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Comparison Of Self-Determination Between Verbal And Non-Verbal Residents Of Intermediate Care Facilities, Karen Anne Mahon Jan 2004

Comparison Of Self-Determination Between Verbal And Non-Verbal Residents Of Intermediate Care Facilities, Karen Anne Mahon

Theses Digitization Project

This study compared verbal and nonverbal residents of Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmental Disabilities-Habilitative type (IFC-DD-H) on self-determination. The residents were compared using an adapted version of the Association for Retarded Citizen's (ARC) Self-determination scale.

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A Program For Teaching Environmental Issues In Taiwanese Junior High Schools, Ruen-Ting Huang Jan 2004

A Program For Teaching Environmental Issues In Taiwanese Junior High Schools, Ruen-Ting Huang

Theses Digitization Project

This project is designed for junior high school teachers who wish to initiate environmental issues-based education in Taiwan. It addresses the current education at junior high schools and important environmental issues in Taiwan, presenting instructional strategies for teaching controversial environmental issues. The appendix of the project is an original design for a systematic environmental issues curriculum, including student-centered and teacher-centered activities that could be integrated into curricula on related subjects. Lessons include the environmental awareness, ethics, skills for analyzing issues, research skills, debate practice, negotiation practice, and projects.

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Correlations Between Self-Esteem And Self-Efficacy Among Master Of Social Work Students And Bachelor Of Social Work Students, Sheila Joy Umeda, Amy Marie Edmonds Jan 2004

Correlations Between Self-Esteem And Self-Efficacy Among Master Of Social Work Students And Bachelor Of Social Work Students, Sheila Joy Umeda, Amy Marie Edmonds

Theses Digitization Project

This purpose of the present study is to examine the correlations between self-esteem and self-efficacy among undergrade and graduate level social work students in order to determine how perceived self-esteem affects student's ability to perform job tasks.

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Spirituality: The Effects On Female Inmates And Recidivism, Joanne Marie Erbe Jan 2004

Spirituality: The Effects On Female Inmates And Recidivism, Joanne Marie Erbe

Theses Digitization Project

This study examined the effects of the spiritual component of rehabilitation on female inmates who were in custody during 2002 at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility (LDSCF) and how church attendance relates to recidivism.

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Customer Relationship Management: A Financial Perspective, Dwain Eldred Lowther Jan 2004

Customer Relationship Management: A Financial Perspective, Dwain Eldred Lowther

Theses Digitization Project

This paper focuses on methods for financial institutions to perform precise customer level analysis to anticipate customers' evolving financial needs and maximize the lifetime value of each customer relationship. The paper proposes software packages that analyze customer relationship management from a financial perspective.

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Exploration Of School Administrator Attitudes Regarding Implementation Of Do Not Resuscitate Policy In The Elementary And Secondary School Setting, Martha Hone-Warren Jan 2004

Exploration Of School Administrator Attitudes Regarding Implementation Of Do Not Resuscitate Policy In The Elementary And Secondary School Setting, Martha Hone-Warren

Theses Digitization Project

No previous study has attempted to clarify and articulate administrator attitudes regarding DNR orders in the school setting. Administrative school staff are responsible for development and implementation of school policy therefore understanding administrators' attitudes would assist discussion and decision making related to DNR orders in the school setting.

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Positive Prevention: The Relationship Between Teacher Self-Efficacy, Program Implementation, And Student Outcomes, Marilyn Jean Sweitzer Jan 2004

Positive Prevention: The Relationship Between Teacher Self-Efficacy, Program Implementation, And Student Outcomes, Marilyn Jean Sweitzer

Theses Digitization Project

In the San Bernardino City Unified School District, Positive Prevention: HIV/STD Prevention Education for California Schools Grades 7-12, Second Edition (Positive Prevention) by Clark & Ridley (2000) is used as the curriculum for ninth grade. In evaluating the curriculum, it is of key importance to first determine if this curriculum is being taught as it was designed, or with fidelity. Fidelity is affected by the comfort, confidence, competence and commitment of the personnel presenting the curriculum.

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No Place Like Home: Using Local Surroundings And History To Implement Environmental Education, Brian Craig Snow Jan 2004

No Place Like Home: Using Local Surroundings And History To Implement Environmental Education, Brian Craig Snow

Theses Digitization Project

This project is designed to use the strategies of environmental education to teach fourth grade curriculum. By learning about the San Bernardino Mountain's ecology, the hope is that students will discover the importance of these natural systems and stimulate their interest and awareness of the natural world.

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A Look At The Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, Natalie Jean Morrison, Leslie Valencia Jan 2004

A Look At The Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, Natalie Jean Morrison, Leslie Valencia

Theses Digitization Project

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) represent children's best interests in juvenile court proceedings. In Riverside County, conflict exists among the child advocates and children's social service workers. This study measures current attitudes and perception of social workers and CASA volunteers in a quest to gain awareness and understanding of any problems in communication that may hinder effective working relationships.

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Disability Management In The Workplace Employer Handbook, Pamela Ann Major Jan 2004

Disability Management In The Workplace Employer Handbook, Pamela Ann Major

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop an employer handbook to assist them in developing a return to work program for industrially injured workers.

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Influences Of Alcohol, Marijuana, Peer Pressure, Parental Or Adult Supervision, Knowledge Of Std's/Hiv And Pregnancy On The Initiation Of Sexual Activity, Beatrice Ihegharauche Okonkwo, Marissa Louise Sitz Jan 2004

Influences Of Alcohol, Marijuana, Peer Pressure, Parental Or Adult Supervision, Knowledge Of Std's/Hiv And Pregnancy On The Initiation Of Sexual Activity, Beatrice Ihegharauche Okonkwo, Marissa Louise Sitz

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study was to show the variables that influence adolescents' sexual activities that have not been well defined. What leads adolescents to be more sexually active than previous generations? A Survey was conducted at the Fontana Unified School District.

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Genre In First Year Composition: The Missing Link To Transferability?, Sandra Patricia Halsey Jan 2004

Genre In First Year Composition: The Missing Link To Transferability?, Sandra Patricia Halsey

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis suggests the incorporation of "Genre Theory" into First Year Composition (FYC) at California State University (CSUSB) as a means of alleviating the lack of transfer of what is learned in FYC to other university writing. In examing the feasibility of that incorporation, it takes into consideration the demands made on the FYC course across universities and specifically at CSUSB.

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Sequential Alignment And Position Verification System For Functional Proton Radiosurgery, Veysi Malkoc Jan 2004

Sequential Alignment And Position Verification System For Functional Proton Radiosurgery, Veysi Malkoc

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to improve the existing version of the Sequential Alignment and Position Verification System (SAPVS) for functional proton radiosurgery and to evaluate its performance after improvement .

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The Representation Of African American Students In Programs For The Mild Mentally Retarded, Peter Laurance Gennaro Jan 2004

The Representation Of African American Students In Programs For The Mild Mentally Retarded, Peter Laurance Gennaro

Theses Digitization Project

For more than thirty years, it has been acknowledged that African American students have been over-represented in programs designed for individuals with mild mental retardation (MMR). This project was designed to explore the history and literature of the research that has been conducted on this subject over the past three decades. Additionally, this project was undertaken to determine if over-representation of African American students in programs for the mild mentally retarded is a condition that exists in Riverside County, California.

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Outdoor Nature Program For Azalea Trails Girl Scout Resident Camp, Diana Lynn Robinson Jan 2004

Outdoor Nature Program For Azalea Trails Girl Scout Resident Camp, Diana Lynn Robinson

Theses Digitization Project

This project offers a nature program that can be implemented into youth camp programs. Outdoor Residential Camp programs offered by youth organizations provide an outdoor camp experience for many children in the communty. Many offer participants resident summer camp programs which is a perfect venue for the outdoor experience. Children exposed to outdoor experiences develop a greater sense of responsibility to the natural environment around them. The schools are not doing enough to educate youth about the natural environment. This project was written specifically for the Azalea Trails Girl Scout Camp located in the San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California …

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Organization Leads To Self-Confidence And A Wonderful Retirement, Dorothy Jean Oliver-Scott Jan 2004

Organization Leads To Self-Confidence And A Wonderful Retirement, Dorothy Jean Oliver-Scott

Theses Digitization Project

The significance of the project was to answer the call of California schools in their plight to stop attrition and retain teachers. This project alone or in conjunction with other programs offered by schools/school districts gives them another tool to reach their goal of 100% teacher retention. It is the belief of this project that the problems with retention could be diminished if not eliminated, by giving beginning teachers a handbook.

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Parents' Perceptions Of The California High School Exit Exam And Some Social Implications, Susan Leigh Jennings, Deborah Kay Perry Jan 2004

Parents' Perceptions Of The California High School Exit Exam And Some Social Implications, Susan Leigh Jennings, Deborah Kay Perry

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to explore the awareness and feelings of parents and their perceptions about the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) and the impact on their children. Also, it looked at the social implications from an ecological perspective.

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Guidebook To Teaching The Parallel Squat, Ray William Mccormick Jan 2004

Guidebook To Teaching The Parallel Squat, Ray William Mccormick

Theses Digitization Project

The information covered in this project is intended to give the physical educator and coach an easy-to-follow manual with illustrations to guide them through basic instructions on the parallel squat. This project will include biomechanical principles of the squat exercise.

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Stephen Gosson's Rhetorical Strategies In The School Of Abuse, Timothy Paul Johnson Jan 2004

Stephen Gosson's Rhetorical Strategies In The School Of Abuse, Timothy Paul Johnson

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis shows how Stephen Gosson's The School of Abuse (1579) functions as a rhetorical composition. The elements of writer, readership, and text are each examined in order to elucidate the rhetorical decisions made by Gosson during the composition of The School.

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The Jackrabbit Dairy Review, Vikram Mistry Jan 2004

The Jackrabbit Dairy Review, Vikram Mistry

The Jackrabbit Dairy & Food Review

No abstract provided.

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Dairy Digest 2004, South Dakota State University Dairy Club Jan 2004

Dairy Digest 2004, South Dakota State University Dairy Club

Dairy Digest

No abstract provided.

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Precautionary Approaches For Health And The Environment: Making The Case For A Toxics Reduction Strategy At Multnomah County And City Of Portland, Stephanie Farquhar, Molly Chidsey, Neha Patel Jan 2004

Precautionary Approaches For Health And The Environment: Making The Case For A Toxics Reduction Strategy At Multnomah County And City Of Portland, Stephanie Farquhar, Molly Chidsey, Neha Patel

Community Health Faculty Publications and Presentations

This report summarizes an overview of the problem, local concerns, model policies, and best practices for toxic pollution prevention and provides recommendations for next steps to protect human health and the local environment in Portland and Multnomah County. This report accompanies the Multnomah County and City of Portland resolutions to "Recognize National Pollution Prevention Week and develop a Toxics Reduction Strategy jointly with City of Portland / Multnomah County using the Precautionary Principle."

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Rollins Alumni Record, Fall 2004, Rollins College Jan 2004

Rollins Alumni Record, Fall 2004, Rollins College

Rollins Magazine

Issue Title: "Lewis Duncan Launches New Era"

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Crummer Graduate School Of Business Catalog 2004, Rollins College Jan 2004

Crummer Graduate School Of Business Catalog 2004, Rollins College

Crummer Graduate School of Business Catalogs

No abstract provided.

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Crummer Connection Winter 2004, Crummer Graduate School Of Business Jan 2004

Crummer Connection Winter 2004, Crummer Graduate School Of Business

Crummer Connection

No abstract provided.

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Crummer Connection Winter 2004-2005, Crummer Graduate School Of Business Jan 2004

Crummer Connection Winter 2004-2005, Crummer Graduate School Of Business

Crummer Connection

No abstract provided.

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Application Of Chemical Mass Balance To Water Quality Data Of Malaprabha River Jan 2004

Application Of Chemical Mass Balance To Water Quality Data Of Malaprabha River

Journal of Spatial Hydrology

Mass balance calculations carried out for Na, K, Ca, Mg, Cl, SO4 and HCO3 for the study area showed that the major source of contamination is through non-point sources. It is also observed that the river water quality during the non-monsoon season (February, 2000) almost resembles with the groundwater quality of the adjoining aquifer. However, during post-monsoon period (October, 1999) a wide variation was found between groundwater and surface water quality which can be attributed to the movement of fertilizers and agricultural ashes with monsoon flows reaching the stream along with overland flow. The major source of contamination …

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Consuming (F)Ears Of Corn: Public Health And Biopharming, Rebecca Bratspies Jan 2004

Consuming (F)Ears Of Corn: Public Health And Biopharming, Rebecca Bratspies

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

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Perspectives On Brown: The South African Experience, Penelope Andrews Jan 2004

Perspectives On Brown: The South African Experience, Penelope Andrews

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

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Law Students As Legal Scholars, Ruthann Robson Jan 2004

Law Students As Legal Scholars, Ruthann Robson

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

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