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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Faculty And Student Expectations And Perceptions Of E-Mail Communication In A Campus And Distance Doctor Of Pharmacy Program, Pamela A. Foral, Paul D. Turner, Michael S. Monaghan, Ryan W. Walters, Jennifer J. Merkel, Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, Thomas J. Lenz
Faculty And Student Expectations And Perceptions Of E-Mail Communication In A Campus And Distance Doctor Of Pharmacy Program, Pamela A. Foral, Paul D. Turner, Michael S. Monaghan, Ryan W. Walters, Jennifer J. Merkel, Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, Thomas J. Lenz
Communication Faculty Publications
Objective. To examine faculty members’ and students’ expectations and perceptions of e-mail communication in a dual pathway pharmacy program. Methods. Three parallel survey instruments were administered to campus students, distance students, and faculty members, respectively. Focus groups with students and faculty were conducted. Results. Faculty members perceived themselves as more accessible and approachable by e-mail than either group of students did. Campus students expected a shorter faculty response time to e-mail and for faculty members to be more available than did distance students. Conclusion. E-mail is an effective means of computer-mediated communication between faculty members and students and can be …
Clarifying The Effects Of Neighborhood Context On Violence “Behind Closed Doors”, Emily M. Wright, Michael L. Benson
Clarifying The Effects Of Neighborhood Context On Violence “Behind Closed Doors”, Emily M. Wright, Michael L. Benson
Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications
Research on neighborhood-level effects on intimate partner violence (IPV) has expanded significantly in the past two decades. However, to date, studies have been unable to disentangle compositional and contextual effects on IPV and have rarely considered the social mechanisms that might link neighborhood conditions to IPV. Using data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, this study considers individual and contextual influences on violence between partners, and examines the effects of disadvantage and collective efficacy on this type of behavior. Results indicate that neighborhood disadvantage significantly increases and collective efficacy significantly decreases IPV after controlling for individual-level correlates. …
Foreigners' Archive: Contemporary China In The Blogs Of American Expatriates, Qi Tang, Chin-Chung Chao
Foreigners' Archive: Contemporary China In The Blogs Of American Expatriates, Qi Tang, Chin-Chung Chao
Communication Faculty Publications
This study scrutinized blogs written by American expatriates in twenty-firstcentury China. The primary objectives were to explore how China is represented in such blogs and to understand the discursive processes through which the American bloggers utilize the blogging technology to narrate their perceptions of the Chinese realities. Drawing on the postcolonial and discursive perspectives, we have determined that the blogs examined here consist of a distinct discursive space of cultural representation and contestation. They were also interpreted as a digital extension of conventional Euro-American travel writing as they share with the genre a set of rhetorical conventions and face the …
‘‘The Map Proves It’’: Map Use By The American Woman Suffrage Movement, Christina E. Dando
‘‘The Map Proves It’’: Map Use By The American Woman Suffrage Movement, Christina E. Dando
Geography and Geology Faculty Publications
In the early twentieth century, American suffragists used ‘‘a suffrage map’’ showing the spread of women’s suffrage on posters, pamphlets, and broadsides. The map was part of a shift in tactics used by the suffrage movement: leaving the parlours and taking to the streets, the suffragettes were claiming public space. This article explores the verbal and graphic rhetoric of these persuasive maps, as well as the politics of their placement, exploring how suffragettes moulded and used these traditionally masculinist ways of knowing to advance their cause while simultaneously marginalizing women of colour. Their adoption of maps represents an early example …
Attitudes About Addiction: A National Study Of Addiction Educators, Angela D. Broadus, Joyce A. Hartje, Nancy A. Roget, Kristy L. Cahoon, Samantha S. Clinkinbeard
Attitudes About Addiction: A National Study Of Addiction Educators, Angela D. Broadus, Joyce A. Hartje, Nancy A. Roget, Kristy L. Cahoon, Samantha S. Clinkinbeard
Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications
The following study, funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), utilized the Addiction Belief Inventory (ABI; Luke, Ribisl, Walton, & Davidson, 2002) to examine addiction attitudes in a national sample of U.S. college/university faculty teaching addiction-specific courses (n = 215). Results suggest that addiction educators view substance abuse as a coping mechanism rather than a moral failure, and are ambivalent about calling substance abuse or addiction a disease. Most do not support individual efficacy toward recovery, the ability to control use, or social use after treatment. Modifiers of addiction educator attitudes include level of college education; teaching …
Nemo News, Volume 7, Issue 2, Uno Library Science Education
Nemo News, Volume 7, Issue 2, Uno Library Science Education
NEMO Newsletter
This issue of NEMO News features Advice from the Frontlines from Kate Ostenrude, NLA/NEMA Conference Report, How to Handle Mistakes in the Workplace, Important Dates and Reminders, Student Spotlight on Naomi Solomon, and Contact Information.
Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 2, Uno Library Science Education
Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 2, Uno Library Science Education
Library Education and Development (L.E.A.D.)
This issue of the Library Education and Development Newsletter features Advice from the Frontlines from Rene Nuss, a Student Spotlight of Kimberly Rothgeb, Announcements, Conferences and Professional Development, and Things to Consider: "School librarians valuable resource as digital content expands" article.
The Pyramidal Pillars Model Of Afrikan Communal Development, Nikitah O. Imani
The Pyramidal Pillars Model Of Afrikan Communal Development, Nikitah O. Imani
Black Studies Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
Presented at the Black African Holocaust Conference in Atlanta, Ga November 2010
Sleep And Delinquency: Does The Amount Of Sleep Matter?, Samantha S. Clinkinbeard, Peter Simi, Mary K. Evans, Amy L. Anderson
Sleep And Delinquency: Does The Amount Of Sleep Matter?, Samantha S. Clinkinbeard, Peter Simi, Mary K. Evans, Amy L. Anderson
Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications
Sleep, a key indicator of health, has been linked to a variety of indicators of well-being such that people who get an adequate amount generally experience greater well-being. Further, a lack of sleep has been linked to a wide range of negative developmental outcomes, yet sleep has been largely overlooked among researchers interested in adolescent delinquency. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between hours of sleep and delinquent behavior among adolescents by using data from Wave 1 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (n = 14,382; 50.2% female, 63.5% white). A series of …
Tea Parties, Whigs, And Compromise: The Historical Roots Of U.S. Government-Business Relations, John R. Bartle
Tea Parties, Whigs, And Compromise: The Historical Roots Of U.S. Government-Business Relations, John R. Bartle
Public Administration Faculty Publications
This article reviews the politics of government-business relations in the US from 1776 to the present. It argues that two major political interests, the agrarian democrats and the nationalist Whigs, created the context for discussion of economic policy that continues today. At times, pragmatic compromises have resolved the differences between these interests. The lessons from this history are instructive for today, and suggest potentially viable policies and coalitions to address business issues.
Family Permanence Versus The Best Interests Of The Child, Robert Henley Woody
Family Permanence Versus The Best Interests Of The Child, Robert Henley Woody
Psychology Faculty Publications
Historically, promoting family permanence (e.g., keeping the original parent-children relationships intact) has been controversial. At times, priority was given to the family of origin, but due to the best interests of the child principle, there has also been preference for foster placements and adoptions. This article presents the legal backdrop (e.g., the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997) and discusses history, as well as ethical and psychological issues. It is asserted that (1) at present, the concept of the best interests of the child is of foremost importance, and (2) biological and psychological parental qualities can be enhanced through …
Strategies Under Pressure: Usa-China Copyright Dispute, Dexin Tian, Chin-Chung Chao
Strategies Under Pressure: Usa-China Copyright Dispute, Dexin Tian, Chin-Chung Chao
Communication Faculty Publications
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the Chinese and American efforts in keeping the balance of innovation and copyright protection, with an emphasis on China’s strategies under Western, especially American pressure. The research findings are expected to enhance mutual efforts from the two countries to protect copyright and boost innovation and facilitate genuine communication between both sides in their decade-long intellectual property right (IPR) disputes.
Design/methodology/approach – For data collection, this study adopted in-depth interviews of 45 participants who were either copyright holders as publishers and authors, or ordinary consumers in China. Under the theoretical guidance …
Kroc Community Center Summer Day Camp Evaluation: Final Report, R. K. Piper, Jerry Deichert, Jianping Liu
Kroc Community Center Summer Day Camp Evaluation: Final Report, R. K. Piper, Jerry Deichert, Jianping Liu
Archived Publications
The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center summer day camp is an eight-week program for Kindergarten through 6th Grade youth that is partially funded through a grant provided by the Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy Counties (LCDSC). The Kroc Center contracted with the Consortium for Organizational Research and Evaluation (CORE) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to conduct an external evaluation of the program.
The UNO evaluation is intended to supplement the planned internal evaluation of the program conducted by Kroc Center staff as well as those conducted by the Learning Community. This report documents the …
Advice From Teens To Teens About Dating: Implications For Healthy Relationships, Heidi Adams Rueda, Lela Rankin Williams
Advice From Teens To Teens About Dating: Implications For Healthy Relationships, Heidi Adams Rueda, Lela Rankin Williams
Social Work Faculty Publications
Seventy-five Mexican American and White male and female adolescents were asked in focus groups to offer advice to other adolescents pertaining to dating relationships. Across ethnicities and sexes, “Stay on your feet” was the most prominent advice given, followed by advice to “Know when it's right”. “Have good reasoning…especially about that was a prominent theme among females; Mexican American females focused more on pressure associated with sexual activity while White females embedded their advice more often within futuristic and long-term relationship goals. Females offered roughly three times more relationship advice than did males and dialogued collaboratively at greater length, enriching …
Relational Aggression, Intimate Partner Violence, And Gender: An Exploratory Analysis, Emily M. Wright, Michael L. Benson
Relational Aggression, Intimate Partner Violence, And Gender: An Exploratory Analysis, Emily M. Wright, Michael L. Benson
Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications
This study explores the effects of romantic relational aggression on intimate partner violence. The concept of relational aggression denotes a type of nonphysical aggression that is specific to relationships and that has only recently been recognized in the psychological literature. Using responses to the Conflict Tactics Scale from adults participating in the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, romantic relational aggression is examined with regard to male and female intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization. Results indicate that romantic relational aggression is a predictor of partner violence perpetration and victimization among both males and females.
Nemo News, Volume 7, Issue 1, Uno Library Science Education
Nemo News, Volume 7, Issue 1, Uno Library Science Education
NEMO Newsletter
This issue of NEMO News features the NLA/NEMA 2010 Annual Conference, 8 Keys to Networking, Congratulations, Important Dates and Reminders, Student Spotlight on Aimee Owen, Student Resources, and Contact Information.
Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 1, Uno Library Science Education
Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 1, Uno Library Science Education
Library Education and Development (L.E.A.D.)
This issue of the Library Education and Development Newsletter features Advice from the Frontlines from Melissa Lightle, a Student Spotlight of Jessica Kros, Announcements, Conferences and Professional Development, and Things to Consider: Top 10 Sports Books for Youth: 2010.
The Practice Of Transformational Stewardship, Review Of Transforming Public And Nonprofit Organizations, By James Kee And Kathryn Newcomer, Gary S. Marshall
The Practice Of Transformational Stewardship, Review Of Transforming Public And Nonprofit Organizations, By James Kee And Kathryn Newcomer, Gary S. Marshall
Public Administration Faculty Publications
In the past quarter century, the theory and practice of public administration has undergone a dramatic change. Public organizations are increasingly decentralized and multi-sectoral. This creates new challenges for organizing and leading public sector organizations as well as for sustaining the democratic character of public administration. This book provides students, practitioners and academics with an understanding of how to lead change in an era of new governance.
Sustainability Makes Dollars And Sense, John R. Bartle, Gerard Wellman
Sustainability Makes Dollars And Sense, John R. Bartle, Gerard Wellman
Faculty Books and Monographs
Environment Omaha has suggested many changes in the metropolitan Omaha area in the hopes of improving Omaha’s environment. We all want a better environment, but is it practical? What will it cost and what improvements can we expect? This document provides answers to these questions focusing on each of the five content areas of Environment Omaha’s study: the natural environment, urban form and transportation, building construction, resource conservation, and community health.
Climatequal® And Thinklets: Using Climatequal® With Thinklets To Facilitate Discussion And Set Priorities For Organizational Change At Criss Library, Audrey Defrank, Nora Hillyer
Climatequal® And Thinklets: Using Climatequal® With Thinklets To Facilitate Discussion And Set Priorities For Organizational Change At Criss Library, Audrey Defrank, Nora Hillyer
Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
Criss Library conducted the ClimateQUAL survey during the 2009 fall semester. The library had been experiencing numerous changes due to a three year library renovation, several personnel resignations and library reorganizations. There was an over-riding perception of mistrust, fear and uncertainty that needed to be addressed. Our first step in addressing the negative perceptions was to run the ClimateQUAL survey to gather statistics for a better understanding of staff perceptions. Our next step was to report on the ClimateQUAL data to the library staff and start discussions on goals and solutions for addressing the organization climate. The third step was …
Ohio Regional Forum Report Findings From The Survey And Small Small-Group Participation, Ryan E. Spohn
Ohio Regional Forum Report Findings From The Survey And Small Small-Group Participation, Ryan E. Spohn
Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications
The Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center (MCWIC) is collaborating with The Ohio Office of Families and Children (OFC) to develop and implement a new technical assistance (TA) model. This project is a part of Ohio's systemic effort to improve its child welfare outcomes, and will materially alter how OFC works with Ohio's county-administered child welfare offices. It will build Ohio's capacity to implement evidence-informed and promising child welfare interventions.
To inform the process of developing a new technical assistance model, MCWIC hosted a series of ten regional forums throughout the state during July, 2010. The purpose of these events was …
The Role Of Social Movements In The Macro Political System, Nathan J. Kelly, Gregory A. Petrow, Sarah A. Soule
The Role Of Social Movements In The Macro Political System, Nathan J. Kelly, Gregory A. Petrow, Sarah A. Soule
Political Science Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
One of the central concepts in the study of social movements is that of the “Protest Cycle” (e.g., Tarrow 1998). The imagery of the Cycle is that of heightened protests, across issue areas and groups. Scholars have connected its rise to openings in the Political Opportunity Structure, which signals to early risers that the time may be ripe for collective action (e.g., Tarrow 1998). We find it striking that this core idea in the social movements literature has not been connected more explicitly to the literature on public opinion. This is especially striking because social movement scholars have begun to …
Gis In Redistricting, Jack Dohrman
Gis In Redistricting, Jack Dohrman
CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact
This presentation features: Redistricting - Nebraska, Timeline, U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Census Bureau Redistricting Program Phase; Phase 2 - VTD, Voting Tabulation Districts, VTD North Central Nebraska, VTD Omaha Precincts; Redistricting - Data; Nebraska Population Trends; Congressional Districts; Reapportionment; Redistricting; Gerrymandering; There is no place like Nebraska…; Evolving Redistricting Technology; and Redistricting – Technology Today and Software.
Health, Health Insurance And Income/Poverty Data, David J. Drozd
Health, Health Insurance And Income/Poverty Data, David J. Drozd
CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact
This presentation features: Data sources; Description of key variables; ACS health-related data; and Charts and various findings.
Information For Grant Writers And Data Users, Sara Woods
Information For Grant Writers And Data Users, Sara Woods
CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact
This presentation features: Statistical Information for Grant Writing; Good Data in Grant Applications…; Good Data: Where to Focus; National/State Level Data; Making national data relevant to your proposal; National Data Sources; State Data Resources; Local Data; Local Data Sources; Organizational (Primary) Data; Organizational Data: Basic Items to Collect; Surveys; Types of Surveys; Design of Surveys; Gap Analysis; Best Practices Surveys; Other Data Considerations; Identifying Your Target Population; Presenting Data in a Proposal; Presenting Data in a Grant Proposal:Charts and Graphs; and Descriptive Text.
Nebraska’S Population And Economic Trends, Jerry Deichert, David J. Drozd
Nebraska’S Population And Economic Trends, Jerry Deichert, David J. Drozd
CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact
This presentation features: Nebraska Population and Economic Trends; Population and Population Change; Natural Change; Net Migration; Cities and Towns; Age Structure; Race and Hispanic/Latino Origin; Migration Focus; and Employment and Per Capita Personal Income.
The 2010 Census—What Your Community Needs To Know, Larry Mugler
The 2010 Census—What Your Community Needs To Know, Larry Mugler
CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact
This presentation features: The Magnitude of the 2010 Census; Nebraska Effort; 2010 Census Key Dates; The Questionnaire; Questionnaire Content; Type of Enumeration; Nebraska Type of Enumeration; Participation Rate Feedback Program; State/Local Participation Rates; Partnership Activities; 2010 Census --Why It Matters; The Use of Census Bureau Data is About…; Census Data and Federal Funding; 2010 Census Data Can Help Your Community Answer Questions Like…; Brief Data Overview; 2010 Census Geography; Small Area Hierarchy Census Tracts, Block Groups, Blocks; 2010 Census Data Products; 2010 Census Data Release Schedule; Redistricting Data File; Demographic Profile; American Factfinder Data Retrieval System; ACS and 2010 Census; …
Census Overview: Basics, Decennial, Acs, And Estimates, David J. Drozd
Census Overview: Basics, Decennial, Acs, And Estimates, David J. Drozd
CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact
This presentation discusses: Terminology & Definitions; Decennial Census Datafiles; Geography; Geography vs. Data (A Duel); Relationship between Data/Datafiles and Geography; PUMA geography; The American Community Survey: What is it?; ACS Goals; ACS History and Timeline; ACS Methodology in Brief; ACS Methodology in Brief; Differences between Census 2000 and the ACS; ACS New Subject Areas; Changes for the 2008, 2009 ACS; ACS Subject Areas: #1 Demographic; ACS Subject Areas: #2 Social; ACS Subject Areas: #3 Economic; ACS Subject Areas: #4 Housing; Nebraska ACS Data: Current Time Series; ACS Data Release Schedule (full implementation in 2005); 2009 ACS Data Release; Multi-year Aggregate …
The U.S. And Local Economy: Stats To Know, Kenneth A. Kriz
The U.S. And Local Economy: Stats To Know, Kenneth A. Kriz
CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact
This presentation features: Conflicting News & Opinion; Where is the Economy Now and Where is it Going?; Characteristics of a Good Economic Indicator; Survey Indicators; Single Indicators; Composite Indicators; Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti Business Conditions Index; ISM Purchasing Managers’ Index; Conference Board Index; Chicago Fed National Activity Index; State Coincident Indices; So…Where Are We?; And Where Are We Going?
Shale Weathering Rates Across A Continental-Scale Climosequence, Ashlee L.D. Dere, Tim White, Lixin Jin, David Harbor, Meredith Townsend, Susan L. Brantley
Shale Weathering Rates Across A Continental-Scale Climosequence, Ashlee L.D. Dere, Tim White, Lixin Jin, David Harbor, Meredith Townsend, Susan L. Brantley
Geography and Geology Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
A transect of sites has been established in North America and England as part of the Critical Zone Exploration Network (CZEN) to investigate the rates of soil formation across a climate gradient. Sites reported here are all underlain by an organic-poor, iron-rich Silurian-age shale, providing a constant parent material lithology from which soil is forming. This climosequence includes relatively cold and wet sites in Wales, New York and Pennsylvania, with temperature increasing to the south in Virginia, Tennessee and Alabama. Puerto Rico provides a warm/wet end member for the transect, although this site does not lie on the same shale …