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November 2010, John M. Pfau Library
November 2010, John M. Pfau Library
LBHP Newsletters
Contents:
- What Danny Carrasco Taught Us About Baseball- and Life by Stacy Ellison & Danielle Sombati
- Memorial Plaque for “Shorty” Perez Approved for Belverde Park by Terry Cannon
- Featured Team: Raiderettes, one of the first Women’s Baseball Teams
- Featured Player: Jim “Chayo” Rodriguez
- Baseball is Life by Renee Barrera
- Saul Toledo: East L.A.’s “Mr. Baseball” by Terry Cannon
- Mexican American Baseball in Los Angeles by Richard Santillan and Francisco Balderrama
- Baseball to some is Just a Game by John Barr
- What’s New by Manuel Veron and Jill Vassilakos-Long
Ce Fall 2010, Coyote Economist
Ce Fall 2010, Coyote Economist
Coyote Economist
Inside this Issue:
We’re on Facebook...................2
Staying Informed ....................2
Deficit Spending and Belt Tightening ...............................3
Winter 2011 Topics Course!....4
Tentative Schedules.................4
How To Implement A Content Management System, Jonathan M. Smith
How To Implement A Content Management System, Jonathan M. Smith
Library Faculty Publications & Presentations
Web content management systems (CMS) are increasingly becoming the preferred solution for library websites and intranets. This session will describe the entire process of implementing CMS; from requirements gathering to post-launch evaluation. We will take a look at several popular open source CMS, and discuss the technical requirements for hosting these systems. Project management principles will be applied to the process, and usability testing methods will be discussed as part of the design and evaluation phases.
July 2010, John M. Pfau Library
July 2010, John M. Pfau Library
LBHP Newsletters
Contents:
- Latino Baseball History Project Launches In The Inland Empire by Terry Cannon
- Featured Team: Carmelita Chorizeros
- Featured Player: Isidro "Chilo" Herrera
- Featured Article: On Art and the Culture of Baseball by Thomas J. Benitez
- The Art of Ben Sakoguchi
- Featured Event: Latino Baseball History Project Hits a Homer
- More About the Latino Baseball History Project
- Highland Little League Celebrates 50 Year by Jill Vassilakos-Long and Iwona Contreras
Are Google Books And Library Catalogs Enough? Developing An Online Research Advisory Tool In The Humanities, Kevin B. Gunn, Jonathan M. Smith
Are Google Books And Library Catalogs Enough? Developing An Online Research Advisory Tool In The Humanities, Kevin B. Gunn, Jonathan M. Smith
Library Faculty Publications & Presentations
No abstract provided.
The Communication Patterns Questionnaire-Short Form: A Review And Assessment, Ted G. Futris, Kelly Campbell, Robert B. Nielsen, Stephanie R. Burwell
The Communication Patterns Questionnaire-Short Form: A Review And Assessment, Ted G. Futris, Kelly Campbell, Robert B. Nielsen, Stephanie R. Burwell
Psychology Faculty Publications
The Communication Patterns Questionnaire-Short Form (CPQ-SF) is an 11-item self-assessment of spouses’ perceptions of marital interactions. A cited reference review of the CPQ-SF literature revealed no formal assessment of its psychometric properties and that researchers are imprecise in their use, reporting, and referencing of the assessment. Toward improving the use of the CPQ-SF in research and practice, the factor structure and psychometric properties of this scale were examined with data collected from a diverse sample of married individuals. Three latent constructs were identified: criticize/defend, discuss/avoid, and positive interaction patterns. Support for the original two-factor structure, demand/withdrawal and positive interaction, was …
2010-2011, Csusb
Educational Paraprofessionals' Knowledge About And Barriers To Reporting Child Abuse, Randi Sherrill Furman, Audrey Anne Lipskey
Educational Paraprofessionals' Knowledge About And Barriers To Reporting Child Abuse, Randi Sherrill Furman, Audrey Anne Lipskey
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to evaluate mandated reporters' knowledge about the reporting process, attitudes, and beliefs towards the mandated reporting laws, and their resistances and barriers to reporting suspected child abuse.
Effect Of Positive Ingroup Exemplars On Negative Self-Stereotyping, Sandra Yvette Benitez
Effect Of Positive Ingroup Exemplars On Negative Self-Stereotyping, Sandra Yvette Benitez
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this research is to examine how being exposed to positive in-group exemplars will affect the extent to which participants use negative stereotypes of their group to evaluate themselves, which in this case is referred to as self-stereotyping.
The Effects Of Stereotype Threat On Job Anxiety, Job Satisfaction, Work Specific Self-Efficacy, And Turnover Intent, Ciara Cascharelle Paige
The Effects Of Stereotype Threat On Job Anxiety, Job Satisfaction, Work Specific Self-Efficacy, And Turnover Intent, Ciara Cascharelle Paige
Theses Digitization Project
While an abundance of literature on stereotypes exists with regards to the workplace, less research exists that assesses how stereotypes could affect an employee and motivate him or her to leave the organization. The present study addressed the relationship among job identification, gender identification, stereotype threat perception at work, anxiety, work specific efficacy, job satisfaction, and turnover intent. A hypothesized model that connected the possible relations among stereotype threat, gender identification, job identification, job anxiety, work specific self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and turnover intent was tested using data from 267 working women.
Parenting Styles And Emotional Intelligence Of Parents Of Grade School Children, Mariah Marguerite Bussey Adams
Parenting Styles And Emotional Intelligence Of Parents Of Grade School Children, Mariah Marguerite Bussey Adams
Theses Digitization Project
The family is the fundamental unit of society and it is important to understand possible causes for children's positive outcomes. Many of children's outcomes are related to the parenting styles that they experience. This study seeks to show how parenting styles and emotional intelligence are associated with one another.
An Examination Of Factors Associated With Job Burnout Among Child Welfare Workers, Jennifer Marie Ahmu
An Examination Of Factors Associated With Job Burnout Among Child Welfare Workers, Jennifer Marie Ahmu
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to examine factors related to job burnout among child welfare workers specifically working for Riverside County, Department of Children's Services Division (CSD). Identifying predictors of job burnout can improve working conditions, reduce absenteeism, reduce economic cost, increase employee retention, improve client treatment, and help attract competent individuals to the profession, making job burnout a relevant and necessary area to study in social work.
Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students, Shareela Marie Allen, Danielle Diane Moore
Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students, Shareela Marie Allen, Danielle Diane Moore
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to explore what individual factors are associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences among college students. Intimate partner violence is a huge problem among college students both male and female of all ethnicities, socio-economic classes, sexual orientation, and social class. This study focused on alcohol consumption and attitudes and beliefs of students to see it those two variables played a role in contributing to the rate of IPV occurring among college students.
Social Workers Perception Of Kinship Care Givers Unmet Needs, Carol Ann Rakestraw, Fallon Elaine Greene
Social Workers Perception Of Kinship Care Givers Unmet Needs, Carol Ann Rakestraw, Fallon Elaine Greene
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to assess the social workers perceptions of unmet need of kinship care providers. The study examined why the needs are not met for these kinship care providers in San Bernardino County.
The Effect Of Ethnic-Identity Salience And Negative Performance Feedback On African Americans' Explicit And Implicit Self-Evaluations, Delisa Nicole Young
The Effect Of Ethnic-Identity Salience And Negative Performance Feedback On African Americans' Explicit And Implicit Self-Evaluations, Delisa Nicole Young
Theses Digitization Project
The processes that underlie African Americans explicit versus implicit self-evaluations are examined by using the Associative Propositional Evaluative model (APE).
An Ounce Of Prevention: The Effects Of A Kindergarten Visual Motor Integration Intervention, Lori Anne Barnes-Laney
An Ounce Of Prevention: The Effects Of A Kindergarten Visual Motor Integration Intervention, Lori Anne Barnes-Laney
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a short-term, developmental, visual-motor integration intervention conducted at the beginning of the school year to improve visual motor integration skills, basic school functioning skills, and school adjustment for kindergarten children with low or below average, visual motor integration skills.
A Social Worker's Perception Of The Medically At-Risk (Mar) Program, Corina Chavez, Lilia Razo
A Social Worker's Perception Of The Medically At-Risk (Mar) Program, Corina Chavez, Lilia Razo
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to evaluate social workers perception of the Medically at Risk (MAR) program that has been implemented in San Bernardino County. To examine whether social workers receive adequate training in providing services for the special needs population.
Children's Exposure To Domestic Violence And Aggressive Behavior, Mariah Deidra Kafka
Children's Exposure To Domestic Violence And Aggressive Behavior, Mariah Deidra Kafka
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to examine the effects of "The Children's Exposure to Domestic Violence Scale" (CEDV) on an adolescent's own externalizing behaviors. Although internalizing behaviors such as depression are prevalent among children exposed to violence, this study will only focus on externalizing behaviors including their own risks for aggressive behavior.
Exploring Acculturation Stress On Mexican Americans, Daniel Anthony Lopez
Exploring Acculturation Stress On Mexican Americans, Daniel Anthony Lopez
Theses Digitization Project
The focus of this study was how common acculturation stress is among Mexican Americans, what the demographics of this demonstrate, and how this is related to mental health services. Acculturation is the process of adapting to the social norms, customs, and values of another culture. When a Mexican American reaches his limit of what he is able to cope with, then that person is in danger of being afflicted with acculturtion stress. Even when faced with this prospect, few Mexican Americans seek out mental health services.
A Practitioner Perspective On Working With Drug-Exposed Infants, Hindi Rebecca Zeidman
A Practitioner Perspective On Working With Drug-Exposed Infants, Hindi Rebecca Zeidman
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the study is to bring to light the desperate need and attention substance-exposed infants require currently but are not receiving. This study will show cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and social deficits substance-exposure produces in these dependent powerless infants. This study will focus on the perspective of practioners who work with this population on a daily basis. The practitioner perspective will be collected from three SART (Screen, Assess, Referral, Treatment) Programs spanning the country's largest county, San Bernardino County. The Sart Program is an early intervention program designed for children between the ages of zero through five years old, …
Environmental Enrichment Attenuates Nucleus Basalis Lesion Induced Impairments To Attention, Brandee Leianne Kinney-Hurd
Environmental Enrichment Attenuates Nucleus Basalis Lesion Induced Impairments To Attention, Brandee Leianne Kinney-Hurd
Theses Digitization Project
This experiment examined the effects of environmental enrichment on performance in an attention-dependent learning task in rats with selective lesions of the cholinergic nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM). The findings demonstrate that environmental enrichment can enhance attention-dependent learning performance in normal animals as well as attenuating NBM lesion-induced impairments otherwise seen following rearing in standard conditions.
The Effects Of Competiton On Adult Circumstantial Efficacy, Matthew Aaron Bender
The Effects Of Competiton On Adult Circumstantial Efficacy, Matthew Aaron Bender
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to expand the knowledge and understanding of circumstantial efficacy and replicate and expand on the findings of Ganzach et al (2008). The author designed a computer dice game specifically for this study to examine how the size of a win or loss moderates the effects performance on curcumstantial and internal efficacy beliefs.
Addressing The Disproportionate Representation Of African American Children In The Child Welfare System, Cecilia Elizabeth Roman
Addressing The Disproportionate Representation Of African American Children In The Child Welfare System, Cecilia Elizabeth Roman
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to examine social workers' perceptions on the disproportionate representation of African American children in the child welfare system and social workers views on their training and education on cultural competence. Eight face-to-face interviews were carried out with masters' level social workers at San Bernardino County's Gifford office of Children and Family Services. Qualitative method was used to analyze the findings.
Barriers To Hiv Couples Testing: The African American Woman's Perspective, Frederick Scott Smith
Barriers To Hiv Couples Testing: The African American Woman's Perspective, Frederick Scott Smith
Theses Digitization Project
African American Women continue to contract HIV/AIDS at an alarming rate. Of all the women living with Aids in the United States, 64% were African American and two out of three African American women got HIV from having unprotected sex with a man. The purposes of the study are to identify perceived barriers to HIV testing of the intimate partners of African American Women and subsequently identify an effective couples of HIV testing strategy. The research study investigated the primary causes for low HIV testing rates of African American couples. This study uttilized a quantitatve method using self-administered questionaires. The …
Feelings And Concerns About Community Services And Social Economic Conditions Of Catholic Charities Members, Stephan Ernie Oldham
Feelings And Concerns About Community Services And Social Economic Conditions Of Catholic Charities Members, Stephan Ernie Oldham
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to explore the feelings and concerns of clients of Catholic Charities in relation to the community services and the low socioeconomic conditions they are currently experiencing.
Levels Of Attachments And Childhood Abuse Among Mexican-Americans, Christina Shinn
Levels Of Attachments And Childhood Abuse Among Mexican-Americans, Christina Shinn
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study to investigate the relationship between mother-child attachment and childhood abuse trama. It will examine levels of attachment and their relationship to different types of abuse including physical, emotional, sexual and negligence. Instruments utilized were the Parental Attachment Questionaire, Childhood Trauma Questionaire, and Parental Bonding Instrument.
A Need Assessment For People Who Have Multiple Sclerosis And Their Support Groups, Eric Lee Markley
A Need Assessment For People Who Have Multiple Sclerosis And Their Support Groups, Eric Lee Markley
Theses Digitization Project
This paper discusses the problem the researcher finds in the lack of information on what people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are looking for in support groups that are designed around specifically for people with MS. This paper discusses what MS is, the reasoning on designing a study on this topic, and the significance of the project to social work. The type of research design that was used to find this information was a survey questionaire. Theoretical within the context of a social comparison model. A total of 58 people completed the survey.
Cartoon Violence: A Comparison Of Past And Present, Elizabeth Cameron Macias
Cartoon Violence: A Comparison Of Past And Present, Elizabeth Cameron Macias
Theses Digitization Project
This study examined four cartoons in order to determine the extent of the violence, type of violence, and the context of violence in both dated and modern cartoons. To achieve this goal a content analysis of 'The Flintstones', 'The Jetsons', 'The Simpsons' and "Family Guy' was performed. These shows were chosen based on their popularity, classification as family programming, and the influence they have had on American culture.
Eleven Case Studies Of Parents' Experiences When Accessing Services For An Autistic Spectrum Disorder Child, Michelle Barbara Wood
Eleven Case Studies Of Parents' Experiences When Accessing Services For An Autistic Spectrum Disorder Child, Michelle Barbara Wood
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to understand parent's experiences of accessing services for their ASD children. It was the researcher's goal to document parent's stories and experiences of accesssing services for their ASD children. This research project engaged 11 families in in-depth interviews exploring their experiences accessing services. Four areas of services emerged from the interviews: diagnostic services, services through Regional Centers, services offered at their child's school, and other services accessed (i.e. through insurance or community organizations).
Exploring The Efficacy Of Evidence-Based Practice Within Public Mental Health Agencies, Hannah Kaye Norton
Exploring The Efficacy Of Evidence-Based Practice Within Public Mental Health Agencies, Hannah Kaye Norton
Theses Digitization Project
The aim of this project was to explore the efficacy of evidence-based practice within public mental health agencies. It is hoped that this research project will create dialog surrounding evidence-based practice as well as push for a more clear understanding of it and its implementation in public mental health agencies.