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Book Of Mormon Stories Diglot Reader On Computer, Neal S. Harmon

Theses and Dissertations

This report describes the design, development, and evaluation of a computer-based diglot reader of the Book of Mormon Stories of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Di means two and glot means language, thus a diglot reader combines two languages into one reader in order to teach a person to read in a new language. The program, which runs on both Macintosh and Windows computer platforms, contains fifteen chapters of the Book of Mormon Stories and introduces about four hundred Spanish words. This report includes a literature review on the diglot method and related materials, a description of …

The Effects Of Computer-Based Metacognitive Strategy Training For Adult Second Language Learners, Heidi D. Hyte

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a metacognitive language learning strategy training program that was implemented into computer-assisted language learning (CALL) software on second language learners' independent use of metacognition and language learning strategies (LLS). Questions under investigation included what effect this metacognitive training had on learners' independent use of metacognition, the differences in use of metacognitive strategies between fast and slow language learners, and the effect of learners' perceptions of metacognition on their use of LLS and specific metacognitive strategies.

The subjects included 239 missionaries learning Spanish as a second language at the Missionary …

Time As Motivation: Selected Theories As Compared To Modern Revelation, Jill Judkins

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis proposes that human beings by virtue of living in each new present moment are motivated to develop strategies to secure the best possible outcome in their lived experience. A personal account of the phenomenological experience of time is presented and a brief history is given. The implications associated with being thrown into the present moment make apparent the weaknesses of the current assumptions that the slices of the present moment form a continuity of past and future and create a coherent synthesis of life. The assumption that human beings are intentional, goal-directed, and prone to seek meaning in …

Balance And Conflict: Variation In Attaining Work-Family Fit Among A Homogeneous Population, Laura C. Koch

Theses and Dissertations

The concept of work-family fit has recently emerged in the work and family literature, comparable to work-family balance in that it represents interactions between work and family, and yet distinct from balance in its sense of universal ownership and responsibility. Using Barnett's (1998) model of the work-social system interface as a framework, this study explores the relationship between and predictive factors of work-family fit and work-family balance. Data are from a survey of Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management (MSM) graduate school alumni (n = 273). Findings indicate that fit and balance are indeed two separate constructs, with fit …

Legacy To The People: Community And The Orange County Regional History Center, Robert L. Beatty Ii

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The development and birth of the Orange County Regional History Center is perhaps unlike any other local history museum in the United States. Its story is worth telling because of its long gestation, the difficulties in bringing this center to life, and the goals of the people who made it possible. All of these elements are a vital part of the history of Orange County, Florida and should not be overlooked.

In this light, this thesis will discuss more fully three topics in relation to the creation of the new History Center. First, it will look at the American museum …

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Amendments Of 1997 And Implications For School-Based Administrators, Connie Woods Collins

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to review historical legislation relevant to the education of individuals with disabilities, examine the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Act and related case law, and to create a knowledge base from which school-based professionals can make legally sound policy and planning decisions and reduce liability for noncompliance with the applicable laws and regulations pertaining to the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. In addition, the study provided insight into the law and increased the comfort levels of school-based personnel who deal with exceptional students, thereby increasing the likelihood of …

Haunting And Hunting: Bodily Resurrection And The Occupation Of History In Thomas Pynchon's Mason & Dixon, Justin Scott Coe

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

[First paragraph]

Just before publication of Mason & Dixon, Thomas Pynchon wrote a review of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera, in which he says that to assert the resurrection of the body [is] today as throughout history an unavoidably revolutionary idea (Heart's Eternal Vow). That this revolutionary idea is essentially a religious one is a fact that many Pynchon critics attempt to placate by identifying in his works a secularization of religious themes. Robert Hipkiss identifies, in place of religion, a search for an operative spiritual force in Pynchon's previous novels, which he assures us is …

Autobiography And Geography: A Self-Arranging Question, Frédéric Regard

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

[First paragraph]

The border between fiction and truth in autobiography has been the subject of numerous investigations, yet the question of what we might call the assignations to residence of the author remains largely ignored. Critics have written abundantly about autobiography in its relation to the origin of the author as living personality with his own story, but never truly treated the idea of the spatial modalities, the layout, of the author's writing self. In his relatively unknown 1967 article On Other Places, Michel Foucault, then on assignment in Tunis, saw in this thematic situation the stage of a …

Playful Attraction -- Examining The Nature Of Japanese Cruising, Phil Sawkins

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

[First paragraph]

Much research has been done, in and out of the field of social anthropology, on courting and associated practices (especially in rural communities), such as yobai (literally night crawling -- entering a girl's house under cover of darkness in search of love), letter exchanging, wakamonoyado (literally young people's inn, a house where young people meet socially) omiai (arranged marriage), and so on. Most of this research has been done under the rubric of pre-marriage activities, or even, activities permitted because it is expected they'll lead to marriage [1]. The sheer volume of this research is undoubtedly a reflection …

Anti-Minority Riots In Unified Germany: Cultural Conflicts And Mischanneled Political Participation, Roger Karapin

Publications and Research

Anti-foreigner riots in eastern Germany in the early 1990s have usually been explained by ethnonationalism or racism, ethnic competition for scarce resources, and opportunistic political elites. If anti-minority riots are analyzed as a distinct phenomenon with a cross-sectional approach, local political processes emerge as more important causes. Cultural conflicts, the channeling of mobilization from nonviolent into violent forms, local political opportunities for success, and mobilization by social movement organizations convert ethnic conflict and violence into riots. A comparison of riot and non-riot localities in eastern Germany supports this argument.

The Trend Of Academic Achievement And Retention For Immigrant Latino Youth, Pamela Humphrey

Graduate Research Papers

This paper discusses the trend of academic achievement and retention for Latino immigrant youth. Research indicates that the general trend for Latino youth is negative – generally achievement is lower than any other immigrant ethnic group, and the drop out rate is higher than for any other ethnic group. Factors such as language and methods of learning, segregation, poverty, low parental involvement in education, discrimination, and stress due to immigration have been identified as factors contributing to low academic success.

The ways in which schools deal with immigrant students is also discussed. Further research is needed on immigrant Latino families …

Enlace Verde 2002, 2002, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

An outline of what has been done and where in providing conservation easements between MCFP and MCL's Bajo de Tigre; a theoretical summary from the conservation biology literature and local research community; the priorities established, based on local expert researchers; and what the next steps and priorities are.

Theory And Research In Social Education, Volume 30, No. 3, Summer 2002, Elizabeth Anne Yeager

Theory and Research in Social Education

No abstract provided.

Theory And Research In Social Education, Volume 30, No. 2, Spring 2002, Elizabeth Anne Yeager

Theory and Research in Social Education

No abstract provided.

The Cerro Plano Bull Ring Plaza: Proposals For The Reuse Of The Bull Ring Property, 2002, Eugene Curtin, Travis Ingersoll, Chris Romano, Eric Romanyszyn, Ellen Wang

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Proposal on how to make better use of the under-utilized bull ring in Cerro Plano.

Scenarios For Santa Elena [Powerpoint], 2002, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

A PowerPoint presenting the inventory and analysis of the issues present in scenario planning in Santa Elena, the scenarios envisioned and the steps needed to be taken in achieving the proposed changes.

Maintaining Developmentally Appropriate Practice In An Increasingly Academic Kindergarten, Amy Phillips

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper was to conduct a review of research to determine whether a developmental or an academic curriculum is most appropriate for kindergarten classrooms. The research outlined the benefits of developmentally appropriate practice, including increased academic performance and better social skills. The research also showed the detriments of developmentally inappropriate practice, including increased stress levels, a stifling of enthusiasm for learning and less advanced academic and social skills.

However, in spite of the research, many early childhood professionals are not fully implementing developmentally appropriate practice. Three main obstacles to full implementation were the following: (a) increased accountability …

Linking The Literacy Curriculum With Technology, Scot J. Surprenant

Graduate Research Papers

Evaluating the process and needs of linking literacy and technology in the educational setting. The technology is presented as the driving force of change in the literacy. Teachers, administrators, and parents need to formulate a plan for training sessions along with organizing supportive people around them to integrate technology into the curriculum. They need to design professional development to empower teachers to use technology, in the curriculum. Understanding that students are exposed to multimedia literacy, technology will be a medium to motivate and synthesize learning. Teachers facilitate students to be responsible and empowered learners for their own learning. There is …

Family Literacy Programs, Julie Van Meeteren

Graduate Research Papers

This study examined the effects of family literacy programs on increasing literacy behaviors in young children and adults. Benefits and various approaches of effective family literacy programs were discussed, as well as concerns associated with implementation, funding, and cultural and linguistic differences concerning these programs. Guiding principles were presented for family literacy instructors to facilitate. literacy behaviors in young children and adults. Conclusions were drawn from reviewing the literature, and recommendations were made for the future implementation of family literacy programs.

Trends, Patterns, And Characteristics Of Young Adult Horror Fiction, Melissa A. Buelow

Graduate Research Papers

The characteristics of young adult horror fiction include literary conventions, incidents and patterns that are unique to the genre and appealing to the reader. This researcher investigated the trends, patterns, and conventions of young adult novels which make these novels appealing to the reader. This researcher made this investigation using a quantitative content analysis of the young adult horror literature. The researcher chose the books based on the availability of the book, by using the keywords horror, supernatural, occult, gothic, and vampire. The whole book was then analyzed for the trends, patterns, and conventions which it contained.

Understanding Brain-Based Instruction And The Technology Connection For Improved Teaching And Learning, Tammy Wawro

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to give educators a brief description of the parts of the brain, the implications of the brain on learning, and an understanding of how technology can help in this way of teaching and learning. Many experienced and well respected brain researcher's works are cited as examples and used as references, including but not limited to Slywester, Jensen, and Kovalik. By utilizing what researchers have found, and integrating their own experience and knowledge, educators can find best practices that will help to promote student learning.

Joint Force Quarterly 29 (1st Quarter, January 2002), National Defense University Press

Joint Force Quarterly ARCHIVES

No abstract provided.

National Traditions In Labor Law Scholarship: The Canadian Case, Harry W. Arthurs

Articles & Book Chapters

No abstract provided.

Justice, Technology And The Struggle For Hope, Mary Jane Mossman

Articles & Book Chapters

No abstract provided.

Report, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Assessment, 2001-2002, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Nelson Poynter Memorial Library

Library Faculty Assessments

An assessment report evaluating the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Comment: The End Justifies The Means: The Legal, Social, And Economic Justifications For Means Testing Under The Bankruptcy Reform Act Of 2001, James T. Hubler

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Fortnightly - 2002

Fortnightly Collated by Year

No abstract provided.

Differentiation In The Elementary Classroom : A Proposal For The 21st Century, Lindy K. Grafton

Honors Capstones

I recently spent three weeks in Glen Ellyn doing my clinical work in a second grade classroom. As I spent my time there, I also participated in the school's institute day. The main topic of discussion during the institute day was differentiated lesson planning and it's place in the classroom. In differentiated lessons, students who are at different levels or abilities are all given the same lessons, but at their level. In this way, the students do not feel as if they are doing a different assignment that requires less work than others in the class. The students will all …

Discipline, Nathalie Anderson

English Literature Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Seven Recent Commentaries On Mark Twain, Peter Schmidt

English Literature Faculty Works

No abstract provided.