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The Murray State News, December 5, 2008, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

No abstract provided.

The Roads Of Disintegration In Ecuador, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.

The Bison, December 5, 2008

The Bison Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Designing An International Friendship Model For Children, Charlotte Martins

Theses and Graduate Projects

In 2006 this writer traveled to Windhoek, Namibia to take the course Walking the Truth; Culture, Gender and HIV/AID,S in Sub-Saharan Africa. As part of that class each student was assigned to work with an organization or individual whose mission was working with HIV/AIDS patients or there families. It was from this experience that the project was born. The purpose of this project is to design a friendship model that links children of middle school age from different cultures and different nations together through letter writing.

Firearms And Children: A Public Health Issue, Janet M. Benz

Theses and Graduate Projects

This is the time for nurses as individuals and collectively as a profession to realize their obligation to society in regards to the injury and death caused by firearms. Not one population or single community is immune from gun violence in America; it is an epidemic that does not discriminate. There are monumental implications for both nurses in practice and leadership to make a difference when it comes to changing policy from a public health perspective to reduce gun violence and save lives. In this project, Margaret Newman's (1994) theory of Health as Expanding consciousness is applied to the role …

Supporting Charge Nurses In Their Leadership Development: A Framework For Education, Sonja Rivers

Theses and Graduate Projects

This project examines the complex and multifaceted role of the charge nurse in the acute care setting and compares the charge nurse's role to that of a front line leader. Charge nurse competencies are identified and leadership skills and behaviors necessary for the charge nurse to function effectively in the role are explored including those related to emotional intelligence. A conceptual framework for education is developed using Botatzis' Theory of Self-Directed Learning, and Swanson's middle range theory of caring, Nursing as Informed Caring for the Well-Being of others.

Achieving Cultural Competence Through The Use Of Community Health Workers: Open Cities Health Center's Approach, Dorii Gbolo

Theses and Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project is to identify objectives necessary for incorporating a Community Health Worker (CHW) program within an urban Federally Qualified Community Clinic setting, for the purpose of enhancing the culturally specific care provided by the clinic. CHWs offer our current fragmented and complex health care system an opportunity to improve the health of underserved populations in our country. The use of CHWs dates back to the 1960's as an attempt to expand health care to the underserved residing in poor communities.

If one is poor, an immigrant, or just different from the norms of our society receiving …

How One's Cultural View Of Obesity Affects Care Giving, Marietta Kramper Farris

Theses and Graduate Projects

As the United States faces the challenge of obesity it is important to understand the cultural aspects of caring for these patients. Leininger's Transcultural Nursing Theory is used as a framework for the development of an educational program for health care professionals. The obese patients receiving care should be able to count on their care givers to appreciate the biases, stigmatization and discrimination of the culture in which they live. A review of the history of cultural views of obesity and thinness is used as a starting point. An in-depth review of related research is presented to detail bias, stigmatization, …

Supporting Lactation: Beyond Nutrition, Desiree' M. Bertilrud

Theses and Graduate Projects

Breastfeeding provides nutritional, health, immunological, psychological, economical and environmental benefits. Despite the abundance of scientific evidence and public health campaigns, the United States fails to meet national goals for breast feeding rates. Numerous barriers to lactation are identified and explored. However, by far, returning to work has the greatest impact on the duration of breastfeeding. Employers and organizations who support breastfeeding are the recipients of a multitude of benefits. The purpose of this project is to identify the strategic steps to establish a lactation room in an outpatient clinic setting for employees to support maternal-child relationships, foster employee satisfaction, and …

Flyer News, Vol. 56, No. 19 (Dec. 5, 2008), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

Houston V. Whittier Respondent's Brief Dckt. 35287

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Friday, December 5, 2008, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

December

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 98 [99], No. 22 (Dec. 5, 2008), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 98, but it is the 99th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

The Relationship Between The Maturity Level Of Professional Learning Communities (Plcs) And Student Achievement, Eric Brett Arbetter

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between schools' maturity as professional learning communities (PLCs) and student achievement in mathematics and communication arts. Teachers from all 333 public elementary schools in Missouri serving students in kindergarten through fifth grade were invited to participate by completing Hord's School Professional Staff as Learning Community Questionnaire. Each question was directly related to one of Hord's five critical dimensions of PLCs: "...supportive and shared leadership; a shared vision and values; collective learning and application of learning; shared personal practice; and supportive conditions" (Hord, 1997a, p. 6, passim). …

The Impact Of A Character Education Based Interactive Discipline Program On At-Risk Student Behavior In An Alternative School, Michael G. Hylen

Dissertations

Student problem behavior is incompatible with academic achievement and positive interpersonal relationships. It has become necessary for schools to develop codes of conduct to address inappropriate student behavior. But, current school disciplinary policies are ineffective instruments for effecting positive change in student problem behavior (Goodman, 2006). In response to this problem, public school districts are developing a wide variety of approaches to dealing with the needs of problem behavior students. One approach has been the development of alternative high school programs - school district initiatives specifically designed to meet the needs of students lacking success in the traditional high school …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 111, December 5, 2008

Central Florida Future

Football player sent to hospital; Book prices still on the rise; Virtual rehabilitation; VOX tries to prevent HPV; Four-wheeled steeds prowl UCF campus.

2008-December-05-Briley Interviewed For Hbo Sports Documentary, University Marketing And Communications

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2008-December-05-Etsu’S Second Habitat For Humanity House Dedicated, University Marketing And Communications

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2008-December-05-Panhellenic Assoc. Assists With Girls On The Run, University Marketing And Communications

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business, December 5, 2008, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University (USU) requests authorization to restructure departments within the school, effective Spring Semester 2009.

Daily Eastern News: December 05, 2008, Eastern Illinois University

December

No abstract provided.

Views And Use Of Theory By Practicing Instructional Designers, Joseph B. South

Theses and Dissertations

Formal instructional design (ID) theories, intended to guide instructional designers' decision-making and design practices, have grown in abundance in recent years. These ID theories are based on learning theories that form the foundation for applied work in the field. However, researchers are concerned that these theories may not be applicable to the day-to-day practice of instructional designers. While some studies investigate the application of ID process models, studies of learning theory and ID theory in practice are rare. Consequently, there is little information about the nature and extent of the gap between our field's theory and its practice. This qualitative …

2008-12-05 Minutes & Appendices, Longwood University

Board of Visitors Meeting Minutes 1964-

No abstract provided.

An Assessment Of Sampling Detectability For Global Biodiversity Monitoring: Results From Sampling Grids In Different Climatic Regions, Dirk Nemitz

Faculty

This thesis provides important input for the development of a cost-effective global biodiversity assessment and monitoring system. The study is embedded in a larger project to evaluate possibilities of multiple-species surveys using biodiversity GRIDs. As a pilot study six GRIDs in diverse ecosystem settings are sampled. Sampling methods used for animal species are point transects for birds and trapping webs for arthropods; additionally a line transects add-on protocol is used at some study areas for amphibians, reptiles and butterflies. Within this framework the task is taken over to develop predictive models for sampled animal species with Random Forests. Additionally the …

Annual Report: 2007, N/A N/A

Annual Reports

I submit herewith the annual report from the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, for the period ending December 31, 2007. This is done in accordance with an act of Congress, approved March 2, 1887, entitled, “An act to establish agricultural experiment stations, in connection with the agricultural college established in the several states under the provisions of an act approved July 2, 1862, and under the acts supplementary thereto,” and also of the act of the Alaska Territorial Legislature, approved March 12, 1935, accepting the provisions of the act …

V. 76, Issue 10, December 5, 2008

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.

Sandspur, Vol 115, No 13, December 05, 2008, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

Minutes, Graduate Curricula And Assessment Committee Meeting, December 5, 2008, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Kate Tiedemann College Of Business. Graduate Curricula And Assessment Committee

Kate Tiedemann College of Business Graduate College Curricula and Assessment Committee

Minutes of the December 5, 2008, meeting of the Graduate Curricula and Assessment Committee.

The Echo: December 5, 2008, Taylor University

2008-2009 (Volume 96)

Half-price for the holidays – In Brief – Christmas traditions gone missing – Visitor talks about India’s tragedies – Sing Noel Concert – Olson housekeeper retires after 27 years – The Bubble – Lighthouse students ready to go – World Voices – Ecuador opens doors – Around the World in 30 Seconds – Christmastime is here – Under the Mistletoe – Top 10 Christmas Song iTunes Playlists – Happy New Year’s Resolutions – Save Your Pennies – Mick’s Flea Market – facebook Profile of the week – Movies Feature – a look at the films of 2009 – POP Quiz …

Recapitalisation Communication, European Union: European Commission

Documents

No abstract provided.