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The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 7 - Oct 12, 2006
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 7 - Oct 12, 2006
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number 7 - October 12, 2006. 24 pages.
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 6 - Oct 5, 2006
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 6 - Oct 5, 2006
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number 6 - October 5, 2006. 24 pages.
The Divorce Decree, Communication, And The Structuration Of Coparenting Relationships In Stepfamilies, Paul Schrodt, Leslie A. Baxter, M. Chad Mcbride, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Mark A. Fine
The Divorce Decree, Communication, And The Structuration Of Coparenting Relationships In Stepfamilies, Paul Schrodt, Leslie A. Baxter, M. Chad Mcbride, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Mark A. Fine
Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications
Using Giddens’s (1984) structuration theory, this study explored the communicative processes surrounding the divorce decree in coparenting relationships in stepfamilies. Participants included 21 adults who were coparenting children in stepfamilies who completed diary entries of all interactions with coparents over a 2-week period, and who completed follow-up interviews. Results revealed two structures of signification with respect to the divorce decree that enabled and constrained coparenting interactions. The first signification structure was one in which the decree was framed as a legal document, dictating the rights and responsibilities of parenting, especially with respect to child access and financial issues. The second …
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 5 - Sept 28, 2006
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 5 - Sept 28, 2006
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number 5 - September 28, 2006. 24 pages.
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 4 - Sept 21, 2006
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 4 - Sept 21, 2006
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number 4 - September 21, 2006. 24 pages.
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. N/A - Sept 14, 2006
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. N/A - Sept 14, 2006
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Welcome Back Issue - September 14, 2006. 8 pages.
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 3 - Sept 14, 2006
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 3 - Sept 14, 2006
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number 3 - September 14, 2006. 24 pages.
Examining The Cdcynergy Event Assessment Tool: An Investigation Of The Anthrax Crisis In Boca Raton, Florida, J. J. Mcintyre, Steven J. Venette
Examining The Cdcynergy Event Assessment Tool: An Investigation Of The Anthrax Crisis In Boca Raton, Florida, J. J. Mcintyre, Steven J. Venette
Faculty Publications
This paper examines the dependability of the Event Assessment Tool over time. The latter is part of a CD-ROM-Emergency Risk Communication CDCynergy-distributed primarily to public information officers in the United States by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Event Assessment Tool is designed to aid emergency professionals in identifying the magnitude of a crisis event and to suggest appropriate actions to confront such a situation. Applied twice during the 2001 anthrax bioterrorism crisis in Boca Raton, Florida, the tool functioned in a binary manner by first indicating a moderate crisis level (on 4 October) and then four days …
Elements Of Human Decision-Making, Jens G. Pohl
Elements Of Human Decision-Making, Jens G. Pohl
Collaborative Agent Design (CAD) Research Center
The purpose of this paper is to present some understandings of the human problem-solving activity that we have gained in the Collaborative Agent Design Research Center (CADRC) over the past two decades. Since we feel strongly that the human decision-maker should be an integral component of any computer-based decision-support system, it follows that we would have endeavored to incorporate many of the elements that appear to be important to the user in the design of these systems. The complexity of the human cognitive system is evidenced by the large body of literature that describes problem-solving behavior and the relatively fewer …
Information Content Of Coyote Barks Howls, Brian R. Mitchell, Maja M. Makagon, Michael M. Jaeger, Reginald H. Barrett
Information Content Of Coyote Barks Howls, Brian R. Mitchell, Maja M. Makagon, Michael M. Jaeger, Reginald H. Barrett
United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications
The information content of coyote (Canis latrans) vocalizations is poorly understood, but has important implications for understanding coyote behavior. Coyotes probably use information present in barks or howls to recognize individuals, but the presence of individually-specific information has not bean demonstrated. We found that coyote barks and howls contained individually specific characteristics: discriminant analysis correctly classified barks of five coyotes 69% of the time and howls of six coyotes 83% of the time. We also investigated the stability of vocalization characteristics at multiple distances from the source. Recordings were played back and re-recorded at 10 m, 600m, and …
Increasing The Social Connection Between Immigrant English Language Learners, School Staff, And Peers In The High School Setting, Gretchen Johnson Griffey
Increasing The Social Connection Between Immigrant English Language Learners, School Staff, And Peers In The High School Setting, Gretchen Johnson Griffey
Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)
An Immigrant English Language Learner (ELL) encounters many new and different experiences when they enter high school. This transition can lead to a sense of loneliness and isolation if the student is not comfortable. However, if ELLs feel welcomed, valued, and connected to others, the high school experience can be a positive one. This research project was designed to use a personal presentation learning tool as a way to establish a needed social connection between ELLs, school staff, and native speaking peers as a way to enhance personal relationships, promote cultural understanding, and connect students to their new setting.
Communication Organizational Orientations In An Instructional Setting, David Tibbles
Communication Organizational Orientations In An Instructional Setting, David Tibbles
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This study sought to determine if the organizational orientations of upward mobility, ambivalence, and indifference applied to students in the instructional setting. The McCroskey, Richmond, Johnson, and Smith (2004) Organizational Orientation Measure was adapted to a classroom setting to measure student orientations, and then the relationships between student orientations and student perceptions of teacher credibility, teacher nonverbal immediacy, student trait motivation, student state motivation, student beliefs and attitudes toward college, student affective learning, and student cognitive learning. Results indicate upward mobility had significant positive correlations with the dependent variables except cognitive learning while ambivalent and indifferent orientations had significant negative …
Two Energy Efficient Algorithms For Tracking Objects In A Sensor Network, Arvind Rapaka, Sanjay Kumar Madria
Two Energy Efficient Algorithms For Tracking Objects In A Sensor Network, Arvind Rapaka, Sanjay Kumar Madria
Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works
We propose two energy efficient algorithms for locating a target object moving in an area covered by a wireless ad hoc network. The first algorithm developed conserve energy by efficiently identifying sensor nodes, as Home Nodes, and use only local messages between neighboring nodes to follow the trail of the object. Since we avoid the long-range transmission and maximize the localization, the algorithms reduce the communication cost. The dynamic nature of the second algorithm exploits the predefined parameters such as the object velocity. Our algorithm represents query shipping against the conventional data shipping as a means to reduce the amount …
Language And The Structuring Of The Intellect: Towards The Realization Of The Total Man, D.U. Opata
Language And The Structuring Of The Intellect: Towards The Realization Of The Total Man, D.U. Opata
Business Review
The critical definition of the concept, “the total man”, is encumbered by lot of difficulties – epistemic and pragmatic. First, a man qua man because he is a total entity, a complete homo sapein. However, the phrase “the total man” is used here in a stipulative sense to distinguish the liberally educated person from the pure specialist. Second, even in this contextual sense, the concept of the liberal-minded person is still a problematic. Is liberal-mindedness predicated on a person’s breadth of knowledge, even if in the process the person becomes the proverbial “rolling stone that gathers no mass”? Or is …
The Acquisition Of Functional Sign Language By Non-Hearing Impaired Infants, Kerri Haley-Garrett
The Acquisition Of Functional Sign Language By Non-Hearing Impaired Infants, Kerri Haley-Garrett
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Research shows that young children, typically developing with no developmental delays, hearing impairments or visual impairments, can acquire sign language to communicate their wants or needs prior to their ability to communicate through spoken language. However, much of the research reviewed focused on whether it was normative for young children to use signs or symbolic gestures to represent objects, make requests, or to express other wants or needs. In addition, many of the studies reviewed lacked scientific rigor and were primarily anecdotal in that much of the data relied on parent reports of his/her child's production of signs or symbolic …
Learning In Interpreted Instructed And Direct Instructed Classrooms, Darlene De Siervi
Learning In Interpreted Instructed And Direct Instructed Classrooms, Darlene De Siervi
Theses
It has been frequently documented that deaf and hard of hearing (henceforth, DHH) children do not have the same academic achievement as hearing children. One reason may be communication barriers that make learning by DHH students difficult. Some communication in mainstream classrooms is delivered through interpreters, which possibly invites additional obstacles. Is the DHH student receiving full access to quality education in the classroom? Even in a direct instructed setting, does the DHH student fully understand every word the teacher shares through sign language? It is imperative to point out that all DHH children have the right to a barrier-free …
How Parents And Their Adolescent Children "Talk The Talk" In Religious Conversations, Jennifer Yorgason Thatcher
How Parents And Their Adolescent Children "Talk The Talk" In Religious Conversations, Jennifer Yorgason Thatcher
Theses and Dissertations
This study builds on previous research regarding parent-child religious conversations to explore the elements and bidirectional processes of parent-adolescent religious conversations. It employs qualitative analyses of interviews with highly religious parents and adolescents representing the major Abrahamic faiths (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) from New England and Northern California. Variations in content, structure, conversational processes, and bidirectional influence are summarized in a conceptual model. Findings suggest that the quality of conversations is greater for parents and adolescents when they are youth-centered than when they are parent-centered.
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. N/A - May 22, 2006
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. N/A - May 22, 2006
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number N/A - Emailed Article - May 22, 2006. 3 pages.
The Effectiveness Of Illustrations In Preaching: Understanding And Retaining Biblical Truths, Ronald Rall
The Effectiveness Of Illustrations In Preaching: Understanding And Retaining Biblical Truths, Ronald Rall
Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project
This project explored how illustrations function in sermons to facilitate the understanding and retention of Biblical truths. Personal interviews with members of the congregation and focus groups that evaluated sermons provided feedback and insights related to the effectiveness of illustrations in preaching. The researcher compiled responses from the interviews and the focus groups to draw some conclusions about how illustrations function most effectively in aiding comprehension and facilitating an effective hearing of the message. On the basis of this study the researcher offers recommendations that preachers may find helpful in using illustrations in their preaching.
Improving Parent And Teen Conflict Resolution Skills: Evaluating The Effectiveness Of The "Family Reunion" Crisis Intervention Program., Carrie Davis Marchant
Improving Parent And Teen Conflict Resolution Skills: Evaluating The Effectiveness Of The "Family Reunion" Crisis Intervention Program., Carrie Davis Marchant
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Parent and teen communication combined with relationship skills, and their ability to resolve conflict, need extensive research to help understand if effective intervention can lead to short-term and long-term success in terms of continued crime and delinquency prevention and relationship endurance. This researcher conducted a short-term study by holding a parent and teen communication and conflict resolution intervention program for teens and parents in crisis called Family Reunion. Five classes were held with 102 research subjects. Pre and post treatment questionnaire surveys were administered containing both fixed responses and open-ended questions. Quantitative analysis of the fixed response items indicated positive …
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. N/A - May 4, 2006
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. N/A - May 4, 2006
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number N/A - Commencement Issue - May 4, 2006. 8 pages.
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 2 - May 4, 2006
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 2 - May 4, 2006
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number 2 - May 4, 2006. 28 pages.
Age Effects On Social And Investigative Behaviors In A Closed Population Of African Elephants, Christen Eileen Merte
Age Effects On Social And Investigative Behaviors In A Closed Population Of African Elephants, Christen Eileen Merte
College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations
In this study of African elephants (Loxodonta africana), I examined two competing hypotheses to explain the development of social and reproductive behaviors. The reproductive hypothesis states that behaviors change around the time when an individual begins successfully reproducing, while the social dominance hypothesis states that behaviors change throughout the life of an individual, reflective of changes in social rank. These hypotheses were explored in male and female elephants during the entry to a signal-rich waterhole and in female African elephants across seasons. Chemosensory and social behaviors were recorded in Addo Elephant National Park between May 2004 and June 2005 using …
The Development Of A Typology For Interracial Relationships, Juan M. D'Brot
The Development Of A Typology For Interracial Relationships, Juan M. D'Brot
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether Foeman and Nance's (1999) model of interracial relationship development could be adapted into a generalizable interracial relationship typology and whether there would be distinct differences in the affective, cognitive, and behavioral dimensions of each stage. Long-table analysis of four focus group interviews confirmed differences among the four stages of Foeman and Nance's model. Further examination of focus group transcripts revealed differences between the affective, cognitive, and behavioral dimension of each stage, but few differences between the affective and cognitive dimensions across stages. Implications for the study of relationship development, limitations, and …
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 1 - Apr 27, 2006
The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 1 - Apr 27, 2006
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number 1 - April 27, 2006. 32 pages.
Employee Performance Appraisal Systems: Effects On Communication Within Organizations, Nicholas D. Towne
Employee Performance Appraisal Systems: Effects On Communication Within Organizations, Nicholas D. Towne
Communication
In this study, 318 supervisors and staff members of a medium sized northwestern university responded to a questionnaire concerning their performance appraisal system and the effects it has on communication with their organization. Several key findings resulted. First, when staff members perceived their supervisors were providing valid, timely appraisals they felt there was more teamwork, information flow, and involvement in the organization than those employees that did not feel their appraisals were valid. Second, as supervisors believed performance appraisals were linked to important outcomes, staff members perceptions of appraisals rose. Finally, contrary to the literature, supervisors reported that when they …
The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Framing The Second War In Iraq: An Analysis Of Abc, Cbs And Nbc News And News Interview Show Coverage, Rebecca M. Graham
Framing The Second War In Iraq: An Analysis Of Abc, Cbs And Nbc News And News Interview Show Coverage, Rebecca M. Graham
Student Work
Terrorist events that occurred in the United States on September 11 , 2001 put the U.S. on the offensive in dealing with terrorist activity. The U.S. entered into war with Afghanistan and Iraq and journalists were at the forefront of these events reporting from the front lines. This thesis applies the theories of agenda-setting, framing, and priming in answering questions related to media coverage of events surrounding the war in Iraq. News coverage from three U.S. networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) was examined to determine the role that media played in the war in Iraq. Mass media are powerful tools …
The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 22 - Apr 6, 2006
The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 22 - Apr 6, 2006
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 22 - April 6, 2006. 28 pages.
We Must Test The Blood For Antigens, Fred W. Markham Jr.
We Must Test The Blood For Antigens, Fred W. Markham Jr.
Department of Family & Community Medicine Faculty Papers
No abstract provided.