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Fall 2006

Perspectives

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Volume 30, Issue 2 (Fall 2006)

Transcript

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The Learning Marketspace, October 2006, Bob Heterick, Carol Twigg

The Learning MarketSpace (4/03 - 4/14)

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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

Information Please, 2006-10, University Library

Information Please

Newsletter published by the library at Governors State University between 1998-2011.

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

DeafDigest Blue 2006

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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 …

Women's And Gender Studies Fall 2006, Margaret Jacobs

Women's and Gender Studies Program: Information and Materials

In August of this year I became director of Women’s and Gender Studies. Although it’s been busy, it has been a joy to join this thriving program with its engaged and engaging faculty and students and to be able to work with our dedicated office team: associate director Rose Holz, long-time secretary Glenda Moore, graduate assistant Melissa Swihart, and our work study student worker Chelsey Gallagher. I am very grateful to all the past Women’s Studies directors, particularly Joy Ritchie and Barbara DiBernard, who built such a healthy program.

Full Issue Fall 2006

Inscape

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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 …

Application Of Differentiation And Universal Design For Learning In The Second Grade Science Curriculum, Tami Wootton Flach

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Differentiated instruction (DI) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) are philosophies that serve as teaching methodologies that address the needs of diverse learners in the regular classroom. Furthermore, DI can be used to engage students in instruction through different modalities, appeal to different interests, and use varied rates of instruction along with varied degrees of complexity. Also, UDL is an extension of DI, wherein the teacher provides alternatives that are built into the curriculum and suitable for most students. Additionally, the UDL model can be supported by the six principles of effective curriculum (Kame'emui & Simmons, 1999) to design curricular …

The Western Scholar, Editors

WKU Scholar

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Fall 2006 Vol. 9 No. 2, School Of Information Studies

School of Information Studies - Newsletters

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In The Shadowlands: Fisher And The Outpatient Civil Commitment Of “Sexually Violent Predators” In Texas, Ronnie Hall

Texas Wesleyan Law Review

This Note will suggest some possible improvements to Texas's approach to handling the offenders it and other states have chosen to label "sexually violent predators," including the option that Texas replace its SVP statute with an inpatient civil commitment regime similar to those in other states. Part II of this Note will reflect some historical background behind civil commitment, including the traditional rationales underlying it, the early emphasis on procedural due process in nineteenth century American jurisprudence, and the development of commitment laws specifically aimed at sex offenders in the twentieth century. Part III will address the state of the …

Agendas, Arguments, And Political Theory, John D. Harman, Deborah Vanderbilt

Political Science Faculty/Staff Publications

If teaching is not the oldest profession, it certainly has a long historical pedigree. The frustrations teaching evokes likely have an equally long pedigree. One sees in Plato's Republic, for example, Socrates' frustration in trying to convey to Glaukon the aims of the educational scheme he is presenting to his interlocutors in Book 8. His evident difficulties relaying this information have doubtless struck sympathetic chords in the breasts of countless generations of teachers. Frustration has certainly been the case for the present authors, particularly in teaching the analysis and understanding of secondary commentary on classic texts; when reading such …

Fall 2006, School Of Information Studies

iSchool Newsletter

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The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 16.03: Fall 2006, Daniel L. Ballast, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

The Joint Archives Quarterly

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Racial Identity: Toward An Integrated Developmental Psychological Perspective, Anthony L. Burrow, Jonathan G. Tubman, Marilyn J. Montgomery

Faculty Publications - Graduate School of Counseling

This article outlines current knowledge and lines of research regarding racial identity and, in particular, African American racial identity. A developmental psychological framework is proposed as a means of integrating and synthesizing 2 lines of racial identity research that have emerged within the existing literature: (a) the developmental line of research and (b) the adjustment outcome line of research. The proposed integration of the current racial identity research will emphasize the interdependency of developmental mechanisms, outcome processes, and identity trajectories among minority individuals, and highlight the significance of those identities for individuals across their life spans. Potential benefits of integrating …

Que Ondee Sola - October 2006, Xavier Luis Burgos

Que Ondee Sola

Student publication founded in 1972, articles include: Reflections of Voter Registration Drive, Racistville, Institutional Racism at NEIU, Latino Caucus Hearing Saga, Hora de Gritos Poetry Event, Latina Professors, Tlatelolco Massacre, The Forgotten Revolution, New Space for AfroCaribe, Miguel Pinero Play in Paseo Boricua, College Fair & Hip Hop, 'Not Enough Space' in New York, Poetry

Feminist Justice In Practice: Witness Experiences Of Survivors Of Wartime Sexual Violence In The Sud Bih, Brett A. Smith-Hams

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Wartime sexual violence is currently being prosecuted in numerous legal institutions across the world. In order for survivors of this sexual violence to have the best possible experiences, many improvements in the care, protection, and support of those who come forward to testify in these institutions need to be made. This study looks at the practices of one particular legal institution, the National Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is currently in the midst of trying several war crimes cases, many of which involve incidents of mass, systematic sexual violence as part of a larger military campaign in the region …

The Spirituality Of Francis Libermann: A Man Beyond His Time, David L. Smith C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Horizons

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A Framework For A Spiritan University, Janie M. Harden Fritz, John Sawicki C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Horizons

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The Psychology Behind Case Briefing: A Powerful Cognitive Schema, Leah M. Christensen

Campbell Law Review

This article will first examine why case reading and analysis is challenging to new law students. It will then introduce "schema" theory as it is understood in the field of cognitive psychology and explore how it applies to legal case analysis. Finally, this article will offer various suggestions about how we can enhance our students' analytical skills. By learning more about the science behind cognition and how it applies to our students, we can increase our students' understanding of the complex legal materials they read during their first year of law school.

Gender And Women's Studies Newsletter For October 2006, Uri Gender And Women's Studies Department

Gender and Women's Studies Publications

The October 2006 issue of Gender and Women’s Studies Newsletter, a periodical with articles written by faculty members and some related to events within the Gender and Women’s Studies program.

Bargain Basement Annexation: How Municipalities Subvert The Intent Of North Carolina Annexation Laws, Elizabeth R. Connolly

North Carolina Central Law Review

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Agendas, Arguments, And Political Theory, John D. Harman, Deborah Vanderbilt

English Faculty/Staff Publications

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Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 35, No. 2, Fall 2006, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

Noticias de NACCS Newsletter

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

DeafDigest Gold 2006

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Trading In One Set Of Keys For Another: Suggestions For Success Self-Management Of Senior Academic Job Changes And Transitions, Jeffrey D. Senese

University Administration

This essay discusses the transition process for academic vice presidents from the perspective of an academic vice president. Given that many institutions do not adequately plan for the exit and entry of academic vice presidents, and the lack of literature on this topic, as well as the importance of this position at many institutions, this essay is offered as a beginning for further study.

The movement of academic administrators from one institution to another is done with perhaps more regularity today than in past years and decades. It has been argued that while many academic vice presidents spend most of …