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The Role Of Evidence-Based Research In The Decision-Making Process As Perceived By Local Board Of Education Policymakers In West Virginia, Elizabeth Anne Hoylman

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This non-experimental, descriptive study explored the perceptions of PK-12 policymakers in West Virginia regarding the sources of information they use in the decision-making process; whether and how evidence-based research is relied upon; whether evidence-based research is considered credible and usable; and what barriers, facilitators, and demographic data may play roles in the decision-making process. Data were collected from a 15-question researcher-created survey administered to nearly 200 county board of education members. Results indicated that while policymakers think evidence-based research is important, they nonetheless use it less than other types of information. Consumers consider research reports too lengthy. Respondents indicated they …

Planet Superman: An Ecocritical Analysis Of The Man Of Steel From 1938-2017, Justin Hart Crary

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Planet Superman is a critical examination of the DC comic book superhero Superman as analyzed through an ecocritical lens. The primary argument is that, within the world of DC Comics, Superman is single-handedly capable of ending all of the Earth’s various ecological crises using his very existence as a solar battery or using his superhuman power to become a totalitarian despot that enforces the law through superior firepower. I calculate Superman’s greatest feat of energy output to prove how much solar energy is actively dormant within the Man of Steel. Using the several “versions” of Superman throughout his 79 year …

Libraries On The Frontlines: Neutrality And Social Justice, Amelia N. Gibson, Renate L. Chancellor, Nicole A. Cooke, Sarah Park Dahlen, Shari A. Lee, Yasmeen Shorish

Libraries

Purpose

This article examines libraries’ responsibility to engage with and support communities of color as they challenge systemic racism, engage in the political process, and exercise their right to free speech. Many libraries have ignored the Black Lives Matter movement, citing the need to maintain neutrality. Despite extensive scholarship questioning the validity of this concept, the framing of library neutrality as nonpartisanship continues. This article examines librarianship’s engagement with, and disengagement from Black communities through the lens of the Black Lives Matter movement. It also explores the implications of education, engagement, and activism for people of color and libraries today. …

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"The Crescent" Student Newspaper, April 20, 2017, George Fox University Archives

"The Crescent" Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of George Fox University.

Capital Punishment Of Unintentional Felony Murder, Guyora Binder, Brenner Fissell, Robert Weisberg

Notre Dame Law Review

Under the prevailing interpretation of the Eighth Amendment in the lower courts, a defendant who causes a death inadvertently in the course of a felony is eligible for capital punishment. This unfortunate interpretation rests on an unduly mechanical reading of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Enmund v. Florida and Tison v. Arizona, which require culpability for capital punishment of co-felons who do not kill. The lower courts have drawn the unwarranted inference that these cases permit execution of those who cause death without any culpability towards death. This Article shows that this mechanical reading of precedent is mistaken, because the …

Melodrama, Masochism, And Biopolitical Encounters In The Fosters, Jaime Brunton

Department of English: Faculty Publications

Since the television drama The Fosters, which centers on the daily struggles of two lesbian moms (Stef Foster and Lena Adams) and their multi-ethnic family of foster and adoptive children, debuted on ABC Family in 2013, the show has garnered numerous awards and nominations. . . . The Fosters has struck a chord with American television audiences and critics. While part of the show’s appeal no doubt rests in its representations of LGBTQ people and people of color (as its awards suggest) and its dealing with topical issues such as gay marriage and racial profiling, it also worth noting …

Strengthening Our Cities, Raumesh Akbari

Belmont Law Review

Belmont Law Review Symposium Presentation: Representative Raumesh Akbari, Strengthening Our Cities. October 7, 2016

Can Simulation Utilizing Standardized Patients Ease Anxiety And Enhance Self-Efficacy In Nursing Students Working With Patients Experiencing Mental Illness? A Pilot Study., Sandra A. King

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Executive Summary

Problem

In the United States (US), mental health disorders affect millions of adults and children each year Anxiety and Depression Association of America. (2016). A significant challenge facing nursing faculty, and students, is the shortage of psychiatric and mental health clinical placement sites. Due to the limited opportunities for hands-on experience, student nurses may miss opportunities to practice critical skills and gain knowledge in a supervised learning environment. This can result in increased anxiety and decreased efficacy when they encounter a patient with a mental illness or one that is in psychiatric crisis. Simulation allows students to practice …

Suffolk Journal, Vol. 81, No. 3, 9/27/2017, Suffolk Journal

Suffolk Journal

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Suffolk Journal, Vol. 80, No. 13, 2/22/2017, Suffolk Journal

Suffolk Journal

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Suffolk Journal, Vol. 80, No. 16, 4/5/2017, Suffolk Journal

Suffolk Journal

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Suffolk Journal, Vol. 81, No. 4, 10/4/2017, Suffolk Journal

Suffolk Journal

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Suffolk Journal, Vol. 81, No. 5, 10/11/2017, Suffolk Journal

Suffolk Journal

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Horizons Fall 2017, Nova Southeastern University

Horizons

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2017 First Look, Nova Southeastern University

First Look

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Forensic Science: Daubert's Failure, Paul C. Giannelli

Faculty Publications

In 2015, a federal judge noted that “[m]any defendants have been convicted and spent countless years in prison based on evidence by arson experts who were later shown to be little better than witch doctors.” In the same year, a White House science advisor observed: “Suggesting that bite marks [should] still be a seriously used technology is not based on science, on measurement, on something that has standards, but more of a gut-level reaction.” According to another judge “[a]s matters currently stand, a certainty statement regarding toolmark pattern matching has the same probative value as the vision of a psychic.” …

Consent And Intuitions Of Justice, Nadia Banteka

McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Books

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Check "Mate": Australia's Gun Law Reform Presents The United States With The Challenge To Safeguard Their Citizens From Mass Shootings, Denise Cartolano

Nova Law Review

“My biggest frustration [as President] so far is the fact that this

society has not been willing to take some basic steps to keep guns out of the

hands of people who can do just unbelievable damage.”2 “We know that

other countries, in response to one mass shooting, have . . . [managed] to

craft laws that almost eliminate mass shootings. Friends of ours; allies of

ours—Great Britain, Australia; countries like ours.”3

–President Barack Obama

Spring Commencement, 2017, Marshall University

Marshall University Commencement

Program for the One Hundred Eightieth Commencement of Marshall University.

Winter Commencement, 2017, Marshall University

Marshall University Commencement

Program for the 2017 Winter Commencement of Marshall University.

Measurement Of Cortisol In Saliva: A Comparison Of Measurement Error Within And Between International Academic‑Research Laboratories, Jessica L. Calvi, Frances R. Chen, Victoria Brann Benson, Eleanor Brindle, Matt Bristow, Alpana De, Sonja Entringer, Helen Findlay, Christine Heim, Eric A. Hodges, Heiko Klawitter, Sonia Lupien, Holly M. Rus, Jitske Tiemensma, Silvanna Verlezza, Claire-Dominique Walker, Douglas A. Granger

Center for Brain, Biology, and Behavior: Faculty Publications

Objective: Hundreds of scientific publications are produced annually that involve the measurement of cortisol in saliva. Intra- and inter-laboratory variation in salivary cortisol results has the potential to contribute to crossstudy inconsistencies in findings, and the perception that salivary cortisol results are unreliable. This study rigorously estimates sources of measurement variability in the assay of salivary cortisol within and between established international academic-based laboratories that specialize in saliva analyses. One hundred young adults (Mean age: 23.10 years; 62 females) donated 2 mL of whole saliva by passive drool. Each sample was split into multiple- 100 μL aliquots and …

Erasing The Mark Of A Criminal Past: Ex-Offenders’ Expectations And Experiences With Record Clearance, Ericka Adams, Elsa Chen, Rosella Chapman

Faculty Publications

Through the process of record clearance, individuals can have certain minor convictions removed from their criminal records or designated as expunged. This study analyzes data gathered from semi-structured interviews with 40 persons with past criminal convictions to examine the expectations of individuals who seek record clearance and the extent to which completion of the process facilitates efforts to reintegrate into society and desist from crime. The analysis finds that record clearance benefits ex-offenders through external effects, such as the reduction of barriers to employment, and internal processes, such as the facilitation of cognitive transformation and the affirmation of a new …

Honorslink, Issue 2017.1, University Of Dayton. Honors Program

HonorsLINK Newsletter

News and notes from the University of Dayton Honors Program. Articles include Introducing John McCombe, Changing Perspectives and Class Notes.

Divided Selves: Professional Role Distancing Among Law Students And New Lawyers In A Period Of Market Crisis, John Bliss

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

In the terms of Erving Goffman’s classic role distancing analysis, newly admitted law students often aspire to an “embraced” lawyer role that directly expresses their personal and political values. Empirical research has suggested that during law school these students are instructed in an amoral and apolitical vision of professionalism. The literature has paid less attention to how students internally experience these norms within their continual processes of self-construction. This article takes an exploratory microdynamic look at professional identity formation drawing on longitudinal interviews and identity mapping with three student cohorts. I find that over the course of their legal education …

Who Should Own Police Body Camera Videos?, Laurent Sacharoff, Sarah Lustbader

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

Numerous cities, states, and localities have adopted police body camera programs to enhance police accountability in the wake of repeated instances of police misconduct, as well as recent reports of more deep-seated police problems. These body camera programs hold great promise to achieve accountability, often backed by millions of dollars of federal grants.

But so far, this promise of accountability has gone largely unrealized, in part because police departments exercise near-total control over body camera programs and the videos themselves. In fact, the police view these programs chiefly as a tool of ordinary law enforcement rather than accountability — as …

Table Of Contents - Volume 55, Number 1, Winter 2017

Duquesne Law Review

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Experiential Learning And Assessment In The Era Of Donald Trump, Jamie R. Abrams

Duquesne Law Review

Law teaching is turning a critical corner with the implementation of new ABA accreditation standards requiring greater skills development, experiential learning, and student assessment. Years of debate and discourse preceded the adoption of these ABA Standards, followed by a surge in programming, conferencing, and listserv activity to prepare to implement these standards effectively. Missing from the dialogue about effective implementation of standards has been thoughtful consideration of how implementing these requirements will intersect with the challenges, realities, opportunities, and complexities of political divisiveness and polarization so prevalent in society and university campuses today.

Law schools are notably implementing these pedagogical …

Teaching Public Policy Drafting In Law School: One Professor's Approach, Lisa A. Rich

Duquesne Law Review

This article provides an overview of the Drafting for Public Policy course offered at the Texas A&M University School of Law. The article addresses the theoretical and pedagogical underpinnings of the course, including how such a course easily encompasses the teaching of cultural context and awareness, as well as professional identity, and encourages students to engage deeply in the policymaking process. It also explores the continued relevance of the work of Harold D. Lasswell, as well as that of Myres McDougal and Anthony Kronman. These works, from 1943 and 1993 respectively, resonate now because they called on law schools to …

Adjusting The Bright-Line Age Of Accountability Within The Criminal Justice System: Raising The Age Of Majority To Age 21 Based On The Conclusions Of Scientific Studies Regarding Neurological Development And Culpability Of Young-Adult Offenders, Carly Loomis-Gustafson

Duquesne Law Review

The criminal justice system determines a criminal actor's liability based primarily on the age of the actor at the time of the offense, adhering to a rule instituted by arbitrary designation of adulthood at the age of eighteen. Solely, this line determines the degree of treatment a criminal defendant will receive within the system, with more punitive measures being reserved for adult offenders and greater rehabilitative efforts made for juvenile offenders. Despite the many concessions made within the criminal system, this rule is concrete and rarely questioned.

However, studies of neurological development show that the part of the brain directly …

Table Of Contents - Volume 55, Number 2, Summer 2017

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.