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Web-Based Learning : Investigating The Role Of Visual Communication Strategies Between Students And Technology, Brandon J. Semler

Theses and Dissertations

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Critical Audio/Visual Literacy : Composition In Light Of Film, James P. Kambeitz

Theses and Dissertations

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The Feeling Of Difference: Minority Faculty Experience In Academe, Dan K. Hibbler Ph.D.

School of Continuing and Professional Studies Faculty and Staff Works

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Paradise Negotiated: Early Modern Women Writing Utopia, 1640--1760, Lisa K. Brewer

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Utopian writing by early modern women traditionally has been left out of the canon of utopian literature because it has been overlooked, undervalued, and often does not conform to the genre characteristics set forth by the example of Thomas More and other male writers of "classic utopias." The works recognized by scholars as fitting into this genre have all been written by men, and the few agreed upon works considered as "utopia proper" describe an imaginary, perfect, political state. However, because class and gender greatly influence the form and content of utopia, I argue for the expansion of the definition …

Economic Consequences Of The Academic Achievement Gap For African Americans, Michael Olneck

Marquette Law Review

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The Code Napoleon: Buried But Ruling In Latin America, M. C. Mirow

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

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Ctl Bulletin- 2005, Ctl Staff

Center for Teaching and Learning Bulletin

Occasional information sheet; dates included are: Jan. 15; Feb 15; Mar. 15; Apr. 15; Sept. 1, 15

The Killing Machine Of Exception: Sovereignty, Law, And Play In Agamben’S State Of Exception, Puspa Damai

English Faculty Research

Giorgio Agamben’s slender but profound monograph on the state of exception is an intervention into a world that is becoming more and more exceptionalist. The events of 9/11, the War on Terror, and the successive decrees and acts authorizing fingerprinting, interrogation, and indefinite detention of suspects in terrorist activities, all testify to Agamben’s prophetic portrayal of contemporary politics in which the state of exception—normally a provisional attempt to deal with political exigencies— has become a permanent practice or paradigm of government. When the exception becomes the rule, it results, argues Agamben, not only in the appropriation of the legislative or …

Attitudes Of Culturally Diverse Parents And Their Beliefs About The Role They Play In Their Children's Education, Suneetha S. De Silva, Sandra Kay Streeter

Northwest Journal of Teacher Education

This study examined parental involvement in early childhood programs through a combined lens of anthropology, sociology, and pedagogy seeking to understand the intentional and unintentional behaviors of teachers that may create barriers for parental involvement. The study gave voice to parents from culturally diverse backgrounds that are often overlooked. The study recognized the disparity and disconnectedness that seems to exist in communication between the child's most important caregivers, their parents and their teachers. The findings lead to an understanding that over the popular belief that parents are not involved in the education of their children, the lack of participation in …

Latino Educational Neglect: The Result Bespeaks Discrimination, Lupe S. Salinas

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.

Bicultural Identification Among Northern Plains American Indians : Scale Development And Validation, Laiel I. Baker

Theses and Dissertations

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Toward A Code Of Ethics For Cataloging, Sheila A. Bair

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

Cataloging is the foundation of librarianship, and catalogers are professionals with special skills that set them apart from the profession in general and give them unique ethical responsibilities. They have power to help or harm on an increasingly global scale, yet very little has been written about the ethical issues faced by catalogers. This paper explores the ethics of cataloging, including encoding, subject analysis, authority control, and copy-cataloging, and examines descriptive and normative aspects in view of James Moor’s just-consequentialist theory and J.J. Britz’s ideas on ethical issues relating to intellectual freedom. A code of ethics for cataloging is offered.

Interval Neutrosophic Sets And Logic; Theory And Applications In Computing, Haibin Wang, Florentin Smarandache, Yan-Qing Zhang, Rajshekhar Sunderraman

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

This book presents the advancements and applications of neutrosophics. Chapter 1 first introduces the interval neutrosophic sets which is an instance of neutrosophic sets. In this chapter, the definition of interval neutrosophic sets and set-theoretic operators are given and various properties of interval neutrosophic set are proved. Chapter 2 defines the interval neutrosophic logic based on interval neutrosophic sets including the syntax and semantics of first order interval neutrosophic propositional logic and first order interval neutrosophic predicate logic. The interval neutrosophic logic can reason and model fuzzy, incomplete and inconsistent information. In this chapter, we also design an interval neutrosophic …

A Systematic Review Of Existing National Priorities For Child Health Research In Sub-Saharan Africa, George Swingler, James Irlam, William Macharia, Felix Tietche, Martin Meremikwu

Paediatrics and Child Health, East Africa

Background: We systematically reviewed existing national child health research priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the processes used to determine them.

Methods: Collaborators from a purposive sample of 20 WHO-AFRO Region countries, assisted by key informants from a range of governmental, non-governmental, research and funding organisations and universities, identified and located potentially eligible prioritisation documents. Included documents were those published between 1990 and 2002 from national or nationally accredited institutions describing national health research priorities for child health, alone or as part of a broader report in which children were a clearly identifiable group. Laboratory, clinical, public health and policy research …

Nature/Culture Clash: The Transnational Trade In Gmos, Dayna Scott

All Papers

This paper aims to offer a fresh perspective into what is at stake in the cross-cultural trade dispute over genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) by subjecting a particular discursive sample, the parties’ submissions to the WTO panel, to critical scrutiny. The first step involves a survey of the rhetorical strategies deployed by the parties’ in the presentation of their arguments to the Panel. Next, I embark on the task of ‘disassembling the double helix’. My use of the term ‘double helix’ in this analysis refers to the close coupling of scientific and legal discourses in the trade regime: science and law are …

Insights- March 2005, Erika Krehbiel

Insights

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Insights- June 2005, University Relations Staff

Insights

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Insights- October 2005, University Relations Staff

Insights

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2005-2006 Bgsu Catalog, Bowling Green State University

Course Catalogs

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Does My Identity Speak English? A Pragmatic Approach To The Social World Of An English Language Learner With Language Impairment, Robin L. Danzak, Elaine R. Silliman

Communication Disorders Faculty Publications

The case description provides a comprehensive picture of the complex social and linguistic factors that shape the social identity of an English language learner with the additional challenge of language impairment (LI). These issues were explored over 6 months with Fernando, an 8-year-old, Spanish-speaking male with LI in grade 3. A pragmatic, or practical, approach to problem solving was developed for two purposes: first, to obtain a multifaceted understanding of Fernando’s world at school, and second, to arrive at possible educational/clinical solutions that met a standard of cultural appropriateness and practicality. The patterns found that, contrary to teacher interpretations of …

Differentiating Biology Homework To Enhance Academic Achievement, Genevieve Finch Bertsos

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of the study is to determine if differentiating homework for biology will motivate students to complete and turn in homework, address the needs of diverse learners, and improve academic achievement. The rationale assumes there is a positive relationship between homework completion and academic achievement and that students have different learning styles that can be addressed by allowing choice of homework assignment based on Gardner’s multiple intelligences and Bloom’s taxonomy.

The research employs an experimental design composed of a control group (consisting of two classes) that received the traditional homework, and an experimental group (two classes) that was offered …

The Discourse Beneath: Emotional Epistemology In Legal Deliberation And Negotiation, Erin Ryan

Faculty Publications

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Play Matters| Playground Hoop, Streetball, And Possibility In Racialized, Contested Terrain, Rich Roberts

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Exploring Yesterday Preparing For Tomorrow : A Personal Perspective On Native American Cultural Studies In The Elementary Classroom As Experienced In The Multi-Grade Environment Of A Rural School, Donna Clair Peck

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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The Rhythm Of An Expedition: An African Celebration : An Exploration Of African Culture And Expeditionary Learning Through Music, Saxon Elise Inabnit

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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The Social Significance Of Mint Tea Consumption In Morocco: Reflections On Its Symbolic Representation Of Muslim Faith, Gender Prescriptions, Socio-Economics And Hospitality, Monika Sudakov

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this analysis is to explore the ways in which the Moroccan ritual of mint tea consumption is symbolic of and informed by the underlying core values of Moroccan culture. In particular, issues of Muslim faith, gender prescriptions, socio-economics and hospitality will be explored in detail as they pertain to the ritual of mint tea consumption. The analysis will show that ultimately "what and how you drink is what you are." Understanding the particular consumptive practices of a culture is key to understanding what is considered to be "right" and "natural" behavior by individuals within that culture.

Lesson Plan Design For Facilitating Differentiated Instruction, Pamela Hudson Baker, Louise Conn Fleming

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

This study examines the role of lesson plan design in helping teacher candidates to meet di-verse learning needs. The authors studied student teachers who had been taught to use a differentiated lesson plan to see if they were differentiating in their planning, assessment, and instruction. They concluded that, indeed, lesson plan design does facilitate differentiation but that instruction, coaching, and examples are also needed.

The Effects Of An Arts-Integrated Curriculum Compared To A Text-Based Curriculum In Sixth Grade Social Studies, Joanna Floyd

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Revisiting Emotional Writing : An Investigation Of Emotional Regulation And Experimenter Cues / By Leslie J. Rogers, Leslie J. Rogers

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Daughter Of Invention : Storytelling As Identity Negation And Negotion In Julia Alvarez's How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents And Yo!, Jordan Craven

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.