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Shopping For Religion: The Change In Everyday Religious Practice And Its Importance To The Law, Rebecca Redwood French

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Workplace Education For Low-Wage Workers, Amanda L. Ahlstrand, Laurie J. Bassi, Daniel P. Mcmurrer

Upjohn Press

This study reports on employers' practices and decision-making procedures with regards to workplace education and training for low-wage workers.

Have Lamb Will Martyr: Samson As A Rustic Christ-Figure In Cecil B. Demille's Samson And Delilah (1949), Anton Karl Kozlovic

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

[First paragraph]

Cecil B. DeMille [1] (1881-1959) was a seminal founder of Hollywood who helped turn a Californian orange grove into a world class centre that became the synonym for film making (DeMille & Hayne, 1960; Edwards, 1988; Essoe & Lee, 1970; Higashi, 1994; Higham, 1973; Koury, 1959; Ringgold & Bodeen, 1969). Not only was the affectionately known C. B. an important film pioneer, producer and director, but he also became known as the master of the American Biblical Epic, and was variously tagged King of the epic Biblical spectacular (Finler, 1985, p. 32), the high priest of the religious …

Information Technology Transactions: Business, Management And Legal Strategies By Dunca Card (Toronto: Carswell, 2002), Michael E. Deturbide

Canadian Journal of Law and Technology

Although a number of Canadian books have appeared over the past few years addressing the legal issues that have arisen with the explosion in information technology, few have highlighted the practical implica- tions that these legal issues have in technology transac- tions. Duncan Card’s new book, Information Tech- nology Transactions: Business, Management and Legal Strategies, tackles these issues from a practical perspective that will be useful, as the title suggests, to both lawyers and management.

Reforming Child Protection In Response To The Catholic Church Child Sexual Abuse Scandal, Susan Vivian Mangold

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Caring For Workers (Symposium On Law, Labor, And Gender), Martha T. Mccluskey

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Le 'Noble Mensonge' De L'Amérique Après Le 11 Septembre [Written As Constituting A Nation, Making A Home, After September 11th], David A. Westbrook

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

The Broadband Impact: Asymmetric Regulations Restrict Growth, Brent P. Thurn

Theses

Though the growth of broadband has increased dramatically in the last decade, asymmetric government regulations are impeding its continued growth. The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has placed additional regulations on advanced telecommunications capability services (broadband). This report will show that asymmetric government regulations have limited the future growth of broadband by local exchange carriers (LECs1). Broadband technology has had a significant impact on today's Internet culture because it has changed the way that we work and use the Internet as a means for communicating. Most of the broadband regulations only apply to the telephone incumbents as compared to cable, satellite, …

Manifestations Of Desire, Angela Duron

Theses

Bisexuality is not the exclusion of heterosexuality or homosexuality. In fact, on the surface it may seem like a combination of both. Although it may be comforting to see ourselves as having fixed gender identities, preferring the same or opposite sex and performing according to expectations associated with these preferences in our culture, bisexuality transcends the contemporary hetero-homo bipolarization and expresses a distinct and separate reality. It is proposed that this thesis project will examine the phenomenon of the bisexual female through the scripting, filming and editing of a short 16mm experimental documentary film. This documentary will work with notions …

Workplace Violence Prevention And Systems Management, Megan Ahn

Theses

Violence in the workplace has become a major concern to labor, business, and government. In the past ten years, between 600 and 1000 work related deaths have been attributed to homicide. The repercussions of non-fatal aggression and violence in the workplace are not yet clear. What is clear is that all organizations are at some degree of risk and that regulatory and legal requirements dictate that preventive action be taken to protect employees, other stakeholders and the public from workplace violence. This thesis posits that by using a systems management approach along with the techniques of quality management, instances of …

Center For Creative Education Appendix, 2003, Eliza Barton, Jill Baty, Anne Elrod, Ryan Fitzsimmons, Christopher Grahmm, Laura Hernandez

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Maps, technical drawings and other schematic diagrams for the Creative Education Center.

Risk Communication: What Is Your Experience In Communication About Risk? [Powerpoint], 2003, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

PowerPoint summarizing the differences between workplace hazards and risks, how to communicate these issues to all of the stakeholders, and how to minimize the potential for workplace hazards and risks through effective communication among the stakeholders.

Estudio Sobre Manejo De Agua Y Salud En El Hogar En Tres Comunidades De La Cuenca Del Río Guacimal Utilizando Metodos De Investigación Rápida, 2003, Humberto Brenes Cambronero, Saray Garita Salas, Sophia Klempner, Francisco Urruela Baudry

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Results of a study of the relationship between human health and water at the individual, home and community levels in the communities of Santa Elena, Guacimal, and San Luis.

Bullring-Cerro Plano Escuela Project [Powerpoint], 2003, Adam Linton, Hannah Robinson, Kathleen Wilson, Tim Wilson, Anne Elrod, Ryan Fitzsimmons

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

No abstract provided.

Visitors Center [Environmental Center: Scheme A-200dpi: Supporting Materials: Hand Renderings], 2003, Anne Elrod, Ryan Fitzsimmons, David Means, Juliet Strouse, Tim Wilson

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

No abstract provided.

Scenario Planning-Los Llanos And Cañitas [Powerpoint], 2003, Kathleen Wilson, Brian Gillette, Hannah Robinson, Adam Linton

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

No abstract provided.

Enlace Verde Plano Catastro--Supporting Materials--Data, 2003, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

No abstract provided.

Monteverde Environmental Center-Design Proposals [Powerpoint], 2003, Mario Arena, Yelias Bender, Anne Elrod, Garrett Feddersen, Ryan Fitzsimmons, Jane Padelford, Juliet Strauss

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

No abstract provided.

Scenario Planning Los Llanos And Cañitas: Current Situation--Supporting Materials--Maps, 2003, Kathleen Wilson, Brian Gillette, Hannah Robinson, Adam Linton

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

No abstract provided.

Finca Las Americas Conservation Management Program, 2003, Monteverde Institute, Juan Criado

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

No abstract provided.

Scenario Planning-Los Llanos And Cañitas [Powerpoint], 2003, Kathleen Wilson, Brian Gillette, Hannah Robinson, Adam Linton

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

No abstract provided.

Workplace Health Hazard Surveillance [Powerpoint], 2003, Linda Forst

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

How to initiate and organize an occupational surveillance program.

Differentiating Instruction Using Authentic, Performance Assessments And Technology Integration, Cynthia Seberg

Graduate Research Papers

A major challenge in education today is to be able to reach and teach all learners. Methodologies and strategies come and go. The philosophy of differentiated instruction, while not new, is being bandied about as the answer to working with all students of all abilities. The beliefs associated with differentiated instruction envelope methodologies and strategies associated with authentic assessment, performance-based assessment, and technology integration.

A common bond inherent within these philosophies is the growing emphasis on assessing students based on their ability to perform real-life tasks, and technology integration is the connecting link. Educators must become facilitators of meaningful learning …

What Keeps Inclusion Working? : An Examination Of Current Ideas, Kevin Mcrae

Graduate Research Papers

Inclusion, which began as an implication in Public Law 94-142, now draws the attention of many authors, teachers and parents. The "least restrictive environment" phrase from that legislation leads to the following simple conclusion: Many of the strategies mentioned in the research of this paper produce real results.

Classwide peer tutoring, thoughtful reading strategies that can be individually tailored and mnemonics for remembering those strategies do work. Still, the weight of their worth comes down to how well the teacher does his job everyday. In fact, all successes and failures of teaching come down to that basic fact. If a …

Choosing Quality Multicultural Literature For Use In A General Classroom, Jill M. Dykstra

Graduate Research Papers

The history of multicultural education has changed from the conception of it in the 1960's until now. It emerged primarily in the 1960's, initially in response to cultural deprivation theory. Today, however, multicultural education is linked to cultural diversity. Most teachers use multicultural education and literature only if they have a diverse population; however, the belief is that all students need to experience diversity. Multicultural literature may help not only students to broaden their knowledge and information about others, but may also provide teachers with new ideas and perspectives.

Motivating Students With Digital Portfolios, Rochelle Christine Duwa

Graduate Research Papers

As the drop out rates of high schools across the country reach 30 percent, the need for teachers to be able to motivate students becomes increasingly important. Alternative assessments (especially performance based) have become a popular trend in schools and have proven to give a more accurate display of students' skills and knowledge than standardized tests. This paper investigates the different kinds of digital or electronic portfolios, and the process of creating and implementing digital portfolios in order to help determine the role they could play as a method of alternative assessment as well as motivating students.

Putting The Best Possible Teacher In The Classroom : Through Reflection And Self-Evaluation, Renee Fisher

Graduate Research Papers

Over the span of five months, an elementary school teacher uses reflection and self-evaluation methods to review her teaching. The process encourages improvement in areas concurrent with the Iowa Teaching Standards. Including a current portfolio, the teacher uses the medium of videotape to self-evaluate her teaching style and the evaluation by building administrator. Current research in teacher evaluation lends support to the need for self-evaluation. The completed portfolio becomes a working document chronicling the teacher's work in the classroom and career field. The results show the improvement that has occurred, along with areas to advance in.

Orchestrating A Student's Reading Fluency In The Elementary Classroom, Sarah A. Yoder

Graduate Research Papers

As you listen to a piece of music, you hear the sound of instruments blending together to create a harmonious sound, to create a mood, or tell a story. With that same sense of coordination and ease a successful, fluent reader quietly orchestrates his/her reading to derive meaning from a text. It is common for teachers to have the goal of developing fluent, young readers in the elementary classroom, but it is often unclear how to go about obtaining this goal. This article is written for elementary teachers who want to foster fluent reading, but are unsure how to direct …

Parents As Partners : The School-Home Connection, Jennifer Burkhart

Graduate Research Papers

Family literacy programs engage parents in small groups, help parents capitalize upon what they already do with literacy in the home while teaching new skills for parents to work with their children, and provide children with time to read together. Parents' attitudes have lifelong effects on a child's literacy (Morrow, 1995). Getting parents involved in emergent literacy activities has a positive effect on the child's own literacy and is associated with higher achievement and stronger cognitive skills (Anderson, 2000; de Jong and Leseman, 2001; Morrow, 2001 ). A family literacy program can better reinforce the internal motivation that parents and …

The Need For Handheld Computers In The Classroom, Joseph Nichols

Graduate Research Papers

The handheld computer has become a viable tool for education. It costs less, weighs less, and takes less space in the classroom than a desktop computer. This review of literature shows the merits of using handheld computers in the classroom. In order to appreciate the handheld computers, one needs to research the history of computers and how the handheld computer is being used in the corporate world, as well as by educators. By researching handheld computers past use and current trends, it should be possible to evaluate their impact in the classroom.