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Transcript: Suffering In Silence: The Tension Between Self-Disclosure And A Law School's Obligation To Report, American University Washington College Of Law Office Of Student Affairs Jan 2009

Transcript: Suffering In Silence: The Tension Between Self-Disclosure And A Law School's Obligation To Report, American University Washington College Of Law Office Of Student Affairs

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Restricting Access To Infertility Services: What Is A Justified Limitation On Reproductive Freedom?, Crystal Liu Jan 2009

Restricting Access To Infertility Services: What Is A Justified Limitation On Reproductive Freedom?, Crystal Liu

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.


The Ashley Treatment: The Current Legal Framework Protects The Wrong Rights, Jillian Kornblatt Jan 2009

The Ashley Treatment: The Current Legal Framework Protects The Wrong Rights, Jillian Kornblatt

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.


Kindergarten Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies With English Language Learners : An Empirical Dissertation, Shirley R. Mackley Jan 2009

Kindergarten Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies With English Language Learners : An Empirical Dissertation, Shirley R. Mackley

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

The Kindergarten Peer-Assisted Literacy Strategies (K-PALS) program is a supplemental, collaborative intervention designed to complement the current curriculum within schools (Mathes, Clancy-Menchetti, & Torgesen, 2001). The K-PALS program has been cited as a "best practice" by the National Reading Panel (National Reading Panel, 2000). This study utilized a supplemental cooperative learning intervention with 48 Kindergarten students and answered the following questions: (1) Did students make gains in basic reading skills?; (2) Did the K-PALS ESL students make more gains than the Control group ESL students?; (3) Did the K-PALS non-ESL students make more gains than the Control group non-ESL students?; …


Difference Between Parents Modeling During Children's Social Problem Solving, Sheryl Markulin Jan 2009

Difference Between Parents Modeling During Children's Social Problem Solving, Sheryl Markulin

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

Social problem solving is a vital aspect in children's social development. Parents play a role in influencing their children's social problem solving styles through modeling. Mothers and fathers model different social problem solving styles; this may be explained by the "maternal gatekeeping theory." This is a situation in which the mother's beliefs about the father inhibit his involvement. If there are differences in the ways in which mothers and fathers model social problem solving skills, these may influence their children's social development in a negative or positive manner. This study investigated how mothers impact the fathers in joint problem solving …


Caretaker Ratings Of Attention Problems In Maltreated Children : The Effects Of Gender, Age, And Type Of Maltreatment, Dawn M. Mcdonald Jan 2009

Caretaker Ratings Of Attention Problems In Maltreated Children : The Effects Of Gender, Age, And Type Of Maltreatment, Dawn M. Mcdonald

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

Child maltreatment is a severe stressor which is associated with a variety of adverse outcomes, including attention, learning, and behavior problems. Attention problems are common in maltreated children, with rates of ADHD in samples of abused and neglected children consistently higher than those found in the general population or in clinical samples of children without abuse histories. Despite the association between ADHD and maltreatment, attention problems in maltreated children remain poorly characterized and not well understood. In an attempt to better delineate the nature of attention problems in maltreated children, this study examined the effects of age, gender, type of …


Adolescents With Aspergers Syndrome And Self-Perceived Social Competence, Shawn M. Mullen Jan 2009

Adolescents With Aspergers Syndrome And Self-Perceived Social Competence, Shawn M. Mullen

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

This study explored the self- perceived social competence of adolescents with Aspergers Syndrome (AS). The study's participants were 14 adolescents (11 male, 3 female) between the ages of 10 and 17 years old who were diagnosed with AS. The participants were questioned, using a scripted set of seven questions involving their own perceptions of their interactions with their peers; the study also involved what adults (parents and teachers) think of their ability to get along with peers. The answers to these questions were analyzed qualitatively, and six common themes that the participants found important to them or to their peers' …


Reading Development In At-Risk Kindergarten Students: A Tier 2 Response-To-Intervention Rti Program Using Research-Based Principles In Early Literacy, Kathleen T. Pickard Jan 2009

Reading Development In At-Risk Kindergarten Students: A Tier 2 Response-To-Intervention Rti Program Using Research-Based Principles In Early Literacy, Kathleen T. Pickard

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

Early identification of struggling readers and direct instruction for these readers are effective in the prevention and treatment of reading problems (Torgesen, 2002). The practice of "wait-tofail" is being challenged by the responsiveness to intervention (RTI) models, which promote early identification of at-risk students, progress monitoring, and implementation of researched-based tiered interventions. The prereading skills that have been identified as being necessary for future reading achievement include phonological awareness, letter identification, the alphabetic principle, orthography, and rapid automatized naming. The purpose of this CUl1'ent study is to examine the effectiveness of a Tier 2 intervention program that targets these essential …


Leveraged Liquidity: Bear Raids And Junk Loans In The New Credit Market, Jose M. Gabilondo Jan 2009

Leveraged Liquidity: Bear Raids And Junk Loans In The New Credit Market, Jose M. Gabilondo

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


From Queen Bees And Wannabes To Worker Bees: Why Gender Considerations Should Inform The Emerging Law Of Workplace Bullying, Kerri Lynn Stone Jan 2009

From Queen Bees And Wannabes To Worker Bees: Why Gender Considerations Should Inform The Emerging Law Of Workplace Bullying, Kerri Lynn Stone

Faculty Publications

This Article submits that the documented phenomenon of workplace bullying operates to stymie the retention and advancement of women in the workplace Research documented in books like Queen Bees and Wannabes shows that as early as the schoolyard, males and females tend to socialize differently, engage in and resolve conflict with peers differently, and absorb bullying behavior differently. Girls often believe or are taught to believe that direct conflict or confrontation is unpalatable and tend to employ more passive aggressive means of engagement with foes. They often internalize and repress feelings that boys are more likely to express. Viewing the …


Unconscious Bias And The Limits Of Director Independence, Antony Page Jan 2009

Unconscious Bias And The Limits Of Director Independence, Antony Page

Faculty Publications

Corporate directors make difficult decisions: How much should we pay our CEO? Should we permit a lawsuit against a fellow director? Should we sell the company? Directors are legally obligated to decide in good faith based on the business merits of the issue rather than extraneous considerations and influences. Naturally, some directors may have preferences, or even biases: Our CEO, my colleague and friend, deserves a lot; The company should not sue my fellow board member; We should not sell, because after all, I would like to remain a board member. But the courts presume that independent directors either do …


Mentoring Apprentice Music Therapists For Peace And Social Justice Through Community Music Therapy: An Arts-Based Study, Guylaine Vaillancourt Jan 2009

Mentoring Apprentice Music Therapists For Peace And Social Justice Through Community Music Therapy: An Arts-Based Study, Guylaine Vaillancourt

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Community music therapy (CoMT) is a creative approach that liberates expressions, giving voice to groups of individuals of all age, status, and race who contribute, in their own way, to build a better society. In this dissertation, I intend to reveal some of the critical themes in the experiences and relationships that apprentice music therapists have with community music therapy, peace, social justice, leadership, and mentorship. Individual interviews were conducted with apprentice music therapists who participated in a co-researchers’ group experience using arts-based research (ABR) and participatory action research (PAR). Principles and foundations for a future model of practice in …


Educating Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisors: A Grounded Theory Study Of Supervisory Wisdom, Judith R. Ragsdale Jan 2009

Educating Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisors: A Grounded Theory Study Of Supervisory Wisdom, Judith R. Ragsdale

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is an 80 year old education modality that provides professional education for students of pastoral care. Supervision is central to the CPE process. Pastoral supervisors in the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) have done little writing about their work educating Students in Supervisory Education (SSEs). The purpose of this dissertation is to identify and interview those practitioners in ACPE who have been identified by their peers as excellent in practice, and to cull their wisdom by listening to and categorizing their experience of supervising SSEs. The research question to the supervisors was: What is your …


Childhood Nature Contact And Its Effect On Adult Coping Skills, Mary-Jeanne Raleigh Jan 2009

Childhood Nature Contact And Its Effect On Adult Coping Skills, Mary-Jeanne Raleigh

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Reported anxiety levels continue to rise, in conjunction with a decrease in the depth and breath of coping strategies reported in college populations throughout the United States (Arthur, 1998; Twenge, 2000). Emotional management skills begin development in middle childhood (8-12yrs) and transition into adult coping skills in early adulthood (18-24yrs) (Seifert, 2000). The uses of natural restorative environments for coping may be reinforced during developmental phases in which coping skills are being learned. The development of coping strategies incorporating the use of natural restorative environments maybe contingent on early exposure to the qualities of natural restorative space found in routine …


Toward A More Wholly Communion: Cultivating Ecological Enlightenment And Sustainable Action In Christians, Cary Hauptman Gaunt Jan 2009

Toward A More Wholly Communion: Cultivating Ecological Enlightenment And Sustainable Action In Christians, Cary Hauptman Gaunt

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Increasingly, environmental, scientific, and religious organizations and leaders are calling for people of faith to wake up to the global climate and other environmental crises and step up their ecological responsibility by leading more sustainable lives. Yet only a few seem to hear the calls and even fewer are responding in substantive ways. Many have commented on the gap between the religious theory for environmental care and the actual practice of living ecologically sustainable lives. Exploring how to bridge this gap is increasingly important as environmental regulatory, policy, and technology efforts fall short of goals and environmental professionals, including regulators, …


A Meta-Analytical Study Of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Symptomology And Comorbidity, April Walter Jan 2009

A Meta-Analytical Study Of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Symptomology And Comorbidity, April Walter

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

A meta-analysis approach was employed to research the symptomatology andcomorbidity of pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD). This approach was chosen due to the wide range of previously published research results and the limited size of the populations investigated. Database searches of peer-reviewed empirical research identified 861 journal articles published on the topic of pediatric bipolar disorder over the last 49 years. Fifty-four articles, with a total subject pool of 10,318, met specific inclusion criteria, which included being a quantitative study using standardized mean difference, correlation coefficient, or odds-ratio statistics. Fifteen separate meta-analyses were used to determine specificity regarding: differences reported in …


Female Stereotypes In 21st Century News And Business Magazines, Gosia Gizycki Jan 2009

Female Stereotypes In 21st Century News And Business Magazines, Gosia Gizycki

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


La Malinche : ¿ VindicacióN Del MéXico Del Siglo Xxi? = La Malinche : Xxi Century Mexico's Vindication?, MaríA Elena Bueno Jan 2009

La Malinche : ¿ VindicacióN Del MéXico Del Siglo Xxi? = La Malinche : Xxi Century Mexico's Vindication?, MaríA Elena Bueno

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Highly Identified Females Athletes' Retirement From Collegiate Sport, Christy Taylor Richardson Jan 2009

Highly Identified Females Athletes' Retirement From Collegiate Sport, Christy Taylor Richardson

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Uses And Gratifications Of The Food Network, Cori Lynn Hemmah Jan 2009

Uses And Gratifications Of The Food Network, Cori Lynn Hemmah

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Sensory Integration On Motor Development In K-3 Students With Autism, Vrinda Murphy Jan 2009

Effects Of Sensory Integration On Motor Development In K-3 Students With Autism, Vrinda Murphy

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Purposive Dance And Motivating Students In California's Public Schools, Kathleen Wehr Jan 2009

Purposive Dance And Motivating Students In California's Public Schools, Kathleen Wehr

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Praxis : Dialogue, Reflection, And Action Toward A More Empowering Pedagogy, Genvieve Nicole Dorsey Jan 2009

Praxis : Dialogue, Reflection, And Action Toward A More Empowering Pedagogy, Genvieve Nicole Dorsey

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Mutable Bodies And Wills : The Implications Of Humoral Discourse In Literature, Heather Stanger Jan 2009

Mutable Bodies And Wills : The Implications Of Humoral Discourse In Literature, Heather Stanger

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Tenure As A Moderator To Work Engagement And Job Satisfaction, Julie Katherine Rice Jan 2009

The Role Of Tenure As A Moderator To Work Engagement And Job Satisfaction, Julie Katherine Rice

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Nebuchadnezzar, Jesse Kay Martin Jan 2009

Nebuchadnezzar, Jesse Kay Martin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Forms And Functions Of Englishisms In Japanese Women's Fashion Magazines, Yumie Sase Jan 2009

Forms And Functions Of Englishisms In Japanese Women's Fashion Magazines, Yumie Sase

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Motivational Push Factors For Visiting Reenactment Sites, Sutithee Guha Jan 2009

Motivational Push Factors For Visiting Reenactment Sites, Sutithee Guha

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


U.S. Missile Shield In Europe : Framing In The New York Times And Izvestiya, Abdufarrokh Turaev Jan 2009

U.S. Missile Shield In Europe : Framing In The New York Times And Izvestiya, Abdufarrokh Turaev

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of U.S. And Taiwanese Print Advertising Strategy, Chun-Lin Wu Jan 2009

A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of U.S. And Taiwanese Print Advertising Strategy, Chun-Lin Wu

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.