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Board Of Regents Meeting Materials, June 19, 2001, Eastern Michigan University

Board of Regents Meeting Materials

No abstract provided.

Board Of Regents Meeting Materials, September 25, 2001, Eastern Michigan University

Board of Regents Meeting Materials

No abstract provided.

Board Of Regents Meeting Materials, April 3, 2001, Eastern Michigan University

Board of Regents Meeting Materials

No abstract provided.

Nf01-476 Creating A Strong: Family How To Be Nice, John Defrain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

When we're upset about something, which is inevitable in life, the path of least resistance is to get angry and lash out at other people. Loved ones, amazingly, take the brunt of all this anger because if we were to act this way at work or school, we would soon be shown the door.Under stress we regress, as the saying goes. We regress to the vicious and foolish behavior we learned on the playground, among other places, when we were young children. I must admit that when I see adults act in ways that would make a well-behaved 7-year-old shudder, …

Exploring The Motivations Differences Of Women "Intending" On Entrepreneurship, Richard Demartino, Robert Barbato

Presentations and other scholarship

The past decade witnessed a dramatic growth in women-owed businesses. According to the Small Business Administration in 2000, there are 8.1 million women-owned businesses in the US, and this number does not include home-based micro businesses. These businesses employ 27.5 million people and generate more than $3.6 trillion in sales. Women now own nearly 40% of all private businesses at twice the rate of men.

Keeping Feminism In Its Place: Sex Segregation And The Domestication Of Female Academics, Nancy Levit

Faculty Works

The thesis of Keeping Feminism in Its Place is that women are being "domesticated" in the legal academy. This occurs in two ways, one theoretical and one very practical: denigration of feminism on the theoretical level and sex segregation of men and women on the experiential level intertwine to disadvantage women in academia in complex and subtle ways.

The article examines occupational sex segregation and role differentiation between male and female law professors, demonstrating statistically that in legal academia, women are congregated in lower-ranking, lower-paying, lower-prestige positions. It also traces how segregation by sex persists in substantive course teaching assignments. …

The Kindness Of Strangers: Interdisciplinary Foundations Of A Duty To Act, Nancy Levit

Faculty Works

In American tort law, one has historically been allowed to do nothing and not be held liable for injuries to others resulting from that inactivity. Viewed perhaps more charitably, tort law does not punish citizens for minding their own business. People generally have no affirmative duties to aid or protect others -- you can watch blind people walk into traffic and not be sued for failing to stop them. It's not nice, but it's not tortious. This essay examines the no duty to act rule in torts and the policy reasons typically offered in support of its enduring presence. It …

Appalachia On Stage: The *Southern Mountaineer In American Drama., Laura Grace Pattillo

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examines the portrayal of Southern Appalachian people and their culture in American drama, discussing works from time periods that range from the 1880s to the 1990s. The plays are grouped into categories that are reflective of mainstream America's perceptions of Appalachian culture: (1) the importance of family and gender roles, including the insider/outsider romance plot, (2) issues of violence and conflict between both internal and external forces within the region in the context of wars, feuds, and environmental and labor abuses, (3) the importance of folk practice and belief including tales of the supernatural, superstitious and astrological traditions, …

Combating Fetal Substance Abuse And Governmental Foolhardiness Through Collaborative Linkages, Therapeutic Jurisprudence And Common Sense: Helping Women Help Themselves, David C. Brody, Heidee Mcmillin

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

Annually thousands of babies are born exposed to alcohol or illicit drugs while in their mother's womb. While the government has addressed the problem by punishing pregnant women and their children, the number of affected infants continues to rise. This is largely due to states taking gendered, punitive and illogical actions, which are antithetical to the social, scientific and medical research that has shown that treatment, not punishment, is the appropriate means to deal with the problem. Instead of addressing the problem honestly in search of a practical solution, states have focused on casting blame and meting out punishment upon …

United States Asylum Law In The Context Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity: Justice For The Transgendered, Fatima Mohyuddin

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

This article examines the recognition given to sexual minorities through United States asylum law. This article begins with a general explanation of the evolution of asylum law and an overview of the different categories of persons eligible to apply for asylum, particularly persons facing persecution as a social group. Then the article discusses the traditional construction of gender and sexuality in lieu of persons who do not fit into the dimorphic, male/female, gender and sexual categories. These sexual minorities often face extreme hardship, government persecution and death in their home countries for stepping outside of culturally imposed sexual and gender …

Strengthening The Foundations Of Emotional Health In Early Childhood: A Handbook For Practitioners, Susan E. Partridge Ph.D., Deborah Devine Psy.D., John Hornstein Ed.D., Jayne D. B. Marsh Msn, Mpa

Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Books

Second Edition

Socio-Dramatic Play As A Vehicle For Curriculum Integration In First Grade, J. Cooper, Martha Taylor Dever

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. Describes how the sociodramatic play experiences of a group of first graders served as a vehicle for integrating the classroom curriculum. Considers play as a curricular tool and adults' roles in sociodramatic play. Shows how first-graders' play in connection with creating a card shop incorporated reading, writing, and mathematical skills, and provided opportunities for peer collaboration and teaching. (KB)

Are We Having Fun Yet? How Teachers Use Manipulatives To Teach Mathematics, Patricia S. Moyer-Packenham

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

Teachers often comment that using manipulatives to teach mathematics is ‘fun!’ Embedded in the word ‘fun’ are important notions about how and why teachers use manipulatives in the teaching of mathematics. Over the course of one academic year, this study examined 10 middle grades teachers’ uses of manipulatives for teaching mathematics using interviews and observations to explore how and why the teachers used the manipulatives as they did. An examination of the participants’ statements and behaviors indicated that using manipulatives was little more than a diversion in classrooms where teachers were not able to represent mathematics concepts themselves. The teachers …

Editorial Board & Iowa Academy Of Science Officers And Directors

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

No abstract provided.

Baby Steps Or One Fell Swoop?: The Incremental Extension Of Rights Is Not A Defensible Strategy, James M. Donovan

California Western Law Review

No abstract provided.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University: The First 100 Years, Jerry Nye, Joel Kendall

Official Histories

Southwestern Oklahoma State University: The First 100 Years provides a broad panorama of the first century of the University. This volume pays tribute to the past accomplishments of administrators and faculty, many of whom have gone the way all of us will go. It records the accomplishments of students, campus organizations, and athletic teams. The chapters attempt to capture the mood of each decade as it was illustrated by the campus attitudes and events. Most of all, this centennial history is meant to celebrate the successes of the past century and to mark the beginning of a new century of …

Robert Dale Straley V. Utah Board Of Pardons And Hank Galetka : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

On Appeal from the Judgment Of the Third Judicial District Court In and for Salt Lake County, State of Utah Honorable L.A. Dever District Court Judge

David W. Randle V. Mary Beth Randle : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

No abstract provided.

State Of Utah V. Scotty A. Wright : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

APPEAL FROM THIRD JUDICIAL COURT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH, FROM A CONVICTION OF OPERATION OF A CLANDESTINE LAB, ENHANCED TO A FIRST DEGREE FELONY, BEFORE THE HONORABLE PAT B. BRIAN AND MICHAEL K. BURTON

State Of Utah, In The Interest Of A.Z., A Child Under Eighteen Years Of Age V. A.Z. : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

APPEAL FROM A PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATION ORDER ENTERED AFTER TRIAL IN THE THIRD DISTRICT JUVENILE COURT IN AND FOR SALT LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH, THE HONORABLE ROBERT S. YEATES PRESIDING

The State Of Utah V. Tuong Xuan Dang : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

Appeal from a judgment of conviction for Attempted False Evidence of Title and Registration, a class A misdemeanor, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-4-101 (1999) and Utah Code Ann. § 41-la-1315 (1998), in the Third Judicial District Court in and for Salt Lake County, State of Utah, the Honorable Michael K. Burton, Judge, presiding.

State Of Utah V. Parley Parker Pratt Stubbs : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

APPEAL FROM A CONVICTION FOR RAPE, IN VIOLATION OF UTAH CODE ANN. § 76-5-402, A FIRST DEGREE FELONY, IN THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR BEAVER COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH, THE HONORABLE J. PHILIP EVES, PRESIDING

The Athlete As Trickster, Gerald Gems

Ethnic Studies Review

This study invokes hegemony theory to analyze the role and uses of sport as a means to resist dominant group pressures and the adaptation of sporting practices to subordinate groups' needs. The study draws upon literary and anthropological works that support the role of the trickster as a resistive, even manipulative figure, who fulfills both instructive and psychological needs for particular subordinate groups.

Working Between Two Worlds: Qualitative Methods And Psychology, Jeanne Marecek

Psychology Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Toward Transformative Dialogue, Kenneth J. Gergen, S. Mcnamee, F. Barrett

Psychology Faculty Works

Drawing from a social constructionist theoretical orientation, and a range of congenial practices, we propose the concept of transformative dialogue which stresses relational responsibility, self-expression, affirmation, coordination, reflexivity, and the co-creation of new realities. We see conversational moves that accomplish these aims as highly promising; at the same time there is no attempt in the present article to suggest these as ultimate solutions to employ in situations of conflict. The present is an attempt to generate a potentially useful vocabulary rather than a strict set of rules for negotiating among incommensurate realities.

The Use Of Placebos In Clinical Trials: Responsible Research Or Unethical Practice?, Sharona Hoffman

Faculty Publications

Developments in medical research have been occurring at a rapidly increasing rate during the past two decades. Expanding budgets, augmented computer capabilities, and new research tools have all dramatically enhanced research technology. Accompanying the proliferation of medical research are increasing concerns about research risks. This article focuses on placebo-controlled clinical trials. The use of placebos enables clinical investigators to compare results from subjects taking an experimental intervention to results from a group that is receiving an inactive substance, such as a sugar pill, in order to determine the efficacy of the new medication. In recent years, some surgeons have also …

Naturalized Epistemology And The Critique Of Evidence Theory, Dale A. Nance

Faculty Publications

In this article I give a mixed review Allen and Leiter’s naturalized epistemology theory of evidence. I applaud their focus on naturalized epistemology, but I question the claims that they argue follow from it. In some ways, my reaction is that they have not gone far enough in pressing its implications, and I attempt to suggest how further progress might be made along this path. On the whole, I conclude that the antipathy toward algrithms expressed by Allen and Leiter is misplaced.

Grave Secrets: Ethical And Legal Analysis Of Postmortem Confidentiality, Jessica Wilen Berg

Faculty Publications

*A young man finds a letter from his recently deceased's mother's therapist and calls the psychologist to get information about whether his mother sought counseling because of difficulties in their relationship. The therapist reassures the son that his mother came for help in dealing with her terminal illness.

*A now-adult child sues her deceased father's physician for failing to warn her that her father's death when she was 10 years old was due to colon cancer, a potentially inheritable disease.

*Following the death of Linda McCartney, a number of newspapers reporters, suspecting physician-assisted suicide, demanded access to her death certificate …

The Tensions Between Integration And School Reform, John A. Powell

UC Law Constitutional Quarterly

It is widely recognized that the purpose of education is not merely to develop in students a narrow set of skills. Rather, education should prepare all students to assume roles in actively shaping our democracy. Racial segregation and economic isolation in schools prevent the attainment of full and meaningful citizenship rights for students of color and low-income students in that they deny fair access to educational opportunities and other structures crucial to democratic participation. These forces also undermine our striving for a truly inclusive and participatory society. Many currently popular school reform measures promise benefits in terms of student outcomes …

Dreams And Reflections Under A Hill: Fragments Of A Triviographic Description Of The Umbra Vale By A Xxth-Century Ex-Soviet Transrational Traveler, T. R. Soidla

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

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