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Language As An Emergent System, K. David Harrison, E. Raimy

Linguistics Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

The Unidroit Principles And Cisg - Sources Of Inspiration For English Courts?, Michael Joachim Bonell

Pace International Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Rebirth Of Japan’S Petit Quasi-Jury And Grand Jury Systems: A Cross-National Analysis Of Legal Consciousness And The Lay Participatory Experience In Japan And The U.S., Hiroshi Fukurai

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Exploring Lay Participation In Legal Decision-Making: Lessons From Mixed Tribunals, Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovic

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Community & Regional Planning 2007 Apr Self-Study & Documents, University Of New Mexico

UNM Academic Program Review

Community & Regional Planning APR self-study report, review team report, response to review team report, and initial action plan for Spring 2007, fulfilling requirements of the Higher Learning Commission.

Multiple Roles Of Academic Librarians, Justine Alsop, Karen Bordonaro

E-JASL: Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship (1999-2009, Volumes 1-10)

Abstract

This exploratory research study seeks to investigate the phenomenon of academic librarians working in other paid roles on university campuses in addition to working as librarians. Its purpose is to explore how prevalent this phenomenon might be, to discover what other types of paid positions librarians are engaged in, and to ascertain what the perceived advantages and disadvantages could be of working in dual roles on campus. An online survey was administered and results point out that some academic librarians are engaged in working in multiple roles on campus. Furthermore, a majority of those surveyed saw a number of …

Race, Class, Access, And Equity, Marilyn L. Grady

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

These are issues that have become prominent in our discussions of educational administration. In travel throughout the United States, the changing face of schools reflects the importance of these issues to education leaders. In two recent trips to educational leadership conferences held in Las Vegas, Nevada, I was struck by the variety of language groups represented by the service workers of the city. My trips in early 2007 were 30 days apart. In that brief time span, it sounded as though the number of languages and accents I heard on the second trip had doubled since the first trip. Disney …

Juvenile Delinquents' Views Of Teachers' Language, Classroom Instruction And Listening Behaviors, Dixie Sanger, Dannie Deschene, Karen Stokely, Don Belau

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The purposes of this study were to survey the views of female adolescents about: (a) their classroom teachers' language used during instruction, (b) their attitudes toward the language of classroom instruction, and (c) views about listening behaviors. A survey design was used with 31 participants ranging in age from 15 to 18 with a mean age of 17.12 years. Three questionnaires addressing classroom instruction and listening behaviors were read to each student. Two open-ended questions on learning in school were included in the study. Descriptive findings revealed the language load of the curriculum was too difficult and not sufficiently understood …

Quasi-Checks: An Apology For A Mutation Of Negotiable Instruments, Jonathan Yovel

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Graduate Connections- April 2007

Graduate Connections: A Newsletter for UNL Graduate Students

In This Issue:

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

NSF Fellowship Workshop

Fall Campus-wide Workshops for Teaching Assistants

Fostering Academic Integrity

Teaching Tip................................2

What’s in YOUR Syllabus?

Calendar......................................4

Workshops & Events

Degree Deadlines

Announcements..........................4

Institute for International Teaching Assistants

Social Security Number Policy

Syllabus Policy

Navigating Graduate School.....6

After the First Year – Now What?

Research News...........................8

UNL Research Fair

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

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

Notes from the GSA

Readers’ Corner........................10

Taking Back the Classroom

Developing Students' Representational Fluency Using Virtual And Physical Algebra Balances, Jennifer Suth, Patricia S. Moyer-Packenham

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

Both virtual and physical manipulatives are reported as effective learning tools when used with different groups of students in a variety of contexts to learn mathematical content. The use of multiple representations and the flexibility to translate among those representational forms facilitates students' learning and has the potential to deepen their understanding. This classroom project involved two groups of third-grade students in a week-long unit focusing on algebraic relationships. The purpose of the unit was to engage students with different algebraic models and encourage students to use informal strategies to represent their relational thinking. The paper highlights examples of these …

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Spring 2007, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Ross' Rave: Git 'Er Done, Ross Labaugh

LOEX Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Uah Alumni News, Spring 2007, University Of Alabama In Huntsville

UAH Alumni News

No abstract provided.

Utpa Commencement – Spring 2007, University Of Texas-Pan American

Edinburg Archives - Legacy Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

The Evolution And Ownership Of The Concept Of The African-American Woman As “The Mule Of The World”, Stephanie Abigail Taylor

Senior Honors Theses

This thesis explores the motif of the African-American woman as the “mule of the world.” The negative connotations of the term originate in slavery and have been influenced by the “cult of true womanhood.” The term itself interrelates to the triple marginalization—that of race, sex, and class—that African American women face. However, black female authors have taken this derogatory meaning and have subsequently given it a positive meaning through the act of Signification, as theorized by Henry Louis Gates. Like their black male predecessors, Maya Angelou (in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) and Zora Neale Hurston (in Their …

Wit And Sentiment: The Spirit Of Shandeism In A Speechless Worid, Amber Marie Lockard

Senior Honors Theses

Between the years 1759 and 1769, Laurence Sterne published a hugely popular and widely controversial work, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. One aspect of this "shaggy dog" story is to address the ambiguity and imprecision of language as a system of communication. Communication (or lack of) occurs throughout the piece both between the characters and between the narrating voice of Tristram and the "constructed" reader. Tristram Shandy reveals this language difficulty through several means: First is the hobby-horse, the individuals' fixations and obsessions; second and connected to this idea of the hobby-horse is the John Locke's philosophy …

Inside Unlv, Cate Weeks, Eppie Moore, David Ashley, Grace Russell, Lori Bachand, Shane Bevell

Inside UNLV

No abstract provided.

Unlv Authors Honored For Publications In 2006, Unlv Lied Library

Faculty Author Receptions

Lists UNLV authors and their publications who were honored at the 2007 UNLV authors reception. Includes cover art.

Introduction To A Poetics Of Diversity: English Translation Of Édouard Glissant’S Introduction À Une Poétique Du Divers, Julee Rebecca Laporte

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, Review, Prelaw Review

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

No abstract provided.

Contributors, Marvels & Tales Editors

Marvels & Tales

No abstract provided.

From Consciousness To Callousness: The Misdirected Path Of Rap, Pamela Collins

Undergraduate University Honors Capstones

This paper describes the misdirected path and tainting of rap music from its positive origins to the commercially violent genre it is thought of today. Variables in this devolution of rap include the influence of record and distribution companies, deindustrialization, white flight, migration of gangs, and the introduction of prison culture. This paper introduces a new variable which is the relationship between the emergence of crack cocaine and the devolution of rap music. Other work has begun to appear that mentions one or several variables but not all of them. Arguing that none of these factors can be fully understood …

Establishing Shot: The Scope Of Mormon Cinema, Gideon O. Burton

BYU Studies

Gideon O. Burton introduces the special issue dedicated to Mormon cinema by giving a brief overview of the other articles appearing in the issue and clarifying what Mormon cinema is: any film made by or about Mormons, from Church-produced movies used for teaching and training to YouTube segments; from student-made films to theatrically released movies. He also discusses the importance of film criticism in creating a quality Mormon cinema tradition.

Full Issue, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

Employment Law—Title Vii And The Anti-Retaliation Provision—Beyond Employment And The Workplace: The United States Supreme Court Resolves The Split And Shifts The Balance. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Co. V. White, 126 S. Ct. 2405 (2006)., Kaylin Redman Hart

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

In its recent decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Co. v. White, the Supreme Court resolved the split along the federal circuit courts by extending Title VII's anti-retaliation provision to retaliatory acts and harms that are unrelated to employment or that occur outside of the workplace. The Court limited its holding by concluding that Title VII prohibits only those employer actions that would "dissuade a reasonable worker from making or supporting a charge of discrimination." This note examines the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Co. v. White to employers and employees in …

Underwood, Edna Worthley, Collection, 1904-1987, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Finding Aids

A collection of materials from Edna May Worthley Underwood, a writer and translator. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper articles, writings, organizational materials, photographs, biographical information, and related materials.

From Arachne To Charlotte: An Imaginative Revisiting Of Gilligan's "In A Different Voice", Erika Rackley

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Yet Another Gender Study? A Critique Of The Harvard Study And A Proposal For Change, Morrison Torrey

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Semantics Or Substance? David Scheffer’S Welcome Proposal To Strengthen Criminal Accountability For Atrocities, William A. Schabas

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

David Scheffer’s fascinating proposal, if I understand it properly, calls for an amalgamation of various categories of internationally condemned behavior—mainly genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes—into a new concept known as ‘‘atrocity law.’’ This will facilitate implementation of the responsibility to protect vulnerable populations. Pedantic debates about matters of essentially technical relevance to criminal prosecution will not be allowed to impede sincere efforts at intervention or to provide a pretext for those who shirk their obligations. Leslie Green mooted a similar idea in the mid-1990s, but it didn’t gain any traction at the time.1 In informal discussions as part …