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Strategies For Learning A New Language: Some Of Them Are Even Fun, Jean Lavigne

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Volume Cxliv, Number 9, January 17, 2025, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

School Travel Behaviors In Rural Communities: Pandemic-Related Impacts, Kevin Chang, Xinyi Li, Ahmed Abdel-Rahim

CSET Project Reports

The global pandemic, which started around early 2020, significantly disrupted life for many families, and the trip to and from school was not immune to these disruptions. Parents and children alike made travel adjustments depending on their preferences with regard to personal health and safety, social distancing, and aversion to risk. Each school district and individual school also made decisions with regard to in-person or remote learning during this period of uncertainty. In this study, the research team examines how the pandemic affected school transportation for hundreds of families across the Pacific Northwest. An online survey was developed and administered …

Rural, Gifted Student Experience In Appalachian Kentucky, Olivia G. Jarrell

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Capstones

Current literature shows that gifted students' experiences often differ from nongifted peers. Similarly, research shows that rural students’ experiences are unique compared to nonrural peers. This study hopes to address the gap in literature on experiences of students at the intersection of giftedness and rurality with the question: How do rural, gifted students in Appalachian Kentucky experience and perceive K-12 schooling? Rural, gifted students exist in the overlap between two unique groups. Using a multi-case study, participants came from three separate school districts in a region of Appalachian Kentucky, with each district being a separate case. Data collection included observations …

Cover And Forewords, C. Nicholas Raphael

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords

Volume 39-2 Complete Issue, C. Nicholas Raphael

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 39-2 Complete Issue

The Geography Of South Dakota, Donald J. Berg

The Geographical Bulletin

Edward P. Hogan has done a considerable service for the people of South Dakota by researching and writing The Geography of South Dakota, the first such volume in 78 years. It is a book that was long overdue, but such a project also needs the right person at the rig

Charting The Inland Seas: A History Of The U. S. Lake Survey By Arthur M. Woodford, Robert B. Mancell

The Geographical Bulletin

Here is a book that will delight all who love the Great Lakes and wish to know more about them. Among the numerous books available on the Great Lakes, Charting the Inland Seas is the first exhaustive history of the U. S. Lake Survey. This was the governmental agency in charge of overseeing the Great Lakes from 1841 to its demise in 1976 when it became a part of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Climate Change: Impact On Coastal Habitation By Doeke Eisma (Ed.), C. Nicholas Raphael

The Geographical Bulletin

The coast is the meeting place of continents and oceans and a zone of interest and concern to a diverse group of social and physical scientist. The notion thatthe earth's climate is changing due to the release of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide is widespread. Increase of fossil fuel consumption is anticipated to result in higher temperatures, weather alterations, dramatic changes in the present-day global agricultural zones, and higher eustatic sea levels due to melting glacial ice.

News From The Chapters1996-1997, C. Nicholas Raphael

The Geographical Bulletin

News from the Chapters 1996-1997

Population-Environment Dynamics. Ideas And Observations. (4th Edition) By Gay Ld. Ness, William D. Drake, Steven R. Brechin, Editors., Wendy Shaw

The Geographical Bulletin

Population and the environment are intertwined in a complex web that demands the analysis of numerous theoretical and practical issues. These issues have been neglected in the past, and the topics of population and the environment artificially separated in both thought and action. This book attempts to fill these voids using an inductive and interdisciplinary approach. A series of authors contribute fifteen chapters organized into five sections. Section I explores global per - spectives relating to population and the environment, Section II analyzes the im - portance of the state as an actor, Section III focuses on population-environment dynamics in …

Transformation Of Japan's Rural Landscape And Economy: The Case Of A Rice Growing Village In Central Japan, Akira Tabayashi

The Geographical Bulletin

Rural regions and communities in Japan have changed drastically following the rapid economic development that occurred in the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s. Important outcomes of rural changes were the rapid outflow of labor from rural areas and the increase in the number of part-time farmers. This paper mainly focuses its attention on the evolutionary processes of rural regions over three decades from 1960 to the present, through a case study of a typical Japanese village named Urayamashin. The traditional rice growing village transformed itself into a non-farming village in the early 1970s partly because of a reduction …

Rediscovering The Roots Of Moroccan Geography In An Era Of Interdependence, Donald J. Zeigler, Driss Fassi

The Geographical Bulletin

The indigenous traditions of Moroccan geography, pioneered by such figures as AI Idrisi and Ibn Khaldun during the classical period of Arab intellectual history (1000-1400), came to be ignored and then replaced with the establishment of a French protectorate in 1912. The era of independence in Moroccan geography was supplanted by an era of dependence on European scholarship, which emphasized resource exploitation and which was to last until political independence in 1956. Following that watershed year, intellectual inquiry became more independent and focused on the development needs of the nation. Following a period of Moroccanization in the 1970s, which included …

The Electoral Geography Of Oregon's Ballot Measure 16: The Death With Dignity Act, Kathleen O'Reilly

The Geographical Bulletin

On November 8, 1994 Oregon became the first state in the nation to pass legislation allowing terminally ill patients to end their own lives with the assistance of a physician. Ballot Measure 16, the Death with Dignity Act, removes criminal penalties for assisting a terminally ill suicide, but does not allow lethal injection. In August 1995, U.S. District Judge Michael Hogan ruled the Death with Dignity Act violates the equal protection clause ofthe 14th Amendment. The ruling is being appealed. This paper investigates electoral voting patterns regarding Measure 16 in the 36 Oregon counties. It explores the relationships between votes …

Hydrogeomorphic Response Of A Coastal Plain Stream To Tributary Channelization, Elizabeth J. Nabb, David Shankman

The Geographical Bulletin

The Hatchie River in western Tennessee is one of the few remaining free-flowing streams in the Gulf Coastal Plain. Although there have been no major modifications of the main channel, many of its tributaries have been channelized during the past few decades. Channelization has significantly reduced flooding in the upper sections of the watershed. The straightened and hydrologically more efficient channels, however, speed the flow of water that scours the channel bed. Sediment derived from these unstable channels is transported downstream and into the main channel. An examination of changes in bed elevation indicate that the depth and therefore cross-sectional …

Projections And Perceptions Editorial Comment: The Human Factor In Recent Climate Change Remains Unproven, Carl F. Ojala

The Geographical Bulletin

Global warming, the theory and controversy involving artificial enhancement of the greenhouse effect of the atmosphere, has emerged as one of the prime environmental issues of recent years. Proponents conclude it may produce serious worldwide problems in the near future, such as rising sea levels, geographic shifts in farming and forest regions, and changes in agricultural yields, water resources, and wetlands. Conversely, skeptics imply that any warming due to proposed increases in greenhouse gases is undetectable and unpredictable among the natural variations in long-term atmospheric temperatures.

Youth And New Media / On The Occasion Of The Ong Centenary Year, David R. Zemmels, Thomas J. Farrell

Communication Research Trends

No abstract provided.

Media Literacy, David Kamerer

Communication Research Trends

No abstract provided.

Suburbanization As A Post-Industrial Essentiality: Revisiting Sweden's Miljonprogrammet, Colin Wood

Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal

Definitively speaking, suburbanization does not equate to post-industrialism in the same limelight as would urbanization and industrialism. However, anomalous cases, such as the one being discussed in this paper, tangentially interlink on a socioeconomic basis. In 1965, Sweden began construction of the Miljonprogrammet (Million Programme), where over the next ten years, over one million domiciles were built in a suburban setting leading to a mass diaspora of ‘slum living’ Swedish industrial workers. The nation’s renowned welfare state, built on a collaborative system between public and private sectors as well as federal and municipal actors, overlooked housing in its social …

Was Spinoza A Deleuzian? Rethinking The Politics Of Emotions And Affects, Ahmet Aktas

Department of Philosophy Student Publications

A salient tradition in contemporary affect theory heavily relies on distinguishing between emotions and affects. The former refers to structured categories of socially coded affective states, while the latter denotes the pre-social libidinal flow underlying emotions. This distinction is commonly attributed to Spinoza and is thought to have been further developed by Deleuze. In this article, I argue that this overall historical picture is misleading and inaccurate. Deleuze radically transforms Spinoza’s theory of affect for the ends of his own ethical-political philosophy. Moreover, I argue that Deleuzian and similar conceptualizations of affect fail to fulfill their political and ethical promises …

Clinton’S March: A Strategic And Logistical Study Of The Crown Forces’ March Through New Jersey In 1778, Colin Edward Zimmerman

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This paper reexamines the British army's march through New Jersey in the summer of 1778, led by Sir Henry Clinton, challenging the traditional narrative that portrays Clinton’s movements as a mere retreat following the loss at the Battle of Monmouth. Instead, it argues that Clinton’s actions were part of a calculated strategy to provoke General George Washington’s Continental Army into a decisive engagement that could potentially end the Revolutionary War. By analyzing Clinton’s leadership decisions, logistical considerations, and the army’s experience during the march, this work reveals a more nuanced intention behind the British movements. The paper contends that Clinton’s …

Data Literacy In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study, Morgan V. Harrell

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this hermeneutical phenomenological study is to explore the essential data and digital literacies for instructors in community colleges, trade schools, and vocational training programs located in the South to work with artificial intelligence (AI) effectively. The theory guiding this study is based on Max van Manen's framework on lived experiences and Paul Ricoeur's narrative theory, which is designed to enhance understanding of the perception and implementation of these literacies within an AI-augmented educational domain. As society's reliance on data continues to grow, it becomes essential to equip all citizens with the skills required for data literacy (Wolff …

Synesis As A Framework To Enable Safety Interventions In Complex Healthcare Environments, Aarti Bavare, Tiffany Wrenn, Anne Lam, Jamie Cargill, Lauren Salinas, Itode Idowu, Asma Razavi, Venessa Lynn Pinto, Eric Williams

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BACKGROUND: Despite wide adoption in the healthcare of safety event report (SER) systems, there is a paucity of unified structures for prompt analysis and action while retaining reporter confidentiality. We used a synesis framework to change siloed reviews of safety reports to a comprehensive appraisal of quality, safety, productivity and reliability to facilitate interventions.

METHODS: After a needs assessment survey, we launched serial plan-do-study-act cycles to (1) enhance teams' ability to access SERs, (2) facilitate regular multidisciplinary review of SERs to identify actionable opportunities, (3) allocate action priority using failure mode and effects analysis, and (4) launch actions and summarise …

Cover And Forewords, C. Nicholas Raphael

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords

Volume 39-1 Complete Issue, C. Nicholas Raphael

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 39-1 Complete Issue

The Hispano Homeland By Richard L. Nostrand, Douglas Heffington

The Geographical Bulletin

Nostrand has done much to explain the Hispano culture and the Hispano Homeland of the American Southwest. Using census and economic data, geographic survey information, and oral histories and interviews, the author details the evolution, morphology and cultural characteristics of the Hispano Homeland from aerial growth to relative decline during the years of 1680 to 1980.

Illinois: A Geographical Survey, Illinois Geographical Society By Ronald E. Nelson, Editor, Wendy Shaw

The Geographical Bulletin

Ill inois, the 'Prairie State' has a rich and varied landscape, which is a product not only of the forces of nature, but also of the geographic patterns of human act ivity. The interaction of the physical environment of Illinois with the inhabitants of the state, and the resulting geographic milieu, are the subjects of this book. The book is a compilation of chapters by a series of authors who have expertise in some aspect of the geography of Illinois. The result is a detailed regional geography, ofthe classic vintage, which contains a wealth of information.

Variability And Frequency Of Daily Rainfall In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Abdullah Ai-Saleh

The Geographical Bulletin

This study examines the temporal and spatial distribution of rainfall in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital. The city has experienced significant urbanization in the past two decades. Therefore, the impervious surfaces and the restriction of original surface flow routes increase runoff in Riyadh city. Thus, stormwater frequently accumulates in streets because it exceeds the storm sewer capacity, storm sewers are blocked or partially blocked by sediment, or due to the lack of storm sewers. Data from three climatic stations in Riyadh and north of the city are used to characterize the temporal and spatial variations of rainfall amounts …

Frost Protection From Small Protective Coverings, Kathleen M. Baker, Robert H. Aron

The Geographical Bulletin

The purpose of this study was to determine the frost protection value of covering your plants in spring with polyethylene terephthalate (plastic) milk jugs or polyurethane rose cones. These coverings were placed in a field southeast of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Nocturnal temperatures were measured from May 7- 24, 1995 on clear and cloudy nights. Spring nocturnal temperatures inside one U.S. gallon milk jugs were slightly lower and those inside rose cones slightly higher than ambient air temperatures. Placing holes near the bases of these covers to provide additional circulation resulted in slightly lower nocturnal temperatures under the rose cones but no …

Appalachian Kentucky: Some Comments Concerning Poverty And The Nature Of The Banking Network In The Region, Wendy Shaw

The Geographical Bulletin

The Appalachian region has been a core of poverty for many decades. In this research, some changes in the extent and nature Qf poverty in the region are presented that suggest despite extensive programs designed to combat poverty, a core of intense poverty still persists. While significant improvements have been made in such areas as transportation, it seems clear that some roots of poverty in the region have not been addressed. It is argued that one neglected area involves the banking network in eastern Kentucky. This contention is supported by analyzing banking data concerning the internal banking network within the …