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The Challenges And Frustration Of Software Adoption In Nigeria Libraries: A Survey Of Some Selected Libraries, Ibrahim Ayandare Ayankola

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The article presents the result of a survey on the challenges and frustrations of software adoption in Nigerian libraries. This is done through questionnaire administered to some selected libraries that cut across academic, research and seminary libraries. Many libraries are now moving towards in-house development of new software to meet their requirements and to provide efficient services. It is hoped that frustration of adopting software will soon fizzle out and libraries would be in for problem free software era.

Lessons Learned From Citizen Science In The Classroom. A Response To "The Future Of Citizen Science.", Steven A. Gray, Kristina Nicosia, Rebecca C. Jordan

Democracy & Education

Mueller, Tippins, and Bryan’s contrast of the current limitations of science education with the potential virtues of citizen science provides an important theoretical perspective about the future of democratized science and K–12 education. However, the authors fail to adequately address the existing barriers and constraints to moving community-based science into the classroom. We contend that for these science partnerships to be successful, teachers, researchers, and other program designers must reexamine questions about traditional science education and citizen-science programs and attend to certain dimensions, including: framing these projects around the nature of science, creating a dialog with experts and allowing access …

A Book Review Of Teaching About Hegemony: Race, Class, And Democracy In The 21st Century, Jennifer A. Tupper Dr.

Democracy & Education

A review of the book Teaching About Hegemony: Race, Class and Democracy in the 21st Century, by Paul Orlowski (Springer, 2011).

Navajo Peacemaking And Māori Restorative Justice: A Comparison Of Process And Procedure, Alethia Z. Fenney

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Due to the failure of some crime control approaches in law enforcement alternatives are being examined to determine their applicability in today's society. One of the approaches gaining criminological attention is "Navajo Peacemaking". another similar style of crime control is the Māori restorative justice process used in New Zealand. The purposed of this research study is to examine and compare these processes to determine their applicability as crime prevention tools in U.S. towns and cities. Walter Miller's Focal Concerns Theory was used to address the difference in motivation between mainstream culture and its subcultures. The results from this study demonstrated …

August 23, 2012: Kalamazoo Gazette Highlights New Issues Press Fundraiser, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

How Hip-Hop Fell Out Of Love With Obama, Erik Nielson

School of Professional and Continuing Studies Faculty Publications

Barack Obama was once hailed as America's first hip-hop president. Why have so many rappers now given up on 'B-rock'?

Common Core State Standards In Arkansas, Caleb P. Rose, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

In July 2010, the Arkansas Board of Education adopted the Common Core State Standards and the PARCC Assessment program. The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) then created a strategic plan and a timeline for the implementation of the standards. The new standards were implemented in Arkansas K-2 classrooms this past school year, 2011-12. During this current school year, 2012-13, the standards are being implemented in grades 3-8.

Spartan Daily August 22, 2012, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 139, Issue 1

Morningstar, Cora Eliza (Gossom), 1866-1926 (Sc 2578), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2578. Christmas diary kept by Cora Eliza (Gossom) Morningstar, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Notations describe the weather, the Christmas dinner menu, and gifts received by Cora and her son Roy.

Prospectus, August 22, 2012, Briana Kay Stodden, Thomas Ramage

Prospectus 2012

FALL SEMESTER HAS AN EVENTFUL START, A Letter from President Ramage, Manufacturing's Skills Gap has its Skeptics, 'Hope and Enthusiasm' as Illegal Immigrants Apply to Stay in US, Parents Taking an Active Role in College Choices, Science, Such a Sweet Mystery, U.S. Higher Education System Needs Some Schooling, Paterno Bio is Insightful and Incomplete, What You Post Can Haunt You, The Freshman's Guide to Social Media

Why Are Rape Victims More—Not Less—Likely To Become Pregnant?, Harold Herzog

'Animals and Us' Blog Posts

Unlike chickens, human females do not have a defense against rapists' sperm.

New Calendar Would Improve Educational Climate In Classrooms, Richard C. Crepeau

UCF Forum

Growing up in Minnesota, I thought it was sensible to be in school while the frigid winters took their toll on outdoor life. Now in Florida, it would make the same kind of sense to be in school while the broiling summers take their toll on those brave enough to venture out into the heat, humidity, and the capricious lighting strikes so familiar to us all.

The Rattler (Volume 100, Issue 6, Edition 1), St. Mary's University

The Rattler (Previous issues)

Founded in 1919, The Rattler is the student voice of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The newspaper documents campus life, academic and social issues, student opinion, and local and national events as they relate to the University community. Content typically includes news articles, editorial commentary, arts and culture coverage, sports reporting, and advertisements.

College Life As Reality Tv: Embrace Your New Alliance, David J. Silva

Linguistics & TESOL Faculty Publications & Presentations - Archive

Faculty speaker’s remarks for the 2012 MavsMeet Convocation

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

New Search At Galileo, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• New Search at GALILEO

Features Of Greek Satyr Play As A Guide To Interpretation For Plato's "Republic", Noel B. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

The paper borrows from recent work by classicists on satyr play and demonstrates significant parallels between Plato’s Republic and the structure, theme, and stereotypical contents that characterize this newly studied genre of ancient Greek drama. Like satyr play, the Republic includes repeated passages where metatheatricality can reverse the meaning. The frequent occurrence of all the stereotypical elements of satyr play in Plato’s Republic also suggests to readers that they should be responding to Socrates’s narration as they would to a satyr play, again reversing meaning by communicating a set of literary expectations to Plato’s readers over the heads of Socrates’s …

Innovative Practices In Electronic Resources And Acquisition Management, Ryan Weir, Geoffrey P. Timms, Kelly A. Smith, Regina Koury, Denise Pan

Charleston Library Conference

No abstract provided.

Efficient And Effective Funding Of Open Access 'Books', Frances Pinter, Sanford G. Thatcher, Ramune K. Kubilius

Charleston Library Conference

No abstract provided.

The Tower And The Free Web: The Role Of Reference, John Dove, Phoebe Ayers, Casper Grathwohl, Jason B. Phillips, Michael Sweet, Sam Linthicum

Charleston Library Conference

No abstract provided.

Who Do We Trust? The Meaning Of Brand In Scholarly Publishing And Academic Librarianship, Anthony Watkinson, Kent Anderson, Dean Smith, Hazel Woodward, Allen Renear, Audrey Powers

Charleston Library Conference

No abstract provided.

Teaching Electronic Resource Management, Sheri Ross

Charleston Library Conference

No abstract provided.

Will Pod (Print On Demand) Spell Doa For Op?, Mitchell Davis, Peter V. Tafuri, John Riley, Narda Tafuri, Marcus Woodburn

Charleston Library Conference

No abstract provided.

Is Good Enough, Really Good Enough? Does Algorithmic Metadata Search Replace The Need For Discipline-Oriented Databases?, Mark Hyer, Helen Ivy, Bruce Pencek, Sharon Jordan, Sharon Tahirkheli

Charleston Library Conference

No abstract provided.

Racial And Socioeconomic Differences In Special Education Students Returning To General Education, Katie Aspinwall

Theses and Dissertations

Education's history has been shadowed by disparities in the quality of education delivered universally. Particularly highlighted are the disparities between the cases of socioeconomic status and racial background. Special education has been identified for decades as containing an overrepresentation of minorities classified. This study has analyzed retrospective data from the New Jersey Department of Special Education public website to examine if this pattern of overrepresentation of minorities continues to be represented in the population that returns to general education. The current study also analyzed the District Factor Grouping to investigate the implications of the school district's socioeconomic status in relation …

Estimating Technical Efficiency In Micro Panels, Qu Feng, William C. Horrace

Economics - All Scholarship

Bootstrap confidence intervals on fixed-effects efficiency estimates in micro panels exhibit low coverage probabilities. We propose an alternative efficiency measure involving the mean of the firm effects. With the same estimated efficiency ranks as the traditional measure, its corresponding bootstrap confidence intervals have better coverage probabilities.

Early Program Enrollment In A Statewide Child Development Account Program, Jin Huang, Sondra Beverly, Margaret Clancy, Terry Lassar, Michael Sherraden

Center for Social Development Research

Early Program Enrollment in a Statewide Child Development Account Program

Prospects And Challenges Of Prison Libraries In Ghana: A Case Study Of The Nsawam Medium Security Prisons., Christopher Mfum

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The study explored the provision of library services at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison in Ghana. Incarcerated people are confronted with isolation and are often faced with limitations of personal choices and quality decision making. Library services remain an important service in every society that values freedom. The prison library is one of the few places that offer solace and escape in the extremely regulated lives of prisoners. The report is the result of a study into the information needs of prisoners and the resources and services that are available for this special population. A total of 100 male …

"It's The Economy, Stupid": Dealing With High Acquisition Goals In Low Economic Times, Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, James Wiser, Robert L. Watkins, John G. Dove

Charleston Library Conference

No abstract provided.

Tying Information Literacy Learning Goals To A Library Materials Budget: Repackaging The Formula To Meet Learning Goals, Dawn Stephen, Jenny Rushing

Charleston Library Conference

No abstract provided.