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Gender And Disaster: A Synthesis Of Flood Research In Bangladesh, William Lovekamp

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Review Of The Sociology Of Katrina: Perspectives On A Modern Catastrophe, William Lovekamp

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

Book Review

Annual Report 2008, Eastern Illinois University

Lumpkin College Annual Reports

This 2008 Annual Report records the achievements, outreach activities, and student honors work of the Eastern Illinois University's Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences. It also includes reports from the School of Business, the School of Family and Consumer Science, the School of Technology, and the department of Military Science.

Eastern Illinois University Undergraduate Catalog 2008 - 2009, Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Illinois Catalog Bulletins

This Catalog lists available courses for the 2008 - 2009 term.

Sc State Vs Clemson (9/20/2008), Clemson University

Football Programs

SC State vs Clemson (9/20/2008)

Duke Vs Clemson (11/15/2008), Clemson University

Football Programs

Duke vs Clemson (11/15/2008)

A Question Of Progress And Welfare: The Jitney Bus Phenomenon In Atlanta, 1915-1925, Julian C. Chambliss

Faculty Publications

The article focuses on the popularity of private buses modified for passenger service known as jitneys in Atlanta, Georgia as alternatives to streetcars from 1915 to 1925. Jitneys were originated from Los Angeles, California in 1914 and became a success in Atlanta because of their low fares and convenience. Complaints are also listed in response to the venture, citing streetcar companies and city officials urging regulation of jitneys due to their competitive pressure. Commentary is also given noting the social class conflict which was manifested in the transportation policy debate.

Fact Book, 2008-09, John Carroll University

Fact Book

2008-09 Fact Book

Faculty Notes-John Carroll University, John Carroll University

Faculty Notes - John Carroll University

December 2008, [v.1 issue 1]

The Changes In Middle School Student Multiple Intelligence Scores Over The School Year, Terry O’Gorman

The Corinthian

This study of middle school students was based on Multiple Intelligences, as theorized by Howard Gardner. The instrument used was acquired from the on-line Memletics page of Advanogy.com. This descriptive survey measured which intelligence learning method is strongest in 229 students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades at the beginning and the ending of the school year. This study also measured the possible changes in the student intelligence scores, including gender comparisons. About 40% of the students had their highest scores in the social intelligence, while about 20% had aural intelligence as their highest score. Logical and intrapersonal intelligences were …

Non-Animal Methodologies Within Biomedical Research And Toxicity Testing, Andrew Knight

Experimentation Collection

Laboratory animal models are limited by scientific constraints on human applicability, and increasing regulatory restrictions, driven by social concerns. Reliance on laboratory animals also incurs marked – and in some cases, prohibitive – logistical challenges, within high-throughput chemical testing programmes, such as those currently underway within Europe and the US. However, a range of non-animal methodologies is available within biomedical research and toxicity testing. These include: mechanisms to enhance the sharing and assessment of existing data prior to conducting further studies, and physicochemical evaluation and computerised modelling, including the use of structure-activity relationships and expert systems. Minimally-sentient animals from lower …

Why “Good Welfare” Isn’T “Good Enough”: Minding Animals And Increasing Our Compassionate Footprint, Marc Bekoff

Animal Welfare Collection

In this brief essay I take a broad perspective on the notion of unraveling welfare and consider animals living in different conditions ranging from caged individuals in laboratories and zoos to free-living or almost free-living wildlife. I’ll step outside of the laboratory because billions of animals are slaughtered for food in an industry that tortures them on the way to their reprehensible deaths and at the places at which they are slaughtered. Furthermore, government agencies around the world kill millions of free-living and wild animals because they’re supposedly “pests”. This is a different sort of essay but I hope it …

Epv 001 Bell Field Notes 2008, Ellen Bell

Four Valleys Archive

No abstract provided.

Growing Epidemic Of Videogame Addiction, Christopher S. Hager

Graduate Research Papers

Videogames are rapidly becoming more popular with children and adults alike. Ever since the mid 1980s, videogames have been a major part of pop culture and a widely accepted form of entertainment. With more advances of technology and internet, online gaming has also evolved. Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games such as Everquest and World of Warcraft have become a topic of addiction (msnbc.com, 2008). Some individuals have neglected jobs, families, and personal well-being to continue to play these games, with signs of addiction mimicking substance addiction. The American Psychiatric Association is even considering involving videogame addiction as a compulsive …

A Public Lecture: Why Religion Matters In The Civil Rights Debate For Gays And Lesbians, V. Gene Robinson

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.

Is There Such A Thing As “Defended Community Homicide”?: The Necessity Of Methods Triangulation, Elizabeth Griffiths, Robert D. Baller, Ryan E. Spohn, Rosemary Gartner

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Data on homicides in Buffalo, New York, are analyzed to demonstrate the importance of “methods triangulation” for assessing the validity of quantitative measures. Defended community homicides are quantitatively operationalized as acts that occur in the offender’s community against a nonlocal victim. Poisson models provide strong support for the existence of defended community homicide, which is significantly more common in residentially stable and racially homogenous neighborhoods. However, subsequent qualitative analyses of the victim and offender characteristics and motives of these homicides undermine the “defended community” concept. Qualitative analyses are necessary to assess the validity of quantitative measures in criminological research.

The Case For A Multi-Methodological, Cross-Disciplinary Approach To The Analysis Of Ict Investment And Projects In The Developing World, Laura Hosman, Elizabeth Fife, Laura Elizabeth Armey

Political Science

This article makes the case for greater collaboration and communication between scholars and practitioners of information communications technology (ICT) for development projects and for the use of multi-methodological, cross-disciplinary approaches to understand what will make for more successful endeavors in this important arena, the necessity of which is reflected in the widespread use of public-private partnerships. To this end, we utilize both macro- and micro-level analyses to examine ICT investment in the developing world. The first research question—can ICT investment be shown to contribute to economic growth?—is addressed through econometric analysis. Though our model finds evidence to the affirmative, macro-level …

A Feminist Reframing Of Bullying And Harassment: Transforming Schools Through Critical Pedagogy, Elizabeth J. Meyer

School of Education Scholarship

This article aims to reformulate existing understandings of bullying behaviours in secondary schools, by applying a critical feminist lens to patterns of verbal and psychological harassment among students. Through this understanding, educators may better understand the causes of (hetero)sexist, transphobic, and homophobic behaviours. With a more complex awareness of these power relations, teachers, teacher educators, and educational leadership scholars will be offered critical approaches to help them transform the oppressive cultures of schools.

Gendered Harassment In Secondary Schools: Understanding Teachers’ (Non) Interventions, Elizabeth J. Meyer

School of Education Scholarship

This article provides an analysis of teachers’ perceptions of and responses to gendered harassment in Canadian secondary schools based on in‐depth interviews with six teachers in one urban school district. Gendered harassment includes any behaviour that polices and reinforces traditional heterosexual gender norms such as (hetero)sexual harassment, homophobic harassment, and harassment for gender non‐conformity. This study shows that educators experience a combination of external and internal influences that act as either barriers or motivators for intervention. Some of the external barriers include: lack of institutional support from administrators; lack of formal education on the issue; inconsistent response from colleagues; fear …

Improving The Prospects For Sustainable Ict Projects In The Developing World, Laura Hosman, Elizabeth Fife

Political Science

Projects that bring information and communications technology (ICT) to the developing world -and especially to rural areas -have the potential to empower the disenfranchised, foster economic opportunity, and narrow the digital divide that threatens to widen global disparity between the haves and the have-nots. However, given the remarkable growth of such undertakings around the world, there has been little corresponding effort made to address the vital issues of long term project sustainability and the diverse motivations and incentives facing the actors involved. As a result, these projects continue to be implemented sporadically and in a piecemeal fashion, which in turn …

Sexual Values Among Latino Youth: Measurement Development Using A Culturally Based Approach, Julianna Deardorff, Jeanne M. Tschann, Elena Flores

School of Education Faculty Research

Latino youth in the United States are at higher risk for negative sexual outcomes compared to their European American counterparts. Adherence to traditional sexual values may protect against or increase their risk. Past studies have generally utilized proxy measures, such as acculturation, to assess sexual values. The objective of the current study was to develop and test culturally based sexual values measures among Latino youth. Focus groups and qualitative interviews were conducted to generate themes related to sexual values. Six measures were developed: three related to gender role norms (Sexual Talk as Disrespectful, Satisfaction of Sexual Needs as Important, Female …

2008 Fall Library News, Dewitt Wallace Library

Library News

No abstract provided.

Graduate Academic Catalog (2008-2009), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Graduate Catalogs

For many, earning a graduate degree is a way to advance in a career, for others it's the next step toward a doctorate degree and for others it's the right thing to do. At the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) you'll experience a university dedicated to being a leading resource for graduate study, one that offers the right learning environment focused on your success.

As a graduate student at UNO, you will have the opportunity to develop independent scholarship and gain greater competence in research and other applied activities. Rigor, combined with real-world experience and innovation help create a …

Enhancing The Quality Of Vet In Hong Kong: Recent Reforms And New Initiatives In Widening Participation In Tertiary Qualifications, David Lim

Support & Other Units (THEi)

As elsewhere, vocational education and training (VET) has a poor image in Hong Kong. To remove the stigma, the Vocational Training Council of Hong Kong embarked on pro‐active strategic planning to make it more relevant and cost‐effective, exposed long and widely held myths that VET is for dullards which leads only to low‐paid and low‐status jobs, provided a through‐train education system to ensure that VET is no longer an educational cul‐de‐sac, and sought external accreditation aggressively. Though it is early days, there is strong evidence that these strategies have worked.

The Fix: Soccer And Organized Crime, Declan Hill

Division of Government and Public Service, Investigations Program Faculty Book Series

The Fix is the most explosive story of sports corruption in a generation. Intriguing, riveting, and compelling, it tells the story of an investigative journalist who sets out to examine the world of match-fixing in professional soccer.

From the Introduction
Understand how gambling fixers work to corrupt a soccer game and you will understand how they move into a basketball league, a cricket tournament, or a tennis match (all places, by the way, that criminal fixers have moved into). My views on soccer have changed. I still love the Saturday-morning game between amateurs: the camaraderie and the fresh smell of …

Ua56/1 Fact Book, Wku Institutional Research

WKU Administration Documents

Statistical and demographic profile of WKU.

Retrospective, 2008, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries

Retrospective

No abstract provided.

Crime, Legitimacy, And Testilying, Bennett Capers

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Graduate School Catalog, 2007-2008, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Graduate School Catalog of Studies

No abstract provided.

Foreword, Adrienne Asch

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.