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C.U.B.S.: Creating Unique Beginnings For Student Involvement On Campus, Alisha Scaggs Jan 2009

C.U.B.S.: Creating Unique Beginnings For Student Involvement On Campus, Alisha Scaggs

Masters Theses

Promoting student involvement on college campuses is an important asset for the college community. Involvement plays a role in several factors, one of the most important being overall student satisfaction. In what way is student satisfaction affected when first year students are given an extra leadership opportunity where they are automatically put in a leadership position just as they move onto campus? More importantly, in what manner will placement in a leadership role impact their development? The present study investigated the role of student involvement in the personal development of a group of Midwestern university freshmen women placed in a …

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Front Matter, James Mohr, Joanie Eppinga, Steven Baum Jan 2009

Front Matter, James Mohr, Joanie Eppinga, Steven Baum

Journal of Hate Studies

“I love mankind; it’s people I can’t stand.” This quotation from Charles Schultz’s Linus is brought to mind by the current volume of the Journal of Hate Studies. This year’s theme, “The Science of Hate,” has brought forth notions about how, under the auspices of some ideal that is sure to benefit humankind, science is used as a bottom line or a justification for horrendous behavior directed toward individuals or groups of individuals.

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A Three Part Study Exploring Psi-Conduciveness And Psi-Defensiveness In Groups, Gretchen M. Conner Jan 2009

A Three Part Study Exploring Psi-Conduciveness And Psi-Defensiveness In Groups, Gretchen M. Conner

Masters Theses

The current study examined three separate experiments, conducted during the Spring semester of 2006, designed to explore variables related to telepathy performance. The common theme which runs through all studies in the parapsychology laboratory including the three experiments covered in this document is the exploration of variables related to psi-defensiveness and psi-conduciveness within groups of participants. In Part I, groups of participants were rated by research assistants on the dimensions of friendliness and enthusiasm. It was hypothesized that as friendliness and enthusiasm ratings increased or decreased for a session, hit rates would correspondingly increase or decrease. Results indicated that as …

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Adult Children As Possible Barriers To Parental Sexuality In Nursing Homes: A Literature Review, Crystal D. Wanek Jan 2009

Adult Children As Possible Barriers To Parental Sexuality In Nursing Homes: A Literature Review, Crystal D. Wanek

Masters Theses

Sexual interest and activity continue across the entire lifespan, but multiple barriers make ~xual behavior difficult for those in nursing homes. With increases in nursing home populations occurring during the last three decades, the anticipation of the baby boomers entering retirement and beginning to enter nursing homes over the next 10 to 30 years suggests that more knowledge is needed to assist nursing homes with making policies that are protective and reverential of sexuality. This literature review seeks to take a comprehensive look at the issue of sexuality for the elderly in nursing homes and identify whether adult children serve …

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The Reliability Of The Factor Structure Of The Pediatric Daytime Sleepiness Scale In Both A Spanish-Colombian And French-Canadian Version, D. C. Jarrin, J. J. Mcgrath, C. L. Drake, W. M. Bukowski, J. O'Loughlin, Jonathan Bruce Santo Jan 2009

The Reliability Of The Factor Structure Of The Pediatric Daytime Sleepiness Scale In Both A Spanish-Colombian And French-Canadian Version, D. C. Jarrin, J. J. Mcgrath, C. L. Drake, W. M. Bukowski, J. O'Loughlin, Jonathan Bruce Santo

Psychology Faculty Publications

Daytime sleepiness is characterized by an increased likelihood of falling asleep and adversely impacts youth’s academic performance, behavior, and mood. The National Sleep Foundation Sur­vey (2006) found almost 50% of youth sleep 1 to 2 hours less than the recommended 9 hours per night and 60% report daytime sleepiness. The Pediatric Daytime Sleepiness Scale (PDSS; Drake et al., 2003) is a self-report questionnaire used to evaluate the likelihood of youth falling asleep in various everyday situations. The original PDSS was developed with an English-speaking American sample (Mage=11.8; SD=.6 years), and the measure was thought to assess a …

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Using The Web To Effectively Attract Volunteers To Non-Profit Organizations, Adrian Goh, Joseph A. Allen, Steven G. Rogelberg, Anna Currie Jan 2009

Using The Web To Effectively Attract Volunteers To Non-Profit Organizations, Adrian Goh, Joseph A. Allen, Steven G. Rogelberg, Anna Currie

Psychology Faculty Publications

Non-profit organizations often rely on volunteers to help staff and sustain organizational services, functions, and programs. The web is a critical vehicle for attracting these needed volunteers. The authors searched the available literature and reviewed close to 100 non-profit organizational websites to identify best practices of note. Fourteen best practices in web site design are forwarded and discussed.

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A Genome Scan For Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Male Reproductive Traits In A White Duroc × Chinese Erhualian Resource Population, Dongren Ren, J. Ren, Y. Y. Xing, Y. M. Guo, Y. B. Wu, G. C. Yang, H. R. Mao Jan 2009

A Genome Scan For Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Male Reproductive Traits In A White Duroc × Chinese Erhualian Resource Population, Dongren Ren, J. Ren, Y. Y. Xing, Y. M. Guo, Y. B. Wu, G. C. Yang, H. R. Mao

Psychology Faculty Publications

Chinese Erhualian boars have dramatically smaller testes, greater concentrations of circulating androgens, and fewer Sertoli cells than Western commercial breeds. To identify QTL for boar reproductive traits, testicular weight, epididymal weight, seminiferous tubular diameter at 90 and 300 d, and serum testosterone concentration at 300 d were measured in 347 F2 boars from a White Duroc × Chinese Erhualian cross. A whole genome scan was performed with 183 microsatellites covering 19 porcine chromosomes. A total of 16 QTL were identified on 9 chromosomes, including 1% genome-wide significant QTL for testicular weight at 90 and 300 d and seminiferous tubular …

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Gender And Performance In The Mathematics' Sections Of The Illinois Standards Achievement Test And The Prairie State Achievement Exam, Lindsey Leaf Jan 2009

Gender And Performance In The Mathematics' Sections Of The Illinois Standards Achievement Test And The Prairie State Achievement Exam, Lindsey Leaf

Masters Theses

Despite criticisms about their inability to assess students' learning accurately, high stakes tests are currently used in the United States to measure student and teacher progress. Because of the need for schools to demonstrate students have achieved or maintained satisfactory progress, schools in Illinois regularly administer the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISA T) and Prairie State Achievement Exam (PSAE), despite limitations in the statistical and technical infonnation available for both of these tests. This study examined possible gender differences on the mathematics portion of the ISA T and PSAE by gathering data from one school district in Illinois. Findings indicated …

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When In Rome: Aiding And Abetting In Wang Xiaoning V. Yahoo, Mara D. Byrne Jan 2009

When In Rome: Aiding And Abetting In Wang Xiaoning V. Yahoo, Mara D. Byrne

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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The Interpretation Of Multilingual Statutes By The European Court Of Justice, Lawrence M. Solan Jan 2009

The Interpretation Of Multilingual Statutes By The European Court Of Justice, Lawrence M. Solan

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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Not In My Backyard: On The Morality Of Responsibility Sharing In Refugee Law, Tally Kritzman-Amir Jan 2009

Not In My Backyard: On The Morality Of Responsibility Sharing In Refugee Law, Tally Kritzman-Amir

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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The Hardening Of Soft Law In Securities Regulation, Roberta S. Karmel, Claire R. Kelly Jan 2009

The Hardening Of Soft Law In Securities Regulation, Roberta S. Karmel, Claire R. Kelly

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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Modernization Of Commercial Law: International Uniformity And Economic Development, Boris Kozolchyk Jan 2009

Modernization Of Commercial Law: International Uniformity And Economic Development, Boris Kozolchyk

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

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Incremental Validity Of Wisc-Iv Factor Scores In Predicting Academic Achievement On The Wiat-Ii, Shalena R. Meis Jan 2009

Incremental Validity Of Wisc-Iv Factor Scores In Predicting Academic Achievement On The Wiat-Ii, Shalena R. Meis

Masters Theses

This study examined the incremental validity of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV; Wechsler, 2003) factor scores in predicting reading and math achievement on the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test-Second Edition (WIAT-11; Wechsler, 2002). Participants included K-12 students in a medium sized Midwestern school district who underwent an evaluation using the WISC-IV and the WIAT-II. Block entry multiple regression analyses were used to examine whether the WISC-IV factor scores substantially improved the prediction ofreading or math achievement on the WIAT-11 above and beyond the contribution made by the FSIQ. Results indicated that the WISC-IV FSIQ accounted for the majority of …

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Construct Validity And Diagnostic Utility Of The Cognitive Assessment System: Discriminating Individuals With Adhd From Random Normals, Allison R. Gaboury Jan 2009

Construct Validity And Diagnostic Utility Of The Cognitive Assessment System: Discriminating Individuals With Adhd From Random Normals, Allison R. Gaboury

Masters Theses

This study examined the construct validity and diagnostic utility of the Cognitive Assessment System (Naglieri & Das, 1997). Distinct group differences and discriminative validity of 40 kindergarten through second grade students (20 meeting ADHD criteria on the Structured Diagnostic Interview for Parents and the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents, 20 random matched control) on measures of Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, and Successive Processing were completed. The ADHD and random matched control groups differed significantly on Planning and Attention scores with large effect sizes but not on Simultaneous or Successive scores. Low Planning and Attention scores but normal Simultaneous and Successive …

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Facets Of Mindfulness As Predictors Of Resistance To Alcohol-Related Disorders, Jacob Landers Jan 2009

Facets Of Mindfulness As Predictors Of Resistance To Alcohol-Related Disorders, Jacob Landers

Masters Theses

Mindfulness is defined as a state of mind, a tendency and willingness to 'bring one's complete attention to the experiences occurring in the present moment in a nonjudgmental and accepting way' (Brown & Ryan, 2003). The concept originated from the Eastern spiritual traditions and has recently made its way to the West. Although mindfulness-based practices have met with success in alleviating a wide range of problematic conditions such as depression, anxiety, and addiction, it is still unclear as to which specific dimensions of mindfulness are responsible for the positive effects. Baer, Smith, Hopkins, Krietemeyer, and Toney (2006) extracted five facets …

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Relationship Between Theory Of Mind Performance In A Nonverbal Task And Functioning Level Of Children With Autism, Michael J. Grenda Jan 2009

Relationship Between Theory Of Mind Performance In A Nonverbal Task And Functioning Level Of Children With Autism, Michael J. Grenda

Masters Theses

Individuals with autism often show deficits in Theory of Mind (ToM), their ability to understand the perceptions of others. The relationship between functioning level and ToM abilities in children with autism has not been adequately explored. This study utilized a nonverbal task of ToM adapted from previous research (Colle, Baron-Cohen, & Hill, 2007) which allowed examination of lower functioning or nonverbal individuals. Participants included nine individuals with autism spectrum disorders and nine normally developing individuals. Functioning level was estimated using a brief autism rating scale. When controlling for nonverbal abilities and age, no significant differences in ToM abilities were found …

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A Descriptive Analysis Of One School District's Approach To Response To Intervention For Kindergarten Literacy, Christine H. Lowell Jan 2009

A Descriptive Analysis Of One School District's Approach To Response To Intervention For Kindergarten Literacy, Christine H. Lowell

Masters Theses

This study provided a descriptive analysis of one school district's approach to Response to Intervention (RTI) for literacy skills in kindergarten which included two screening measures and their accompanying supplemental literacy instruction. Data, collected by the school, were analyzed for the children deemed "at-risk" of reading difficulty during the fall, winter, and spring assessment periods of the 2008-2009 academic school year. The data included performance on two screening measures, the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) and the teacher-developed Kindergarten Inventory of Skills, and book-level assessments as a measure of early reading skill development. Results indicated that by …

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Inclusion And Adaptation Resources For General Music Teachers, Judy A. Doughty Jan 2009

Inclusion And Adaptation Resources For General Music Teachers, Judy A. Doughty

Masters Theses

A majority of music teachers are faced with the responsibility to educate students with special needs in the public school system. As the emphasis on special education becomes more and more important in today's society, music teachers are required to meet the needs of all students. The purpose of this study is to provide resources and share ideas from research as a help to in-service music teachers who are experiencing the inclusion of children with special needs into their music classrooms and programs. The study will discuss the increase in the involvement of music teachers with children who have special …

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Problem-Solving Skills Utilized By Graduating Engineers From A Baccalaureate Program To Solve Problems, James Welch Jan 2009

Problem-Solving Skills Utilized By Graduating Engineers From A Baccalaureate Program To Solve Problems, James Welch

Theses and Dissertations

This study extends the knowledge of the problem-solving frameworks and skills used by graduating engineers (GE). The frameworks are comprehensive systematic processes that a GE uses to frame the problem. The problem-solving skills are mental and physical mechanisms, such as heuristics and flow charts. An in-depth qualitative study of 31 randomly selected graduating engineers from a state university was employed to obtain firsthand data on how GEs solved a specific problem scenario. The methodology of this study was an open running dialog between the researcher and the GE while the GE solved the standardized problem scenario. A one-sentence problem scenario …

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Distributed Learning In Designing Curriculum In A One-To-One Computing Environment, Ronald H. Smith Jan 2009

Distributed Learning In Designing Curriculum In A One-To-One Computing Environment, Ronald H. Smith

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study examined the access to, and use of, online resources, such as primary sources, lesson plans linked to standards, and participation in professional organizations and communities. The goal of this study was to examine how teachers have taken up the task of designing curriculum for delivery in classes where students have their own computers 24/7. It queried teachers about their theory of change linked to the implementation of one to one computing, the methods used to create and apply their own curriculum, and their orientation in general towards the use of technology in learning. It examined teachers' views …

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Essential Elements Of High Quality Professional Development For Teachers Of Two Elementary School Districts, Robin Potchka Jan 2009

Essential Elements Of High Quality Professional Development For Teachers Of Two Elementary School Districts, Robin Potchka

Theses and Dissertations

Professional development for teachers is critical. Often, professional development sessions lack essential elements needed to assist in the development of high quality teachers. This study looked at such elements in a model of professional development already in existence. The purpose of this study was to investigate various professional development models in the literature and to gather professional development data relating to the Teaching American History grants in the Lawndale Elementary and Wiseburn School Districts to determine what elements are common to high quality professional development. The importance of this study was to make available to education the critical elements necessary …

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Observer-Ratings Of Adhd Symptoms In Adults: Normative Data, Factor Structure And Convergent Validity, Ani Doss Jan 2009

Observer-Ratings Of Adhd Symptoms In Adults: Normative Data, Factor Structure And Convergent Validity, Ani Doss

Theses and Dissertations

Obtaining collateral reports from significant others has become increasingly recognized as an important component of assessments for ADHD in adults. The Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS) include both self-report (CAARS-S) and observer-report (CAARS-O) forms. In contrast to the CAARS-S, fewer data have been published with respect to the factor structure, norms, and psychometric properties of the CAARS-O. Thus, the primary aim of this study was to examine how well the 4-factor structure obtained for the CAARS-S could be replicated with data collected from observers reporting on individuals whom they know well using the CAARS-O. The secondary aims included describing …

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The Founder's Vision & Its Influence On The Outcomes Of High Tech Start-Up Companies, Reginald J. Murray Jan 2009

The Founder's Vision & Its Influence On The Outcomes Of High Tech Start-Up Companies, Reginald J. Murray

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the impact of sustaining, changing or disregarding the founder's vision on the outcomes of Venture Funded High Tech Start-up Companies (VFSCs). The motivation for the study was to provide knowledge that would enable Venture Capital (VC) investors to enhance their investment portfolio success rates. A model (VFSC Success - Failure continuum) was developed and introduced to provide a framework for the study. This model broke the universe of VFSC companies into two groups; those that have had their fates decided, namely Super-successes, Successes and Failures and those whose fate remained to be decided, namely Projected Successes and …

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A Qualitative Analysis Of Client Expressions Of Meaning In Psychotherapy, Alexander Michael Bacher Jan 2009

A Qualitative Analysis Of Client Expressions Of Meaning In Psychotherapy, Alexander Michael Bacher

Theses and Dissertations

Finding meaning has long been considered a critical component in human development and flourishing (Carlsen, 1991; Erikson, 1968; Frankl, 1959), but there has been relatively little qualitative research on how the meaning-making process occurs within psychotherapy. The purpose of this study was to explore therapy clients' processes of making-meaning as well as the factors which hinder its resolution. Archival videotapes of 5 adult clients of diverse age, gender, ethnicity, religious/spiritual orientation and presenting issues were observed during their 3rd or 5th psychotherapy session at a university's community counseling clinic. Employing a content analytic approach, the researchers used a modified version …

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Parental Involvement And The Developmental Stages Of Writing: Knowledge And Skills To Assist Children And Parent Perceptions On Their Experience, Elena Fernandez-Kaltenbach Jan 2009

Parental Involvement And The Developmental Stages Of Writing: Knowledge And Skills To Assist Children And Parent Perceptions On Their Experience, Elena Fernandez-Kaltenbach

Theses and Dissertations

A kindergarten parent workshop series on the developmental stages of writing was created and assessed. The intended outcome was to empower parents with writing knowledge and writing skills so that they could apply this knowledge and skills at home with their child. The researcher developed the workshops from parent involvement research, developmental stages for writing, and the knowledge of adult learning. To assess the outcomes, the researcher utilized a mixed-methods qualitative approach analyzing responses from a pre and post assessment, oral discussions from videotaped sessions, researcher field notes, and parent responses to focused questions in a journal. Thirty-five Spanish-speaking parents …

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Editor's Introduction, Bradley Malkovsky Jan 2009

Editor's Introduction, Bradley Malkovsky

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

The editor's introduction to this issue.

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Reconstructing Advaita In John Thatamanil's "The Immanent Divine": Some Questions, Michael Mclaughlin Jan 2009

Reconstructing Advaita In John Thatamanil's "The Immanent Divine": Some Questions, Michael Mclaughlin

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

The publication of John Thatamanil's The Immanent Divine allows us to ask many questions about projects in comparative theology and where they could lead us. I hope that my response to this interesting work will have the value of probing a little more into the tasks of comparative theology. There is no doubt that The Immanent Divine is a remarkable effort. it is also a book which taxes the academic reader who is probably not a specialist in Tillich and Advaita and the various versions of process theology, especially the distinctive version of Robert Neville. I will break down my …

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The Human Predicament, Alastair R. Mcglashan Jan 2009

The Human Predicament, Alastair R. Mcglashan

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

In this paper a comparison is presented between the analyses of the human condition offered by Christianity in terms of sin, and by Saiva Siddhanta in terms of anavam (darkness, ignorance). Following a summary of the Saiva teaching on anavam, more detailed comparisons are made between the two religions in relation to particular issues in which the outworking of those doctrines is seen, such as the nature of salvation, of the saviour and of the redeemed state, etc. Areas of difference and of common ground between the two religions are highlighted and discussed.

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Ramanuja And Schleiermacher On Language: Comparative Theology For Constructive Theology, Jon Paul Sydnor Jan 2009

Ramanuja And Schleiermacher On Language: Comparative Theology For Constructive Theology, Jon Paul Sydnor

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

The truth of the Veda is affirmed in the aphorism, 'The relation of words to facts is natural [autpattika: inherent, original, primordial] (Mimamsa Sutras I.I.7)'. Just as fire and water do naturally possess their properties like heat, just as the senses like sight and hearing are naturally productive of particular kinds of cognition, words also have a natural power of imparting knowledge.

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