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Teackerly A Cts Of Transgression: How Fem Inist Educators Are Changing Composition, Kay Siebler

English Faculty Publications

The purpose of this project is to research how feminists in the field of composition have used feminist pedagogy to change standards of writing instruction. The first two chapters create a collaborative and comprehensive definition of feminist pedagogy, culling three decades of research on the issue to extrapolate a contemporary definition of feminist pedagogy that focuses on 16 themes. The subsequent three chapters of the project document ethnographic studies of three feminist teachers and scholars in the field of composition, investigating how they are practicing feminist pedagogy in classrooms, leadership, and scholarship. The three feminist teachers who are the focus …

Destination Democracy: An Educator's Guide To The Activities, Rahima C. Wade

Guides

Destination Democracy is the high school service-learning curriculum produced by Kids Voting USA. Through the lessons and activities in Destination Democracy, high school students practice the skills of democratic living as they learn important civic lessons in the classroom and participate in activities in their communities. The service-learning activities in the curriculum focus on meaningful civic involvement through voting, voter registration, working for political candidates, educating young children about the political process, and addressing community issues of interest to high school youth. Destination Democracy can be used by high school teachers, club advisors, youth group leaders and others interested in …

Community College Engagement In Community Programs And Services, Lisa Phinney, Mary Kay Schoen, Ellen Hause

Partnerships/Community

In 2001, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) conducted a national survey of community colleges to identify their community programs and services. Survey responses demonstrated a strong level of community college commitment to improving the quality of life in their communities and offering a place to pursue lifelong learning. Responding colleges indicated that they are engaged in a wide variety of programs and services designed to reflect the diverse needs of the communities they serve, with many partnering with local and state government, nonprofit organizations, and local schools.

Eric Resources On Service-Learning And Related Topics: An Annotated Bibliography, Unknown

Bibliographies

No abstract provided.

Good Friday In Omaha, Nebraska: A Mexican Celebration, Maria S. Arbelaez

History Faculty Publications

Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Nebraska commemorate Holy Week with a popular display of religious fervor. In semblance with the old religious traditions in Mexico, the Mexicanos, old and new residents, parade through the Omaha streets following the Way of the Cross on Good Friday. Processions, rituals, and plays are not only a yearly Catholic ritual in the streets of Omaha but an essential part of Mexican American and Latino cultural identity. Palm Sunday and the Way of the Cross are but a few of the constituent elements of the growing manifestations of Latino popular culture in the state. The …

Report Of The Dean Of The Univerisity Of Wyoming College Of Law, Jerry R. Parkinson

Wyoming Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Long-Term Effects Of Malnutrition On Iq And Adaptive Behavior In Indonesian Children, Kinari E. Webb

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

No abstract provided.

Landscape Architecture Self Evaluation Report 2002, School Of Architecture, Pat D. Taylor

Landscape Architecture Accreditation Reports - Archive

Landscape architecture program self-evaluation report with appendices.

Water Transport In Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrolyzers Used To Recycle Anhydrous Hcl: I. Characterization Of Diffusion And Electro-Osmotic Drag, Sathya Motupally, Aaron J. Becker, John W. Weidner

Faculty Publications

In this paper, diffusion and electro-osmotic drag of water across Nafion® membranes in the presence of HCl are characterized. For all the measurements, one side of the Nafion membrane was in contact with liquid water and the other side with gaseous anhydrous HCl. To characterize diffusion of water, the open-circuit flux of water across a catalyst-coated Nafion 115 membrane was measured as a function of HCl flow rate and temperature at a constant cell pressure of 1 atm. Due to the nature of varying driving force for diffusion as a function of HCl flow rate, the experimental data was analyzed …

Development Of A Novel Co Tolerant Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Anode, Andrew T. Haug, Ralph E. White, John W. Weidner, Wayne Huang

Faculty Publications

Typically Pt is alloyed with metals such as Ru, Sn, or Mo to provide a more CO-tolerant, high-performance proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) anode. In this work, a layer of carbon-supported Ru is placed between the Pt catalyst and the anode flow field to form a filter. When oxygen is added to the fuel stream, it was predicted that the slow H₂ kinetics of Ru in this filter would become an advantage compared to Pt and Pt:Ru alloy anodes, allowing a greater percentage of O₂ to oxidize adsorbed CO to CO₂. With an anode feed …

Studies On Capacity Fade Of Spinel-Based Li-Ion Batteries, Ramadass Premanand, Anand Durairajan, Bala Haran, Ralph E. White, Branko N. Popov

Faculty Publications

The performance of Cell-Batt^® Li-ion cells using nonstoichiometric spinel as the positive electrode material has been studied at different charging rates. The capacity of the cell was optimized based on varying the charging current and the end potential. Subsequent to this, the capacity fade of these batteries was studied at different charge currents. During cycling, cells were opened at intermittent cycles and extensive material and electrochemical characterization was done on the active material at both electrodes. For all charge currents, the resistance of both the electrodes does not vary significantly with cycling. This result is in contrast with cells …

Modeling The Effects Of Ion Association On Alternating Current Impedance Of Solid Polymer Electrolytes, Changqing Lin, Ralph E. White, Harry J. Ploehn

Faculty Publications

This work presents a rigorous continuum model describing the transport of ions and associated ion pairs in solid polymer electrolytes subjected to small amplitude alternating current (ac) excitation. The model treats ion association as a reversible reaction among ions and ion pairs. Dimensionless governing equations are developed from component mass balances, flux equations based on dilute solution theory, and the Poisson equation. Assuming reversible electrode reactions and electroneutrality, the model equations have an analytical solution. Further simplifications are possible in limiting cases (weak and strong association, zero and infinite frequency excitation), giving expressions consistent with previously published models. We use …

Usd President's Report 2002, University Of San Diego

President's Reports (1985- )

Introduction/ Letter from the President, Tools of Discovery: The Donald P. Shiley Center for Science and Technology, Experiments in Education: Undergraduate Research, A New Link for the Food Chain: Graduate Field Work, Shore Patrol: Science in the Community, Fun with Physics: Science Alumni, Science Alliance: USD and Biotechnology, 2002: The Year in Review, 2001-02 Giving Summary, Financial Operations, 2001-02 Leadership Donors, The Gift of Education: USD Fund-Raising Programs, Board of Trustees/ Executive Officers/Deans

Improving Co-Teaching Using The Co-Teaching Rating Scale, Wendy J. Vangraafeiland

Mathematical and Computing Sciences Masters

This study determined how the use of the Co-Teaching Rating Scale (Gately & Gately 2001) could help improve co-teachers performance. The teachers were teaching a inclusion model of co-teaching, one general education teacher and one special education teacher teaching in one room. Four teachers at Spry Middle School in Webster, NY were selected to pilot this study. They completed the Co-Teaching Rating Scale (CtRS) and set goals based on the results to help improve their co-teaching performance. The teachers found that in different ways the CtRS was helpful. One pair found it very useful to reflect on their co-teaching and …

The Distress Thermometer: Validity In A General Cancer Population, Carole S. Moretz

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

This work reports on the psychometric properties of a new measure designed to screen for distress in large populations of cancer patients. The Distress Thermometer (Holland et al., 2000) was tested in a group of 239 heterogeneously diagnosed cancer patients. It was found to be internally consistent (a= 0.86) and to exhibit a reliable eight-factor solution. It displayed acceptable concurrent validity (p ≤ 0.0001) when compared to the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (deHaes et al., 1994), the Functional Living Index Cancer (Schipper et al., 1984) and the Brief Symptom Inventory (Derogatis, 1993). It was also found to be a sensitive measure …

Live To Tell, Brad Kallenberg

Theology and Religious Studies Faculty Publications

In recent years, countless Christians have found evangelism a difficult and even baffling scriptural mandate. Those we encounter, particularly young people, are often entirely unfamiliar with the basics of the Gospel. Traditional means of communicating the faith, from cold-calling to mass-mailings, simply no longer speak the language of the culture.

Brad Kallenberg recognizes that evangelism, even in our own backyard, has become a cross-cultural task. Like missionaries serving in foreign countries, we must become "students of the host culture." Much more than a "sinner's prayer," conversion requires a change of social identity.

Indeed, becoming a follower of Christ involves gaining …

The Effects Of Acculturation Level On Verbal Learning In A Sample Of Hispanics Of Mexican-American Extraction, Anita S. Blair

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

This study is interested in the relationship of acculturation to performance on verbal learning tasks. The hypotheses of the study are that as acculturation to Anglo American culture approaches assimilation, total recall scores on the California Verbal Learning Test-II (CVLT-II) will increase and performance on a nonsense word task will not significantly correlate with acculturation level. A review of the literature on acculturation and test bias in Hispanic populations is followed by research on bilingual performance on memory tasks. As the independent variable, acculturation is examined on three levels: Mexican Oriented, Bicultural Oriented and Anglo Oriented using Scale One of …

Design And Analysis Of Class Ab Rf Power Amplifier For Wireless Communication Applications, Mohamed El-Dakroury

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The Power Amplifier is the most power-consulting block among the building blocks of RF transceivers. It is still a difficult problem to design power amplifiers, especially for linear, low voltage operation. Until now power amplifiers for wireless applications is being produced almost in GaAs processes with some exceptions in LDMOS, Si BJT, and SiGe HBT. The submicron CMOS processes for power amplifiers are under research focus since CMOS offers integration for power amplifier with rest of the transceivers blocks due to its high yield. Also CMOS process is cheap.

This thesis report details the design process of a class AB …

High Frequency Communication System Modeling And Performance Enhancement, Employing Novel Adaptive Dsp Techniques, Murad M. Qahwash

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

High Frequency (HF) communication has been shown to be a useful communication technique from the very beginning of World War I and it accelerated during World War II. This is attributed to its simplicity, ability to provide near globe connectivity at low power without repeaters, moderate cost, and ease of proliferation [1]. In fact, the HF communication system utilizes the ionosphere [2][3][4] to refract the skywave signals to a distant receiver. This ionospheric channel has some disadvantages. First, it is a non-stationary channel as the HF frequency propagation is a function of the sun spot activities, solar winds, and diurnal …

Dordt College 2002-2003 Catalog, Dordt College. Registrar's Office

Academic Catalogs

Academic Catalog for 2002-03

Reflections On Edward Said And The Legal Narratives Of Palestine: Israeli Settlements And Palestinian Self-Determination, John Strawson

Penn State International Law Review (1982 - 2011)

No abstract provided.

Front Cover, The Delmarva Ornithological Society

Delaware Ornithologist

No abstract provided.

Delaware Bird Records Committee Annual Report For 2002, Frank Rohrbacher

Delaware Ornithologist

No abstract provided.

Delaware Spring Roundup - May 2002, John P. Janowski

Delaware Ornithologist

No abstract provided.

Motivational Factors And Personality Traits Of Individuals Who Decide To Enter A Career As A Firefighter/Paramedic, Robert D. Holborn

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated whether there were specific behavioral patterns and/ or Auxiliary traits of individuals who choose a career as a Firefighter/ Paramedic. The study also determined if there are certain motivational factors that influence these individuals to enter this profession. Additionally, this study determined whether job satisfaction as a Firefighter/Paramedic could be predicted based on the individuals behavioral type, personality trait(s) and/or the motivational factors that influenced their career choice. This study analyzed 272 responses to the Long/ Dziuban Checklist Survey; the researcher-designed questionnaire on motivational factors; and the researcher-designed questionnaire on job satisfaction. The Long/Dziuban Checklist Survey allowed …

Three Surveys On Adult Esol Pronunciation: Teachers, Students, Textbooks, Hortensia Louro Bernal

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This study used three instruments to examine the current state of the teaching of ESOL pronunciation. These instruments included a survey of 62 teachers, another survey of 508 ESOL students, and a comparative study of ten pronunciation textbooks in widespread use since 1990. The purpose of the study was to characterize the teaching of pronunciation at present through the voices of the teachers, the opinions of the students, and the content of the textbooks. The study also identified the approaches and types of activities being proposed by the experts and recommended additional activities as well as a rationale for their …

Techniques And Applications Of Quantum And Classical Statistical Mechanics, Fredrick N. Michael

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Mesoscopic and nano-scale physics describe systems whose dimensions are intermediate between microscopic and macroscopic. Devices manufactured in this size range require the rethinking of electron transport physics. A powerful approach to modeling the nonlinear current-voltage characteristics observed at these scales is the non-equilibrium Green’s functions method of Schwinger, Keldysh, and Craig. In this thesis this approach is used to describe the mesoscopic conductor and spin-dependent transport in ferromagnetic metal-insulator-ferromagnetic metal and ferromagnetic metal-conductor-ferro-magnetic metal junctions. The formalism is also adapted to obtain analytical expressions for the resistance in the integer quantum Hall regime. Also presented is a new formulation of …

A Survey Of The Mammals Of The Archie Carr And Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuges, Joseph S. Weidlich

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

ABSTRACT This summarizes a study conducted on the Archie Carr (ACNWR) and Pelican Island (PINWR) National Wildlife Refuges located on the barrier island complex of southern Brevard and northern Indian River counties, Florida. Major objectives of this study were designed to 1) survey the mammals of the ACNWR and PINWR, 2) perform a small mammal population demographic study in coastal scrub and maritime hammock habitats, and 3) document a population monitoring project of Peromyscus po/ionotus niveiventris in northern Indian River County at Treasure Shores Park, within ACNWR Segment 4. A total of7,279 trap nights was compiled during the survey portion …

Spectroscopic And Microscopic Characterization Of Nd3+ Uptake By Calcite, Sandra H. Withers Kirby

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The local structure of metal impurity ions in minerals is important in determining their long-term stability in the environment. It is particularly important for understanding or predicting the migration of nuclear waste plumes in the subsurface. Calcite doped with Nd3 + ions is chosen as a model system. Calcite micro-crystals were grown from solution with single crystal dimensions up to 3 mm and doped up to ~0.1 atomic% with Nd3 + ions. Several methods are applied to determine the structure and doping of the crystals. Phase purity was verified by powder x-ray diffraction. The concentration of Nd3 + was measured …

Prévention Par La Photothérapie Des Troubles D'Adaptation Au Travail De Nuit, Diane B. Boivin, Francine O. James

Rapports de recherche scientifique

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Au Québec, on estime qu'un tiers des emplois permanents sont comblés en dehors des heures conventionnelles. On note en particulier une prédominance du travail de nuit à plein temps dans les secteurs qui requièrent (hôpitaux, protection publique) ou qui choisissent (manufactures) 24 heures de service par jour. Il est bien connu que le travail de nuit ou en rotation s’accompagne de privation importante de sommeil, de troubles de vigilance et de performance, et d’un risque accru d’accidents graves en milieu de travail. De plus, ces troubles d’adaptation s’accroissent avec l’âge alors …