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Christianity And Female Empowerment: The American Presbyterian Mission Schools In Weixian, Shandong Province (1883-1920), John R. Stanely

Global Asia Journal

Between the arrival of Robert Morrison in 1807, the first Protestant

missionary to China, and the expulsion of Western missionaries in the early

1950s, one important area of missionary work for Chinese women was the

establishment of schools at the primary, secondary and university levels.

This education work afforded girls and young women opportunities for

advancement not provided under the existing patriarchal society. This

article focuses on the development of the American Presbyterian primary

and secondary schools for girls in the rural area of Weixian in Shandong

province. The Presbyterian station in Weixian played a leading role in

establishing primary …

Petersheim Academic Exposition Presentations/Events April, 2009, Seton Hall University

Petersheim Academic Exposition

No abstract provided.

Facets Of Organizational Social Capital: How Network Renovation Is Key To Favorable Strategic Space, Saroj Kumar Pani

Working Papers

This paper studies the effect of organizational social capital on structural change in the context of socio-economic networks. In a networked economic system, organizational social capital is the outcome of a dynamic process; the effect of this process on firm performance is contingent on the management of structural change in the network. To further this argument, the paper proposes a process model and explains how variation in network renovation leads firms to dissimilar posterior positions with different performance implications even with congruous antecedent social capital. Subsequently, the paper discusses four such posterior positions; these positions are termed as strategic spaces. …

Water Current, Volume 41, No. 2, Spring 2009

Water Current Newsletter

Fall Symposium: Platte River Basin Science and Resource Management – October 14 and 15 in Kearney
WRAP Exploring Critical Issues
Meet the Faculty: Jesse Korus, Mehmet Can Vuran
UNL to Announce Formation of the Global Water Institute Engineering
Emerging Contaminants in Natural Waterways: Where is the Smoking Gun?
Featured Partner: NACEE: Nebraska Alliance for Conservation and Environmental Education
Protect State’s Legacy of Living Rivers
Zellmer Authors Book Chapter
Sixth Annual University of Nebraska–LincolnWater Law, Policy and Science
Conference:“Blue Gold: When Water Meets Money”April 29, 30Embassy Suites Hotel, Lincoln
Rain Gardens and Urban Stormwater Management Education in Nebraska
UNL Presenters at …

Y Cant They Rite?: Integrating Writing Assessment Across The Undergraduate Political Science Major, Shala Mills, Bryan Bennett

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Historically, student assessment in the Political Science Department at Fort Hays State University was left to the individual faculty member to embed into his or her courses via exams and writing assignments. Our curriculum and learning objectives were based largely on faculty interest in particular courses and on broad perspectives of what substantive knowledge a political science major should demonstrate. Over the years, writing courses such as advanced research methods and upper division theory courses served as unofficial capstone experiences. As such, approaches and expectations varied depending upon who was delivering the course.

Gold & Blue, Spring 2009, St. Mary's University- San Antonio, Texas

Gold & Blue

This is the Spring 2009 edition of Gold & Blue which is St. Mary's University's official school publication.

A Reflection And Response To Using Criminal Punishment To Serve Both Victim And Social Needs, Kenneth R. Downes

Law and Contemporary Problems

Downes comments on Erin Ann O'Hara and Maria Mayo Robbins' article that accurately describes the nuanced and complex nature of apology and forgiveness. These are not actions that can be programmed--they happen at their own pace and in paths that are winding and unchartable. One of the reasons that victim-offender mediation is unpopular with some is that it can be emotionally messy and slow. Thus, one of the most helpful insights in his work has been that forgiveness is developmental, meaning that it often happens in normal and predictable stages. Forgiveness can be divided into manageable pieces. Indeed, their article …

University Of San Diego Men's Tennis Media Guide 2008-2009, University Of San Diego Athletics Department

Tennis (Men)

24 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21.5 x 28 cm

Counselor Trainees' Perceptions Of Their Personal Growth: A Qualitative Inquiry, Ericka L. Souders

Dissertations

Over the past decade there has been increased discussion in the counselor education literature regarding the personal limitations and/or impairments of counselors that may hinder their abilities to provide competent services. Although counseling ethical codes and standards of practice suggest competent counselors are those who demonstrate both professional and personal skills and counselor educators have explored numerous training methods to promote such development, the concern about impaired counselors remains. There is minimal information in the literature that describes how counselors in training develop personal attitudes, skills, and characteristics that may prevent their impairment and facilitate their competency with their clientele. …

Bias In The Workplace: Consistent Evidence Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity Discrimination 1998–2008, M.V. Lee Badgett, Brad Sears, Holning Lau, Deborah Ho

Chicago-Kent Law Review

This article summarizes social science data published during the past decade documenting discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in employment. Over the last ten years, many researchers have conducted studies to find out whether LGBT people face sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace. These studies include surveys of LGBT individuals' workplace experiences, wage comparisons between lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) and heterosexual persons, analyses of discrimination complaints filed with administrative agencies, and testing studies and controlled experiments.

Frenzy-Free Funerals: The Least America Owes Its Fallen Heroes, Robert J. Grindle

Chicago-Kent Law Review

Frenzy-Free Funerals: The Least America Owes its Fallen Heroes analyzes the constitutionality of the Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act (RAFHA). After detailing relevant First Amendment cases, the note examines court treatment of funerals and death-related issues. The history and purpose of funerals is examined from a psychological and sociological perspective, including a funeral's significance to individuals and society at-large. Finally, the note concludes that the RAFHA is constitutional under the First Amendment, given the relevant test, court cases, and societal norms.

Table Of Contents - Issue 2, Chicago-Kent Law Review

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.

Kate 2009 Spring, Brianna Mcpherson, Courtney Stein, Derrica Brown, Christine Horvath, Clair Augustine, Laura Wetzel, Rachel Ward, Kristina Kirkland, Breanna Watzka

Kate

Each year, kate seeks to:

• explore ideas about normative gender, sex, and sexuality
• work against oppression and hierarchies of power in any and all forms
• serve as a voice for race and gender equity as well as queer positivity
• encourage the silent to speak and feel less afraid
• build a zine and community that we care about and trust

The "Accidental Procreation" Argument For Withholding Legal Recognition For Same-Sex Relationships, Edward Stein

Chicago-Kent Law Review

For many years, a common argument made by opponents of same-sex marriage was that marriage crucially involves procreation and, because couples consisting of two people of the same sex simply cannot procreate, therefore, same-sex couples should not be able to marry. While this argument is now widely seen as weak, in its place, a new argument that also involves procreation has emerged that focuses on the claim that different-sex—but not same-sex-couples, can accidentally procreate. Because of this risk of accidental procreation and the associated risk of harm to children who result from accidental procreation, proponents of this argument conclude …

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine 2009, Summer (Volume 43 No. 1), Noel T. Manning Ii

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine, previously titled The Webb Magazine, focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue begins with a special word from the managing editor, Noel T. Manning, II. He describes how the Web Magazine has been dynamic from its origins; however, its meaning has remained the same throughout all the changes. From this issue on, it becomes known as "Gardner-Webb Magazine". Following are articles related to new faculty/staff appointments, the December graduation, Barack Obama's inauguration, and news concerning several faculty/staff members. There are also sports updates, several articles related to the community …

Secrecy, Textual Legitimation, And Inter-Cultural Polemics In The Book Of Daniel, Alan Lenzi

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

The article presents a critical examination into the Old Testament book of Daniel, questioning the role and interpretation of secrecy in the narrative. An overview of the cultural-historical context of the concept of secrecy and of the story within ancient Mesopotamian civilization is given. The centrality of secrecy to the legitimization of Daniel's authority is asserted and further implications on the concept of Biblical revelation are explored.

Symptomatic Of Excess: Apocalypse In The Novels Of Kurt Vonnegut, Katie Elizabeth Robinson

Masters Theses

The works of Kurt Vonnegut are best known to his readers for their striking comedy and satirical critiques of American society. Vonnegut presents the reader with a terrifyingly recognizable truth concerning America, yet he leaves the reader with laughter instead of feelings of helplessness. Despite Vonnegut's comical way of addressing mankind's shortcomings, he does emphasize real problems in America that demand attention. Vonnegut notes that the darkness of his novels grows "out of frustration," saying, "I think there is so much we can do--things that are cheap--that we're not doing" ("Playboy Interview" 255). Vonnegut's texts explain that if mankind does …

Editor’S Preface And Acknowledgments, James Looney, Karen S. Kinslow

disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory

No abstract provided.

"Ideology In" Or "Cultural Cognition Of" Judging: What Difference Does It Make?, Dan M. Kahan

Marquette Law Review

None

Child Custody Evaluations: Review Of The Literature And Annotated Bibliography, Barbara A. Babb, Gloria Danziger, Judith D. Moran, J. Mason Weeda, William A. Mack

All Faculty Scholarship

This review of custody evaluation literature encompasses a number of perspectives gleaned from the following: practitioners who perform the evaluations; the professional organizations that recognize the necessity to establish performance standards for practitioners; and the judges who depend on the findings and recommendations in the evaluations to assist with difficult custody decisions.

General agreement exists among practitioners about the components of a comprehensive evaluation (interviews of adults responsible for child care, interviews of children and their preferences, life histories, observations, psychological testing, document review, and collateral source data), though little consensus exists about the details of performance concerning a given …

Japan's Haunting War Art: Contested War Memories And Art Museums, Asato Ikeda

disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory

No abstract provided.

The Sustainability Of The Roman Forum, David Gargiulo

Grace Allen Scholars Theses

If walls could talk, what would the crumbling walls of the Curia Hostilia, the Temple of Venus and Roma, or any other structure in the Roman Forum tell us? Surely, tales of the glory of the Roman Empire that erected them would be told in their deserved splendor. However, the Forum Romanum tells the tales of thousands of others as well, the saga of the people who lived around those walls for more than 2000 years. For instance, the Forum’s loss of many of its marble and other stone taken by those in desperate need of building materials in the …

Walking The Walk: An Examination Of Āl Murrah Bedouin's Motives For Continued Nomadism, Benjamin Mehanni

Grace Allen Scholars Theses

The Āl Murrah, a Bedouin tribe in Saudi Arabia, practice nomadic pastoralism to this day. They continue to resist the pressures to settle exerted by government sponsored settlement programs, as well as the rise of a modern capitalist economy, whose growth increases the cost of living. The Āl Murrah’s motives for resisting sedentarization are based on a collectivist value system that defines a high quality of life based on accessing the desert and camels’ milk, having the freedom to decide when and where to herd their camels, and gaining the respect of their family and community. These factors are contingent …

The Danish Cartoon Controversy And The Rhetoric Of Libertarian Regret, Robert A. Khan

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

The publication of cartoons insulting the prophet Mohammed created afar greater controversy in Europe than it did in the United States. In this article, I attempt to trace this difference to broader differences in the way Americans and Europeans think about offensive speech. While Americans have developed a language of "libertarian regret, " which allows them to criticize speech that they nevertheless concede the legal system must protect, Europeans are much more concerned about the threat posed by acts of intolerance. As a result, Europeans tended to view Muslim protests against the cartoons as a potential harbinger of totalitarianism. By …

Minnesota Mandates: County Government Fiscal Stress In An Era Of Declining State Support, Selena Krueth

Political Science Theses and Capstones

Minnesota counties are experiencing more than just financial burdens from state mandates these days. Counties and local governments currently are seeking the most effective solution of implementing state mandates; leaving behind the argument of no mandates without funding to "give us mandates that work". In my analysis I combined county budgetary and demographic data, with phone survey data gathered from Minnesota counties. I anticipate results that will show a wide variety in county administrator attitudes towards state mandates and varying local capacity to meet them. Costly state mandates, such as health services, and large county populations have proven significant in …

Droughtscape, Spring 2009, Kelly Smith

DroughtScape: Quarterly Newsletter of the National Drought Mitigation Center (2007–2023)

U.S. Drought Monitor Publishes Map 500!

Weakening La Niña May Mean Relief for Texas

Upcoming Workshops

Drought Impacts Worst in California, Texas

CoCoRaHS to Request Drought Impact Data, Too

NDMC Adds Researcher

K-12 Students Learn About Drought

Graduate Connections- April 2009

Graduate Connections: A Newsletter for UNL Graduate Students

In This Issue:

Click on links to navigate the newsletter

Navigating Graduate School......1

Working with Your Supervisor

Tips for Publishing

How to Think and Act as a Writer

Good Practices in Graduate Education......................................4

The Ethics of Authorship

Essential Connections..................5

How Does Your Teaching Impact Undergraduates?

Creating a Syllabus

Teaching Tip .................................6

Helping Students Read Research Literature

Professional Development...........8

Academic Job Search Timeline

Is a Postdoc in Your Future?

Launching Your Career

Funding Opportunities...............11

Events..........................................13

Research Fair

ITA Institute

SPEAK Test

TA Campus-wide Workshop

Announcements..........................15

Calendar......................................16

Interactions.................................16

GSA News

Readers’ Corner.........................17

Professors as Writers

Political, Economic, And Legal Influences On Gender Inequality, Brittani Melvin

XULAneXUS

Abstract Obtaining equality has been a continuous struggle in the United States. Race, class, and gender inequality are extensive in this country, so much so that these aspects of inequality often intersect, making the effects of inequality more prevalent. In discussing gender inequality, many only consider the variations in income, employment, and opportunity that exist between men and women. The purpose of this paper is to examine the inequalities that occur within gender inequality, namely on the basis of race and class. This paper will attempt to answer how the political, economic, and legal practices that often govern this nation …

Skin Tone Preferences In American College Students: Directions For Future Research, Alycia Boutté

XULAneXUS

In its original form, this paper was the introduction to a research proposal for a second semester, freshman Experimental Psychology course. Instead of including the entire proposal here, I review past research and propose empirical questions regarding the role of skin tone on different aspects of life in African American college students, especially mate selection. Historically, people of color have come to expect discrimination regarding skin tone to come from people of a different race, but discrimination also occurs within the African American community. The issue increases in complexity considering the potential discriminations that may accompany selecting a mate. This …

The Effects Of Parental Upbringing On Collegiate Sexual Activity, Courtney Watson

XULAneXUS

The present research examined the effects of parental openness and support on the sexual activity of college students. The effects of parental reaction to collegiate sexual activity were also examined. It was hypothesized that students with supportive and open parents would engage in sexually responsible behavior. On the other hand, students with parents who were not open and unsupportive were expected to describe a negative parental reaction to their sexual histories. Although the study found no significant effects in relation to sexual activity, results indicated significant effects of parental openness on parental reaction. Further research is needed to examine a …