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Dreaming Of Eden: A Sociological Inquiry Into Sacred Selves And Public Places, Donald J. Ebel Jan 2018

Dreaming Of Eden: A Sociological Inquiry Into Sacred Selves And Public Places, Donald J. Ebel

Sociology Department Publications

A diverse literature from several different disciplines addresses the issues of identity, settings and spirituality. This paper focuses upon drawing these traditions together in order to understand the relationship from a more holistic perspective, and to discern to what degree the three domains interact in a sociological sense. Several hypotheses are tested to discover if setting influences the salience of people’s spiritual identity or the levels of their spiritual transcendence, as well as whether or not age, controlling for other factors, explains or influences these two aspects of spiritual expression. Findings indicate that neither setting nor age significantly influence identity …

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Deep Learning Of 2-D Images Representing N-D Data In General Line Coordinates, Dmytro Dovhalets, Boris Kovalerchuk, Szilárd Vajda, Răzvan Andonie Jan 2018

Deep Learning Of 2-D Images Representing N-D Data In General Line Coordinates, Dmytro Dovhalets, Boris Kovalerchuk, Szilárd Vajda, Răzvan Andonie

Computer Science Faculty Scholarship

While knowledge discovery and n-D data visualization procedures are often efficient, the loss of information, occlusion, and clutter continue to be a challenge. General Line Coordinates (GLC) is a rather new technique to deal with such artifacts. GLC-Linear, which is one of the methods in GLC, allows transforming n-D numerical data to their visual representation as polylines losslessly. The method proposed in this paper uses these 2-D visual representations as input to Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) classifiers. The obtained classification accuracies are close to the ones obtained by other machine learning algorithms. The main benefit of the method is the …

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Missiological Research In The Fuller Seminary School Of Missions, C. Peter Wagner Jan 2018

Missiological Research In The Fuller Seminary School Of Missions, C. Peter Wagner

Papers

No abstract provided.

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Which Neuropsychological Functions Predict Various Processing Speed Components In Children With And Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?, Sarah A Vadnais, Michelle Y Kibby, Audreyana C Jagger-Rickels Jan 2018

Which Neuropsychological Functions Predict Various Processing Speed Components In Children With And Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?, Sarah A Vadnais, Michelle Y Kibby, Audreyana C Jagger-Rickels

Publications

We identified statistical predictors of four processing speed (PS) components in a sample of 151 children with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Performance on perceptual speed was predicted by visual attention/short-term memory, whereas incidental learning/psychomotor speed was predicted by verbal working memory. Rapid naming was predictive of each PS component assessed, and inhibition predicted all but one task, suggesting a shared need to identify/retrieve stimuli rapidly and inhibit incorrect responding across PS components. Hence, we found both shared and unique predictors of perceptual, cognitive, and output speed, suggesting more specific terminology should be used in future research on PS in …

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Hsc Office For Diversity Strategic Initiatives, Health And Sciences Center Jan 2018

Hsc Office For Diversity Strategic Initiatives, Health And Sciences Center

UNM HLC 2018-19 Assurance Argument Evidence

This document is a summary of the various initiatives the HSC Office for Diversity will be addressing in fiscal year 2018 and how they align with the HSC Strategic Plan for 2015-2020.

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Open Pathway Quality Initiative Report, Higher Learning Commission Document Jan 2018

Open Pathway Quality Initiative Report, Higher Learning Commission Document

UNM HLC 2018-19 Assurance Argument Evidence

Completed in accordance with HLC requirements, this report concerns the Quality Initiative undertook by the university from 2014 to 2018, choosing to follow through and extend an overhaul of the first year experience. Originating from a 2013 action plan created in consultation with the Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education, the program, entitled “The First Year in High Gear,” aimed to revitalize first year experience along six areas (pg. 3).

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2018-19 University Catalog: Language, Literacy And Sociocultural, Office Of The Registrar Jan 2018

2018-19 University Catalog: Language, Literacy And Sociocultural, Office Of The Registrar

UNM HLC 2018-19 Assurance Argument Evidence

Information on the Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies department as it is found in the 2018-2019 University Catalog. The first page gives a directory of professors and other associated faculty and a list of provided courses. The second page gives information on the Bilingual Education minor hosted by the department.

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2018-19 University Catalog, The Graduate Program, Office Of The Registrar Jan 2018

2018-19 University Catalog, The Graduate Program, Office Of The Registrar

UNM HLC 2018-19 Assurance Argument Evidence

General information on graduate studies at the university, as it is documented in the 2018-2019 University Catalog. This page includes a list of currently available graduate degrees, information on admission policies for graduate students, both from within the United States and Internationally, an overview of financial assistance for graduate students, and other relevant documentation for graduate studies generally.

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Insider Movements Among Muslims: Reflections On Their History, Identity, And Theology, Richard Doss Jan 2018

Insider Movements Among Muslims: Reflections On Their History, Identity, And Theology, Richard Doss

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

"The enormity of the task still facing Christian missions is almost incomprehensible. Nearly 4.1 billion people are still in need of the gospel (Johnstone 2014:65). In some ways, the task of reaching the unreached is most difficult among Muslims. With nearly 1.3 billion adherents, Islam represents a significant challenge to the spread of the gospel. Or does it? Given the complex nature of the relationship between Christianity and Islam, could it be that the inability of Christian missionaries to shed the social, cultural, and political trappings of the West and Christendom have limited the effectiveness of the gospel? Might the …

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An Educational Intervention To Raise The Awareness Of Limited Health Literacy And The Need To Utilize Recommended Strategies And Interventions Among Healthcare Clinicians In A Program Of All-Inclusive Care For The Elderly Setting, Esther Carpenter Jan 2018

An Educational Intervention To Raise The Awareness Of Limited Health Literacy And The Need To Utilize Recommended Strategies And Interventions Among Healthcare Clinicians In A Program Of All-Inclusive Care For The Elderly Setting, Esther Carpenter

Doctoral Dissertations and Scholarly Projects

Health literacy is a complex, common, and challenging issue facing the United States and the world today. Occurring in the context of care delivery and significantly impacting the quality of care provided, health literacy is not simply a patient problem; but places a substantial burden on healthcare clinicians to ensure they are providing clear communication. Research suggests a lack of awareness and training among healthcare clinicians related to health literacy, resulting in clinicians being unaware of and unprepared to address this issue in practice. The purpose of this evidence-based practice project was to raise the awareness of limited health literacy …

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No. 27: Food Security In Africa's Secondary Cities: No. 1 Mzuzu, Malawi, Liam Riley, Emmanuel Chilanga, Lovemore Zuze, Amanda Joynt Jan 2018

No. 27: Food Security In Africa's Secondary Cities: No. 1 Mzuzu, Malawi, Liam Riley, Emmanuel Chilanga, Lovemore Zuze, Amanda Joynt

African Food Security Urban Network

This report marks the first stage of AFSUN’s goal of expanding knowledge about urban food systems and experiences of household food insecurity in secondary African cities. It contributes to an understanding of poverty and sustainability in Mzuzu, Malawi, through the lens of household food security. The focus on food as an urban issue not only speaks to the development challenges presented by urbanization, but it also brings a fresh perspective to debates about food security in Malawi. The urban setting highlights the changing food system in Malawi where people in rural and urban areas are increasingly reliant on cash income …

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Introduction To Metadata For Digital Libraries, Elliot Williams Jan 2018

Introduction To Metadata For Digital Libraries, Elliot Williams

Library Articles, Papers, and Presentations

Slides from a workshop covering basic metadata practices and principles for digital libraries, including a variety of metadata schemas, as well as considerations for writing shareable and user-friendly metadata.

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Media Events And Geo-Cultural Markets: Narration And Framing Of The 2010 Chilean Mining Accident In Newspapers In Chile, Mexico And Spain, Christian Morgner, Francesca R. Molina Jan 2018

Media Events And Geo-Cultural Markets: Narration And Framing Of The 2010 Chilean Mining Accident In Newspapers In Chile, Mexico And Spain, Christian Morgner, Francesca R. Molina

Global Media Journal México

This study examines media events from the perspective of geo-cultural markets by analyzing the media frames used during print media coverage of the Chilean mining disaster of 2010 in newspapers from Chile, Mexico and Spain. The paper assesses the narratives, dynamics and perspectives in two main frames- love and heroes-To further our understanding of framing strategies in the Hispanic geo-cultural market by addressing how geo-cultural markets can reinforce, localize or transcend frameworks or differ internally. The aim is to problematize the apparent standardization of geo-cultural markets and to analyze their differential occurrence in framing, identifying correlations and dissimilarities among representations …

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El Uso Estratégico De Interacción En La Comunicación De Los Políticos Argentinos En Facebook., María Raquel Tarullo Jan 2018

El Uso Estratégico De Interacción En La Comunicación De Los Políticos Argentinos En Facebook., María Raquel Tarullo

Global Media Journal México

Los flujos comunicacionales que discurren en las redes sociales y la derivación en cámaras de eco han comenzado a ser objeto de investigación en los últimos años, en parte por sus consecuencias en la construcción de una esfera pública anclada en valores democráticos. Recientes estudios afirman que la interacción digital origina encuentros con voces que lejos de alentar el debate confirman opiniones preexistentes.Esta investigación estudia el papel que los dirigentes políticos argentinos cumplen en la construcción de cámaras de eco en Facebook a partir del uso estratégico que realizan de las herramientas de interacción que esta red ofrece. Para ello …

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The Representation Of The U.S.-Mexico Border In Television News: Textual Analysis On Bodies And Security Enforcement, David Gonzalez Hernandez Jan 2018

The Representation Of The U.S.-Mexico Border In Television News: Textual Analysis On Bodies And Security Enforcement, David Gonzalez Hernandez

Global Media Journal México

This article analyzes how television news has enhanced the role of representation of the United States-Mexico border in themes such as immigration, theme represented in “spectacular” ways related to “warfare”. Using textual analysis on TV reports, my aim is to show how local television network news in the United States (NBC) and Mexico (Televisa) construct the representation of the U.S./Mexico border through a particular conflicting vision to account for border enforcements and interventions on both sides and with similar visual strategies. The analysis centers on actual “visual text” or television news reports, which tries to demonstrates how assumptions guide the …

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Course Catalog 2018-2019, Csusb Jan 2018

Course Catalog 2018-2019, Csusb

CSUSB Course Catalog

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Csusb Statistical Factbook (2018), California State University, San Bernardino Jan 2018

Csusb Statistical Factbook (2018), California State University, San Bernardino

CSUSB Statistical Factbook

No abstract provided.

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New Ideas For Teaching English Using Songs And Music, Kristin Lems Jan 2018

New Ideas For Teaching English Using Songs And Music, Kristin Lems

Faculty Publications

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The Acquisition Of Slang By Ell/Efl Learners, Mandi Berndt Jan 2018

The Acquisition Of Slang By Ell/Efl Learners, Mandi Berndt

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis investigated the use and acquisition of slang by ELL/EFL learners. Additionally, it sought to better understand if slang is being taught in ELL/EFL classrooms, what are effective methods to teach slang, and if learning environment is a factor in the acquisition. Thirty-five scientifically-based research studies were reviewed to help answer these questions. The investigation also found 4 of the 5 of the studies, examining if slang was being taught in ELL/EFL classrooms, were providing lessons in slang. Furthermore, research indicated numerous resources and materials available for aiding the teaching of slang which included social media, popular TV and …

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The Importance Of Calming Strategies: Teaching Children With Autism, Jennifer Ann Crnobrna Jan 2018

The Importance Of Calming Strategies: Teaching Children With Autism, Jennifer Ann Crnobrna

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to explore the different types of calming strategies that can be used to help children with autism spectrum disorders. There are many different types of calming strategies reviewed because individuals with autism are all unique and have many different kinds of needs. Different strategies are discussed to meet individual needs of an individual on the autism spectrum. The benefits of using different methods to calm students are defined throughout this paper. A detailed definition of terms is listed to better understand vocabulary within the paper. Three different areas, such as lack of communication skills, …

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Connections Between Students With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders And Gang Affiliated Youth: How Educators Can Play A Role In Prevention, Meghan K. Herlofsky Jan 2018

Connections Between Students With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders And Gang Affiliated Youth: How Educators Can Play A Role In Prevention, Meghan K. Herlofsky

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This paper identifies the risk factors shared by students who receive special education services under the category of emotional and behavioral disorders and gang affiliated youth. It also recognizes the role an educator can play in the identification of these risk factors and the prevention of gang involvement. The connection between both focus groups is profound and often a result of an environment not chosen by the student. Through educator awareness, early intervention and ongoing efforts, students with emotional and behavioral disorders may be dissuaded from affiliation changing not only their lives but potentially future lives.

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How Effective General Education Management Strategies And Awareness Of Cultural Environment Could Decrease The Need For Initial Special Education Services, Jennafer Roxas Jechorek Jan 2018

How Effective General Education Management Strategies And Awareness Of Cultural Environment Could Decrease The Need For Initial Special Education Services, Jennafer Roxas Jechorek

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

During my time as a federal setting III EBD teacher in a self-contained elementary-aged program, there have been two critical elements in this field that have provided me the passion to tackle this topic of effective classroom management strategies for problem behaviors and the environmental factors that may drive those problem behaviors. I chose this topic to provide my students hope for a successful future, even if the world outside of school is setting them up for failure. As a federal setting III EBD teacher, I saw my students struggling in school because environmental factors, such as lack of sleep …

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Literacy Support Through Visual Art For English Language Learners, Claire E. Kiewel Jan 2018

Literacy Support Through Visual Art For English Language Learners, Claire E. Kiewel

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

There are many academic, emotional, and social benefits that Visual arts curriculum has on K-12 students. Among those students, English Language Learners (ELL) have very specific language needs that may prevent them from being able to stay in art class as a result of needing time to receive additional language and literacy support. Research shows the number one hurdle for ELL students to overcome is disengagement. The National Arts Education Association (NAEA) reports that visual arts education can be more beneficial to disengaged students because the arts have the ability to engage students who would otherwise be alienated. ELL students …

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Poverty And Special Education: Disproportionality And Unmet Student Needs, Andrea Crystal Lahti Jan 2018

Poverty And Special Education: Disproportionality And Unmet Student Needs, Andrea Crystal Lahti

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In recent years, policy concerns have regarded over-representation of minority students in special education as a problem in schools across the United States. While over-representation may be an issue for some racial groups, there is a lurking problem of inequality in the accessibility of education for certain students. The literature reviews various topics related to the impact poverty can have on learning trajectories including intersecting racial inequalities and disproportionality in special education, successful interventions in high-poverty schools, and limits to accessing special education services. The literature highlights the potentially unmet needs of students living in poverty of varying racial and …

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The Best Ways To Increase Reading Comprehension Skills For Middle School English Language Learners, Taylor J. Lindeman Jan 2018

The Best Ways To Increase Reading Comprehension Skills For Middle School English Language Learners, Taylor J. Lindeman

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This paper inspects the role of storyboards and graphic organizers, vocabulary, cultural relevancy/responsiveness, reading fluency and reading engagement, as each relates to reading comprehension growth in middle school English Language Learners. The use of storyboards and graphic organizers provides a visual component, which offers another way for students to examine the text. Vocabulary knowledge helps students decode unknown terminology while they are reading and that can lead to better understanding. When students see their own culture represented in the texts they read, it leads to clearer insights into that text. An ability to read text quickly and accurately, without stumbling …

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Supports In Higher Education For Students With Dyslexia And Other Specific Learning Disabilities-A History And Summarization On The Experience Of Students, The Effectiveness Of Present Accommodation, And Areas Of Future Growth., Hannah M. White-Mcginn Jan 2018

Supports In Higher Education For Students With Dyslexia And Other Specific Learning Disabilities-A History And Summarization On The Experience Of Students, The Effectiveness Of Present Accommodation, And Areas Of Future Growth., Hannah M. White-Mcginn

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

According to the National Center for Special Education, there has been an increase in the past few decades in the amount of students with dyslexia who have enrolled in higher education programs.This includes two year, four year, and technical programs. With an increase of enrollment, there has also been a push for the inclusion and support of these students. Higher education programs have had to increase their attempts to integrate these students into the general population. Adaptations and modifications are used to help these students access higher education at the same level of their non-disabled peers. The successfulness of these …

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Teaching New-Comer Haitian Teens: An Exploratory Study Of Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Instructional Endorsement Of Haitian Creole, Nancye Henry-Barthelemy Jan 2018

Teaching New-Comer Haitian Teens: An Exploratory Study Of Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Instructional Endorsement Of Haitian Creole, Nancye Henry-Barthelemy

Selected Full Text Dissertations, 2011-

The literature about Haitian immigrant children’s achievement in the United States and elsewhere is very limited, and so is the information regarding teachers’ viewpoints about these students’ achievement in relation to teachers’ practices. The present exploratory study’s purpose was to assess whether there was a relationship between middle school math teachers’ personal and professional background and constructs and their appraisals of new-comer Haitian teens’ (NCHT) learning outcomes. The mathematics teachers’ personal backgrounds include their fluency in Haitian Creole. Their professional background includes their years of experience teaching mathematics, as well as their years of academic preparation in teaching mathematics in …

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An Exploratory Study: Grounded In Racial And Ethnic Dimensions Of Social Justice, Attitudes Of Teachers In Elementary And Middle Schools Towards Culturally Sensitive Constructivist Teaching For African American Students, Joy Gregg Jan 2018

An Exploratory Study: Grounded In Racial And Ethnic Dimensions Of Social Justice, Attitudes Of Teachers In Elementary And Middle Schools Towards Culturally Sensitive Constructivist Teaching For African American Students, Joy Gregg

Selected Full Text Dissertations, 2011-

Because of the substantial gap between the performance of African American and European American students, there was a critical need to study and understand issues that may contribute to the amelioration of this achievement gap. Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand the cultural sensitivity of elementary and middle school teachers in the New York City Public Schools. This study attempted to uncover attitudes that teachers hold about teaching and learning for African American students, potentially helping to close the achievement gap. This study utilized an exploratory approach to investigate teachers’ attitudes toward culturally sensitive teaching for African-Americans. …

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Pursuing Racial Justice In The Us: What Religious Educators Need To Learn From The Blacklivesmatter Movement, Mary E. Hess Jan 2018

Pursuing Racial Justice In The Us: What Religious Educators Need To Learn From The Blacklivesmatter Movement, Mary E. Hess

Faculty Publications

This is a prepress version of a chapter that will appear in a book, focused on religious education and human rights.

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Improving Nursing Skills In Caring For Culturally Diverse Patients, Jenna Czech Jan 2018

Improving Nursing Skills In Caring For Culturally Diverse Patients, Jenna Czech

Nursing Posters

The purpose of this project is to improve nursing competency in caring for culturally diverse populations within St. Cloud Hospital through nursing education and initiation of a care plan related to Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patient populations.

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