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A Grounded Theory Of Connectivity And Persistence In A Limited Residency Doctoral Program, Steven R. Terrell, Martha M. Snyder, Laurie P. Dringus, Elizabeth Maddrey

The Qualitative Report

Limited-residency and online doctoral programs have an attrition rate significantly higher than traditional programs. This grounded-theory study focused on issues pertaining to communication between students, their peers and faculty and how interpersonal communication may affect persistence. Data were collected from 17 students actively working on their dissertation in a limited-residency educational technology program. The resultant theory indicated that students felt communication between themselves and peers is possible but not common. Students also indicated that dissertation supervisors are readily accessible but longer than expected response times may contribute to a lack of student success. The results suggest the development and effective …

Afterword::Recompiling, Christopher M. Kelty

Criticism

No abstract provided.

The Agency Defense In Narcotic Sales Prosecutions: A Judicial Loophole In The New York Drug Laws, Elaine Robinson Mchale

St. John's Law Review

No abstract provided.

Standing To Challenge Federal Agency Action (City Of Hartford V. Town Of Glastonbury), Clare J. Attura

St. John's Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Legal Financial Obligations On Reentry Experiences, Breanne Rae Pleggenkuhle

Dissertations

In 2010, over 700,000 offenders were released from prison (Guerino, Harrison, and Sabol, 2012), and on any given day over seven million individual are under some form of correctional supervision (Glaze, 2011). Research has documented the collateral consequences of transition such as diminished employment prospects and limited housing availability. Fiscal concerns have shifted some of the costs of prosecution and correctional supervision to the offender, resulting in accumulation of legal financial obligations. However, little research has examined of the effect of legal financial obligations on reentry outcomes. This study has two broad goals. The first objective was to document the …

Early Stage Drug Treatment That Normalizes Proinflammatory Cytokine Production Attenuates Synaptic Dysfunction In A Mouse Model That Exhibits Age-Dependent Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease-Related Pathology, Adam D. Bachstetter, Christopher M. Norris, Pradoldej Sompol, Donna M. Wilcock, Danielle Goulding, Janna H. Neltner, Daret St. Clair, D. Martin Watterson, Linda J. Van Eldik

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Faculty Publications

Overproduction of proinflammatory cytokines in the CNS has been implicated as a key contributor to pathophysiology progression in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and extensive studies with animal models have shown that selective suppression of excessive glial proinflammatory cytokines can improve neurologic outcomes. The prior art, therefore, raises the logical postulation that intervention with drugs targeting dysregulated glial proinflammatory cytokine production might be effective disease-modifying therapeutics if used in the appropriate biological time window. To test the hypothesis that early stage intervention with such drugs might be therapeutically beneficial, we examined the impact of intervention with MW01-2-151SRM (MW-151), an experimental therapeutic that …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session July 25, 2012, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the July 25, 2012 WMU Board of Trustees meeting include:

• Recommendation re 2012/13 Tuition and Required Fees
• Estimated General Fund Beginning Board Budget FY 2012/13
• WMU Business Technology and Research Park map
• Services and Resources Agreement for WMU and WMU School of Medicine
• Personnel Report

Southern Educator, Georgia Southern University

College of Education: News & Publications (2003-2023)

• Dean's Summer Update
• Academically Adrift Author to Deliver Fries Lecture
• Reading, Ecology, and Math: Georgia Teachers Get Schooled

Out Of The Scriptorium: An Assessment Of The Editing Profession's Knowledge Base And An Introduction To The History Of Its Earliest Practitioners, Carolyn Isbell Magrans

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The work of editing has been practiced for nearly as long as there have been texts, but despite its emergence as a profession within the field of technical communication, editing regularly struggles to fully define its contributions to their success. Although new academic courses and texts in editing and publishing, recently developed certifications in specialized subject areas, and a growing number of professional societies and associations suggest a fully formed professional identity for editors, issues of conflict, contribution, valuation, and professional self-esteem remain consistent topics of discussion in the literature. Old stereotypes of curmudgeonly grammarians and outdated descriptions alluding to …

The Holocaust: An "Engorged" Symbol Of Evil?, Brett Ashley Kaplan

Criticism

Remembering the Holocaust: A Debate by Jeffrey C. Alexander, with Martin Jay, Bernhard Giesen, Michael Rothberg, Robert Manne, Nathan Glazer, Elihu Katz, and Ruth Katz. Foreword by Geoffrey Hartman. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. Pp. 224. $27.95 cloth.)

Introduction: Transcultural Negotiations Of Holocaust Memory, Stef Craps, Michael Rothberg

Criticism

No abstract provided.

Being And Becoming Animal And Modern, Kathryn Bond Stockton

Criticism

Atavistic Tendencies: The Culture of Science in American Modernity by Dana Seitler. (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2008. Pp. 320, 22 black-and-white photos. $67.50 cloth, $22.50 paper.)

Teddie And Friedel: Theodor W. Adorno, Siegfried Kracauer, And The Erotics Of Friendship, Johannes Von Moltke

Criticism

“Der Riß der Welt geht auch durch mich”: Briefwechsel 1923–1966 by Theodor W. Adorno and Siegfried Kracauer, volume 7 of Briefe und Briefwechsel, by Theodor W. Adorno, edited by Wolfgang Schopf. (Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 2008. Pp. 772. 52.50 euros, cloth; 32.00 euros, paper.)

Book Reviews, Criticism Editors

Criticism

Ben Jonson: A Life (David Riggs) (Reviewed by Michael McCanles, Marquette University)

Ben Jonson and the Poetics of Patronage (Robert C. Evans) (Reviewed by Michael McCanles, Marquette University)

Coleridge and Wordsworth: A Lyrical Dialogue (Paul Magnuson) (Reviewed by Raimonda Modiano, University of Washington)

Romantic Texts and Contexts (Donald H. Reiman) (Reviewed by Michael Scrivner, Wayne State University)

Intervals of Inspiration, The Skeptical Tradition and the Psychology of Romanticism (Donald H. Reiman) (Reviewed by Michael Scrivner, Wayne State University)

L'Entreprise melodramatique (Julia Przybos) (Reviewed by Gerald Mead, Northwestern University)

The Bible Tells Them So: The Discourse of Protestant Fundamentalism (Kathleen C. …

Do "Suicide Bombers" Really Commit Suicide?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

By Israel Oron (Ostre), Ph.D., Psychologist, National Program for Suicide Prevention, Ministry of Health, Israel, and The Department for Psychology, Health and Ethics/ University of Haifa, Israel.

[Dr. Oron (Ostre) was formerly Psychologist, Behavior Section/The Department of Criminal Investigations & Intelligence, Israel Police HQ].

This article applies a psychological approach to explore and to explain the behavior of Palestinian terrorists who blow themselves up in the light of their own words. It is shown that terrorists have no suicidal intent; hence, their behavior is not an act of suicide. Psychological analysis point to a behavioral reaction to stress situations that …

Take Pride In America Phase Iii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering April 25, 2012-July 24, 2012, Margaret N. Rees

Anti-littering Programs

• The GIS database continued to be populated with data.
• Hector’s Helpers added an additional youth group.
• The new website launched and social media efforts began.
• The pilot testing of the litter monitoring program continued.

The University of Nevada Las Vegas Public Lands Institute (PLI) designed the Take Pride in America (TPIA) Phase III work plan based on the strategic plan developed by the Southern Nevada Agency Partnership (SNAP) anti-litter and desert dumping team during Phase II of the program.

Forging The Future: Community Leadership And Economic Change In Coös County, New Hampshire, Michele Dillon

Carsey Publications

Author Michele Dillon conducted a case study of community change in Coös County, New Hampshire, for two-and-a-half years (June 2009-December 2011) to investigate how local community leaders in Coös assess the initiatives, challenges, opportunities, and progress in the North Country during this time of economic transition. Her primary data-gathering method included personal interviews with community leaders, supplemented by observation, documentary, and survey data. Dillon discusses how there is a strong consensus among community leaders that Coös needs to work together as a county with a unified vision and voice while respecting the specific character, strengths, and needs of each local …

Lyric Poetry As Society, Michael Clune

Criticism

Infidel Poetics: Riddles, Nightlife, Substance, by Daniel Tiffany. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. Pp. 254. $66.00 cloth, $24.00 paper.)

A Cross Disciplinary Mentoring Relationship: Discussions Related To Students, The Course, And An Academic Career, Amy J. Messer, Joseph L. Fink Iii

Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and Practice

This report describes an academic mentoring relationship between a senior faculty member in Pharmacy and an aspiring faculty member, a graduate student in Sociology, in the context of a university-wide introduction to college course for first-year students.

University Of Michigan Bar Passage 2004-2006: A Failure To Replicate Professor Sander's Results, With Implications For Affirmative Action, Richard O. Lempert

Law & Economics Working Papers

In a recent issue of the Denver Law Review, Professor Richard Sander presents data on race-based affirmative action that purportedly support his theory that any benefits African Americans enjoy from affirmative action are more than offset by detrimental effects of academic mismatch. Specifically, he references a yet unpublished study in which he claims to have found that for the years 2004-2006 the bar passage rate of African-American graduates of the University of Michigan Law School is 62 percent for first time takers rising to only 76 percent after multiple takes. This paper shows that these results are quite implausible given …

Abstinence Mission At Odds With Evidence: Sticky Shame And Forbidden Pleasures, Lynn Koller

Humanities & Communication - Daytona Beach

Abstinence-only-until-marriage (AOUM) programs made prevalent over the last decade remain widespread in U.S. public schools, despite failure to demonstrate effectiveness at reducing the onset of teenage sexual activity or decreasing unplanned pregnancies or the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (Kirby, 2007; Trenholm, et al., 2007). These programs remain popular in the face of The Personal Responsibility and Education Program (PREP) (2010), which created a funding stream for medically-accurate sexuality education programs that have demonstrated evidence of success at meeting program goals. Long-standing objections about the efficacy and ethics of AOUM programs are valid and compelling; however opponents often fail …

From “Bitch” To “Mentor”: A Doctoral Student’S Story Of Self-Change And Mentoring, Brian T. Gearity, Norma Mertz

The Qualitative Report

For several reasons, the process of writing and completing the doctoral dissertation has been identified as the most frequent road block for many promising scholars. The goal of this study is to help improve doctoral student dissertation completion by focusing on the crucial, central concerns of effective student writing, faculty mentoring, and the student-advisor relationship. Using an experimental, evocative autoethnographic approach, the following study shows the struggles and successes of a doctoral student managing himself, the university, “life”, and most importantly, his doctoral dissertation chair. The findings weave together strategies from storytelling (e.g., plot, characters, and scene) with the personal …

Interviewing The Interpretive Researcher: An Impressionist Tale, Rebecca K. Frels, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie

The Qualitative Report

In this manuscript, we describe the use of debriefing interviews for interviewing the interpretive researcher. Further, we demonstrate the value of using debriefing questions as part of a qualitative research study, specifically, one doctoral student’s dissertation study. We describe the reflexivity process of the student in her study and the debriefing data that were coded via qualitative coding techniques. Thus, we provide an exemplar of the debriefing process and the findings that emerged as a result. We believe that our exemplar of interviewing the interpretive researcher provides evidence of an effective strategy for addressing the crises of representation and legitimation …

When Language Lies: Truth, Silence, And Codes Of Deception, Tammy C. Cline

The Qualitative Report

What does an autoethnography look like? How do you conduct reliable qualitative research when you are both the researcher and the researched? Where do you find truth as an adult when you discover your life as a child was full of secrets? In his book "A Need to Know: The Clandestine History of a CIA Family”, author H. J. Goodall (2006), tells the story of his personal journey investigating his own life growing up with a father who was a counter-intelligence offer in the cold-war era. While this narrative is an engaging and readable account, it is also a work …

Book Reviews, Criticism Editors

Criticism

Critical Writings, 1953-1978 (Paul de Man) (Reviewed by Mark Conroy, Ohio State University)

Milton and the Drama of History: Historical Vision, Iconoclasm, and the Literary Imagination (David Loewenstein) (Reviewed by Richard Halpern, University of Colorado, Boulder)

A Form of Sound Words: The Religious Poetry of Christopher Smart (Harriet Guest) (Reviewed by Clement Hawes, Souther Illinois University)

Keats's Poetry and the Politics of the Imagination (Daniel P. Watkins) (Reviewed by Grant F. Scott, Muhlenberg College)

Faulkner and Modernism: Rereading and Rewriting (Richard C. Moreland) (Reviewed by Karl F. Zender, University of California, Davis)

Painterly Abstraction in Modernist American Poetry: The Contemporaneity …

The Church Today: A Call For Wisdom In An Uncertain Future, Michael Weed

Leaven

No abstract provided.

The Non-Sectarian Plea In Retrospect And Prospect, Monroe Hawley

Leaven

No abstract provided.

Teaching Authority In The Church, Lynn Mitchell

Leaven

No abstract provided.

The Challenge Of Evangelism For Churches Of Christ, Rubel Shelly, Lynn Anderson, Harold Shank

Leaven

No abstract provided.

We Believe! Therefore, We Speak, Dean Smith

Leaven

No abstract provided.