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Children And Youth In Canada: Recent Demographic Changes, Jianye Liu, Don Kerr, Roderic Beaujot

PSC Discussion Papers Series

Abstract not available

Information Asymmetries And The Rights To Exclude, Lior Strahilevitz

Articles

No abstract provided.

Contact Point, Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Contact Point

No abstract provided.

Graduate Catalog. 2006-2007., University Of Mississippi. Graduate School

Catalogs

No abstract provided.

News From Hope College, Volume 38.1: August, 2006, Hope College

News from Hope College

No abstract provided.

2006-2007 Bulletin

Undergraduate Bulletins

After 2003 the University of Dayton Bulletin went exclusively online. This copy was printed from the web and scanned by the Registrar’s Office.

Reconsidering Academic Dishonesty: A Critical Examination Of A Complex Organizational Problem, Tricia Bertram Gallant Phd

Dissertations

Academic dishonesty, traditionally framed as a problem of student agency, plagues higher education institutions. In order to facilitate leadership toward the resolution of the problem, this study reconsiders academic dishonesty as a symptom of the complex interplay among agency, structure, and culture. The theoretical framework utilized, which I call Systemic Interactionism, builds on existing sociological, leadership, and organizational theories to provide a more robust explanation of academic dishonesty and other complex organizational problems. This reconsideration of academic dishonesty occurs in the context of three American higher education institutions. I employed a variety of field methods (interviews, observations, and document analysis) …

University Of San Diego News Print Media Coverage 2006.08, University Of San Diego Office Of Public Relations

Print Media Coverage (1947-2009)

Printed clippings housed in folders with a table of contents arranged by topic.

A Qualitative Examination Of The Psychosocial Adjustment Of Khmer Refugees In Three Massachusetts Communities, Leakhena Nou

Institute for Asian American Studies Publications

This paper uses a sociological stress process model to explore the Khmer adult refugees’ experience in Massachusetts. The analysis is based on the responses of three focus groups in the Khmer communities of Lowell, Lynn, and Revere, Massachusetts. The focus groups provided an in-depth understanding of sources of stress, stress mediators, and psychosocial adjustment/adaptational patterns for Khmer refugees who had experienced the Cambodian genocide. Symptoms and reactions associated with underlying causes of mental health problems had culturally specific relevance to physical illness and mental health.

Immigration, Assimilation, And Language : A Case Study Of Esl Programs In Louisville, Kentucky., Korey David Mcmurtrey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examined the structure and processes of several different organizations that offer English as a Second Language (ESL) classes in one Kentucky county. The purpose of the study was to analyze the structure of the organizations, and then analyze how the structure affects their approach to teaching ESL. There were three expectations going into this study: the ESL programs would be segregated and distinct from one another, they would be challenged to teach a diverse clientele, and the services would be strongly student-oriented. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six program coordinators and two teachers across six different organizations. The …

Multiobjective Simulation-Based Methodologies For Medical Decision Making., Ahmed Hassan Youssefagha

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A variety of methodologies have been employed for decision making related to the treatment of diseases/injury. Decision trees are a functional way in which to examine problems under uncertainty by providing a method to analyze decisions under risk (Detsky, 1996, 97). However, conventional decision trees do not completely represent "the real world" since they cannot investigate problems that are cyclic in nature (Jaafari, 2003). The stochastic tree that developed Hazen during 1992-to-1996 is one of the most relevant methods and techniques related to decision analyses that append more incorporation for medical intervention related to recurring diseases/injuries. "The approach combines features …

Connecting Health Concepts And Health Behavior : The Construction Of Health Identity., Valerie French

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is an historical, theoretical and empirical examination of women's health concepts and health behavior in contemporary consumer-oriented American society. It begins with an historical overview of social health movements to illustrate how health concepts are shaped by cultural, social, political, and moral beliefs and practices. It then traces the socio-cultural construction of "health" to understand how this concept is shaped by various social and individual factors. The qualitative methodology of grounded theory was used to examine empirically how a sample of women defines "health" and what behaviors they engage in related to "health." Non-random convenience sampling was employed …

Evolution Or Revolution In The Labor Movement : Business Unionism Versus Social Unionism., Jo Ann Shumate 1958-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This is a study of the American labor movement, particularly how national labor policy is enacted at the local level. Specific differences between business unionism and social movement unionism, as defined in the literature, are combined and analyzed. Local unions are compared and contrasted in order to explore which will be more effective in the growth of the labor movement of the 21st century. This is a case study of three different types of local unions: craft, service sector, and public sector. In-depth interviews were conducted with two to three officials from each union. The questions covered five topics which …

Positioning Guglielmo Marconi's Wireless : A Rhetorical Analysis Of An Early Twentieth-Century Technology., Aaron Antonio Toscano 1976-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is a rhetorical analysis of Guglielmo Marconi's wireless. Texts surrounding the invention reveal intersections between technology and society and communicate information about the wireless through tropes of progress. The wireless was seen as a monumental early twentieth-century technology that would change the world by extending communication potential. This dissertation demonstrates that the wireless was created rhetorically before it existed as a black-box technology. Marconi's technical texts, popular press articles, and F. T. Marinetti's reinscriptions are discourses where the wireless existed rhetorically. To borrow Charles Bazerman's definition, the rhetoric of technology deals with the ideology surrounding "objects of the …

Rural Independent Living And Physical Therapy: Exploring Collaborations, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute

Independent Living and Community Participation

Traditional rehabilitation services are often assumed to be incompatible with independent living (IL) philosophy, but perhaps rural individuals with disabilities might benefit from a collaboration between Centers for independent living (CILs) and rehabilitation services providers. IL philosophy emphasizes improving opportunities for community participation by people with disabilities.1,2 Ecological models of disability emphasize that community participation results when the environment interacts with a person’s capacity to access that environment.3 Participation may increase if environmental accessibility improves, and/or if the individual’s capacity increases. For people with mobility impairments, technology (e.g. wheelchairs) frequently improves individual capacity. Less frequently, changes in a person’s health …

Intersections Of Special Education Law And Juvenile Justice Policy And Practice, Katie Cadigan

Sociology & Anthropology Theses - Archive

The purpose of this research is threefold: to summarize law as it relates to youth with disabilities in juvenile justice facilities; to synthesize existing literature hypothesizing explanations for the disproportionate numbers of youth with disabilities involved with the juvenile justice system and proposing effective educational programs to serve those youth; and to discover the ways in which the educational programs and policy and procedures of two juvenile justice facilities both correspond with and contradict literature recommendations and special education law. Special education legislative documents, policy and procedure manuals for two juvenile justice facilities and personal reflections of my employment experiences …

Graduate Connections- August 2006

Graduate Connections: A Newsletter for UNL Graduate Students

In This Issue:

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Professional Development.........1

TA Workshops

New Student Orientation

International Student Orientation

Mentoring Workshops

Wrk4us

Just in Time Listserv

Teaching Tip: Learning Names....2

Calendar......................................3

Announcements:.........................4

Reminders

Teaching Documentation Program

Grad Student Award Nominations

Excellence in Graduate Ed Award

Chronicle Needs Diarists

Navigating Graduate School.....6

Academic Integrity

Mentoring Guidebooks

Funding Opportunities...............8

Research News...........................9

Interactions...............................10

Readers’ Corner........................11

Newcomers In Nebraska’S Rural Communities, Rebecca J. Vogt, Randolph L. Cantrell, Bruce B. Johnson, Alan Tomkins

Publications from the Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI)

Population loss in rural Nebraska communities has been a concern, but many communities across the state have experienced population gains during the past decade. Are rural Nebraskans aware of new residents living in their community? How do they feel about their community’s new residents? What do they think will happen to their community’s population during the next ten years?

This report details 2,482 responses to the 2006 Nebraska Rural Poll, the eleventh annual effort to understand rural Nebraskans’ perceptions. Respondents were asked a series of questions about new residents in their community and their expectations regarding population growth in their …

Usf Women's Club Yearbook, 2006–2007, Usf Women's Club

USF Women’s Club Collection

Yearbook of the USF Women's Club. Inside is a list of past presidents, officers, committee chairmen, and members for 2006–2007. The booklet also includes a tribute to Grace Allen, interest groups, calendar of events, and a copy of the constitution and by-laws from the handbook.

Information Asymmetries And The Rights To Exclude, Lior Jacob Strahilevitz

Michigan Law Review

The American law generally regards the "bundle of rights" as property's dominant metaphor. On this conception of property, ownership empowers an individual to control a particular resource in any number of ways. For example, he may use it, transfer it, exclude others from it, divide it, and perhaps even destroy it. The various rights in the bundle, however, are not equal in terms of importance. To the contrary, American courts and commentators have deemed the "right to exclude" foremost among the property rights, with the Supreme Court characterizing it as the "hallmark of a protected property interest" and leading property …

Uah Women's Studies, Fall 2006, University Of Alabama In Huntsville

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Uah Humanities Center, 2006, University Of Alabama In Huntsville

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Graduate Program Descriptions For 2006, Wright State University

Program Descriptions

Wright State University graduate program descriptions for the 2006 school year.

Undergraduate And Graduate Course Descriptions, 2006 Fall, Wright State University

Course Descriptions

Wright State University undergraduate and graduate course descriptions from Fall 2006.

Entrenched Managers & Corporate Social Responsibility, Shane M. Shelley

Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present)

No abstract provided.

Health In Cuba, Richard S. Cooper, Joan F. Kennelly, Pedro Orduñez-Garcia

Faculty Publications

The poorer countries of the world continue to struggle with an enormous health burden from diseases that we have long had the capacity to eliminate. Similarly, the health systems of some countries, rich and poor alike, are fragmented and inefficient, leaving many population groups underserved and often without health care access entirely. Cuba represents an important alternative example where modest infrastructure investments combined with a well-developed public health strategy have generated health status measures comparable with those of industrialized countries. Areas of success include control of infectious diseases, reduction in infant mortality, establishment of a research and biotechnology industry, and …

New Explorations In Culture And Crime: Definitions, Theory, Method, Kenneth B. Nunn

UF Law Faculty Publications

Culture affects criminal law in at least two key ways. First, culture and crime symbiotically define each other. Second, culture helps explain which courtroom narratives will be successful, and which will not. Culture influences who will be arrested, charged, convicted, and what sentence they will receive. Indeed, the invisible hand of culture drives the process of criminalization and helps to determine which acts we will sanction through criminal statutes.

Bad Faith: Race, Religion And The Reformation Of Welfare Law, Richard Hardack

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

The article critically examines the cultural, theological, and legal underpinnings of welfare policies in the United States, arguing that these policies are deeply influenced by racialized and gendered stereotypes. It contends that conservative and liberal thinkers alike have framed welfare as a threat to capitalist values, often justifying this stance through theological and postmodernist ideas. The analysis highlights how welfare is constructed as a declaration of dependence, contradicting the ideals of self-reliance and market-driven solutions. The article also critiques the legal system for failing to recognize welfare as a fundamental right, instead treating it as a privilege subject to state …

Research To Practice: Postsecondary Education Options For Students With Intellectual Disabilities, Debra Hart, Meg Grigal, Caren Sax, Donna Martinez, Madeleine Will

Research to Practice Series, Institute for Community Inclusion

An overview of research on postsecondary education and options, with a bibliography and recommendations for improving access to college.

Prowl, Fall 2006, University Of The Pacific, Jennifer Mazzotta, Dan Shipp, Heather Mccoy

Student Handbooks

"The Smart Student's Guide to Getting Involved at Pacific"