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2005-2006 Annual Report, Georgia State University College Of Law, Steven J. Kaminshine

Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Actions Memo October 2006, Kutztown University Curriculum Committee

UCC Action Memos

No abstract provided.

Health Information Technology In The United States: The Information Base For Progress, David Blumenthal, Catherine M. Desroches, Karen Donelan, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Timothy Ferris

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

Health information technology (HIT) has the potential to advance health care quality by helping patients with acute and chronic conditions receive recommended care, diminishing disparities in treatment and reducing medical errors. Nevertheless, HIT dissemination has not occurred rapidly, due in part to the high costs of electronic health record (EHR) systems for providers of care—including the upfront capital investment, ongoing maintenance and short-term productivity loss. Also, many observers are concerned that, if HIT follows patterns observed with other new medical technologies, HIT and EHRs may diffuse in ways that systematically disadvantage vulnerable patient populations, thus increasing or maintaining existing disparities …

What's Happening: October, 2006, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Australian Students Achievement In The Timss 2002 Mathematics Cognitive Domains, Sue Thomson

TIMSS Australia Monograph Series

The TIMSS assessment materials are organised on the basis of two domains: a content domain and a cognitive domain. The content domain describes the content that is intended to be assessed; while the cognitive domain describes the cognitive abilities students use to answer the items. The content domains are fairly consistently and readily found in the curricula of the participating countries, and are the subject of the major international and national reports for TIMSS. Developing reliable and valid achievement scales for the cognitive domains is not as straightforward, and differences among students across and within countries in their mathematical knowledge …

Adulthood: New Terrain, E Michael Brady Phd

Faculty Publications

The article reviews the book Adulthood: New Terrain, edited by Mary Alice Wolf.

Victim Impact Evidence In Federal Capital Trials, Wayne A. Logan

Scholarly Publications

Fifteen years ago, in Payne v. Tennessee, the Supreme Court lifted its prohibition on the admission of victim impact evidence (VIE) in the penalty phase of capital trials. According to the Court, admitting evidence on the personal traits of individual murder victims and the toll associated with their killings at once properly allowed the government to show the “uniqueness” of victims, thus counterbalancing defendants’ largely unfettered right to adduce mitigation evidence, and permitted the sentencing authority to under-stand the “specific harm” caused by the murder. In the wake of Payne, Congress authorized use of VIE as a nonstatutory …

Vol. 82, No. 1 | Fall 2006, Bridgewater College

Bridgewater Magazine

And Justice for None: Larry McCann, '70, seeks clemency for the Norfolk 4

Fall 2006

Perspectives

No abstract provided.

Volume 30, Issue 2 (Fall 2006)

Transcript

No abstract provided.

Koinonia, Kate Bowman Johnston, James Spiegel, Glen Kinoshita, Todd Ream, Jesse M. Brown

Koinonia

Spotlight Feature
The Cult of Cool: Rejecting Relevance and Pursuing Faithfulness, Kate Bowman Johnston

Reflection
Faith and the Problem of Suffering, James Spiegel

ACSD Summer 2006
Photos from ACSE

Author Interview
Our Place at the Table: The Role of White People in Racial Reconciliation: An Interview with Doug Schaupp, Glen Kinoshita

Thinking Theologically
Thinking Theologically: The Seasons of Hope's Redemption Part I, Todd Ream

Book Review
Skin Games, reviewed by Jessie M. Brown

Features
The President's Corner

Editor's Desk

Regulating Excessive Executive Compensation, Jerry W. Markham

2006 - The Fall and Rise of Federal Corporation Law

No abstract provided.

The Policy Foundations Of Delaware Corporate Law, Lawrence A. Hamermesh

2006 - The Fall and Rise of Federal Corporation Law

No abstract provided.

Going Private At The Intersection Of The Market And The Law, Faith Stevelman Kahn

2006 - The Fall and Rise of Federal Corporation Law

No abstract provided.

What's Good For The Goose? A Critical Essay On "Best Practices" For Private Firms , Jennifer Johnson

2006 - The Fall and Rise of Federal Corporation Law

No abstract provided.

Recent Developments In Delaware Corporate Law, R. Franklin Balotti

2006 - The Fall and Rise of Federal Corporation Law

No abstract provided.

Recent Regulatory Developments Affecting Corporate Finance, John F. Olson

2006 - The Fall and Rise of Federal Corporation Law

No abstract provided.

Afterschool Matters Occasional Paper Fall 2006, National Institute On Out-Of-School Time

Afterschool Matters

The Art of Democracy / Democracy as Art: Creative Learning in Afterschool Comic Book Clubs
By Michael Bitz
Over the past three years, hundreds of community-based afterschool comic book clubs have been launched in cities across the United States. These clubs have drawn in thousands of underserved youths in grades 1–12. In these clubs, children plan, write, sketch, design, and produce original comic books and then publish and distribute their works for other children in the community to use as learning and motivational tools. This synthetic and analytic research project explores the dynamics, outcomes, and impacts of afterschool comic book …

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, October 1, 2006, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2006

No abstract provided.

Interest-Based Negotiation: Increasing Satisfaction Levels Among Critical Stakeholders, Neil H. Katz

CAHSS Faculty Articles

In an environment of competing demands for limited resources from critical stakeholders, government finance officers need to pay attention to not only what they negotiate, but also how they negotiate. This article presents some basic elements of an Interest-based Negotiation Approach to increase stakeholder satisfaction levels in terms of the agreement, the relationship among the parties, and the process itself.

Perceived Understanding As A Mediator Of Perceived Teacher Confirmation And Students’ Ratings Of Instruction, Paul Schrodt, Paul Turman, Jordan Soliz

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

This study tested two theoretical models of perceived understanding as a potential mediator of perceived teacher confirmation and students’ ratings of instruction. Participants included 651 under-graduate students who completed survey measures. Results of structural equation modeling provided greater support for the confirmation process model, whereby students’ perceived under-standing partially mediated the effects of perceived teacher confirmation on both teacher credibility and evaluations. Further, perceived teacher confirmation accounted for 64% of the variance in perceived understanding, and both confirmation and understanding accounted for 70% and 72% of the variances in teacher evaluations and credibility, respectively. Among the more important implications of …

American Square Dance Vol. 61, No. 10 (Oct. 2006), Boyd, William (Bill), Boyd, Randy

American Squares

Monthly square dance magazine that began publication in 1945.

On The Computation Of Secondary Electron Emission Models, Sebastien Clerc, John R. Dennison, Ryan Hoffmann, Jonathon Abbott

All Physics Faculty Publications

Secondary electron emission is a critical contributor to the charge particle current balance in spacecraft charging. Spacecraft charging simulation codes use a parameterized expression for the secondary electron (SE) yield delta(E_o) as a function of the incident electron energy E_o. Simple three-step physics models of the electron penetration, transport, and emission from a solid are typically expressed in terms of the incident electron penetration depth at normal incidence R(E_o) and the mean free path of the SE lambda. In this paper, the authors recall classical models for the range R(E_o): a power …

Copyright Issues Regarding China Publications Used In U.S. Libraries, Chuanfu Chen, Kuei Chiu

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

Chinese Oral History Collections At Columbia: Toward Better Access, Chengzi Wang

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

Asian Division Friends Society - A Case Study For Bridging Scholars, Communities, And Collections, Anchi Hoh

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

Report On The Ncc 2006 Open Meeting, Beth Katzoff, Haruko Nakamura, Yoko Okunishi

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

Teaching Drama In The Esl Classroom, Lisa A. Collins

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

In the following study, the author describes the effectiveness of teaching drama techniques to English as a Second Language high school students. A review of literature is provided that demonstrates how integrating ESL teaching strategies with those of drama enhances language acquisition. The end product of the study is a 1 semester drama unit which meets standards of learning established by the Colorado Department of Education. It includes specific examples, source material, and worksheets which accommodate a variety of learning styles and levels. Students will learn to work cooperatively, develop an ability to retain information, and increase literacy skills by …

Organizational Change Of Parking Systems At University Of Colorado Hospital, Sarah S. Kabat

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

During a move from the 9th Avenue campus to the new Fitzsimons campus, University of Colorado Hospital made improvements to the existing parking policies. The new parking policies were met with resistance and complaints by employees. This problem caused employee tardiness, lowered morale, and decreased job satisfaction. Data gathered through secondary data, questionnaires and group interviews provided information establishing the extent and nature of the resistance to the new parking policies. Validity was enhanced through multiple methods. Through action research, underlying reasons were investigated for these parking issues and the researcher proposed a collaborative strategy to improve the systems related …

2006 Homecoming: "There's Room For Everyone Under The Big Top", Otterbein University

Homecoming Weekends

The Program of Events and Activities for the 2006 Homecoming Weekend.