Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

2008

Discipline
Institution
Keyword
Publication
Publication Type
File Type

Articles 25171 - 25200 of 25740

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

Preaching As Spirit-Directed Witness, Klaus Sonnenberg Jan 2008

Preaching As Spirit-Directed Witness, Klaus Sonnenberg

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

This study seeks to address two specific areas that have been comparatively neglected in modern homiletical writings. Firstly, there has been a reticence to view preaching as witness—which has resulted in what one perceptive homiletician has called “a testimonial vacuum” in much of the preaching that is done in the mainstream churches of the west; and secondly, there has been a scarcity of emphasis on the role of the Holy Spirit in theological writing, including in the crucial area of preaching. Happily, this is beginning to change: there is more and more material being written now in the area of …


Theoretical Substruction Illustrated By The Theory Of Learned Resourcefulness (Article), Abir K. Bekhet, Jaclene A. Zauszniewski Jan 2008

Theoretical Substruction Illustrated By The Theory Of Learned Resourcefulness (Article), Abir K. Bekhet, Jaclene A. Zauszniewski

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

This article describes the process of theoretical substruction and uses this process to examine the significance of Rosenbaum's resourcefulness theory for nursing research and practice. The article discusses relocation as a phenomenon of interest to gero-psychiatric nurses working with elders who have relocated to retirement communities, illustrated by the theory of learned resourcefulness. The literature was reviewed to assess the congruence between the theoretical and operational systems suggested by Rosenbaum's resourcefulness theory. A model of learned resourcefulness is presented that includes middle-range concepts, relational statements, and propositions derived from the research literature. Theoretical substruction provides a mechanism for testing middle-range …


An Exploration Of Self-Reflection And Critical-Thinking Exhibited In Visual-Arts Students' Portfolios At The Secondary Level, Barbara Ellen Hughes Jan 2008

An Exploration Of Self-Reflection And Critical-Thinking Exhibited In Visual-Arts Students' Portfolios At The Secondary Level, Barbara Ellen Hughes

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


The Relationship Among Working Memory, Mathematics Anxiety, And Mathematics Achievement In Developmental Mathematics Courses In Community College, Janet Marie Spybrook Jan 2008

The Relationship Among Working Memory, Mathematics Anxiety, And Mathematics Achievement In Developmental Mathematics Courses In Community College, Janet Marie Spybrook

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


A Content Analysis Of The Two State-Approved Kindergarten And First Grade Reading Programs In California, Elizabeth Anne Presley Jan 2008

A Content Analysis Of The Two State-Approved Kindergarten And First Grade Reading Programs In California, Elizabeth Anne Presley

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Student Perspectives On The Benefits Of Cooperative Learning Skills Taught In Fifth Grade Classrooms In The Archdiocese Of San Francisco And The Impact Of Bullying Behaviors Schoolwide, Julie Alexander Jan 2008

Student Perspectives On The Benefits Of Cooperative Learning Skills Taught In Fifth Grade Classrooms In The Archdiocese Of San Francisco And The Impact Of Bullying Behaviors Schoolwide, Julie Alexander

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


A Comparison Of The Perceptions Of Male Students At Coeducational And Single Gender Catholic High Schools In Regard To Catholic Identity, William Hambleton Jan 2008

A Comparison Of The Perceptions Of Male Students At Coeducational And Single Gender Catholic High Schools In Regard To Catholic Identity, William Hambleton

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Over The Seas, Over The Generations : Narratives Of Multigenerational Korean Women In Japan And Japanese American Women In The United States, Kayoko Aoki Jan 2008

Over The Seas, Over The Generations : Narratives Of Multigenerational Korean Women In Japan And Japanese American Women In The United States, Kayoko Aoki

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Instructional Strategies And Teacher-Student Interaction In The Classrooms Of A Chinese Immersion School, Tsueylin Tracy Wang Jan 2008

Instructional Strategies And Teacher-Student Interaction In The Classrooms Of A Chinese Immersion School, Tsueylin Tracy Wang

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Experiences And Perspectives Of African American Students And Their Parents In A Two-Way Spanish Immersion Program, Michele Anberg-Espinosa Jan 2008

Experiences And Perspectives Of African American Students And Their Parents In A Two-Way Spanish Immersion Program, Michele Anberg-Espinosa

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Firing The Canon : Identity Negotiation Among Chinese American Youth Through The Mediation Of Multicultural Literature, Susan Katrina Gold Jan 2008

Firing The Canon : Identity Negotiation Among Chinese American Youth Through The Mediation Of Multicultural Literature, Susan Katrina Gold

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Developing Ethnic Identity Through Chicano, Sophia Santana Ramirez Jan 2008

Developing Ethnic Identity Through Chicano, Sophia Santana Ramirez

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


The Impact Of Care : Young African American Males' Perceptions Of In-Home, One-On-One Tutoring, Aaron Lamont Horn Jan 2008

The Impact Of Care : Young African American Males' Perceptions Of In-Home, One-On-One Tutoring, Aaron Lamont Horn

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Student Satisfaction And Empowerment Through Complaining In Institutions Of Higher Learning, Farbod Karimi Jan 2008

Student Satisfaction And Empowerment Through Complaining In Institutions Of Higher Learning, Farbod Karimi

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Vietnamese Women's Critical Reflections On Their Adaptation To Living In The United Sates, Mai Le Ho Del Buono Jan 2008

Vietnamese Women's Critical Reflections On Their Adaptation To Living In The United Sates, Mai Le Ho Del Buono

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


The Sound Of Ink : A Bakhtinian Analysis Of Expressive Intonation In Written Feedback On Essays Of First And Second Language Community College Students Of English Composition, Robertson Scott Erskine Jan 2008

The Sound Of Ink : A Bakhtinian Analysis Of Expressive Intonation In Written Feedback On Essays Of First And Second Language Community College Students Of English Composition, Robertson Scott Erskine

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Ladies Who Launch Organization : A Case Study Of Women Entrepreneurs, Dorothy Raab Jan 2008

Ladies Who Launch Organization : A Case Study Of Women Entrepreneurs, Dorothy Raab

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Refiguring Technology : Emerging Understandings In Adult Learning, Scott M. Rosen Jan 2008

Refiguring Technology : Emerging Understandings In Adult Learning, Scott M. Rosen

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Horizons Of The World : Imagining Coexistence In Language Through Understanding And Refiguring Of Reality, Ayman A. Moussa Jan 2008

Horizons Of The World : Imagining Coexistence In Language Through Understanding And Refiguring Of Reality, Ayman A. Moussa

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Beginning In The Midst Of The World : Ethics, Poetics And Social Change On An International Stage, Michael Fontaine Jan 2008

Beginning In The Midst Of The World : Ethics, Poetics And Social Change On An International Stage, Michael Fontaine

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Imagining And Creating New Possibilities For Self And Society : Narratives Of Nepalese University Students Gone Abroad, Kristine Nelson Jan 2008

Imagining And Creating New Possibilities For Self And Society : Narratives Of Nepalese University Students Gone Abroad, Kristine Nelson

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Educators As Adult Learners Creating Sustainable Community Development Through Solicitude And Care For The Other : Critical Inquiry In Northern California And North East Thailand, Patricia G. Perez Jan 2008

Educators As Adult Learners Creating Sustainable Community Development Through Solicitude And Care For The Other : Critical Inquiry In Northern California And North East Thailand, Patricia G. Perez

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


African American Parent Groups As A Context For The Activation Of Social Capital : A Case Of Parent Empowerment Through Transformational Leadership, Ajamu T. Stewart Jan 2008

African American Parent Groups As A Context For The Activation Of Social Capital : A Case Of Parent Empowerment Through Transformational Leadership, Ajamu T. Stewart

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Physical Therapist Students As Moral Agents During Clinical Internships, Terrence M. Nordstrom Jan 2008

Physical Therapist Students As Moral Agents During Clinical Internships, Terrence M. Nordstrom

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Memory, Promise, And Imagination In Iraqi Kurdistan : Leadership In Education Policy Development, Jessica Lynn Jastad Jan 2008

Memory, Promise, And Imagination In Iraqi Kurdistan : Leadership In Education Policy Development, Jessica Lynn Jastad

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


Interpreting Globalization : Memory To Understanding, Arvind Ramakrishnan Jan 2008

Interpreting Globalization : Memory To Understanding, Arvind Ramakrishnan

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


The Effect Of Professional Development Of Nonverbal Communication Behaviors Of Participants' Regognition And Understanding Of These Behaviors, Peggy Koshland-Crane Jan 2008

The Effect Of Professional Development Of Nonverbal Communication Behaviors Of Participants' Regognition And Understanding Of These Behaviors, Peggy Koshland-Crane

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


The Effect Of Instruction In Orthographic Conventions And Morphological Features On The Reading Fluency And Comprehension Skills Of High-School Freshmen, Alicia Roberts Frank Jan 2008

The Effect Of Instruction In Orthographic Conventions And Morphological Features On The Reading Fluency And Comprehension Skills Of High-School Freshmen, Alicia Roberts Frank

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


The Influence Of Kindergarten And First-Grade Literacy Instruction On The 3rd- And 5th-Grade Students' Reading Achievement : Findings From The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class, 1998-1999, Shu Yu Sophia Huang Jan 2008

The Influence Of Kindergarten And First-Grade Literacy Instruction On The 3rd- And 5th-Grade Students' Reading Achievement : Findings From The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class, 1998-1999, Shu Yu Sophia Huang

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable


The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence And Academic Achievement In Elementary-School Children, Barbara A. Fatum Jan 2008

The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence And Academic Achievement In Elementary-School Children, Barbara A. Fatum

Doctoral Dissertations

unavailable