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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Meeting regarding the retreat, campus clean up and legislation.
Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Agenda for October 10, 2006 meeting.
Arête October 2006, Honors College
Arête October 2006, Honors College
Arête: Honors College at WKU Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Meeting to discuss campus safety walk, retreat, budget, Organizational Aid Board and legislation.
Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Agenda for October 3, 2006 meeting.
Collections & Connections, Cindy Troutman
Collections & Connections, Cindy Troutman
Collections & Connections
Collections & Connections used to be a tri-annual (now bi-annual) publication of Western Kentucky University Libraries, featuring the Libraries' major events. In this November '06 issue, the following events are highlighted: the "Create the Spirit Mural," the "Christmas in Kentucky" event, Libraries News, Libraries Podcast, the addition of the Illiad InterLibrary Loan System, Lynne Ferguson's Exhibit, Gifts to Libraries, the acquisition of Shakers in Silhouette, and the announcement of New Benefits for Friends of Libraries and Museum.
New Journey For Western Scholar, Connie Foster
New Journey For Western Scholar, Connie Foster
DLTS Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Expanded School-Based Health: The Mental Health And School Connection, Dr. Jill D. Duba
Expanded School-Based Health: The Mental Health And School Connection, Dr. Jill D. Duba
Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications
Research suggests that expanded school-based mental health (ESMH) programs can offer benefits and hope for children and their families. Such programs are part of a national progressive movement involving collaborative relationships between schools and community mental health agencies. The purpose of this article is to highlight the constructs and details of ESMH programs, as well as counselor training possibilities.
Integrative Multilevel Family Therapy For Disputes Involving Child Custody And Visitation (Imft-Dccv): An Interview With Jay Lebow, Dr. Jill D. Duba
Integrative Multilevel Family Therapy For Disputes Involving Child Custody And Visitation (Imft-Dccv): An Interview With Jay Lebow, Dr. Jill D. Duba
Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications
This article presents the integrative multi-level family therapy of Jay Lebow, focusing on his work in resolving disputes involving child custody and visitation. The interview addresses interventions in high conflict divorces, assessment issues, and symmetrical escalation. A case study is offered.
Facts About Lab Printing, John Bowers
Facts About Lab Printing, John Bowers
Student Government Association
Report on the amount and cost of printing done in student technology computer labs.
Ua68/13/5 The Contact Sheet, Vol. 16, No. 3, Wku Student Publications Alumni Association
Ua68/13/5 The Contact Sheet, Vol. 16, No. 3, Wku Student Publications Alumni Association
Student Organizations
Newsletter created by WKU alumni who were associated with student publications. Includes information about alumni and WKU Journalism & Broadcasting.
Ua61/5 Social Work Newsletter, Wku Social Work
Ua61/5 Social Work Newsletter, Wku Social Work
WKU Archives Records
Social Work newsletter includes articles:
- Rural Crossroads
- Note from the Department Head
- Time to Celebrate – Accreditation
- Meet Our New Faculty & Staff – Emily Gouvas, Amy Cappiccie, Mimi Sodhi, Eileen Arnold, Carol Robey
- Focus on Field: Field Supervisor Patty Alford
Ua1b5 New Faculty 2006-2007, Western Kentucky University
Ua1b5 New Faculty 2006-2007, Western Kentucky University
WKU Archives Records
List of new WKU faculty.
Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Agenda for September 26, 2006 meeting.
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Meeting to discuss Organizational Aid Board, retreat, elections and nominations.
Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Agenda for September 19, 2006 meeting.
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Meeting regarding elections, retreat, committees, Habitat for Humanity, Up 'til Dawn and budget.
Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Agenda for September 12, 2006 meeting.
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Meeting regarding elections, office hours, committee descriptions, nominations and announcements.
Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association
Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association
Student Government Association
Agenda for September 5, 2006 meeting.
Major Chinese Full-Text Electronic Information Resources For Researchers And Scholars, Jue Wang
Major Chinese Full-Text Electronic Information Resources For Researchers And Scholars, Jue Wang
DLPS Faculty Publications
China’s electronic publishing industry has developed very rapidly over the past decade. China has become one of the electronic publishing centers in Asia and will continue to flourish in the future. Chinese electronic databases provide the most efficient way for scholars, researchers and students to perform searches as well as to provide information for businesses and governments. In this article, the author gives a brief overview of selected databases which represent a small portion of the Chinese electronic resources and hopes it will serve as a reference to Chinese scholars world-wide.
Ua3/9/5 Faculty-Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office
Ua3/9/5 Faculty-Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office
WKU Archives Records
Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at fall convocation. He discusses achievements, donations, athletics, WKU centennial, budget cuts, enrollment, tuition, commercialization of intellectual property, physical plant and construction.
Sustainability With Globalization: An Unsustainable Proposition, Daniel B. Reader
Sustainability With Globalization: An Unsustainable Proposition, Daniel B. Reader
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Globalization is recognized as a world-encompassing phenomenon, even as its benefits are debated. Sustainability, the capacity to maintain high standards of living through generations, is at stake. This paper examines the problems of sustainability with globalization from several perspectives. High statistical correlation between indices of globalization and environmental degradation (r2 = 0.977, p < .001) is found using multi-dimensional scaling software. The socially destabilizing, culture flattening effects of globalization are examined, and the terms ‘nationalism’ and ‘terrorism’ are defined. On the basis of its medial position among the indices of both globalization and environmental degradation, Chile is explored in a case study of the interaction. Conclusions regarding Chile’s vulnerabilities are reached, and the country’s environmental, social, and economic ‘weak spots’ are identified. The ethical positions of globalization and sustainability are considered, and the conclusion that there is very little that can be done to alter the nature of the interaction is drawn. It is suggested that globalization minimizes the prospects of success in efforts toward sustainability by maximizing vulnerabilities among sustainability’s components.
Detecting Intentional, Realistic Response Distortion On The Mmpi-2 Using Multiple Validity Scales, Andrew Minton
Detecting Intentional, Realistic Response Distortion On The Mmpi-2 Using Multiple Validity Scales, Andrew Minton
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) is a 567-item questionnaire used by psychologists to help diagnose mental disorders. The effectiveness of the MMPI-2 validity scales (F, Fp, F-K, and Ds-r2) were evaluated by asking college students to respond honestly or fake bad on the MMPI-2. Each scale was scored in the usual manner, but as a group they were evaluated in a noncompensatory fashion. That is, failing even one scale was interpreted as a faked response. MMPI-2 protocols of all participants were analyzed to determine if the validity scales were able to accurately identify which subjects faked and which answered …
Relationships In Aging, Cognitive Processes, And Contingency Learning, Sarah Reeder
Relationships In Aging, Cognitive Processes, And Contingency Learning, Sarah Reeder
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This study investigated the influence of age, processing speed, working memory,and associative processes on the acquisition of contingency information. Young and older adults completed positive (+.65) and negative (-.65) contingency tasks that measured their ability to discover the relationship between a symptom (e.g., FEVER) and a fictional disease (e.g., OLYALGIA). Both d' scores, i.e., contingency learning, and contingency estimates, i.e., contingency judgment, were examined. Participants were also asked to complete cognitive tasks that measure the constructs of processing speed, working memory resources, associative memory, and associative learning. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the direct and indirect relationships between …
Do The Goal Orientations Of National Board Certified Teachers Differ From Their Non-Certified Counterparts?, Carrie Newby
Do The Goal Orientations Of National Board Certified Teachers Differ From Their Non-Certified Counterparts?, Carrie Newby
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Given the increasing number of those achieving certification through National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and the amount of federal money NBPTS has been awarded to design the assessment of identifying teachers, the majority of research has focused on whether National Board Certified teachers impact student achievement and whether NBPTS effectively measures teacher quality. There is very little, if any, published research that addresses other factors that could possibly distinguish teachers that have obtained National Board Certification, however. In the current study, it was presumed that goal orientation might be an important factor that could distinguish those who have …
Sorority Eating Patterns: A Longitudinal Investigation, Marissa Hobbs
Sorority Eating Patterns: A Longitudinal Investigation, Marissa Hobbs
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
To date, most research in the area of college women and eating disorders has only been conducted to determine the prevalence of eating disorders among selected college subgroups. Although such research is limited, particularly for those women that choose to join social sororities, it generally indicates that sorority women represent a subgroup with high instances of eating disorders and often presents a conflicting view of these women's eating patterns and beliefs regarding weight loss and food. The present study was designed to continue the investigation of sorority women and their eating patterns by conducting a longitudinal study, consisting of five …
Does Item Exposure Impact The Relationship Between Specificity And Interrater Agreement, Traxler Littlejohn
Does Item Exposure Impact The Relationship Between Specificity And Interrater Agreement, Traxler Littlejohn
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The present study attempted to replicate the results found in Roch and Paquin (2004). Raters in their study viewed a video tape performance and rated a target's performance during a leaderless group discussion. Their results indicated that as item specificity decreased (i.e., as items became more vague), there was an increase in interrater agreement, a positive correlation between item difficulty and interater agreement, and a positive correlation between performance and interrater agreement. The present study also examined the impact of item exposure as it related to these hypotheses and the relationship between item exposure and interrater agreement. Using a sample …
Human Aggression And Sports Media Violence, Justin Wright
Human Aggression And Sports Media Violence, Justin Wright
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The present study was designed to gain more perspective on human aggression and how sports media violence affects aggression levels. Anderson (1997) defined aggression as behavior that is intended to harm others or one's self. Anderson (2001) defined media violence as a portrayal of intentional harmful behavior directed at another person or the self. To define sports aggression, the definition of aggression must be manipulated slightly. The definition should be changed to a form of behavior intended to injure, whether or not an actual injury occurs, directed at an opposing team or opposing player to gain an advantage during the …
The Effects Of Avian Influenza Outbreak On U.S. Poultry Prices, Shang-Ho Yang
The Effects Of Avian Influenza Outbreak On U.S. Poultry Prices, Shang-Ho Yang
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Even in the absence of proven human-to-human transmission of the disease, the uncertainty surrounding bird flu could devastate regional economic growth and financial markets. Confirmed cases of human infection from several subtypes of avian influenza infection have been reported since 1997. According to WHO (World Health Organization), experts indicate that there is a possible risk of infection to people who have contact with infected birds or surfaces that have been contaminated with secretions or excretions from infected birds during an outbreak of avian influenza among poultry. On May 8, 2006, WHO reported on 207 cases that resulted in 115 people's …