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Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions About Out-Of-Field Teaching: Implications For Students, Teachers And Schools, Elizabeth Wheeley, Helen Klieve, Eunjae Park, Anna Du Plessis

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Out-of-field teaching occurs in schools and education systems worldwide. Early career teachers are more likely to be required to teach out-of-field and also to experience adverse effects from this experience, potentially contributing to workforce issues and teacher attrition. This mixed data Australian study reports on the perceptions of preservice teachers—emerging professionals—regarding issues associated with out-of-field teaching. Survey data were collected from 133 preservice teachers. Data were analysed with an initial layer of sentiment analysis followed by a thematic analysis of their perceptions of consequences for teachers, students, and schools/communities. Findings reveal that preservice teachers are very aware of the mostly …

An Analysis Of The Status Of Teacher Certification In The Australian Capital Territory Following The Introduction Of The Modular Model, Rohan Nethsinghe, Bernard Brown

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This paper reports on research conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the Certification Modular Model 2.0 (CMM 2.0) offered by the Teacher Quality Institute of the Australian Capital Territory. The research evaluated the extent to which the CMM 2.0 was attractive, sustainable and developmental. The data was collected via two surveys conducted with, teachers who were prospective applicants to the CMM 2.0 and current and former certification participants. A case study method was used to conduct this research. Coding and systematic analysis were applied to the data by using the three selected categories attractive, developmental and sustainable. Most participants appreciated …

Franchise Law, Deborah S. Coldwell, Kristina Pierre-Louis, Wes Dutton, Sam Mallick, Alexander Clark, Wilson Miller, Joe Pinto

SMU Annual Texas Survey

The 2022 Annual Texas Survey on Franchise Law presents an assortment of novel and familiar legal issues in Texas state and federal courts. This year’s Survey period contains decisions favorable to franchisors, franchisees, and third parties associated with franchised businesses on disputes involving intellectual property rights, enforceability of forum selection clauses, the essential elements of common law and statutory claims, and remedies available to franchise parties involved in litigation, among other issues. As in prior years, the Survey showcases developments in franchise law that serve as helpful reminders to practitioners advising parties involved in any stage of a franchise relationship.

The Trilogy Of Personal Jurisdiction And The Importance Of Ford, Jonathan M. Hoffman, Michaela Cloutier, Jason Proctor

SMU Law Review

Litigants and judges alike have struggled to understand and resolve the parameters of personal jurisdiction, particularly in product liability cases. This results in significant costs and time which is likely to be of little benefit to anyone.

Much of this confusion arises from two problems: (1) most of the early Supreme Court decisions on personal jurisdiction arose from contractual disputes; and (2) when the economy expanded after World War II, and new automobiles, commercial aircraft, appliances, and other complex products appeared, the Court’s attempts to resolve personal jurisdiction issues were unsuccessful. For over three decades, the Supreme Court failed to …

Data For Sale: Navigating The Role Of Data Brokers And Reproductive Health Information In A Post-Dobbs World, Heather Chong

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

Data privacy is a growing concern in our fast-paced society, as it has become increasingly necessary to relay and retain information digitally. However, the United States trails behind its counterparts in terms of the strength of existing data protection legislation. Unlike the European Union and its General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) law, the United States has no similar comprehensive data protection act. This lack of legislation has led to the exploitation of people’s private data and allowed companies to utilize loopholes in current laws to access sensitive health information. Data brokers have been collecting and reselling consumers’ personal information, including …

Fifty Years Of The Unl College Of Law Multicultural Legal Society, Anna Williams Shavers

Nebraska Law Review

I. INCREASING MINORITY STUDENT ENROLLMENT AT THE UNL COLLEGE OF LAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

II. THE EARLY YEARS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

III. MCLS SUPPORTERS AND PARTNERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

IV. IMPACT ON THE COLLEGE OF LAW . . . …

Due Process In Solitary Confinement: It’S Time To Overrule Sandin And Revise Wilkinson, Russell E. Lovell Ii

Nebraska Law Review

Sandin and Wilkinson were decided during Chief Justice William Rehnquist's tenure, and the Chief Justice played the lead role in reshaping the Court's solitary confinement caselaw over the past thirty years. It was Chief Justice Rehnquist who fashioned the “atypical, significant hardship” test in Sandin v. Conner and it would have to be exhibit 1 demonstrating the Chief Justice's “indifference to prison terrors,” to borrow Professor Judith Resnik's eloquent phrase. The Hijacking article contended that the Sandin Court totally ignored the facts of the case and time-honored settled precedent that required due process protection prior to imposition of even short-term …

Masthead & Table Of Contents, Vol. 102, No. 1

Nebraska Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Structural Harms Of Providing Mental Health Services Through The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Heather Swadley

Nebraska Law Review

Many have proclaimed that the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is the most sweeping gun control legislation to be passed in decades. However, the bill is not primarily a gun control bill—instead, much of the Act seeks to improve mental health services in hopes of preventing gun violence. Such a move is not rooted in established evidence, which finds little predictive value in knowing an individual’s mental health history. In fact, people with mental health disabilities are more likely to be victims of violent crimes than perpetrators. The Act therefore shifts the debate about gun reform from one about easy access …

Waivers, Keith N. Hylton

Nebraska Law Review

Waiver contracts are agreements in which one party promises not to sue the other for injuries that occur during their contractual relationship. Waivers are controversial in the consumer context, especially when presented in standard form, take-it-or-leave-it contracts. The law on waivers is inconsistent, with no doctrine or policy among the courts on enforceability. The aim of this paper is to offer a consistent set of policies that can form the foundation of a consistent set of doctrines, leading ultimately to a more consistent treatment of waivers in the courts. The most basic piece of this paper’s framework is a contract …

The Case Against Officer Fiduciary Duties, Paul D. Weitzel

Nebraska Law Review

This article argues that fiduciary duties owed by officer to shareholders are counterproductive, theoretically unsound and unnecessary in practice. Using experimental data from behavioral ethics research, the article shows that fiduciary duties expand the range of morally justifiable behavior, which increases self-serving transactions. This harm is not offset by the constraints created by fiduciary duties because officer fiduciary duties are rarely enforced and almost never result in actual damages paid by the officers themselves.

The article further shows that fiduciary duties owed by officers to shareholders are theoretically unsound. Fiduciary theory is premised on opportunism, vulnerability, entrusted assets and costly …

Masking Vulnerability: Including Ppe As A Covered Service In Health Insurance, Mary Leto Pareja

Nebraska Law Review

The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the shared vulnerability inherent in the human condition, prompting a collective recognition of our physical susceptibility to infectious diseases. While great strides have been made in combating COVID-19 through vaccinations and treatments, a portion of the population remains profoundly vulnerable due to health conditions that make the disease more dangerous, that limit vaccine efficacy, or that prevent vaccination altogether.

This article explores a path forward by proposing a solution within health benefit plans—encompassing both private health insurance and public health benefits. Specifically, the article advocates for a coverage mandate for over-the-counter personal protective equipment (PPE) …

Downstream Interests In Agriculture: The Clean Water Act’S Failure To Adequately Address Nonpoint Source Pollution, Christopher Berg

Nebraska Law Review

Agricultural runoff is a major source of nonpoint pollution in the U.S., where portions of fertilizer are carried away as runoff before polluting navigable waters. Commercial fertilizers containing heavy concentrations of nitrate and phosphate are the dominant source of nonpoint pollution. In 1972, the Clean Water Act (CWA) was implemented to protect navigable waters from discharges of point source pollutants. However, currently there are only limited provisions regarding nonpoint source pollution. Instead, regulation is left to the states through a variety of voluntary management programs. To properly address nonpoint source pollution, the CWA needs additional amendments that focus on more …

‘More Than A Woman To Me’: The Need For Gender Inclusive Language In Court Opinions And Statutes Relating To Abortion And Reproductive Health, Murphy Cavanaugh

Nebraska Law Review

After the Supreme Court of the United States returned authority to regulate abortion to the state level in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, many states began to redraft their statutes, either protecting or eliminating abortion access. In doing this, the Supreme Court intensified demands for gender-inclusive language in reproductive healthcare legislation and court opinions. The ongoing shift in discourse acknowledges the reproductive healthcare needs of transgender and nonbinary (“TGNB”) people, given the already limited access to general healthcare. This comment emphasizes the importance of genderinclusive language in the American legal system, arguing for a departure from anatomy-centered language …

Masthead & Table Of Contents, Vol. 102, No. 2

Nebraska Law Review

No abstract provided.

Sustainability Hub Newsletter - January 2023, Jacqueline Jergensen, Neyda Gilman, Jennifer Embree

Library Sustainability Resources

The January 2023 Issue of the Sustainability Hub Newsletter shares sustainable New Year's Resolutions, additions to our documentary collection, a new environmental justice mapping tool, information on the Sustainability Hub Interest Group, and a student petition for EV Chargers on campus! Also read our announcements and upcoming events!

Masks, Misinformation, And Making Do: Appalachian Health-Care Workers And The Covid-19 Pandemic, Wendy Welch

Ohio University Press Open Access Books

The firsthand pandemic experiences of rural health-care providers—who were already burdened when COVID-19 hit—raise questions about the future of public health and health-care delivery.

This volume comprises the COVID-19 pandemic experiences of Appalachian health-care workers, including frontline providers, administrators, and educators. The combined narrative reveals how governmental and corporate policies exacerbated the region’s injustices, stymied response efforts, and increased the death toll.

Beginning with an overview of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its impact on the body, the essays in the book’s first section provide background material and contextualize the subsequent explosion of telemedicine, the pandemic’s impact on medical education, and …

Digital Agriculture Policies And Strategies For Innovations In The Agri-Food Systems—Cases Of Five West African Countries, Jules Degila, Frejus Ariel Kpedetin Sodedji, Hospice Gerard Gracias Avakoudjo, Souand Peace Gloria Tahi, Seton Calmette Ariane Houetohossou, Anne-Carole Honfoga, Ida Sèmévo Tognisse, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo

All Grantees Publications

The digital transformation of agriculture can support economic growth and food and nutrition security in Africa. The objectives of this study were to provide an overview of the status of digital agriculture in five West African countries, analyze their efforts in developing the enabling environment and innovations, and formulate recommendations based on the identified gaps for the effective transformation of the sector. For this purpose, a literature search was performed using various sources, including web pages and databases of national agricultural and digital transformation institutions and start-ups of the five target countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria) …

Abundance And Flourishing In Rural Appalachia : Theological Thinking And The Local Church, Julie D. Keel

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

South Karnataka Riots Between 1998-2008 : Its Impact On Christians Then And Now, Wilson John

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Leadership Integrity In Kenya : The Best Leadership Practices That Promote Leadership Integrity Among Leaders In Christian Institutions Of Higher Learning In Kenya, Mike Mulwa Mutua

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Adapting The Digital Pulpit : A Study Of The Transition To Online Preaching, Robert Mike Bankston

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Annual Research Showcase Program, St. Mary's University

Program - 2023

This program lists events, descriptions and presenters for the 3rd annual Research Showcase. The theme for this year was "The Laudato Si' Initiative".

Using The Art Of Lectio Divina To Understand The Imagery Of The Book Of Revelation, Troy Conrad

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Caring For The Sufferers Among Us : Job Through The Lens Of Classical Rhetoric And Modern Psychological Trauma Studies, Abbie F. Mantor

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Wrestling With Disturbing Bible Passages : A Trinitarian Approach For Adults At Tri-Lakes United Methodist Church That Engages Family Systems Theory And The Twelve Steps, Jason L. Baxter

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Persecution Of Christians : A Christian Response To The Persecution In Odisha 2008, Sunam Ratna Beero

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The M5 Movement : The Blueprint For Lay Led New Faith Communities, William T. Chaney Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Choose Your Own Adventure : Best Practices For Emerging Adults In The Salvation Army, Paul Cain

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Holy Calling Of Workplace : Amplifying The Glory And Purposes Of God, Tamara S. Brown

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.