The Torts Of Minors, Jeffrey L. Skaare

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

Cross-Jurisdictional Recognition And Enforcement Of Judgments: A Tribal Court Perspective, Stacy L. Leeds

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

Schools-Public Schools: United States Supreme Court Adopts Bright-Line Test For Determining Whether A Requested Service Is A Required Related Service Under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, Erin M. Diaz

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

States - Sovereign Immunity - United States Supreme Court Refuses To Strip States Of Their Sovereign Immunity In State Court, Forde Owens Fairchild

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

Winters In The East: Tribal Reserved Rights To Water In Riparian States, Judith Royster

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

The Tricks Of Academe, Lawrence Soley

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

English Fluency Of Recent Hispanic Immigrants To The United States In 1980 And 1990, Alberto Dávila, Marie T. Mora

School of Economics and Finance Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Personhood, Discrimination, And The New Genetics, Janet L. Dolgin

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

Decoding the human genome and identifying genetic sequences may provide, among other things, for the production of individually tailored drugs, for medicines without side effects, and perhaps eventually for gene therapy that will replace dysfunctional genes with genes that preclude or cure illness." But, the same developments threaten society with the potential for devastating biological accidents, with broad invasions of individual and communal privacy, and with "genetic" bigotry and the revival of eugenic policies.

Behind the concrete promises and threats that attend the new genetics lies another sort of change-more subtle than those more usually, and more easily, described and …

Illinois State University Student Handbook, 2000-2001, Office Of Student Life

Student Handbooks

Handbook for Illinois State University students.

Psychology Newsletter, Winter 2000-2001, Illinois State University, Department Of Psychology

Psych News

Newsletter of the Department of Psychology

A Comparison Of Traditionally And Alternatively Certified Technology Education Teachers' Professional Development And Receptivity To Change, Steven L. Wash, Gerald G. Lovedahl, William D. Paige

Journal of STEM Teacher Education

No abstract provided.

Comments: Response To Steve Petrina's Book Review And John Ritz's Comment, Theodore Lewis

Journal of STEM Teacher Education

No abstract provided.

How Do Varying Investments In Human Capital Differentially Effect Men's And Women's Income?, Dieter Haager

University Avenue Undergraduate Journal of Economics

The purpose of my research is to determine if equally qualified college-educated men receive more compensation than college-educated women do after several years of experience in the labor force. The empirical model will include several variables to account for investments in human capital, which will help to establish if the individuals are equally qualified. The variables include controls for education, mobility, migration and area of residence. I am specifically looking to analyze the effects of human capital investment on income. I will also be paying particular attention to the depreciation of human capital, which may occur as a result of …

How Wages Are Set: Uncertain Political Marginal Productivity: Price Theory, Wage Theory, Agency Theory, And The Theory Of The Firm, Thomas C. Lane

University Avenue Undergraduate Journal of Economics

In this paper, I will derive a new model of wage prices by starting with price theory and wage theory and then blending in the cost factors uncovered by agency theory and the theory of the firm, and Alchian's work on economic uncertainty. The final result is still theoretical and cannot be used to predict a specific workers wage, but is nevertheless more complete and realistic in detailing the process of wage determination.

The Interactions Of Eco-Labeling, Environment, And International Trade, Yi Qian

University Avenue Undergraduate Journal of Economics

A simple graphical model has been developed to examine the relationship between eco-labelling, international trade and environment. This paper analyses that labelling can possibly have adverse effect on environment when the supply of environment-friendly good is greater than the demand of the friendly good pre-labelling (fig.2). In a dynamic setting, however, this situation could be reversed by shifts of demand and supply curves of environment-friendly products (fig.3). The theoretical model predicts change of product prices, which in turn can alter international trade. In bilateral trade, the interaction with country 2 will result in an improvement in the environmental situation in …

The Role Of Human Capital In Wealth Accumulation, Thomas Scheiding

University Avenue Undergraduate Journal of Economics

After an introduction to the fundamental elements of human capital theory, I will define the characteristics of general and specific human capital, and show who pays for and yields the benefits from investment in each component. I will then proceed to explain why understanding the magnitude of the rate of return in terms of wealth is imperative, both theoretically and practically. After I develop testable hypotheses, I will introduce the data set to be used, and present my model. Finally, I present the regression results, and provide a direction for future research in this area.

The Gender Wage Gap In The Economics Profession A Search In The Return To Marriage And Fertility Of Ph.D. Economists, Weiyi Shi

University Avenue Undergraduate Journal of Economics

Previous researchers have found that after controlling for various determinants of economists’ earnings, there still remains an unexplained residual wage gap across genders in the economics profession. This study uses 1990 Census data to examine the return to marriage and fertility of male and female Ph.D. economists in an attempt to explain in part the residual gender wage gap in the profession. Marital status is found to have no impact on male or female economists’ earnings. Fertility does not affect male economists' earnings, but is negatively correlated with female economists' earnings. I conclude that the different returns to fertility across …

Educating Illinois, 2000-2007: An Action Plan For Distinctiveness And Excellence, Illinois State University

Educating Illinois (2000-2018)

Strategic plan of Illinois State University

Equal Economic Opportunity: Corporate Social Responsibility In The New Millennium, Vincent M. Di Lorenzo

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Becoming Mormon Men: Male Rites Of Passage And The Rise Of Mormonism In Nineteenth-Century America, Bruce R. Lott

Theses and Dissertations

The evidence presented in this thesis supports a view of the first Mormon men as coming from the agrarian majority of early nineteenth-century American farmers and artisans who embraced a set of manly ideals that differed significantly, in many ways, from those embraced by their middle-class contemporaries. These men's life writings attest to boyhood experiences of working alongside their fathers as soon as they were physically able, and subsequently of acting as substitute farmers and breadwinners as well as being put out to work outside the direct supervision of their fathers. Such experiences enabled them to frequently follow in the …

Beyond Napster: Debating The Future Of Copyright On The Internet - Introductory Remarks, Bruce A. Lehman, Andrew Pike

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Biographies Of Participants, American University Law Review

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Advertising And Culture: Variations On The Theme Of Individualism In Korean And American Magazine Advertising, Joyce M. Wolburg, Hoh Kim

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

Social scientists regard the U.S. and the Republic of Korea as countries with opposing cultural values. Given this contrast, the advertising of each culture is expected to differ. An examination of magazine advertising indicates that American ads strongly express the individualistic culture; however, the Korean ads not only express collectivistic ideas but individualistic ones as well. Although this phenomenon is not entirely surprising given the strength of Western influence, Korean individualistic messages are different from American individualistic messages. This suggests that expressions of individualism in ads blend with the elements of each culture to produce uniquely different messages ..

Estimating Tessellation Parameter Intervals For Rational Curves And Surfaces, Thomas W. Sederberg, Jianmin Zheng

Faculty Publications

This paper presents a method for determining a priori a constant parameter interval with which a rational curve or surface can be tessellated such that the deviation of the curve or surface from its piecewise linear approximation is within a specified tolerance. The parameter interval is estimated based on information about the second order derivatives in the homogeneous coordinates, instead of using affine coordinates directly. This new step size can be found with roughly the same amount of computation as the step size presented in [Cheng 1992], though it can be proven to always be larger than Cheng's step size. …

Baldridge V. Board Of Trustees: A Case For Reform Of Montana's Tenured Teacher Dismissal Process, Michelle Bryan

Faculty Law Review Articles

This article discusses the need for articulated guidelines in Montana’s tenured teacher dismissal process. Part II chronicles the history of Baldridge II. Part III places Baldridge II in context by tracing the legal evolution of tenured teacher dismissals in Montana. Part IV critiques the Montana Supreme Court’s reasoning in Baldridge II. Finally, Part V offers suggestions for mitigating the inadequacies of Montana's tenured teacher dismissal process.

Comment: A Nation Of Felons?: Napster, The Net Act, And The Criminal Prosecution Of File-Sharing, Aaron M. Bailey

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Panel Three: New Business Models, Regulatory Options And The Future Of Copyright On The Internet, Joshua J. Kaufman, Ann Bartow, Edward J. Black, Philip S. Corwin, Brian Hecht, Keith Kupferschmid, Bennett Lincoff, David Pakman

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.