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Promoting The Success Of The New Academic Librarian Through A Formal Mentoring Program: The State University Of West Georgia Experience, Brian Kooy, Allyson Davis Oct 2003

Promoting The Success Of The New Academic Librarian Through A Formal Mentoring Program: The State University Of West Georgia Experience, Brian Kooy, Allyson Davis

University Library Faculty Presentations

Our Definition of Mentoring -Mentoring is a cooperative and nurturing relationship where one person (the mentor) invests time, know-how, and effort in enhancing another person’s professional growth, knowledge, and skills, in ways that prepare the Individual for greater productivity or achievement in the future.

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Using Galileo To Create Company & Industry Profiles, Casey Long, Roger Magnus Oct 2003

Using Galileo To Create Company & Industry Profiles, Casey Long, Roger Magnus

University Library Faculty Presentations

This presentation from the 2003 Annual Georgia Library Association Conference shows how company and industry profiles can be researched using GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online), a World Wide Web-based virtual library.

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Some Effects Of Imf Lending Programs In The Mena Countries, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Wasseem Mina Sep 2003

Some Effects Of Imf Lending Programs In The Mena Countries, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Wasseem Mina

ECON Publications

The goal of this paper is to examine whether IMF lending programs in the MENA region lead international lenders to perceive lower lending risks and generate moral hazard as reflected in a shift in the maturity composition of international debt toward long-term debt flows. We find that IMF credit in general generated moral hazard in MENA after the IMF large-scale rescue package to Mexico.

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"100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia" Book Review, M. Elaine Hughes Jul 2003

"100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia" Book Review, M. Elaine Hughes

University Library Faculty Publications

This is a book review of 100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia by Molefi Kete Asante.

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The Briefing, Spring/Summer 2003, Andrew Young School Of Policy Studies Jul 2003

The Briefing, Spring/Summer 2003, Andrew Young School Of Policy Studies

The Briefing at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

No abstract provided.

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Grandparents As Family Caregivers: Lessons For Intergenerational Education, Nancy P. Kropf, Denise Burnett Apr 2003

Grandparents As Family Caregivers: Lessons For Intergenerational Education, Nancy P. Kropf, Denise Burnett

SW Publications

The number of grandparents who have responsibility for raising grandchildren has increased dramatically over the past several decades. From an educational perspective, content on custodial grandparents can promote an increased interest in, and understanding of, the complexities of aging by stressing the intergenerational aspects of this family form. This paper describes the growing population of custodial grandparents, and the larger socio environmental contexts of these families. In addition, it highlights instructional approaches for including content on grandparent-headed families within didactic and experiential courses.

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Serum Dioxin And Psychological Functioning In U.S. Air Force Veterans Of The Vietnam War, Joel E. Michalek Feb 2003

Serum Dioxin And Psychological Functioning In U.S. Air Force Veterans Of The Vietnam War, Joel E. Michalek

Psychology Faculty Publications

Using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, we assessed the psychological functioning of U.S. Air Force veterans exposed to Agent Orange and its contaminant, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlodibenzo-p-dioxin (dioxin), during the Vietnam War. Index subjects were veterans of Operation Ranch Hand (N = 1,109). Comparisons (N = 1,493) were U.S. Air Force veterans not involved with spraying herbicides. We found few consistent psychological abnormalities associated with serum dioxin levels. Ranch Hand veterans with higher dioxin levels showed some difficulties in anxiety, somatization, depression, and a denial of psychological factors. However, those with background levels also showed indications of …

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Transported Traditions: Transatlantic Foundations Of Southern Folk Culture, John Burrison Jan 2003

Transported Traditions: Transatlantic Foundations Of Southern Folk Culture, John Burrison

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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A Lesson Of Human Connection: 9/11, Film, Brotherhood, And Interpretation, Deron R. Boyles Jan 2003

A Lesson Of Human Connection: 9/11, Film, Brotherhood, And Interpretation, Deron R. Boyles

Educational Policy Studies Faculty Publications

Brothers Gedeon and Jules Naudet were within two blocks of the World Trade Center (WTC) on the morning of September 11, 2001 when terrorists flew hijacked planes into the WTC towers. Both brothers had cameras with them, as they were engaged in shooting a documentary film about firefighters at the time. As a result, they captured unique footage from the area, including the only images from inside Tower 1, where firefighters were trying to get a handle on the situation. The footage includes sounds of falling bodies and scenes of firefighters trying to escape from Tower 1 after Tower 2 …

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Joseph Kinmont Hart And Vanderbilt University: The Rise And Fall Of A Department Of Education, 1930-1934, Deron R. Boyles Jan 2003

Joseph Kinmont Hart And Vanderbilt University: The Rise And Fall Of A Department Of Education, 1930-1934, Deron R. Boyles

Educational Policy Studies Faculty Publications

More cautionary positions are represented in the editorial comments of L.L. Thurstone and W.W. Charters. In 1930, Thurstone wrote in the Journal of Higher Education that academic freedom needed to be guarded. He broadly referred to cases when he argued for a defense of academic freedom by involving the “Association of University Professors” and having the organization effectively censure colleges and universities that encroached on academic freedom. Within his article, however, he noted that his “plan involves no violence in speech or action, and it does not challenge the legal right of the trustees of a university to decide matters …

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Uncertainty Monitoring May Promote Emergents, Duane M. Rumbaugh, Michael J. Beran, James L. Pate Jan 2003

Uncertainty Monitoring May Promote Emergents, Duane M. Rumbaugh, Michael J. Beran, James L. Pate

Language Research Center

We suggest that the phenomenon of uncertainty monitoring in nonhuman animals contributes richly to the conception of nonhuman animals’ self-monitoring. We propose that uncertainty may play a role in the emergence of new forms of behavior that are adaptive. We recommend that Smith et al. determine the extent to which the uncertain response transfers immediately to other test paradigms.

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"The African American Years" Book Review, M. Elaine Hughes Jan 2003

"The African American Years" Book Review, M. Elaine Hughes

University Library Faculty Publications

This is a book review of "The African American Years" by Gabriel Burns Stepto.

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The Annual Register, 1758-2001, Tammy Sugarman Jan 2003

The Annual Register, 1758-2001, Tammy Sugarman

University Library Faculty Publications

Review of the database The Annual Register, 1758-2001. Journal available online at www.emeraldinsight.com/rr.htm

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Electronic Theses And Dissertations As Prior Publications: What The Editors Say, Nancy H. Seamans Jan 2003

Electronic Theses And Dissertations As Prior Publications: What The Editors Say, Nancy H. Seamans

University Library Faculty Publications

An increasing number of colleges and universities throughout the world are adopting electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) as either an option or a requirement for graduate degrees. This movement has resulted in questions about the role of these electronic documents in the world of scholarly communications and publishing. One specific question raised by students and their faculty advisors has been whether or not ETDs would be viewed as prior publications and would, as such, be ineligible for consideration for publication in traditional journals. This article presents survey findings that indicate that, while more study is needed, this concern appears to …

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The Briefing, Research Issue 2003, Andrew Young School Of Policy Studies Jan 2003

The Briefing, Research Issue 2003, Andrew Young School Of Policy Studies

The Briefing at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

No abstract provided.

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The Global Challenge Of The New Terrorism, William Waugh Jan 2003

The Global Challenge Of The New Terrorism, William Waugh

PMAP Publications

No abstract provided.

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Future Training And Education Recommendations For Rural Gerontological Social Workers, Nancy P. Kropf Jan 2003

Future Training And Education Recommendations For Rural Gerontological Social Workers, Nancy P. Kropf

SW Publications

With the increasing number of older adults, social work students need to be prepared to work with this population in a variety of settings. Rural areas may have high concentrations of older adults including those who age-in-place, and those who relocate to retirement areas in small towns and rural communities. Within the curriculum, content on health care, economics, and leadership/decision making need to be included to prepare students for practice in these areas. In addition, programs need to actively seek students who have an interest in working within more rural practice settings.

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Culture, Practice, And Law: Women’S Access To Land In Rwanda, Jennie E. Burnet, Rwanda Initiative For Sustainable Development Jan 2003

Culture, Practice, And Law: Women’S Access To Land In Rwanda, Jennie E. Burnet, Rwanda Initiative For Sustainable Development

Anthropology Faculty Publications

Women constitute the majority of the Rwandan population and labour force, particularly in agriculture, but have faced substantial constraints on their participation in the economy and society. The discriminatory laws and practices in education, employment, inheritance and finance have marginalized women. Consequently, the majority of women in Rwanda remain poor and vulnerable. (Rwanda Development Indicators, Ministry of Finance and Planning, 1999).

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Lincoln On Secession, Peter Lindsay, Christopher Heath Wellman Jan 2003

Lincoln On Secession, Peter Lindsay, Christopher Heath Wellman

Political Science Faculty Publications

The recent spate of secessionist conflicts has inspired many of us to return to the classics of political theory for moral guidance on statebreaking. Because Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, et al. are virtually silent on this topic, however, we look in this paper at the writing of Abraham Lincoln.

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Regional Conflict Management In Europe, John S. Duffield Jan 2003

Regional Conflict Management In Europe, John S. Duffield

Political Science Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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The Limits Of ‘Rational Design', John S. Duffield Jan 2003

The Limits Of ‘Rational Design', John S. Duffield

Political Science Faculty Publications

“The Rational Design of International Institutions” (special issue of IO, Autumn 2001) makes a significant contribution to the theoretical literature on international institutions. It is important, however, to recognize the limits of both the Rational Design project in its current form and the conclusions that can be drawn from the special issue about the project's usefulness and validity. This article evaluates the project on its own terms, as a rationalist attempt to explain variation in international institutions. I identify three significant sets of limitations: those of the scope of the project, those of the analytical framework, and those of the …

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The Rhetorical Phronimos: Political Wisdom In Postmodernity, Michael Bruner Jan 2003

The Rhetorical Phronimos: Political Wisdom In Postmodernity, Michael Bruner

Communication Faculty Publications

To formulate a contemporary conception of political wisdom, this essay combines recent philosophical attacks on the rational subject with Aristotle’s notion of phronesis, or “practical” wisdom. Aristotle maintained that the phronimos is one who, through virtuous character, negotiates the uncertain political realm through the wise use of the rhetorical arts. Modern and postmodern theories, however, have profoundly complicated notions of meaning, identity and rationality, hence conceptions of knowledge and virtuous character. After a review of some of these theories, the essay concludes with a brief re-articulation of phronesis as political wisdom.

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The Regional Services Council Levy, Roy W. Bahl, David Solomon Jan 2003

The Regional Services Council Levy, Roy W. Bahl, David Solomon

ECON Publications

South African local governments metropolitan (category A) and district ( category C) municipalities - rely heavily on revenues from the Regional Service Council (RSC) levy. The RSC levy is not one, but two taxes: a flat rate payroll tax and a flat rate turnover tax. This levy allows local governments to tap into the broad revenue bases of payroll and gross receipts, and to generate a significant revenue flow. But the RSC levy has a legal basis that makes it almost impossible to properly administer, and as a result it fails when measured against most of the criteria for a …

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Integrating Fiscal Decentralization Reforms And The Challenge Of Implementation, Paul Smoke, Roy W. Bahl, Andrew Reschovsky, Larry Schroeder, Peter Vaz Jan 2003

Integrating Fiscal Decentralization Reforms And The Challenge Of Implementation, Paul Smoke, Roy W. Bahl, Andrew Reschovsky, Larry Schroeder, Peter Vaz

ECON Publications

South Africa's struggles with an ambitious and complex fiscal decentralization program are presented in detail in the first six chapters of this book. In this chapter, we summarize our key findings and turn to a discussion of the way forward with the assignment of powers and functions, the development of local sources of revenue, and the redesign of the intergovernmental transfer system. We give special emphasis to the interrelationships among the pieces of the fiscal decentralization system. We also briefly consider two dimensions of the system - development transfers to support capital investment and municipal borrowing powers - that are …

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Overview Of The Local Government Revenue System, Roy W. Bahl, Paul Smoke, David Solomon Jan 2003

Overview Of The Local Government Revenue System, Roy W. Bahl, Paul Smoke, David Solomon

ECON Publications

No abstract provided.

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Overview Of Fiscal Decentralization In South Africa, Roy W. Bahl, Paul Smoke Jan 2003

Overview Of Fiscal Decentralization In South Africa, Roy W. Bahl, Paul Smoke

ECON Publications

No abstract provided.

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Fiscal Decentralization: The Provincial – Local Dimension, Roy W. Bahl, Sally Wallace Jan 2003

Fiscal Decentralization: The Provincial – Local Dimension, Roy W. Bahl, Sally Wallace

ECON Publications

No abstract provided.

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Institutions, Paradigms, And Tax Evasion In Developing And Transition Countries, James Alm, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez Jan 2003

Institutions, Paradigms, And Tax Evasion In Developing And Transition Countries, James Alm, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

ECON Publications

No abstract provided.

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The Uneasy Case Against Discriminatory Excise Taxation: Soft Drink Taxes In Ireland, Roy W. Bahl, Richard M. Bird, Mary Beth Walker Jan 2003

The Uneasy Case Against Discriminatory Excise Taxation: Soft Drink Taxes In Ireland, Roy W. Bahl, Richard M. Bird, Mary Beth Walker

ECON Publications

This study uses an empirical case study to investigate the revenue implications of reducing a discriminatory excise tax. The case study is Ireland, which provides a natural experiment because it has both imposed and removed such a discriminatory tax (on soft drinks) in the past two decades. The authors find that soft drink consumption is price elastic, income elastic, and sensitive to weather. They estimate that 30% of the amount of surrendered excise tax revenue is recaptured by the value-added tax and income tax. The remaining 70% loss is further reduced by a small reduction in welfare costs, elimination of …

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