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Capital's Offense: Law's Entrenchment Of Inequality, Frank A. Pasquale

Faculty Scholarship

Reviewing Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Harvard University Press, 2014)

Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century is a rare scholarly achievement. It weaves together description and prescription, facts and values, economics, politics, and history, with an assured and graceful touch. So clear is Piketty’s reasoning, and so compelling the enormous data apparatus he brings to bear, that few can doubt he has fundamentally altered our appreciation of the scope, duration, and intensity of inequality. This review explains Piketty’s analysis and its relevance to law and social theory, drawing lessons for the re-emerging field of political economy.

The university …

Scholarworks Statistics - October 2014, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Reports

For the month of October 2014, ScholarWorks recorded a total of 31,709 full-text downloads and 12,337 page views.

2014-2015 Boise State University Undergraduate Catalog, Boise State University Office Of The Registrar

University Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Christina Nelson - Applying John Hagan’S Power-Control Theory To Gender Differences With Drug Abuse, Christina Nelson

Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program 2014

Previous work has indicated that young men and women engage in drug use in different ways and for different reasons. This research tests Hagan’s Power-Control Theory to examine gender differences in adolescent drug use. This study analyzes randomly selected subsample of data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Questions that led this study were: Do patterns of drug abuse differ by gender? To what extent can Hagan’s Power-Control Theory explain this? Control variables looked at gender, age and race. All adolescents were from the ages of 12-17. Dependent variables looked at drug use (ever, yearly, monthly). …

America Davila - Breaking The Cycle: An Examination Of Environmental, Cognitive, And Emotional Factors Of Intimate Partner Violence Victimization In Adolescence, America Davila

Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program 2014

Recently, intimate partner violence (IPV) has gained considerable attention as a significant social and public health problem affecting not only adults but also adolescents. Based on Bandura’s social learning theory, considerable research has supported a significant link between growing up in a violent home (DV) and youth dating violence. Expanding on previous studies, we explored the cycle of IPV victimization using a sample of 1,067 adolescents (ages 18-25). We examined whether parental support, dating attitudes, and self-esteem are risk and protective factors of receiving dating aggression. The findings indicate that exposure to aggression in the family, low self-esteem, and the …

The Government Of Childhood: Discourse, Power And Subjectivity, Karen Smith

Other resources

Abstract:

This book examines shifts in the conceptualisation and government of childhood in the West from the early modern period to the present. The book deals with three key time-periods, examining changes in conceptions of childhood and child-rearing between the sixteenth and late eighteenth century; between the late eighteenth century and the mid/late twentieth century and the period from the late twentieth century to the present. The overarching framework is drawn from the Foucauldian governmentality literature and from the work of Chris Jenks on the Dionysian/Apollonian images of childhood. Building on Jenks’ work a third image of childhood– the Athenian …

Children’S Right To Be Heard: Exploring Children’S Perceptions Of Happiness And Factors Contributing To Happiness In The Pre-School Environment., Donna Tobin

Dissertations

There has been a growing recognition for children’s voices to be heard on matters which affect their lives. This has been encouraged by the ratification of the UNCRC in Ireland which has influenced numerous other policies. This study aims to provide an opportunity for young children to have their voices heard and demonstrate how children can be involved as active research participants in empirical research. An emphasis was placed on positive psychology. The aim was to explore the children’s perception of happiness and ascertain the factors which contributed to their happiness within the pre-school environment. Fifteen children attending a pre-school …

Brazen (Fall 2014), Hollins University

Brazen - Gender & Women's Studies Department Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Consistency And Change: The (R)Evolution Of The Basic Communication Course, Joesph M. Valenzano, Samuel P. Wallace, Sherwyn P. Morreale

Communication Faculty Publications

The basic communication course, with its roots in classical Greece and Rome, is frequently a required course in general education. The course often serves as our “front porch,” welcoming new students to the Communication discipline. This essay first outlines early traditions in oral communication instruction and their influence on future iterations of the course. In addition, because fundamental changes in higher education in more modern times affected emphases and delivery of the course, we focus on the relationship between general education and the basic course and the significant curricular changes to the course during the latter part of the 20th …

Vol. 90, No. 1 | Fall 2014, Bridgewater College

Bridgewater Magazine

Excellence: The Tradition Continues

Sifting The Sand On The River Bank: Social Media As A Source For Research Data, P. Takis Metaxas, Eni Mustafaraj

Faculty Research and Scholarship

Computational social science has been described as a new field at the intersection of computer science and social sciences, aiming to study the ways that society evolves, interacts, and reacts. Like prospectors sifting the sand in a river bed for gold, computational social science researchers are looking into the streams of social media for insight on our social interactions. Enabled by the availability of and easy accessibility to vast amounts of data generated by social entities, as well as by powerful computing hardware and algorithms, its researchers conduct observations of social interaction and experiments testing social theories in scales not …

Mcnair Messenger- Fall 2014, Mcnair Staff

McNair Messenger

McNair Scholars Program

Madison Magazine, Vol. 37, No. 3, Fall 2014 Full Issue

Madison Magazine

No abstract provided.

Review: Filosofie Și Religie: O Abordare Multidisciplinară (Philosophy Of Religion: An Interdisciplinary Approach) (By Sandu Frunza), Michael S. Jones

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Prefatory: Informing Higher Education Policy And Practice Through Intersectionality, Donald Mitchell Jr., Ph.D., Don C. Sawyer Iii

Executives, Administrators, & Staff Publications

Intersectionality as a framework has garnered much attention in law, sociology, and education research, and conversations surrounding the framework and its utility now span the globe. Intersectionality addresses the junction of identities, and how the intersectional nature of identities, together, shape the lived experiences of individuals (Hancock, 2007) because of interlocking systems of oppression and marginalization often associated with those identities. In this special issue, “Informing Higher Education Policy and Practice Through Intersectionality,” the authors build upon Crenshaw’s (1989) articulation of intersectionality to frame their work, seeking to improve U.S. higher education.

New Appointments, Journal Of East Asian Libraries

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

The Effectiveness Of The Critical Friends Model For Teacher Collaboration, Johanna Miller

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This study analyzed teacher perceptions regarding the value of modified version of the Critical Friends collaboration model. Fifteen teachers completed an anonymous survey regarding current collaboration practices. The results of the survey indicated that many teachers were unhappy with current methods of administrator lead collaboration and felt teachers should have flexibility and choice for topics of discussion during collaboration time. To research the efficacy of a structured collaboration model, a small focus group of four teachers participated used the Critical Friends Collaboration Model which included strict utilization protocols and norms. Using a modified version of the Critical Friends Consultancy Protocol, …

Educator Perceptions: The Impact Of Male Elementary School Teachers, Rod Matthew Garcia

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Male teachers at the elementary school seem to have stagnated over the years, hovering between 18-20 percent levels. Much commentary and popular press articles attribute this phenomenon to the notion that elementary school is a female occupation. As a male elementary school teacher, I wanted to explore the reasons why this might occur and to find out if what was true for my male colleagues was also true for me. This phenomenological study examined the potential impact male elementary school teachers have within their professional environment. Data collection included in depth interviews with male teachers as well as meaningful conversations …

Revolutionary Decade: Reflections On The 1960s, Booth Library

Revolutionary Decade: Exhibit Booklet

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library September 9-November 20, 2014

About the Exhibit

Revolutionary Decade: Reflections on the 1960s was an exhibit series designed to provide students and citizens of our region with insights into a wide range of aspects of life in the United States during this eventful, turbulent decade.

Booth Library hosted several staff-produced exhibits on topics including visual arts, literature, fashion, music, science and technology, political and social movements, and other broad themes. Programs included panel discussions, film screenings, performances and a fashion show.

Program sponsors: Booth Library, Illinois State Library, Illinois Humanities Council, …

Boletín V.20:No.1 (2014), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute

Boletín (Fordham University. Latin American and Latino Studies Institute)

No abstract provided.

Reflections On Literature : East And West, Joseph Tse-Hei Lee, Ronald K. Frank, Ying Wang, Hongling Lyu, Li Po

Global Asia Journal

This publication has three thematic essays written by professors from Pace University and Nanjing Normal University that discuss the similarities and differences between Chinese and western literature. Hongling Lyu identifies certain aesthetic differences between Chinese and western literature, and explains these divergences from a cross-cultural perspective. Li Po presents an overview of the aesthetics of classical literature. Ying Wang draws on her expertise in French literature and feminist studies to discuss the challenge of reading Chinese literature from the historical, cross-cultural, and feminist perspectives. These essays challenge us to go beyond the conventional East-and-West divide with its predictable polarities, and …

Library Focus (Fall 2014), University Libraries

Library Focus

The fall 2014 issue of Library Focus, the newsletter of University Libraries, includes articles recapping the the Created Equal Talks, the Mississippi Community Cookbook Project event, the fall Science Café, Digi Day, Heart Walk and exhibits in the Library’s galleries, such as the Freedom Summer exhibit. The issue also introduces the new Dean of University Libraries, Dr. John Eye. The Spotlight On…article features new librarians Xiaojie Duan, Michele Frasier-Robinson and Elena Azadbakht.

Grad Review, Fall 2014, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs. Morehead State University.

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Reports and Publications

Grad Review newsletter for Fall of 2014.

Rowena Xiaoqing He. Tiananmen Exiles: Voices Of The Struggle For Democracy In China (Palgrave Studies In Oral History), 2014., Zehao Zhou

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

Leaving It On The Road

Madison Magazine

No abstract provided.

Modern Practices Of Traditional Dance In Cameroon: The Influences Of Colonization And Globalization, Khalilah Lushiku

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The study was originally one of the changing practices of traditional dance in Cameroon, and the causes behind the shift from purposeful dances with relevance to everyday life, to dances primarily meant for entertainment and exposition. What emerged was the somewhat ironic realization that the current manifestations of traditional dance cannot be separated from a discussion of modernity and Cameroon’s socio-cultural development.

The changing practices of traditional dance in Cameroon compose a smaller piece of the larger puzzle of the ways in which Cameroonian culture is forced to adapt itself to the external influences of the times, while still attempting …

Reveille (Issue 18), Csusb Veterans Success Center

Reveille newsletter

Look What's Inside...

• Notice from Melissa McQuead
• Student Veterans Organization
• Halloween Resource Fair
• The Life and Journey Behind the Soldier
• Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project
• Connect via OrgSync!
• Graduation Stoles for Fall 2014 Graduates
• Reasons for attending college!

Cc: Connecticut College Magazine, Fall 2014, Connecticut College

Alumni News/Connecticut College Magazine

No abstract provided.

Ua66 Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Newsletter, Cheryl Stevens, Dean

Ogden College of Science & Engineering Publications

No abstract provided.

Emeriti News, Fall 2014, Emeriti Council

Emeriti News

Contents from Volume XXI Number 1:

• Emeriti Council
• Message from the Co-Chair
• Upcoming Events
• Summary of Past Events
• Emeriti Council Book Scholarships
• Emeriti Medallion Scholarships
• Scholarship
• Announcements
• Lifelong Learning is a Hit
• Provost’s Newsletter
• Emeriti Council Website