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Brooks Better Not Come Back, Helena E. Yang

SURGE

Every time a new season of the Bachelorette starts, I tell myself that I won’t watch this season—that I won’t give in to the trashiness and the petty drama which is the Bachelor. But I can’t help it. Season after season I’m hooked and 17 seasons later… here I am. [excerpt]

Goodbye To The Lecture: Embracing Interactive Learning Techniques, Stephen Newburg

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research

This article addresses many factors on the frontier of improved effectiveness in teaching and learning. Although there are no specific references to any aviation-related courses of study, this field could benefit substantially from an interactive approach. Flight training has always been almost entirely pure memorization. Flight students are constantly going over system after system and procedure after procedure. This type of learning has yielded an extremely poor retention rate. The realm of flight-training is now in an era that stresses subjects like cockpit resource management, pilot adaptability, and teamwork. Therefore, it seems odd that those responsible for flight training have …

Aviation Safety As A Function Of Pilot Experience: Rationale Or Rationalization?, Bill D. Bell, Charles L. Robertson, Gregory S. Wagner

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 1992 issue. It is reprinted due to its continuing value and timeliness. This study tests the effectiveness of an experience model in predicting aviation safety behavior. The elements comprising the model include: (a) flight hours, (b) ratings and flight characteristics, (c) career status, and (d) malfunction history. Data were derived from a random sample of U.S. pilots in Fall 1990 by means of a survey instrument. Significant variance in aviation safety is not explained by the model. The key predictor of safety behavior is the career status (i.e., certificate duration) of …

Aviation Safety As A Function Of Pilot Experience: Rationale Or Rationalization?, Bill D. Bell, Charles L. Robertson, Gregory S. Wagner

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research

This study tests the effectiveness of an experience model in predicting aviation safety behavior. The elements comprising the model include: (a) flight hours, (b) ratings and flight characteristics, (c) career status, and (d) malfunction history. Data were derived from a random sample of U.S. pilots in the fall of 1990 by means of a survey instrument. Significant variance in aviation safety is not explained by the model. The key predictor of safety behavior is the career status (i.e., certificate duration) of the pilot. Flight hours, ratings, and malfunction history are negatively and non-significantly associated with aviation safety. The research: (a) …

Serials Solutions Subject Search Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the total number of Serials Solutions subject searches at the University of Rhode Island Libraries by month for 2012-2013. Shows how many times the A-Z full text electronic journal list (at http://zu4tq4pb5v.search.serialssolutions.com/) was browsed by specific subjects.

Serials Solutions Click-Through Statistics By Provider And Database 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the total number of database and journal-level clicks, by provider and database, of Serials Solutions tools at the University of Rhode Island Libraries by month for 2012-2013. Clicks may have originated from the A-Z full text electronic journal list (at http://zu4tq4pb5v.search.serialssolutions.com/), from OpenURL links ("360 Link"), or the 856 fields of Serials Solutions-generated MARC records ("360 MARC Updates").

Serials Solutions 360 Link Referring Sources Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics for 2012-2013 on the number of OpenURL requests made to the "Serials Solutions 360 Link" OpenURL link resolver (at http://zu4tq4pb5v.search.serialssolutions.com/) for items held by the University of Rhode Island Libraries.

Information provided includes Referring Source ID, total Number of Requests for the year, and %Total (Number of Requests).

Note: "36520" = EBSCOhost

Refworks Usage Statistics Through June 2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

RefWorks is a subscription-based, online software product that helps researchers save, organize, and format bibliographic citations. This report provides monthly statistics on the usage of RefWorks by the University of Rhode Island community from 2002 through June 2013. Data provided includes: user type summary, focus area summary, references created per month, accounts created per month, all user accounts by user type, all user accounts by focus area, last quarter number of accounts by user type, reference type detail, all references by focus area, last quarter references by focus area, last quarter references by user type, all references by user type, …

Sociology & Anthropology News, Georgia Southern University

Sociology & Anthropology: News & Publications (2012-2020)

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(Un)Stable Space(S): An Ethnography Of A (Sometimes) Gay Bar, Andrea M. Davis

The Qualitative Report

Using ethnography, I studied the ways in which space was created at a nightclub with a once a week Drag Night. The history of the space (each night building on the night before for years and years) created stability for the nightclub that remained regardless of the individuals within it. Drag Night, however, did not reap the benefits of that stability. Despite site - specific (read theme - night specific) normative performances in the space, the social space was altered through individual performances as well as rules associated with the club.

Learning Abroad Or Just Going Abroad? International Education In Opposite Sides Of The Border, Gerardo Blanco Ramirez

The Qualitative Report

International education, particularly through study abroad experiences, has the potential of preparing students for a globally interconnected world. While challenging, it is necessary to translate aspirations of global citizenship into educational programs and assessing their effectiveness. A necessary step in such process consists in taking a close and critical look at the challenges and possibilities for the development of global citizenship through education abroad. In this paper, I follow a decolonizing autoethnographic approach to explore obstacles for the development of global citizenship through education abroad. If education abroad is to promote global citizenship and character development, I propose a more …

Blending The Old And The New: Qualitative Data Analysis A S Critical Thinking And Using Nvivo With A Generic Approach, James A. Bernauer, Marilyn Lichtman, Cynthia Jacobs, Stuart Robinson

The Qualitative Report

In this article the authors seek to make the case that qualitative data analysis can be explained within the framework of critical thinking and incorporates within this framework the role of technology – specifically NVivo. First they discuss critical thinking from the perspectives of Bloom, Adler, and Polanyi. They then link critical thinking to the concept of a general inductive approach to qualitative analysis as described by Thomas. Finally, they illustrate connections of both critical thinking and the general inductive approach to technology using NVivo screenshots.

Keep The Faith: Investment Protection Following The Denunciation Of International Investment Agreements, Frédéric G. Sourgens

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Burmeister Presents Paper On Californication Of The Korean Rice Market, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

The Black Flame Trilogy, Multigenerational Educational Trauma, And The Dehumanization Of Black Students, June Cara Christian

Dissertations

This study identifies W.E.B. Du Bois’ theory of education as put forth in his Black Flame trilogy (BFT). A longitudinal survey of culture and society—specifically educational disparities in the United States from 1863 through 1956, the BFT bears close textual analysis to reveal how the processes of racialization and colonization as well as the movement toward globalization influence education and its contribution to the dehumanization of students. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome and critical race theory are theoretical tools of analysis that create a multi-generational dialectic that understands Du Bois’ BFT as a socio-historical analysis of White supremacy that establishes a …

Core Values And Attitudes Among Swedish Conscripts Volunteering For International Missions: An Exploratory Study, Johan Österberg, Leif W. Rydstedt

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

The purpose of this study was to assess core values and attitudes among conscribed soldiers volunteering for international peacekeeping missions (n=146), by a comparison with conscripts from the same class and regiment that did not apply for international missions (n=275).The sample consisted of an entire class of conscribed soldiers whereof 389 completed all three repeated surveys. There were no demographical differences between the groups. Volunteers expressed higher altruistic basic values and held more positive attitudes toward their military education. The findings in this study are of importance for the Swedish armed forces as success in international missions is dependent on …

Optical Device Use: Exploring Its Impact On Participation In Daily Living Activities Of Older Adults With Amd, Lily Perete Orticio

Open Access Dissertations

The purpose was to explore the experiences of older adults with vision impairment from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in managing participation in daily living activities with the use of assistive low vision optical devices (LVODs) and arrive at a substantive theory that captured the essence of these phenomena. The sample consisted of 18 older adults, ages 75 to 96 years, 6 males and 12 females diagnosed with dry AMD and visual acuity between 20/50-20/200 in the better seeing-eye, English speaking, and acquired their LVODs not less than 6 months prior to the start of the study. Grounded Theory methodology was …

Fearless: Professor Janet Powers And Linnea Goebel, Janet M. Powers, Linnea C. Goebel

SURGE

This week we would like to recognize Professor Janet Powers and recent graduate Linnea Goebel ’13 for their work in Bosnia this summer helping to set up a group of female embroiderers with an Amazon Marketplace account to sell their wares on the internet. [excerpt]

Resilience And Syndemic Risk Factors Among African-American Female Sex Workers, Mance E. Buttram, Hilary L. Surratt, Steven P. Kurtz

CAHSS Faculty Articles

Research on street-based female sex workers documents a multitude of problems faced by these women, such as substance use, HIV risk, mental health problems, victimization, and homelessness. The presence of problems such as these is understood as a syndemic, or co-occurrence of two or more risk factors that act synergistically to create an excess burden of disease. However, the syndemic framework has not previously incorporated the examination of resilience to understand what protective factors enable female sex workers to cope with syndemic risk. Using 562 baseline interviews from street-based African-American female sex workers enrolled in a randomized intervention trial, this …

Comparative Perceptions Of Adult Learners In An Online And Face-To-Face Course, Paul Joseph Wilmarth

Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to compare the perceptions and experiences of adult learners in two sections of the same course on adult learning at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL); one section was face-to-face and the other section met exclusively online. The subjects were a convenience group of students who had enrolled in the course. The two sections were conducted by the same instructor during the same semester, covered the same course content, and contained identical learning objectives and assignments. All students had the option of taking the course on campus (face-to-face) or completely online. Because the purpose …

Summer Commencement: August 2, 2013, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Summer Commencement program from August 2, 2013.

Network Implementation Analysis On Democratic Public Service, Alwi Azis

BISNIS & BIROKRASI: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi dan Organisasi

This research aims at describing the implementation of a democratic public service (public transportation) among organizational networks in Makassar City. The researcher used a qualitative method and a study case strategy. Data gathering was done through observation, intensive interviews, and document analysis. A case study analysis was used for processing the data and a technical analysis description. Results of this research reveal that the implementation of an inter-organizational network public service (public transportation) is not yet effective. This can be seen from: 1) Regulations: the Makassar City Traiffic and Public Transportation Forum, as an outlet for stakeholders of public transportation, …

Implementation Of Public Servant Recruitment Towards Disabilities In Jakarta And East Java, Nada Sakinah

BISNIS & BIROKRASI: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi dan Organisasi

The Constitution of Republic of Indonesia guarantees every citizen – without exception – to have the equal right to get a proper occupation and a decent living, for humanity, this means citizens with disabilities have the same right along with others; this research describes the implementation of policies related to recruitment of civil servants, especially where disabled people are involved as applicants. By applying qualitative method, data collection of this research is done through an in-depth interview and supporting data on recruitment process from related institutions. This research had captured problems within recruitment process for disabled people in every aspect …

Summer Commencement Ceremonies, University Of North Florida

Commencement Printed Materials

Program for the Summer Commencement ceremonies.

Epistemic Uniqueness, Permissiveness, And Peer Disagreement, Tung-Ying Wu

Theses

Disagreement is very common in controversial areas such as politics, law, religion, and philosophy, but it is also very common in daily interactions. Clearly, in every disagreement it is neither the case that one should always defer to others, nor that one should always insist she is right. Instead, one should first evaluate the credence of the dissenter’ testimony. Suppose she recognizes the dissenter is her epistemic peer. In the current debate of the epistemology of peer disagreement, it is controversial whether one is rationally required to suspend one’s judgment when disputing with peers. Three different views have been proposed: …

Implementation Of Public Servant Recruitment Towards Disabilities In Jakarta And East Java, Nada Sakinah

BISNIS & BIROKRASI: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi dan Organisasi

The Constitution of Republic of Indonesia guarantees every citizen – without exception – to have the equal right to get a proper occupation and a decent living, for humanity, this means citizens with disabilities have the same right along with others; this research describes the implementation of policies related to recruitment of civil servants, especially where disabled people are involved as applicants. By applying qualitative method, data collection of this research is done through an in-depth interview and supporting data on recruitment process from related institutions. This research had captured problems within recruitment process for disabled people in every aspect …

Development Of Local-Based Mdgs & Arg Models On Poor Woman, Wanto Rivaie, Nuraini Asriati

BISNIS & BIROKRASI: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi dan Organisasi

This research studies the local-based MDGs and ARG models of poverty eradication efforts in border areas in West Borneo. The aim is to map the psycho-social economic dimensions and identify the behavior of poverty-stricken groups. Poverty in border areas is getting higher compared to other areas since they are strategically and geographically different in characteristics. The purpose of the study is to improve the policy and budgeting system of poverty eradication programs. A qualitative approach is used through the concept of planning and developing. The result shows that the high income of some people does not reduce the number of …

The Supreme Court--Then And Now, Edwin P. Wolfe

St. John's Law Review

No abstract provided.

Examinations By Psychiatrists In Criminal Cases, Edward S. Szukelewicz

St. John's Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act, Benjamin M. Bienstock

St. John's Law Review

No abstract provided.