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Assessing Generic And Program-Specific Dose-Response Relations Between Engagement In Contemplative Practices And Reductions In Teachers' Occupational Stress And Burnout, Jessica Leigh Harrison Dec 2014

Assessing Generic And Program-Specific Dose-Response Relations Between Engagement In Contemplative Practices And Reductions In Teachers' Occupational Stress And Burnout, Jessica Leigh Harrison

Dissertations and Theses

Teaching is a stressful, uncertain, and emotionally laden profession (Chaplain, 2008; Farber, 1999; Johnson et al., 2005). One approach to reduce psychological distress and improve well-being in teachers is through the use of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programs. While MBSR programs have been shown in several studies to be effective with regard to improving well-being in teachers, little research has been done to date examining the relationship between program dose and outcomes. This study examines the relationship between both generic and program-specific dose and outcomes of stress and burnout. Results showed some evidence that generic yoga frequency is related to …


Food And Identity Formation Among Jain Laywomen, Kristin Mcconnell Dec 2014

Food And Identity Formation Among Jain Laywomen, Kristin Mcconnell

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The Jains are a small but influential minority community in India. Their religion is structured around the concept of ahimsa, the strict adherence to nonviolence in one’s every under taking. The ideal Jain diet does the least amount of harm to both oneself and one’s environment, including plants and microscopic organisms. Many foods — including meat, honey, alcohol, and underground vegetables — are forbidden. While Jain philosophy is adamant about avoiding foods that are obtained through violence, it says little about the perspectives and lifestyles of those most often charged with maintaining this diet: Jain laywomen. Because these women are …


Searching For Lodging: An Analysis Of Selected Pismo Beach Hotels' Search Engine Marketing Practices, Christopher J. Kumata Dec 2014

Searching For Lodging: An Analysis Of Selected Pismo Beach Hotels' Search Engine Marketing Practices, Christopher J. Kumata

Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration

Search engines connect users to websites and became a distribution channel for many products. In the case of hotels, it is essential that the hotel’s website appears among the top results when potential customers search for lodging in a certain area. The purpose of this study was to examine search engine marketing best practices and performance among non-national hotels in Pismo Beach, California. The researcher performed popular keyword searches to evaluate performance and examine strategies of the top performing hotels. The analysis discovered that the top hotels shared website design characteristics, the majority of search engine optimization is performed by …


Annual Report Of Research And Creative Productions By Faculty And Staff, January To December, 2014, Research And Creative Productions Committee. Morehead State University. Dec 2014

Annual Report Of Research And Creative Productions By Faculty And Staff, January To December, 2014, Research And Creative Productions Committee. Morehead State University.

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Reports and Publications

Annual Report Of Research and Creative Productions by Faculty and Staff from January to December, 2014.


Community Leader, Vol. 13, No. 01, University Of Dayton. Fitz Center For Leadership In Community Dec 2014

Community Leader, Vol. 13, No. 01, University Of Dayton. Fitz Center For Leadership In Community

Newsletter: Community Leader

News and notes from the University of Dayton Fitz Center for Leadership in Community.


The Connection, Winter 2014, Lindenwood University Dec 2014

The Connection, Winter 2014, Lindenwood University

The Connection (1989-2017)

Lindenwood University alumni magazine.


Multi-Percussion In The Undergraduate Percussion Curriculum, Benjamin Andrew Charles Dec 2014

Multi-Percussion In The Undergraduate Percussion Curriculum, Benjamin Andrew Charles

Open Access Dissertations

As the role of the percussionist has evolved throughout the past century, a new genre of one performer playing multiple percussion instruments has evolved, most commonly known as "multi-percussion." Undergraduate percussion programs have struggled to keep up with the increasing demand for students to perform solo multi-percussion repertoire. This study first evaluates the role of multi-percussion in the curriculum with a historical overview and survey of current practices. It then explores the possibilities for integrating multi-percussion into the undergraduate percussion curriculum by providing a repertoire guide and a four-year course of study for undergraduate students.


Requests Of Brown By Lc Classification: December 2014, Ruth E.. Souto Dec 2014

Requests Of Brown By Lc Classification: December 2014, Ruth E.. Souto

HELIN Monthly Loan Statistics

Requests of Brown from other HELIN libraries - December 2014


Daily Announcements December 2014, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications Dec 2014

Daily Announcements December 2014, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Communications Office Daily Announcements

No abstract provided.


Gsu View, 2014-12-01, Office Of Marketing And Communications Dec 2014

Gsu View, 2014-12-01, Office Of Marketing And Communications

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.


An Evaluative Questionnaire For The 26-Hours Of Science And Technology In Agriculture, Chelsi Faria Dec 2014

An Evaluative Questionnaire For The 26-Hours Of Science And Technology In Agriculture, Chelsi Faria

Agricultural Education and Communication

The purpose of this project was to create an evaluative survey for the high school student and teachers who participated in California Polytechnic State University’s “26-Hours of Science and Technology in Agriculture” Program. The survey was created to collect data to not only to better the program, but to see the students and teachers’ opinions. Collecting answers from participating students and teachers would benefit the 26-Hour Program greatly. With the collected data, future planning teams could make changes appropriate the input received that would benefit the effectiveness of the program overall. Creating an evaluation system started by researching agriculture education …


The Cresset (Vol. Lxxviii, No. 2, Advent/Christmas), Valparaiso University Dec 2014

The Cresset (Vol. Lxxviii, No. 2, Advent/Christmas), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.


Seventeenth-Century Social Hierarchy And Character Interpretation In "The Country Wife", Andrew Vorder Bruegge Dec 2014

Seventeenth-Century Social Hierarchy And Character Interpretation In "The Country Wife", Andrew Vorder Bruegge

College of Visual and Performing Arts Faculty Publications

Analysis of characters in the drama within their cultural context. Four of the principal female characters succeed in attaining upward mobility in social class over the course of the action. The URL for the full-text document is: http://dx.doi.org/10.15640/ijmpa.v2n2a3


And In The End, The Class You Make Is Equal To...(Or, How Did This End So Fast, And How Can I End It Well?), John Bird, Teaching And Learning Center Dec 2014

And In The End, The Class You Make Is Equal To...(Or, How Did This End So Fast, And How Can I End It Well?), John Bird, Teaching And Learning Center

The Weekly Reader

No abstract provided.


The Conservative-Libertarian Turn In First Amendment Jurisprudence, Steven J. Heyman Dec 2014

The Conservative-Libertarian Turn In First Amendment Jurisprudence, Steven J. Heyman

All Faculty Scholarship

Conservative constitutional jurisprudence in the United States has an important libertarian dimension. In recent years, a conservative majority of the Supreme Court has strengthened the constitutional protections for property rights, recognized an individual right to own firearms, imposed limits on the welfare state and the powers of the federal government, cut back on affirmative action, and held that closely held corporations have a right to religious liberty that permits them to deny contraceptive coverage to their female employees. This libertarian streak also can be seen in decisions on freedom of speech and association. In several leading cases, conservative judges have …


Contemporary U.S. Expatriate Artists In San Miguel De Allende, Mexico: Challenges Of Transnationalism And Acculturation, Andrés Gamón Dec 2014

Contemporary U.S. Expatriate Artists In San Miguel De Allende, Mexico: Challenges Of Transnationalism And Acculturation, Andrés Gamón

Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this interpretive qualitative study was to explore the transnational lives of contemporary U.S. expatriate artists living in San Miguel de Allende, a colonial town in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, and the effect that location and the acculturation process have in their artistic production. The focus of this study was on U.S. expatriate artists living in San Miguel de Allende and how their transnational lifestyle influenced their artistic production, their integration into the local community, and their relationship with other Mexican and international artists living in San Miguel de Allende. Two research questions structured this qualitative study: …


Oral History Of Professional Theater Beaders In New York City, Mary Lalon Alexander Dec 2014

Oral History Of Professional Theater Beaders In New York City, Mary Lalon Alexander

Theses & Dissertations

A historic division between fine and mechanical arts led to a marginalization of certain art forms including textile beading and embroidery. Despite the opulence of beading and embroidery in theater costumes, there is limited documented history and scant scholarly literature about professional beading and the beaders who create the costumes. The aims of this study were to construct a history of professional theater beading in New York and to examine the oral histories of professional theater beaders. This qualitative oral history study included 12 participants who work in the professional beading industry. Open-ended interviews took place in New York City …


Experiences In Embroidery: Stories From The High Fashion Embroidery Industry, Theresa Christine Alexander Dec 2014

Experiences In Embroidery: Stories From The High Fashion Embroidery Industry, Theresa Christine Alexander

Theses & Dissertations

Fashion embroidery has been an integral part of high fashion since before King Louis XV of France in the 18th century. Upon the development of haute couture in France, a professional fashion embroidery industry arose to serve the needs of the new high fashion designers. Despite significance of professional embroidery in high fashion, there is little documentation of the history of the fashion embroidery industry. Particularly scarce is information about the professional embroiderers working in the industry. The purpose of this qualitative study was to capture the life stories of the people working in the modern fashion embroidery industry in …


Diversity Programs: Learning And Effectiveness As Viewed Through The Eyes Of The Diverse, S Michelle Cox Dec 2014

Diversity Programs: Learning And Effectiveness As Viewed Through The Eyes Of The Diverse, S Michelle Cox

Theses & Dissertations

This research examines corporate diversity programs and initiatives from the perspective of the self-described diverse employee because they are intended to be the recipient of the benefits of diversity programs and initiatives. The research question is: In what ways have self-described diverse employees found that the diversity programs in their workplaces helped or hindered others in relating to them in ways that recognize their knowledge, skills, and abilities and allow them to be treated with respect and civility. To obtain information about the research question, a qualitative study using basic interpretive methodology was used which included face to face personal …


Using Book Clubs To Study The Difference In Student Discourse And Persona In Face-To-Face Versus Online Discussion Of Literature, Alexandra Zornow Dec 2014

Using Book Clubs To Study The Difference In Student Discourse And Persona In Face-To-Face Versus Online Discussion Of Literature, Alexandra Zornow

Education Masters

The goal of this study is to examine the differences in student discourse and persona in an online book club and a face-to-face book club. Data was collected in the form of questionnaires, field notes, and transcripts of both online and face-to-face literature discussions. The study reveals that there are various differences in student discourse when using an online discussion platform. When using a virtual book club, there are obstacles that impact student participation, students’ behavior and interaction changes and students utilize a form of netspeak to communicate in an online setting. The implications of this study can assist educators …


In Memoriam: Priscilla Sorknes, 1932-2014 Dec 2014

In Memoriam: Priscilla Sorknes, 1932-2014

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.


A Secret In The Swedish Cds And Dvds, Elisabeth Thorsell Dec 2014

A Secret In The Swedish Cds And Dvds, Elisabeth Thorsell

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.


Biography Of Mrs. Clara Sophia Swanson, Clara Sophia Swanson Dec 2014

Biography Of Mrs. Clara Sophia Swanson, Clara Sophia Swanson

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.


Full Issue Vol. 34 No. 4 Dec 2014

Full Issue Vol. 34 No. 4

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews Dec 2014

Book Reviews

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.


After Office Hours: A Short Story, Christine Jackson Dec 2014

After Office Hours: A Short Story, Christine Jackson

Quadrivium: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Music And Mirrors In Hitchcock's Vertigo, Christine Jackson Dec 2014

Music And Mirrors In Hitchcock's Vertigo, Christine Jackson

Quadrivium: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Stories And Self-Reflection, Kathleen J. Waites Dec 2014

Stories And Self-Reflection, Kathleen J. Waites

Quadrivium: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Voices From The Texas Pineywoods Of El Camino Real De Los Tejas: Sabine, San Augustine, And Nacogdoches Counties, George Avery, Connie Hodges Dec 2014

Voices From The Texas Pineywoods Of El Camino Real De Los Tejas: Sabine, San Augustine, And Nacogdoches Counties, George Avery, Connie Hodges

Texas Pineywoods of El Camino Real de los Tejas Oral History Project

The Voices from the Texas Pineywoods of El Camino Real de los Tejas: Sabine, San Augustine, and Nacogdoches Counties provides "information for future research in the telling of the story of life ways in three counties of the Texas Pineywoods area of the east-west transportation corridor designated as El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail."


Holiday Party Attendance 2014, Staff Council Dec 2014

Holiday Party Attendance 2014, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Roster

No abstract provided.