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Achievement Goal Theory: A Preliminary Study Examining Educators' Motivational Beliefs And Practices, Marc Groen Jan 2005

Achievement Goal Theory: A Preliminary Study Examining Educators' Motivational Beliefs And Practices, Marc Groen

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Achievement goal theory has become one of the most promising motivational theories examining both student motivation and achievement. The purpose of this study was to expand the current body of research on achievement goal theory by exploring educators' motivational beliefs and instructional practices. Data was collected from two Eastern Iowa school districts using an online survey. Results from this preliminary study provide important information about the practical nature of motivational problems from the perspective of elementary and middle school educators. The author explores the implications of the findings for educators, school psychologists, and future research.

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Response To Jon Boone's Critique, Yuriko Saito Jan 2005

Response To Jon Boone's Critique, Yuriko Saito

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

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Immersive Contemplation In Video Art Environments, Tiffany Sutton Jan 2005

Immersive Contemplation In Video Art Environments, Tiffany Sutton

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

This essay examines a form of video art -- what is called a "video environment" -- that calls upon as much as it departs from familiar conventions that are bound up in museum display. I argue that the way that works in this genre are housed in museums enables them to give rise to a form of contemplation, one involving immersion, that is, if not unique to this genre, then certainly demonstrated by it. My examples of video environments make a case for the coherence of this rarely experienced immersive form of contemplation, the value of which, in turn, makes …

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'Man Has Always Danced': Forays Into The Origins Of An Art Largely Forgotten By Philosophers, Maxine Sheets-Johnstone Jan 2005

'Man Has Always Danced': Forays Into The Origins Of An Art Largely Forgotten By Philosophers, Maxine Sheets-Johnstone

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

Philosophers have had comparatively little to say of the art of dance, a surprising fact given the range of people both inside and outside of dance who have claimed that 'man has always danced.' This essay attempts to substantiate this claim by an inquiry into the origins of dance, its focal attention being on the word always and any linkage to males deriving from that focal point of attention. It begins with evolutionary considerations in the form of courtship displays, behaviors finely and extensively described by Darwin, and goes on to consider displays by chimpanzees in particular. These considerations point …

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Emotional Intelligence As A Protective Factor For Risk Behavior In Adolescence, Nicole Renee Skaar Jan 2005

Emotional Intelligence As A Protective Factor For Risk Behavior In Adolescence, Nicole Renee Skaar

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Emotional intelligence is a concept developed by Salovey and Mayer in 1990. Since the first published work on emotional intelligence, others have modified the original idea by adding personality-like traits to the model of emotional intelligence. Consequently, there is a split in the conceptualization of emotional intelligence and the measurement of emotional intelligence; ability model assessment and mixed or trait model self-report assessment. The ability model of emotional intelligence has stood up to tests of discriminant validity over personality traits, unlike the mixed model of emotional intelligence. It is also distinguishable from cognitive intelligence, yet correlates moderately and therefore is …

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Age At Sexual Assault And Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Females Residents Of Virginia, Ahmed Gasmelseed Babiker Jan 2005

Age At Sexual Assault And Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Females Residents Of Virginia, Ahmed Gasmelseed Babiker

Theses and Dissertations

Background Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric debilitating condition that can occur in individuals who experience extremely stressful or traumatic life events. Sexual assault is considered as one of the most traumatic stressor in life. Although few studies investigated the association between history of sexual assault and PTSD, no studies have examined the impact of age at sexual assault on PTSD.Method A cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted among adult female residents of Virginia from November 2002 to February 2003. A total of 1,769 women aged 18 and older were interviewed using a random digit dialing method. Detailed screening …

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Co 605 Treating The Serious Mentally Ill, Virginia Todd Holeman Jan 2005

Co 605 Treating The Serious Mentally Ill, Virginia Todd Holeman

Syllabi

Required Course Texts Rowan, T. & O’Hanlan, B. (2003). Solution-oriented therapy for chronic and severe mental illness. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN: 03393704238; 180 pps. [paperback] Marsh, D. T. (2001). A family-focused approach to serious mental illness: Empirically supported interventions (Practitioner’s Resource Series). Professional Resource Exchange. ISBN: 1568870698, 110 pps. Required Pamphlets (purchase from bookstore) Marsh, D. T. (2001). Schizophreniza, Washington, DC: AAMFT. Item I073 Yapko, M. (1999). Depression, Washington, DC: AAMFT. Item I039. Recommended Course Texts Carter, L., & Minirth, F. (1995). The freedom from depression workbook. Thomas Nelson. ISBN: 0840762070 1 2 Frese, F. J. (2001). New directions …

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Anthony Kenny, Aquinas On Being, Brian Davies Jan 2005

Anthony Kenny, Aquinas On Being, Brian Davies

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.

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Co 622 Theories Of Personality, Harold W. Burgess Jan 2005

Co 622 Theories Of Personality, Harold W. Burgess

Syllabi

TEXTUAL READING: Theories of Personality, by Calvin Hall, Gardiner Lindzey, and John Campbell (Fourth edition).

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Brown At 50: School Desegregation From Reconstruction To Resegregation, Leland Ware Jan 2005

Brown At 50: School Desegregation From Reconstruction To Resegregation, Leland Ware

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

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Bridging The Gaps: Cognitive Constraints On Corporate Control & Ethics Education, Michael B. Metzger Jan 2005

Bridging The Gaps: Cognitive Constraints On Corporate Control & Ethics Education, Michael B. Metzger

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

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Entrapment By Numbers, Dru Stevenson Jan 2005

Entrapment By Numbers, Dru Stevenson

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

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What Is A Copy?, Jeffrey Malkan Jan 2005

What Is A Copy?, Jeffrey Malkan

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

Copyright law encourages artistic and literary expression by policing copying and embracing the value of originality. To some degree, however, originality comes into focus only through the lens of copying, its unacknowledged, dark twin. The questions I ask in this inquiy are both "what" and "why "? What is the difference between a work and a copy? If there is a difference, why is the copy less worthy than the original? In my consideration of these questions, I draw upon a body of theory that attempts to explain the unequal status conferred by the art world on perceptually indiscernible objects-authentic …

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Annual Report Of The President, 50th Anniversary Edition, Molloy University Archives And Special Collections Jan 2005

Annual Report Of The President, 50th Anniversary Edition, Molloy University Archives And Special Collections

Annual Reports of the President

This item is a commemorative booklet published by the Office of the President in 2005 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Molloy's opening. It chronicles Molloy's founding and its history throughout the years, as well as provides information about institutional changes and developments.

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The Accelerating Degradation Of American Criminal Codes, Michael T. Cahill, Paul H. Robinson Jan 2005

The Accelerating Degradation Of American Criminal Codes, Michael T. Cahill, Paul H. Robinson

Faculty Scholarship

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Corporate Misbehavior By Elite Decision-Makers Symposium - Perspectives From Law And Social Psychology: Introduction, James A. Fanto Jan 2005

Corporate Misbehavior By Elite Decision-Makers Symposium - Perspectives From Law And Social Psychology: Introduction, James A. Fanto

Faculty Scholarship

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Is Consent Necessary? An Evaluation Of The Emerging Law Of Cohabitant Obligation, Marsha Garrison Jan 2005

Is Consent Necessary? An Evaluation Of The Emerging Law Of Cohabitant Obligation, Marsha Garrison

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Executive Function As A Mediator Between Depression And Everyday Functioning In Community -Dwelling Older Adults., Laurie Z. Darling Jan 2005

Executive Function As A Mediator Between Depression And Everyday Functioning In Community -Dwelling Older Adults., Laurie Z. Darling

All ETDs from UAB

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Lady Griz Volleyball Media Guide, 2005, University Of Montana—Missoula. Athletics Department Jan 2005

Lady Griz Volleyball Media Guide, 2005, University Of Montana—Missoula. Athletics Department

Lady Griz Volleyball Media Guides, 1979-2008

Media guide created about the Lady Griz volleyball team.

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Insurgency In Iraq: An Historical Perspective, Ian F.W. Beckett Dr. Jan 2005

Insurgency In Iraq: An Historical Perspective, Ian F.W. Beckett Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

The continuing proliferation of insurgent organizations suggests that insurgency is still widely perceived as an effective means either of achieving power and influence, or of bringing a cause to the notice of an international or national community. The end of European decolonization and the collapse of the Soviet Union together removed the motivational impulse for much conflict between the late 1940s and the late 1980s. However, new ideological, political, and commercial imperatives are now encouraging intrastate conflict and insurgency amid the breakdown of the international bipolar political system and the emergence of identity politics and of many more nonstate actors. …

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Rites And Rights In Afghanistan: The Hazara And The 2004 Constitution, Justin Deystone Jan 2005

Rites And Rights In Afghanistan: The Hazara And The 2004 Constitution, Justin Deystone

Publications

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Lives Under Construction: A Study Of College Sophomores, Elizabeth L. Morley Jan 2005

Lives Under Construction: A Study Of College Sophomores, Elizabeth L. Morley

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

As individuals, college students make choices that both reflect their past lives and constitute their futures. In this research I examine the ways five college sophomores built their lives in the complex world of a research university campus. Using case study analysis I look at how the students negotiated the considerable academic and social demands of their daily lives. College impact models and literature about theories of practice and decision making inform the analysis. Human agency and fields of practice help to explain the behaviors of these students. The research reveals that students take a myriad of paths to negotiate …

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Details And Description Of Industrial Engineering, Paul Savory Jan 2005

Details And Description Of Industrial Engineering, Paul Savory

Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

This content paper addresses key questions for students interested in pursuing industrial engineering as an academic major: What is industrial engineering? What personality characteristics do Industrial Engineers have? What types of projects do Industrial Engineers work on? What types of jobs do Industrial Engineers have? Where do Industrial Engineers work once they graduate? How much can Industrial Engineers earn? I have never heard of IE, is it a new area? How do Industrial Engineers benefit society and business? What classes will I take as an industrial engineering student? What are examples of problems I will learn how to solve? Are …

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Wen Hua Ding Wei Yu Gao Zhong Sheng Yin Jiu Xing Wei Zhi Jian De Guan Xi [Cultural Orientation And Chinese Adolescent Drinking], Jianping Xue, Ian Newman, Duane F. Shell, Xiaoyi Fang Jan 2005

Wen Hua Ding Wei Yu Gao Zhong Sheng Yin Jiu Xing Wei Zhi Jian De Guan Xi [Cultural Orientation And Chinese Adolescent Drinking], Jianping Xue, Ian Newman, Duane F. Shell, Xiaoyi Fang

Department of Educational Psychology: Faculty Publications

Objective: To explore a relationship between culture and alcohol drinking
Methods: Questionnaires on western cultural influence and drinking practices were administered to 1,091 tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students in five senior high schools in Beijing in January 2002.
Results: The mean cultural orientation scores for the three drinking groups were statistically different, F = 30.64, p=.03. A post hoc test indicated that significant differences in cultural orientation existed between non-drinkers (X=2.98, SD=.28, N=388) and occasional drinkers (X=3.08, SD=.27, N=418) and between non-drinkers and regular drinkers (X =3.13, SD=.26, N=149)
Conclusions: The more westem-oriented the students were the more likely …

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Wonderwise 4-H: Following In The Footsteps Of Women Scientists, A. N. Spiegel, S. K. Rockwell, D. S. Acklie, K. French, J. Diamond Jan 2005

Wonderwise 4-H: Following In The Footsteps Of Women Scientists, A. N. Spiegel, S. K. Rockwell, D. S. Acklie, K. French, J. Diamond

Department of Educational Psychology: Faculty Publications

Wonderwise 4-H: Women in Science introduces youth to contemporary female scientists in their labs, out in the field, and with their families through nine interactive multimedia kits. Youth learn about the scientist’s occupation and participate in hands-on science activities similar to the actual work of a female scientist role model. Using role models was effective in improving youths’ attitudes about science through engaging activities and realistic videos. A web survey of 150 adult youth leaders showed Wonderwise 4-H brings “real science” into youths’ lives by (a) engaging them in actual scientific activities, (b) increasing their understanding of what science is, …

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The Interplay Of Traits And Motives On Volunteering: Agreeableness, Extraversion And Prosocial Value Motivation, Gustavo Carlo, Morris A. Okun, George Knight, Maria Rosario T. De Guzman Jan 2005

The Interplay Of Traits And Motives On Volunteering: Agreeableness, Extraversion And Prosocial Value Motivation, Gustavo Carlo, Morris A. Okun, George Knight, Maria Rosario T. De Guzman

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Social psychology and personality theorists have proposed that our understanding of prosocial behavior will be enhanced by examining the interplay of traits and motives. The present study was designed to test several pathways by which agreeableness, extraversion, and prosocial value motivation to volunteer influence volunteerism. A sample of 796 college students completed measures of the Big Five traits, prosocial value motivation to volunteer, and volunteering. Results of path analyses showed that prosocial value motivation to volunteer partially mediated the relations between agreeableness and extraversion, and volunteering. Furthermore, as agreeableness decreased, extraversion was more strongly related to prosocial value motivation to …

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Complex Signal Function: Developing A Framework Of Testable Hypotheses, Eileen Hebets, Daniel R. Papaj Jan 2005

Complex Signal Function: Developing A Framework Of Testable Hypotheses, Eileen Hebets, Daniel R. Papaj

Eileen Hebets Publications

The basic building blocks of communication are signals, assembled in various sequences and combinations, and used in virtually all inter- and intra-specific interactions. While signal evolution has long been a focus of study, there has been a recent resurgence of interest and research in the complexity of animal displays. Much past research on signal evolution has focused on sensory specialists, or on single signals in isolation, but many animal displays involve complex signaling, or the combination of more than one signal or related component, often serially and overlapping, frequently across multiple sensory modalities. Here, we build a framework of functional …

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Are Dispositions Causally Relevant?, Jennifer Mckitrick Jan 2005

Are Dispositions Causally Relevant?, Jennifer Mckitrick

Department of Philosophy: Faculty Publications

To determine whether dispositions are causally relevant, we have to get clear about what causal relevance is. Several characteristics of causal relevance have been suggested, including Explanatory Power, Counterfactual Dependence, Lawfulness, Exclusion, Independence, and Minimal Sufficiency. Different accounts will yield different answers about the causal relevance of dispositions. However, accounts of causal relevance that are the most plausible, for independent reasons, render the verdict that dispositions are causally relevant.

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A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of U.S. And Chinese Website Customers, Eleanor T. Loiacono, Huiping Lin Jan 2005

A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of U.S. And Chinese Website Customers, Eleanor T. Loiacono, Huiping Lin

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Website quality has been given much attention as of late. In particular the factors that impact a consumer’s perception of website quality is of great interest. This paper takes a currently validated measure of business-to-consumer website quality (WebQualTM) and applies it to Chinese Web users in order to study the cross-cultural differences and similarities of U.S. and Chinese customers. Several cultural differences between U.S. and Chinese customers are revealed.

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Non-Response Error Within Internet Surveys: A Cautionary Note, Carl S. Bozman, Donald E. Stem Jr Jan 2005

Non-Response Error Within Internet Surveys: A Cautionary Note, Carl S. Bozman, Donald E. Stem Jr

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

The use of the internet as a method to conduct survey research has expanded rapidly over the past decade. High speeds of response and lower expenses have driven this rapid growth. Relatively low response rates, however, suggest online surveys may be compromised by high levels of non-sampling error. This paper examines a major component of non-sampling error and the consequences that may be associated with internet survey non-response. Known population parameters are compared to point estimates from a census as well as a random sample of non-respondents in order to provide insight on the magnitude and direction of non- response …

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