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Beyond The Precautionary Principle, Cass R. Sunstein

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

The precautionary principle has been highly influential in legal systems all over the world. In its strongest and most distinctive forms, the principle imposes a burden of proof on those who create potential risks, and it requires regulation of activities even if it cannot be shown that those activities are likely to produce significant harms. Taken in this strong form, the precautionary principle should be rejected, not because it leads in bad directions, but because it leads in no directions at all. The principle is literally paralyzing— forbidding inaction, stringent regulation, and everything in between. The reason is that in …

Transnational Corporations: Dynamic Structures, Strategies, And Processes, John B. Davis

Economics Faculty Research and Publications

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"Humanizing The Heart," Or Romantic Drama And The Civilizing Process, Diane Hoeveler

English Faculty Research and Publications

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Tyranny Of Sentimental Form: Wollstonecraft’S Mary And The Gendering Of Anxiety, Diane Hoeveler

English Faculty Research and Publications

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Rebooting The Promise Of Technology In The Classroom: Review Of Oversold And Underused: Computers In The Classroom By Larry Cuban, Heidi Schweizer, Carrianne H. Hayslett, Robert Lowe

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

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Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Counselors’ Attitudes And Resources For Integrating Research And Practice, Todd Campbell, Lynn A. Catlin, Timothy P. Melchert

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

The state of Wisconsin recently launched a Research-to-Practice Initiative. One aspect of the Wisconsin initiative was to survey Wisconsin-Certified Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselors (CADCs) to assess their attitudes, reported practices, and resources in regard to the integration of research and practice. The sample for the present study included 366 CADCs. Of the 366 respondents, 62 percent (n = 226) were female and 38 percent (n = 140) were male. The respondents were primarily Caucasian (90 percent) with the remaining respondents identifying as African American (4 percent), Native American (2 percent), Hispanic (1 percent), and Asian American …

Reading Reminder: A New Tool For Scaffolding Strategic Readers, Bill Henk

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

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Comparing The Mean Grade Of Food Service Employees Receiving Two Different Teaching Strategies At The School Board Of Broward County, Raymond Papa

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Employees not meeting the regulatory agency education requirement for safety and sanitation challenged the School Board of Broward County to provide an alternate instruction method. The purpose of the study was to compare the mean grade of employees who completed the safety and sanitation course at the School Board of Broward County, receiving two different teaching strategies.

The research question was, "Will there be a difference in the mean grade using the self-study modular instruction when compared to the mean grade using the traditional teaching and learning techniques of lecture-discussion?" The research hypothesis was: Employees utilizing the self-study modular instructional …

Development Of A How Kids Learn Workshop For Parents And Teachers At The Discovering Adult/Community Education Outreach Center, Marlene A. Sassaman

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The purpose of this research was to develop a curriculum to enhance student achievement to solve the problem of less than desirable scores on the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test. The three research questions were: What curriculum design model should be used? What information should be included? and What format should be selected for presenting the workshop?

Five procedures were followed. A literature review resulted in an analysis of curriculum design models, criteria for writing objectives, and data-collection methodologies. Organizing formative and summative committees resulted in a purposeful sampling of experts who provided diversity. Selection of a feedback mechanism resulted in …