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An Unconstitutional Stereotype: Catholic Schools As Pervasively Sectarian, Gerard V. Bradley Jan 2002

An Unconstitutional Stereotype: Catholic Schools As Pervasively Sectarian, Gerard V. Bradley

Journal Articles

The Supreme Court first held public assistance to religious schools unconstitutional in 1971 in Lemon v. Kurtzman. From then until now the concept of “pervasively sectarian” has played a central role in “parochaid” jurisprudence; every holding against “direct” aid has rested upon it as a necessary premise. “Pervasively sectarian” refers to the assertedly religious (“sectarian”) character of the entire curriculum at parochial schools. Religion, it is said, so permeates the whole educational program that “direct aid” to any aspect of that program inescapably aids religion itself. And that, it is said, violates the Establishment Clause. Because aid statutes typically aim …

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Imaging Spectrometry To Map Potential Wildfire Fuels At Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, Nathan F. Smith Jan 2002

Imaging Spectrometry To Map Potential Wildfire Fuels At Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, Nathan F. Smith

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The Experience Of First Nations Canadian Women With A Present Or Past Diagnosis Of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Sheila O'Leary Jan 2002

The Experience Of First Nations Canadian Women With A Present Or Past Diagnosis Of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Sheila O'Leary

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Consortial Support For Digital Library Initiatives And Information Technology Manpower Development In Latin America, Johann Van Reenen Jan 2002

Consortial Support For Digital Library Initiatives And Information Technology Manpower Development In Latin America, Johann Van Reenen

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

The work of the Ibero-American Science & Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC) in developing information technology and digital library manpower will be discussed, focusing on the organizational arrangements and processes that proved most effective in bringing researchers, engineers, computer scientists and librarians together to act on this vision. The Library Linkages (LibLink) Initiative of ISTEC will be analyzed in detail, especially the best practices to ensure regional cooperation in information delivery and in sharing expertise in digital initiatives. Brief descriptions of other IT projects and partnerships in the region will be provided.

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The Greatest Problem With Which The Library Is Confronted: A Survey Of Academic Library Outreach To The Freshman Course, Cindy Pierard, Kathryn A. Graves Jan 2002

The Greatest Problem With Which The Library Is Confronted: A Survey Of Academic Library Outreach To The Freshman Course, Cindy Pierard, Kathryn A. Graves

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

The Freshman Year Experience movement has created an excellent opportunity for academic library outreach. Its values, which include collaboration among various campus units charged with supporting student success and a focus on student mastery of key academic skills, correspond well with the objective of many college and university libraries: to become a more central part of the institution's educational mission. This chapter provides a discussion of academic library outreach to one of the movement's most significant components, the freshman course. The aim is to provide an overview of historic and contemporary trends in postsecondary freshman programming and corresponding library outreach …

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Hybridity, Piracy, And The Liumang (Hooliganism) In Modern Chinese Culture, Kerry Fender Jan 2002

Hybridity, Piracy, And The Liumang (Hooliganism) In Modern Chinese Culture, Kerry Fender

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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Light On The First Day Of Creation, Richard M. Davidson Jan 2002

Light On The First Day Of Creation, Richard M. Davidson

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The Development Of A Methodology For Creating An Earthen Building Inventory, Margaret Lyn Ford Jan 2002

The Development Of A Methodology For Creating An Earthen Building Inventory, Margaret Lyn Ford

School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses

This thesis addresses the issue of cataloguing traditional earthen architecture. It proposes a methodology that will permit the systematic collection and analysis of objective and quantifiable data relating to historic earthen, or cob, buildings in a parish in mid Devon. The brief given for this project requhes a multi-disciplinary approach to be taken, one that considers the topographical surroundings and the historic context of the buildings as well as the architectural characteristics. A triangular concept is expounded, with the three elements providing a sound basis for the development of an holistic methodology for creating an earthen building inventory. To comply …

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