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Escaping Poverty & Becoming Self-Sufficient, Richard K. Caputo

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Using logistic regression analysis on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this study found that sociodemographic factors were far more influential in determining escape from poverty and becoming self sufficient than social psychological factors. The number of years respondents lived in poverty was the best predictor of escaping poverty, while the number of years respondents made use of public assistance programs was the best predictor of becoming self-sufficient. Marital status and change in the number of hours worked influenced the prospect for escaping poverty, though not becoming self-sufficient. Implications regarding the changing philosophy of social welfare from income …

Service Learning Handbook, Prestonsburg Community College

Guides

Prestonsburg Community College (PCC) and Big Sandy Area Development District (BSADD) have joined forces to offer service learning and volunteer opportunities in order to address unmet community needs of the Big Sandy region. Our program, "CONNECTIONS: Empowering Communities in Appalachia," facilitates community service opportunities in Senior Citizen Centers, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Centers, Elementary and Secondary Schools, and many other community organizations. PCC and BSADD embrace service learning and volunteerism as powerful and meaningful approaches to education and community development. Both institutions are dedicated to linking student learners and volunteers throughout the five county service area.

Multidimentional Citizenship: Educational Policy For The Twenty-First Century, John J. Cogan, Patricia Kristine Kubow

International Service Learning & Community Engagement

As we approach the end of this turbulent century and prepare to meet the challenges of the next, the question of what constitutes education for citizenship in various nations appropriate to the demands and needs of a rapidly changing global community is critical in both national and international contexts. The planet and the human family are facing an unprecedented set of challenges, issues and problems including the globalization of the economy, a significant level of deterioration in the quality of the global environment, rapidly changing technologies and the uses of same, and ethical and social issues. How does one respond …

An Ethnographic Study Of The Qualities And Characteristics Of Democratic Elementary Classrooms Which Motivate Students To Civically Participate, Kathryn M. Obenchain

Thesis, Dissertations, Student Creative Activity, and Scholarship

This study described two self-contained, upper elementary, democratic classrooms in order to determine if there were specific qualities and characteristics in these classrooms which would motivate students to be more participatory citizens. The two classrooms were ethnically and geographically diverse, one in Southern California and the other in the Midwest. The participating teachers expressed a commitment to citizenship education and it had been determined that democratic elements were present in their classrooms. The study was based in the theoretical frameworks of constructivism and interpretivism, and an ethnographic methodology was utilized to describe the classroom environment. Analyses of the data were …

Out Yet Unseen: A Racial Critique Of Gay And Lesbian Legal Theory And Political Discourse, Darren L. Hutchinson

Faculty Articles

The symbolic meaning of the phrase "tongues untied" has grown to identify a small, yet expanding, cultural, intellectual, and artistic "movement" aimed at revealing - or ending the silence around - the interactions of race, class, gender, and sexuality, what one participant in the movement described as "the transformation of silence into language and action." The work of this movement contrasts starkly with that of the "dominant" gay and lesbian culture and scholarship, where issues of racial and class subordination are neglected or rejected and where a universal gay and lesbian experience is assumed. The work of this movement highlights …

Predictors Of Divorce Adjustment Among Members Of Three Conservative Protestant Denominations, Andreas Erben

Dissertations

Problem. Only a few attempts have been made thus far to explore the situation of Christian divorced men and women in a scholarly manner. The basic question for this research was to find out what social factors, religious factors, and coping strategies are related to the divorce adjustment of divorced Christians who are members of predominately conservative Protestant denominations and how well these Christians adjust to divorce.

Method. The population for this research project was composed of all currently divorced men and women residing in the United States of America who are members of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, the Church …

An Assessment Of Marital Satisfaction In Stepfamilies Toward An Integration Of Three Conceptual Models Of Relationship Satisfaction, Lorie Ann Hamel

Dissertations

Problem. Much more is known about determinants of marital satisfaction in first marriages than remarriages. Although the stepfamily is a dominant and unique family type, it lacks its own theoretical framework from which to investigate factors that contribute to marital satisfaction and stepfamily success.

Method. This study evaluated marital satisfaction in stepfamilies in light of the contextual, problem-solving, and investment models of relationship satisfaction. A questionnaire developed to assess marital satisfaction in stepfamilies using variables from the three conceptual models with the Kansas Marital Scale as a global measure of assessment was sent to 660 stepfamilies selected from the mailing …

Teenage Pregnancy In St. Kitts-Nevis: Psychosocial And Familial Factors, Ermine T. Leader

Dissertations

Problem. This study was conducted to examine some of the factors that are related to teenage pregnancy in St. Kitts-Nevis. It focused on the relationship between teenage pregnancy and father absence/presence, intergenerational teenage pregnancy, childhood sexual abuse, and domestic violence. A young girl's view of her relationship with both parents, the self-esteem of respondents, and their level of attendance and participation in church-related activities were also studied.

Method. Two instruments were incorporated into the questionnaire administered to females in St. Kitts and Nevis between the ages of 12 and 21, some of whom had experienced a pregnancy, and others who …

The Empirical Development Of An Instructional Product Designed To Enhance The Cognitive Awareness Of And The Modification Of Affect Toward The Disability Condition, Rikard Ashmore Bailey

Dissertations

Problem. The Seventh-day Adventist church had no empirically developed instructional product in the form of an educational curriculum designed to enhance the cognitive awareness of and the modification of affect toward the disability condition. The purpose of this project was to develop empirically an instructional product in disability awarenesstraining for Seventh-day Adventist church members and their guests so to better build aninteractive, empowered, and inclusive sense of community.

Method. The developmental process of Baker and Schutz (1971) was used to produce and validate the instructional product. First, the content of the curriculum to train Seventh-day Adventist church members and their …

Three Strikes: Can We Return To Rationality, Michael Vitiello

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Statistical Aspects Of Cases Concerning Racial Discrimination In Drug Sentencing: Stephens V. State And U.S. V. Armstrong, Joseph L. Gastwirth, Tapan K. Nayak

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Book Review

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Sword Or Shield: Due Process And The Fugitive Disentitlement Doctrine, Martha B. Stolley

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel: The Case For An Ex Ante Parity Standard, Donald A. Dripps

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Schooling And The Experience Of Adolescents In Kenya, Ayorinde Ajayi, Wesley H. Clark, Annabel Erulkar, Karin Hyde, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Barbara Mensch, Cecilia Ndeti, Barry Ravitch, Elisabeth Masiga, Shiprah Gichaga

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

The Government of Kenya is committed to providing equal education opportunities to all of its citizens. As a result, there has been rapid development in education since independence to ensure that as many children as possible enroll in schools and complete their studies. This study was carried out primarily to get a holistic picture of the school environment for adolescents and other relevant factors that might interfere with the whole learning/teaching process. Special attention was paid to the education of girls and the factors that might lead to their dropping out of school. The study was conducted jointly by the …

Reckless Complicity, Sanford H. Kadish

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Just Say No Excuse: The Rise And Fall Of The Intoxication Defense, Mitchell Keiter

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Comment On Ingraham's Moral Duty To Talk And The Right To Silence, Gregory W. O'Reilly

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Driving While Black And All Other Traffic Offenses: The Supreme Court And Pretextual Traffic Stops, David A. Harris

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Recent Books

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Montana V. Egelhoff--Reflections On The Limits Of Legislative Imagination And Judicial Authority, Ronald J. Allen

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Supreme Court Rejects Fifth And Fourteenth Amendment Protection Against The Forfeiture Of An Innocent Owner's Property, Jami Brodey

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Go Directly To Jail, Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Keep House, Matthew Costigan

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

A Case For Harmless Error Review For Ake Errors, Kristen Brown

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Pleas, Plain Language And Precedent: Applicability Of Rules 11(F) And 31(E) To Criminal Forfeiture Provisions, Angela Crawford

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Could This Be The End Of The Fourth Amendment Protections For Motorists, Craig M. Glantz

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Maybe Soldiers Have Rights After All, Nicole E. Jaeger

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Goodbye To The Defense Of Selective Prosecution, Melissa L. Jampol

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Changing The Tide Of Double Jeopardy In The Context Of Continuing Criminal Enterprise, Amy J. Kappeler

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Protecting First Federal Habeas Corpus Petitions: Closing The Opening Left By Gomez, John L. Kolakowski

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.