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Review Of Through The Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders, Alice H. Eagly And Linda L. Carli, Catherine L. Morgan

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

Review of Through The Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders, Alice H. Eagly and Linda L. Carli, Boston, MA. 2007. Harvard Business School Press, 308 pages.

Through the Labyrinth refutes the two-decade old metaphor of the' glass ceiling,' deeming it to be a simplistic explanation of the barriers that prevent women from attaining leadership positions. The authors argue that women's paths toward advancement are indirect and littered with barriers at various stages in their careers, rather than being hindered by a fixed barrier. To them, a more appropriate metaphor is the labyrinth with its elaborate and confusing …

Gender And Career Paths, Laura Leatherwood, Mitch Williams

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

Although women lead several major universities, including Harvard, the number of women leading the more than 1100 community colleges is not a record in which women-or the community college--can take pride. The current study examines factors affecting the advancement of women to the presidency in the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). The study identifies the unique challenges women face as they advance through the NCCCS, and it goes a step further by examining differences in the perceptions of men and women with regard to personal and institutional barriers to career advancement including the community college presidency. During the past …

Female Superintendents And The Professional Victim Syndrome: Preparing Current And Aspiring Superintendents To Cope And Succeed, Walter Polka, Peter Litchka, Sheryl W. Davis

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

This article presents and analyzes the findings of two recent studies related to female school superintendents and their respective experiences with the "professional victim syndrome" and the consequences of their career decisions. Those findings are synthesized with research and literature related to leadership skills and dispositions to identify conceptual patterns of significance for current and aspiring female superintendents. The strategies utilized by female superintendents to cope with the trials and tribulations of contemporary educational leadership as reported in both studies are also reviewed. Suggestions for leadership preparation programs are recommended to promote greater personal and professional success in the superintendency. …

Women Leaders Tell Their Stories, Marilyn L. Grady, Virginia Russell Curley, Barbara Lacost

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The purpose of this research study was to identify examples of women education leaders at their best. There were two parts to the study procedures. First, the women were asked to write a case story about a time when they were involved in a successful leadership experience. Second, the women were divided into small groups of 5-8. In the small groups, each participant was invited to present her story and allow an opportunity for group participants to ask clarifying questions and to comment on the stories. Each of the stories is presented as told by the participant. A title has …

Lift 2008 Fall

Lift: The Alumni Magazine of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU)

No abstract provided.

Cinematic Arts 2008 Apr Self-Study & Documents, University Of New Mexico

UNM Academic Program Review

UNM Cinematic Arts APR self-study report, review team report, and response to review report for Spring 2009, fulfilling requirements of the Higher Learning Commission.

Mathematics & Statistics 2008 Apr Self-Study & Documents, University Of New Mexico

UNM Academic Program Review

UNM Mathematics & Statistics APR self-study report, review team report, response to review report, and initial action plan for Fall 2008, fulfilling requirements of the Higher Learning Commission.

The Use Of Antiretroviral Drugs (Arvs) In Microbicides And The Potential For The Development Of Drug-Resistant Strains Of Hiv, International Partnership For Microbicides

International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM)

No abstract provided.

Programs That Match Seniors With Volunteer Drivers, Cutr

Research Reports

No abstract provided.

Advocate, October 2008, Vol. [20], No. [2], Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

From the Editor's Desk: Shocking Wall Street: Disaster Capitalism and the Promise of Progressive Reform (p. 2)

Political Analysis: Three Days in the West Bank, Nirit Ben-Ari (p. 3)

Dispatches from the Front: Teaching Writing Intensively (and Often), James Hoff (p. 4)

Adjuncting: Graduate Student Health Insurance Is on Its Way — But Not For All, Renee McGarry and Jessie Goldstein (p. 5)

CUNY News in Brief (p. 5)

Grad Life: The Battle of St. Paul, Abe Walker (p. 6)

The Nurse Practitioner Will See You Now, Roisin O'Connor-McGinn (p. 8)

Profiteers, Union-Busters, Witch Hunters... Look Who’s …

Stop! Are You Sure You Want To Throw Grandpa's Body Away?, Thomas A. Robinson

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

Gonzales V. Carhart: The Partial Termination Of The Right To Choose, Laura J. Tepich

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

Extended Visions, September/October 2008

Extended Visions Newsletter (ARDC)

Contents:
ARDC FEATURE UNIT - Cow/Calf Research
Beef Cow/Calf Herd Essential for UNL Mission
Management of the Cow/Calf Research Unit
Research Herd
Teaching Herd
Acreage Programs Available 24/7
Attention 4th Grade Teacher...HURRY!!! Ag Festival Deadline - Sept. 12
Calendar of Events
Canadian Producers Visit ARDC
Field Days Wrap Up for 2008
Sara Ellicott Joins Extension Team
MEAD MAGNET UPDATE - Jensen is New Ag Educator at Mead School
Scenes from the Dairy Open House
Shopping Right When Money’s Tight
We Need Your Input
Why Choose UNL? Check Out U.S. News & World Report’s Ratings

A New Deal For The American Mortgage: The Home Owners' Loan Corporation, The National Housing Act And The Birth Of The National Mortgage Market, Peter M. Carrozzo

University of Miami Business Law Review

No abstract provided.

Techmatters: Shiny, Happy, Beta Browser? First Impressions Of Google Chrome, Krista Graham

LOEX Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Endangered Species Bulletin – Fall 2008, Volume 33, No. 3

Endangered Species Bulletin

Table of Contents:
Family Ties
A Natural Connection: USGS and Endangered Species Research
Recovering Endemic Plants of the Channel Islands
Conserving Bird Communities in the Sagebrush Sea
Ice, Climate Change, and Wildlife Research in Alaska
Bringing Back the Bonytail and the Razorback
The California Clapper Rail and Multispecies Recovery Planning
Tracking Sea Turtles in the Everglades
Hair Samples Shed Light on Grizzly Bears
Understanding Pallid Sturgeon in the Big Muddy
Surveys Reveal Decline of the Palila
How Temperature Affects Juvenile Coho Salmon
Bridging the Information Gap for Mussels
Neosho Madtom: A Small Fish with Complex Problems
Invasive Plants and Pollinator …

Engineering@Nebraska - Fall 2008

Engineering@Nebraska (Alumni Magazine)

Table of Contents:

Front & Center
A Welcome Home: Zero Net Energy Test House unites university and industry as students' learning is caught green-handed
Making their mark on mars: Huskers at Honeybee, a New York City robotics firm, work on Mars missions
Epigenetics: A dialogue between biologists and engineers: Joe Turner, professor and chair of the Department of Engineering Mechanics, collaborates with UNL plant scientist Sally McKenzie on nanoscale work with huge potential
Energy monitoring on the home front: Together with OPPD, Nebraska Engineering studies devices to promote efficiency
Wave of the future: Biological Systems Engineering professor Greg Bashford creates …

Indiana Wildlife Disease News, Volume 3, Issue 4 – October 2008

Indiana Wildlife Disease News

Inside this issue:
• Leptospirosis
• BVD in Deer
• EHD update
• The Vector cross over stories
• New publication on lead and natural resources from The Wildlife Society
• The Vector and the IWDN
• TWS Technical Review on Lead
• Michigan Wildlife Disease Manual
• Upcoming Wildlife Disease Conf.
• EHD Update
• Dean Zimmerman Bio
• Midwest Wildlife Disease Update

Speaking The Right Language: The Scientific Method As A Framework For A Continuous Quality Improvement Program Within Academic Medical Research Compliance Units, Kurt B. Nolte, Douglas M. Stewart, Kevin C. O'Hair, William L. Gannon, Michael S. Briggs, A Marie Barron, Judy Pointer, Richard S. Larson

Pathology Research and Scholarship

The authors developed a novel continuous quality improvement (CQI) process for academic biomedical research compliance administration. A challenge in developing a quality improvement program in a nonbusiness environment is that the terminology and processes are often foreign. Rather than training staff in an existing quality improvement process, the authors opted to develop a novel process based on the scientific method--a paradigm familiar to all team members. The CQI process included our research compliance units. Unit leaders identified problems in compliance administration where a resolution would have a positive impact and which could be resolved or improved with current resources. They …

Ex Libris, Fall 2008, West Virginia University. Library.

Ex Libris: The WVU Libraries Magazine

WV Collection Receives More Knotts Memorabilia and WVU Libraries Selected for Digital Pilot Project

The Sustainability Principle In Energy, Irma S. Russell

Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Maternal Photoperiodic History Affects Offspring Development In Syrian Hamsters, Annaliese K. Beery, Matthew J. Paul, Irving Zucker

Neuroscience: Faculty Publications

During the first 7 weeks of postnatal life, short day lengths inhibit the onset of puberty in many photoperiodic rodents, but not in Syrian hamsters. In this species, timing of puberty and fecundity are independent of the early postnatal photoperiod. Gestational day length affects postnatal reproductive development in several rodents; its role in Syrian hamsters has not been assessed. We tested the hypothesis that cumulative effects of pre- and postnatal short day lengths would restrain gonadal development in male Syrian hamsters. Males with prenatal short day exposure were generated by dams transferred to short day lengths 6 weeks, 3 weeks, …

Front Matter, Comparative Civilizations Review

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Statistics Discipline Assessment Report 2008, Statistics Discipline

Assessment of Student Learning Reports

No abstract provided.

A Forgiving Workplace: An Investigation Of Forgiveness Climate, Individual Differences And Workplace Outcomes, Susie Cox

Doctoral Dissertations

Although forgiveness has been studied for centuries, it is a relatively new area of study in organizational behavior. Organizational climate has a history of influencing individual behaviors. This dissertation considers how a climate of forgiveness may foster a willingness to forgive in individuals. A measure of forgiveness climate is developed and empirically examined. The results of this study support the hypothesis that a cohesive/supportive climate and a trustworthy/integrity climate relate to a climate of forgiveness. Furthermore, this study examines the effects of climate on willingness to forgive. A scenario-based scale to measure willingness to forgive workplace offenses is developed. Willingness …

A Mission Of Hope In Ecuador, Roxanne Amerson

Publications

For many college students, spring break means hanging outon the beach and partying with their friends. For ninesenior Clemson nursing students, the spring break of 2008 will be remembered as one with lots of hard work, long hours of travel and service to others. The nursing students tookpart in a medical mission in several rural villages near Macas, Ecuador, through a partnership with Volunteers in Medical Missions. The students received academic credit for the clinical component of community health nursing. Community health nursing utilizes service-learning as a pedagogy for teaching community care, social justice and cultural competence. While all students …

Agricultural Situation And Outlook Fall 2008, Sara Williamson, Kenneth H. Burdine

Agricultural Situation and Outlook

No abstract provided.

Cave Talk, October 2008, Susan Berdeaux

Cave Talk

Contents: Convention 2008 -- Pre-Convention Invitations -- Crystal Cave & Lost River Caverns -- Directions -- 2008 NCA Convention Vendor Show -- 2008 NCA Convention Vendor List: -- Convention Committee -- 1st Annual Past President's Breakfast & Meeting -- Past Presidents of the National Caves Association -- NCA Insurance Program -- Insurance Renewal Update -- Website Update -- Correcting Errors in a Digital Map -- Gurnee Guide

Women's Studies Newsletter Fall 2008, Women's Studies Program, Wright State University

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Newsletter

This is a seven page newsletter created by the Wright State University Women's Studies Program documenting current affairs, events, as well as other happenings on campus.

This issue features a faculty spotlight on Carol Englehardt Herringer, an advertisement for a lecture by Dr. Rebecca Whisnant, quotes from students attending the NWSA annual meeting, a calendar of events, and more.

An Ontology-Driven Semantic Mash-Up Of Gene And Biological Pathway Information: Application To The Domain Of Nicotine Dependence, Satya S. Sahoo, Olivier Bodenreider, Joni L. Rutter, Karen J. Skinner, Amit P. Sheth

Kno.e.sis Publications

Objectives: This paper illustrates how Semantic Web technologies (especially RDF, OWL, and SPARQL) can support information integration and make it easy to create semantic mashups (semantically integrated resources). In the context of understanding the genetic basis of nicotine dependence, we integrate gene and pathway information and show how three complex biological queries can be answered by the integrated knowledge base.

Methods: We use an ontology-driven approach to integrate two gene resources (Entrez Gene and HomoloGene) and three pathway resources (KEGG, Reactome and BioCyc), for five organisms, including humans. We created the Entrez Knowledge Model (EKoM), an information model in OWL …