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Grand Valley Forum, Volume 027, Number 21, December 16, 2002, Grand Valley State University

2002-2003, Volume 27

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Columbia Chronicle (12/16/2002), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from December 16, 2002 entitled Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 24 pages and is listed as Volume 36, Number 13. Cover story: "Video archives hit Columbia" Editors-in-Chief: Ryan Adair, Georgia Evdoxiadis

Kathleen Hardee Arsenault Literature Research Collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. Special Collections And University Archives., James Anthony Schnur

Special Collections and University Archives Legacy Finding Aids: All Items

During the mid-1990s, Kathleen Hardee Arsenault conducted research on two notable authors, Francis Robert Goulding and Lois Lenski. A member of the Poynter Library faculty from 1981 through 2009 and a graduate of Wellesley College and Simmons College, she has written articles and scholarly reviews on a variety of Florida topics, including the historical development of children’s literature in Florida. Arsenault previously served as dean of the Poynter Library.

Trends. The Paradise Hotel Bombing: Trouble In Judicial Paradise, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discussed the bombing of the Kenyan Hotel Paradise in November 2002, and the detention of suspects.

Preliminary Studies Of A Measure Of Conscientiousness, Braddon M. Garner Ma

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Psychologists have been interested in personality characteristics for decades. One characteristic of personality studied by researchers is that of conscientiousness. Conscientiousness can de defined as a "degree of organization, persistence, and motivation in goal-directed behavior" (Costa & McCrae, 1985, p.2) This study divided the terms defining conscientiousness into three categories for purpose of item development: organization, persistence, and motivation. Organization incudes, but is not limited to, being organized, reliable, and practical. Persistence includes concepts of responsibleness, thoroughness, and commitment to hard-work. Motivation involves characteristics of enthusiasm, morality, cautiousness, and seriousness. The purpose of this study was to develop a measure …

Here Lies The Book, R.I.P.: The Report Of Its Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated, Mark Y. Herring

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

The declaration that print books are dead may have been premature.

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, December 15, 2002

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

They Call Him Comrade Undertaker': An Analysis Of Africa Organizing Prospects In Five U.S. Urban Areas, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, authored this treatise while serving as senior organizer of Africa Action, on organizing around Africa and Africa-related issues in five United States cities: Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; Houston, Texas; and New York City, New York. 11 pages.

Athletic Participation: A Test Of Learning And Neutralization Theories., Mario Bernard Hankerson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Athletics has been regarded as a means of encouraging youth to build character, discipline, and develop healthy habits. However, literature has emerged that asserts athletics do not prevent deviant behaviors, but instead, influence one to commit deviant acts. As such, this research examined effects of athletics on the commission of deviant behaviors via learning and techniques of neutralization theories.

Subjects for this project included 325 college students from a southern regional university. Data were generated through the use of a self-report questionnaire, which measured variables pertaining to self-reported deviant behaviors including perceptions of peer deviance, neutralizing indicators, and sports participation. …

Committee On Issues Of Sexual Orientation (Ciso) Records . . . First Accession, December 2002, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. Special Collections And University Archives., James Anthony Schnur

Special Collections and University Archives Legacy Finding Aids: All Items

The Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation (CISO), an Advisory Committee to the President of the University of South Florida, first convened in September 1993. Later renamed the Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (CISOGI), this advisory body regularly meets with USF executive staff, human resources personnel, and representatives from the diversity and equal opportunity offices. This university-wide body has consulted with groups about adding non-discriminatory clauses and partner benefits for all employees, regardless of sexual orientation. In addition, this committee supports leadership initiatives and opportunities for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered students at the University of …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of the December 11, 2002 meeting.

Prospectus, December 11, 2002, Jesse Woodrum, Blane Mcclellan, Jarrod Finn, Thomas Duggan, Joshua Groce, Jason Weiss, Jordan Holmes

Prospectus 2002

No abstract provided.

Housing Finance, Ishrat Husain Dr.

Faculty Research - Talks, Speeches, & Discourse

I would like to dwell on the rationale for the Central bank of the country to organize a Conference on Housing Finance and bring together all the various stakeholders involved in the housing and construction industry. First, the broad-based financial system reforms which involve restructuring of the financial institutions, liberalization of financial markets, introduction of financial engineering and new products and services, improvement in the quality of assets, provisioning of bad loans, mergers and acquisitions and a new model of non-bank financial companies have led to a partial cleansing up of the system. Although there is much to be achieved, …

A New Twist To Regional Economic Development, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel

Cornhusker Economics

Regional collaboration has always sounded like a good idea. The challenge was that it was hard to implement. From a business perspective, it was easier and more cost effective to make adjustments to your own business plan without asking for added input from other regional businesses, agencies and institutions. When times are good, you have the luxury of working independently. However, when you are faced with a general downturn in the economy and increased global competition, as many of the business sectors are today, you look hard for other ways of increasing efficiency. Some methods that could be explored may …

Spartan Daily, December 10, 2002, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 119, Issue 69

An Evening With Cub Fans In Scotland: The Craigs Of Rockford, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Cub fans are a unique species. Attachment to losing is taken to a level of religious fanaticism by the Cub faithful. Of course the charm of the Cubs is not simply that they lose, but that they are lovable losers. This is what inspires undying devotion in their fans. Indeed if the Cubs were to do the improbable, nay the impossible, and win a World Series I suspect Cub fans would lose the essence of their Cubness.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 027, Number 20, December 9, 2002, Grand Valley State University

2002-2003, Volume 27

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Spartan Daily, December 9, 2002, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 119, Issue 68

Columbia Chronicle (12/09/2002), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from December 9, 2002 entitled Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 32 pages and is listed as Volume 36, Number 12. Cover story: "Latino students 'Speak-Out'" Editors-in-Chief: Ryan Adair, Georgia Evdoxiadis

Roone Arledge: A Tribute, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The death of Roone Arledge this past week marks the passing of one those remarkable figures in recent history who had a major influence on mass culture in America. He changed the viewing habits of Americans, transformed the way in which television covers sport, altered the nature and character of American sport, and transformed the way in which television presents reality to the American public. For all of these reasons Roone Arledge cast a large shadow over America in the second half of the twentieth century.

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, December 8, 2002

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

Methods And Ethics In A Life History Study Of Teacher Thinking, James A. Muchmore

The Qualitative Report

During the past decade, there has been an increasing interest in the use of life history and narrative approaches to study teacher thinking and teacher development. Unlike other forms of educational research, in which relationships between researchers and participants are characterized by business-like transactions that rarely extend into the realm of the personal, life history and narrative research can involve relationships that are personal and complex. Such research can also generate massive amounts of data--in the form of field notes, interview transcripts, and other documents--which are very difficult to synthesize. This article presents some of the methodological and ethical issues …

The Presentation Of Paradise: Impression Management And The Contemporary Nursing Home, Jason S. Ulsperger, John Paul

The Qualitative Report

This report discusses dramaturgical perspectives, organizational impression management, and the history of the nursing home industry. Through participant observation, it uses a critical dramaturgical analysis to examine social interaction in three for-profit nursing homes. It explores how employees in these facilities create impressions of affective care in the face of negative publicity and long-term care competition. Specifically, the article examines four impression management tactics related to nursing home environments, concluding with suggestions for future research relating to organizational deviance.

Spartan Daily, December 6, 2002, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 119, Issue 67

Doing Family Research At The Jail: Reflections Of A Prison Widow, Joyce A. Arditti

The Qualitative Report

In this article, I reflect on my experience running a small family research project at a local jail. I focus on methodological and policy issues inherent in controversial research, as well as my own personal reactions to the criminal justice system. Implications of insider status are discussed as they apply to researcher stance and responsibilities in corrections settings.

Spartan Daily, December 5, 2002, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 119, Issue 66

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Sewell, Beth. Soda Society – Pouring Rights
• Lord, Joseph. ID Numbers Put Students at Risk – Identity Theft
• Sewell, Beth. New Soft Drink Deal Sweet for Western, Pepsi – Pouring Rights
• Hoang, Mai. Student Killed Driving to Class – Kenneth Rowan
• Lively, Jay. Snow Cancels Classes for First Time in Six Years
• Sasseen, Jessica. Directional Halls Free from Future Flooding
• Engineering Honors
• Lord, Joseph. Robbery Suspect Arrested – Steven Mayton
• Shinall, Dave. Jody Richards to Announce Candidacy
• Lowther, Clare. Student Wins Miss Kentucky USA – Lori Mitchell
• Hardin, Adriane. …

Lanthorn, Vol. 37, No. 17, December 5, 2002, Grand Valley State University

Volume 37, July 11, 2002 - June 19, 2003

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present. The Lanthorn Vol. 37, issue number 16 appears to have been skipped.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 35 No. 31, December 5, 2002

Central Florida Future

Fraternity honors departed brother; Surviving the streets.

Enhancing The Rigor Of Qualitative Research: Application Of A Case Methodology To Build Theories Of It Implementation, Guy Paré

The Qualitative Report

This paper presents and illustrates how the approach proposed by Eisenhardt (1989) for building theories from intensive qualitative research, more precisely case study research, can help information systems and medical informatics researchers understand and explain the inherently dynamic nature of IT implementation. The approach, which adopts a positivist view of research, relies on past literature and empirical data as well as on the insights of the researcher to build incrementally more powerful theories. We describe in some detail how this methodology was applied in a particular case study on IT implementation in the health care context and how the use …