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Columns Spring 2011, Southern Adventist University

Alumni Newsletter

Features the article "Small Groups on a Growing Campus". As Southern’s enrollment breaks the 3,000 mark, the university is keeping a small-campus feel with Life Groups.

State Methamphetamine Precursor Policies And Changes In Small Toxic Lab Methamphetamine Production, Duane C. Mcbride, Yvonne Terry-Mcelrath, Jamie Chriqui, Jean O'Connor, Curtis J. Vanderwaal, Karen Mattson

Faculty Publications

Domestic production of methamphetamine in small toxic labs (STLs) results in significant community safety and health consequences. This paper examines the effects of state-level policies implemented in the middle of the last decade in reaction to a rapid increase in STL labs. These policies focused on controlling access to the methamphetamine precursor chemicals ephedrine and pseudoephedrine and the relationship of such policies with actual STL seizure rates. Data include (a) primary legal research on state laws/regulations in all 50 states in effect as of October 1, 2005; and (b) STL seizure counts for 2004–2006. Results from random effects cross-sectional time-series …

Educators Learning Together: Promoting Meaningful And Motivating Professional Development In Christian Schools, Joshua E. Bowar

Master of Education Program Theses

Each year, nearly all teachers in the United States participate in some form of professional development (Andree, Chung Wei, & Darling-Hammond, 2009). Much research is available outlining best practices related to professional development in an effort to provide teachers with a positive learning experience so that they can use their expertise and acquired knowledge and skills to ensure that students learn. Schools are not implementing these best practices. As a result, many teachers express a sense of dread when they think about entering a professional development session. There are several reasons for this sense of dread, but there are also …

Understanding Mesosystemic Influences On Reported Health Among Rural Low-Income Women: A Structural Equation Analysis, Tiffany Wigington

College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

While ensuring access to health insurance and health care services is important, emerging research indicates that individual health and well-being result from a complex array of environmental, social, and psychological factors. The delineation of how factors of health and well-being unfold and impact rural low-income women is particularly salient for social workers who provide services to rural residents and who work within a rural context. Utilizing components from the ecological systems perspective, this study explored how the factors associated with health risk influenced reported health and mesosystemic processes among rural low-income women. This sample (n=304) for this study was drawn …

Signs & Symbols, Vol. 11, Spring 2011, Illinois State University, Department Of Sociology And Anthropology

Signs & Symbols

Newsletter of the Illinois State University Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Incommon- Spring 2011, Alumni Association Staff

InCommon

No abstract provided.

Panorama April 2011, Southern Adventist University

Panorama Parent Newsletter

This issue of the Panorama parent newsletter provides advice for applying to graduate school, announces some of the summer classes offered by Southern, highlights the Students in Free Enterprise club, and contains a profile on Carl Swafford.

Philosophy & World Religions Department Newsletter, V2, Spring 2011, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Philosophy And World Religions.

Philosophy & World Religions Department Newsletter

Inside this issue:

-- Notes from the Head
-- Francis Degnin, Service Work
-- Betty DeBerg, American Academy of Religion Task Force
-- Professors Named to Advisory Board of Turkish American Society of Iowa
-- Faculty Spotlight: Bill Clohesy, Professor of Philosophy
-- Faculty Spotlight: Martie Reineke, Professor of Religion
-- Darwin & Intelligent Design: A Lecture by Elliot Sober
-- Holiday Party
-- Discussion & Lectures by Stephen Nathanson
-- Look for UNI Department of Philosophy & World Religions on facebook
-- Student Interview: Joel Anderson
-- Student Interview: John Anderson
-- Student Interview: Selena Losee
-- Philosophy Club …

Implementation Of The 2009 Cacrep Standards Addiction Competencies, Tiffany K. Lee

Dissertations

Addiction issues have been and continue to be significant problems affecting the United States. Over the past few decades, substantial scholarly attention has been paid to the lack of addictions training in the counseling profession. The purposes of this mixed-method study were to examine the current status of addiction training among institutions that offer counselor education programs accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and determine how institutions plan to integrate the addiction-related competencies outlined in the 2009 CACREP standards.

The quantitative data were obtained from a 15-item online survey completed by 74 CACREP …

Dipl 6002 Bb International Organizations, Jacques Fomerand Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

The purpose of this course is to identify the main characteristics and functions of intergovernmental international organizations and to assess their operation from a multidisciplinary public policy/management perspective. The focus will be on the United Nations system with due attention given to other appropriate international organizations such as the Bretton Woods institutions, the European Union, the Council of Europe, the Organization of American States, the African Union and other regional entities.

Against this background, the course first reviews theories of international organization and administration with a view to determining the internal and external parameters and roles of the actors involved …

Armstrong Magazine, Marketing & Communications Department, Armstrong State University

Armstrong News & Publications: Armstrong Magazine (Archived)

No abstract provided.

An Exploration Of Alternative Means Of Financial Sustainability For The Church In Tanzania, East Africa: A Donor And Donee Perspective, Juvenalis Baltazar Asantemungu

Dissertations (1934 -)

This academic enterprise is a result of careful research and detailed work that was done for the benefit of the Church in Tanzania in particular but with general implications to the Church in Africa and the Church Universal. According to Kalilombe (2002), "Self-reliance of the local Church in Africa remains a crucial subject matter" (p.2). The Catholic Church in Tanzania, as is true in most of other Churches in Sub-Saharan Africa, has traditionally been dependent to some extent on financial gifts and foreign aid (donations). However, as the financial needs of the rapidly growing dioceses are increasing, subsidies and donations …

Perspectives, Spring 2011, Western New England University School Of Law

Perspectives Alumni Magazine

No abstract provided.

Focus, 2011, Spring, Andrews University

Focus

FOCUS (ISSN 1077-9345) is published quarterly, free of charge, for alumni and friends of Andrews University, an institution owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The Link Between Gender And Depression In Young Adults Providing Care For Older Family Members, Mark C. Gillen, Catherine Roland

Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

This study focused on the level of depression in young adult caregivers (age 18-40) relative to gender, employment, health and relationships. Previous research found significant relationship between gender and depression. In this study, gender was found to be a contributing factor in depression among young adult caregivers; however, not a significant factor. This information may lead to broader ways of thinking about caregiving by counselors and individuals working with older adults.

The American Dream: An Illusion Or Reality For Latino Immigrants, Jessica Leigh Del Cid

Senior Honors Theses

Many Latinos from Mexico, Central America, and South America have made the decision to immigrate to the United States in recent years—whether legally or illegally. In the literature, stories of immigration and hopes for the American Dream proliferated; however, varying degrees of racism and anti-immigration sentiment were also revealed. Interviews of first-generation Latino immigrants and American citizens that were both attendees of a local Hispanic church in southcentral Virginia showed that Latino immigrants had hopes of achieving what they believed to be the American Dream, while realizing they had a long journey ahead. American citizens were more certain of having …

The Externalities Of Strong Social Capital: Post-Tsunami Recovery In Southeast India, Daniel P. Aldrich

Department of Political Science Faculty Publications

Much research has implied that social capital functions as an unqualified “public good,” enhancing governance, economic performance, and quality of life (Coleman 1988; Cohen and Arato 1992; Putnam 1993; Cohen and Rogers 1995). Scholars of disaster (Nakagawa and Shaw 2004; Adger et al. 2005; Dynes 2005; Tatsuki 2008) have extended this concept to posit that social capital provides nonexcludable benefits to whole communities after major crises. Using qualitative methods to analyze data from villages in Tamil Nadu, India following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, this paper demonstrates that high levels of social capital simultaneously provided strong benefits and equally strong …

Ucc Minutes, April 12, 2011, University Curriculum Council

UCC Agendas/Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ucc Agenda, April 12, 2011, University Curriculum Council

UCC Agendas/Minutes

No abstract provided.

Administrative Law In The 1930s: The Supreme Court’S Accommodation Of Progressive Legal Theory, Mark Tushnet

Duke Law Journal

In the first decades of the twentieth century, Progressive politicians and legal theorists advocated the creation and then the expansion of administrative agencies. These agencies, they argued, could address rapidly changing social circumstances more expeditiously than could courts and legislatures, and could deploy scientific expertise, rather than mere political preference, in solving the problems social change produced. The proliferation of administrative agencies in the New Deal-the SEC, the NLRB, and others-meant that defending administrative agencies from close judicial oversight became intertwined with defending the New Deal itself In a series of contentious cases decided by the Hughes Court, Progressives believed …

Theology Of Confessionist Dialogue: A Theology Of Religions In The Religious Situation In Korea, Young Seok Song

ATS Dissertations

This dissertation constructs a new theology of religions, naming it a confessionist dialogue. By examining the traditional and contemporary religious atmosphere of Korea, I demonstrate how Korean Christians have often had an anti-relational attitude toward other religions, which caused religious conflicts and created anti-social expression in Korea. I also show that only a few religious pluralists have engaged in an active dialogue with other religions in Korea. By survey research, I found that the majority of Korean Christians have acknowledged the necessity of relationship with other religions, but they have a fear of religious pluralism, which makes them hesitant to …

"Brother Can You Spare A Dime?" Technology Can Reduce Dispute Resolution Costs When Times Are Tough And Improve Outcomes, David Allen Larson

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Supervisor-Supervisee Cultural Differences, Supervisor Multicultural Competence, And The Supervisory Working Alliance In Supervision Outcomes: A Moderated Mediation Model, Stephanie A. Crockett

Counseling & Human Services Theses & Dissertations

As the United States population grows more diverse, many counseling professionals have called for attention to the cultural issues present in clinical supervision. Existing research suggests that the supervisor's level of multicultural competence and the strength of the supervisory working alliance may affect the relationship between supervisor-supervisee cultural differences on supervision outcomes. Accordingly, the study sought to address how cultural differences between the supervisor and supervisee, supervisor multicultural competence, and the supervisory working alliance impact supervisee counseling self-efficacy and satisfaction with supervision.

The study examined the plausibility of a moderated mediation model, derived from the literature, using a sample of …

Staff Guidebook, April 2011, Lindenwood University

Employee Handbooks

Information and guidelines for Lindenwood University staff.

Indifference As The Freedom Of The Heart: The Spiritual Fruit Of Apostolic Mysticism—Christian, Confucian, And Daoist Cases, Sung-Hae Kim S.C.

Vincentian Studies

Sung-Hae Kim asserts that mysticism can lead to action rather than just contemplation. For her, apostolic mysticism leads to “freedom of the heart,” which is “‘indifference’ in Christianity, ‘absence of private mind’ in Confucianism, and ‘equitable and constant ordinary mind’ in Daoism.” Practitioners of this virtue representing these three traditions respectively are Vincent de Paul, Cheng Yi, and Yin Zhiping. For Vincent, indifference was the total freedom from desires and attachments that enabled one to follow God’s will in all things. Vincent primarily characterized indifference as obedience, a willingness to be sent anywhere and to undertake any work to serve …

Utep Magazine: The University Of Texas At El Paso, Utep University Communications

UTEP Magazine

100 Thousand: Every Degree Has A Story

Outcomes Of Client-Based Feedback: Comments And A Third Option, Rodger K. Bufford

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

No abstract provided.

Enrollment Report, Spring 2011, Planning, Research, And Policy Analysis

Enrollment Reports (2004-2019)

Enrollment Report for Spring 2011for Illinois State University

Variables That Predict World Language Achievement In One New Jersey School As Measured By The Stamp Test, Sharon Amato

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Montana Kaimin, April 1, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.