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Girls In The Woods: An Exploration Of The Impact Of A Wilderness Program On Adolescent Girls' Constructions Of Femininity, Anja Whittington Jan 2005

Girls In The Woods: An Exploration Of The Impact Of A Wilderness Program On Adolescent Girls' Constructions Of Femininity, Anja Whittington

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Historically, the wilderness and outdoor recreational activities have been portrayed as a masculine domain. In spite of this, women's participation in wilderness programs has increased, illustrating what research has proven-that women reap positive mental, physical, and spiritual outcomes from participating in outdoor experiences. Research on the benefits for female participants focuses primarily on women's experiences; however, little research investigates the outcomes of girls' participation. More specifically, the literature neglects the study of how participation in outdoor wilderness programs challenges conventional notions of femininity. The goal of this study was to 1) add girls' voices to the research on the outcomes …


Grants And Contracts Annual Report 2003/2004, University Of Maine System Jan 2005

Grants And Contracts Annual Report 2003/2004, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

Grants and contracts are formal agreements between the University of Maine System and outside sponsors. They provide assistance and represent a mutual joining of interests on the part of the grantor and the University in the pursuit of a common objective, or they may be used to provide services for the direct benefit of the sponsor.


Fy2005 Operating Budget And Proposed Student Charges, University Of Maine System Jan 2005

Fy2005 Operating Budget And Proposed Student Charges, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine System operating budget and proposed student charges FY05


2005, Umaine News Press Releases, Division Of Marketing And Communications, George Manlove, Joe Carr, Nick Houtman, Kay Hyatt Jan 2005

2005, Umaine News Press Releases, Division Of Marketing And Communications, George Manlove, Joe Carr, Nick Houtman, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

This is a catalog of press releases put out by the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications between January 19. 2005 and December 29. 2005.


University Of Maine System Annual Financial Report For The Year Ending June 30, 2005, University Of Maine System Jan 2005

University Of Maine System Annual Financial Report For The Year Ending June 30, 2005, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine System (“the System”) consists of seven Universities and a central administrative office. All activities of the System are included in the accompanying financial statements.


Creating Flexibility In Teacher-Certification Policy To Ensure Quality And Equity, Flynn Ross Jan 2005

Creating Flexibility In Teacher-Certification Policy To Ensure Quality And Equity, Flynn Ross

Maine Policy Review

As do many states, Maine has requirements and standards aimed at having “well-qualified” teachers. While few dispute the need for such standards, Flynn Ross brings attention to one case in Portland where use of a standardized exam to certify new teachers was preventing well-qualified—but culturally and linguistically diverse—teachers from becoming certified. She chronicles the successful attempts of one group to petition the Maine State Board of Education to allow greater flexibility in the testing standards. In doing so, she points to a larger truth that well-intentioned policy goals may seek to achieve a greater good, but may at the same …