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Linking The World Of The Policy-Maker To That Of The Change-Agent In Educational Change, Chi Hong Nguyen Jul 2006

Linking The World Of The Policy-Maker To That Of The Change-Agent In Educational Change, Chi Hong Nguyen

Essays in Education

Policy cannot “mandate what matters”. In fact, policy in educational reform can set a general direction and framework, but it is local implementation that produces real outcomes. It is important to change the core of schooling or teachers’ deep beliefs in teaching practices, their values, and basic assumptions. Changing organizational culture can bring deeper forms of change that helps the organization survive and grow. This article, which stresses the importance of organizational culture in school change, is based on five arguments. First, taking a post-modernist standpoint, the paper argues that change is itself a complex process. Second, as change doers, …

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An Examination Of The Financial Aid Appeals Process From The Perspectives Of Quality Management And Financial Aid Issues, Susan M.L. Zee, Lillian Y. Fok, Sandra J. Hartman Jul 2006

An Examination Of The Financial Aid Appeals Process From The Perspectives Of Quality Management And Financial Aid Issues, Susan M.L. Zee, Lillian Y. Fok, Sandra J. Hartman

Essays in Education

In this study, we report findings from a sample of students at a traditionally African American public institution in the South on a key retention issue – appealing denial of financial aid. We present background which suggests that the financial aid area is in a period of uncertainty where “good” information may be difficult for students to find. Our findings suggest that the students in our sample were relatively successful in their appeals but that they did not appear to fully realize the influence of college services in helping them to attain the results. We discuss implications and suggest future …

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Sacred Heart University Magazine, Summer 2006, Sacred Heart University Jul 2006

Sacred Heart University Magazine, Summer 2006, Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Magazine

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The Persistence Of At Risk College Students Into Their 8Th Semester At A Private Christian College, Rick Zomer Jul 2006

The Persistence Of At Risk College Students Into Their 8Th Semester At A Private Christian College, Rick Zomer

Dissertations

It is estimated that the number of students who will begin a course of study but fail to complete a post secondary degree is between 28.5% (Tinto, 1993) and 50% (Brawer, 1990). This qualitative study reviewed sixteen students enrolled at a private Christian college who were deemed to be at risk based on specific pre-enrollment data but had successfully persisted into their senior year of college. Tinto's Theory of Departure and the role of mentoring were used as lenses to determine: (1) the role of individual intentions and commitments in their persistence; (2) the impact of social and educational congruence …

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The Limits Of Service-Learning In Higher Education, Dan W. Butin Jul 2006

The Limits Of Service-Learning In Higher Education, Dan W. Butin

Education Faculty Publications

This article takes a critical look at the attempted institutionalization of service-learning in higher education. It asks whether service-learning can become deeply embedded within the academy; and if so, what exactly is becoming embedded. Specifically, this article suggests that there are substantial pedagogical, political, and institutional limits to service-learning across the academy. These limits, moreover, are shown to be inherent to the service-learning movement as contemporarily theorized and enacted. The article concludes by reframing some of the grounding assumptions of service-learning to position it as a disciplinary field more suited for becoming genuinely embedded within higher education.

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Involving People With Disabilities As Members Of Advisory Groups, Lisa Brennan, Meg Traci, Diana Spas, University Of Montana Rural Institute Jul 2006

Involving People With Disabilities As Members Of Advisory Groups, Lisa Brennan, Meg Traci, Diana Spas, University Of Montana Rural Institute

Independent Living and Community Participation

Service providers, schools, parks departments, public health agencies and other organizations make decisions and policies that profoundly affect the health, employment, income and well-being of people with disabilities. This capacity carries the obligation to involve the people most affected by including individuals with disabilities in the decision-making process. This Practice Guideline offers suggestions on how to involve people with disabilities as active members and advisors of your group. Many of these suggestions may be helpful to all participants, including those without disabilities.

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The Temporal Dimension Of Voting Rights, Adam B. Cox Jul 2006

The Temporal Dimension Of Voting Rights, Adam B. Cox

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

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Challenges In Applying Best Evidence To Physiotherapy, Mark Jones, Karen Grimmer, Ian Edwards, Joy Higgs, Franziska Trede Jul 2006

Challenges In Applying Best Evidence To Physiotherapy, Mark Jones, Karen Grimmer, Ian Edwards, Joy Higgs, Franziska Trede

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: As the first of two papers addressing challenges in applying best evidence to physiotherapy practice, this paper highlights the role of qualitative research and challenges researchers face in producing sound evidence for practice.Summary of Key Points: The challenge of what constitutes acceptable evidence to inform evidence-based practice is addressed in this paper with critique of the current over-reliance on quantitative methodologies that excludes a substantial body of valuable qualitative evidence to support sound practice. The current trend of relying on questionnaires to obtain psychosocial data is challenged on the basis of limitations of research design. Challenges to researchers from …

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Mother–Child Bookreading In Low-Income Families: Correlates And Outcomes During The First Three Years Of Life, Helen Raikes, Barbara Alexander Pan, Gayle Luze, Catherine S. Tamis-Lemonda, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Jill Constantine, Louisa Banks Tarullo, H. Abigail Raikes, Eileen T. Rodriguez Jul 2006

Mother–Child Bookreading In Low-Income Families: Correlates And Outcomes During The First Three Years Of Life, Helen Raikes, Barbara Alexander Pan, Gayle Luze, Catherine S. Tamis-Lemonda, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Jill Constantine, Louisa Banks Tarullo, H. Abigail Raikes, Eileen T. Rodriguez

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

About half of 2,581 low-income mothers reported reading daily to their children. At 14 months, the odds of reading daily increased by the child being fi rstborn or female. At 24 and 36 months, these odds increased by maternal verbal ability or education and by the child being fi rstborn or of Early Head Start status. White mothers read more than did Hispanic or African American mothers. For English-speaking children, concurrent reading was associated with vocabulary and comprehension at 14 months, and with vocabulary and cognitive development at 24 months. A pattern of daily reading over the 3 data points …

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“It’S A Balancing Act!”: Exploring School/Work/Family Interface Issues Among Bilingual, Rural Nebraska, Paraprofessional Educators, Rochelle L. Dalla, Pallabi Moulikgupta, Wiliam E. Lopez, Vicky Jones Jul 2006

“It’S A Balancing Act!”: Exploring School/Work/Family Interface Issues Among Bilingual, Rural Nebraska, Paraprofessional Educators, Rochelle L. Dalla, Pallabi Moulikgupta, Wiliam E. Lopez, Vicky Jones

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

Nebraska’s rural school districts have a rapidly growing Spanish-speaking student body and few qualified instructors to meet their educational needs. This investigation examined factors that promote and challenge the ability of rural Nebraska paraprofessional educators to complete an online B.S. program in elementary education, with a K-12 English as a second language endorsement. Interviews focused on the interface between school, work, and family, with special attention on family system change and adaptation. Twenty-six bilingual paraprofessional educators enrolled (or formerly enrolled) in the education program were interviewed. Twenty were first- (n = 15) or second-generation (n = 5) immigrant Latino/as. Influences …

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Transparency In Public Science: Purposes, Reasons, Limits, Sheila Jasonoff Jul 2006

Transparency In Public Science: Purposes, Reasons, Limits, Sheila Jasonoff

Law and Contemporary Problems

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How To Defend Religious Realism, Michael Scott Jul 2006

How To Defend Religious Realism, Michael Scott

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

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Desert, Democracy, And Sentencing Reform, Alice Ristroph Jul 2006

Desert, Democracy, And Sentencing Reform, Alice Ristroph

Faculty Scholarship

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Personalized Gravestones: Your Life's Passion For All To See And Hear, Peter A. Maresco, Ahmed U. Zafar Jul 2006

Personalized Gravestones: Your Life's Passion For All To See And Hear, Peter A. Maresco, Ahmed U. Zafar

WCBT Faculty Publications

In the past several years, a trend has developed that in an earlier age would have seemed inappropriate and perhaps even morbid; the increased personalization of gravestones (memorials). What makes this trend interesting is the variety of shapes, designs, manufacturing processes, and types of personalization actually appearing on gravestones, including seven-inch LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screens recessed into the face of memorials. This paper discusses gravestones (memorials) in a religious context. It examines the rapidly developing market for elaborately designed memorials both in their traditional forms, typically vertical and created out of granite with just a name and date of …

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Mechanisms Underlying The Phenomenon Of Cluster Formation In The Textile/Apparel Industry In Pakistan, Khadija Bari Jul 2006

Mechanisms Underlying The Phenomenon Of Cluster Formation In The Textile/Apparel Industry In Pakistan, Khadija Bari

Business Review

The objective of this study is to analyze the ability of Pakistan’s textile industry to broaden and upgrade its competitive positions in the face of increasing international competition. It suggests a conceptual framework of organisational characteristics influencing the process and formation of clusters. Clusters are a driving force in increasing exports and magnets for attracting foreign investment. The cluster concept represents a new way of thinking about national, state, and city economies, and points to new roles for companies, governments, and other institutions striving to enhance competitiveness. The paper is based on empirical analysis of the organizational characteristics and intra-cluster …

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Socioeconomic Status As A Predictor Of Marital Adjustment In Working Women, Zeenat Ismail, Kausar Ansari Jul 2006

Socioeconomic Status As A Predictor Of Marital Adjustment In Working Women, Zeenat Ismail, Kausar Ansari

Business Review

The purpose of the present research was to determine the extent to which Socioeconomic Status in Pakistani scenario can predict Marital Adjustment with special reference to working women. After detailed literature review it was hypothesized that Marital Adjustment would be more among working women of high Socioeconomic Status as compared to working women of low and middle Socioeconomic Status. Sample of the present research consisted of 150 married working women divided into three groups of subjects each consisting of fifty women. These groups comprised of low, middle and high socioeconomic classes. Dyadic Adjustment Scale was administered in order to measure …

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The Influence Of Children On Family Purchase Decisions: A Phenomenological Approach, Usman Majeed, Nadia S. Banoori Jul 2006

The Influence Of Children On Family Purchase Decisions: A Phenomenological Approach, Usman Majeed, Nadia S. Banoori

Business Review

This study was conducted to understand the influence of school-going children between seven to ten years of age on family’s buying decision-making in the area of North Nazimabad. A sample of three children was chosen to be interviewed and were asked a number of questions related to their influence on purchase. Later, their parents were interviewed to counter-check their perceptions about their children’s influence. The results showed that children did exert some influence on decisions, especially in cases where the product was for their own use. Another result was that the level of understanding of the children was high enough …

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Gospel Teaching And Writing: A Conversation With Elder Gerald N. Lund, Paul H. Peterson Jul 2006

Gospel Teaching And Writing: A Conversation With Elder Gerald N. Lund, Paul H. Peterson

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

Recently, Paul H. Peterson sat down with Elder Gerald N. Lund to discuss Elder Lund's prolific career in the Church Educational System (CES). Elder Lund reflects on nearly thirty-five years of teaching, writing, and publishing-including the challenges of writing historical fiction such as The Work and the Glory and The Kingdom and the Crown-along with the joy and complexity of life in the CES.Elder Gerald N. Lund of the Seventy is Area President of the Europe West Area.

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Vol. 07 No. 2 Religious Educator, Religious Educator Jul 2006

Vol. 07 No. 2 Religious Educator, Religious Educator

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

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Alan G. Padgett, Science And The Study Of God: A Mutuality Model For Theology And Science And Nicholas Saunders, Divine Action And Modern Science, Patrick Richmond Jul 2006

Alan G. Padgett, Science And The Study Of God: A Mutuality Model For Theology And Science And Nicholas Saunders, Divine Action And Modern Science, Patrick Richmond

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

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Assessing The Administrative Support Needs (Library And Technical) Of Allied Health Students Enrolled In A Distance Education Program, Amanda Carroll-Barefield Jul 2006

Assessing The Administrative Support Needs (Library And Technical) Of Allied Health Students Enrolled In A Distance Education Program, Amanda Carroll-Barefield

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

As more emphasis is placed on offering education to the distance student and monies are spent to provide these services, institutions must ensure they reap the rewards of the investment. One avenue to ensure success in distance education is the implementation of strong student support services. This is a task that will take the teamwork of educators, administrators, instructional technologists/designers, and support personnel. For institutions transitioning to a distance format, measures must be taken to ensure that the learner, no matter what the method of delivery, has access to equivalent student support services. One approach to measuring this aspect is …

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Child Poverty In Rural America: New Data Shows Increases In 41 States, William P. O'Hare, Sarah Savage Jul 2006

Child Poverty In Rural America: New Data Shows Increases In 41 States, William P. O'Hare, Sarah Savage

Carsey Publications

A study by the Carsey Institute, based on U.S. Census Bureau data, found that in forty-one states, a higher percentage of rural children live in poverty than did in 2000. While the poverty level in 2006 was relatively stagnant compared to 2005's poverty level, the situation is clearly becoming worse for rural kids.

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Single Parent Households Within Kent County, Mi In 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Jul 2006

Single Parent Households Within Kent County, Mi In 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community-Level Maps and Fact-Sheets

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Senior Citizens (65+) Within Kent County, Mi In 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Jul 2006

Senior Citizens (65+) Within Kent County, Mi In 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community-Level Maps and Fact-Sheets

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Female Headed Households Below The Poverty Line Within Grand Rapids, Mi In 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Jul 2006

Female Headed Households Below The Poverty Line Within Grand Rapids, Mi In 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community-Level Maps and Fact-Sheets

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African American Housing Tenure, Kent County, Mi 2000, (Population 16 Years And Older), Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Jul 2006

African American Housing Tenure, Kent County, Mi 2000, (Population 16 Years And Older), Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community-Level Maps and Fact-Sheets

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Population That Speaks English "Not Well" Or "Not At All" Within Kent County, Mi In 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Jul 2006

Population That Speaks English "Not Well" Or "Not At All" Within Kent County, Mi In 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community-Level Maps and Fact-Sheets

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Kent County School Districts, Grand Rapids, Mi, 2006, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Jul 2006

Kent County School Districts, Grand Rapids, Mi, 2006, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community-Level Maps and Fact-Sheets

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Grand Rapids Neighborhood Associations, Grand Rapids, Mi, 2006, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Jul 2006

Grand Rapids Neighborhood Associations, Grand Rapids, Mi, 2006, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community-Level Maps and Fact-Sheets

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Female Headed Households Below The Poverty Line Within Kent County, Mi In 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center Jul 2006

Female Headed Households Below The Poverty Line Within Kent County, Mi In 2000, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Community-Level Maps and Fact-Sheets

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