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Emu Today, February 26, 2014, Eastern Michigan University Feb 2014

Emu Today, February 26, 2014, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.


The Experience Of Having Primary Caregiving Responsibilities For An Adult Sibling With Down Syndrome, Patricia Sciscione Feb 2014

The Experience Of Having Primary Caregiving Responsibilities For An Adult Sibling With Down Syndrome, Patricia Sciscione

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Background: The current generation of adults with Down syndrome is living longer and is likely to outlive their parents. Siblings have been identified as the likely future caregivers for adults with Down syndrome, yet little is known about what the experience is like for those who are currently caring for their siblings. It is necessary to gain an understanding of what the service needs are for this population in order to assist sibling caregivers.

Objectives: To explore and describe the experience of being an adult who is partially or fully involved with primary caregiving responsibilities for a sibling with …


Teaching Social Epidemiology: An Applied Assignment For Undergraduate Instruction, Suzanne M. Selig, Harry Perlstadt, Robin D. Gorsky Feb 2014

Teaching Social Epidemiology: An Applied Assignment For Undergraduate Instruction, Suzanne M. Selig, Harry Perlstadt, Robin D. Gorsky

Sociological Practice

No abstract provided.


Section: Teaching Health Sociology, Sociological Practice Editors Feb 2014

Section: Teaching Health Sociology, Sociological Practice Editors

Sociological Practice

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of A Commodity Supplemental Food Program Among The Aged Poor In Detroit, David J. Kallen, Chris Reimann, Andrea Doughty Feb 2014

Evaluation Of A Commodity Supplemental Food Program Among The Aged Poor In Detroit, David J. Kallen, Chris Reimann, Andrea Doughty

Sociological Practice

This article reports on the evaluation of a demonstration program in which elderly residentsof the Detroit area were provided foods through the Commodity SupplementalFood Program. Organized in a short period of time, the evaluation of this demonstrationprogram had to take into account the realities of program needs, and lack offunding for the evaluation. Elderly participants in the Focus:Hope Food for Seniors


Birke Fine Arts Festival 2014. Fifth Annual Festival Of New Music. Marshall University, February 25-28, 2014, Mark Zanter Feb 2014

Birke Fine Arts Festival 2014. Fifth Annual Festival Of New Music. Marshall University, February 25-28, 2014, Mark Zanter

All Performances

No abstract provided.


The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, February 25, 2014, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media Feb 2014

The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, February 25, 2014, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

February

No abstract provided.


Emu Today, February 25, 2014, Eastern Michigan University Feb 2014

Emu Today, February 25, 2014, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.


Emu Today, February 25, 2014, Eastern Michigan University Feb 2014

Emu Today, February 25, 2014, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.


Community Development In America: A Brief History, Bryan M. Phifer Feb 2014

Community Development In America: A Brief History, Bryan M. Phifer

Sociological Practice

This article traces community development from early self-help efforts through community organization, university, social work and government thrusts to the field as we know it today. It describes the roles of key individuals, organizations, and literature in the growth of the field. The author looks ahead to crucial issues facing community development in the future. The references cited in the article are a rich source of information for anyone interested in the history and current status of community development.


Section: History / Background, Sociological Practice Editors, Bryan M. Phifer, Drew Hyman Feb 2014

Section: History / Background, Sociological Practice Editors, Bryan M. Phifer, Drew Hyman

Sociological Practice

No abstract provided.


The British Tradition Of Social Administration: Moral Concerns At The Expense Of Scientific Rigor, Martin Bulmer Feb 2014

The British Tradition Of Social Administration: Moral Concerns At The Expense Of Scientific Rigor, Martin Bulmer

Sociological Practice

No abstract provided.


Section: Ethical Considerations, Sociological Practice Editors, Joseph H. Fichter, William L. Kolb, Martin Bulmer Feb 2014

Section: Ethical Considerations, Sociological Practice Editors, Joseph H. Fichter, William L. Kolb, Martin Bulmer

Sociological Practice

No abstract provided.


Sociology, Social Work And Social Problems, David J. Kallen, Dorothy Miller, Arlene Daniels Feb 2014

Sociology, Social Work And Social Problems, David J. Kallen, Dorothy Miller, Arlene Daniels

Sociological Practice

No abstract provided.


Contemporary Explorations, Sociological Practice Editors Feb 2014

Contemporary Explorations, Sociological Practice Editors

Sociological Practice

No abstract provided.


Section: Contemporary Explorations, Sociological Practice Editors, David J. Kallen, Dorothy Miller, Arlene Daniels, James H. Laue, Roger A. Straus, Joseph R. Demartini Feb 2014

Section: Contemporary Explorations, Sociological Practice Editors, David J. Kallen, Dorothy Miller, Arlene Daniels, James H. Laue, Roger A. Straus, Joseph R. Demartini

Sociological Practice

No abstract provided.


The History Of Clinical Sociology, Jan M. Fritz Feb 2014

The History Of Clinical Sociology, Jan M. Fritz

Sociological Practice

No abstract provided.


The Convergence Of Science And Humanistic Intervention: Practitioners In The Sociological Struggles, Alfred Mcclung Lee Feb 2014

The Convergence Of Science And Humanistic Intervention: Practitioners In The Sociological Struggles, Alfred Mcclung Lee

Sociological Practice

No abstract provided.


Applied Sociology, Herbert Newhard Shenton Feb 2014

Applied Sociology, Herbert Newhard Shenton

Sociological Practice

No abstract provided.


Section: Overview Of The Field: Definitions And History, Sociological Practice Editors, Albion W. Small, Herbert Newhard Shenton, Alvin W. Gouldner, Jeffrey G. Reitz, Paul F. Lazarsfeld, Jonathan A. Freedman, Albert E. Gollin, Alex Boros, Alfred Mcclung Lee, Jan M. Fritz Feb 2014

Section: Overview Of The Field: Definitions And History, Sociological Practice Editors, Albion W. Small, Herbert Newhard Shenton, Alvin W. Gouldner, Jeffrey G. Reitz, Paul F. Lazarsfeld, Jonathan A. Freedman, Albert E. Gollin, Alex Boros, Alfred Mcclung Lee, Jan M. Fritz

Sociological Practice

No abstract provided.


Grand Valley Forum, Volume 038, Number 22, February 24, 2014, Grand Valley State University Feb 2014

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 038, Number 22, February 24, 2014, Grand Valley State University

2013-2014, Volume 38

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.


February 24, 2014, James Madison University Feb 2014

February 24, 2014, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


2014 February 24 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University Feb 2014

2014 February 24 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.


Minutes, College Of Arts & Sciences Council Meeting, February 24, 2014, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. College Of Arts & Sciences Feb 2014

Minutes, College Of Arts & Sciences Council Meeting, February 24, 2014, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. College Of Arts & Sciences

College Council Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the February 24, 2014, meeting of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg College of Arts and Sciences' Council.


2014 February 24 - Faculty Senate Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Feb 2014

2014 February 24 - Faculty Senate Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.


2013-14 Faculty Senate - February 24, 2014 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate Feb 2014

2013-14 Faculty Senate - February 24, 2014 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Agendas & Minutes

No abstract provided.


Emu Today, February 24, 2014, Eastern Michigan University Feb 2014

Emu Today, February 24, 2014, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.


Refund To Savings: 2013 Evidence Of Tax-Time Saving In A National Randomized Control Trial, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Krista Comer, Blair Russell, Clinton Key, Dana C. Perantie, Dan Ariely Feb 2014

Refund To Savings: 2013 Evidence Of Tax-Time Saving In A National Randomized Control Trial, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Krista Comer, Blair Russell, Clinton Key, Dana C. Perantie, Dan Ariely

Center for Social Development Research

Refund to Savings: 2013 Evidence of Tax-Time Saving in a National Randomized Control Trial


Refund To Savings: 2013 Results From A National Experiment To Build Financial Stability At Tax Time, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Krista Comer, Blair Russell, Clinton Key, Dana C. Perantie, Dan Ariely Feb 2014

Refund To Savings: 2013 Results From A National Experiment To Build Financial Stability At Tax Time, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Krista Comer, Blair Russell, Clinton Key, Dana C. Perantie, Dan Ariely

Center for Social Development Research

Refund to Savings: 2013 Results From a National Experiment to Build Financial Stability at Tax Time


Re-Thinking Personal Narrative In The Pedagogy Of Writing Teacher Preparation, Mary M. Juzwik, Anne Whitney, April Baker Bell, Amanda Smith Feb 2014

Re-Thinking Personal Narrative In The Pedagogy Of Writing Teacher Preparation, Mary M. Juzwik, Anne Whitney, April Baker Bell, Amanda Smith

Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education

How can teacher educators mobilize contemporary understandings of personal narrative -- as socially and dialogically shaped in the context of culture and as instrumental to sociocultural processes of self-authoring -- in the teaching of narrative writing and, more specifically, in the work of teaching teachers to teach narrative writing? Rarely do teachers teach strategies that might result in good narratives. Rarely do narrative texts written in school (or any other kinds of texts written in school, for that matter) actually go anywhere beyond the teacher, thus failing to offer students experience in negotiating meanings with readers, working out the versions …