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Fall 2009, Full Issue

The Confluence (2009-2020)

No abstract provided.

Gsu View, 2009-11, Office Of Public Affairs

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Helping Immigrant And Refugee Students Succeed: It's Not Just What Happens In The Classroom, Eileen Kugler, Olga Acosta Price

Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

No abstract provided.

Toward A Better Competition Policy For The Media, Maurice E. Stucke, Allen P. Grunes

College of Law Faculty Scholarship

It is difficult to formulate meaningful competition policy when there is a fierce debate over the current competitiveness of the media industry. After addressing the importance of the marketplace of ideas in our democracy, our article examines the current state of the media industry, including the response of traditional media to audience declines, the growth of new media, the impact of media consolidation (including its impact on minority and women ownership), and the role of the Internet. In response to recent calls for liberalizing cross-ownership rules to protect traditional media, our article outlines why conventional antitrust policy is difficult to …

Scrutinising The Art Of Kata: How Toyota Does It, Knowledge@Smu

Knowledge@SMU

Toyota is, arguably, the most famous Japanese car maker and a model of manufacturing and production excellence. While there have been some recent setbacks, the company’s continuously-refined work process, ideas, and philosophies offer timeless lessons and insights. In his book Toyota Kata, the result of a multi-year study, engineer, management consultant and researcher Mike Rother shares with Toyota’s admirers and sceptics alike how this company does it.

Least Error Sample Distribution Function, Vassili F. Pastushenko

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Email: The empirical distribution function (ecdf) is unbiased in the usual sense, but shows certain order bias. Pyke suggested discrete ecdf using expectations of order statistics. Piecewise constant optimal ecdf saves 200%/N of sample size N. Results are compared with linear interpolation for U(0, 1), which require up to sixfold shorter samples at the same accuracy.

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index — November 2009, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

No abstract provided.

Bard Free Press, Vol. 11, No. 3 (November 2009), Bard College

Bard Free Press - All Issues (2000-2018)

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Planning For Internationalization By Investing In Faculty, Lisa K. Childress Ed.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Over the last half century, major world events have prompted higher education institutions to develop internationalization plans. In order engage faculty in internationalization, higher education scholars and practitioners have recommended that internationalization plans include allocated resources, such as budgets for academic exchanges, faculty development workshops, and international curricular development and research grants (Olson, Green, & Hill, 2006; Paige, 2005; Siaya & Hayward, 2003). Yet, a frequently cited obstacle to faculty engagement in internationalization plans is lack of funding (Backman, 1984; Bond, 2003; Ellingboe, 1998; Green & Olson, 2003; Steers & Ungsen, 1992; Woolston, 1983). A cross-case analysis reveals that differential …

Duncan Mccargo. Tearing Apart The Land: Islam And Legitimacy In Southern Thailand. Ny, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2008., Saroja Dorairajoo

Journal of International and Global Studies

No abstract provided.

Nebraskamath November 2009 Newsletter

NebraskaMATH Materials

NebraskaMATH November 2009 Newsletter

Table of Contents:

Common Core State Standards

NE Summit on Mathematics Education

NE Algebra accepts applications

NCTM seeks articles from teachers

New Central NE Math Teachers’ Circle

Highlight on Action Research

Resource: Teaching Teachers Mathematics

UNL Math Day on Nov. 12

Signs Of Our Times, November 2009

Signs of Our Times

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Providence, RI

Signs of our Times Finding Aid

Community Based Divorce Education Programmes: Short-Term And Longer-Term Impacts, Sherrill Hayes, Lori Pelletier

Faculty Articles

Surveys of mandatory parent education in the USA (M J Geasler and K R Blaisure, ‘A review of divorce education programme materials’ (1998) 47 Family Relations 167–175; M J Geasler and K R Blaisure, ‘1998 Nationwide survey of court-connected divorce education programmes’ (1999) 37 Family and Conciliation Courts Review 36–63; S L Pollet and M Lombreglia, ‘A nationwide survey of mandatory parent education’ (2008) 46(2) Family Court Review 375–394) have demonstrated the positive impact of well-designed, evidence-based programmes on children and families. Divorce education programmes for parents are now required in many jurisdictions in 46 states in the USA (Pollet …

Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 38, No. 4, Nov/Dec 2009, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

Noticias de NACCS Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 1, 2009, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2009

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 1, 2009, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2009

No abstract provided.

Businesses Re-Imagined: Social Value Above Shareholder Value?, Knowledge@Smu

Knowledge@SMU

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives are often viewed upon as publicity stunts; that corporations only do “good” only if it makes them look good - a cynical view, perhaps, but not completely groundless. Though it may seem as if more organisations are stepping up to serve social causes, such initiatives, as seen from inside the heads of corporate honchos, are secondary to profit maximisation. This is problematic, as more and more people seek to align their lives and careers with the social interests that matter.

In Support Of A Cashless Future, Researchers Recreate A Cash-Like Experience, Knowledge@Smu

Knowledge@SMU

The mobile phone is piece of technology so loved, that some have referred to it as a “phantom limb”. To personalise and get the most out of this “limb”, people have been known to spend lots of time and money, decorating their precious phones with screen protectors, fancy ringtones, wallpapers, themes and ‘apps’. Many have even been caught fiddling with this device while driving! With a national mobile penetration rate of close to 140 percent (which suggests some people may have more “limbs” than others), it seems only natural to fantasise about incorporating the mobile phone into other favourite pastimes, …

The Roddey Mcmillan Record - November/ December 2009, Winthrop University

The RMR 2000-2009

The Roddey McMillan Record (RMR) is Winthrop University's multicultural student publication. Originally the publication was produced once a year and later became a monthly publication.

What Shapes The Way In Which We Imagine Our World?, Knowledge@Smu

Knowledge@SMU

Despite national, religious or ideological differences, there are several key points in the recent history of mankind that have influenced the ways in which we see the world today. And while no two perspectives can be exactly the same, Xiang Biao, an academic fellow at the University of Oxford, believes that all "global imaginations" are bounded together by three common threads: the "earthy", "funky" and "wordy". For one, "earthy" issues such as global warming, forms one of the few but key universal concerns that almost every political leader can agree upon - in one way or another. Such global issues …

Compassion: Why It Is Better To Eat Fish, Knowledge@Smu

Knowledge@SMU

Compassion was probably the farthest notion from Colonel Sanders’ mind when he became the global poster boy for delicious fried chicken. He had started his business in the early twentieth century – a period marked by the great depression and two world wars. Prejudices festered under the hostile global climate then, where little consideration was given to the suffering of human beings, much less animals. However, with the progress of time, scientific advancements have urged us, increasingly, to be kinder to fellow humans, animals, the environment… and that we really ought to be munching on fried fish instead.

Entering The Lion’S Den: Technology Entrepreneurs Need A Global View And Action Plan, Knowledge@Smu

Knowledge@SMU

How many technology companies are confident enough to venture outside the sheltered environment of their home country to compete against the market leaders in their own turf? Not many, especially for the new or young business ventures. Many avoid entering "the lion’s den", so to speak, for fear that they will be eaten alive. Yet, not many realise that if they cannot survive the “lion’s den”, they may not last very long within their own nest, shares seasoned venture capitalist Gideon Tolkowsky.

Inter-Disciplinary Approaches To International Law: Legal & Non-Legal Rituals For Genocide Survivors, Knowledge@Smu

Knowledge@SMU

Legal processes, however powerful and authoritative they might be, are not cure-alls. Case in point: victims of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia are still seeking healing and closure thirty years on. While the international tribunal might be able to hold the perpetrators accountable, there is a disconnect between what this international legal procedure can achieve, and what the victims want, notes SMU law professor Mahdev Mohan. To help the victims, he said non-legal actions are needed.

“We Shall Be Literally ‘Sold To The Dutch’”, Mark Alan Neels

The Confluence (2009-2020)

The politicization of immigrant groups is nothing new, as this study of German immigrants and anti-German sentiment suggests.

Anoush Ehteshami & Mahjoob Zweiri. Eds. Iran’S Foreign Policy From Khatami To Ahmadinejad. Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom: Ithaca Press, 2008., Matthew K. Shannon Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

No abstract provided.

Fall 2009, Full Issue

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Participation In Inquiry Science Workshops And Follow-Up Activities On Middle School Science Teachers' Content Knowledge, Teacher-Held Misconceptions, And Classroom Practices, Linda F. Cepeda

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

An important aspect of developing science literacy for all students is developing science-literate teachers. With the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, many middle school teachers found themselves in a position where they were no longer qualified to teach middle school science. This study was designed to help science teachers increase their science content knowledge, identify and resolve misconceptions/errors they may have, and assist them in their teaching by providing strategies for inquiry-based teaching, science laboratory exercises, and science equipment.

Teachers enrolled in biology courses offered by the Rocky Mountain Middle School Math and Science Partnership participated in …

Lwv Bulletin, November, 2009, League Of Women Voters Of The Huntington Area

League of Women Voters of the Huntington Area Bulletin 2000-2009

The Bulletin is published by the League, which is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

End Matter

Swiss American Historical Society Review

No abstract provided.

Genealib Archive 2009-11, Genealib

GENEALIB Archive

No abstract provided.