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Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Agriculture And Applied Sciences, July 13, 2012, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Utah State University proposes to establish a center that builds on its existing institutional strength in the social science of human-environment interactions and the multitude of ways in which social and economic development conditions are linked to environmental amenities and natural resource assets.

Development And Dissemination Of Clean Cookstoves: A Model Law For Developed Countries, Scott Miller

Drafting Model Laws on Indoor Pollution for Developing and Developed Nations (July 12-13)

21 pages.

"This model law was developed at a legislative drafting workshop on July 12-13, 2012, entitled Drafting Model Laws on Indoor Pollution for Developing and Developed Nations, which was sponsored by the Center for Energy & Environmental Security and the Colorado Natural Resources, Energy & Environmental Law Review at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder, Colorado."-- Excerpted from 24 Colo. Nat. Resources, Energy & Envtl. L. Rev. 355 (2013).

"Scott Miller ed."

English Language Teaching Using The Whole Student Philosophy, Tahira Y. Muhammad

MA TESOL Collection

Education in Kuwait is centered on rote learning methodology. Historically, the Kuwait educational system was created to mimic the Egyptian rote learning systems that date back to Pharaonic times. Furthermore, Kuwaiti educators are convinced that rote learning is the optimal form of education. In this paper, I will attempt to prove that this method is unsuccessful, and that educators, within their classroom and lesson planning, should adapt their teaching strategies to the adoption of the whole language philosophy.

The major limitation of this research is that the observer is also participant. However, the fact that the observer is fully trained …

Book Review, Criticism Editors

Criticism

Edmund Burke's Aesthetic Ideology: Language, Gender and Political Economy in Revolution (Tom Furniss)
Eighteenth-Century Aesthetics and the Reconstruction of Art (Ed. Paul Mattick, Jr.) (Reviewed by Frances Ferguson)

History, Gender and Eighteenth-Century Literature (Ed. Beth Fowkes Tobin)
Alexander Pope and his Eighteenth-Century Women Readers (Claudia N. Thomas) (Reviewed by Charlotte Sussman)

Dangerous Enthusiasm: William Blake and the Culture of Radicalism in the 1790s (Jon Mee)
Witness Against the Beast: William Blake and the Moral Law (E. P. Thompson) (Reviewed by Michael Scrivener)

Experiencing Narrative Worlds: On the Psychological Activities of Reading (Richard J. Gerrig) (Reviewed by Richard Marback)

Commemorations: The …

Art Is Always A Series Of Questions To Contemplate, Not Solve, Carla Poindexter

UCF Forum

Why do people value a painting or drawing? An elementary-school student I know recently answered: “Because when we look at art we can see how the artist felt about things.”

Pillar, Samantha R. (Fa 162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 162. This collection contains a paper entitled “Going Hog Wild in Logan County,” about William Warren Morton Sr. and his work in the swine industry. This paper was written by Samantha Pillar as a part of a class at Western Kentucky University in the fall of 1994. Several photocopied images are included in the paper.

Fitzgerald, Annamary (Fa 158), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 158. This collection contains a paper entitled “Yours truly, Bruno Gernt: A Glimpse At The Development Of A Small Town Through The Eyes Of Its Developer,” written by Annamary Fitzgerald as a part of an independent study class she took at Western Kentucky University in the fall of 1993 with Dr. Lynwood Montell. The paper transcribes the letters Bruno Gernt wrote to James Clarke regarding the development of Allardt, Tennessee from 1882-1891.

Harbison, Robert Glen (Fa 160), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 160. This collection contains a paper entitled “The Strange Little Stone House: The History Of The Underwood Home – 1529 State Street,” written by Robert Harbison as a part of a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University in the fall of 1992. Also included is a Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory sheet detailing the Underwood Home.

Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry Analysis Of Lower Pecos Rock Paints And Possible Pigment Sources, Jon Russ, Kaixuan Bu, Jeff Hamrick, James V. Cizdziel

Master of Science in Analytics (MSAN) Faculty Research

Chemical analyses of prehistoric rock paints from the Lower Pecos Region of southwestern Texas were undertaken using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. This technique allowed us to measure the chemical composition of the paint pigments with minimal interference from a natural rock coating that completely covers the ancient paints. We also analyzed samples representing potential sources of paint pigments, including iron-rich sandstones and quartzite from the study area and ten ochre samples from Arizona. Cluster analysis, principle component analysis and bivariate plots were used to compare the chemical compositions of the paint and pigment sources. The results indicate that limonite …

Jackson, Michelle Margie (Fa 159), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 159. This collection contains a paper entitled “Moonshining,” written by Michelle Jackson as a part of a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University in the spring of 1994. Also included is a cassette tape of an interview with Jerry Rhoton, sheriff of Clay County, Tennessee, as well as his informant data sheet and four photos of him.

Browning, Jimmy D. (Fa 155), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 155. This collection includes cassette tapes containing interviews with six homosexual men used as research for Jimmy D. Browning’s paper “Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are: A Collection of the Coming-Out Narratives of Six Gay Men.” A copy of the paper is also included in the collection.

(1.2) Well, Yes And No: A Reply To Priest, Kristie Dotson

Comparative Philosophy

No abstract provided.

Six Students Studying Abroad This Summer On Critical Language Scholarships, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.

Charles Henry Brent: Philippine Missionary And Ecumenist, Michael C. Reilly

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

The Literature Of Difference In Cultures Of Science, Scout Calvert

Criticism

The Nature of Difference: Sciences of Race in the United States from Jefferson to Genomics Edited by Evelynn M. Hammonds and Rebecca M. Herzig. (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2009. Pp. 368. $95.00 cloth, $45.00 paper.)

Teaching Preaching, Phillip Slate

Leaven

No abstract provided.

Nature Is Prior To Us: Applying Catholic Social Thought And Anabaptist-Mennonite Theology To The Ethics Of Stakeholder Prioritization For The Natural Environment, Cathy A. Driscoll, Elden Wiebe, Bruno Dyck

Journal of Religion and Business Ethics

We develop a spiritual and ethical based understanding of stakeholder theory that treats the natural environment as a primary stakeholder. We consider how Catholic social thought and Anabaptist-Mennonite theology can be seen as important resources for stakeholder thought and management, especially as they pertain to the natural environment as a primary stakeholder. We provide a discussion and implications for academics and practitioners in terms of dignifying both ecology and humanity, and creating solidarity between them. We also discuss how managers can become more attuned to the environment as a primary stakeholder through the development of relationships with the land and …

The Golden Rule Of Benevolence Versus The Silver Rule Of Reciprocity, Jan Tullberg

Journal of Religion and Business Ethics

The Golden Rule from the Sermon on the Mount in the Bible instructs: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. This is generally acclaimed as a rule of great wisdom and significant social impact. But the widespread popularity of the rule is accompanied by vagueness concerning its interpretations. Given the authority of Jesus, there is one interpretation of particular interest. The Golden Rule differs from what has been called the silver rule, the principle of reciprocal balance advocated by Confucius, Cicero and others. The Golden Rule does not advocate reciprocity, but generosity also toward persons who …

Courtroom Discourse As Verbal Performance: Describing The Unique Sociolinguistic Situation Of The American Trial Courtroom, Seth William Wood

Theses and Dissertations

Individual events within courtroom discourse, such as lawyer-witness interactions have been studied extensively, particularly within a framework of powerful vs. powerless language (Adelsward, 1987; Archer, 2006; Bogoch, 2000; Eades, 2010; Fuller, 1993; Gnisci & Bakeman, 2007; Hobbs, 2007; Keating, 2009; Penman, 1990; Philips, 1984; Roberts, 1990). However, this thesis will show that courtroom discourse is sufficiently unique to warrant a distinct framework. It will also explore the explanatory power of a Courtroom Discourse Verbal Performance framework influenced by Verbal Art as Performance (Bauman, 1977). In particular this work will create a framework (Courtroom Discourse Verbal Performance) that explains the sociolinguistic …

Lally, Kelly A. (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 81. A history of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) work at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Paper and interviews with twenty former CCC enrollees from the four camps at Mammoth Cave and five other related people.

Building Trust And Collaboration With Rural Minorities: Experiences With Minority Farmers In The Mississippi Delta, Ari Mwachofi

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

The paper focuses on the question “What research approach is effective in building trust with minority farmers?” The question is answered through a documentation of researchers’ experiences building trust and collaboration with minority farmers in the lower Mississippi Delta. The researchers applied two research paradigms -logical positivism and paradigm of praxis. The logical positivism research approach was met with mistrust and open animosity and had to be abandoned for one based on the paradigm of praxis. Through this approach, and cognizant of the historical-social-political context, the researchers included insiders from the focus population as collaborators and researchers and succeeded in …

American Indian Community Leader And Provider Views Of Needs And Barriers To Colorectal Cancer Screening, Christine M. Daley

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Colorectal cancer is a great concern for the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) community, as incidence and mortality rates remain high and screening rates stay low. We conducted interviews with community leaders (n=13) and with providers from the Indian Health Service (IHS), tribal clinics, and urban safety-net clinics (n=17) in Northeast Kansas and the Kansas City Metro Area to determine their understanding of needs and barriers to colorectal cancer screening among American Indians. Using a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach for this pilot study, community leaders and providers identified similar needs, including: culturally-appropriate education about colorectal cancer and screenings, the potential …

Parowan Fremont Faunal Exploitation: Resource Depression Or Feasting?, Sara E. Stauffer

Theses and Dissertations

The faunal remains of large game such as mule deer, pronghorn, and mountain sheep are abundant at Fremont sites, as are jackrabbits and cottontails. The proportions of these species in Fremont faunal assemblages fluctuate through time. Explanations for these variations range from resource depression to communal activities. This thesis provides the results of the faunal analysis from three previously unreported sites. Paragonah (42IN43), Summit (42IN40), and Parowan (42IN100) are large Fremont sites in the Parowan Valley located 20 miles north of Cedar City in Utah. The purpose of this thesis is to determine if the variations in the faunal assemblage …

Chinese-Philippine Relations In The Late Sixteenth Century To 1603, Albert Chan

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews, Criticism Editors

Criticism

The Fate of Eloquence in the Age of Hume (Adam Potkay) (Reviewed by Michael Prince)

The Power of Lies: Transgression in Victorian Fiction (John Kucich) (Reviewed by Christine L. Krueger)

Allegories of America: Narratives, Metaphysics, Politics (Frederick M. Dolan) (Reviewed by Michael Holzman)

A. M. Klein: The Story of the Poet (Zailig Pollock) (Reviewed by Irving Massey)

Feminist Perspectives on Jewish Studies (Ed. Lynn Davidman and Shelly Tenenbaum) (Reviewed by Judith R. Baskin)

Book Review, Criticism Editors

Criticism

Interpreting Ladies: Women, Wit, and Morality in the Restoration Comedy of Manners (Pat Gill) (Reviewed by Harold Weber)

Swift's Politics: A Study in Disaffection (Ian Higgins) (Reviewed by Carole Fabricant)

The Life of Walter Scott: A Critical Biography (John Sutherland) (Reviewed by Ina Ferris)

Imageless Truths: Shelley's Poetic Fictions (Karen Weisman)
Shelley'S Satire: Violence, Exhortation, and Authority (Steven Jones) (Reviewed by Mark Kipperman)

Annoying the Victorians (James R. Kincaid) (Reviewed by Antony H. Harrison)

Impressions of Theophrastus Such (George Eliot) (Ed. Nancy Henry) (Reviewed by John R. Reed)

The Contingency of Theory: Pragmatism, Expressivism, and Deconstruction (Gary Wihl) (Reviewed by …

Cac Corner: Dedicated Providers Make A Difference, Center For Persons With Disabilities

Blog Posts

No abstract provided.

Circle Hooks In Commercial, Recreational, And Artisanal Fisheries: Research Status And Needs For Improved Conservation And Management, Joseph E. Serafy, Steven J. Cooke, Guillermo A. Diaz, John E. Graves, Martin Hall, Mahmood S. Shivji, Yonat Swimmer

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

The intent of convening the International Symposium on Circle Hooks in Research, Management, and Conservation was to yield a contemporary, science-based assessment of the management and conservation utility of circle hooks in commercial, recreational, and artisanal fisheries around the globe. The symposium objective was to provide a forum for individuals, organizations, and agencies to share relevant research results and perspectives. Based on the presentations, an examination of the literature, and the collective experience and knowledge of the authors, we provide a brief overview of the current status of circle hook research along with a list of research needs, with a …

I Felt Like The Enemy And The Savior All At Once': English Teacher Identity In A Methods Course Wiki, Michelle Jewett

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

This study explores the identity constructions of two cohorts of preservice teachers enrolled in English methods courses during a semester of field experience. This research employs a qualitative methodology and documents the nature of participants responses posted to online wiki forum. Data sources include archived electronic interactions and course assignments such as reflective journals. Constant-comparative method as described by Creswell (2007), content analysis as described by Marshall & Rossman (2006), and Gee's (2003) notion of affinity identity are used to examine the discourses and ideologies of methods students as they construct notions of English teacher identity. Study findings indicate a …

Sustainable Water Supply For The Village Of Kpandu Dafor, Volta Region, Ghana, Amy Louise

Water Resources Professional Project Reports

This report describes the design of a water distribution system for the village of Kpandu Dafor. The water distribution system consists of the source of water, four designs of the distribution system, water-storage tank, septic tank systems, and chlorination system. The source of water was one of the three boreholes that can provide water at 70 or 80 liters per minute (Lpm). EPANET was used to develop the four different pipe designs for the water distribution system. The pipes were designed to be 24.5-, 32-, 50-, 63-, and 90-millimeter (mm) polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with flow of 0.225 liters per second …