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Life Domain Research Report Series: Social Connections And Community Conduct, Lirondel Hazineh, Karen Frensch, Michele Preyde, Gary Cameron

Partnerships for Children and Families Project

Integral to formulating a picture of youth overall well being is to understand how youth participate in social networks with peers and friends, engage in social or leisure activities, and more generally forge healthy relationships with others. Among a variety of emotional and behavioural challenges faced by children and youth involved with residential treatment or intensive family services may be their ability to negotiate relationships within social contexts (Cameron, de Boer, Frensch, & Adams, 2003).

Data was collected about youth who had been involved with children’s mental health residential treatment (RT) or intensive family service programs (IFS), designed as an …

Virginia Commonwealth University Commencement Program [2008], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Virginia Commonwealth University Fall Commencement Program [Corrected Copy] [2008], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Stephanie Winquist : Young Alumni Award, St. Norbert College

Alumni Award Bios

Stephanie Winquist ’98 won the Young Alumni Award in 2008, her bio is archived here from the SNC website.

John Connolly : Distinguished Achievement Award - Business, St. Norbert College

Alumni Award Bios

John Connolly ’74 won the Distinguished Achievement Award - Business in 2008, his bio is archived here from the SNC website.

William R. Smith : Distinguished Achievement Award - Social Sciences, St. Norbert College

Alumni Award Bios

William R. Smith ’73 won the Distinguished Achievement Award - Social Sciences in 2008, his bio is archived here from the SNC website.

Prosocial Behaviors In Context: Examining The Role Of Children’S Social Companions, Maria Rosario De Guzman, Gustavo Carlo, Carolyn P. Edwards

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

This study examines the role of immediate social companions in the prosocial behaviors of children from two cultural communities from the USA and the Philippines. Materials for this study comprised behavioral observations drawn from the Six Cultures Study—with 612 five-minute observations of 23 children (12 girls, 11 boys) from Orchard Town, MA, and 570 observations of 24 children (12 girls, 12 boys) from Tarong, Philippines, ranging in age from 3 to 11 years. Data were coded for instances of prosocial behaviors, as well as characteristics of social companions (age and relationship to actor). Results revealed several interesting findings. First, frequency …

To The Bitter End: Disparities In End-Of-Life Care, Alberto Coustasse, Theresa Quiroz, Sue G. Lurie

Management Faculty Research

Although technological advancements have provided the means to sustain life and provide care regardless of whether the treatment is appropriate and compassionate given the condition of the patient, bioethical, legal, and moral concerns related to disparities in care still arise in the United States. These concerns call into question the necessity to continue life-sustaining or palliative care treatments when patients and/or families are faced with end-of-life decisions. This study will focus on various historical, clinical cultural, and ethical issues that have placed this dilemma into a controversial public spectrum, by using case studies retrieved from referenced literature, which illustrate disparities …

Website: 2008 Colby College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Colby College

Undergraduate Research Symposium (UGRS)

Colby College Undergraduate Research Symposium 2008 Website

Contents:

Keynote Speaker

Schedule - Wednesday

Schedule - Thursday

Schedule - Friday

Poster Program

Associated Sessions

Abstracts

Honors Program

Participating Departments/Programs

Assessing College Students Readiness To Change Alcohol Use Behavior Related To Perceptions Of Alcohol Effects On Sexual Assault, Patricia Pasky Mcmahon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The incidence of sexual assault on the college campus has not declined for women despite a national decline in violent crime. Binge drinking continues to be an issue on college campuses and has been directly associated with the increased the risk of sexual assault. The lack of programming effectiveness by institutions of higher education to deter the incidence of sexual assault related to alcohol use on college campuses continues to be a major issue across the nation. Legislation such as the Clery Act which requires all institutions of higher education receiving federal funds to make public all reported sexual assaults …

Indigent Criminal Defense: Qualitative Review On Economic Value, Ralph Mckinney, Lawrence P. Shao

Management Faculty Research

This article reviews indigent criminal defense programs on an international level and generally concludes that societies want to protect legitimate society members', within the respective society's jurisdiction, fundamental property rights concerning criminal prosecution. While this conclusion was as the researchers expected, several unexpected and contrary observations were noted. Society wealth and a greater return on investments of public funds can dramatically shift a society's value of basic shared rights.

Tracking Faculty Research Productivity: Analysis Of A Survey Instrument, Susan R. Madsen, Jeffrey E. Hoyt, Scott C. Hammond, James W. Fenton

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

Research and publication is an inherent value at all institutions of higher education throughout the world. Regardless of the motivation, faculty research fulfils a vital need for new knowledge generation. The purpose of the current study was to pilot test a survey instrument to evaluate factors that have an affect on faculty research at one public comprehensive four-year institution. The Business School in cooperation with the Office of Institutional Research created an instrument to track changes in faculty motivation and research involvement over time, with an emphasis on submissions and publications as effective outcomes. The survey instrument consists of scales …

The Brook Fall 2008, V. 7, N. 02, Stony Brook University Office Of Communications.

The Brook

v.: ill. ; 30 cm (original analog pub.),Brook

Perspectives About Occupational Justice: Can Poverty And Occupational Deprivation Influence Child Development?, Barbara P. White Otr/L, Ph.D., Sajay Arthanat, Elizabeth L. Crepeau

The University Dialogue

In this paper we will explore the concept of occupational justice, a term that describes a basic human right to have the opportunities and rights to participate in those activities and occupations that define us as individuals, family and community members by providing meaning and purpose to our lives. Conditions of poverty preclude the ability to participate in a wide range of activities and occupations that support well-being. An anticipated outcome of our paper is to explore how poverty negatively influences engagement in those activities and occupations that support health, productivity and life satisfaction.

The Vicious Cycle: Poor Children, Risky Lives, Bruce L. Mallory

The University Dialogue

The proposed essay will address the question, "What are the short and long-term effects of poverty on the development, educational experiences, and life chances of young children?"

Executive Committee Minutes 2008-2009, Indiana State University

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Minutes 2008-2009, Indiana State University

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Suffolk Journal, Vol. 68, No. 17, 2/27/2008, Suffolk Journal

Suffolk Journal

No abstract provided.

Suffolk Journal, Vol. 68, No. 19, 3/12/2008, Suffolk Journal

Suffolk Journal

No abstract provided.

Suffolk Journal, Vol. 69, No. 3, 9/24/2008, Suffolk Journal

Suffolk Journal

No abstract provided.

Suffolk Journal, Vol. 69, No. 10, 11/12/2008, Suffolk Journal

Suffolk Journal

No abstract provided.

Current Patent Laws Cannot Claim The Backing Of Human Rights - 2008, Wendy J. Gordon

Scholarship Chronologically

The majority of the world's countries (one exception being the United States) have undertaken a commitment at the level of human rights to protect the interests of persons who author 'scientific ... production[s]'. This commitment is embodied in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), which recognizes in Article 15.1.(c) the rights of everyone 'to benefit from the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.'

2008-2009 Catalog, College Of The Holy Cross

Course Catalogs

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

Embedded Whiteness: Theorizing Exclusion In Public Contracting, Sumi Cho

College of Law Faculty

The article focuses on the new economic sociology (NES) and how critical legal scholars care should respond to it. The introducion of NES comes at the same time the Critical Race Theory (CRT) was emerging and like CRT, NES was questioning basic disciplinary principles and assumptions. NES is considered new to the extent as its practitioners do not hesitate to adopt a critical stance with respect to microeconomics.

Attorney General’S Annual Report To Congress And Assessment Of The U.S. Government Activities To Combat Trafficking In Persons Fiscal Year 2007, U.S Department Of Justice

Human Trafficking: Data and Documents

Trafficking in persons (TIP), or human trafficking, is a regrettably widespread form of modern-day slavery. Traffickers often prey on individuals, predominantly women and children in certain countries, who are poor, frequently unemployed or underemployed, and who may lack access to social safety nets. Victims are often lured with false promises of good jobs and better lives, and then forced to work under brutal and inhuman conditions. It is difficult to accurately estimate the extent of victimization in this crime whose perpetrators go to great lengths to keep it hidden. Nonetheless, the United States has led the world in the fight …

Intergenerational Value Similarity In Polish Immigrant Families In Canada In Comparison To Intergenerational Value Similarity In Polish And Canadian Non-Immigrant Families, Joanna Kwast-Welfel, Pawel Boski, Martin Rovers

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

No abstract provided.

Wisdom, Resilience And Successful Aging: Changing Public Discourses On Living With Dementia, Phyllis Braudy Harris, John Keady

Sociology

No abstract provided.

Can We Treat Criminality?, Brianna Johnson

e-Vision Journal of Undergraduate Writing

[O]ur current approach of punishment without treatment isn’t working. What we need are better ways to identify and treat criminality in its earliest stages and effective treatments for those preparing to reenter society following jail sentences. If we can provide some type of personalized therapy for these troubled citizens, we can better prepare them to lead lawful lifestyles outside of the prison gates.

Brianna Johnson is a sophomore biology major with a minor in mathematics. She plans to work in research and attend graduate school after graduation. Her paper was written for her GWRIT 103 class in spring of 2008 …

The Association Between Ethnic Congruence In The Supervisor–Subordinate Dyad And Subordinate Organizational Position And Salary, James B. Avey, Bradley J. West, Craig Crossley

Department of Management: Faculty Publications

We used a large field sample (N = 32,854) to test popular press claims and propositions from relational demography theory that the ethnic congruence of the supervisor–subordinate dyad is associated with positive employee outcomes. Results indicate that ethnic congruence was positively associated with subordinates’ level in the organization and salary. These relationships were moderated by type of compensation system, such that the effects were stronger in merit-based than in tenure-based systems. In addition, the ex¬tent of the relationship between supervisor–subordinate congruence differed by ethnic group, supporting previous research that suggests examining unique outcomes by ethnicity. However, although statistically significant, effect …

Crossings, 2008, Roger Williams University

Yearbooks

No abstract provided.