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Looking At Gender Differences Through The Lens Of Sport Spectators, Lynn Ridinger, Daniel C. Funk

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications

This paper explores common assumptions about the intrinsic differences between male and female consumers within a subset of leisure consumption - sport spectating. This research utilized the Sports Interest Inventory (SII) (Funk, Mahony & Ridinger, 2002) to examine differences between spectators (N = 959) attending men's and women's basketball games at a NCAA Division I institution. MANOVA results revealed nine differences for Team-Gender, seven differences for Spectator-Gender, and three interaction effects. Multiple linear regression analyses revealed that three core interest factors (university pride, team interest, and vicarious achievement) explained a significant proportion of variance in commitment and attendance behavior for …

What Light Do Professional Doctorates Throw On The Question On The Question Of What Counts As Knowledge In The Academy At The Start Of The 21st. Century, Sandra Fisher

Level 3

In their article, ‘Professional Doctorates in England’, Bourner et al. (2001: 81) pose the question ‘What light do professional doctorates throw on the question of what counts as knowledge in the academy at the start of the twenty-first century?’ This article attempts to address this question.

The article provides some background to the development of professional doctorates. It looks at forces, such as the rise of the knowledge society, economic drivers, and the demands of lifelong learning, that are shaping knowledge in the academy in the twenty-first century. I attempt to interpret these forces in the context of …

Designing Curriculum And Assessment To Promote Effective Learning In Chemistry In Higher Education, Christine O'Connor

Level 3

This paper is an overview of current issues for academics designing programmes for third level education in chemistry. The changing demographic of third level students along with employers’ demands has resulted in course development with a focus on skills (Hyslop-Margison 2001) to support a knowledge-based society. These factors inevitably have an impact on curricula and pedagogies. In this paper the rationale behind contemporary changes in curriculum design is introduced together with a discussion of curriculum design models, assessment models and evaluation models. Examples of innovative curricula and assessment models in third level chemistry education are incorporated throughout the …

Clark University Academic Catalog [2005-2006], Clark University

Clark University Academic Catalogs

Annual academic catalog for the 2005-2006 academic year at Clark University.

Clark University academic catalogs contain academic announcements, course listings and descriptions, degrees and degree requirements, registers of instructor and administrator names, information on buildings and grounds, Clark history, and more. They have had various titles throughout the decades, but for consistency we collectively refer to them as academic catalogs across all titles.

Bryant University Undergraduate Course Catalog 2006-2007, Bryant University

Bryant University Undergraduate Course Catalog

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To Be Both Black And Catholic, Cyprian Davis

Marianist Award Lectures

Fr. Davis reflects on his own history of becoming Catholic and eventually a Benedictine monk as an African American. He tells of his formation and later of the various developments that challenged the Black Catholic community in America, including the Civil Rights Movement and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the subsequent riots.

Humor And Laughter May Influence Health: Ii. Complementary Therapies And Humor In A Clinical Population, Mary Payne Bennett, Cecile Lengacher

Nursing Faculty Publications

Our results support a connection between sense of humor and self-reported physical health, however, it is difficult to determine the relationship to any specific disease process. Whereas relationships between sense of humor and self-reported measures of physical well-being appear to be supported, more research is required to determine interrelationships between sense of humor and well-being.

Humor And Laughter May Influence Health. I. History And Background, Mary Payne Bennett, Cecile A. Lengacher

Nursing Faculty Publications

Articles in both the lay and professional literature have extolled the virtues of humor, many giving the impression that the health benefits of humor are well documented by the scientific and medical community. The concept that humor or laughter can be therapeutic goes back to biblical times and this belief has received varying levels of support from the scientific community at different points in its history. Current research indicates that using humor is well accepted by the public and is frequently used as a coping mechanism. However, the scientific evidence of the benefits of using humor on various health related …

Misfearing: A Reply, Cass R. Sunstein

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

Human beings are prone to "misfearing": Sometimes they are fearful in the absence of significant danger, and sometimes they neglect serious risks. Misfearing is a product of bounded rationality, and it produces serious problems for individuals and governments. This essay is a reply to a review of Laws of Fear by Dan M. Kahan, Paul Slovic, Donald Braman, and John Gastil, who contend that "cultural cognition," rather than bounded rationality, explains people's fears. The problem with their argument is that cultural cognition is a product of bounded rationality, not an alternative to it. In particular, cultural differences are largely a …

Njit Highlanders Men's Volleyball 2006 Media Guide, New Jersey Institute Of Technology Athletic Department

Volleyball - Men's

No abstract provided.

Smu Research, Volume 13, Office Of Public Affairs

SMU Research Magazine

No abstract provided.

Vivre Intensément L’Humain: Une Exploration Du Deuil Aprè Le Vih-Sida, Susan Cadell, Dennis Haubrich

Lyle S. Hallman Social Work Faculty Publications

Cette étude a pour but d’explorer l’expérience d’individus ayant pris soin de personnes décédées des complications dues au VIHsida. Des questions ouvertes ont permis d’analyser les expériences positives aussi bien que négatives de quinze personnes interviewées. Considérée comme ressource potentielle, la spiritualité faisait partie des sujets abordés dans cette étude. Les expériences positives prennent parfois racine dans la spiritualité et la religion. La spiritualité dans le deuil était très importante pour les soignants.

Torturing The Law, José E. Alvarez

Faculty Articles

The article discusses the torture memoranda presented by the Bush administration. The torture memoranda has been charged of ignoring numerous United States treaty obligations, which forbid torture and inhuman treatment in different contexts. These treaty obligations include the 1949 Geneva Conventions, Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

Behavioral Economics: Human Errors And Market Corrections, Richard A. Epstein

Faculty Articles

As a matter of first principles, it seems impossible to deny two facts about human nature. First, people often make serious mistakes in deciding important matters. Second, people often find it hardest to keep their emotions in check when it matters the most. My task here is not to deny these obvious truths, but to ask about their significance in certain transactional settings. One key link in that inquiry is how individuals who suffer from both cognitive and emotional impairments can be regarded as "rational." Stated otherwise, do people with these dual limitations by and large make responsible decisions in …

What, Me Worry? The Multi-Front Assault On Privacy, Andrew Askland

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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Personal Information In Government Records: Protecting The Public Interest In Privacy, Grayson Barber

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.

Identity And Market For Loyalties Theories: The Case For Free Information Flow In Insurgent Iraq, Paul D. Callister

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.

Executing People With Mental Disabilities: How We Can Mitigate An Aggravating Situation, Ronald J. Tabak

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.

Mental Health Courts And Title Ii Of The Ada: Accessibility To State Court Systems For Individuals With Mental Disabilities And The Need For Diversion, Ronda Cress, J. Neil Grindstaff, S. Elizabeth Malloy

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.

Mental Illness And The Death Penalty, Eileen P. Ryan, Sarah B. Berson

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.

Capital Punishment And Mental Health Issues: Global Examples, Nicola Browne, Seema Kandelia, Rupa Reddy, Peter Hodgkinson, O.B.E.

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Insanity Defense: History And Problems, James F. Hooper, M.D.

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.

2006-07 Granite State College - Undergraduate Catalog, Granite State College

Granite State College Catalogs

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Voluntarism And Volunteering, Richard Holtzman

History and Social Sciences Faculty Journal Articles

To engage in voluntarism, as the term is commonly understood today, is to freely offer support in the service of others. Defining the concept in such general terms, however, ignores a number of important factors, such as the motives leading individuals to choose such action, the means by which the activity occurs, and the broader implications of voluntarism for society. This chapter looks at voluntarism from a historical perspective to demonstrate the numerous and sometimes conflicting ways the concept has been understood. Recognizing voluntarism as a social issue requires examining it in the variety of historical contexts and settings that …

"Such Sweet Sorrow": The Therapeutic Relationship Upon Termination, Alison M. Cobb

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Constitutional Cases 2005: An Overview, Patrick J. Monahan, Christian Kurtz

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

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Prophets Of Doom, Seers Of Fortune: 20 Years Of Expert Evidence Under The Oakes Test, Robert E. Charney, S. Zachary Green

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

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Rulemaking In The Ages Of Globalization And Information: What America Can Learn From Europe, And Vice Versa, Peter L. Strauss

Faculty Scholarship

This Article stems from a project on European Union Administrative Law undertaken by the American Bar Association's Section on Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. It explores the generation of normative texts by the Commission of the European Union, its executive body, from the perspective of Americans familiar with notice and comment rulemaking. Legislative drafting (an exclusive responsibility of the Commission), subordinate measures corresponding to American rules and regulations, and soft law generated by the Commission are all considered In creating legislative proposals, the Commission uses techniques quite like American rulemaking, but with consultative practices (including electronic consultations) that seem more …

The Three Goals Of Taxation, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah

Articles

The current debate in the United States about whether the income tax should be replaced with a consumption tax has been waged on the traditional grounds for evaluating tax policy: efficiency, equity, and administrability. For example, Joseph Bankman and David Weisbach recently argued for the superiority of an ideal consumption tax over an ideal income tax on three grounds: First, that the consumption tax is more efficient because it does not discriminate between current and future consumption,' while both income and consumption taxes have identical effect on work effort. Second, that the consumption tax is at least as good at …

Post-Admissions Educational Programming In A Post-Grutter World: A Response To Professor Brown, Evan H. Caminker

Articles

When asked to provide commentary on another scholar's reflections on Grutterl and Gratz and affirmative action, I am usually struck by two fears. First, because so much ink has been spilled on this topic, I worry the main presenter will have nothing new and interesting to say. Today this worry has been put to rest; I am so pleased that Professor Dorothy Brown offers a number of novel and intriguing observations and, in the end, advances a novel and intriguing proposal about the role Critical Race Theory ought to play in our nation's law school classrooms. Second, for the same …