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Communities, Place, And Conservation On Mount Kilimanjaro, Marie Bradshaw Durrant

Theses and Dissertations

The Chagga people have lived and worked on Mount Kilimanjaro for more than 250 years. Through traditions and social practices within their communities and families, strong bonds are established between the Chagga and their home on the mountain. Kilimanjaro National Park and Forest Reserve (KINAPA) was established in the 1970s to protect and conserve the mountain, based on a long history of colonialism and western ideals. As KINAPA has attempted to preserve the flora and fauna on the uppermost portion of Mount Kilimanjaro, they have alienated local residents from the land through a conservation approach that relies on "fences and …

Counselor, Vol. 24, No. 34, July 9, 2004, New York Law School

New York Law School Community Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Institutionalized On The Margins: An Organizational History Of The Preparation Of Teachers Of College Composition, Gregory A. Giberson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The preparation of new college teachers of composition has been a disciplinary topic of interest as well as an institutional concern since the establishment in the late 1800s of the modern English department. In this project, I offer a critical history of the treatment of the topic of the preparation of teachers of college composition by the three most historically significant organizations to English as a discipline and Composition as a field of study within that discipline: the Modern Language Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, and the Conference on College Composition and Communication. By analyzing the treatment …

Social Support Protects Against The Negative Effects Of Partner Violence On Mental Health, Ann L. Coker, Paige H. Smith, Martie P. Thompson, Robert E. Mckeown, Lesa Bethea, Keith E. Davis

CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles

Objectives: Social support for abused women may reduce the impact of abuse on mental health, yet few studies have addressed this issue. We wish to determine associations between intimate partner violence (IPV) and mental health outcomes and to assess the protective role of abuse disclosure and support on mental health among abused women.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted of 1152 women, ages 18–65, recruited from family practice clinics from 1997 through 1999. They were screened for IPV during a brief in-clinic interview, and physical and mental health status was assessed in a follow-up interview.

Results: IPV, defined as sexual, …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 69, July 7, 2004

Central Florida Future

From dictator to democracy: Professors ponder whether Iraq can make the transition from terror; Loggerhead turtles give global warning; Laser-blocking material could help military troops protect their eyes.

Monitor Newsletter July 06, 2004, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

A Comparative Analysis Of Travel Time Expenditures In The United States, Lavenia Anne Toole-Holt

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Literature on transportation planning and modeling is replete with the concept of a travel time budget. According to this concept, average daily travel times tend to be relatively constant. However, evidence from the 1983 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey and the 2001 National Household Travel Survey suggest that the average daily travel time has increased by 1.9 minutes per year.

Understanding travel time expenditures is important for forecasting travel demand, especially future vehicle miles of travel. Historically, travel demand models considered vehicle availability and income as limiting factors for travel, but going forward time may be the constraint. As individuals spend …

Queer Studies In Eastern Europe: Lgbtq Scholars Convene In Fifth Conference In Poland, Tomek Kitlinski, Pawel Leszkowicz

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

The International Conference of LGBTQ Studies was held in Poland from May 24-26, 2004. Themed as "Europe without Homophobia," the conference at Wroclaw University brought together an international group of scholars and activists to discuss homophobia, both in its global and East European forms.

From The Executive Director, Paisley Currah

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

CLAGS joins other LBGT groups in condemning the sexual humiliation and other forms of torture inflicted on Iraqi detainees by US military forces. As the AI-Fatiha Foundation for LGBTIQ Muslims noted in a press release last month, "forcing men to masturbate in front of each other and to mock same-sex acts or homosexual sex is perverse and sadistic, in the eyes of many Muslims."

Is Your Child’S Brain Potential Maximized? Mothering In An Age Of New Brain Research, Glenda Wall

Sociology Faculty Publications

Claims about the potential of early education and stimulation to enhance brain capacity have recently gained a prominent place in child rearing advice. This paper places the discourse that surrounds the new imperatives in its historical and sociological contexts and examines its implications for the experience and social expectations of mothers. In this light, the connections to the trend of increasingly child-centred and intensive parenting are explored as is the way in which these current claims fit within a neoliberal rationality where individual self-management, self-enhancement, and personal responsibility are seen as key.

The New Promised Land: Black-White Convergence In The American South, 1940-2000, Jacob L. Vigdor

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

The black-white earnings gap has historically been larger in the South than in other regions of the United States. This paper shows that this regional gap has closed over time, and in fact reversed during the last decades of the twentieth century. Three proposed explanations for this trend focus on changing patterns of selective migration, reduced discrimination in Southern labor markets, and lower levels of school segregation and school resource disparities in the modern South relative to the North. Evidence suggests that reductions in Southern labor market discrimination explain rapid regional convergence in racial wage gaps between 1960 and 1980. …

Mormon Growth And Practices: Christian Theological Reflections, Patrick R. Keifert

Faculty Publications

Mormonism, despite its manifest departures from orthodox Christian faith, models practices of relating faith and everyday life that can be significantly instructive for Christian congregations.

Media Economics And Media Policy: The Good And The Bad, Philip M. Napoli

McGannon Center Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.

Consideration Of Protective Legislation On Family And Residential Care For Older Persons In Hong Kong, Cheung Ming, Alfred Chan, Chao Li

APIAS Working Paper 工作論文

Older persons, like all members of any society, have the right to be free from mistreatment at family care and residential care. Furthermore, older persons are the special collectiveness, different from children or other adults, so elder abuse or neglect is a more complicated issue. Protective legislation aiming at protecting older persons from possible mistreatment as one of the various intervention approaches is essential. By analyzing the pros and cons in applying the legislation on institutional care (i.e. family and residential places) in Hong Kong, for three case examples, plus referencing to China’s experience, the goals and contents of the …

Montpelier: James Madison University Magazine, James Madison University

Montpelier Magazine- 2000-2005

Montpelier is an official publication of James Madison University and is produced quarterly for alumni, parents of JMU students, faculty and staff members, and friends of the university. The publication is named for the home of James and Dolley Madison. Montpelier is produced by the Division of University Advancements. Editorial and advertising offices are located at JMU, MSC 5718, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807. Staff can be reached at (540) 568-3191 or [email protected].

Globalization’S Effects On The Environment – Boon Or Bane?, Jo Kwong

Center for Applied Economics

In recent years, globalization has become a remarkably polarizing issue. In particular, discussions about globalization and its environmental impacts generate ferocious debate among policy analysts, environmental activists, economists and other opinion leaders. Is globalization a solution to serious economic and social problems of the world? Or is it a profit-motivated process that leads to oppression and exploitation of the world’s less fortunate?

This paper examines alternative perspectives about globalization and the environment. It offers an explanation for the conflicting visions that are frequently expressed and suggests elements of an institutional framework that can align the benefits of globalization with the …

2004 L'Ami Yearbook, George Fox University

Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Stability Analyses Of The 50/50 Sex Ratio Using Lattice Simulation, Y. Itoh, K. Tainaka, J. Yoshimura

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

The observed sex ratio is nearly one half in many animals including humans. Fisher explained thatthe 50/50 sex ratio is optimal. However, the 50/50 sex ratio seems highly unstable because a slight deviationfrom 50/50 changes the optimal ratio to the opposite extremes; zero or unity. Thus sex ratio should befluctuating wildly around 50/50. In contrast, the observed 50/50 sex ratios in wild populations seem to bevery stable. There should be some unknown mechanisms to stabilize the sex ratio 50/50. We build the latticemodel of mating populations. Each cell represents a male, a female, or an empty site. We perform latticesimulation …

Macalester Today Summer 2004, Macalester College

Macalester Today

No abstract provided.

服務研習計劃簡訊第一期 Office Of Service-Learning Newsletters, Volume 1, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

SLant 嶺召

今期通訊重點介紹屯門一家親多元智能研習計劃 (只有中文)

In this issue, we highlight Tuen Mun as a family-Multiple Intelligence Learning Project (Chinese ONLY)

Academic Remediation Of Non-Disability, Middle School Students, Merilee Ann Redberg

All Graduate Projects

Strategies were developed to address perceived teacher practitioner concerns regarding three areas considered to be negatively impacting student academic performance and three skills perceived to be crucial to student academic success. The six categories addressed were identified through the author's development and implementation of a survey used among middle school teachers.

From Rethinking To Internationalizing Criminal Law, George P. Fletcher

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.

Between Self-Defense And Vengence/Between Social Contract And Monopoly Of Violence, James Q. Whitman

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.

Review: Amakudari: The Hidden Fabric Of Japan's Economy By Richard A. Colignon And Chikako Usiu, Harold R. Kerbo

Social Sciences

No Abstract.

"Creating Dissonance For The Visitor": The Heart Of The Liberty Bell Controversy, Jill Ogline Titus

Civil War Institute Faculty Publications

This paper examines the controversy surrounding the location and proposed interpretive plan for Independence National Historical Park's new pavilion for the Liberty Bell. Written from the perspective of a graduate student and former Independence NHP employee, it attempts to help historians and Park Service employees to better understand each other's positions, and to penetrate to the heart of the issue at stake - the park's own sense of self-understanding and mission. It then moves on to show the relevance of this specific controversy to questions of broader significance, such as the fundamental character of American history, the post-September 11th responsibility …

You've Gotta Read This: Summer Reading At Musselman Library (2004), Musselman Library

You’ve Gotta Read This: Summer Reading at Musselman Library

Each year Musselman Library asks Gettysburg College faculty, staff, and administrators to help create a suggested summer reading list to inspire students and the rest of our campus community to take time in the summer to sit back, relax, and read. These summer reading picks are guaranteed to offer much adventure, drama, and fun!

The spring 2004 issue of You’ve Gotta Read This! expanded to include recommendations from Gettysburg College staff and administrators in addition to faculty. Popular titles for this year were A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson and Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code.

Nimbus (Summer 2004), New College Alumnae/I Association

Alumnae/i Association Collection

No abstract provided.

Work And Family Life Trajectories Of Young Canadians: Evidence From The 2001 General Social Survey, Zenaida Ravanera, Rajulton Fernando

PSC Discussion Papers Series

From the 1980s, there has been a trend among young Canadians to delay their transition to adulthood. This is seen as an indicator of greater investment in career and work life (most often, with parental help) before investing in reproduction. However, there are concerns expressed particularly for women that those with smaller parental and personal resources follow a different life course trajectory. They become parents at younger ages and are more likely to experience family dissolution and lone parenthood.

The study uses Statistics Canada’s 2001 General Social Survey on Family History and focuses on men and women born from 1966 …

2003-2004 - Graduate Council Annual Report, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Rise Of Low-Skill Immigration In The South, George J. Borjas

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

The 1990s witnessed a significant geographic redistribution of immigration away from the traditional immigrant-receiving states, mainly California, and towards other parts of the country, mainly the Southern states that have not historically been immigrant-receiving states. This paper documents the impact of this change in immigrant settlement patterns on the skill endowment of the workforce in Southern states. The empirical analysis indicates that the recent change in immigrant settlement patterns led to the rise of a sizable foreign-born low-skill workforce in the South, particularly outside Florida and Texas. This workforce developed both as a result of increased settlement of many newly …