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The Means Of Ignorance: Genuine Dialogue And A Rhetoric Of Virtue, Daniel Anthony Grano

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Aimed at core problems of contemporary moral rhetoric - pluralistic argument, incommensurable disagreement on ordering terms, and a theoretical move away from essence to relativism - this study is an attempt to restore rhetoric as an art capable of investigating and positing terms of order and being. This restoration relies upon viewing rhetoric as a practice of epistemic mediation between the experiential and language-based knowledge of the local, and the perfected knowledge of the Absolute. I propose characteristically Socratic notions of contingency and ignorance as the bases for this mediated approach. As a recognition of what is unknown and uncertain …

Instructional Technology, Motivation, Attitudes And Behaviors: An Investigation Of At-Risk Learners In The Middle School General Music Classroom, Sharon A. Clark

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

In middle schools today, teachers meet many challenges. Students come to school with a wide variety of experiences and economic backgrounds. They come with varying needs and abilities. Middle school is a time of many changes for students. One of the many goals of middle school is to meet the needs of the students in academics as well as the social, physical and emotional needs.

The research question addressed in this dissertation was: What are the effects of instructional technology on motivation, attitudes and behavior of at-risk learners in the middle school general music classroom? The purpose of this study …

Improving Administrators’ Skills And Knowledge Of Personnel Procedures Through The Use Of A Web Site, Frederic E. Conde

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

During the 2001-2002 school year, the writer posted a Web site designed to address the issue of improving knowledge and communicating how-to skills in the area of employee discipline through the use of Web site technology. It was determined that only 25 target administrators or less than 3% were actively logging on. Furthermore, a random review of investigative site disposition reports identified within the writer’s jurisdiction revealed a lack of procedural, content-specific knowledge and general policy awareness.

The purpose of this applied dissertation was to increase Web site utilization by increasing the number of recorded hits as determined by unique …

An Intervention Reading Program To Increase Reading Skills In 18 Months From Cmt Proficient To Grade-Level Performance, Anthony J. Cordone

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This project addressed the creation of a reading intervention program at Bailey Middle School that improved the reading skills of the students identified by the Connecticut Master Test (CMT) as performing within the proficient level. Over the past 5 years, 60% of the Grade 6 and 49% of Grade 8 students consistently scored within the proficient level. This researcher created a program that, within 18 months, increased the reading skill needs of those students so that they improved or met the Grade 8 CMT goal levels.

This applied dissertation reviewed current programs, staffing requirements and skills, staff development, strategies, and …

Developing A Four-Mallet Marimba Technique Featuring The Alternation Of Mallets In Each Hand For Linear Passages And The Application Of This Technique To Transcriptions Of Selected Keyboard Works By J.S. Bach, Thomas Allen Zirkle

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The goal of this study is to develop a four-mallet marimba technique that utilizes alternation within each hand on linear passages, then apply this technique to selected keyboard works of J. S. Bach. This paper provides a method of training the hands for this type of alternation and will hypothesize a conception of hand positions as a method of facing the visual/spatial logistics issues of marimba performance. A performance annotation chapter will then apply the alternation sticking, and its resultant positional concepts, to three new transcriptions of J. S. Bach's inventions and a prelude and fugue from his Well-Tempered Clavier …

Technological Remediation: Special Education High School Students And High-Stakes Testing, Yvonne Craycroft Kirk

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The purpose of the study was to investigate a skill-building program as a possible strategy for remediation. This study sought to help special education students pass the Graduate Qualifying Exam (GQE) in a large Indiana urban high school.

For 3 years, the researcher followed 2 groups of 10th-grade special education students who were taking the test for the first time. The scores were tracked each time the test was given to determine how many passed the test on the first attempt. The treatment group of students was assigned to a resource class by their teachers of record while in the …

Sixth-Grade Study Group Intervention Program To Increase Academic Achievement In The Area Of Reading, Sue Greenfield

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to incorporate intervention strategies with 6th graders in the elementary school setting. The goal was to have each individual student increase standardized academic achievement in the area of reading, which automatically results in an increase of standardized academic achievement for the entire group. Students were involved in a number of intervention activities during school, before and after school, and on Saturdays. Activities included State Bar Association training for students, which certified active participants as peer mediators, and field trips and seminars. Activities incorporated proponents of education from the community, who hosted community functions and media …

Ua64/2 The Challenge: The Newsletter Of The Center For Gifted Studies (No. 10, Winter 2003, Center For Gifted Studies, Tracy Inman Editor

Gifted Studies Publications

No abstract provided.

Hipaa Requirements For Lawyers - Business Associate Contracts, Gerald E. Deloss

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

Maximizing Custody Options: Abolishing The Presumption Against Joint Physical Custody, Matthew A. Kipp

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

Labor And Employement Law - Discrimination: An Eeoc Regulation Allowing Employers To Assert That Employee May Not Pose A Danger To Himself Falls Within The Purview Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Erin M. Conroy

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Development Of An Interactive Multimedia Based Professional Development, James New

Theses : Honours

The role of the teacher has changed over time such that teachers are asked to augment their own specialist knowledge with skills from other domains, for example information technology. This study has examined the perceptions and experiences of teachers and speech pathologists involved in the production of an instructive Interactive Multimedia (IMM) product to deliver Professional Development (PD). The individuals involved in this project were teachers from the High Valley Language School (HVLS) -a specialised primary school. The study used a social action research methodology, which allowed the researcher to build theories from emergent data. The data collection process consisted …

A Deception Based Framework For The Application Of Deceptive Countermeasures In 802.11b Wireless Networks, Suen Yek

Theses : Honours

The advance of 802.11 b wireless networking has been beset by inherent and in-built security problems. Network security tools that are freely available may intercept network transmissions readily and stealthily, making organisations highly vulnerable to attack. Therefore, it is incumbent upon defending organisations to take initiative and implement proactive defences against common network attacks. Deception is an essential element of effective security that has been widely used in networks to understand attack methods and intrusions. However, little thought has been given to the type and the effectiveness of the deception. Deceptions deployed in nature, the military and in cyberspace were …

Floristics Of The Banksia Woodlands On The Wallingup Plain In Relation To Environmental Parameters, Claire Mccamish

Theses : Honours

An understanding of the underlying environmental factors contributing to the floristic composition of Banksia woodlands should improve the effective management of Banksia woodland communities of the Swan Coastal Plain. Although a number of studies have examined the vegetation on the Banksia woodlands on detail there have been few studies aimed at identifying the specific environmental parameters influencing the floristic gradients on the Swan Coastal Plain. A comprehensive local scale study was undertaken on the northern Swan Coastal Plain to determine the environmental correlates influencing floristic communities in an area of Banks/a woodland known as the Wallingup Plain. Vegetation communities of …

Device Structure Effects On Electrical Crosstalk In Backwall Illuminated Cmos Compatible Photodiode Arrays, Paul Vernon Jansz

Theses : Honours

This research has made a comparative investigated of crosstalk in backside illuminated and frontside illuminated single junction photodiode and vertical double junction photodiode CMOS compatible pixels, using a commercial 2D device simulation package, SEMICAD DEVICE (1994). Comparison of pixel total, electron and hole quantum efficiency response and Absorption Volume data is undertaken. This is so that the underlying carrier drift-diffusion dynamics responsible for optimal pixel response resolution may be qualitatively understood, allowing prediction of even more optimal photodiode pixel configurations. The effect of varying the double junction and single junction photodiode pixel's geometry on response resolution is considered. Only for …

Gender Differences In Stress And Coping Of Parents With Adolescent Daughters Undergoing Treatment For Anorexia Nervosa, Steven Collishaw

Theses : Honours

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex condition characterised by an uncertain etiology, protracted course and an inordinately high prevalence among adolescent females. Treatment of AN requires a multifarious approach, however, among adolescents family therapy is considered a necessary component to ensure positive outcome. Interestingly, while the efficacy of these systemic interventions is reliant on parents' ability to cope with treatment demands and stress, adaptive patterns among parents remain relatively under researched. The aim of this inquiry was to address this paucity of studies focused on mothers and fathers by providing a preliminary investigation of differences in their stress and coping …

The Role Of Tradition In Modern And Contemporary Theology: Mediating Epistemic Divides, Kwabena Donkor

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

The Intra-Jewish Dialogue In 4 Ezra 3:1-9:25, P. Richard Choi

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

The Adventist Trinity Debate. Part 2: The Role Of Ellen G. White, Jerry Moon

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

A Letter That Has Not Been Read: Dreams In The Hebrew Bible [Review] / Shaul Bar; Translated By Lenn J. Schramm., Jiří Moskala

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Habits Of The High-Tech Heart: Living Virtuously In The Information Age [Review] / Quentin J. Schultze., Delyse E. Steyn

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

King Came Preaching: The Pulpit Power Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Review] / Mervyn A. Warren., R. Clifford Jones

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Toward A Scriptural Aesthetic, Jo Ann Davidson

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Martyrdom And Resurrection In The Revelation To John, Baete Kowalski

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Evolution, Theology, And Method. Part 1: Outline And Limits Of Scientific Methodology, Fernando L. Canale

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Seeker After Light: A.F. Ballenger, Adventism, And American Christianity [Review] / Calvin W. Edwards & Gary Land., Theodore N. Levterov

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

The New Encyclopedia Of Islam [Review] / Cyril Glassé., Wolfgang Lepke

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Reconstructing Evangelical Theology: Is The Open View Of God A Good Idea?, Clark H. Pinnock

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Epistemology, Hermeneutics, Biblical Theology And Contextualization: Understanding Truth [Review] / Edited By Douglas Welker Kennard., Karen K. Abrahamson

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Toward A Multiple Party Representation Model: Moderating Power Disparity, Henry Ordower

All Faculty Scholarship

Argues that the zealous representation model of contemporary legal practice with its emphasis on primacy of the client causes lawyers to assist and motivate their clients to exploit the clients' power advantages in non-litigation contexts. The article recommends that ethical rules shift to a multiple client representation model. The model would be based upon the Brandeisian "lawyer for the situation" and would empower attorneys in non-litigation settings to consider and evaluate the impact of their activities on other constituencies that the representation affects. Attorneys would become better able to encourage their clients to seek distributional fairness and balance in their …