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Taylor University Catalog 2013-2014, Taylor University

Undergraduate Catalogs

The 2013-2014 academic catalog of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Enhancing Communication Between Scientists, Government Officials, And The Lay Public: Advancing Science And Protecting The Public's Welfare Through Better Multi-Stakeholder Interfacing, Clark J. Lee, Patrick P. Rose, Earl Stoddard Iii

Homeland Security Publications

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Evangelical Gender Roles On College Females' Vocational Aspirations, Amy L. Wilson

Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses

The purpose of this study was to understand the impact Evangelical gender roles have on college females’ vocational aspirations. The participants were divided into two groups based on common Evangelical gender roles, Complementarianism and Egalitarianism. Groups were determined by the participants’ responses to a gender role ideology inventory that was completed prior to qualitative interviews with the researcher. The research was guided by one research question:

1) How do Evangelical gender role perspectives impact college females’ vocational aspirations?

The study was rooted in grounded theory; therefore a core story emerged from participants: Evangelical college females heard conflicting messages and internalized …

Finding A Place In The World: The Impact Of A Semester Abroad On Life Calling, Emily M. Bryan

Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses

The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of a semester study abroad experience on students’ perceptions and development of their life callings. Through phenomenological research, this study explores the individual experiences and insights of six study abroad alumni and will be guided by the following research questions:

1. What are the experiences of students participating in semester-long study abroad programs?
2. How does participation in a semester-long study abroad program impact students’ perceptions and development of their callings?

Major findings include the participants’ sense of preparedness and prior exposure to cross-cultural encounters, the influence of shared experiences and challenges …

The Relationship Between Drug Type And Suicidal Behaviors In National Sample Of Adolescents, Scott Belshaw, Julie Siddique, John Rodriguez, Vincent Ramos

Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice

No abstract provided.

Assessing The Effectiveness Of The Violence Free Zone In Milwaukee Public Schools: A Research Note, Byron Johnson, Andrew Gluck, Patricia Vazquez, William Wubbenhorst

Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice

No abstract provided.

Developing The Job Performance Behavior Questionnaire (Jpbq): Exploratory Factor Analysis, Peter Metofe

Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice

No abstract provided.

What Works In Treating Juveniles With Substance Abuse Problems, Mental Health Issues, Or Co-Occurring Disorders, David Mueller, Lisa Growette Bostaph, Andrew Giacomazzi

Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Responsibility-Based Physical Activity Within A Secured Juvenile Correctional Facility, Dallas J. Jackson, Ron French, Terry Senne, David Nichols

Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice

No abstract provided.

Fundamentally Moral: A Philosophical Defense Of Judge W. Arthur Garrity, Jr. And Morgan V. Hennigan, Kalina Yingnan Deng

Student Library Research Awards

100/200 Level Award Recipient for 2013. Paper written for course: WRIT 290, Spring 2012, Professor Lynne Vitti.

Shaping Memory With Monuments: Diverging Representations Of Holocaust Commemoration, Sarah Trager

Student Library Research Awards

300 Level Award Recipient for 2013. Paper written for course: HIST 302, World War II in Myth & Memory, Fall 2012, Professor Nina Tumarkin.

Taming Judicial Activism: Judge Robert Bork's Coercing Virtue, John Yoo

University of Chicago Law Review Online

No abstract provided.

Making Sense Of Donors And Donor Siblings: A Comparison Of The Perceptions Of Donor-Conceived Offspring In Lesbian-Parent And Heterosexual-Parent Families, Margaret K. Nelson, Rosanna Hertz, Wendy Kramer

Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Social Media And Collective Intelligence: Ongoing And Future Research Streams, Detlef Schoder, Peter Gloor, P. Takis Metaxas

Faculty Research and Scholarship

The tremendous growth in the use of Social Media has led to radical paradigm shifts in the ways we communicate, collaborate, consume, and create information. Our focus in this special issue is on the reciprocal interplay of Social Media and Collective Intelligence. We therefore discuss constituting attributes of Social Media and Collective Intelligence, and we structure the rapidly growing body of literature including adjacent research streams such as Social Network Analysis, Web Science, and Computational Social Science. We conclude by making propositions for future research where in particular the disciplines of artificial intelligence, computer science, and information systems can substantially …

The Opposite Of Backlash: High-Sdo People Show Enhanced Tolerance When Gay People Pose Little Threat, Angela J. Bahns, Christian S. Crandall

Faculty Research and Scholarship

We tested how perceived threat to group position affects the relationship between beliefs about the acceptability of social inequality—as measured by social dominance orientation (SDO)—and discrimination. We hypothesized that high-SDO heterosexuals would respond with increased discrimination when they perceived status gains for gays. In a pilot study, we found that SDO correlated with gay prejudice and with perceiving gays to be gaining status. In an experiment, we manipulated the perceived status of gays and measured SDO, traditional values and money donated to anti-gay causes. SDO was correlated with more anti-gay donations, except when gays were perceived to be low in …

Effects Of Children’S Gender And Teacher Presence On Social Influence In Preschoolers, Kathryn Goffin

Honors Thesis Collection

This study investigated the effects of children’s gender and teacher presence on social influence. In a pretest, children (17 boys, 15 girls) aged 39 to 61 months were presented with pairs of gender-neutral toys and asked to state their toy preference for each pair. The same children, in a separate session, were introduced to puppets that specifically liked the version of the toy the children originally did not like, either with or without a teacher puppet present. The puppet stated reasons why that toy was better. Children were then asked which version of the toy they preferred. Whether children changed …

Opportunities For All? Race, Class, And Inequality At Elite Colleges, Danielle Callendar

Honors Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Is Being Korean Cosmopolitan Possible? Exploring The Self-Identity And Worldview Of Korean International Students At American Colleges, Ji-Su Park

Honors Thesis Collection

Of what relevance is national identity to students who spend extended periods of time away from their “home” nation? Is it possible for an individual to be nationalistic and cosmopolitan simultaneously? This study examines Korean international students attending college or university in the U.S. These students grew up in a “one-blood” nation but now find themselves in a far more racially and ethnically diverse nation. My research explores how the U.S. experiences of these students influence their nationalistic versus multicultural/cosmopolitan worldviews. Data come from survey and in-depth one-to-one interviews with Korean international students across the U.S.

How Women Experience And Embody Privilege In Elite Liberal Arts Colleges, Priscilla Devon Gutierrez

Honors Thesis Collection

Researcher Shamus Khan (2011) understands “privilege” as the ability to be at ease in a multitude of social situations and to function facilely within these situations. While it is a skill proven to be desirable in both school and the job market, only certain lifestyles and institutions, such as elite boarding schools, have traditionally fostered its development. My thesis research looks at the experience and embodiment of privilege among female students on elite liberal arts college campuses, both single-sex and co-educational. Using longitudinal data from the New England Consortium on Assessment and Student Learning (NECASL), I compare the ways in …

Why Women's Colleges?: Reassessing The Benefits Of Single-Sex Higher Education For Women, Teresa Wisner

Honors Thesis Collection

In the United States today, young women have access to virtually all of the country’s best colleges and universities. However, research suggests that single-sex education may still be beneficial to women in ways that co-education is not. Women’s colleges encourage students to pursue non-traditional career paths, offer more female role models and mentoring opportunities, provide more leadership experiences on campus, and cultivate generally supportive campus environments in which students develop social and academic self-confidence. In this study, I examine the experiences of female students at two women’s colleges and two co-educational colleges and find that women’s college students differ from …

Medieval Nonsense Verse: Contributions To The Literary Genre, Bridget Begg

Honors Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Wellesley Magazine Winter 2013, Wellesley College Alumnae Association

Wellesley Magazine (Alumnae Association)

Featured in this issue:

Goodbye, Atlantis / by Margaret Lazarus Dean '94

What Remains / by Jennifer McFarland Flint

Life of the Mind / by Lisa Scanlon '99

The Writing Center Annual Report: 2012-2013, Kelly Webster

The Writing Center: Reports

As a University hub for campus conversations about writing, the Writing Center administers programs to help undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines become more versatile and effective writers, readers, and thinkers. In one-to-one and small-group tutoring sessions and in whole-class workshops, tutors help students to recognize their strengths and weaknesses as communicators and to practice strategies appropriate to various writing contexts.

Undergraduate Catalogue 2011-2013

Tennessee State University Undergraduate Catalogues

No abstract provided.

A Promise Fulfilled - Syracuse University Graduates Its First Class Of Say Yes Scholars, Christine Yackel

Syracuse University Magazine

Highlights the role that Say Yes to Education has had on local Syracuse city high school students who have graduated through this program at Syracuse University by making the college dream affordable them.

The Cantor Years, Carol L. Boll

Syracuse University Magazine

Highlights the tenure of Chancellor Nancy Cantor and her distinctive and innovative thinking during her ten years at the helm of Syracuse University.

2013-2014 Louisiana Tech University Catalog, Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University Catalogs

The Louisiana University Catalog includes announcements and course descriptions for courses offered at Louisiana Tech University for the academic year of 2013-2014.

The State Of The Science Of Health And Wellness For Adults With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities, Lynda Lahti Anderson, Kathy Humphries, Suzanne Mcdermott, Beth Marks, Jasmina Sisirak, Sheryl Larson

Rural Institute Journal Articles

Historically, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have experienced health disparities related to several factors including: a lack of access to high quality medical care, inadequate preparation of health care providers to meet their needs, the social determinants of health (e.g., poverty, race and gender), and the failure to include people with IDD in public health efforts and other prevention activities. Over the past decade, a greater effort has been made to both identify and begin to address myriad health disparities experienced by people with IDD through a variety of activities including programs that address health lifestyles and greater …

The Light And Shadow Of Feminist Research Mentorship: A Collaborative Autoethnography Of Faculty-Student Research, Julia Moore, Jennifer A. Scarduzio, Brielle Plump, Patricia Geist-Martin

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

“Research assistant” is a term used to describe student researchers across a variety of contexts and encompasses a wide array of duties, rewards, and costs. As critical qualitative scholars situated in a discipline that rarely offers funded research assistantships to graduate students, we explore how we have engaged in faculty-student research in one particularly understudied context: the independent study. Using narrative writing and reflection within a framework of collaborative autoethnography, the first three authors reflect as three “generations” of protégés who were each mentored through independent studies during their MA programs by the fourth author. We explore the environmental context, …

Chhs January 2013 E-Newsletter, Dr. John Bonaguro, Dean, Vashon S. Wells, Editor, Wku College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health & Human Services Publications

No abstract provided.