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Relevance Of Age And Special Needs In Initial Development Phases Of A Child Neglect Scale, Stephanie Ann Stowman

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Currently, there is a lack of standardized procedures in Child Protective Services (CPS) agencies in regards to risk assessment for child neglect. Available child neglect assessment measures often lack empirical support or are limited by response bias due to the focus on parental responsibility. This study utilized interviews with CPS employees to obtain descriptions of child neglect situations. A questionnaire was then generated based on the interviews and distributed to additional CPS employees. The questionnaire examined respondents' likelihood to substantiate each item as neglect, the frequency each item occurred and the perceived level of harm for each item across multiple …

Pole Pole: Hastening Justice At Unictr, Eric Husketh

Northwestern Journal of Human Rights

No abstract provided.

Values And Objectivity In Science: The Current Controversy About Transgenic Crops, Hugh Lacey

Philosophy Faculty Works

Values and Objectivity in Science illustrates many of the ethical issues that arise concerning scientific practices and applications, offering an account of how social and ethical values play important roles in science. Hugh Lacey develops and clarifies his previous analysis by arguing for the importance of research being conducted under a plurality of strategies, contrasting materialist strategies with agro-ecological strategies. By displaying the structure of current ethical controversies about the legitimacy of planting transgenic crops, this book illustrates that sound thinking on such issues must be grounded on an adequate philosophy of science, one that can clearly distinguish between the …

Differences In Affective Learning And Perceived Immediacy Of Instructor Between Traditional College Classrooms And Classrooms Incorporating Student Use Of Computer-Mediated Communication, Lori Zakel

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine whether community college students enrolled in Interpersonal Communication who utilize the technological aid of computer-mediated communication in the classroom have different perceptions of their affective learning and their instructor's immediacy than do students who do not utilize computer-mediated communication in the classroom. The methodology used to address the issue was a post test-only control group design, with students completing the affective learning scale, the nonverbal immediacy scale, and the verbal immediacy scale. Results showed no significant differences were found between the treatment and control groups on either immediacy scale (verbal or …

Uncloseting The Abused: A Historical Survey Of American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgendered Middle And Secondary Students' Struggle For Protection, Mary Lou Arons

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Autonomy And The Other: Andalusian Regionalism And Seville's Cigarrera, Nirmala Singh-Brinkman

Decimonónica

In 1898 the Spanish Empire experienced the final stage of its collapse when it lost the last of its colonies: Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. A crisis within the Spanish nation ensued, prompting peripheral regions of the Iberian Peninsula to campaign actively for autonomy. Regionalist activists from Galicia, Valencia, the Basque provinces, Catalonia, and Andalusia interpreted the end of Spanish imperialism as Madrid's failure to let an empire of regional differences thrive—be they Cuban or Catalan. They considered that if Cuba could be “liberated” from Madrid's centralized rule, then Catalonia, for example, should also be granted independence (González Antón …

A State Of Disarray The Knowing And Voluntary Standard For Releasing Claims Under Title Vii Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Daniel P. O'Gorman

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Under A Critical Race Theory Lens -- Brown V. Board Of Education: A Civil Rights Milestone And Its Troubled Legacy, Carlo A. Pedrioli

Faculty Scholarship

This critical book review argues that James T. Patterson’s narrative in, "Brown v. Board of Education: A Civil Rights Milestone and Its Troubled Legacy," is a mostly balanced historical reflection. Here, the term balanced will refer to giving consideration to both the negative and positive aspects of the phenomenon in question. To advance its thesis, the book review initially offers an overview of Patterson’s historical narrative and evaluation of the Brown legacy. Then the book review analyzes Patterson’s conclusions through a Critical Race Theory lens. Given the focus of Critical Race Theory on race and the law, especially on how …

Deans' List, Margaret Costello, Amy Speach Shires, Kathleen Haley, David Marc

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Su People, Amy Shires, Margaret Costello, David Marc

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

A Framework For Analyzing The Knowledge Commons : A Chapter From Understanding Knowledge As A Commons: From Theory To Practice., Charlotte Hess, Elinor Ostrom

Librarian Publications

Who hasn’t heard of the six blind men of Indostan encircled around an elephant?1 The six—one a political scientist, one a librarian, one an economist, one a law professor, one a computer scientist, and one an anthropologist—discover, based on their own investigations, that the object before them is a wall, spear, a snake, a tree, a fan, and a rope. The story fits well with the question that propelled this chapter: how can an interdisciplinary group of scholars best analyze a highly complex, rapidly evolving, elephantine resource such as knowledge? Trying to get one’s hands around knowledge as a shared …

Factors Affecting Clergy-Psychologist Referral Patterns, Mark R. Mcminn, Steven J. Runner, Jennifer A. Fairchild, Joshua D. Lefler, Rachel P. Suntay

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

Recent research on clergy-psychologist collaboration has resulted in helpful principles for clergy and psychologists working together, but very little is known about what specific characteristics in clergy are appealing to psychologists and vice versa. Two experimental survey studies are reported, both exploring characteristics that enhance or hinder collaboration. In Study 1, Southern Baptist pastors rated the likelihood of referring to a counselor who was identified as either a Biblical Counselor or a Christian Psychologist, and was identified as either being excellent in interpersonal skills or as using scripture and prayer in counseling. Pastors demonstrated a preference for counselors using scripture …

Reducing Playground Bullying And Supporting Beliefs: An Experimental Trial Of The 'Steps To Respect' Program, Karin S. Frey, Miriam K. Hirschstein, Jennie L. Snell, Leihua Van Schoiack Edstrom, Elizabeth P. Mackenzie, Carole J. Broderick

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

Six schools were randomly assigned to a multilevel bullying intervention or a control condition. Children in Grades 3–6 (N = 1,023) completed pre- and posttest surveys of behaviors and beliefs and were rated by teachers. Observers coded playground behavior of a random subsample (n = 544). Hierarchical analyses of changes in playground behavior revealed declines in bullying and argumentative behavior among intervention-group children relative to control-group children, increases in agreeable interactions, and a trend toward reduced destructive bystander behavior. Those in the intervention group reported enhanced bystander responsibility, greater perceived adult responsiveness, and less acceptance of bullying/aggression than those in …

Induced Autism The Legal And Ethical Implications Of Inoculating Vaccine Manufacturers From Liability, Helia Garrido Hull

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Education As A Christian (Lutheran) Calling, Tom Christenson

Intersections

No abstract provided.

Federalism And The Politics Of Sentencing, Rachel E. Barkow

Faculty Articles

The politics of sentencing over the past three decades have been one- sided. Voices in favor of tougher sentences dominate the legislative debate at the state and federal levels. Those advocating on behalf of sentencing reform or alternatives to incarceration garner little attention. Although there are various options for improving deliberation in light of this political imbalance, one mechanism appears to be having an impact in many jurisdictions: a focus on the direct costs of incarceration. There is evidence from the states that tight budgets and a corresponding concern with the rising costs of existing incarceration policies have prompted greater …

Three Essays On Labour Policy: Dissertation Summary, Chris Riddell

Dissertation Awards

Legislation is typically passed to accomplish some goal that benefits the majority of society. Sometimes, however, legislation leads to unanticipated and undesirable outcomes. This dissertation examines the ‘side-effects’ of three different Canadian labour laws. Chapter one examines the impact of voting laws on certification success in British Columbia from 1978 to 1998. During that time period, a voting system was introduced in 1984, and was then repealed in 1993. Chapter two examines the impact of welfare cheques on the likelihood of injection drug users leaving the hospital against medical advice (“AMA”), thereby interrupting treatment. The effect of such behavior on …

The Effect Of Peer Assisted Learning Strategies On Reading Fluency, Dhanashree Jadhav

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Professional Responsibility: A View From The Bench, E. Burke James

Wyoming Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Perceived Advantages And Disadvantages Between Computer-Mediated Communication And Face-To-Face Communication In Problem-Solving Consultation, Amy R. Samosky

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Efficacy Of Parent-Facilitated Phonological Awareness Tutoring For Kindergartners At-Risk For Reading Difficulties, Michelle J. Giguere

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In the fall of 2004 Kindergarten students in a southwestern Ohio elementary school were screened for early literacy skills using the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS). Those parents whose children scored below the 20th percentile on initial sound fluency— determined to be at-risk for reading difficulties—were offered training on how to tutor their children. Parents (N=8) were taught games and activities from Phonemic Awareness in Young Children: A Classroom Curriculum by Marilyn Adams (1998). Those children considered at-risk whose parents chose not to participate formed the comparison group (N=7). The study used the logic of a multiple …

Edgar Degas: Six Friends At Dieppe, Maureen C. O'Brien, Linda Catano, Anna Gruetzner Robins

Books

The lives of the six men depicted in Edgar Degas' Six Friends at Dieppe - as well as Degas himself - are explored. The history of the painting's placement in the RISD Museum's collection is traced back to Degas' relationship with one of the men featured in the painting. The narrative is interspersed with paintings, photographs, and excerpts from various memoirs, autobiographies and correspondences.

We Were Only Teasing: The Eighth Circuit Misses The Quintessence Of Hostile Work Environment Claims Under The Ada, J. Andrew Hirth

Missouri Law Review

Shaver v. Independent Stave Co. holds that a hostile work environment is actionable under the Americans with Disabilities Act. This article examines burden established by the decision for ADA plaintiffs. Leading to the conclusion that it is erroneous because it creates the unintended result of a lesser burden for ADA plaintiffs than for Title VII plaintiffs.

Book Review: Predators, Pedophiles, Rapists, And Other Sex Offenders By Anna Salter, Wendy A. Walsh

Sociology

No abstract provided.

Medicine@Yale August/September 2005 Volume 1, Issue 2, Yale School Of Medicine Office Of Communications

Medicine@Yale - development newsletter

Medicine@Yale : advancing biomedical science, education and health care was a print and online newsletter which published news about academics, research and philanthropy for alumni, donors, faculty, students and the general public. It was initially published 6 times a year and then changed to a quarterly schedule. The first issue came out June/Jul. 2005. The final issue was published in May/June 2022, vol. 17, issue 1. Published by Yale School of Medicine, Office of Communications.

Sustainable Competitive Advantage Of Internet Firms - A Strategic Framework And Implications For Global Marketers, Rajshekhar G. Javalgi, Robert F. Scherer, Glenna Pendleton, Lori P. Radulovich

Marketing

Purpose – At the core of an international marketing strategy is the internet firm’s goal of building and sustaining a competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to present an integrative framework to explain the role that customer behavior and customer relationship management (CRM) play in developing a profitable, sustainable competitive advantage for internet companies.

Design/methodology/approach – The integrative framework utilizes existing theoretical concepts from the areas of strategy and internet marketing and develops a framework to provide firms with insights into how they can gain the competitive advantage. Findings – This paper links global customer behavior to the …

The Spider, The Bee, The Snail And The Camel: Legal Knowledge, Practise, Culture, Institutions And Power In A Changing World, Harry W. Arthurs

Comparative Research in Law & Political Economy

This keynote address, delivered on the occasion of the 5th Canadian Graduate Law Students Conference, held in Toronto on May 6.7, 2005, addresses the challenges for legal theory, legal practice and education in a globalized environment. Legal education is described as deeply embedded in the changing political economy of legal scholarship and legal practice. With increased subjection of law schools to allegedly clearly definable market demands, strong winds blow through the law schools in North-America and elsewhere. From the LL.B./J.D. program through graduate studies, curricular reform becomes enmeshed in larger considerations of greater inter-school competition and greater compatibility to the …

General Electronic Community / Yan Pei Sun, Pei Sun Yan

Student Works (2000-2009)

This project Generic electronic community system has been proposed for facilitate the real life community environment in more effective way which comprised of some modules such as forum, message board, file sharing, photo gallery, testimonial, announcement and etc. People are able to gather in a “cyber space” to conduct discussion or interaction via internet. A complete literature review and analysis on existing e community system have been done to gain more valuable information and knowledge about this project. Methodology and techniques used in the researches and developing system has discussed with emphasis on the chosen waterfall model with prototyping. Microsoft …

Old Legacies And New Paradigms: Confusing "Research" And "Treatment" And Its Consequences In Responding To Emergent Health Threats, Gail H. Javitt

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Research Involving Children: Regulations, Review Board, And Reform, Rupali Gandhi

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.