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Understanding The Effects Of Diversity In Mission From A Social Science Perspective, David R. Dunaetz

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This study presents an overview of the results of empirical studies concerning diversity in work teams. Although these studies have most often been carried out in secular contexts, they support perspectives of human nature that are consistent with the biblical themes found associated with the Tower of Babel (the Similarity/Attraction Perspective) and Paul's metaphor of the Body of Christ and spiritual gifts (the Information/Decision Making Perspective). Key concepts are explained, including the measurement of diversity and team performance, task and relationship diversity, faultlines, cultural versus non-cultural diversity, and status. When the results of the various diversity studies are combined, it …

Oppositional Identities: The Military Peace Movement’S Challenge To Pro-Iraq War Frames, Lisa A. Leitz

Peace Studies Faculty Articles and Research

In the United States, rhetoric in support of the Iraq War often focuses on discourses of patriotism and supporting the troops. These discourses hold enormous sway over the American public because of the discursive legacies of the Vietnam War and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In response, members of the peace movement who are veterans, soldiers, and military families stress their military identities during activism. These individuals have organized as an important branch of the U.S. antiwar movement that challenges the pro-war framing of patriotism and troop support by strategically deploying 'oppositional identities.' The oppositional identity strategy involves highlighting …

Transmen: The Hiv Risk Of Gay Identity, Stefan Rowniak, C Chesla, C D. Rose, W L. Holzemer

Nursing and Health Professions Faculty Research and Publications

Many female-to-male transgender individuals, or transmen, are situated within the gay community, one of the highest risk communities for HIV, yet there has been little research regarding the experience of risk for these transmen. Seventeen transmen were interviewed regarding their sexuality and HIV risk behavior. Fourteen of the 17 reported having non-trans gay men as sexual partners. Risk behaviors included not using condoms with multiple partners who were HIV-positive, or of unknown HIV status. Aspects of risk included the unfamiliarity of the gay community and the lack of safe sex negotiating skills. The dynamics of acceptance and rejection between transmen …

Student Affairs Committee Minutes 2011, Indiana State University

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Curriculum And Academic Affairs Committee Annual Report 2011-2012, Indiana State University

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

"It's About The Best That We Can Get:" The Technologically-Mediated Maintenance Of Women's Long-Distance Friendships, Jessica Thern Smith

Iowa Journal of Communication

This study was designed to uncover how women maintain their long-distance friendships using technologically-mediated channels. Thirty-four qualitative interviews were conducted with women in a university setting: first-year undergraduate students, first-year graduate students, and recently-hired faculty members. Data analysis resulted in uncovering how women adapt maintenance behaviors (positivity, assurances, openness, social networks) to mediated channels (Facebook, cellular phones, e-mail). Participants indicate LDFs may be challenging, but the necessary effort and lack of co-presence does not deter them from devoting themselves to the continuous maintenance work.

Teaching Math And Confidence Through Burkean Identification: A Close-Textual Analysis Of Danica Mckellar's Math Doesn't Suck, Valerie Lynn Schrader

Iowa Journal of Communication

This close textual analysis examines the various sections of Danica McKellar's book Math Doesn't Suck through the lens of Burkean identification. This article explores how McKellar, a well-known actress and mathematician, uses Burkean identification to persuade her audience of middle-school-aged girls to learn and enjoy mathematics and to have confidence in their own abilities. Through an analysis of McKellar's writing style, personal testimonials, quotations from celebrities and "real-life" kids, and story problems to which many girls can relate, this article suggests that McKellar connects with her audience, and that in this case, identification works in much the same way that …

The Character Of Legal Theory, Hanoch Dagan, Roy Kreitner

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Birmingham Poetry Review 38 (End Matter), Birmingham Poetry Review Staff

Birmingham Poetry Review

pp. 106-119

2011 Annual Report, Center For Applied Research On Substance Use And Health Disparities

Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Fp-11-10 Fatherhood In The U.S.: Number Of Children, 1987-2010, Bart Stykes

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

Fp-11-08 On The Road To Adulthood: Forming Families, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

The Journal's 10 Year Anniversary - Looking Back And Moving Forward, Phyllis Braudy Harris, John Keady

Sociology

No abstract provided.

Fact Book, 2011-12, John Carroll University

Fact Book

2011-12 Fact Book

Closing The Achievement Gap: Favoring A Literacy-Based Approach To Solving The Nation's Education Crisis, Timothy M. Siverd

VA Engage Journal

This paper provides an overview of the educational achievement gap, paying particular attention to the gap between white and minority students. Additionally, this paper explores why closing the achievement gap is important, and why it is hard to do. The goal of this paper is to suggest that using a literacy-based method will produce superior results than using STEM-field methods by highlighting a “best practice,” Musick Elementary School in Newark, California.

My Manifesto Doesn't Fit On This Bumper Sticker, Jennifer Wernimont

e-Vision Journal of Undergraduate Writing

The drive has turned into an opportunity for life lessons, and it seems true that “the best advice often comes in the smallest packages, and it doesn't get much smaller than the pithy sayings plastered to the backs of Toyotas and Kias” (Jasheway-Bryant 46). This person is actively engaged in road conversation. Does her road conversation translate into actual conversation with people she knows? Does she live this active and engaged lifestyle? Of course she does, because a whole life can be stuck onto a bumper.

Jennifer Wernimont: I am a sophomore double major in Dance and Health Sciences. …

Secondary Science Teachers’ Translation Of Professional Development Through Affinity- And Institution-Identity, Elizabeth B. Lewis

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Presentations

This study provides greater detail concerning how science teachers did, or did not, use a professional development model of a scientific classroom discourse community with their students. Two biology teachers, Cathy and David, from the same urban high school were the subjects of two case studies. Identity was used as an analytic lens to consider teachers in the dual contexts of their classroom environment and professional development. Over time, as Cathy adopted the inquiry-based instructional practices she learned at the professional development seminars, her professional identity became more aligned with the norms and affinity group teaching philosophy and instructional practices …

2011-2012 Louisiana Tech University Catalog, Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University Catalogs

The Louisiana Tech University Catalog includes announcements and course descriptions for courses offered at Louisiana Tech University for the academic year of 2011-2012.

“Creating A Nation Of Joiners: Democracy And Civil Society In Early National Massachusetts” By Johann N. Neem, Cedric De Leon

Sociology & Anthropology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Poetics Of Professionalism Among Dialysis Technicians, Laura L. Ellingson

Gender and Sexuality Studies

The vast majority of care for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients is provided by skilled (but not formally educated) paraprofessional technicians. Using Goffman's (1959) framing of the performance of self in everyday discourse, this study examines discourse from dialysis technicians and technical aides to explore these paraprofessionals' construction and performance of professional identity and professional communication within the context of an outpatient dialysis clinic. Themes of professionalism—individualized care, vigilance, teamwork, and emotion management—are illustrated via poetic transcription of interviews with technicians. I contend that such representation offers validity equal to that of traditional research accounts while embodying alternative representational strengths.

Ages And Stages: 2- And 3-Year-Olds .G2105, Leslie Crandall, Mary E. Nelson, Jacqueline M. Guzman, Ruth E. Vonderohe, Gail L. Brand, Marilyn S. Fox, Lisa M. Poppe, Ladonna Werth, Tonia Renee Durden, Rasheema Pitt

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Faculty Publications

Two- and three-year-olds are busy, independent, and eager to explore. Learn the milestones of this growth stage and how you can help them develop new and positive skills and abilities.

The life of a two- or three-year-old is exciting, busy, and very demanding. Two-year-olds have grown to be very independent, using favorite words such as “Mine,” “No,” and “I do it!” as they strive for autonomy. When caring for a two- or three-year-old, enthusiasm, patience, and a sense of humor are most important. This is a time when just exploring can look more like trouble-making to an adult. Fair rules …

Ages And Stages: 3-, 4- And 5-Year-Olds .G2106, Lisa M. Poppe, Ladonna A. Werth, Jacqueline M. Guzman, Gail L. Brand, Marilyn S. Fox, Leslie Crandall, Tonia Renee Durden, Rasheema Pitt

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Faculty Publications

Three-, four- and five-year-olds are active, imaginative, and increasingly independent. Learn about their developmental milestones and how you can help further develop their skills and confidence.

Three-, four-, and five-years-olds are active, imaginative, and eager to engage in the world around them. They are building skills and becoming more confident. At this stage, children have many “why” questions. Parents and caregivers can provide the preschooler with lots of support and a responsive and stimulating environment. As you help the 3- to 5-year-old child become more imaginative and confident, here are a few developmental milestones to consider.

Ages And Stages: Toddler (12-24 Months) .G2104, Jacqueline M. Guzman, Ruth E. Vonderhole, Gail L. Brand, Leslie Crandall, Tonia Renee Durden, Rasheema Pitt

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Faculty Publications

During the second year of development, toddlers grow and develop rapidly as they learn new things and explore their world. Learn what milestones to watch for and how you can provide a safe and supportive environment for your child’s development.

Children 12 to 24 months old are learning, exploring, and communicating at a rapid rate, growing from dependent infants to more independent toddlers. They may challenge the patience, sense of humor, and even common sense of a parent or caregiver. Be prepared to “baby proof” the entire home, yard, and outside environments. This stage can be fun and rewarding as …

Wild Geese Families And Commuter Families: Theoretical Considerations Of Relational Maintenance Of Families In Distance, Lena Yoo

Iowa Journal of Communication

Traditionally, families have transformed their forms to best adapt the members' labor mobility primarily in search of better-paid jobs and other economic opportunities (Lee & Koo, 2006, p. 533). In the current period of heightened globalization, many families migrate to other locations, both domestic and international, in order to confront the changing global environment. Diverse attempts at flexible adaptation have brought many new types of families (Lee & Koo, 2006, p. 533). My research focuses on a new family type where the members of which are separated in two or more locations but remain integral members of the original family, …

Mckee Library Annual Report 2010-2011, Southern Adventist University

Annual Reports

The 2010-2011 Annual Report includes statistics on library usage, updates on the digitization process, events at the library, and updates on new staff members.

The Role Of Reflective Judgment In The Relationship Between Religious Orientation And Prejudice, Alison Cook

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Research in the psychology of religion over the past five decades has found that religious individuals tend to be more prejudiced than those who are not religious. In addition, research has identified various orientations to religion, each having a unique relationship to prejudice. The purpose of this study was to explore whether cognitive complexity, as defined by the Reflective Judgment Model (RJM), might emerge as a predictor both of religious orientation and of prejudice, thereby explaining the variability in the relationships between religious orientation and prejudice. While a relationship between cognitive complexity, religious orientation, and prejudice has been theorized (Hunsberger …

Honorslink, Issue 2011.1, University Of Dayton. Honors Program

HonorsLINK Newsletter

News and notes from the University of Dayton Honors Program.

Emerging Characteristics Of Education Deans’ Collaborative Leadership, Dee Hopkin, Virginia Johnson, Sandra Damico, Shelley Wepner

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Ever increasing opportunities-and demands-for partnerships between P-12 and higher education have created the impetus for deans of education to become collaborative leaders. Deans serve a critical institutional role in charting the direction of a school or college (Rosser, Johnsrud, & Heck, 2003), and there is ample research on the general roles and responsibilities and leadership behaviors of education deans that focus on the biographical, structural, and contextual factors affecting their work (e.g., Bowen, 1995; Bright & Richards, 2001; Bruess, McClean, & Sun, 2003; Clifford & Guthrie, 1988; Gardner, 1992; Gmelch, 2002; Gmelch, Wolverton, Hopkins, Merz, & Anderson, 1999; Howey & …

Community Life In Nonmetropolitan Nebraska: Current Perceptions And Future Strategies: 2011 Nebraska Rural Poll Results, Rebecca J. Vogt, Randolph L. Cantrell, Bradley D. Lubben, Connie Reimers-Hild

Nebraska Rural Poll

By many different measures, rural Nebraskans are positive about their community. Many rural Nebraskans rate their community as friendly, trusting and supportive. Most rural Nebraskans also say it would be difficult to leave their community. In addition, most rural Nebraskans disagree that their community is powerless to control its future.

Differences of opinion exist by the size of their community. Residents of smaller communities are more likely than residents of larger communities to rate their community favorably on its social dimensions and to have positive sentiments about their community. However, residents of larger communities are more likely than residents of …

Bias In Terms Of Culture: Work Values Country-Clustering For 33 European Countries And Person-Job Fit Factor Equivalence Testing For Four European Countries, Kostas Mylonas, Aikaterini Gari, Penny Panagiotopoulou, Elli Georgiadi, Velichko Valchev, Sofia Papazoglou, Mariana Brkich

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

Bias in terms of culture has been posing threat to cross-cultural research since the very beginning of crosscultural endeavor. Metric and statistical methods have been discussed in literature in order to deal with this type of bias; however, some of these methods show side-effects on the level of scale validity and some others with so stringent effects on the available information and allow for very limited variance to be interpreted. The present twofold study describes yet another method, this time based on country clusters, following the idea introduced by Georgas & Berry (1995) of employing country sets based on their …