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Recovery From Substance Abuse: The Role Of Unsupportive Social Interactions, Michelle Marie Schmitt

Theses and Dissertations

ABSTRACTRECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE: THE ROLE OF UNSUPPORTIVE SOCIAL INTERATIONSBy Michelle M. Schmitt, M.A., M.S. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University.Virginia Commonwealth University, 2003Major Director: Kathleen M. Ingram, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology It has been estimated that over 20 million individuals struggle with substance abuse and/or dependence each year. Theories of addiction and recovery have long incorporated the notion of social support and helping relationships to facilitate adjustment. However, the literature investigating the role of social support is fraught with contradictions. In addition, in …

The Experiences Of International Students At An Australian University: An Exploratory Qualitative Study, Andrea Halse

Theses : Honours

The number of international students studying in Australia has steadily increased over the last ten years providing many benefits both to the country and Australian universities. However, little is known about the transition experiences of these students and there has been little acknowledgment of the issues facing students adjusting to a new environment and learning context. Typical issues that international students encounter include; language difficulties, homesickness, culture shock, lack of background knowledge and skills, housing difficulties, developing new social relationships and adapting to their new environment. Much of the research has been in the form of questionnaires and surveys focusing …

Does Whole-School Reform Boost Student Performance? The Case Of New York City, Robert Bifulco, William Duncombe, John Yinger

Center for Policy Research

Thousands of schools around the country have implemented whole-school reform programs to boost student performance. This paper uses quasi-experimental methods to estimate the impact of whole-school reform on students' reading performance in New York City, where various reform programs were adopted in dozens of troubled elementary schools in the mid-1990s. This paper complements studies based on random assignment by examining a broad-based reform effort and explicitly accounting for implementation quality. Two popular reform programs--the School Development and Success for All--do not significantly increase reading scores but might have if they had been fully implemented. The More Effective Schools program does …

Seeing Beyond The Habitus - On Action, Art And Healing, Tarquam Mckenna

'INSCAPE' - ARTCAP November 13-16, 2003

This paper is written as a conversation had at the ARTCAP Symposium in Perth 2003. It was a conversation that alluded to the imaginal realm and action art therapy as a way into understanding. It is offered as a spoken comment to bring voice to the reader. The format of the paper is such that the reader is encouraged to see it as a series of statements that are a conversation between a group of people. The paper begs questions which are still unanswered.

Should Klansmen Be Lawyers? Racism As An Ethical Barrier To The Legal Profession, Carla Pratt

Faculty Articles

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Civil Procedure: Class Certification And The Predominance Requirement Under Oklahoma Section 2023(B)(3), Steven S. Gensler

Faculty Articles

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Current Issues In Native American Law, Martha Vazquez, Taiawagi Helton, Paul Frye, Gloria Valencia-Weber, Samuel Winder, John Echohawk

Faculty Articles

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Nation Building In Indian Country: The Blackfoot Constitutional Revision, Taiawagi Helton

Faculty Articles

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On Defining At-Risk: The Role Of Educational Ritual In Constructions Of Success And Failure, Deanna L. Fassett

Basic Communication Course Annual

By adopting an ethnomethodological approach to the analysis of focus group interviews with undergraduate students enrolled in and teachers of the introductory course in speech communication, this essay demonstrates that we understand to be a stable, objective aspect of reality--i.e., the inevitability of educational failure--is in fact a human accomplishment, the result of concerted, through unreflective, social action. This paper explores the ways in which students' and graduate teaching assistants' espousal of educational rituals may create and sustain their (or their students') risk of educational failure. Futhermore, the implications of such a perspective for graduate teaching assistants of the basic …

Performative Pedagogy, At-Risk Students, And The Basic Course: Fourteen Moments In Search Of Possibility, John T. Warren

Basic Communication Course Annual

This essay sketches out the complications of a performative pedagogy in the context of a basic communication course, specifically examining how the course negotiates and constitutes what communication scholars have called "educational risk." To do this, a collage of narratives are provided--a series of images which, when seen in totality, might generate a conversation about how communication studies could address the intersections of risk, critical performative pedagogy, and the classrooms of our basic communication courses. To initiate this conversation, the essay is grounded in the work of communication studies. Taken together, the collage seeks to ask questions, pose problems, and …

Index Of Titles

Basic Communication Course Annual

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From The Courthouse In Tobago To The Internet: The Increasing Need To Prove Foreign Law In Us Courts, Louise Ellen Teitz

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Use Of Expert Witnesses In Admiralty Proceedings, Paul M. Sterbcow

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Daubert, Proof Of A Prior, And The Soliton: Bernert Towboat Co. V. Uss Chandler (Ddg 996), Robert Birmingham, Tara Shaw, Carolyn Shields

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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The Sentient Web, Michael N. Huhns

Faculty Publications

In a startling revelation, a team of university scientists has reported that a network of computers has become conscious and sentient, and is beginning to assume control of online information system. In spite of the ominous tone typically chosen for dramatic effect, a sentient Web would be more helpful and much easier for people to use. An agent is an active, persistent software component that perceives, reasons, and acts, and whose actions include communication. Agents inherently take intentional actions based on sensory information and memories of past actions. All agents have necessary communication ability, but they do not necessarily possess …

Emotional Intelligence Competencies In Physician Leaders: An Exploratory Study, Michael J. Deegan

Student Scholarship

A theory of behavioral competencies associated with emotional intelligence that influence job performance, was tested in physicians who hold leadership positions in their organization. An emotional intelligence competency ( EIC ) survey ( the ECI-2 ) that measured eighteen competencies distributed among four cluster groups ( self awareness, self management, social awareness, relationship management ) was administered to physician leaders and their supervisors, peers and direct reports. The resulting 360 degree assessment permitted a comparison of the physician leaders self assessment scores with one another and those working closely with them. In addition, independent objective and subjective measures of physician …

Recent Developments In Evidence Law, Carolyn Shields, Tara Shaw, Robert Birmingham

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Effect Of Organic Matter Addition To The Pen Surface On Feedlot Nitrogen Balance, Julie Adams, Galen E. Erickson, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Casey Macken, Casey Wilson

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Two experiments, calves fed November to May (WINTER) and yearlings fed May to September (SUMMER), were conducted to evaluate effects of replacing dry-rolled corn with 30% corn bran or applying sawdust to the pen surface on feedlot nitrogen balance. Bran increased feed conversion during both experiments but reduced nitrogen losses in the WINTER. Sawdust application to the feedlot pen surface reduced nitrogen losses during the WINTER. Bran and sawdust treatments increased nitrogen recovered in manure during the WINTER. Adding OM to the pen surface did not impact nitrogen losses during the SUMMER.

Estimating Rumen Undegradable Protein In, Heather Haugen, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Mark Ullerich, Casey Macken, Kimberly Whittet, Tim Loy

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

An in situ trial was conducted to compare estimates of rumen undegradable protein (UIP) using a single incubation time point and rates of degradation. Four forage samples (three legumes and one grass) were incubated in situ for their mean retention time estimated from in vitro dry matter disappearance plus a 10-hour lag time as well as for a time point equal to 75% of the total mean retention time (mean retention time plus lag). The UIP values obtained from the fractional rates of degradation and passage were more highly correlated with those estimated from 75% of the total mean retention …

Title Vii Limitations-Keeping The Workplace Hostile, Diane Gentry

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The article argues that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as currently interpreted and applied, fails to effectively address workplace sexism and harassment because its legal framework is rooted in patriarchal assumptions. The statute's focus on sexual harassment often overlooks broader gender-based discrimination, leaving many women without adequate legal recourse. The article contends that the law perpetuates male-dominated work cultures by narrowly defining actionable harassment and requiring proof of unwelcome behavior, which places undue burdens on victims.

The Fault Lines Of Domestic Violence Enforcement, Josephine Ross

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

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Proposing An Amendment To Article 81 To Allow Invalidation Of Wills As Part Of, Or Subsequent To, A Proceeding For Appointment Of A Guardian, Jody Saltzman

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The note examines the legal challenges surrounding the revocation of Wills and Powers of Attorney, particularly in cases involving individuals with dementia. It argues that current legal frameworks, such as New York's postmortem probate system, often fail to address issues of testamentary capacity and undue influence effectively. The analysis highlights the significance of the In re Ruby Slater case, which demonstrates the potential benefits of allowing Will revocations under Article 81 guardianship proceedings. The note advocates for legal reforms to improve the handling of such cases, ensuring greater certainty for testators and protecting vulnerable individuals from exploitation.

Annotated Legal Bibliography On Gender

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

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Improving Building Control And System Operation Through The Continuous Commissioning® Process: A Case Study, Nathan Redmann, Mingsheng Liu

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction: Faculty Publications

Utilization of the Continuous Commissioning^® process is presented in the case of the Consolidated Mission Support Center office building at Travis Air Force Base in Travis, California. The CC^® process was applied to the building in early 2003. The examination of the heating, ventilating, and airconditioning (HVAC) and control systems revealed several areas where considerable improvement could be made, including air handling unit (AHU) operational parameters, terminal box and water loop operation, and Energy Management and Control System (EMCS) functionality. It also aided in the identification of mechanical systems needing repair. The optimization of the HVAC systems and …

A Critique Of Emergent Dualism, Frank B. Dilley

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

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Physicalism And Panentheism: Good News And Bad News, Carl Gillett

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

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David Ray Griffin, Reenchantment Without Supernaturalism: A Process Philosophy Of Religion And Religion And Scientific Naturalism: Overcoming The Conflicts, Alan G. Padgett

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

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Whose Context Is It Anyway?, Lorraine S. Brugh

Institute of Liturgical Studies Occasional Papers

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Music shapes the worshiping assembly week by week The liturgy we sing becomes both praise and proclamation in the mouths of the gathered congregation. So how are we to know what it is we should sing? Our worship books are now filled with music from around the globe, from perspectives not even known to most of us just a generation ago. Is that music part of our local expression, and if not, how are we to make it so? This address will outline a process, responsive contextualization, which invites a local assembly to enter into the process of engagement …

Exterior Accessibility Issues: A Study Of The Outdoor Spaces Connected With Housing Facilities At Louisiana State University, Frank Hardy Lewis

LSU Master's Theses

This document investigates Louisiana State University’s progress in becoming a fully accessible campus, specifically in regard to student housing and the surrounding amenities such as laundry facilities, dining facilities and recreational areas. The benchmarks used for determining this include the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Universal Design Handbook and surveys of other campuses that have made greater strides in this area. This document seeks to determine the extent to which Louisiana State University has become accessible for wheelchair users and bring to light examples of areas of difficulty in the housing cluster area. …