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April 19, 2012: News From Ph.D. Candidate Dustin Hoffman., Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

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The Play's The Thing: An Examination Of Play's Role In The Cognitive Development Of Adolescents, Ian Scheu

Theses and Dissertations

The study explored the relationship of play and development in adolescents. It was developed to determine if play in adolescents has a cognitive developmental purpose. The research design was a quantitative study with qualitative elements. The design of the study consisted two groups of participants who engaged in either a computer program to test cognitive skills or a computer game which contains the same tests. The participants (N = 216) were adolescent males and females (ages 12-19) from urban mid-Atlantic Catholic high schools. After vetting the data, the total was N = 167 and only included males (ages 14-19). The …

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Forgotten Supreme Court Abortion Cases: Drs. Hawker & Hurwitz In The Dock & Defrocked, Roy Lucas

Pepperdine Law Review

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A Critical Legal Rhetoric Approach To In Re African-American Slave Descendants Litigation, Lolita Buckner Inniss

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

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Uncovering Race In 2008: Media, Politics And The Reporter's Eye, Meta G. Carstarphen

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

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Public Health Policies For Breast Cancer Prevention Research: A Global Venture, Sophie A. Lelievre, Ellen Gruenbaum

Changing World Conference

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Phoenix, 2012-04-18, Student Life

Phoenix

The Phoenix is a student newspaper published at Governors State University since August 2002. The newspaper features student reporting, opinions, news, and photos.

Developing Cultural Awareness: A Qualitative Case Study Of Pre-Service Teachers' Experiences In An Introductory Course In Esl Methods And Techniques, Angela Bosche Thevenot

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

There are over 5 million English language learners in the U.S. public schools, and according to the last U.S. Census, nearly one in five school-age students in the United States comes from a home where a language other than English is spoken. Consequently, the majority of American classrooms consist of students from several different racial, ethnic, cultural and linguistic backgrounds. To teach in this environment, teachers need to be culturally aware. Cultural awareness often comes from foreign language study and/or travel abroad. Unfortunately, in many urban environments, pre-service teachers are not required to study foreign language and are not afforded …

Try These: Tackling Representations Of Rugby In Recent South African Texts, Anne Margaret Reef

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Rugby in South Africa has long been an important facet of white, male, and Afrikaner culture. Scholars concur that the sport has been profoundly associated with Afrikaner nationalism and power, and with the violences of the apartheid state. As a corollary, rugby has also been related to and influenced by constructions of apartheid hegemonic masculinity. This study examines representations of rugby in selected texts. Identifying a trope, it argues that in these works, rugby is used as a metonym to relate (in the sense of both "to narrate" and "to connect") other forms of violence in South African society. These …

The Eliza-Higgins Model: The Ideology, Rapport And Methods Of Dialect Acquisition, Stacey Cabaj

Theses and Dissertations

George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion (1912) and its musical adaptation, My Fair Lady (1956) offer 20th century’s most famous example of dialect acquisition: the transformation of Eliza Doolittle under the tutelage of Professor Henry Higgins. The opportunity to work on Barksdale Theatre’s production of My Fair Lady (2012), both as the actress playing Eliza Doolittle and as a dialect coach for the production, prompted an analysis of the dialect pedagogy of Henry Higgins. The centenary of Pygmalion is also a prime juncture to document, in contrast or complement to Higgins’ model, contemporary theories and techniques of dialect pedagogy. Chapter one of …

Double-Clicking On Fourth Amendment Protection: Encryption Creates A Reasonable Expectation Of Privacy, Sean J. Edgett

Pepperdine Law Review

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Research Brief: Technology And Health Education: An Exploratory Study Of Older Chinese Immigrants, Jenny H. Tsai, Vicky Taylor, Shin-Ping Tu

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Technology advances, especially in the Internet, provide new tools to deliver health education to limited English proficient immigrants. This paper presents the findings of a qualitative descriptive study of older limited English proficient Chinese immigrants’ perspectives regarding computer-based health education. The sample consisted of 33 foreign-born Chinese recruited in Seattle, Washington. Data were generated through six focus groups and an 18-item demographic questionnaire. The analyses revealed that the majority was not skillful in computer use and Internet browsing, and the Internet was not a common health information source. Nevertheless, participants were supportive of having computer-based health information designed for Chinese …

Health Care Disparities For Persons With Limited English Proficiency: Relationships From The 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (Meps), Diane L. Smith

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Inadequate communication between patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) and providers can be associated with lower access to health care. The purpose of this research was to determine if there is a significant difference among those persons whose primary language is English and those with LEP in ability to access care and preventative screenings and perception of interaction with their physician. Chi square analysis was performed to determine if there was a significant relationship between primary language spoken and access to health care and patient-provider interaction. Data were obtained from the 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Study. Results show that there …

Colorectal Cancer Brochure Development For African Americans, Kim L. Freeman, Lina Jandorf, Hayley Thompson, Katherine N. Duhamel

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Introduction: African Americans are more likely to die from colorectal cancer (CRC) than any other racial/ethnic group in the United States. Unfortunately, African Americans are also less likely to undergo screening for CRC than their White counterparts. Focus groups methodology was used to refine educational brochures designed to increase CRC screening among African Americans.

Methods: Two series of focus groups were completed, with a total of seven groups and 39 participants. Six different brochures (stage-matched and culturally sensitive) designed to promote CRC screening among African Americans were evaluated.

Results: All participants thought that the brochures motivated them …

Family Home Visitors: Increasing Minority Women’S Access To Health Services, Mechthild Meyer, Alma R. Estable, Lynne Maclean, Wendy E. Peterson

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

The article describes how service access barriers (language, trust) were addressed at different levels (organization, service provider, community) by involving Family Home Visitors to support Nurse Practitioners in providing pre- and postnatal services to linguis­tic minority women in Ontario. The investigators undertook a secondary analysis of 18 semi-structured interviews with health unit informants, Nurse Practitioners, program us­ers, and community leaders, including Family Home Visitors. Health units facilitated col­laboration between two programs aimed at serving mothers with young children, result­ing in both programs using Family Home Visitors. They enhanced minority women’s trust in Nurse Practitioner services by providing interpretation, outreach and …

Reporting From Baghdad During The Gulf War: Principles For Judgment, William Blakemore

St. John's Law Review

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Penal Law Section 245.00: New York Court Of Appeals Holds That Sexual Activity In A Parked Vehicle Is Not A Per Se Violation Of The Public Lewdness Statute, Allen S. Gage

St. John's Law Review

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Crossing The Border Line: Interpreting Federal Drug Trafficking Statutes In United States V. Londono-Villa, Jennifer E. Raiola

St. John's Law Review

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Differentiated Perspectives On Insider Trading: The Effect Of Paradigm Selection On Policy, Steven R. Salbu

St. John's Law Review

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"Arrogance Cloaked As Neutrality" (On Reading The Constitution), Frederick Mark Gedicks

St. John's Law Review

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Let Us Pray (But Not "Them"!): The Troubled Jurisprudence Of Religious Liberty, David L. Gregory, Charles J. Russo

St. John's Law Review

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Behold, The Day Of Judgment: Is The Rico Pattern Requirement Void For Vagueness?, Robert D. Luskin

St. John's Law Review

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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 87, No. 37, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Jenkins, Spencer. Police Search for Suspects in Shooting – Tevin Holliman, Ricardo Singh
• McKay, Michael. Sigma Chi’s Fight Night Canceled
• Hilbert, Hayley. Spring Sing
• Duvall, Tessa. South Campus Aids in Overall Diversity
• McKay, Michael. Gary Ransdell Bobbleheads to be Given at Baseball Game
• Randolph, Christian. A Thousand Words – Ali Miah
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Earth Day
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Earth Day
• Sneath, Julie. Cut Salaries to Ease Tuition Hikes
• Hughey, Aaron. President Barak Obama & the Future of Higher Education
• Jenkins, Spencer. WKU Police Department: No …

April 17, 2012: Ma Capstone Presentations, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

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The Prospector, April 17, 2012, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Green Screen: Technology Goes Solar for a Brighter Tomorrow

Flyer News, Vol. 59, No. 38 (April 17, 2012), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

The Case For Graphic Novels, Steven Hoover

Communications in Information Literacy

Many libraries and librarians have embraced graphic novels. A number of books, articles, and presentations have focused on the history of the medium and offered advice on building and maintaining collections, but very little attention has been given the question of how integrate graphic novels into a library's instructional efforts. This paper will explore the characteristics of graphic novels that make them a valuable resource for librarians who focus on research and information literacy instruction, identify skills and competencies that can be taught by the study of graphic novels, and will provide specific examples of how to incorporate graphic novels …

Executive Committee - Agenda, 4/17/2012, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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Challenges Native Chinese Teachers Face In Teaching Chinese As A Foreign Language To Non-Native Chinese Students In U.S. Classrooms, Hui Xu

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Theses and Other Student Research

This qualitative case study targeted the perceptions of Chinese teachers (n= 7) who had teaching experiences in China or Taiwan and the challenges they faced in transitioning to teach non-native Chinese students in U.S. classrooms, specifically about their teaching beliefs, styles, pedagogy, classroom management strategies which may be different from that of American education system. Results showed that Chinese teacher participants encountered numerous challenges including language barriers and culture shock, different perceptions and expectations of the roles of the teacher and students, communication with parents, different teaching pedagogies and styles, classroom management, and inclusion of students with special needs. The …