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Presidential Address: Undergraduate And Graduate Preparation In Educational Research Methods, Robert S. Barcikowski Jan 2004

Presidential Address: Undergraduate And Graduate Preparation In Educational Research Methods, Robert S. Barcikowski

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

The advent of high stakes state testing in K-12 education and The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, with its focus on "scientifically-based research" (SBR), has opened new challenges for both undergraduate and graduate preparation programs in education. This address will report on how we are currently preparing our undergraduate and graduate students in educational research methods and then offer specific recommendations that would allow our graduates to better understand and use the information generated by these new public policies.

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Rethinking Schooling As Academic Development, Patricia A. Alexander Jan 2004

Rethinking Schooling As Academic Development, Patricia A. Alexander

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

The Model of Domain Learning (MDL) is described as a means of studying academic development or the systematic changes that occur in learners as a consequence of formal education. The differences between the MDL and traditional theory and research in expertise are overviewed, along with the components and stages of the model. Implications of the work in academic development and the MDL for educational research and practice are considered.

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Using Sem To Develop A Model For Educators Of Children Who Are Exposed To The Trauma Of Violence, Rosalind Duplechain Jan 2004

Using Sem To Develop A Model For Educators Of Children Who Are Exposed To The Trauma Of Violence, Rosalind Duplechain

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

This study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to develop a teacher-friendly model for understanding the relationship between children’s exposure to traumatic events, such as violence exposure, and their school achievement. With a sample of 146 urban elementary (grades 2-5) children, three variables (mental health behaviors, performance-related behaviors, and standardized achievement) were examined. The model suggested that children who are exposed to violence in Year I were more delinquent and ultimately underachieved in reading in Year II. This model should help teachers identify students exposed to violence and address their social and academic needs.

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Creating The Rosetta Stone: Deciphering The Language Of Accountability To Improve Student Performance, Donna Snodgrass Jan 2004

Creating The Rosetta Stone: Deciphering The Language Of Accountability To Improve Student Performance, Donna Snodgrass

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

The objectives of this paper are three-fold. First, a model is proposed for unifying massive amounts of conceptual and numerical information flowing from the measures of the accountability movement in Ohio and the materials that are publicly available to educators. Second, this model is translated into useable forms of information that help teachers drive instructional practices in their classrooms. Third, the efficacy of this model to improve state-mandated proficiency scores at the district level is discussed. Ultimately the authors attempt to provide the readers with a rudimentary model of an educational Rosetta Stone to helps educators decipher the contents of …

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Two Methods Of Estimating A Study's Replicability, Isadore Newman, Keith Mcneil, John Fraas Jan 2004

Two Methods Of Estimating A Study's Replicability, Isadore Newman, Keith Mcneil, John Fraas

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

This article presents two methods of estimating a study’s replicability that researchers should consider reporting along with their statistical significant and effect size findings. One method of estimating the replicability of the findings deals with replication in the exact same system. The second method, which may contain subjective probability values, is used to estimate the replicability of a study’s findings in a system that may differ from the initial system with respect to salient variables. The incorporation of the replicability estimates delineated in this paper would provide critical information to decision makers about the likelihood that the implementation of a …

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Front Matter, Deborah Bainer Jenkins, Adrian Rodgers Jan 2004

Front Matter, Deborah Bainer Jenkins, Adrian Rodgers

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Front Matter

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Back Matter, Deborah Bainer Jenkins, Adrian Rodgers Jan 2004

Back Matter, Deborah Bainer Jenkins, Adrian Rodgers

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Back Matter

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Applying U.S. Employment Discrimination Laws To International Employers, Richard A. Posthuma, Mark V. Roehling, Michael A. Campion Jan 2004

Applying U.S. Employment Discrimination Laws To International Employers, Richard A. Posthuma, Mark V. Roehling, Michael A. Campion

Purdue CIBER Working Papers

The question of whether U.S. employment discrimination laws apply to international employers is complex and involves multiple sources of legal authority including U.S. statutes, international treaties, and the laws of non-American host countries. This article provides detailed, simplifying guidance to assist employers in working through that complexity. Based on an examination of 98 federal courts cases, this article identifies and explains eight general guidelines for determining when U.S. laws apply to international employers (e.g., U.S. employees working abroad or “foreign” employees working in the U.S.). These guidelines are incorporated into an organizing framework or “decision tree” that leads employers through …

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Amendment (2004 Spring) Jan 2004

Amendment (2004 Spring)

Amendment, 2004-

Amendment is a VCU student-produced progressive literature and art journal that provides a platform for students to promote equality, tolerance, and social progression through artistic expression.

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Establishing The Tougaloo College Art Collections : New York School Abstract Expressionists, Artists For Core, And The Art Committee For Tougaloo College, Susan Lloyd Mcclamroch Jan 2004

Establishing The Tougaloo College Art Collections : New York School Abstract Expressionists, Artists For Core, And The Art Committee For Tougaloo College, Susan Lloyd Mcclamroch

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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A New Control Strategy Of Indoor Air Temperature In An Air-Conditioning System, Cheng Zhi Lou, Guo Qing Cao, Da Wei An, Gang Lou Jan 2004

A New Control Strategy Of Indoor Air Temperature In An Air-Conditioning System, Cheng Zhi Lou, Guo Qing Cao, Da Wei An, Gang Lou

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

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Meta-Analysis Of Two-Treatment Clinical Trials Including Both Continuous And Dichotomous Results, Charles F. Babbs Jan 2004

Meta-Analysis Of Two-Treatment Clinical Trials Including Both Continuous And Dichotomous Results, Charles F. Babbs

Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications

To expedite the timely creation of medical practice guidelines, a meta-analytic method was developed to combine of both dichotomous survival data and continuous physiologic data from multiple studies comparing the same innovative clinical intervention to standard care. The method is adapted for synthesis of small, early studies of novel treatments. An aggregate ratio, R*, of the observed treatment effect to a clinically optimal treatment effect for studies in a series is computed, and compared to the 95% confidence limit for R* under the null hypothesis. Weights assigned to each study may reflect its precision, quality, or clinical relevance. Input data …

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2004 Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award For Excellence In Work-Family Research Publication, Shelley M. Macdermid Jan 2004

2004 Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award For Excellence In Work-Family Research Publication, Shelley M. Macdermid

Center for Families Publications

Over the past few decades there has been an explosion of research on the relationships between work and non-work life. Researchers studying these issues come from many disciplines and professions, resulting in fragmented awareness of one another's work. In addition, exchanges of research information among scholars, consultants and corporate practitioners are limited. Many research studies are not well-grounded in theory, slowing the generation of new knowledge. As a result, it has been difficult to develop shared standards for research quality and to avoid redundance in the research literature. Some excellent studies have failed to have impact because of lack of …

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A Holistic Model Of The Interplay Of Parent-Adolescent Interaction Varialbes: Outcomes As A Result Of Conflictual Processes, Cliff Blake Mckinney Jan 2004

A Holistic Model Of The Interplay Of Parent-Adolescent Interaction Varialbes: Outcomes As A Result Of Conflictual Processes, Cliff Blake Mckinney

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Many variables have been analyzed in order to understand parent-adolescent interactions and outcomes for adolescents. These variables must be integrated into a model that demonstrates the holistic interplay of parent-adolescent interaction variables so that a more comprehensive understanding of parent-adolescent interactions is achieved. Variables included in the model proposed here were parenting, family environment, expectations, conflict, and outcomes. Parenting, family environment, and conflict were associated with outcomes for adolescents. When the variables were analyzed simultaneously with structural equation modeling, however, the relationship of parenting and adolescent outcomes was mediated wholly for male-father, male-mother, and female-father relationships but remained significant for …

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Possible Use Of P20 Antigen In Serodiagnosis Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Shinchieh Yang Jan 2004

Possible Use Of P20 Antigen In Serodiagnosis Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Shinchieh Yang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Crohn's disease (CD) is an idiopathic, chronic, relapsing inflammatory disorder, which is most commonly involved terminal ileum and colon. The incidence and prevalence of CD has dramatically increased during the last 50 years; however, the etiology and mechanism of this disorder remain unveiled. Besides genetic susceptibility, recent integrated researches investigated the role of environmental triggers such as microflora, measles viruses and mycobacteria in the pathogenesis of CD. The association between M. avium subsp paratuberculosis (MAP) and CD has been heightened because of clinical resemblance to Johne's disease (JD), a granulomatous enteritis in ruminants caused by MAP. Isolation of MAP from …

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An Investigation Into Providing Feedback To Users Of Decision Support, James Pharmer Jan 2004

An Investigation Into Providing Feedback To Users Of Decision Support, James Pharmer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Research in several domains has shown that the implementation of computerized decision support aids is often associated with issues of human-automation interaction, which can have disastrous consequences. One often-cited reason for these issues is the poor quality of the feedback that is provided to the operators through these tools. The objective of the proposed investigation is to examine how providing feedback through a decision support tool affects operator knowledge and performance in the context of a fault management task for naval gunfire support. A one-way between-groups comparison was made to investigate differences between providing decision support feedback (logic trace, mission …

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Data Transmission Scheduling For Distributed Simulation Using Packet A, Juan Vargas-Morales Jan 2004

Data Transmission Scheduling For Distributed Simulation Using Packet A, Juan Vargas-Morales

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Communication bandwidth and latency reduction techniques are developed for Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) protocols. Using logs from vignettes simulated by the OneSAF Testbed Baseline (OTB), a discrete event simulator based on the OMNeT++ modeling environment is developed to analyze the Protocol Data Unit (PDU) traffic over a wireless flying Local Area Network (LAN). Alternative PDU bundling and compression techniques are studied under various metrics including slack time, travel time, queue length, and collision rate. Based on these results, Packet Alloying, a technique for the optimized bundling of packets, is proposed and evaluated. Packet Alloying becomes more active when it is …

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Getting Involved : Motivational Programs And Strategies To Influence Adolescent Art Students' And Their Teachers' Involvement In Art Museums, Katherine Patten Jan 2004

Getting Involved : Motivational Programs And Strategies To Influence Adolescent Art Students' And Their Teachers' Involvement In Art Museums, Katherine Patten

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Therapeutic Domestic Violence Courts: An Efficient Approach To Adjudication?, Hon. Catherine Shaffer Jan 2004

Therapeutic Domestic Violence Courts: An Efficient Approach To Adjudication?, Hon. Catherine Shaffer

Seattle University Law Review

Part II of this Article will explore the history of state intervention to confront domestic violence, along with some of the attitudes that contribute to the lack of adequate enforcement of recent legislative reforms. Part III of this Article will discuss the costs of domestic violence and the impact of superficial court treatment in reducing those costs. Part IV will outline the historical development, philosophy, and potential development of therapeutic courts, and in particular will examine the proven effectiveness of the drug court model and the potential benefits that are unique to domestic violence courts. Part V suggests further creation …

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The Production And Direction Of 'Proof' By David Auburn, Rebecca Bourgeois Jan 2004

The Production And Direction Of 'Proof' By David Auburn, Rebecca Bourgeois

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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A Pedagogical And Comparative Study : Selected Songs Of Dinos Constantinides / By Laura Mobley Thompson, Laura Mobley Thompson Jan 2004

A Pedagogical And Comparative Study : Selected Songs Of Dinos Constantinides / By Laura Mobley Thompson, Laura Mobley Thompson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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The Promise And Perils Of "Our" Justice: Psychological, Critical And Economic Perspectives On Communities And Prejudices In Mediation, Clark Freshman Jan 2004

The Promise And Perils Of "Our" Justice: Psychological, Critical And Economic Perspectives On Communities And Prejudices In Mediation, Clark Freshman

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

Looking for justice in mediation often depends on the lens. Critics of mediation often measure mediation against an idealized court system and find mediation lacking. Many proponents of mediation, including many contributors to the Cardozo Symposium on Mediation and Justice, argue mediation promotes justice by promoting different values from alternatives like the courts: it may promote the autonomy of the parties by letting them make choices, it may lead to more creative settlements; it may lead to greater satisfaction; it might be less expensive.

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Swimming In The Deep End: Dealing With Justice In Mediation, Jonathan M. Hyman Jan 2004

Swimming In The Deep End: Dealing With Justice In Mediation, Jonathan M. Hyman

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

Justice is a troublesome issue for mediators. It is not their role to decide who was right and who was wrong. Mediators have no authority to determine if a resolution is fair or just. That role and that authority are reserved for judges, juries, and arbitrators. But if mediators should not decide what is fair and just, why should they even think about those matters? Even learning only what the parties deem fair or unfair about past actions, or what is just or unjust about pending settlement proposals, without trying to impose any "correct" outcome, would leave the mediator with …

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Censoring What Tutors' Clothing "Says": First Amendment Rights/Writes Within Tutorial Space, Margaret Weaver Jan 2004

Censoring What Tutors' Clothing "Says": First Amendment Rights/Writes Within Tutorial Space, Margaret Weaver

The Writing Center Journal

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Assessment Of Opiate-Receptor-Specific Effects On Domestic Fowl Social Attachment / By Jason E. Warnick, Jason E. Warnick Jan 2004

Assessment Of Opiate-Receptor-Specific Effects On Domestic Fowl Social Attachment / By Jason E. Warnick, Jason E. Warnick

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Can't Stomach The Americans With Disabilities Act? How The Federal Courts Have Gutted Disability Discrimination Legislation In Cases Involving Individuals With Gastrointestinal Disorders And Other Hidden Illnesses, Lawrence D. Rosenthal Jan 2004

Can't Stomach The Americans With Disabilities Act? How The Federal Courts Have Gutted Disability Discrimination Legislation In Cases Involving Individuals With Gastrointestinal Disorders And Other Hidden Illnesses, Lawrence D. Rosenthal

Catholic University Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Seeing Professional Development Through Teachers' Eyes: A Closer Look At A Site Of The National Writing Project, Troy Hicks, Mary Anna Kruch, Renee Webster, Mitch Nobis Jan 2004

Seeing Professional Development Through Teachers' Eyes: A Closer Look At A Site Of The National Writing Project, Troy Hicks, Mary Anna Kruch, Renee Webster, Mitch Nobis

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

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Am I A Teacher? Exploring The Development Of Professional Identity, Janet Alspup Jan 2004

Am I A Teacher? Exploring The Development Of Professional Identity, Janet Alspup

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

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Who Helps The "Newbies"?: Supporting New Teachers, Jill Vanantwerp Jan 2004

Who Helps The "Newbies"?: Supporting New Teachers, Jill Vanantwerp

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

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Writing The First Resume: One Page Or Two?, Elizabeth Brockman, Krista Vanderveen Jan 2004

Writing The First Resume: One Page Or Two?, Elizabeth Brockman, Krista Vanderveen

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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