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April 16, 2009, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

The Weekly Challenger, April 16, 2009, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The April 16, 2009, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Daily Gamecock, Thursday, April 16, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

April

No abstract provided.

Face-To-Face In Writing: My First Attempt At Conducting A Text-Based Online Focus Group, Steven R. Terrell

The Qualitative Report

Having completed graduate degrees in educational research and counseling, I have studied the theory of focus groups and participated in many while in a classroom setting. Interestingly, I had never moderated one until my first attempt in a text-based online environment. This paper describes my preparation for the session as well as the issues I faced while actually conducted the focus group. Readers will find that being prepared by establishing rapport with their group prior to the event, understanding the change of dynamics that distance brings to the process and handling the pressures of an expanded role as moderator, will …

Remedial Strategy Or Subliminal Racism? A Comparative Study On The Origins Of Affirmative Action Policies In South Africa And Malaysia, Chen-Yu Wu

Sociology Honors Projects

Contrary to most countries practicing affirmative action, Malaysia and South Africa established policies whose beneficiaries make up their demographic majority. Despite their socio-historical similarities, their respective justifications for these policies were extremely different: Malaysia's rationale was “retributive” in nature, whereas South Africa's was “restitutive.” This comparative-and-historical paper seeks not only to determine the factors that caused these different outcomes, but also to provide an alternate perspective to existing scholarship on affirmative action policies, most of which focus on minority-beneficiary nations. I argue that the differing outcomes can be traced to their history of colonial rule, which influenced processes such as …

Implications For Child Welfare Teaching And Human Services Personnel Perspectives Experiences Of Children With Special Needs, Sarah Huesmann

Honors Capstones

Capstone submitted as a graduation requirement for the BSU Honors Program.

Making Sense Of Cultural Complexity: An Experimental Study Of Third Culture Individuals’ Interpersonal Sensitivity As A Result Of Intercultural Adaptation, Allyn D. Lyttle

Masters Theses

This study examined third culture individuals, defined as people who lived in a country other than that of their nationality during their developmental years, seeking to determine a difference in interpersonal sensitivity between third culture individuals and mono-cultured persons. While popular literature asserts such specialized skills developed as a result of intercultural adaptation, this assertion has not been empirically supported. Data was collected using web-based surveys, which yielded a sample size of 142. The instrument measured participants' intercultural experience and interpersonal sensitivity in two classifications, emotional sensitivity and social sensitivity. Results showed third culture individuals as having significantly higher social …

College Voice Vol. 33 No. 18, Connecticut College

2008-2009

No abstract provided.

Undergraduate Curriculum And Academic Policy Committee Minutes, April 15, 2009

Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Senate Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee meeting held on April 15, 2009.

The Lumberjack, April 15, 2009

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Panther- April 2009 - Vol. Lxxxviii, No.11, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Jazz Guitar Ensemble, Trey Wright

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Jazz Guitar Ensemble.

Volume 46, Number 34: April 15, 2009, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Honors Convocation (Program 2009 And Audio), Illinois Wesleyan University

The Kemp Foundation's Teaching Excellence Award Ceremony Programs

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 41 No. 39, April 15, 2009

Central Florida Future

Movie sheds light on issues; Moving in; Campus fueled to achieve efficiency; Seventh-graders to experience college; UCF shadow day; Freshman 15 munches at health.

Ethnic Place Making: Thirty Years Of Brazilian Immigration To South Framingham, Massachusetts, Laura Aldea Skorczeski

Dissertations and Theses

Over the past thirty years, Massachusetts has become a hub of Brazilian immigration. Within Massachusetts, the town of Framingham has the highest concentration of Brazilian residents; one census tract in the southern part of this Boston suburb is an astounding 57.4 percent Brazilian. The presence of the Brazilian population in downtown Framingham, also referred to as South Framingham, has transformed the area into a landscape of Brazilian ethnicity.

When Brazilians began arriving in South Framingham in the early 1980s, the downtown Central Business District was a blighted landscape. This thesis analyzes how Brazilian identities have become imprinted on the landscape …

April 14, 2009, Council On Teacher Education

Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, April 14, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

April

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, April 14, 2009, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

The Statesman, V. 52, I. 45, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 52, i. 45

Monitor Newsletter April 13, 2009, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

2009 - The Fourteenth Annual Symposium Of Student Scholars

Symposium of Student Scholars Program Books

The full program book from the Fourteenth Annual Symposium of Student Scholars, held on April 13, 2009. Includes abstracts from the presentations and posters.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, April 13, 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting agenda from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

The Benefits Of Socio-Rhetorical Analysis For Expository Preaching, Joseph R. Buchanan

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Over the past twenty years, the field of Biblical studies has witnessed a marked increase in the interest devoted to the subject of socio-rhetorical analysis. Much of the work done one this subject reveals that it has great potential for shedding new light on the Biblical text. However, in order for this type of analysis to reach its maximum value for the church it must be integrated with the field of homiletics. Surprisingly, a review of the literature reveals that little attention has been given to showing how this type of analysis can be incorporated into the ministry expository preaching. …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 41 No. 38, April 13, 2009

Central Florida Future

ROTC students graduate to Army; Gays remake prom night memories; Energy costs on campus increase; Energy use on campus; Cool project to save UCF energy, money; Library exhibits story of St. Louis.

Student Groups Unite To Promote Std Awareness, Global Health, Jessica Block

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Qualitative Methods In Early Childhood Education: A Review Of J. Amos Hatch’S Early Childhood Qualitative Research, Maribel Del Rio-Roberts

The Qualitative Report

Early Childhood Qualitative Research is an edited book that captures the importance of conducting educational research and the significance of such research being scholarly and rigorous. In addition, this book does a phenomenal job of stressing the importance of giving participants in educational research a voice to describe their experiences is stressed, including the experiences of classroom teachers. The aim to provide professionals in the early childhood arena an opportunity to see different perspectives than they make typically be exposed to and to provide them with opportunities to critique current practices, in order to enhance qualitative research practices in the …

New Ways Of Addressing The Psychological Traumas Of War: Supplementing Traditional Social Supports To Prevent Homelessness Among Mentally Ill Veterans, Leeann Byrne

Social Work Theses

Both nationally and in Rhode Island, there is a high prevalence of veterans in the homeless population. Many homeless veterans suffer from serious mental health issues and military specific traumas, adding to the social stigma they face. To avoid homelessness, veterans need to treat their mental illness with the assistance of their social support networks. Despite incredible advances in technology and mental health care, provision of mental health services to veterans still remains very traditional. With an influx of veterans returning from the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, a greater number of younger clients will be entering the system. …

Differences In The Central Neural Activation Under Emotional Stress Across The Menstrual Cycle, Nayalya Lopushnyan

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

The present study had several goals. First, we aimed to investigate the potential differences in the activation of the corticolimbic structures during emotional stress in healthy women across the menstrual cycle using stress imagery. Second, we searched for differences in the subjective anxiety under emotional stress across the menstrual cycle and tried to correlate the perceived level of anxiety to activation of the specific corticolimbic structures. Third, we attempted to compare central neural activation of women in follicular and in luteal phases of the menstrual cycle separately to that of men during emotional stress to investigate potential differences in neural …

The Sloan-C Pillars And Boundary Objects As A Framework For Evaluating Blended Learning, Charles R. Graham, Mark Laumakis, Chuck Dziuban

Faculty Publications

The authors contend that blended learning represents a boundary object; a construct that brings together constituencies from a variety of backgrounds with each of these cohorts defining the object somewhat differently. The Sloan-C Pillars (learning effectiveness, access, cost effectiveness, student satisfaction, and faculty satisfaction provide a foundation for the evaluation of asynchronous learning networks that works equally well for the evaluation of blended learning environments. The Pillars and a simplified model of learning system, focus on inputs, processes, and outputs, and provide the framework for a case study of blended learning design and evaluation in a 500-student section of an …