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Historians And Archaeologists: Proposals For Connecting In A Common Past, Mark E. Harlan

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Fact Book 2007, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Fact Book

The role and mission of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) reflects a distinctively metropolitan emphasis. Accordingly, many of the academic majors, research activities, and public service programs are designed to respond to its urban/suburban environment. The University also has state-wide responsibility for providing programs and services in criminal justice, gerontology, public administration, urban studies, and social work. The Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) is a cooperative program of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. NBDC administers its small business program at locations throughout Nebraska. UNO exists for the purpose of providing appropriate …

A Not-So-Simple View Of Adolescent Writing, Apryl L. Poch, Erica S. Lembke

Special Education and Communication Disorders Faculty Publications

According to the Simple View of Writing, four primary skills are necessary for successful writing (Berninger & Amtmann, 2003; Berninger & Winn, 2006). Transcription skills (e.g., handwriting, spelling) represent lower-order cognitive tasks, whereas text generation skills (e.g., ideation, translation) represent higher-order writing/cognitive abilities. Self-regulatory executive functions include the attentional and regulatory abilities that help manage the writing process, and working memory represents the cognitive complexity of the writing process. Exploratory factor analysis was used to explore the relations amongst the components of the Simple View of Writing. A one-way ANOVA tested for differences between struggling and non-struggling writers on the …

Multicultural And Colorblind Ideology, Stereotypes, And Ethnocentrism Among Black And White Americans, Carey S. Ryan, Jennifer S, Hunt, Joshua A. Weible, Charles R. Peterson, Juan F. Casas

Psychology Faculty Publications

We examined Blacks’ and Whites’ perceptions of group variability and positivity as well as their beliefs about the extent to which multiculturalism and colorblindness would improve intergroup relations. In two studies, responses to questionnaires indicated that the tendency to endorse multiculturalism more than colorblindness was greater among Blacks than Whites; Blacks consistently endorsed multiculturalism more than colorblindness and Whites endorsed colorblindness more than did Blacks. Both studies also revealed evidence of out-group homogeneity and ethnocentrism. Stronger endorsement of multiculturalism relative to colorblindness predicted stronger stereotypes among Blacks, whereas stronger endorsement of colorblindness relative to multiculturalism predicted stronger stereotypes among Whites. …

Common Data Set 2007, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Common Data Sets

Common Data Set (2007 - 2008) for the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

The Optimal Law Enforcement With Mandatory Defendant Class Action, Nelson Rodrigues Netto

University of Dayton Law Review

No abstract provided.

Seven Perceptions Influencing Novice Teachers’ Efficacy And Cultural Competence, Nancy P. Gallavan

Journal of Praxis in Multicultural Education

Novice teachers believe and behave according to perceptions about teaching, learning, and schooling they formed during childhood and adult experiences with families, classrooms, communities, media, and teacher education programs. Perceptions build funds of knowledge shaping teacher efficacy that influence their development of cultural competence–the processes of acquiring, accepting, and applying requisite knowledge, skills, and dispositions for ensuring educational equity and excellence for all learners. Through their words, actions, and interactions, novice teachers socially reproduce their interpretations of perceptions influencing their cultural competence visible through their generational perpetuation of practice. Survey research with novice teachers reveals the importance of their critical …

After The Gold Rush-Part I: Hamdi, 9/11, And The Dark Side Of The Enlightenment, Daniel R. Williams

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

No abstract provided.

Availability Cascades And Risk Regulation, Timur Kuran

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

An availability cascade is a self-reinforcing process of collective belief formation by which an expressed perception triggers a chain reaction that gives the perception increasing plausibility through its rising availability in public discourse. The driving mechanism involves a combination of informational and reputational motives: Individuals endorse the perception partly by learning from the apparent beliefs of others and partly by distorting their public responses in the interest of maintaining social acceptance. Availability entrepreneurs-- activists who manipulate the content of public discourse-strive to trigger availability cascades likely to advance their agendas. Their availability campaigns may yield social benefits, but sometimes they …

A Final Plea For "Death With Dignity": A Proposal For The Modification And Approval Of The Assisted Dying For The Terminally Ill Bill In The United Kingdom, Lindsay Pfeffer

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

Increasing respect for personal autonomy in health-related decision-making, major alterations in the assisted suicide laws of other European countries (especially Switzerland and the Netherlands), and the rising popularity of Swiss suicide clinics have introduced the need for the British legislature to reevaluate the United Kingdom's stance on assisted suicide and to adjust medical practices to contemporary social needs. The introduction and obstruction of a bill in the House of Lords for the legalization of physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill individuals has provoked opposition from the British medical community and serious concern on behalf of members of the government regarding the …

The Presence And Possibility Of Moral Sensibility In Beginning Pre-Service Teachers, Sharon Chubbuck, Terry J. Burant, Joan Whipp

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

This paper presents research on the moral sensibility of six pre-service teachers in an undergraduate teacher education program. Using their reflective writing across their first two semesters of coursework as well as focus group interviews in their third semester as sources of data, the paper identifies and describes three distinctive types of moral sensibility and examines ways in which moral sensibility interacts with experiences in teacher education. Suggestions for explicitly incorporating the moral in pre-service teacher education are presented.

Vitas, College Of Business, New Faculty Vitae Book, Fall 2007, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Kate Tiedemann College Of Business

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

A book of curriculum vitae for new faculty in Fall 2007 at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's Kate Tiedemann College of Business.

The Functions Of The Social Bond, James J. Chriss

Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications

Travis Hirschi's control or social bonding theory argues that those persons who have strong and abiding attachments to conventional society (in the form of attachments, involvement, investment, and belief) are less likely to deviate than persons who have weak or shallow bonds. Later, Gottfredson and Hirschi moved away from the social bond as the primary factor in deviance, and toward an emphasis on self-control. In short, low self-control is associated with higher levels of deviance and criminality irrespective of the strength or weakness of one's social bonds. In this article I argue that Talcott Parsons' AGIL schema easily incorporates Hirschi's …

The Protean Church, Allan Karr

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

This article examines some symptoms of ecclesiological shifts that are being observed and documented in the “church” meta-narrative.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 02 - October 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about grants and sponsored programs at the University, McCormack Graduate School's Truth and Reconciliation conference (with Padraig O’Malley), the 10th anniversary of the Boston Folk Festival, the College of Management's global outreach initiatives, efforts to increase diversity in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and other news from UMass Boston.

Practical Application Of Five Leadership Theories On A U.S. Naval Vessel, Matthew P. Earnhardt

Publications

On a United States naval vessel, task accomplishment and leadership decisions are vital to personnel survival and mission success (Phillips, 2007). The United States Navy relies on leadership decisions made from admiral to seaman, and as a result, invests heavily in leadership development.

Columns Fall 2007, Southern Adventist University

Alumni Newsletter

Features the article "A Look at Creation". Ten pages devoted to exploring our origins. Find out how students and faculty interact with the elements of creation in our opening feature, "7 Days: 6,000 Years Later." Learn how Southern studies the topic of creation in "Old Debate Studied in New Ways,' and listen to biology professors share their viewpoints in "The Creation Question" and "What About Dinosaurs?

The Utopian Limits Of Conspiracy Theory Journalism, Gary Walton

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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One of the most intriguing avatars of the "conspiracy theory narrative" is when the narrative eschews the designation of fiction altogether and adopts the trope of journalism. In fact, we can imagine any individual conspiracy theory narrative as adhering to a continuum which stretches from those narratives that are self-consciously packaged as fictions, such as The Da Vinci Code (2003), Foucault's Pendulum (1988), or The Crying of Lot 49 (1966) on one end of the continuum, for example, and those narratives that project themselves as putatively "journalistic investigations" on the other. On this end of the continuum, one …

Arts And Sciences Newsletter, Volume 11, Issue 1, Pt. 2, College Of Arts & Sciences

Arts and Sciences Newsletters

List of Arts & Sciences faculty presentations and publications.

Thugs And Drugs: The Terrorists And Drug Networks Of The Islamic Movement Of Uzbekistan, Ian Nash

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Recent analyses of terrorist groups reveal their dependency on complex logistical, financial, and operational relationships with other groups. Advantaged by the technological advancements of the last two decades, many terrorist and criminal organizations are now linked through complicated networks. Therefore, experts dedicated to uncovering and unraveling terrorist strategy, can easily get lost in the scattered patterns of today’s terrorism. A web-like structure allows for flexible, though well-connected leadership, and widespread recruitment opportunity. One recent terrorist group that has benefited from network organization is the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). The IMU was a formidable group because of its experienced and …

Thomas Cooper Society Newsletter - Fall 2007, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Thomas Cooper Society Newsletter

Contents:

Willis Retires as Dean of Libraries; McNally Becomes Interim Dean..... p.1
The Thomas Cooper Society Events, 2006–2007..... p.1
Winners of the Thomas Cooper Library Student Book Collecting Contest Announced..... p.2
Plans Altered for Special Collections Library..... p.2
World War I Exhibit at Thomas Cooper Library..... p.3
In Memoriam: John E. Swearingen and Robert Hay Carnie..... p.3
Introduction of Kaye Gibbons, April 24, 2007..... p.4
Scottish Novel Exhibit at Thomas Cooper Library..... p.4
Athletics Academic Center Opens at Thomas Cooper Library..... p.5
Robinsons Provide Multiple Gifts to the University Libraries..... p.5
First Book by an African-Am erican Comes to TCL …

Edge Grouping Combining Boundary And Region Information, Joachim S. Stahl, Song Wang

Faculty Publications

This paper introduces a new edge-grouping method to detect perceptually salient structures in noisy images. Specifically, we define a new grouping cost function in a ratio form, where the numerator measures the boundary proximity of the resulting structure and the denominator measures the area of the resulting structure. This area term introduces a preference towards detecting larger-size structures and, therefore, makes the resulting edge grouping more robust to image noise. To find the optimal edge grouping with the minimum grouping cost, we develop a special graph model with two different kinds of edges and then reduce the grouping problem to …

Examining The Myth Of Narcissus And Its Role In Moby-Dick, Gerald E. Hansen

Student Works

In Moby-Dick's famous opening line, "Call me Ishmael," Melville establishes the creation of identity as one of the core purposes of the narrator and central themes of the subsequent narrative. The narrator does not say whether Ishmael is his real name only that this and the accompanying connotations are the identity by which he wants to be known and perhaps through which he sees himself. In these first three words, Ishmael immediately suggests that he wants to shape and control how he is perceived by himself and others.

Law Library Briefs, Roger Williams University School Of Law Library

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

No abstract provided.

Abusive Supervision, Upward Maintenance Communication, And Subordinates' Psychological Distress, Bennett J. Tepper, Sherry E. Moss, Daniel E. Lockhart, Jon C. Carr

Faculty Publications

This study reanalyzes data from Tepper's (2000) two-wave study regarding the effects of subordinates' perceptions of supervisory abuse to assess previously unexamined relationships. As predicted, we found that subordinates who more rather than less strongly perceived that they had been abused by supervisors tended to use regulative maintenance tactics with higher frequency. Further, the positive relationship between abusive supervision and subordinates' psychological distress was exacerbated by subordinates' use of regulative maintenance communications, and that relationship was reduced by subordinates' use of direct maintenance communication. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

The Current Volume 18 : Issue 4, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Using Diffusion Of Innovation Concepts For Improved Program Evaluation, William G. Hubbard, Lorilee R. Sandmann

Journal of Extension

Through the diffusion of innovations framework, Extension program planners, evaluators, and researchers can gain a better understanding of the reasons an educational program results in adoption or rejection of a particular practice. In addition to the information on impact of Extension programs available through traditional methods of analysis, this framework yields data on factors influencing adoption or rejection of practices. Such information is essential for understanding the absolute and relative importance of the information presented and the program experience. Survey and statistical methods and procedures can be developed to capture this information.

Preferred Information Delivery Methods Of North Carolina Forest Landowners, Robert E. Bardon, Dennis Hazel, Kevin Miller

Journal of Extension

The choice of information delivery method used by an Extension educator may have serious consequences for program effectiveness. Some fear that using one information delivery method may alienate those who prefer another. Through a mail survey of forest landowners, the study reported here identified five distinct groups based on their information delivery method preferences. The study also identified associations between delivery method preferences and socio-demographics, land ownership, and management experience of landowners. Connecting these characteristics with landowner preferences for information delivery methods allows Extension educators to identify delivery methods that are most likely to be effective in reaching this audience.

Knowledge Of Sustainable Agriculture Practices By Extension Agents In Ohio, Pennsylvania, And West Virginia, Harry N. Boone Jr, Erin M. Hersman, Deborah A. Boone, Stacy A. Gartin

Journal of Extension

The purpose of the study reported here was to determine the level of knowledge and attitudes that Extension educators possess concerning the numerous dimensions of sustainable agriculture. A descriptive research design was used to collect data from Extension agents in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Extension agents were familiar with and associated terms such as environmental protection, small-scale agriculture, profitability, low chemical input, productivity, and organic farming with sustainable agriculture. Extension agents also expressed a need for training in a number of areas related to sustainable agriculture and its practices.

Differences In Youth Perceptions Of Ohio 4-H Based On Gender, Greg Homan, Jeff Dick, Jason Hedrick

Journal of Extension

Results from over 1,400 youth in northwest Ohio reveal that 4-H is perceived more favorably by female than male youth. Parents and friends of youth also tend to encourage females to be active at higher levels than they do males. It is important for 4-H to consider youth perceptions in program planning and development. 4-H professionals should consider designing programs to be more attractive to male youth.