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Every Day Is Halloween: A Goth Primer For Law Enforcement, Gordon A. Crews

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

The following article is based upon field research conducted by Dr. Gordon A. Crews dealing with juveniles and young adults involved in the “Goth” lifestyle across the United States. This research is part of his ongoing efforts over the last decade to examine the impacts of alternative lifestyles, beliefs, and practices upon juvenile delinquency and violence. Most of the information in this article has been derived from face-to-face interviews with individuals aged 13 to 39 years of age proclaiming to be Goth, Vampires, Satanists, Pagans, Wiccans, New Agers, Druids, and a myriad of other occult-based identities.

Using Mindtools To Build Information Literacy And Promote Critical Thinking, Matthew J. Haan

Graduate Research Papers

Information literacy is a skill that students need to handle the overwhelming amount of information. Using Mindtools can provide teachers with a way to help students use the information literacy skills. Mindtools are used to allow students to learn through the use of technology, not from technology. By giving students opportunities to use these skills, they will be able to think critically and independently about the information they access. As a result of focusing on information literacy and critical thinking, students wiII increase proficiency in locating, evaluating, synthesizing, and applying new information. The importance of this review is to determine …

A Preferred Vision For Administering Secondary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Timothy S. Harvey

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this reflective research paper is to articulate my fundamental values and beliefs that will guide me as I prepare to enter the professional field of educational administration. I will begin with a general overview of what brought me to this point in my life. The paper will then examine specific values and beliefs identified in the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards, (ISLLC), of Visionary Leadership, Instructional Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Collaborative Leadership, Ethical Leadership and Political Leadership. My goal is to exhibit these leadership standards throughout my educational career.

Constructivism In Online Learning : A Literature Review, Zishan Hong

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to look at the interaction of constructivist-based approaches, adult learning characteristics and six online learning issues. Constructivist learning environments allow learners to build their own meaning and understanding from learning resources and circumstances. Constructivists claim that learners accumulate new knowledge by themselves and use this to pile up previous knowledge and experiences. The learner is the learning focus, and the instructors act as facilitators or guides, which provide appropriate and enriching supplies. This theory supports well the adult style of learning. Based on constructivism, the online instructor is a facilitator to monitor and provide …

Integrating Technology Into The Classroom Through Online Projects : A Fairy Tale Unit, Luann K. Langel

Graduate Research Papers

The integration of technology and the Internet have brought new opportunities to today's educators. When technology is utilized correctly, effective teaching in the classroom is promoted. The project focuses on online projects than can be incorporated into the elementary classroom. The project designed and utilized is a telecollaborative project focusing on the genre of fairy tales being taught in the 3rd grade. The Internet can be utilized in the classroom for interpersonal exchanges, information collection, and problem solving. A wealth of information is available to students on the Internet. Students gain control of their learning as they begin to navigate …

Effective Models As Instructional Designs To Build Student Motivation In Learning, Karla S. Lammers

Graduate Research Papers

Effective Models As Instructional Designs to Build Student Motivation in Learning: A Review of Literature examines some of the research and academic literature related to successful designs/models that educators can use to build motivation in learners. Views of different motivations, extrinsic and intrinsic, as a learner are also discussed. Examples of designs/models are examined that integrate technology. The author concludes by presenting a technology-assisted, literature-based curriculum product that integrates these models to enhance learners' motivation.

Character Education Program : An Evaluation Description, Hou Chun Kuong

Graduate Research Papers

In today 's world, all children face great uncertainties in a complex and sometimes troubled society. These traits are not always readily apparent and easy to grasp or learn. Today, schools face the challenge of providing youth with the self-esteem, stamina, and support they need to survive, be successful, and develop into strong, competent, caring, and responsible citizens. To meet the challenge schools have either developed or adopted character education programs.

This paper focused on three elements common to most character education programs: (]) the school program must include parent and community outreach, planning and structure, school climate, curriculum, and …

Increasing Transfer Of Training From Learning To Human Performance In The Corporate Management Work Environment, Patrick G. Mcbride

Graduate Research Papers

For corporate organizations to remain competitive in the global marketplace and to develop a highly skilled workforce, improving transfer of training must become corporate organizations' top priority. This literature review will attempt to answer the questions, "How does the transfer of training relate to human performance? Who are the major stakeholders, and what are their roles are in ensuring the transfer of training? What are the barriers? And how is human performance in the corporate work environment being measured?"

Laptop Computers In The K-12 Setting : The Effect On Instructional Strategies And Student Learning, Sarah Merriam

Graduate Research Papers

Research has shown the benefits of computers. But mobile computing by the use of laptop computers has only recently been studied in K-12 classrooms. This review paper discusses various research studies that focus on how laptop computers affect student learning, how laptops affect instruction, teachers' perceptions about using laptop computers, and specific school districts that have implemented laptop computers into their curriculum. Overall, the research shows that laptops are more convenient and meet educational objectives once teachers and students adapt to the new technological way of learning.

Regulation Of Proto-Oncogenes Expression In Developmental Epilepsy, Mahnoush Shafiei

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Seizures cause selective neuronal cell loss in vulnerable regions such as the hippocampus, cortex, thalamus or substantia nigra (SN) in human or experimental animals. While the HF can propagate seizures, the SN pars reticulata (SNR) regulates the spread ol seizures in an age-dependent fashion, and the pars compacta (SNC) affects extrapyramidal motor control. In mature animals, both structures are wlnerable to seizure-induced damage. In prepubescent rats, seizure susceptibility is reduced and CA 1 region rs primarily affected. The proto-oncogenes, Bcl-2 and Bax, encode specific proteins that inhibit and promote programmed cell death, respectively. In order to determine whether proto-oncogenes are …

The Spatially Averaged Electric Field In The Near Field And Far Field Of A Circular Aperture, Charles Daly, Todd Nuteson, Navalgund Rao

Articles

This paper presents a theoretical and numerical investigation of the spatially averaged electric field in the beam of a circular aperture. The investigation leads to closed-form analytical expressions, based on scalar diffraction theory, which describe the spatially averaged electric field in the Fresnel region of a circular aperture excited by a spatially uniform, harmonic plane wave. The expressions ultimately permit rapid, practical, and efficient prediction of certain routine electromagnetic measurements. Because the expressions are valid in the Fresnel region, they are also valid in the near field, the far field, and the Fraunhofer region of a circular aperture. In fact, …

Introduction To Peter Sehringer: Kanon, Curtis Carter

Catalogues and Gallery Guides

No abstract provided.

A Process For Synthesizing Bandlimited Chaotic Waveforms For Digital Signal Transmission, Chance Glenn

Articles

In our development of a chaotic oscillator technology to produce high-quality communication signals, we have found a novel method for limiting the out-of-band spectral power from chaotic oscillators. This development is an important breakthrough that has allowed us to make a major step toward a commercially viable technology.

Kebebasan Akhbar Di Indonesia : Perbandingan Antara Liputan Berita Akhbar Sebelum Dan Selepas Mei 1998 / Oleh Marwan Nusuf. Marc Record Kebebasan Akhbar Di Indonesia : Perbandingan Antara Liputan Berita Akhbar Sebelum Dan Selepas Mei 1998, Marwan Nusuf

Student Works (2000-2009)

No abstract provided.

Sistem E-Conference / Norhaslinda Rohayu Abd. Manan, Abd. Manan Norhaslinda Rohayu

Student Works (2000-2009)

Sistem e-Conference mempakan satu plntform bagi pengurusan persidangan yang dianjurkan oleh Universiti Malaya. Melalui platform ini penganjur boleh mempromosikan persidangan yang ingin diadakannya. peserta boleh mendaftar secara atas talian dan mendapatkan dokumen persidangan tersebut dan pembentang pula boleh memasukkan dokumen persidangan tersebut serta boleh mendaftar secara atas talian juga. Sistem ini akan menghantar email kepada pembentang untuk memberitahu secara automatik mengenai bilangan kekosongan ahli yang masih ada bagi memudahkan mereka membuat keputusan sebelum mendaftar. Perisian-perisian yang telah dipilih untuk digunakan dalam pembangunan sistem e-Conference ini ialah Microsoft Access, Active Server Pages (ASP) 3.0. VB Scripts. Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 dan Microsoft …

Customer Satisfaction System (Css) / Dang Wanni Ibrahim, Ibrahim Dang Wanni

Student Works (2000-2009)

Laporan Customer Satisfaction System yang akan dibangunkan ini adalah bertujuan untuk memenuhi syarat kursus Projek Ilmiah Tahap Akhir I bagi Sarjana Muda Teknologi Maklumat. Sistem ini merupakan aplikasi berasaskan web yang boleh memasuki sistem secara pelayar web.Sistem ini terbahagi kepada dua modul yang dicadangkan iaitu Modul Pentadbir dan Modul Pembekal. Sistem merupakan salah satu Pengurusan Perhubungan Pelanggan (Customer Relationship Management) yang memenuhi permintaan sesebuah syarikat besar di dalam melaksanakan kerja harian mereka. Sistem pengendalian yang digunakan untuk membangunkan sistem ini adalah Windows 98. Manakala Perisian yang dicadangkan untuk pembangunan sistem ini adalah zope 2.5.1 iaitu salah satu perisian yang digunakan …

Satu Sistem Komponen Mudah Yang Menyokong E-Dagang: Fzshoppingcart / Faeizah Zulkifli, Zulkifli Faeizah

Student Works (2000-2009)

Dewasa ini. ramai yang memperkatakan tentang E-dagang iaitu anjakan peradigman teknologi perdagangan atas-talian yang mempercepatkan lagi aktiviti perdagangan. E-dagang meliputi aktiviti perniagaan dan juga perkhidmatan. E-dagang mampu membantu dalam mengurangkan kos transaksi, mempercepatkan aliran barangan dan makluma, meningkatkan tahap perkhidmatan pelanggan dan merapatkan jurang antara pengeluar, pembekal dan pelanggan. E-dagang juga membolehkan pengguna dan syarikat-syarikat untuk memasuki pasaran antarabangsa dunia yang lebih luas.Maka, bagi membantu peniaga dalam mempercepatkan proses perniagaan secara atas talian mereka, kini pembangunan komponen-komponen E-dagang yang boleh digunakan semula adalah menjadi satu keperluan dan semakin banyak dihasilkan. Dengan adanya komponen-komponen yang tersedia untuk sistem E-dagang, tugas pembangunan …

A Study Of High School Students' Perceptions Of Their Safety In School, Christina L. Testani Cafiero

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to investigate the factors that contributed to high school students' sense of security at school, and what these students perceived as measures that if put in place, would increase their feelings of security. The focus was the relationship between students' perceptions of safety at school and their own opinions of school and their experiences at school.

The study was conducted in the School District of Osceola County, Florida. The population of this study was comprised of all students enrolled in the public high schools in the School District of Osceola County. The sample for the study …

They Changed The World: Learning American History At Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center / Hoover Block: Grade 9 (10) Field Trip Model, Timothy Binkley

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

The lesson plan is designed to teach students about the period 1875-1925 and how it was a time of vast scientific, technical and social change in America.

This lesson plan was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.

This lesson plan was created between 2003-2005.

Cd 511 The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, Daryl L. Smith

Syllabi

1. Roaring Lambs by Bob Briner (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993; 175 pages). 2. The Pastor as Religious Educator by Robert L. Browning, ed. (Birmingham, AL: Religious Ed. Press, 1989; use selections from 180 pages). 3. 10 Lies the Church Tells Women by J. Lee Grady (Lake Mary, FL: Creation House; 205 pages). 4. John Wesley's Class Meeting by D. Michael Henderson (Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 1997; use pages 83-160). 5. Empower Your Kids to be Adults by Donald M. Joy (Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 2000; 116 pages). 6. About Learning by Bernice McCarthy (Wauconda, IL: About Learning, Inc., 2000; 288 …

Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, H. O. Thomas

Syllabi

a) The Book of Discipline (2000 edition) (United Methodist Publishing House). The 2000 Edition of The Book of Discipline is now available. That is the version we will be using for the class. All page numbers for your Discipline assignments reflect the 2000 edition. b) Thomas Edward Frank, Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist Church (Nashville: Abingdon, 1997). This is required reading. Please refer to the Module Overview in the syllabus for due dates for the reading of each chapter. 8 c) Tuell, Jack M., The Organization of the United Methodist Church, Abingdon, 1997. You are not …

Pr 610 Servant As Proclaimer, Michael Pasquarello

Syllabi

William H. Willimon, Pastor Charles Wood, The Formation of Christian Understanding Lawrence Stookey, Calendar Fleming Rutledge, The Bible and The New York Times Marva Dawn, Unfettered Hope: A Call to Faithful Living in an Affluent Society

Americans On The Move: Grade 5 American History Lesson Plan, Timothy Binkley

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

The lesson plan is designed to teach students about how different forms of transportation aided in the expansion and development of the United States.

This lesson plan was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.

Edu 4552 : Alternative Certification: General Teaching Methods, Secondary Education And Foundations

Approved Course Proposals

No abstract provided.

Jou 2950 : Introduction To Visual Communication For Journalists, Journalism

Approved Course Proposals

No abstract provided.

Jou 2950 : Introduction To Visual Communication For Journalists, Journalism

Approved Course Proposals

No abstract provided.

Brownfields Redevelopment And Superfund Reform Under The Bush Administration: A Refreshing Bipartisan Accomplishment, Melissa H. Weresh

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.

"W" For War And Wedge? Environmental Enforcement And The Sacrifice Of American Security—National And Environmental—To Complete The Emergence Of A New "Beltway" Governing Elite, Dan Meyer, Everett E. Volk

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.

The George W. Bush Administration And The Environment, Victoria Sutton

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.

It Takes A Village To Manage The 21st Century Reference Department, P. S. Mcmillen, L. Rielly

Library Faculty Research

Reference services at Oregon State University's Valley Library have undergone several reorganizations in response to institutional changes, shifting service needs and patron demands. Part of this history includes training for and functioning in team-based management. We have now evolved to a management model that utilizes workgroups and an advisory and coordinating council to assist in running the department. We find this model provides flexibility, sharing of the workload and professional development opportunities, all of which are essential in today's tumultuous reference environment. We will describe the functioning, potential hazards and multiple advantages of this model.