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Effective Strategies For Healthy Church Growth In The Hap Dong Jung Tong Presbyterian Denomination In Korea, Manoh Han

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this project is to understand the biblical principles of healthy and highly effective strategies of church growth and to apply them to today’s Hap Dong Jung Tong (Hap-Jung) Presbyterian Denomination (HJPD) in Korea. Based on surveys and interviews, this project also analyzes and evaluates current conditions within 328 HJPD churches, exploring growth factors such as: pastors’ leadership, preaching, professional development, prayer, evangelism, making-disciples, ministry focus, the reasons for HJPD growth, and strategic approaches for future ministry. Finally, this project suggests twelve healthy and effective principles to develop HJPD churches for the next ten years.

Manager Retention And The Steamboat Ski Resort, Michael D. Gumbiner

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The material for this paper centers on the Steamboat Ski Resort Corp. The ski resort was chosen for this study because of its need for a management retention plan. Steamboat was ranked as a top 10 international ski resort in North America by Snow Country Magazine (“Top 50 ski resorts,” 1997). It has maintained this distinction for many years. It has been noted for its idealistic “champion power” and its unpopulated vast terrain. In particular, it has always scored high in the customer experience categories for exceptional down-home friendly people. A chart, prepared by Net promoters.com, on customer and employee …

University Reporter - Volume 11, Number 09 - May 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the establishment of the John Joseph Moakley Chair of Peace and Reconciliation, the Center for Social Development and Education's anti-violoence work, Spring Enrichment Week activities at the University, new technologies at the Healey Library, the Joiner Center's conference on Post Traumatic Stress and the New Veterans, the launch of the Center for Coastal Environmental Sensing Networks, and other news from UMass Boston.

Joining The Asia-Pacific Partnership: The Environmentally Sound Decision?, Sarah A. Peay

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Re-Establishing Recycling In Monteverde, Costa Rica, May 2007, Sydney Funsinn

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

As consumer culture continues to expand on a global scale, the importance for responsible waste management also becomes increasingly important (Assadourian et al. 2004). In Monteverde, Costa Rica a recycling program was sustained from 1996 until 2003, successfully diverting 78 tons of waste from local landfills (Friends of the Monteverde Cloud Forest, 2007). In order to evaluate the former program, identify the current obstacles restricting its re-establishment and to identify key aspects of a successful future program I performed interviews and surveys of its main constituents within the community. This included interviews with the organizations involved in both past and …

Association In Associations: Network Dynamics In Dermatology Research, Rebecca M. Minnillo

Student Scholarship

The work of scientists is heterogeneous-a series of interactions within networks composed of individuals from diverse fields and disciplines (Star & Griesemer, 1989). Generation of new knowledge is essential in the organizations in which these individuals associate; the bridge that holds them together. Knowledge generation takes place at both the individual and collective levels (Brown and Duguid, 1998). Professional organizations attract individuals because they provide a unique forum, a space in which they converge to pursue common goals. Actor-network Theory (ANT) is concerned with how heterogeneous networks and the associations that comprise them come into existence and operate to construct …

Using The Technology Of The Confessional As An Analytical Resource: Four Analytical Stances Towards Research Interviews In Discourse Analysis, Brendan O'Rourke, Martyn Pitt

Articles

Among the various approaches that have developed from FOUCAULT's work is an Anglophone discourse analysis that has attempted to combine FOUCAULTian insights with the techniques of Conversation Analysis. An important current methodological issue in this discourse analytical approach is its theoretical preference for "naturally occurring" rather than research interview data. A FOUCAULTian perspective on the interview as a research instrument, questions the idea of "naturally-occurring discourse". The "technology of the confessional" operates, not only within research interviews, but permeates other interactions as well. Drawing on FOUCAULT does not dismiss the problems of the interview as research instrument rather it shows …

The Web Of Law, Thomas A. Smith

San Diego Law Review

Scientists and mathematicians in recent years have become intensely interested in the structure of networks. Networks turn out to be crucial to understanding everything from physics and biology, to economics and sociology. This Article proposes that the science of networks has important contributions to make to the study of law as well. The network of American case law closely resembles the Web in structure and can be studied using techniques that are now being used to describe many other networks, some found in nature, and others created by human action. Studying the legal network can shed light on how the …

Recruitment And Retention Of Childhood Bereavement Center Facilitators, Katherine A. Guilfoyle

Senior Honors Projects

When I first visited FRIENDS Way (the only childhood bereavement center in Rhode Island) to fulfill a class requirement for Honors 119- Loss in the Lives of Children and Adolescents, I realized that I had come across an incredible group of individuals. The facilitators at the center were volunteers; people who gave their time and talent to help grieving children. Many of the children had lost a parent, sibling or grandparent and I thought about how important and special the work of the facilitators is. A number of questions ran through my mind: what makes people want to do this …

Beliefs Of Violence-Sensitive And Violence-Tolerant People, Amethyst Brell

Senior Honors Projects

Every person views the world through a different lens, and one can never fully understand the motivations and opinions of someone else. However, experiments and statistics can shed some light onto people’s thought patterns and behaviors. When horrific acts of violence occur, many people strive to understand why they happen. Through my study I hope to help solve some of the mysteries behind the different ways people interpret violence. I want to see why some people tend to be more sensitive to violence and why some are more tolerant of violence. I am doing this by building on previous research …

Organizing For Community Benefit: Anti-Gentrification Effort In Providence, Ri, Katiuska Pérez

Senior Honors Projects

Throughout my college experience I didn’t really gain any basic foundation on how to organize and work with a group of people in a collective effort. I thought the best way to learn these skills in such a short amount of time would be to work with an organization that has been campaigning for positive social change for many years. I was referred to DARE (Direct Action for Rights and Equality) in Providence. I approached the director of the organization, Sara Mersha, and shared with her what I wanted to gain from a possible internship in her organization. She gave …

Aesthetics Of Commercial Law -- Domestic And International Implications, Heather Hughes

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

Law, Cognition, And Identity, Eric J. Mitnick

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

Where Are Asian Christians In Jewish-Christian Dialogue?, Alan Ka Lun Lai

Consensus

No abstract provided.

Jesu Meine Freude: A Cultural Reception Analysis Of Romans 8, Katherine R. Goheen

Consensus

Romans 8:1-11 ; Contains German text and trans of motet, "Jesus Meine Freude" by J S Bach. Cultural reception of the Gospel, edt by T Hegedus.

Identities Matter: Identity Politics, Coalition Possibilities, And Feminist Organizing, Erica Townsend-Bell

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examines the processes of identity construction and deployment among Uruguayan women and organized women’s groups. I employ narrative analysis and process tracing methodology to analyze the question of why attempts to create multi-racial gender coalitions are frequently unsuccessful among Uruguayan women’s groups. I find that identity is constructed differently for women along the lines of race and class, even in a South American setting where racial attributes are supposedly of little import. These competing identities result in conflicts among the gender-based organizations that women form; as a consequence there is a reduction in coalition possibilities for otherwise similarly …

The Association Of Employment And Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Expenditures Burden For Poverty Families., William A. Carroll 1960-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis uses data from the 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey in a quantitative examination of the capacity of the labor market in the United States to provide employment to the poor which enables them to afford health care. The out-of-pocket health care expenditures of the working poor are compared to those of the non-working poor to see which group has the lower financial burden due to health care expenditures. Both bivariate and multivariate statistics are used, and show that employment lowers the financial burden of out-of-pocket health care expenditures for the poor. However, evidence is presented that shows this …

Neither Peasants Nor Frenchmen: Racialization, Immigration, And Industrialization In The Franco-American Community Of Manchester, New Hampshire, 1880-1930, Kevin Finefrock

History Honors Papers

No abstract provided.

Volume 14, Number 1 (Spring 2007), Peace And Conflict Studies

Peace and Conflict Studies

Abstracts only.

The Origins Of Truth And Reconciliation Commissions: South Africa, Sierra Leone, And Peru, Ashley Deminck

Sociology Honors Projects

The recent propagation of Truth and Reconciliation Commissions around the world marks the beginning of a shift from retribution and war tribunals to reconciliation and restorative justice. What factors have lead to this remarkable transition? This study looks to answer this question by employing a comparative-historical research method to examine recent TRCs in South Africa, Sierra Leone, and Peru. Grounding this research in popular theories of state policy making, this study looks to distill the influence of both international and domestic actors on the state’s creation of a TRC. The research demonstrates the varied influence of both international actors, who …

Faith Based Organizations: Potential Partners In Rural Transportation, University Of Montana Rural Institute

Independent Living and Community Participation

No abstract provided.

Portland State Magazine, Portland State University. Office Of University Communications

Portland State Magazine

PSU’s alumni magazine, published 2-3 times a year. In this issue: President Dan Bernstine is leaving a legacy of growth and pride; controversy again surrounds Aslam Khalil’s research on methane; a PSU-based program is making huge strides in helping teen offenders; and more.

Miami Voter Dispositions Toward The Development ‘Boom’ And Economic Development Policy: A Report On Focus Group Research Among City Of Miami Voters, Alex Stepick, Marcos Feldman

Sociology Faculty Publications and Presentations

The purpose of this project is to assess City of Miami residents’ opinions about Miami’s building boom of the past few years. We were concerned with how development directly affects the lives of individuals in Miami, especially in the areas where development is concentrated. We wanted to learn what residents view as the positive and negative impacts of development and what path they felt development should follow.

Development And Inequality: The Origins And Consequences Of Disciplinary Power In Argentina, Jessica Cenegy Brice

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Significant emphasis has been placed upon external influences which have maintained or perpetuated the relative underdevelopment of Latin America. Though some of this literature will provide a basis for explanation, the current analysis addresses the phenomenon with a notable variation from existing perspectives by introducing the Foucauldian distinction between juridical power and disciplinary power as an evaluative framework of analysis. Specifically, it emphasizes the need to incorporate unique cultural, historical, and structural characteristics that interrelate with power dynamics that have materialized within Argentina and have frustrated development efforts.

2007 May 15 Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes No. 15, May 15, 2007

服務研習通訊第二期 Office Of Service-Learning Newsletters, Volume 2, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

SLant 嶺召

在今期通訊中，課程導師、機構代表，以及學生分別分享了他們對推行服務研習的看法，讓您明白到一個成功的服務研習計劃，是需要多方合作所促成的。

In this issue, course instructors, service agency supervisors and students share their views on the implementation of Service-Learning. You can know more about how different stakeholders contributed to a successful Service-Learning program.

How To Get More From Your Quantitative Libqual+™ Dataset: Making Results Practical, Bradford W. Dennis, Tim Bower

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

This research paper outlines three analytic tools utilized in the analysis and interpretation of LibQUAL+™ quantitative data. D-M scores, value rankings, and split-file cross-tabulations were used to assess the service items from the 2004 LibQUAL+™ quantitative data.

We suggest that these tools provide a way to more easily utilize LibQUAL+™ results in taking actions and developing strategic plans designed to improve patrons’ perceptions of service quality. These tools also allow for the continuous evaluation of implemented plans. We discuss how these tools helped produce findings that were informative and in a format that decision makers could easily comprehend and utilize.

Assessing Public Opinion Toward Homelessness In The United States, Joni Mari Dugan

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study examines the relationship between a variety of demographic characteristics and an individual's feelings and helping behavior towards the homeless population. This study also distinguishes between the way urban residents feel and act towards the problem of homelessness with the way that rural residents feel and act towards the problem of homelessness. Respondents were identified as urban or rural by using the nine party county codification scheme of rural-urban continuum codes from the United States Department of Agriculture. This study is a secondary data analysis of the 2002 General Social Survey (GSS), which has a sample size of 3,000 …

The Imagination Of James Boyd White, Lee C. Bollinger

Michigan Law Review

For several decades, James Boyd White has been a unique voice in the law. It is a voice of extraordinary intellectual range, of erudition and of deep commitment to a life of self-understanding and of humane values. His point of access is language - all language, in every context. Armed y a lifetime of thought about words, he justifiably has regarded no field or discipline or communicative activity as foreign and outside his ken. Whoever reads him must feel his sense of intellectual empowerment that our world, sectioned as it is by expertise, would deny us.

A Social Network Approach To Understanding An Insurgency, Brian Reed

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.