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Can Public Education Be Saved? An Argument For Educational Reform, Kathrine Hyatt Dec 2012

Can Public Education Be Saved? An Argument For Educational Reform, Kathrine Hyatt

Honors Theses

Education, a key to later success, needs to be the number one priority. However, the American of public education has many systemic problems that are inhibiting children from reaching their full potential. This literature review first examines the colonial roots of American education and briefly tracks the development. Then, four major systemic problems are addressed: the over reliance on standardized testing, teaching methods and curriculum, lack of creativity, and how the cycle of poverty impacts learning. Finally solutions are discussed, with the ultimate recommendation being to adapt the Montessori Method.


The Cowl - V.77 - N.12 - Dec 6, 2012 Dec 2012

The Cowl - V.77 - N.12 - Dec 6, 2012

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 77 - No. 12 - December 6, 2012. 32 pages.


Dissolved Organic Matter Composition And Bioavailability Reflect Ecosystem Productivity In The Western Arctic Ocean, Yuan Shen, Cedric Fichot, Ronald Benner Dec 2012

Dissolved Organic Matter Composition And Bioavailability Reflect Ecosystem Productivity In The Western Arctic Ocean, Yuan Shen, Cedric Fichot, Ronald Benner

Faculty Publications

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and total dissolved amino acids (TDAA) were measured in high (Chukchi Sea) and low (Beaufort Sea) productivity regions of the western Arctic Ocean to investigate the composition and bioavailability of dissolved organic matter (DOM). Concentrations and DOC-normalized yields of TDAA in Chukchi surface waters were relatively high, indicating an accumulation of bioavailable DOM. High concentrations and yields of TDAA were also observed in the upper halocline of slope and basin waters, indicating off-shelf transport of bioavailable DOM from the Chukchi Sea. In contrast, concentrations and yields of TDAA in Beaufort surface waters were relatively low, indicting …


Waidelich V. Wengler Respondent's Brief 1 Dckt. 40019 Dec 2012

Waidelich V. Wengler Respondent's Brief 1 Dckt. 40019

Not Reported

No abstract provided.


Usa V. Ryan Washington Dec 2012

Usa V. Ryan Washington

2012 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey


Micah Solomon V. Warden Fairton Dec 2012

Micah Solomon V. Warden Fairton

2012 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey


Westerner, December 6, 2012, Western New England University Dec 2012

Westerner, December 6, 2012, Western New England University

Student Newspapers

The official student newspaper of Western New England University


Modernization, Sexual Risk-Taking, And Gynecological Morbidity Among Bolivian Forager-Horticulturalists, Jonathan Stieglitz, Aaron D. Blackwell, Raúl Quispe Gutierrez, Edhitt Cortez Linares, Michael Gurven, Hillard Kaplan Dec 2012

Modernization, Sexual Risk-Taking, And Gynecological Morbidity Among Bolivian Forager-Horticulturalists, Jonathan Stieglitz, Aaron D. Blackwell, Raúl Quispe Gutierrez, Edhitt Cortez Linares, Michael Gurven, Hillard Kaplan

ESI Publications

Sexual risk-taking and reproductive morbidity are common among rapidly modernizing populations with little material wealth, limited schooling, minimal access to modern contraception and healthcare, and gendered inequalities in resource access that limit female autonomy in cohabiting relationships. Few studies have examined how modernization influences sexual risk-taking and reproductive health early in demographic transition. Tsimane are a natural fertility population of Bolivian forager-farmers; they are not urbanized, reside in small-scale villages, and lack public health infrastructure. We test whether modernization is associated with greater sexual risk-taking, report prevalence of gynecological morbidity (GM), and test whether modernization, sexual risk-taking and parity are …


Researching Effective Methods For Teaching The Phases Of The Moon, Heather Patti Jones Dec 2012

Researching Effective Methods For Teaching The Phases Of The Moon, Heather Patti Jones

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the effectiveness of commonly used instructional methods for teaching the phases of the Moon to fifth and sixth grade students. The instructional methods investigated were the use of diagrams, animations, and models. The effectiveness of each method was tested by measuring students' understanding of Moon phases with a pre and post-assessment after receiving instruction with a specific method or combination of methods. These methods were then evaluated for their ability to help students learn essential concepts, reinforce relevant vocabulary and discourage misconceptions. Results showed that students had better scores with less prevalence of misconception when they were …


An Investigation Of Urban Mobile Source Aerosol Using Optical Properties Measured By Crdt/N: Diesel Particulate Matter And The Impact Of Biodiesel, Monica Elizabeth Wright Dec 2012

An Investigation Of Urban Mobile Source Aerosol Using Optical Properties Measured By Crdt/N: Diesel Particulate Matter And The Impact Of Biodiesel, Monica Elizabeth Wright

Dissertations and Theses

Mobile source emissions are a major contributor to global and local air pollution. Governments and regulatory agencies have been increasing the stringency of regulations in the transportation sector for the last ten years to help curb transportation sector air pollution. The need for regulations has been emphasized by scientific research on the impacts from ambient pollution, especially research on the effect of particulate matter on human health. The particulate emissions from diesel vehicles, diesel particulate matter (DPM) is considered a known or probable carcinogen in various countries and increased exposure to DPM is linked to increased cardiovascular health problems in …


Teaching Matters: The Necessity And Challenge Of Teaching Information Ethics, Patrick P. Ragains Dec 2012

Teaching Matters: The Necessity And Challenge Of Teaching Information Ethics, Patrick P. Ragains

Communications in Information Literacy

This issue's column provides an overview of issues related to academic integrity in higher eduction.


Notes From The Field: 10 Short Lessons On One-Shot Instruction, Megan Oakleaf, Steven Hoover, Beth Woodard, Jennifer Corbin, Randy Hensley, Diana Wakimoto, Christopher V. Hollister, Debra Gilchrist, Michelle Millet, Patty Iannuzzi Dec 2012

Notes From The Field: 10 Short Lessons On One-Shot Instruction, Megan Oakleaf, Steven Hoover, Beth Woodard, Jennifer Corbin, Randy Hensley, Diana Wakimoto, Christopher V. Hollister, Debra Gilchrist, Michelle Millet, Patty Iannuzzi

Communications in Information Literacy

Librarians teach. It might not be what they planned to do when they entered the profession, or it may have been a secret hope all along. Either way, librarians teach, and one teaching scenario remains quintessential: the one-shot library instruction session. In recognition of the centrality of the "one-shot," this article shares several authors' "notes from the field." The notes provide a range of strategies for developing pedagogically sound one-shot library instruction sessions, grouped loosely into three categories: planning, delivery, and integration. The authors offer these insights in their own words in hopes that other teaching librarians may benefit from …


This Audience Is Weird: Reflections On What We Know Now In Gambling Research, Bo J. Bernhard Dec 2012

This Audience Is Weird: Reflections On What We Know Now In Gambling Research, Bo J. Bernhard

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

No abstract provided.


Ethical Governance In The Indian Construction Industry: A Case Study Of Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Shashank Shah Dec 2012

Ethical Governance In The Indian Construction Industry: A Case Study Of Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Shashank Shah

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Governance has moved beyond mere fulfilment of legal requirements. The corporate debacles of the last decade and more have indicated how very respectable corporate organisations across the globe succumbed to greed and compromised on ethics and organisational value systems. Corporate Governance is mainly concerned with the intrinsic nature, purpose, integrity, and identity of an organisation. It encompasses the entire gamut of organisational stakeholders. While a lot of literature is available in the field of Corporate Governance, an analysis of corporate organisations in terms of their stakeholder-related initiatives has hitherto not been attempted. In this paper, the author has used the …


Corporate Political Spending: Why Shareholders Must Weigh In, Julie N.W. Goodridge, Christine Jantz Dec 2012

Corporate Political Spending: Why Shareholders Must Weigh In, Julie N.W. Goodridge, Christine Jantz

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

This article focuses upon the growing problem confronting companies and their shareholders: the use of general treasury (i.e., shareholder money) to propagate political agendas which are not only contrary to companies’ policies of employment, but are committed without the input or knowledge of the shareholder, leading to an aura of distrust, alienation, and diminution of both shareholder value and principled leadership.


Value Shifts: Redefining “Leadership” A Narrative, Joseph Hester Dec 2012

Value Shifts: Redefining “Leadership” A Narrative, Joseph Hester

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

This article provides a historical narrative documenting the major rifts and shifts in the concept of “value” in the 20th and 21st centuries. It is the author’s contention that these shifts have confused the conceptualization of value, making it a rather broad and meaningless term. Thus, to define “leadership” as “values- or ethically-based,” one must first provide a substantial defense of a particular moral view upon which leadership is want to be situated. This task is made arduous because “value” and “morals” have become confused in the morass of postmodernism and its political correlate, political correctness.


Making Out The Monell Claim Under Section 1983, Karen M. Blum Dec 2012

Making Out The Monell Claim Under Section 1983, Karen M. Blum

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Provision Of The Operating Access To The Legal Information At The Libraries Of The Institutions Of Higher Education In Uzbekistan, D R. Yusupov Dec 2012

Provision Of The Operating Access To The Legal Information At The Libraries Of The Institutions Of Higher Education In Uzbekistan, D R. Yusupov

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.


International Contact And Cooperation: The Texas A & M University Libraries And Mexico, Thomas G. De Petro Dec 2012

International Contact And Cooperation: The Texas A & M University Libraries And Mexico, Thomas G. De Petro

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.


"Libraries, Metadata And Preservation Of Electronic Resources ", Juha Hakala Dec 2012

"Libraries, Metadata And Preservation Of Electronic Resources ", Juha Hakala

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.


Court Of Appeals Of New York - People V. Umali, Andrew J. Vansingel Dec 2012

Court Of Appeals Of New York - People V. Umali, Andrew J. Vansingel

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Court Of Appeals Of New York - In Re Suarez, Malaika Makembe Dec 2012

Court Of Appeals Of New York - In Re Suarez, Malaika Makembe

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Court Of Appeals Of New York - People V. White, Rosalinde Casalini Dec 2012

Court Of Appeals Of New York - People V. White, Rosalinde Casalini

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Appellate Division, First Department - People V. Boyd, Joseph M. D'Amico Dec 2012

Appellate Division, First Department - People V. Boyd, Joseph M. D'Amico

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Court Of Appeals Of New York - Giaquinto V. Comm’R Of New York State Dep’T Of Health, Heather Wine Dec 2012

Court Of Appeals Of New York - Giaquinto V. Comm’R Of New York State Dep’T Of Health, Heather Wine

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Trial, The Bench, The Net, And The First Amendment: The Possibilities Of Reform In New York State Judicial Elections, Robert Magee Dec 2012

The Trial, The Bench, The Net, And The First Amendment: The Possibilities Of Reform In New York State Judicial Elections, Robert Magee

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Adaptable Network Cooperate Catalog For Complex Information Objects, Azriel Morag Dec 2012

Adaptable Network Cooperate Catalog For Complex Information Objects, Azriel Morag

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.


Library Digitisation Project Management, Michael Middleton Dec 2012

Library Digitisation Project Management, Michael Middleton

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.


Beyond Re-Engineering: Developing Sustainable Success, Annette Mcnicol Dec 2012

Beyond Re-Engineering: Developing Sustainable Success, Annette Mcnicol

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.


Information Literacy Courses In Engineering And Science – The Design And Implementation Of The Dedicate Courses, Nancy Fjällbrant, Philippa Chalmers Levy Dec 2012

Information Literacy Courses In Engineering And Science – The Design And Implementation Of The Dedicate Courses, Nancy Fjällbrant, Philippa Chalmers Levy

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.