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A Bad Bet: Federal Criminalization Of Nevada's Collegiate Sports Books, Ronald J. Rychlak

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Synchronous Text-Based Chat Vis-À-Vis Asynchronous Threaded Discussion: An Instructional Strategy For Providing An Option In Two Course Delivery Schemes, Shin Yi Lin

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether an instructional strategy of providing students an option of two types of online text-based discussion (chat vs. threaded discussion forum) had significant effects on student satisfaction, cognitive achievement, and self-efficacy. In an effort to identify any differential effects associated with student characteristics, students' age and learning preferences were used as blocking variables. The study sample was teacher education students. Statistical procedures employed were MANOVA; MANCOVA, regression analysis, chi-square, and correlation were employed. The findings show that such an instructional customization—providing the online discussion forum option—has positive impacts on student satisfaction and …

The Relationship Between Social Skills And Resiliency Among Preschool Children, Kathleen M. Twohig

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between social skills and resiliency among preschool children. Numerous research studies have suggested that social skills and resiliency are related. However, the precise relationship between these two constructs remains unclear. Specifically, is it possible for a child to possess good social skills but not be resilient? Is it possible for a child to be resilient but not have good social skills? In the present study, preschool teachers from a private day care center rated children in their classes (n = 68) using behavior rating scales purported to measure social skills …

Creating A Professional Learning Community: Engaging Teachers In Change, Patsy G. Goolsby

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation provided teachers with interventions and strategies to assist in the implementation of a professional learning community at Navy Point Elementary School. In 1999, the state of Florida changed to a standards-based state testing system. Upon receiving a grade of D in the state grading system, the administration of Navy Point Elementary School began a study of the underlying causes for the problems that existed within the school. The community had gone through numerous economic changes. Most of the children in the school were at the poverty level, lived in single-parent homes, and would move 2 or more …

Application Of Case Study Methodology In The Context Of Undergraduate Critical Care Nursing Education, James A. Hauschildt

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study represented an initial effort to investigate how a case study methodology could be used in the context of critical care nursing education. The study hoped to improve students' content specific knowledge of critical care nursing and facilitate critical thinking processes vital to clinical decision making. The study describes the transformation of a critical care-nursing course from a traditional lecture-based approach to a case study approach.

The traditional approach addressed the content through abundant teacher centered lecture, but did not require students to actively engage in discourse or apply critical thinking skills to real nursing problems. The case study …

Early Literacy And Making Sense In An Inclusive Preschool Classroom, Patresa A. Hartman

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this ethnographic study was to build understanding regarding the meaning and role of early literacy as a meaningful interaction in one inclusive preschool classroom. I was specifically interested in the idea of literacy as a social construction - as an interaction with one's environment for the purpose of making sense of it. Furthermore, I investigated the way this construction facilitated or denied one child's citizenship in the classroom community, which is located within an early childhood center in a mid-sized, Midwestern city. My topic, examining early literacy as a sense-making interaction, lent itself quite naturally to qualitative …

Manifestation Determinations: How Do Iowa's Aea Adopted Procedures Compare To Federal And State Requirements And Expert Guidelines?, Keely J. Beam

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Due to the qualitative nature of manifestation determinations there is variation is how manifestation determinations are applied across situations and settings. In addition, IEP teams remain uncertain and uniformed regarding conducting manifestation determinations. This study investigate how Iowa's Area Education Agencies (AEAs) adopted procedures compare with federal and state requirements and expert guidelines. The reliability of manifestation determinations may be improved when AEA's adopt procedures are consistent with federal and state requirements, and expert guidelines. Tue information gleaned from this document review may also be of value to AEA's in establishing their own procedures for manifestation determinations. The study utilizes …

Bs 400 Bible Survey, William J. Patrick

Syllabi

1. HarperCollins Study Bible (NRSV), Harper San Francisco, 1993 (Hard: ISBN 0060655801) or 1997 (Soft: ISBN 0060655275). 2. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible, edited by James B. Pritchard, 1997 (ISBN 0062514997).

Pc 510 The Servant As Pastoral Care Giver, Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Syllabi

Required Reading: 1. Frederic, Harold. The Damnation of Theron Ware. 2. Hunter Rodney, Gen. Ed. Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling: (On Reserve: See class dates for specific readings) Pastor, Pastoral Care of, pp. 830-832; Burnout, pp. 112-113; Prayer and worship life, Pastor’s, pp. 939-940; Identity, Pastoral pp. 567- 568; Pastoral Theology pp. 867-872; Pastoral Theological Methodology pp. 862-864; Pastoral Care and Counseling p. 845; Pastoral Care pp.832-836; Pastoral Counseling pp. 849-854; Clergy, Empirical studies of, pp. 171-175; Cross-Cultural Pastoral Care pp. 251-252; Cultural and Ethnic Factors in Pastoral Care pp. 253-254. 3 Headley Anthony, Achieving balance in ministry, 1999. …

Sf 501 Introduction To Spiritual Formation, Reginald Johnson

Syllabi

Richard Foster, A Celebration of Discipline, or, if you’ve read Foster previously, Marjorie Thompson, Soul Feast Reginald Johnson, Your Personality and the Spiritual Life & Reginald Johnson, Learning to Pray Again Compact Discs Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together Joyce Huggett, Listening to God Steve Harper, Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition

Ym 610 Communicating The Gospel To Youth, James Hampton

Syllabi

Textbooks Davis, Ken. How to Speak to Youth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. 183 pages (HSY) Hampton, Jim and Edwards, Rick (eds.). Worship-Centered Teaching. Kansas City: Beacon Hill, 2001. 98 pages. (WCT) 1 Long, Jimmy (ed.). Small Group Leader’s Handbook. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1995. 196 pages. (SGLH) McNabb, Bill and Mabry, Scott. Teaching the Bible Creatively. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990. 193 pages. (TBC) Myers, Joseph R. The Search to Belong: Rethinking Intimacy, Community, and Small Groups. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. 154 pages. (TSB) Palmer, Parker. To Know as We are Known. San Francisco: Harper, 1993. 140 pages. (TKWK)

Sf 503 The Life Of Prayer, Reginald Johnson

Syllabi

- Dimensions of Prayer, Douglas Steere - The God Who Hears, Bingham Hunter - Prayer, The Heart's True Home, Richard Foster - Churches that Pray, Peter Wagner - Windows of the Soul, Ken Gire

Sm 601 Supervised Ministry, C. Milton Lowe

Syllabi

This SUPERVISED MINISTRY HANDBOOK is your working guide and textbook for two semesters of field education. It serves for SM 601, SM 602, and SM 603. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep it in a separate three-ring binder, since it is not a bookbound. STUDENT PASTORS who are enrolled in SM 601C will not use this handbook but will use the handbook titled, SUPERVISED MINISTRIES SM 601, SM 602 - STUDENT PASTOR. In addendum of this handbook is the EXTENDED CASE GUIDELINES (Some professors may also use the text CASE BRIEF GUIDELINES). The self- referent case study based on …

Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Sandra Richter

Syllabi

REQUIRED: LaSor, Hubbard & Bush, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form and Background of the OT, 2nd edition (Grand Rapids:Eerdmans, 1996). James B. Pritchard, ed. The HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1997). Roland de Vaux, Ancient Israel Its Life and Institutions in the Biblical Resource Series (Grand Rapids: Wm B. Eerdmans/Livonia: Dove Book Sellers, 1997). WJ Dumbrell, Covenant and Creation: A Theology of OT Covenants (Paternoster Press, 2000 [1984]).

Pr 610 Pulpit Communication, Fred Fitch

Syllabi

Robinson, H. W. (1980). Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House. Lowry, E. L. (1980). The Homiletical Plot: The Sermon as Narrative Art Form. Atlanta: John Knox Press.

Ir 700 Senior Reflection Seminar, Frederick C. Van Tatenhove

Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Is 502 Vocation Of Ministry, Leslie A. Andrews

Syllabi

* Chilcote, Paul. "John Wesley Speaks on Christian Vocation" * Foster, Richard J. (1998). Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth." HarperSan Francisco. *Grenz, S. & Bell, R. (1995). "Betrayal of Trust: Sexual Misconduct in the Pastorate." Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press. [198 pages] *Guiness, O. (1998). "The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life." Waco, TX: Word. [247 pages] * Smith, G. (1997). "Listening to God in Times of Choice." Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. [150 pages] * Sumner, Sarah. "Men and Women in the Church: Building Consensus on Christian Leadership." Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, …

Mi 740 Introduction To Christian Mission, Ralph S. Yoder

Syllabi

Roger E. Hedlund, The Mission of the Church in the World: A Bibical Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Baker House, 1991. Charles Van Engen, Mission on the Way: Issues in Mission Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1996. J. Herbert Kane, A Concise History of Christian World Mission, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1978. Gailyn Van Rheenen, Missions: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Strategies. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing Co., 1996. Vincent Donovan, Christianity Rediscovered. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1991. Bruce E. Olson, Bruchko. Carol Stream, IL: Creation Press, 1973. James M. Phillips and Robert T. Coote, Toward the …

Ot 501 Survey Of Biblical Hebrew, Michael D. Matlock

Syllabi

1. Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. rev. ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. This is the foundation text for this course. We will proceed through the text systematically in each module, and it will be referred to often in the lectures and assignments. The text contains lessons which will help us learn the essentials of Biblical Hebrew grammar. It is useful to the student because it introduces actual references from the Old Testament beginning in lesson four. 2. Holladay, William. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972. This is a standard dictionary. …

The Impact Of The Dividend Tax Cut And Managerial Stock Holdings On Corporate Dividend Policy, Jouahn Nam, Jun Wang, Ge Zhang

Department of Economics and Finance Working Papers, 1991-2006

We examine the impact of the May 2003 dividend tax cut and managerial stock holdings on corporate dividend initiation decision. We find that managers who hold sizable stakes in their companies are more likely to initiate dividends following this tax cut. This positive relation is stronger for firms with higher growth opportunities. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that managers initiate dividends to maximize their own wealth. Moreover, the market reacts negatively (most positively) to dividend initiation announcements by firms with higher (lower) growth opportunities and higher (lower) managerial share holdings.

Is 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, And World, Hugo Magallanes, Joy Moore

Syllabi

Hauerwas, Stanley and William Willimon. Resident Aliens. Abingdon, 1989; McClaren, Brian D. A New Kind of Christian. Jossey-Bass, 2001; Snyder, Howard. A Kingdom Manifesto. Wipf and Stock, 1997; Walker, Andrew. Telling the Story. Wipf and Stock; Wright, N.T. The Challenge of Jesus. InterVarsity, 1999; and A Weekly Guide for Small Groups (packet available at Cokesbury bookstore).

Is 502 Christian Formation: Vocation Of Ministry, Tapiwa N. Mucherera, Steve Dawson

Syllabi

Grenz, S. & Bell, R. (1995). Betrayal of Trust: Sexual Misconduct in the Pastorate. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Groothuis, R.M. (1997). Good new for women: A biblical picture of gender equality, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker; 19-63;121-144;189-229. [Chapters 1, 2, 5, 8, 9] Guiness, O. (1998). The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life. Waco,TX: Word. Sire, J. Habits of the Mind. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press Smith, G. (1997). Listening to God in Times of Choice, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Foster, R. (1998). Celebration of Discipline, New York: Harper and Row. Foster, R. (1998). Celebration …

Bt 750 Theological Hermeneutics, Joel B. Green

Syllabi

Burnett, Richard E. Karl Barth’s Theological Exegesis: The Hermeneutical Principles of the Römerbrief Period. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. Davis, Ellen F., and Richard B. Hays, eds., The Art of Reading Scripture. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. Fowl, Stephen E., ed. The Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Classic and Contemporary Readings. London: Blackwell, 1997. Jones, L. Gregory and James J. Buckley, eds. Theology and Scriptural Imagination. Directions in Modern Theology. London: Blackwell, 1998. Zimmermann, Jens. Recovering Theological Hermeneutics: An Incarnational–Trinitarian Theory of Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.

Bs 501 Introduction To Biblical Studies I, David Loren Thompson

Syllabi

Bauer, David R. An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry. Hendrickson, 2003. Drane, John Introducing the Old Testament. Completely revised and updated. Fortress Press, 2001. Abbreviated IOT in the syllabus. Klein, William W., Craig L. Blomberg and Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. Dallas: Word Publishing, 1993. Introduces essential issues involved in biblical interpretation and the methods employed with specific types of material. Students may omit sections dealing explicitly with the New Testament. (= IBI in syllabus) There is a new, enlarged and revised edition just published. Uncertainty about its availability for the class led us to …

Pr 610 Servant As Proclaimer, James B. Buskirk

Syllabi

Craddock, Fred B., Preaching, Abingdon Press, Nashville, 1985 Demoray, Donald E., Introduction to Homiletics, Second Edition, Light and Press, Indianapolis, 1990 Long, Thomas G., The Witness of Preaching, Westminster/John Knox, Louisville, 1989 Webb, Joseph M., Preaching Without Notes, Abingdon, Nashville, 2001

Mb 610 Learning A Language And Culture, Dale F. Walker

Syllabi

Abbott, Edwin A. (1884; 1979) Flatland: A romance of many dimensions. NY; Dover. Brewster, E Thomas, and Brewster, Elizabeth S (1976) Language Learning Made Practical. Pasadena: Lingua House (This book plus cassette is available from the instructor for $21.00) Marshall, Terry (1989) The Whole World Guide to Language Learning. Yarmouth: Intercultural Press. Nida, Eugene A. (1960; 1990) Message and Mission: The communication of the Christian Faith. Pasadena: Wm Carey. Sandoz, Mari (1953; 1992) Cheyenne Autumn. Lincoln: Univ of Nebraska Press.

Do 864 Theology Of The Laity, Stephen A. Seamands

Syllabi

1. Greg Ogden, Unfinished Business (Revised Edition of The New Reformation: Returning the Ministry to the People of God). 2. Melvin Steinbron, The Lay Driven Church 3. James Garlow, Partners in Ministry 4. Hendrick Kraemer, A Theology of the Lait 5. Sue Mallory, The Equipping Church

Co 610 Ethical And Legal Issues In Counseling, George G. Hunter

Syllabi

Herlihy, B. & Corey, G., (1996). ACA ethical standards casebook. American Counseling Association, Alexandria, VA. (326 pages) Sanders, Randolph K., (1997). Christian counseling ethics: A handbook for therapists, pastors and counselors, Intervarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL. (404 pages) Moline, M.E., Williams, G.T., & Austin, K.M., (1998). Documenting psychotherapy: Essentials for mental health practitioners. Sage, London. (189 pages) _____, (1998). AACC Christian counseling code of ethics. American Association of Christian Counseling, Forest, VA. (20 pages)

Cm 650 Tutorial In Campus Ministry, Steven G. W. Moore

Syllabi

Moore, Steve (ed.) The University Through the Eyes of Faith. Indianapolis: Light and Life Communications, 1998. Garber, Steven. The Fabric of Faithfulness. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1996. Moore, Woodruff and Olshine (eds.) Campus Ministry: The Church and the Frontlines of Culture. Bellingham: Ivy Jungle Press, 1999. Gaede, Stan. An Incomplete Guide to the Rest of Your Life. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2002. Nouwen, Henri. The Wounded Healer. New York: Doubleday, 1979

What Next?: The German Strategy Crisis During The Summer Of 1940, Leonard Spencer Cooley

LSU Major Papers

The German blitzkrieg across France during May 1940 was the culmination of three years of daring political and military moves that had brought most of Europe under German control. It was the German dictator Adolf Hitler who had outguessed his advisors. Yet, Hitler's bold moves in Western Europe ended with his army's dash across France, and the failure to strike Great Britain that summer when the British were at one of the weakest points in their entire history. After Germany defeated France, Hitler began a fruitless period of waiting for Great Britain to sue for peace. Unlike Hitler, some in …