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The Effectiveness Of Instructional Methods Based On Learning Style Preferences Of Agricultural Students: A Research Tool For Continuous Improvement For Faculty In Career And Technical Education (Cte) Programs, Dominick E. Fazarro, Tim Pannkuk, Dwayne Pavelock, Darcy Hubbard

Journal of STEM Teacher Education

This study was conducted to research learning style preferences of agriculture students. Specifically, the objectives which guided the study were: (1) to determine the learning style preferences of undergraduate agricultural students enrolled in a given Soil Science course and (2) to ascertain if there were differences in the students’ course grade average (CGA) in the given Soil Science course when the treatment group were taught according to their learning style preferences versus the control group. For research question two, there was a hypothesis statement to determine if modifying the instructional approach to the students’ learning style preference for the treatment …

Review: The Myth Of The Eastern Front: The Nazi-Soviet War In American Popular Culture By Ronald Smelser And Edward J. Davies Ii, Gerd Horten

CUP Faculty Research

A review of the book The Myth of the Eastern Front: The Nazi-Soviet War in American Popular Culture by Ronald Smelser and Edward J. Davies II (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008)

Moody Blues: The Social Web, Tagging, And Nontextual Discovery Tools For Music, Susannah Cleveland, Gwen Evans

University Libraries Faculty Publications

A common thread in discussions about the Next Generation Catalog is that it should incorporate features beyond the mere textual, one-way presentation of data. At the same time, traditional textual description of music materials often prohibits effective use of the catalog by specialists and nonspecialists alike. Librarians at Bowling Green State University have developed the HueTunes project to explore already established connections between music, color, and emotion, and incorporate those connections into a nontextual discovery tool that could enhance interdisciplinary as well as specialist use of the catalog.

Advocate, December 2008, Vol. [20], No. [4], Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Books Issue

From the Editor’s Desk: Shut it Down (p. 2)

Adjunct Layoffs on the Horizon: Effects of Paterson’s Budget Cuts Continue to Reverberate through CUNY Schools (p. 3)

CUNY News in Brief: NYU-CUNY Financial Aid Partnership a Fraud (p. 3)

Grad Life: Debting on the Future. Justin Rogers-Cooper (p. 4)

Political Analysis: In Midnight’s Shadow. Danny Nassre (p. 5)

Adjuncting: Budget Cuts. Tuition Hikes. Job Insecurity. Renée McGarry and Jesse Goldstein (p. 7)

Afghanistan: The Use and Abuse of a Buffer State, Part 1. Christian Parenti (p. 8)

Masthead (p. 2)

Advocate Books Issue

Bolaño’s Inferno. …

Considering The Reach Of Phelps, Thomas G. Field Jr.

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

[Excerpt] “As the Supreme Court recently confirmed in Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc., patent and copyright owners have limited rights following voluntary transfers of protected goods. Moreover, as discussed at length by the Second Circuit in Platt & Munk Co. v. Republic Graphics, Inc., patent owners‟ rights have long been similarly affected by involuntary transfers. Platt & Munk finds the lack of equivalent copyright rulings remarkable, but does not allow lack of direct precedent to stand in the way of finding that involuntary transferees of copyright-protected goods have the same rights as voluntary transferees.

Initially, the Fourth Circuit, …

Social-Emotional Resilience In Middle School Girls, Stephanie Evans Powers

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

During middle school, many girls experience changes toward a more negative affect and decreases in confidence, optimism, and curiosity (Kline & Short, 1991; Pipher, 1994). The aim of this dissertation is to provide a contextually grounded and multidimensional understanding of social-emotional resiliency in middle school girls as constructed and defined by the students, their teachers, their social reference groups and the researcher (Ungar, 2004). To address the subjective nature of resiliency, qualitative methodology was chosen as the most appropriate approach. Five girls from a middle school in a small, Midwestern town participated in the study. Five teachers who nominated students …

Business Associations, Paul A. Quirós, Lynn S. Scott, William B. Shearer Iii, William S. Smoak Jr.

Mercer Law Review

This Article surveys noteworthy cases in the areas of corporate, limited liability company, partnership, agency, and joint venture law decided between June 1, 2007 and May 31, 2008 by the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States district courts located in Georgia. In addition, this Article provides an overview of enactments at the 2008 Session of the Georgia General Assembly to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) with respect to banking, finance, commerce, corporation, partnership, and business associations statutes.

Criminal Law, Franklin J. Hogue, Laura D. Hogue

Mercer Law Review

The significance of the cases reported in this article represents the perpetual tension between the prosecution and defense of people accused of crimes. This tension, which creates the necessary balance between the State's interests and the accused's, makes for interesting debate by the Georgia Supreme Court justices and for important decisions that guide those attorneys who practice criminal law.

Death Penalty Law, Therese M. Day

Mercer Law Review

This Article provides a survey of death penalty caselaw in Georgia from June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008. The cases included in this Survey were heard by the Georgia Supreme Court on interim appeal and direct appeal. Discussion is limited to claims that present new issues of law, refine existing law, or are otherwise instructive.

Domestic Relations, Barry B. Mcgough, Elinor H. Hitt

Mercer Law Review

This survey period saw continued evolution of domestic relations law through changes in legislation and caselaw. Legislation passed by the 2007 Georgia General Assembly took effect during this survey period. The Georgia Supreme Court continued to accept nonfrivolous appeals in divorce cases that offer guidance to those interested in domestic relations law.

Labor And Employment Law, W. Melvin Haas Iii, William M. Clifton Iii, W. Jonathan Martin Ii, Glen R. Fagan

Mercer Law Review

This Article surveys recent developments in state statutory and common law that affect labor and employment relations of Georgia employers. Accordingly, this Article surveys published decisions from the Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals from June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008. This Article also highlights specific revisions to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.).

Real Property, Linda S. Finley

Mercer Law Review

The survey period proved to be an active one for cases and legislation involving real property. Particularly, the Georgia General Assembly, in apparent reaction to the housing and foreclosure crisis faced by the entire country, enacted consumer-friendly changes to the long-standing foreclosure statute. The courts were also active in review of real property issues, and as the number of cases involving real property issues continues to increase, it becomes more difficult to determine which cases should be contained in this Survey. Nevertheless, this Article discusses caselaw and legislative developments in Georgia real property law from June 1, 2007 through May …

Wills, Trusts, Guardianships, And Fiduciary Administration, Mary F. Radford

Mercer Law Review

This Article addresses significant judicial and legislative developments of interest to the Georgia trial practitioner.

Table Of Cases

Mercer Law Review

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Increasing The Effectiveness Of Central Public Administration In Republic Of Kosovo, Florina Mehaj Kosumi

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Financial Risk Management: Lessons From The Current Crisis ... So Far, Knowledge@Smu

Knowledge@SMU

The current economic recovery looks long and difficult, and makes providing for an ageing population an even greater challenge. Will economies rebound to provide for the health care needs of retirees? At a conference organised in November 2008 by the Sim Kee Boon Institute’s newly launched Center for Silver Security at the Singapore Management University, Todd Groome of the International Monetary Fund spoke on how the ongoing financial crisis could shape retirement risk.

Extended Visions, November/December 2008

Extended Visions Newsletter (ARDC)

Contents:
ARDC FEATURE UNIT - Feedmill
About the People
Mill Provides Feedstuffs for Research Projects
Ag Learning at the Festival
Eastern Nebraska Goat Workshop
Look to the Sky.... Observatory Offers Public Viewing Night - Nov. 7
Nebraska Cattlemen Visit the ARDC
Mead Magnet School
Click on the red barn and help out FFA!
UNL Representative helps Mead Students Discover Career Possibilities
Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo
Reverse Trade Mission
Saunders County Exhibitors Win Top Honors at Ak-sar-ben
The Clover Corner - What’s Going On With 4-H...
2008 Summer Field Days Results....
Utilizing Cornstalks and Other Crop Residue to Manage …

Scholastic Minutes 12/01/2008, Scholastic Committee

Scholastic Committee

No abstract provided.

Catch That Pepsi Spirit: Photo Update

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

When Micki McCoy and Kelly Hammond sent China Beat the interview they conducted about Hammond’s participation in an international Pepsi commercial shoot in Xinjiang, we had a tough time tracking down images or videos. Though we still haven’t seen the commercial in full (let us know if you find it online), Hammond did recently send this photo of a “Mexican Uyghur” taken during filming. If that doesn’t make any sense to you, take a look at the original interview‘s discussion of the issues of nationalism, ethnicity, and commercialism that the Pepsi shoot raised for Hammond. Tags: Pepsi,

College Of Agricultural Sciences And Natural Resources, 15th Annual Report August 1, 2007-July 31, 2008

College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR): Annual Reports

Contents
Introduction 3 • Dedication 5 • Administration and Staff 6 • Academic Unit Administrators 6 • CASNR Standing Committees 7 • Faculty Advisory Council 7 • Student Advising Improvement Committee 8 • Teaching and Learning Improvement Council 9 • Scholarship and Graduation with Distinction Committee 9 • Curriculum Committee 10 • Teaching Faculty 11 • Faculty Meetings 11 • New Faculty or Faculty with New Appointments 11 • Retirements 12 • Faculty Awards 12 • Departmental News and Events 14 • Agricultural Economics 15 • Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication 18 • Agronomy and Horticulture 20 • Animal Science …

Slipping Through The Cracks And Into Schools: The Need For A Uniform Sexual-Predator Tracking System., Shelly George

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Abstract Forthcoming.

Socio-Economic And Cost Of Living Indicators Among Foreign And Domestic-Born Latino Nationalities In The New York Metropolitan Area, 2005, Howard Caro-López

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Introduction: This report focuses on comparing socio-economic conditions between foreign born and domestic born populations among the major Latino national groups in the New York City metropolitan area as of 2005.

Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates.

Results: New York City Latinos lag considerably behind all other groups in terms of total family income. While median family income for non-Hispanic white residents far …

Leap And Play: Encouraging Creative Thinking In Little Ones, Melaine M. Baehre

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project outlines the process of developing activities that foster the creativity leap skills in young children. The end product is a book of ten activities, which utilized the creativity leap skills from Making the Creative Leap Beyond by Torrance and Safter (1999). The contents of the guidebook also incorporates parts of Growing Up Creative: Nurturing a Lifetime of Creativity by Teresa Amabile (1989).

Creating Physical Education Lesson Plans Based On Ekvall’S Ten Dimensions Of A Creative Climate, Francis C. Palisano

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project focused on the development of ten physical education lesson plans based on the creative climate research done by Goran Ekvall (1984, 1996, 1999). Each lesson plan was created with a deliberate focus on one dimension of a creative climate. The lessons were taught to a fourth grade class, twice a week, for forty minutes each class period.

The project contains hypotheses and observations from the teacher, as well as responses from the students based their experiences of Ekvall’s ten dimensions. These observations and responses go a long way in determining that there is a definite need for Ekvall’s …

Designing A Curriculum In Design Thinking For Creative Problem Solving Users, Helene A. Cahen

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

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A Novel Experience; The Creation Of A Short Work Of Fiction, Shawn A. Hess

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This is a project about developing a short fictional work or novel. The purpose of the project is to facilitate more effective writing through practice and also, to develop the skill of storytelling or narration. The project describes, in detail, the processes I utilized in order to create the content of the novel as well as the steps I took in assembling the finished product that is the novel. This document contains suggestions, tips and recommendations on how the project could be replicated however; the project is based on developing a skill so each person’s interpretations of the items will …

The Issues, The Process, The Parties: A Political Guide For Educated Dummies, April Margarella

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project was about the creation of a simplified guide booklet, which introduces the fundamental basics of the American Political System. The content of the book was developed based on the issues, process and parties that make up a United States election.

Culture In A Box: Experiencing Kyrgyzstan Through An Interactive Learning Center, Mary Elizabeth Mccune

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

The goal of this project is to use creativity to produce an interesting and fun learning experience about the foreign country Kyrgyzstan. Using current research on the best ways to structure a learning environment, a display was created in which people of high school age and above can participate and learn new information. Kyrgyzstan was chosen as the topic of the learning center because it is a relatively unknown country to most Americans, yet a look into its culture produces a greater understanding and appreciation for the creativity of the people living there.

Creating The Future: Conceptualizing A How-To Guide To Creative Problem Solving, Paul D. Reali

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project conceptualized a business-market book that would serve as a how-to

guide to Creative Problem Solving (CPS), filling a perceived gap in the current literature.

The conceptualization is culminated in a formal book proposal created to publishing

industry standards, which includes an annotated outline of the entire work and sample

chapters. While conceptualizing the book, current CPS models were re-conceptualized as

well, resulting in a proposed new approach to CPS which describes each process stage as

a competency, to be called the Creative Problem Solving: Competencies Model. The

competencies are briefly described, in anticipation of future research. The model’s …

Increasing Member Involvement In Volunteer Organizations, Courtney Belluccio

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project focused on understanding current member motivation and involvement in the two organizations; Outdoor Activities Unlimited Club of Monroe Community College and the Genesee Valley Region Adirondack Club Younger Members. As a leader in both organizations it was intended to understand member motivation and involvement in an attempt to increase both. Through three months of events, meetings, and communication both membership and motivation have increased. Members have various reasons for joining clubs pertaining to the outdoors and there are cycles in the feeling of member responsibility and convenience as people’s lives change.