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Long-Term Foster Care: Different Needs, Different Outcomes, Wendy A. Walsh, Marybeth J. Mattingly

Carsey Publications

This brief examines where foster children are living four years after removal from their homes and the characteristics of these children and their placements. Understanding whether child characteristics such as age or emotional or behavioral problems are associated with a longer stay in out-of-home care can help identify children who are least likely to find permanence and may benefit from specialized services. The authors conclude that children in long-term foster care suffer from behavioral and emotional problems at alarming rates. Better identifying and assisting children with, or at risk of developing such problems upon entry to foster care and throughout …

Analyzing The Impact Of 23 Mg/Day Donepezil On Language Dysfunction In Moderate To Severe Alzheimer's Disease, Steven H. Ferris, Frederick A. Schmitt, Judith Saxton, Sharon Richardson, Joan Mackell, Yijun Sun, Yikang Xu

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Faculty Publications

INTRODUCTION: Progressive language impairment is among the primary components of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Because expressive and receptive language help to maintain emotional connections to caregivers and support the management of AD patients' functional needs, language plays a critical role in patients' emotional and physical health. Using data from a large prospective clinical trial comparing two doses of donepezil in patients with moderate to severe AD, we performed a post hoc analysis to determine whether a higher dose of donepezil was associated with greater benefits in language function.

METHODS: In the original randomized, double-blind clinical trial, 1,467 patients …

Natural Decrease In America: More Coffins Than Cradles, Kenneth M. Johnson

Carsey Publications

This brief summarizes recent regional patterns of natural decrease in the United States. Natural decrease occurs when more deaths than births occur in an area in a given year. The growing incidence of natural decrease has gone largely unnoticed, yet natural decrease is no longer an isolated phenomenon occurring in a few remote corners of the country. Last year, 24 percent of all U.S. counties experienced natural decrease. And, for the first time in U.S. history, deaths now exceed births in an entire state. Author Ken Johnson discusses the implications of natural decrease, as well as the impact of the …

Daughters Of The American Revolution - Samuel Davies Chapter - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 363), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 363. Records of the Samuel Davies Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes membership applications and data, minutes, yearbooks and financial records.

Division Of Labor And Marital Quality In Russia, Carol Synae Kim

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined whether investigation of the linkages between division of labor and marital quality would produce the same results in Russia that have been found in the U.S. Russian couples (n = 172) participated in the study by answering three packets of questionnaires. The Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale was used to measure each partner's rating of their levels of satisfaction with their marital relationship and their spouse. The results from the structural equation models indicated that the more the wives perceived themselves doing more and expressed dissatisfaction of their spouse's contribution to child care tasks and apartment maintenance, the …

Nurturing Students As Community Advocates, Li Yu, Michelle Kwok

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Promoting Healthy Diet To Hostel Residents In University Via Integrated Learning Program With A Built-In Research For The Prevention Of Non-Communicable Diseases (Ncds), Hiu Yan, Fanny Chan, Pui Yee, Phoebe Tang

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Capacity Building For Research And Evaluation : Using Service-Learning To Expand Research On Service Learning Programs, Robert Shumer

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Enhancing Local Wisdom Of Low-Income Settlements In The City Of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Paulus Bawole

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Motivating School Students In Service-Learning Through Happiness Points, Vincent Ng, Edith Chan

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Using Service-Learning For Conducting Research : A Case Study Of A Health Profile Of Yunnan Province, China, Chun Ni, Jenny Chin

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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From University To Community : Through Knowledge Transfer & Sl, Cheung Ming, Alfred Chan, Pui Yee, Phoebe Tang

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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How The Intergration Of The Service-Learning Program Into Major Currculum Effects Students' Work : Based On The Viewpoints Of Graduates, Huei Chin Ho, Shwu Chyong Chen

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Continuing The Tradition Of Volunteering, Kei Shun, Samson Wong

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Service-Learning In Design : Balancing Fulfillment And Conviction, Listia Natadjaja

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Case Study Of The "Little Eagle Project" : A National Service-Learning Project For Building Up A Harmonious Society In China, Philip Hui, Min Tang

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Touching Hearts Through Service Learning : The Taiwan Experience, Belen M. Sy

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Cooperative Capacity Building Model Of Service-Learning, Lua Pottier

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Service-Learning As Part Of The Mainstream Curriculum At Ri, Julian Tan

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Community Leaders Of Tomorrow (Clt) Program : A Service Leadership Mentoring Scheme To Enhance “Other Learning Experiences” In Secondary Schools, Kwok Hung Lai, Wing Sze Wong

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Students' Development In Service-Learning And Research Scheme At Lingnan University, Weimin, Vic Cui, Amy Anh Hoang Dinh

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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From Expedition Journey To A Community Service-Learning Project In Liannan, On Wa Lam, Ngafong Cheng, Szeman, Camilla Li

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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A Case Study Of Service-Learning In Visual Studies, Suk Mun, Sophia Law

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Empowerment Of The University Students From The Service-Learning : A Case Study Of The Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Jiangang Zhu

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Towards A New Paradigm For Service-Learning As A Transformative Integrator Within And A Bridge Between The Academe And Community, Elias M. Sampa

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

This study attempted to contextualize the American Service Learning models to the Philippines by seeking a possible link between educational goals of students and community development goals as MDGs within the TUA experience and related practices.

Reflection Methods In Peer Summer Program : Building A Community With An Active Reflection Culture, Huipu Li

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Building And Measuring Engagement In Online Discussions, Brant Knutzen

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Social Caring Prototype Design, Kam Tim Woo

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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Voices Through Vision : A Service Learning Program At Lady Doak College, S. India, J. Felcia Vasantha Kumari

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

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An Exploratory Study On The Impact Of Summer English Teaching Service-Learning Program In Remote Area Of Yunnan Province, China, Shuk Ling, Fabia Cheung

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

No abstract provided.