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An Investigation Of Tourist Involvement On International Tour Type Choices, Tsung-Chiung Wu

Visions in Leisure and Business

Involvement theory derived from social judgment theory has raised great research interests for leisure scholars since 1990s. The study issues for leisure involvement range from its conceptualization, measurement, antecedent and consequence factors, building causal relations, testing variations of leisure involvement among different recreation activities, and management and marketing applications. Although several inconclusive arguments exist, leisure involvement theory provides solid bases to explain leisure participation behavior, especially in the cases of participation patterns, message processing, and decision-making patterns.

The primary purpose of this study is to examine the appropriateness of applying involvement theory on international tour type choices. Ex post Facto …

Leadership In The Leisure Service Organization: Techniques For Individual And Organizational Improvement, Christopher Nunes, Robert E. Baker

Visions in Leisure and Business

No abstract provided.

The Need For Diversity In The Tourism And Hospitality Industry, Joel Frater

Visions in Leisure and Business

Examined at a macro level, there are several key factors that are likely to influence the tourism and hospitality industry. The first factor is the changing face of the American population. A second factor is the rate of growth of the tourism industry. A third, and very important factor is the extent to which the industry embraces diversity. There is a need for industries to reach out to a diverse group of customers and employees. The need for cross-cultural responsiveness and the adoption of training models is apparent. This paper examines population and travel industry data-trends as a corner stone …

Diversity And School Reform, Terry Armstrong

Northwest Journal of Teacher Education

For the past century, school reform has centered around political solutions. Numerous attempts have been made to improve the education of youth. The advent of neuroscience research has given educators new ways of examining conditions affecting school achievement. The list of these conditions is large. Communities seeking to improve schools need to examine biological factors which may impinge on school success.

Voyages In The Verbal Universe: The Role Of Speculation In Darwinian Literary Criticism, Nancy Easterlin

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

…Of Cabbages And Kings. January, 2001, Emeriti Society, University Of The Pacific

Emeriti Newsletter: "...Of Cabbages and Kings"

"...Of Cabbages and Kings" is the newsletter of the University of the Pacific Emeriti Society. Read more about the Emeriti Society of Pacific by clicking here.

Escape To Alcatraz: What Self-Guided Museum Tours Can Show Us About Teaching Legal Research, James B. Levy

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Santa Fe Independent School District V. Doe: Can "Moment Of Silence" Statutes Survive?, Michael A. Umayam

Catholic University Law Review

No abstract provided.

"Just As Good As They Are": Voices Of Contemporary Women Involved In Farming And Ranching In North Dakota, Heidi L. Dyrstad

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the current experiences of women involved in farming and ranching in North Dakota. Specifically, women from across the state of North Dakota were interviewed to further our understanding of their lives as they experienced and reacted to the changing nature of agriculture. Interviewing was employed as the primary method of investigation to allow the women's voices to be conveyed directly to others.

Through analysis based in grounded theory methodology, three descriptive assertions emerged from the interview data, and they are as follows: (1) The women involved in farming and ranching in this …

Some Comments On The Moralitas Of Robert Henryson's "Orpheus And Eurydice", Dietrich Strauss

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

"The Kind Of Poetry I Mean": Notes On Douglas Dunn's Criticism Of Scottish Poetry, Attila Dósa

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

Travelers And Tourists: Rules Of Engagement In William Mcilvanney's Detective Fiction, Robert P. Winston

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

Violence And The Victimization Of Women: Engendering Sympathy For Hogg's Justified Sinner, Warren Fox

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

Eliza Ogilvy, Highland Minstrelsy, And The Perils Of Victorian Motherhood, A. A. Markley

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

Roaring Girls, Bogie Wives, And The Queen Of Sheba: Dissidence, Desire And Dreamwork In The Poetry Of Kathleen Jamie, Kaye Kossick

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

Brief Notice

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

The Inadequacies Of Civil Society: Law's Complementary Role In Regulating Harmful Speech, Andrew E. Taslitz

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.

The Uniform Mediation Act: To The Spoiled Go The Privileges, Scott H. Hughes

Faculty Scholarship

The Uniform Mediation Act, as currently written and approved by NCCUSL, may unnecessarily cause the destruction of self-determination in many cases. The provisions demonstrate favoritism for mediators and may result in damage to the integrity of the process. Further, the nature of the provisions restricting the parties access to the exceptions to the privilege may both increase the number of lawsuits against mediators and also encourage wrongful behavior on the part of disputants. None of this will ultimately inure to the benefit of mediation as an institution. If it is necessary to have a privilege for mediation, certain elements should …

Expansion Of Third World Women's Empowerment: The Emergence Of Sustainable Development And The Evolution Of International Economic Strategy, Katherine Spengler

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Lexicality Effects In Reading Aloud: Where Are They?, Michael J. Cortese

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report submitted by Michael J. Cortese to the Research and Creative Productions Committee in 2001 on contrasting models of word recognition and the criterion used to initiate pronunciation in reading aloud.

Docile Bodies Of Water : Artificial Wetlands And Imagineered Suburbs, Steven Philip Mckiernan

Theses : Honours

Artificial wetlands are becoming an ever more visible feature of the landscape of Perth and the Swan Coastal Plain. They are appearing in the centre of new suburbs and also in the remediation of stormwater systems. Crucially wetlands have been a denigrated and abused part of the landscape. Imported landscape aesthetics have seen the function of wetlands as being an impediment to progress and the development of land. For indigenous Aboriginal peoples of the land, Nyoongar peoples, wetlandspaces (Giblett, I996a) are crucial to their inclusive understanding of 'country'. Intertwined with notions of spirituality, stewardship, and food source among others. With …

The Development Of A Valid And Reliable Instrument To Assess Constructivist Practices In Primary Classrooms, Bianca Herlihy

Theses : Honours

This study investigates the development of an instrument to measure teachers' constructivist practices in their classrooms. The Department of Education Curriculum Framework for Western Australia is based on a constructivist learning environment, and this study has sought to develop an instrument for exploring individual Western Australian teachers utilisation of a constructivist learning environment in their classrooms. While there are a number of studies relating to constructivist classroom practices, the literature review indicates that there is little research about actual practice in a Western Australian primary school context. The instrument was developed from an extensive review of the literature. Key theorists …

Proceedings Of The First International Conference On Neutrosophy, Neutrosophic Logic, Neutrosophic Set, Neutrosophic Probability And Statistics, Florentin Smarandache

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

In 1960s Abraham Robinson has developed the non-standard analysis, a formalization of analysis and a branch of mathematical logic, that rigorously defines the infinitesimals. Informally, an infinitesimal is an infinitely small number. Formally, x is said to be infinitesimal if and only if for all positive integers n one has xxx < 1/n. Let &>0 be a such infinitesimal number. The hyper-real number set is an extension of the real number set, which includes classes of infinite numbers and classes of infinitesimal numbers. Let’s consider the non-standard finite numbers 1+ = 1+&, where “1” is its standard part and “&” its non-standard part, …

Criminalizing "Virtual" Child Pornography Under The Child Pornography Prevention Act: Is It Really What It "Appears To Be?", Wade T. Anderson

University of Richmond Law Review

Years after his death, John Wayne sells beer in television commercials. Eons after their extinction, lifelike dinosaurs continue to terrorize actors and thrill moviegoers. The highest- grossing film of all time4 employs "virtual" passengers aboard the Titanic, worrying some members of the Screen Actors Guild. All of these feats have been accomplished using sophisticated computer graphics software that blurs the distinction between imagination and reality. This manipulative digital power has raised concerns about such things as "digital kidnapping," the unauthorized misuse of digital images. For example, such digital misuse could include, as intellectual property professor Joseph Beard notes, "a star …

Analysis Of Casino Table Game Tipping By Comdex Conventioneers, Joseph Nelson Christensen

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study analyzed the mean tips earned per table game dealer of a mega-resort casino located on the Las Vegas "strip" during Comdex, a large annual computer convention located in Las Vegas. Members of the media and gaming authorities have claimed that Comdex conventioneers do not gamble or tip as much as most convention attendees, yet no substantiated and documented explanation has been offered to explain why. This study hypothesized that Comdex conventioneers have the "programmer personality," which is low in the personality dimensions of neuroticism and extraversion. Since the amount tipped has been shown to positively correlate with high …

The Lantern Yearbook, 2001

Lambuth Lantern Yearbook

"The Lantern" yearbook of Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee, for 2001.

Empowerment Of Mortal And Divine Females In The Iliad: A Feminist Study Of The Matristic Archetypes In Homer, Javier Betancourt

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

To Barchester And Beyond: Entering The World Of A Novel Today, Michael R. Allen

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

The Oswald Review Undergraduate Research And Criticism In The Discipline Of English: Volume 3 Fall 2001

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

State Of Tennessee Annual Statistical Report Of The Department Of Education For The Scholastic Year Ending June 30, 2000, Tennessee. Department Of Education.

Annual Statistical Report

No abstract provided.