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Présence Francophone, Numéro 70 (2008)

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

No abstract provided.

An Overview Of Outdoor Experiential Education In Canadian K-12 Schools, Mary Breunig & Tim O'Connell

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Must we always teach our children with books? Let them look at the mountains and the stars up above. Let them look at the beauty of the waters and the trees and flowers on earth. They will then begin to think, and to think is the beginning of a real education. - David Polis

In January, the authors of this paper spent an afternoon at the Norval Outdoor School in Norval, Ontario. It was a cold day. The ground was blanketed with a layer of new fallen snow and a group of 5th grade students were engaged in a form …

Gregory Veeck, Margaret Von Steinen

International Faculty Researchers

Dr. Gregory Veeck, professor of geography, has completed extensive international research specializing in economic geography, agriculture, rural development and rural environmental/ecological issues in the United States, China, Japan, and Korea. Veeck has been conducting field research for 29 years.

Gregory Veeck's website

Wmu International News June 2008, Haenicke Institute For Global Education

WMU International News

In this issue:

Jordan university turns to WMU to build its faculty

Masquerading was a ball

Digging into the archaeology of New France

Major National Security Exchange Program awards for two WMU students

Study abroad experience translates into a career

Canadian Bronco footballer and teammates preparing for 2008 season

Ua23 Stewardship Funds Address Needs, Paul N. Markham, Aurelia Spaulding

ALIVE Center Publications

No abstract provided.

The Nature Of Legal Education And Its Links To Water Management, Denise D. Fort

Faculty Scholarship

When water decisions are made, water lawyers are central fi gures, and decisions are made within the framework of the governing institutions. In this essay, I discuss legal education and the training of a water lawyer. Students from other disciplines may seek out legal education, so approaches to their education are considered.

Seasonal And Annual Variation In Body Condition Of Western Gray Whales Off Northeastern Sakhalin Island, Russia, Amanda L. Bradford, David W. Weller, Yulia V. Ivashchenko, Alexander M. Burdin, Robert L. Brownell Jr.

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

The western gray whale population (Eschrichtius robustus) is critically endangered and its potential for recovery is uncertain. Along with other natural and anthropogenic threats, western gray whales are susceptible to nutritional stress, known from regular observations of individual whales in compromised body condition. Thus, the ability to visually quantify the relative body condition of free-ranging western gray whales and evaluate how this condition varies seasonally and annually is needed. A photo-identification study of western gray whales on their feeding ground off the northeastern coast of Sakhalin Island, Russia, produced a large dataset of digital, film, and video images …

The Economic Situation, 2008 June, Bruce Yandle

Publications

Quarterly report on the economic situation of the United States and South Carolina.

Direction Of The Play: Alicia In Wonder Tierra, Carla Francesca Stanley

Master of Theater Production Graduate Projects

This project entailed the selection, background research and documentation, design, casting, direction and post-production analysis of Shafter High School's production of Alicia in Wonder Tierra by Silvia Gonzalez S. Documentation includes research analysis of the play and an evaluation of the play as a production vehicle for Shafter High School. The analysis includes a discussion of the use of a non-traditional play to attract an audience in a largely Hispanic community.

Quaternary Paleoclimate Of The North-Eastern Boundary Of The Saharan Desert: Reconstruction From Speleothems Of Negev Desert, Israel, Vaks Anton

KIP Articles

Carbonate cave deposits (speleothems) from caves of the Israeli deserts were used to reconstruct the paleoclimate conditions of the northern boundary of SaharanArabian Desert. The deserts studied in this work are of two types: the Negev Desert in southern Israel, which is part of the Saharan-Arabian desert belt; and the "rain shadow" desert located east of Central Mountain Ridge (CMR) in the rift valleys of the Jordan River and Dead-Sea (Judean Desert). The presence of speleothems in numerous caves in these present-day arid regions indicates that humid climatic conditions (i.e., periods with positive effective precipitation/infiltration index) occurred in the past. …

Creche Herald Vol. 12, No. 2, Rita B. Bocher

Creche Herald

The Summer 2008 publication features nativity sets and personal reflections from members in the organization; information about nativities and nativity exhibits; and information about the Friends of the Creche annual meeting.

University Of San Diego News Print Media Coverage 2008.06, University Of San Diego Office Of Public Affairs

Print Media Coverage (1947-2009)

Printed clippings housed in folders with a table of contents arranged by topic.

The Appreciated Sector: Public Confidence In San Diego County Nonprofit Organizations, Lindsey M. Mcdougle, Laura Deitrick, Pat Libby, Robert Donmoyer

State of Nonprofits and Philanthropy in San Diego

Do San Diegans have confidence in the nonprofit sector? How are you affected as a nonprofit leader? Read the results on the most comprehensive survey ever conducted on this topic!

Economics And Ideology: Causal Evidence Of The Impact Of Economic Conditions On Support For Redistribution And Other Ballot Proposals, Eric Brunner, Stephen L. Ross, Ebonya Washington

Economics Working Papers

There is a large literature demonstrating that positive economic conditions increase support for incumbent candidates, but little understanding of how economic conditions affect preferences for parties and for particulars of their platforms. We ask how exogenous shifts to the value of residents. human capital affect voting behavior in California neighborhoods. As predicted by economic theory, we find that positive economic shocks decrease support for redistributive policies. More notably, we find that conservative voting on a wide variety of ballot propositions--from crime to gambling to campaign finance--is increasing in economic well being.

For Sale: Trade Policy In Majoritarian Systems, Per G. Fredriksson, Xenia Matschke, Jenny Minier

Economics Working Papers

We provide a theory of trade policy determination that incorporates the protectionist bias inherent in majoritarian systems, suggested by Grossman and Helpman (2005). The prediction that emerges is that in majoritarian systems, the majority party favors industries located disproportionately in majority districts. We test this prediction using U.S. tariff data from 1993, and House campaign contribution data from two electoral cycles. We find evidence of a protectionist bias due to majoritarian system politics that is comparable in magnitude to the payoff from being an organized industry.

The Realities Of Regional Stewardship: From Urban Issues To Natural Landscapes, Matthew Mckinney

Public Land & Resources Law Review

No abstract provided.

Labor Provisions In Trade Agreements: From The Naalc To Now, Frank H. Bieszczat

Chicago-Kent Law Review

Globalization holds the promise of bringing employment and wealth to historically underdeveloped areas. Much of the enthusiasm, though, has been dampened by concerns of low wages and poor working conditions. These concerns have resulted in the inclusion of labor provisions in American free trade agreements, including the inclusion of the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC) as a side agreement to NAFTA. This note argues the labor provisions found in these trade agreements fail to achieve the United States' stated goal of using free trade agreements as vehicles to improve labor conditions globally. Too much responsibility is placed on …

The Forbidden City By Barmé—Don’T Leave For The “Great Within” Without It

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

“I think there’s a lack of books that serious, educated non-specialists can pick up…I’ve read a lot of great books recently by academics but few that I could recommend, say, to my father.” These lines come from an interview with the Wall Street Journal’s Ian Johnson that “China Beat” ran at the end of January, back when our site was still young (now that we’ve been going for more than a third-of-a-year, we hardly count as youthful anymore, so quickly does the blogosphere change). He was responding to a question Nicole Barnes had put to him about what he’d like …

Taming The Beast: Payday Loans, Regulatory Efforts, And Unintended Consequences, Mary Spector

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

A 36-Hospital Time And Motion Study: How Do Medical-Surgical Nurses Spend Their Time?, Ann Hendrich, Marilyn Chow, Boguslaw A. Skierczynski, Zhenqiang Lu

RCHE Publications

Nurses are the primary hospital caregivers. Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of nursing care is essential to hospital function and the delivery of safe patient care.

Using Van Valens Procedure In Business Research To Assess Consistent Differences In Multidimensional Variability In Two Or More Groups, Mark L. Berenson, Kimberly Killmer Hollister

Department of Information Management and Business Analytics Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Much business research involves comparisons in two or more groups on many dimensions. This paper primarily focuses on demonstrating and providing guidance as to how researchers should approach a multivariate analysis in the comparison of sets of corresponding characteristics in two or more independent groups. In particular, this paper demonstrates the utility of a simple but not widely known procedure developed by Van Valen (1978) that should be employed to test for the significance of differences in overall variability in the sets of corresponding characteristics in two or more groups, a test that enjoys much statistical power in detecting significant …

Crimping Entrepreneurship: The Attack On Motor Carrier Sponsored Equipment Acquisition Programs, James C. Hardman

Transportation Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Perceptions Of Knowledge And Skills Held By Primary And Secondary Teachers: From The Entry To Exit Of Their Preservice Programme, Angela F. Wong, Sylvia Chong, Doris Choy, Isabella Y. Wong, Kim C. Goh

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

The purpose of this study was to investigate if there were differences in the levels of pedagogical knowledge and skills as perceived by the student teachers who were enrolled in the Primary and the Secondary Post Graduate Diploma in Education programme at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. 170 Primary and 426 Secondary student teachers participated in the study. The results showed that there were no significant differences at the beginning of the programme between the two cohorts. However, there were significant differences between the two groups at the end of programme, with the Primary student teachers tending to …

Message In A Bottle: Lyrical Laments And Emotional Expression In Mandopop, Marc L. Moskowitz

Faculty Publications

This article explores the ubiquitous themes of loneliness, isolation and anomie in Mandopop (Mandarin Chinese language pop music). This is not to imply that people in the PRC and Taiwan are lonelier than people from other countries but, rather, that being human they experience these emotions. What is distinctive here is that Mandopop becomes a primary conduit to express feelings that are sanctioned in daily speech. The article addresses these concerns and uses in-depth interviews in Shanghai and Taipei to find out why Mandopop's themes of loneliness and isolation are so resonant to its fans.

Lincoln And Douglas: The Debates That Defined America, Willard Carl Klunder

Civil War Book Review

Those Famous Debates

What Do K-3 Children Know And Want To Know About China? A Comparative Study Of Chinese/Asian American Students And Their Peers, Ping Liu

International Education

A comparative study examined knowledge about and interest in China among Chinese/Asian-American students and peers. Participants were 261 K–3 students in a public school. Results suggested that significantly more similarities than differences existed between Chinese/Asian-American students and peers with regard to knowledge about China. In addition, results showed that students in both groups had almost identical interests in getting to know China. Suggestions based on the results are provided.

Students ’ Pre-Departure Expectations And Post-Sojourn Observations In A Short-Term International Program Abroad On The Culture, Music, And Art Of Brazil, Elisa Macedo Dekaney

International Education

Using data obtained from 15 students at a major Northeastern university, the writer examined a short-term international program abroad on Brazilian culture and art. She presents results on program students' predeparture expectations and postsojourn observations and on program benefits.

Driving Ohio's Prosperity (Auto Supply Chain), Edward W. Hill

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

in cooperation with The MPI Group, Inc. Prepared for Compete Columbus. Central Ohio Is the Leverage Point of a Two-Job Strategy for Growing the Value of Automotive & Advanced Manufacturing How to help manufacturers do today’s job of meeting customers’ demands and tomorrow’s job of continuing to innovate and improve.

Grant And Lee: Victorious American And Vanquished Virginian, Warren E. Grabau

Civil War Book Review

Who's the Best General?

Swertia L. (Gentianaceae) In Nepal Himalaya: Checklist, Phytogeography, Ethnobotany And Conservation Status, Kunjani Joshi, Ananda Joshi

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Swertia L., a morphologically diverse but taxonomically distinct genus’s circumscription has often been debated. Four problems still need to be solved: species delimitation, section delimitation, and relation with allied genera and domestication of the species for economic benefits. In the present paper an attempt has been made to prepare a checklist of Swertia species, and documentation of distribution patterns, existing ethnobotanical uses and conservation practices in Nepal. Some integrated measures, which might help to fill up the gaps in our knowledge, are also recommended.