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Um Carey Law Annual Report Of Giving

Maryland Carey Law

No abstract provided.

C-Drum News, Fall 2012

The C-DRUM News

No abstract provided.

In Practice, V. 13, No. 1, Fall 2012

In Practice

No abstract provided.

The Healthy Scoop, Lehigh Valley Health Network

The Healthy Scoop

No abstract provided.

Progress Notes, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Progress Notes

No abstract provided.

Not Seizing Opportunities: The Effects Of Laissez-Faire Leadership, C. W. Vonbergen

Administrative Issues Journal

No abstract provided.

Scholarworks Statistics - October 2012, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Reports

For the month of October 2012, ScholarWorks recorded a total of 26,670 full-text downloads and 15,043 page views.

Including Social Service Clients In The Organizational Decision Making Process, Josie De Hartog

Professional Projects

Empowerment of clients is a goal of many social service organizations and yet a concept that is hard to define and often complicated to implement. This professional project looks at the importance and practice of empowering parents in a teenage pregnancy prevention program through a case study. A survey of parents supported the idea of empowering practices leading to parents becoming partners with the organization in the education of the community. In a qualitative study, this researcher offers the practice of taking empowerment a step further in asking participants of the program to take part in the decision of what …

The National School Lunch Program: Local Implementation Of Federal Reform, Shannon Cagney

Professional Projects

This research study examined the National School Lunch Program and local implementation of federal reform in public and private schools in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. The survey participants were selected by the way of purposeful sampling; interviews were conducted over the telephone; and a 90-minute focus group was held. Major themes from the study consist of the need for well-balanced meals in schools, concern regarding childhood obesity, and barriers of local implementation of federal guidelines. Many advocates expressed their concern regarding the calorie restrictions, specifically to the 850 kcal maximum for physically active students. This study provides insight on how the …

Inspiring The Wonderment: Emotional Intelligence In Higher Education, Kurt H. Gering

Professional Projects

The purpose of this research was to shed insight on the degree to which instructor Emotional Intelligence (EI) may moderate the student/teacher relationship. Interviews were conducted to gather qualitative data on the experience of several students at a private university in the Midwest. The findings suggest that there appears to be a positive relationship between instructor EI and a positive academic experience by the student. Further research on this topic may indicate that institutions may also benefit from incorporating the tracking and evaluating of EI in their faculty body to enhance academic success student.

Birds Of A Feather? Irish Public Attitudes Towards Sex Crime And Sex Offender Reintegration. Is There A Publically Perceived Scale Of Sexual Deviance?, Judy Mcavoy

Dissertations

This dissertation implements research in relation to public attitudes towards sex crime and sex offender reintegration with the objective of outlining a publically perceived scale of sexual deviance and exploring how this impacts on reintegrative measures. In addition, it investigates public knowledge of existing legislation and prevalence of sex crime. A web-based approach and electronic data collection method are used, whereby 84 participants are sampled from an Irish discussion forum-based website (www.boards.ie). An online survey in the form of a self-completion questionnaire explores their attitudes in relation to various scenarios of sex crime and various types of sex offenders. Willingness …

Research & Action Fall/Winter 2012, Wellesley Centers For Women, Jean Hardisty

Research & Action Report

In this issue:

Q&A with Jean Hardisty, Ph.D.: Women's Lives and U.S. Public Policy - Where We Are Now

Commentary: Putting Children First - "Innocence" in Childhood & the Risk for Child Commercial Sexual Exploitation in the U.S.

Relational-Cultural Approach to Addressing Sex Slavery & Human Trafficking

Brazen (Fall 2012), Hollins University

Brazen - Gender & Women's Studies Department Newsletters

No abstract provided.

The Presence Of Asbestos-Contaminated Vermiculite Attic Insulation And/Or Other Asbestos Containing Materials In Homes And The Potential For Living Space Contamination, Terry Spear, Julie Hart, Tessa Spear, Molly Loushin, Natalie Shaw, Mohamed Elasheb

Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene

Asbestos-contaminated vermiculite attic insulation (VAI) produced from a mine near Libby, Montana, may be present in millions of homes along with other commercial asbestos-containing materials (ACM). The primary goal of the research described here was to develop and test procedures that would allow for the safe and effective weatherization of low-income homes with asbestos. The presence of asbestos insulation was confirmed by bulk sampling of the suspect asbestos material. The homes were then tested for the presence of asbestos fibers in the living spaces. All 40 homes containing VAI revealed the presence of amphibole asbestos in bulk samples. Asbestos (primarily …

Benchmarks 2012, October 5, The Rockefeller University

BenchMarks 2012

BenchMarks. Friday, October 5, 2012

The community newsletter of The Rockefeller University

BenchMarks is published monthly and is distributed on the campus of The Rockefeller University. It produced by the Office of Communications and Public Affairs

Boyd Briefs - October 2012, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School Of Law

Boyd Briefs / Road Scholars

Boyd Briefs provides monthly information regarding the scholarly and other activities of the faculty of the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Indian Millennials: Are Microchip Implants A More Secure Technology For Identification And Access Control?, Christine Perakslis, Katina Michael

Technology

No abstract provided.

Characteristics Of At-Risk Students, Michael Sollitto, Robert K. Gable

K-12 Education

This study focused on a major problem facing today’s educators: high school dropouts. Research questions addressed differences in teacher perspectives of the characteristics of struggling students. Differences in teachers’ perspectives based on teaching level (elementary & secondary) were examined. The researcher conducted focus groups with a total of 12 teachers. The research was conducted in two suburban districts. Focus group questions were designed following a survey administered to 108 suburban public school teachers. The survey responses reported previously identified four dimensions of characteristics of at-risk students: behavior, achievement, family involvement, and family background. The data from the focus groups can …

Former Juvenile Offenders Re-Enrolling Into Mainstream Public Schools, Thomas Richardson, Thomas Dipaola, Robert K. Gable

K-12 Education

This study examined school re-enrollment procedures employed by two school systems for N=578 former juvenile offenders re-enrolling from secured supervised settings to urban mainstream secondary public schools and alternative schools and programs in New England. Quantitative data regarding student demographics and qualitative data from interviews with 19 support personnel and selected documents were used to evaluate which program elements enhanced or disengaged former offenders from secondary urban schools. The characteristics of former juvenile offenders’ lack of school involvement with respect to truancy, school suspension and expulsion, learning, behavior, and emotional disabilities, as well as family, economic, and social disadvantages were …

Wellness During Midlife And Older Adulthood: A Different Perception, Thomas W. Foster, Justin E. Levitov

Adultspan Journal

No abstract provided.

Ethical Guidelines For Counselors When Working With Clients With Terminal Illness Requesting Physician Aid In Dying, Layla J. Kurt, Nick J. Piazza

Adultspan Journal

No abstract provided.

Counselor Demographics, Ageist Attitudes, And Multicultural Counseling Competence Among Counselors And Counselor Trainees, Rebecca G. Mcbride, Danica G. Hays

Adultspan Journal

No abstract provided.

Marshall Magazine Autumn 2012, Marshall University

Marshall Magazine

No abstract provided.

Academic Gateway, Fall 2012, San Jose State University Library

Library Gateway

No abstract provided.

Autumn 2012 Vol. 12 No. 2, School Of Information Studies

School of Information Studies - Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Perception Of Space In Topological Forms, Dincer Savaskan

Architecture Thesis Prep

"With recent development of computer technologies there has been change in our notion of materiality. We can define our age as flow of information and architecture capture this flow and creates more complex conceptions and interactions through the space. Recent researches on materialism, typological forms, field gradients and diagramming define a new methodology in design approach, which can respond the dynamism and flow. However architectural form is still inseparable from the way we experience the world, which involves our senses and perceptions. It is possible to adopt cinematic techniques of collage and sequencing in computer-generated forms to create continuous references …

Fashioning The Unfashionable: An Architecture Of Waste, Alyson Canal

Architecture Thesis Prep

"It is evident that there exists a connection between architecture and fashion,

and more significantly fashion and waste. Fashioning a material recovery

facility through exhibition space, art, and social interaction will

bring infrastructure back into the designed environment while maintaining

an industrial identity that the site demands. Designing an architecture of

waste through the cultural ideologies of fashion facilitates collectivity and

public engagement."

Residential Square In The 21st Century: Applying A Typology To Create A New Urban Morphology, Elizabeth Whittington

Architecture Thesis Prep

"As a low-rise high-density mixed-use typology, the reconsideration of the residential square can provide a new urban morphology that densifies residential zones, while providing safe public spaces. In addition, I assert that through its combination of juxtaposed functional uses, unit typology the language of the façade, the historical European residential square, can articulate the identity of residents."

Distributed Workplace For Facebook. Inc: A New Office Typology For The 21st Century Workstyle, Haotian Liu

Architecture Thesis Prep

No abstract provided.

School As Community Center: Redefining The Relationship Between The Community And The School In Minsk, Belarus, Kate Talkachova

Architecture Thesis Prep

"A society that values education should place emphasis on the facilities and incorporate in them the values and progress, not blindly stick to the traditional. For a country fighting to regain its identity, it is important that the divisions between the neighborhoods are blurred and a sense of a whole is created. With the school as community center, education remains the central focus, as well as provides the necessary link to the surrounding neighborhoods, becoming more than just a physical center, but an activity center as well."