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The Idea Of "Too Much Law", Mila Sohoni

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, March 19, 2012, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2012

No abstract provided.

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (March 19, 2012), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

March 19, 2012: Dr. Melinda Moustakis Named Fellow At Princeton, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

Conflict Detection And Resolution For Product Line Design In A Collaborative Decision Making Environment, Xiaoqing Frank Liu, Eric Christopher Barnes, Juha Erik Savolainen

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Ensuring that the non-functional requirements (NFRs), of a system are satisfied is an essential task in software development. However, this task is complicated by the fact that many NFRs conflict with each other from multiple perspectives. It is essential to resolve conflicts collectively in a collaborative decision-making process since stakeholders often disagree on how conflicts should be resolved. in this paper, we describe a method for dividing high-level NFR conflicts within a product line into more manageable sub-problems. Stakeholders make use of an argumentation based collaborative decision support system to determine which design alternatives provide the best trade-offs between NFRs. …

Investigating Esl Graduate Students’ Intercultural Experiences Of Academic English Writing: A First Person Narration Of A Streamlined Qualitative Study Process, Lianhong Gao

The Qualitative Report

This report is a first person narration of the entire process of a qualitative study exploring the impact of ESL students’ native cultural and rhetorical conventions, as well as classroom cultures on their academic English writing in American universities. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. A coding system was constructed to analyze transcriptions of the interviews. The study found that there were impacts of L1 culture on the students’ academic English writing, but their effects were minor. The main factors associated with ESL students’ English writing were their familiarity with the disciplinary contents and general composing skills. Implications for culturally …

Method And Writing: A Review Of Adams’ Narrating The Close, Sandra L. Faulkner

The Qualitative Report

The reviewer starts the review with her reading strategy of beginning with the discussion of the method. She argues that Adams’ work expands definitions of culture and what constitutes the field in ethnographic work in a beautifully written piece of autoethnography. Adams marries method, writing, and topic matter. The reviewer believes that this text would be appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students as well as those of us wanting an excellent example of autoethnography. In conclusion, the reviewer claims excitement to see where this will take ethnographers in the future, and especially those of us interested in the study of …

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, March 18, 2012, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2012

No abstract provided.

March 18, 2012 Bonnie Jo Campbell Reads Her Work: Spring 2012: Gwen Frostic Reading Series, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

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Content-Based Instruction Website For Course Modules, Pelin Basci

World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations

This presentations focuses on content-based instruction for course modules - a Turkish sample.

Curanderismo As Decolonization Therapy: The Acceptance Of Mestizaje As A Remedio, Ramon Del Castillo, Adriann Wycoff, Steven Cantu

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Diverse Teacher Candidates' Perceptions Of A University's Special Education Preparation Program, Ashleigh Jay Cramer

Theses and Dissertations

As part of a four year professional development program centered on increasing cultural responsiveness at Brigham Young University, special education faculty members conducted interviews with teacher candidates who had completed the special education program. The interviews primarily focused on the candidates' experiences during their time in the program. The interviews were audio and/or videotaped and transcribed verbatim. The transcriptions were then analyzed using the inductive analysis design for qualitative research (Hatch, 2002). The candidates expressed what types of learning activities as well as what professors did or did not do that helped them to be successful. Also emerging from the …

Centralized Visualization Of Distributed Collaborative Note-Taking, Aaron W. Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

This development project originated in response to the enormous daily increase of information that becomes available on the internet as a result of social media activities. Twitter, a quintessential example of social media, can also be considered a framework for collaborative note-taking. The October 2010 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provided an interesting example of distributed collaborative note-taking as thousands of Twitter users took notes on the conference addresses. The result was a collection of 26,479 tweets. The purpose of this project is to describe a novel information visualization algorithm that generates a centralized …

A Comparative Analysis Of Two Forms Of Gyeonggi English Communicative Ability Test Based On Classical Test Theory And Item Response Theory, Young-Beol Yoon

Theses and Dissertations

This study is an empirical analysis of the 2009 and 2010 forms of the Gyeonggi English Communicative Ability Test (GECAT) based on the responses of 2,307 students to the 2009 GECAT and 2,907 students to the 2010 GECAT. The GECAT is an English proficiency examination sponsored by the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (GOE) in South Korea. This multiple-choice test has been administered annually at the end of each school year to high school students since 2004 as a measure of the students' ability to communicate in English. From 2004 until 2009, the test included 80 multiple-choice items, but in …

The Efficacy Of Small Multiples In The Visual Language Of Instructional Designs, Douglas B. Stringham

Theses and Dissertations

The visualization strategy of small multiples (Tufte, 1983, 1990, 1997) is not merely the clever or ordered arrangement of similar and personable images; small multiples—purposeful compositions of similarly sized, repeated illustrations—contain a great deal more than the sum of their respective parts. The purpose of this study is to define a set of objectives and guiding tactics for using small multiples in the visual language of instructional designs. This study aims to (1) compile a targeted literature review cataloging the historical treatment of small multiples and their pedagogical and cognitive virtues and (2) analyze examples of small multiples usage in …

Universal Design, The Library, And Assistive Adaptive Technologies, Danielle P. De Jager-Loftus, Ernetta Fox

Library Technology Conference

The effort to find ways to make everything from doorways to websites more accessible to people with physical and learning disabilities is synonymous with the term “Universal Design”. In this presentation we will explore how Universal Design principles, guidelines, and performance indicators can be applied to library instruction, information technology, physical spaces, and student services. Attendees will walk away with tips and tricks, resources and best practices that will help make instruction, educational products, and environments accessible to all students, including those with disabilities.


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Mission Possible: A Paradigm For Analysis Of Contractual Impossibility At Regent University, C. Scott Pryor

St. John's Law Review

No abstract provided.

Where The Rubber Hits The Road Chicano/A Studies And Nurturing Civic Engagement In The Classroom, Anna Ochoa O'Leary

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Entre El Dicho Y El Hecho: From Chicano Studies To Xican@ Studies, Reynaldo Flores Macias

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Opening Plenary Welcome, Susan Marie Green

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Family Affairs Newsletter Business Directory 2012-03-15, Zack Paakkonen

Family Affairs newsletter (2004-2016)

Family Affairs Newsletter Directory of GLBTQIA Businesses.

Navigating The Changing Face Of Beginning Reading Instruction: Am I Right Back Where I Started?, Deanna M. Perry

Theses and Dissertations

This self-study explores my experience as a beginning reading teacher over a span of more than 30 years. It includes a brief look at theoretical models of reading and philosophical movements that impacted my experience as a classroom teacher and then lays my classroom experience and practice against the literature and historical background related to beginning reading instruction. The question studied is "How did the district-mandated curriculum in each era shape me as a literacy teacher and literacy instruction in my school context?" The purpose of the study is to unearth the impact of educational policies on my classroom practice. …

2012-03-15, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Elicited Imitation Testing As A Measure Of Oral Language Proficiency At The Missionary Training Center, Sara E. Moulton

Theses and Dissertations

This research study aimed to create an alternative method of measuring the language proficiency of English as a Second Language (ESL) missionaries at the Missionary Training Center (MTC). Elicited imitation (EI) testing was used as this measure of language proficiency and an instrument was designed and tested with 30 ESL missionaries at the MTC. Results from the EI test were compared with an existing Language Speaking Assessment (LSA) currently in use at the MTC. EI tests were rated by human raters and also by a computer utilizing automatic speech recognition technology. Scores were compared across instruments and across scoring types. …

Asking The Right Questions: Reviving The Voir Dire For Child Witnesses, Lucy S. Mcgough

Georgia State University Law Review

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Technology’S Impact On Student – Faculty Interaction: Issues For Collective Bargaining, Mark Piwinsky, Mary Beth Leidman, Mathew Mckeague

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Today’s faculty confront challenges that are reshaping their workload and creating new demands and expectations. A decline in the proportion of tenured faculty and an increased reliance on temporary faculty is problematic in a time of strong enrollment growth. The American Association of University Professors (Trends in Faculty Status, 2007) reports the proportion of full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty has declined from 56.8% in fall 1975 to 31.2% in fall 2007. Data from the National Center for Education Statistics (2005, 2008) show enrollments increased from 17.92 million in fall 2005 to 19.57 million in fall 2008. Schaffhauser (2010) reports that …

State Building Codes: Firm Ceilings, Hard Floors, Or Shaky Foundations For Local Construction And Rehabilitation Standards, James Bross

Georgia State University Law Review

In law reform, as in life, the foam rubber pillow is often the best metaphor for the unforeseen effects of earnest efforts: just when all energy is directed at the annoying lump on one side, the far side springs out vengefully. During the 1960's, legal scholars and presidential commissions pressed earnestly for statewide building codes to serve as ceilings on local standards which are expensive impediments to mass-produced low-income housing; the legal scholars of the 1980's are eager to preserve historic structures whose rehabilitation is impeded by the inflexible floor of state codes under local standards. This article will evaluate …

Lawrence University Named To National Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, Lawrence University

Press Releases

For the sixth consecutive year, Lawrence University has been named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

Lawrence is one of only two Wisconsin institutions that has been recognized every year by the Washington, D.C.-based Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) since it launched the program in 2006.

The honor roll recognizes higher education institutions that reflect the values of exemplary community service and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities on issues ranging from supporting at-risk youth to neighborhood revitalization.

During the 2010-11 academic year, 967 Lawrence students provided more than 27,400 service hours to community …

March 14, 2012: Comics Workshop On Friday, March 16, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.