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Tulane University Office Of Development, Gwendolyn Derbes Perrilliat

Arts Administration Master's Reports (1984-2016)

As an intern with the Development Department, I served as support for Julianne Nice, Assistant Vice President for University Program Development and interim Director of Major Gifts.

The New Orleans Opera Association, Jinman Cho

Arts Administration Master's Reports (1984-2016)

This detailed report of a registration internship at the New Orleans Opera Association includes an organizational profile, a description of the activities performed during the internship, an analysis of an organization, recommendations for improvement, and a discussion of the short and long term effects of the internship.

Mentorship And The Female College President, Terri Moore Brown

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Despite the increase in the number of women college presidents, the percentage of female college presidents is disproportionately low. Results of some studies imply that mentorship is one factor that facilitates women's climb up the administrative ladder to the college presidency. This study was designed to examine mentoring relationships among female college presidents. A sample of 91 female presidents at selected independent colleges was surveyed about mentor and mentee relationships and demographics. Findings demonstrate that a majority of the respondents had primary mentors (56%) and also served as mentors (64.4%) to others. Mentorship and multiple mentoring relationships are invaluable in …

Inside Unlv, Erin O'Donnell, Diane Russell, Carol C. Harter

Inside UNLV

No abstract provided.

May 2005 Commencement Program, Bowling Green State University

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

A Needs Assessment Of Marriage And Family Therapy Approved Supervision In Utah, Daniel J. Woodbury

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This research presents data gathered through a needs assessment regarding approved supervision in Utah. A sample of ISO therapists in Utah gave descriptive facts about the current need for supervision in Utah as well as the number of therapists that are willing to provide supervision. Additionally, therapists that are not currently approved supervisors indicated whether or not they would be willing to become approved supervisors, what would make the designation more appealing, and what would impede them from becoming an approved supervisor. Therapists in agencies also gave information regarding how agencies currently view marriage and family therapy interns and their …

More Than Meets The Ear: The Culture Behind The Music, Anita Sant

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

More than Meets the Ear: The Culture behind the Music is a traveling exhibit that was designed and created over more than a year's time at Utah State University's museum of anthropology. As one member of a team of interns, I helped decide on an exhibit focus, its audience, content, and design. We started from the ground up as inexperienced undergraduates under the tutelage of the museum's curator, Lara Petersen, and the museum's director, Dr. Bonnie Pitblado.

As the project gradually progressed and was honed to the subject of ethnomusicology, I took on the responsibility of the educational aspect of …

Alternative Futures For The Bear River Watershed, Richard E. Toth

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The Bear River Watershed (BRW) is located in northeastern Utah, southeastern Idaho, and southwestern Wyoming. Over the three states the watershed encompasses an area of 7,500 square miles (4,800,000 acres). The Bear River 's headwaters begin at close to 13,000 feet in the High Uintas Wilderness Area of northeastern Utah. The course of the river follows a horseshoe pattern flowing north through Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho before bending south at Soda Springs. The river then meanders through the Gem and Cache Valleys before reaching its delta at the Great Salt Lake at an elevation of 4,211 feet.

Repeat Migration In The United States: A Comparison Of Black, Hispanic, And White Return And Onward Migrants, Beth A. Wilson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The primary objective of this study is to examine U.S. repeat migration for blacks, Hispanics, and whites. It investigates the relationships and patterns of these different racial/ethnic groups utilizing the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79). Repeat migration within and across categories of individual characteristics for blacks, Hispanics, and whites, is compared in order to determine if there are differences in the overall rates of repeat migration for these groups, once other factors are controlled.

To do this several statistical procedures are utilized, and the results of selected descriptive and logistic analyses are presented. The descriptive statistics control for …

Marital Commitment And Religiosity In A Sample Of Adults In Utah, Sharon S. Harris

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study examined the relationship of three types of martial commitment and religiosity factors in a random sample of I ,316 Utah adults. Participants were surveyed to assess attitudes of marriage, divorce, and marriage education. A lack of commitment was cited by 83% of divorced adults as a major factor for their divorce. The level of commitment to spouse, commitment to marriage, and constraint commitment was determined by extrapolating items from the 2003 Utah Marriage Movement Statewide Baseline Survey. Religiosity included measures of the frequency of church attendance, church affiliation, and religious values. Regression analyses that included socio-demographics showed the …

Occupational Aspirations And Migration: A Comparison Of Rural Youth With High, Medium, And Low Occupational Aspirations And Their Chances For Migration, W. Trevor Brooks

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

By using a social psychological approach, this research investigated whether occupational aspirations lead to migration. From the literature, we know that rural youth have lower occupational aspirations than their urban counterparts. We also know that rural youth often lower their occupational aspirations because of the confusion created between the benefits of moving for school and the attachment felt for home. We do not know, however the connection between occupational aspirations and migration. Are young to middle-aged adults in rural areas with higher occupational aspirations more likely to migrate out of rural areas than young to middle-aged adults with lower aspirations? …

Volume 1: Demographic, Economic, Social, And Housing Characteristics Of The Vietnamese, Puerto Rican, Korean, Bosnian, And Chinese Populations, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Research, Reports, and Publications

No abstract provided.

Service Learning Across The Curriculum: A Collaboration To Promote Smoking Cessation, Jean M. Grow, Joyce M. Wolburg

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

This paper focuses on how pedagogy, service, and scholarship can be combined across the advertising curriculum through service learning, which invigorates collaboration among faculty members, student teams, and advertising professionals. The authors demonstrate how service learning projects integrate curricula using a community-based client, ultimately leading to scholarship and professional outcomes. Specifically, this study analyzes the launch of a service learning-based smoking cessation campaign on a Midwest college campus.

Researching From The Inside - Does It Compromise Validity? - A Discussion, Pauline Rooney

Journal Articles

The concept of validity in social research is the subject of much debate. It is a complex and problematic issue, especially because it is difficult to define validity. In traditional studies, validity usually referred to the degree to which the study accurately reflected the issue or topic that the research was attempting to measure (Feldman 2003). More specifically, this type of validity also referred to the role of research instruments and their appropriateness for collecting data that answers the research questions (Black and Champion 1976). Such positivist accounts assumed that science could produce objective knowledge and thus the researcher's goal …

Gender Equity Of Traditional And Non-Traditional Career Roles In Newbery Award-Winning And Honor Books, Mark Boster

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine whether Newbery Award-Winning and Honor books from 1995-2004 present careers in a traditional or non-traditional manner. Two of the most recognizable titles, due to recent Hollywood productions, are Because of Winn-Dixie and Holes. Though there has been much research in the area of gender roles, which indicates males and females in children’s literature are depicted stereotypically, no research was found concerning the area of literary gender stereotypes in careers. After reviewing the use of bibliotherapy and theories of career and gender development, this quantitative descriptive study found careers in Newbery Award and …

Health Care Workers' Expectations And Empathy Toward Patients In Abusive Relationships, Christina Nicolaidis, Maryann Curry, Martha Gerrity

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Purpose: To understand attitudes that may affect health care workers' ability to provide appropriate long-term care for patients who stay with abusive partners.

Methods: We surveyed 278 health care workers in 31 primary care practices before their participation in an educational intervention.

Results: More than half of participants (51% to 60%) found it easy to empathize with a patient who decided to remain in an abusive relationship if the patient was described as poor or disabled, but few (25% to 39%) could empathize if the patient was described as educated or financially secure. A majority (57% to 59%) agreed with …

The Voice Of The Artist: Lessons In Life And Narration, Nelson C. Bogren

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This work of fiction is the account of a near middle-aged man who responds to an uncertain calling. The calling leads him on a quest from South Florida to the Midwest in search of higher learning and self discovery. "From Abigail to Milton," and "The Patio" establish the narrator's Florida environments. They also depict the narrator's ambivalences towards life in Florida. "Test Run," "Atlanta," and "Between the Corn in Indiana" are transitional road stories which move the narrator from Florida to Indiana. The narrator's Florida girlfriend, Carmen, is also introduced. "Terre Haute" portrays the narrators return to Terre Haute. This …

Feminist And Masculine Values And Their Effects On Female Managerial Positions In Nonprofit And Corporate Public Relations, Sarah E. Thomas

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study examines the rise of executive women in public relations in both the nonprofit and corporate sectors. The focus of this study was on feminist and masculine values and their effects on female executives. A survey of 121 female executives from the corporate, nonprofit, and agency settings was conducted to analyze their views on feminist and masculine values in public relations and their effects on managerial positions. Results indicated that women who place greater value on masculine traits are more likely to obtain management positions in the corporate sector. Those who place greater value on feminist values do not …

Perceptions Of North Dakota Registered Nurses Regarding Advance Directives, Nichole A. Fritel

Theses and Dissertations

One of the functions of nurses is to assist individuals to achieve a peaceful death. In order to fulfill this role, patient end-of-life wishes must be communicated to family members and health care providers. Since passage of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) in 1990, advance directives have served as the legal vehicle and communication tool for bringing about an understanding of these wishes, should the patient be unable to competently speak for him/herself. Unfortunately, although the majority of Americans favor the provisions that living wills and health care powers of attorney contain, only a small fraction actually complete advance directives. …

Domestic Violence Screening Education And Implementation In Nursing Station In Northern Manitoba, Sherie Anne Wray

Theses and Dissertations

Domestic violence (DV) has been around for many years. Today and for the last several decades, it had become increasingly known as a large social problem. This project gave the nurses working in the federal nursing stations of isolated northern Manitoba information and education on DV. The aim of this project was to improve the nurses' ability to screen, detect, communicate, support, and refer victims ofDV to the appropriate resources. This project was based on two parts: an education package and a telephone conference that took place with the nursing stations . The education package consisted of a variety of …

South Dakota State University One Hundred-Ninteenth Annual Commencement, April 30, 2005, Brookings, South Dakota, South Dakota State University

Commencement Programs

Please be advised that the names listed in the program do not represent official confirmation of meeting the graduation requirements. The 119th Annual Commencement will begin with introductions by University President Peggy Gordon Miller. Serving as honorary marshals for the event are Dr. Madeleine Y. Andrawis, Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Dr. Alfred S. Andrawis, Professor of Electrical Engineering. Delivering an address titled "Joy, Struggle, Preparation, Elevation - Reflections of Four Years at SDSU" will be Laura Lynn Geraets, a candidate for graduation. Former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle will deliver the commencement address titled "Pioneers for a New Age." Dr. …

Washington University Record, April 29, 2005

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

Crow's Nest, April 29, 2005, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The April 29, 2005, issue of the Crow's Nest.

The Bg News April 29, 2005, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. April 29, 2005. Volume 95-Issue 146.

Current Special Educator And General Educator Perceptions Of Inclusion And Collaboration As A Service Delivery Model In A Middle School Educational Setting, Kathryn Wilkens, Peggy L. Tarpley, Ph.D.

Theses & Honors Papers

The purpose of this study was to examine, through quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection, current special educator and general educator perceptions of inclusion and collaboration as compared to similar perceptions examined in 1995 (Tarpley, 1995). A self-made survey was implemented to explore educator perceptions. Quantitative selective response items were analyzed using a Chi Square procedure. Methods of naturalistic inquiry (Lincoln & Guba, 1985) were used to analyze qualitative open-ended questions. Significant values were noted based on the Chi Square analysis across four demographic areas: (a) current teaching assignment, (b) area of training, (c) number of years teaching experience, …

Eastern Progress - 28 Apr 2005, Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Progress 2004-2005

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 62, April 28, 2005

Central Florida Future

A look back: If you build it they will come; They rocked us like a hurricane; Wins don't come easy or at all; They danced the knights away; Will economy short change liberal arts? In education shift Florida universities are told to push more students toward workforce needs; On a victim's journey more than a few bumps: Woman alerts other to challenges that can follow an attack.

The Pan American (2005-04-28), Clarissa Martinez

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

[54th Year, No. 28]

The Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 2000s

No abstract provided.

Child Welfare Non-Compliance Issues And The Impact These Issues Have On Children And Families, Celia A. Falls-Ayers

Theses & Honors Papers

This thesis examines child welfare problems, how our country address these issues, what services they provide, and the impact on the children and family based on the decisions of the child welfare agency. More specifically, the thesis looks at non-compliance, and studies how prevalent these issues are, if there is a distinguishable pattern between these problems, and lastly, what characteristics are shared between them.