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Elementary Teachers' Commitment Declines: Antecedents, Processes, And Outcomes, Christine Joffres, Margaret Haughey

The Qualitative Report

This qualitative study examines the organizational, social, and personal factors that may influence elementary teachers' declining commitments. Our findings suggest that when the teachers under study felt unsuccessful, that is, when they experienced low feelings of efficacy and low feelings of community, teachers' commitments' shifted or declined. However, the impact of negative teaching experiences on commitments is far from uniform. Rather the teachers' commitments declined as a function of the teachers' understandings of their perceived failures.

Using A Story-Building Approach To Research Comprehensive Community Initiatives, Lori Messinger

The Qualitative Report

This article is the story of the author's experiences as a researcher-storyteller. She delineates the process used to "build a story" of the planning and development of a rural comprehensive community initiative. In a critically reflective look at this approach to community research, the author describes how she selected the research topic, defined the purposes of the research, selected the methods used in data collection and analysis, and approached the construction process of building the story through literary elements such as plot, scene, and voice. The strengths and pitfalls of this approach and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Our New Children: The Surrogate Role Of Companion Animals In Women's Lives, Wendy G. Turner

The Qualitative Report

As the rate of pet ownership increases, companion animals are fulfilling a variety of roles in the lives of their humans. This article provides insight on the role that companion animals play in the lives of women. The women in this study showed stronger attachments to those animals that either preceded the birth of their children, or followed the children leaving home. This finding has potential implications for services provided to women by various helping professions.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 41, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Williams, Travis. Sun Belt Conference Champs – Basketball
• Dawes, Jennifer. Arson Incidents Spread Across Campus – Schneider Hall, Keen Hall, Barnes-Campbell Hall
• Hall, Rex. Concert Tonight in Van Meter Hall – Music
• Walsh, Erica. Saxophonist Coming to the Hill – Clifford Leaman
• Walsh, Erica. Tim Gilbert Crowned Coming Home King
• Moore, Brian. Collegiate Health Care Deal Still Pending – Health Services
• Disabled Face Uphill Battle
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Wheelchair Access
• Cassman, Robert. Making Love is for Making Babies
• McKee, Kathy. Condom Writer Should …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 40, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Hall, Rex. The Hill a Mountain for Disabled Students
• Dawes, Jennifer. Arson Attempts in Dorm – Schneider Hall
• Corbin, Brett. Groups Gather for Night of Common Worship
• Walsh, Erica. Student Government Association Questions Tuition Changes
• Proposed Tuition Changes Absurd
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Tuition
• Ransdell, Gary. Ransdell Touts Engineering Week
• Moore, Brian. Officers’ Lawsuit Closer to Trial – Anthony Purcell, Jeffrey Welch
• McCabe, Jaclyn. Finding Freedom – Jennifer Denton, Disabled Persons
• Shinall, Dave. Correspondent Offers Advice to Students
• Walsh, Erica. College Heights Herald Wins …

The Rattler (Volume 87, Issue 7, 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.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 39, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Brown, Abbey. Tuition Changes Proposed
• Hall, Rex. Economy, Human Error Cause Low Bids – Mass Media & Technology Hall
• Loyal, Taylor. No-show Rappers Pay Fine – Trick Daddy & Trina
• Dawes, Jennifer. Parking Meter Stolen from Alumni Drive
• Moore, Brian. Banner Meeting Expectations
• Youngman, Sam. Eastern Kentucky University President Resigns – Bob Kustra
• Apathy Plagues Campus, College Heights Herald
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Big Red Drawn Your Own Cartoon
• Jaggers, Trish. A Lesson in Love – Jamie Banewicz
• Alberts, Ursula. Don’t Judge Others – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 38, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Hall, Rex. Building Bids on Target – Mass Media & Technology Hall
• Loyal, Taylor. One Heart – Mindy Abshire
• Youngman, Sam. Kern Alexander Retires as Murray State University President
• Student Receives National Scholarship – Brittany Long, Phi Kappa Alpha
• Walsh, Erica. Online Elections a Go for Student Government Association
• Youngman, Sam. Greek Houses Get Recertification
• Selvage, Melissa. Legislators Name Road After Terry Wilcutt
• Western Athletics Facelift Overdue
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: New Big Red
• Banewicz, Jamie. Condom Day Disgusting
• Harbaugh, Jack. Harbaugh Thanks Fans …

Ua12/2/1 Hot Spots, Wku Student Affairs

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Special Valentine's Day edition of the College Heights Herald. Includes these articles:

• Walsh, Erica. Hot Spots – Dating
• Haarstad, Havard. Valentine Traditions Practiced Differently Around the World
• Corcoran, Kate. Gary & Julie Ransdell – A Love Story Deeply Rooted in the Hill
• Ragan, Jason. Food Gets Attention on Valentine’s Day
• Compton, Michael. Romantic Flicks Offer Romantic Evening
• Bennett, Jacob. There’s Still Hope for Single Losers
• Loyal, Taylor. Christina Freitag’s Story: Day Improves with Time

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 37, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Hightower, Kyle. Athletic Logo, Markings Will Get Makeover by Fall
• Dawes, Jennifer. Date Rape Reported in Dorm – McCormack Hall
• Moore, Brian. Committee Defends Choice of Collegiate Health Care
• Youngman, Sam. Corvette Makers Sued for $120 Million
• Walsh, Erica. Chris Groves Recovering, Happy to Be at Home
• Hindsight Proves Clinic Deal Dumb – Collegiate Health Care, Health Services
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Health Services
• Rasdall, Joyce. Interior Design a Timeless Enterprise
• Corbin, Brett. Harlem Globetrotters Dazzle Diddle Arena
• Kickin’ Up Dust – Rodeo
• Dawes, …

The Influences Of Personal Background On Perceptions Of Juvenile Correctional Environments, Ojmarrh Mitchell, Doris Layton Mackenzie, Angela Gover, Gaylene Armstrong

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

This study examined whether the individual characteristics of race, sex, and education affect juvenile correctional staff's perceptions of their work environments. Prior to 1970, correctional staff were minimally educated and predominantly comprised of White males. Correctional reformers believed that employing more female, minority, and highly educated staff members would lead to more efficacious correctional environments. The existing research conducted in adult correctional facilities not only calls this belief into question, but also indicates that the hiring of nontraditional staff may have exacerbated existing internal hostilities. These research efforts uniformly examined adult correctional institutions, however. This study examined these issues in …

History Of Affective Disorder And The Temporal Trajectory Of Fatigue In Rheumatoid Arthritis, Judith Fifield, Julia Mcquillan, Howard Tennen, T. Joseph Sheehan, Susan Reisine, Victor Hesselbrock, Naomi Rothfield

Bureau of Sociological Research: Faculty Publications

This study examines whether the general level and rate of change of fatigue over time is different for those rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with and those without a history of affective disorder (AD). Four hundred fifteen RA patients from a national panel had yearly telephone interviews to obtain fatigue and distress reports, and a one-time semistructured assessment of the history of depression and generalized anxiety disorder. Growth-curve analysis was used to capture variations in initial fatigue levels and changes in fatigue over 7 years for those with and without a history. RA patients with a history of major AD reported …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 36, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Moore, Brian. Collegiate Health Care Likely to Go Under – Health Services
• Dawes, Jennifer & Abbey Brown. Student’s Sex Crime Punished – Lamar Sales
• Corbin, Brett. Commissioner, Western Graduate Dies – Mark Black
• Choral Group’s Valentine Concert Set for Saturday – Bowling Green/Western Choral Society
• Help Needed for Earthquake Victims – El Salvador, India
• Hardin Planetarium Starts Searching for ET
• Walsh, Erica. Web Weather Information Topic of Internet Workshop
• Brown, Abbey. Campaign for Western Ahead of Schedule – Investing in the Spirit
• Broome, Rusty. I’d …

The Rattler (Volume 87, 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.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Walsh, Erica. Chris Groves Recovering After Dramatic Cave Rescue – Sides Cave
• Lynch, Caroline. Night-long Rescue Effort Has Happy Ending – Chris Groves
• Youngman, Sam. Students Helping Bowling Green Economic Boom
• Pre-Law Club Hosting Panel
• New Support Group Forming – Eating Disorders
• Hall, Rex. New Traffic Signal Delayed – University Boulevard
• Ragan, Jason. Engineering Program A Step Closer
• Student Government Association Will Benefit from Online Voting
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Virtual Voting
• Kreitzer, Debbie. Opinion Page an Instrument of Gossip
• Van der Meer, Wieb. …

Trends. Double Bind In Quebec And In The World, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the desire for Quebec to become an independent nation-state but there are dynamics that affect that process. The Separatist Movement faces roadblocks no matter the state of the national economy in Canada.

A Demographic Approach To Race And Ethnicity In Metropolitan And Non-Metropolitan Regions Of Arkansas, 1990 And 1999, Todd W. Hodgson, Frank L. Farmer, Wayne P. Miller, Donald D. Voth

AAES Research Reports and Research Bulletins

This manuscript provides an empirical portrait of emergent trends in the growth, distribution, and racial and ethnic composition of Arkansas’ resident population. Particular attention is given to variation in the racial and ethnic composition of the estimated population among different regions of the state. During the 1990’s, racial and ethnic diversity increased statewide due in large part to Hispanic population growth in all regions. Black population growth was greatest in central Arkansas while Asian and Native American population growth increased most rapidly in the northwest metropolitan regions of the state. Overall, both metropolitan and non-metropolitan Arkansas communities have a more …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Karen, Mattias. Professor Trapped in Cave – Chris Groves
• Walsh, Erica. Elections May Go Online – Student Government Association
• Hoang, Mai Beauty King – Matt Curry, Mr. Hilltopper
• Western Grad Places Eighth in Hearst – Matt Batcheldor
• Forensics Team Wins Indiana Tournament
• Moore, Brian. Race Lawsuit File Full of Discrepancies, Contradictions – Robert Dye
• Football Players Deserve Rings
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Football Championship Rings
• Conger, Aaron. Teachers Should Show Compassion
• Chaney, David. Intro to Toilet Flushing – General Education
• Moore, Conrad. Geography, Geology …

Treatment Of Choice Or A Last Resort? A Review Of Residential Mental Health Placements For Children And Adolescents, Karen Frensch, Gary Cameron, Gerald R. Adams

Partnerships for Children and Families Project

Residential treatment is often regarded as a treatment of ‘last resort’ and, increasingly, residential treatment programs are being asked to address the needs of very troubled children and adolescents. This paper is an effort to summarize what is currently known about the effects of residential treatment for children and adolescents. The review is organized into two sections: studies of the effectiveness of group home residential treatment and studies of the effectiveness of residential treatment delivered in residential treatment centres. In both areas, we attempt to identify trends within treatment, as well as patterns found in the literature that characterize post …

Tools For Inclusion: Stories Of Success: Using Networking And Mentoring Relationships In Career Planning For Students With Disabilities And Their Families, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Jennifer Schuster, Mairead Moloney

Tools for Inclusion Series, Institute for Community Inclusion

This brief gives examples of how students and families have successfully used networking and mentoring to learn about jobs and find employment, and gives students tools to build and use their personal networks throughout the career planning process.

Brief 5: For Funders Of Multi-Institutional Collaborations In Higher Education: Support Partnership Building, New England Resource Center For Higher Education, University Of Massachusetts Boston

New England Resource Center for Higher Education Publications

This brief was derived from the discussions of NERCHE’s think tank for coordinators of GEAR UP school-college partnerships. The insights of these coordinators point to the principle that it is the quality of the relationships among the partners that determines the effectiveness of multi-institutional collaborations. This means then that those who support and invest in multi-institutional collaborations should also focus on supporting the process of partnership building. But what does this mean in practical terms? It means being strategic right from the beginning in the design of grant structures, and throughout the relationship with the grantees. This brief provides examples …

The Role Of Microsimulation In Longitudinal Data Analysis, Douglas A. Wolf

Center for Policy Research

The term “microsimulation” has been linked to a range of tools and techniques that are finding growing use in empirical social science applications. This paper considers one such area, namely the potential for microsimulation to serve the needs of the data analyst, in contrast to the more common use of microsimulation by the model user. Furthermore, the focus is on longitudinal rather than cross-sectional data analysis. The paper identifies several types of longitudinal data modeling approaches in which microsimulation is particularly relevant, suggesting algorithms with which to conduct such microsimulations. Microsimulation can be used to extend the range of inferences …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 33, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Moore, Brian. Regents Approve Amended Virginia Pfohl Settlement
• Moore, Brian. Another Race Suit Up for Trial – Robert Dye
• Hall, Rex. Administration Gets First Peek at McLean Hall
• Youngman, Sam. Growing Together – Bowling Green, Sandy Jones
• Amazing Tones of Joy Planning Reunion
• Walsh, Erica. Kentucky State University Choir Coming to Bowling Green
• Fees Committee Should Step Lightly – Tuition
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Tuition
• Gross, Tova. Itemized Bill Needed – Tuition
• Kittinger, John. Egypt Needs a Pyramid – Parking Lots
• Hall, Rex. Luxury …

Ibpp Research Associates: Zimbabwe, Staff Writer – Standard Online (Zimbabwe)

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The following article was posted on the Standard Online (Zimbabwe). All rights to the article are reserved, and it may not be provided for download here. Please contact The Standard for more information.

This article discusses the declaration for three days of mourning for Laurent Kabila, former Democratic Republic of the Congo leader. President Robert Mugabe declared the three-day mourning period and many in the general public felt Mugabe was demeaning the people of Zimbabwe.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 32, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Hall, Rex. Journalism Building Redesigned – Mass Media & Technology Hall
• Corcoran, Kate. Miles Away From Home – Chinese New Year, International Students
• Brown, Abbey. Tuition, Fees May Become Package Deal
• Hall, Rex. Network Computers Protected – Information Technology
• New Pro-Choice Approach on Hill – General Education
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: General Education
• McBroom, Nathan. Apathy, or Selective Ignorance?
• Lynch, Caroline. Would-be Weather Girl Offers Advice to Freshmen
• Selvage, Melissa. Big Red Shuttle Increases Shop Stops
• Hoang, Mai. The Learning Center Helps Students Succeed …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 31, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Brown, Abbey. General Education Requirements May Be Changing
• Moore, Brian. Adjustments Sought in Virginia Pfohl Deal
• Dawes, Jennifer. Power & Prayer – Glenn Woodard, WKU Police
• Western Leading Hearst Broadcasting Competition
• Forensics Team Wins Awards
• Ragan, Jason. College Heights Herald is Again Finalist in National Competition
• Walsh, Erica. Students Attend Inauguration – George Bush
• Hall, Rex. Corvette Awards Western Intern – Stephanie Lamb
• University Senate Resolution Speaks for All – Virginia Pfohl, Tenure
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Keg Reward
• Glaser, Joseph. Bad Judgment Abounds …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 30, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Moore, Brian. University Senate Opposes Virginia Pfohl Deal – Tenure
• Haarstad, Havard & Sam Youngman. Dream: Forever Young – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Bennett, Jacob. Historic Death on Historic Day – Susan Crabtree
• Walsh, Erica. Attendance a Struggle for Student Government Association
• Walsh, Erica. Student Government Association Selects Finance Vice President Replacement – Mark Rawlings
• Hall, Rex. Weather Station Still Suffering from Storm
• University Safe at Last – University Boulevard
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: WKU’s Offer to Students
• Faculty Going the Extra Mile …

The Ebony Heritage Singers, Taylor University

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Programs and Schedules

The program for The Ebony Heritage Singers concert in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: The Legacy Of The Messenger And His Mission, Taylor University

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Programs and Schedules

The program for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: The Legacy of the Messenger and His Mission celebration in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 29, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Hall, Rex. New Light Intended for Safety
• Bennett, Jacob. Carnegie Hall Singing a Dream – WKU Chamber Singers
• Moore, Brian. Virginia Pfohl Settlement Sirs Questions of Diversity – Tenure
• Moore, Brian. Western Seeks Benefits for Use of Hilltopper
• Corbin, Brett. Get Ready to Brawl – Rough & Rowdy Brawl, Boxing
• WKU Bookstore Extends Hours
• Ragan, Jason. Two Gifts Announced – Football
• Hall, Rex. Statues May Get New Home – Four Seasons, Italian Garden
• Brown, Abbey. New Student Assessment Program Addresses Student Needs
• University Lucks Out …