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Review Of Legalizing Gay Marriage. Michael Mello. Reviewed By Ronald J. Mancoske., Ronald J. Mancoske Mar 2006

Review Of Legalizing Gay Marriage. Michael Mello. Reviewed By Ronald J. Mancoske., Ronald J. Mancoske

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review for Michael Mello, Legalizing Gay Marriage. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2004. $68.50 hardcover, $22.95 papercover


Review Of Double Jeopardy: Adolescent Offenders With Mental Disorders. Thomas Grisso. Reviewed By James W. Callicutt., James W. Callicutt Mar 2006

Review Of Double Jeopardy: Adolescent Offenders With Mental Disorders. Thomas Grisso. Reviewed By James W. Callicutt., James W. Callicutt

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Thomas Grisso, Double Jeopardy: Adolescent Offenders with Mental Disorders. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2004. $29.00 hardcover.


Review Of The Future Of The Welfare State: Crisis Myths And Crisis Realities. Francis G. Castels. Reviewed By Charles Guzetta., Charles Guzetta Mar 2006

Review Of The Future Of The Welfare State: Crisis Myths And Crisis Realities. Francis G. Castels. Reviewed By Charles Guzetta., Charles Guzetta

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Francis G. Castles, The Future of the Welfare State: Crisis Myths and Crisis Realities. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. $99.0 hardcover, $35.00 papercover.


Review Of Healing From The Trauma Of Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Journey For Women. Karen A. Duncan. Reviewed By Carol T. Tully., Carol T. Tully Mar 2006

Review Of Healing From The Trauma Of Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Journey For Women. Karen A. Duncan. Reviewed By Carol T. Tully., Carol T. Tully

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Karen A. Duncan, Healing from the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse The Journey for Women. Westport, CT: Praegar 2004, $39.95 hardcover


Social Policy For Development. Anthony Hall And James Midgley., Joon-Yong Jo Mar 2006

Social Policy For Development. Anthony Hall And James Midgley., Joon-Yong Jo

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Anthony Hall and James Midgley, Social Policy for Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2004. $110.00 hardcover, $42.95 papercover.


Concepts And Strategies For Combating Social Exclusion: An Overview. Jordi Estivill. Mar 2006

Concepts And Strategies For Combating Social Exclusion: An Overview. Jordi Estivill.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Jordi Estivill, Concepts and Strategies for Combating Social Exclusion: An Overview. Geneva: International Labour Office, 2004. $11.95 papercover.


Choice And Coercion: Birth Control, Sterilization And Abortion In Public Health And Welfare. Johanna Schoen., Peggy Proudfoot Mcguire Mar 2006

Choice And Coercion: Birth Control, Sterilization And Abortion In Public Health And Welfare. Johanna Schoen., Peggy Proudfoot Mcguire

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Johanna Schoen, Choice & Coercion, Birth Control, Sterilization, and Abortion in Public Health and Welfare, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2005. $63.00 hardcover, $18.00 papercover.


The Curious Feminist: Searching For Women In A New Age Of Empire. Cynthia Enloe., Michelle Johnson Mar 2006

The Curious Feminist: Searching For Women In A New Age Of Empire. Cynthia Enloe., Michelle Johnson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Cynthia Enloe, The Curious Feminist: Searching for Women in a New Age of Empire. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2004. $50.00 hardcover, $19.95 papercover.


Challenges Facing Military Organizational Cultural Reform: A Study Of The 2004 Air Force Materiel Command Reorganization, Joy D. Mikulcik Mar 2006

Challenges Facing Military Organizational Cultural Reform: A Study Of The 2004 Air Force Materiel Command Reorganization, Joy D. Mikulcik

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to measure the success of the Product Center (PC) portion of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) reorganization initiated in 2004. The purpose of this study is threefold, 1) to determine if the 2004 AFMC Product Center reorganization has met General Martin's four intended objectives, (2) the reorganizations effects on AFMC employee job satisfaction and organizational commitment and (3) to gather some general opinions about the reorganization overall. The literature review consisted of a detailed look at the history of AFMC, areas of organizational culture, and gathering detailed information regarding the 2004 reorganization itself. …


Strategic Airlift En Route Analysis To Support The Global War On Terrorism Using A Value Focused Thinking Approach, Marykathryn W. Tharaldson Mar 2006

Strategic Airlift En Route Analysis To Support The Global War On Terrorism Using A Value Focused Thinking Approach, Marykathryn W. Tharaldson

Theses and Dissertations

The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) has yielded new challenges to the United States' strategic airlift infrastructure. The network of en-route airfields that serve as refueling and maintenance stops were designed primarily to service relatively static Cold War requirements. However, the GWOT has resulted in the need for an infrastructure that is responsive to a highly dynamic environment. This research uses a "value focused" methodology to identify en-route airfield locations that simultaneously maximize cargo throughput capability while possessing a high degree of adaptability to volatile cargo delivery requirements.


Women's History Month 2006 Mar 2006

Women's History Month 2006

Diversity Programs

Lectures and events during Women's History Month, March 2006.


A Within-Subjects Validation Of A Group-Administered Timeline Followback For Alcohol Use, Eric R. Pedersen, Joseph W. Labrie Mar 2006

A Within-Subjects Validation Of A Group-Administered Timeline Followback For Alcohol Use, Eric R. Pedersen, Joseph W. Labrie

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The current study uses a within-subjects randomized design with the Timeline Followback (TLFB) method administered in groups or to individuals to determine the equivalence of these methods.

Method

One hundred and four male and female college students who reported drinking at least once in the past 3 months completed the TLFB during a one-on-one interview, as well as in a group setting days apart. The two administrations were counterbalanced among the participants. Drinking variables assessed were drinking days, average drinks, total drinks, and maximum drinks consumed both during a 3-month (90 days) and a 1-month (30 days) period.

Results …


Tidings, March-April 2006 Mar 2006

Tidings, March-April 2006

Tidings

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Louisville, KY.


Ministry Formation Program Newsletter, Spring 2006 Mar 2006

Ministry Formation Program Newsletter, Spring 2006

Ministry Formation Program Newsletter

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Chicago, IL

Ministry Formation Program Newsletter Finding Aid


The Influence Of National Aid Coordination On The Impact Of Aid Programs, Lene Skrumsager Moeller Mar 2006

The Influence Of National Aid Coordination On The Impact Of Aid Programs, Lene Skrumsager Moeller

Archived Theses and Dissertations

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)1 aim to address the needs of developing countries, and are scheduled to be accomplished by 2015. As the current efforts to meet these commitments2 do not seem to be on track to achieve this, a new international aid agenda has arisen. This agenda is led by development scholars and development entities, which have a belief that aid coordination3 should be the responsibility of the partner countries4. In addition, the agenda emphasizes the importance of donor harmonization5 in response to national strategies and priorities. The proponents of the agenda anticipate that these changes in donor and …


Tourism Development In Butte-Silver Bow: Visitor Profiles And Resident Attitudes, Jim Wilton Mar 2006

Tourism Development In Butte-Silver Bow: Visitor Profiles And Resident Attitudes, Jim Wilton

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report highlights resident attitudes toward tourism in Butte-Silver-Bow area of Montana from a study conducted in the fall of 2005 while comparing results with a 2004 statewide survey. Additionally, this report summarizes nonresident visitor profiles of Silver Bow County making statewide comparisons as well.


Tourism Development Potential: Absarokee Resident Attitudes And Visitor Characteristics, Jim Wilton Mar 2006

Tourism Development Potential: Absarokee Resident Attitudes And Visitor Characteristics, Jim Wilton

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report highlights resident attitudes toward tourism in Absarokee, Montana from a study conducted in the fall of 2005 while comparing results with a 2004 statewide survey. Additionally, this report summarizes nonresident visitor profiles of Stillwater County making statewide comparisons as well.


Visitor Profiles And Resident Attitudes Toward Tourism Development In Cooke City, Jim Wilton Mar 2006

Visitor Profiles And Resident Attitudes Toward Tourism Development In Cooke City, Jim Wilton

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report highlights resident attitudes toward tourism in the Cooke City area of Montana from a study conducted in the fall of 2005 while comparing results with a 2004 statewide survey. Additionally, this report summarizes nonresident visitor profiles of Park County making statewide comparisons as well.


You Can’T Be Serious, That Ball Was In: An Investigation Of Junior Tennis Cheating Behavior, Jonathan Casper Mar 2006

You Can’T Be Serious, That Ball Was In: An Investigation Of Junior Tennis Cheating Behavior, Jonathan Casper

The Qualitative Report

Because junior tennis players have to enforce the rules of the game against each other, cheating to give a player an unfair advantage is common. While this deviant behavior is found to be commonplace in the sport, there is little research to investigate its cause or influences. Results indicated that junior players felt that personal and parental pressures were the most common sources of perceived pressure to win that resulted in cheating behavior. The prevalence of parents who cheat was also cited as a major issue with the participants. Implications as to how the current study adds to the literature …


Post Modern Image-Based Research: An Innovative Data Collection Method For Illuminating Preservice Teachers’ Developing Perceptions In Field-Based Courses, Janet C. Richards Mar 2006

Post Modern Image-Based Research: An Innovative Data Collection Method For Illuminating Preservice Teachers’ Developing Perceptions In Field-Based Courses, Janet C. Richards

The Qualitative Report

As part of course requirements twenty -eight preservice teachers in a field- based content reading course create d a series of se lf-portraits that illustrated their concerns and perceptions about teaching content reading. They accompanied their drawings with dialogue. Analysis of the portraits indicates that arts-based techniques have the potential to provide insights about preservice teachers’ perceived realities and understandings that narrative data alone might not reveal. The preservice teachers experienced high levels of stress as they prepared to teach their first lesson and their anxieties continued pas t mid-semester. By the end of the course the majority developed confidence …


Community Research Mythology, Barabara Walden Mar 2006

Community Research Mythology, Barabara Walden

The Qualitative Report

This article is dedicated to an in-depth discussion of the theme “community” and the implications the multiple meanings of community hold for the field of qualitative research. This theme surfaced from Waldern’s 2003 study entitled Resistance to Research in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, which dealt with participant resistance to joining research efforts, and deserves the attention of all social researchers. In this article, the politics of the rese arch process are discussed to evaluate and suggest improvements for reflexive methods of inquiry. Determining that the idea of “community research ” is a myth, this work is concerned about making qualitative methods …


Designing And Implementing A Qualitative Evaluation Protocol For Non-Credit Life Long Learning Programs 1, Dennis L. Mcelhoe, George Kamberelis, Jerry L. Peters Mar 2006

Designing And Implementing A Qualitative Evaluation Protocol For Non-Credit Life Long Learning Programs 1, Dennis L. Mcelhoe, George Kamberelis, Jerry L. Peters

The Qualitative Report

This study was undertaken to determine whether an evaluation model employing multiple methods of data collection and analysis might yield more useful information for improving lifelong learning courses than existing models. Major findings included: (1) learning satisfaction appears to be dependent on the instructional environment adults may be most comfortable with and; (2) the confidence gained in using computers, rather than skills acquisition, was the greatest benefit students derived from their participation. Findings from this study suggest the value of mixed methods evaluation designs for generating information that is useful for improving lifelong learning courses. Findings also suggest the need …


College Student Mentors And Latino Youth: A Qualitative Study Of The Mentoring Relationship, Lisa L. Knoche, Byron L. Zamboanga Mar 2006

College Student Mentors And Latino Youth: A Qualitative Study Of The Mentoring Relationship, Lisa L. Knoche, Byron L. Zamboanga

The Qualitative Report

This phenomenological study describes the meaning of mentoring relationships from the perspectives of six purposefully selected mentors involved in the Latino Achievement Mentoring Program (LAMP), and investigates underlying themes regarding the mentors’ relationships. Clusters of themes pertaining to the mentors’ relationship with the mentee, the relationship of the mentor with the mentee’s family, and the mentors’ personal and professional development contributed to the meaning of the mentoring relationship for LAMP mentors. Mentors highlighted challenges that characterized the mentoring relationships at various points in time: However, relations hip strengths outweighed potential obstacles. Findings are useful for programs that target Latino youth, …


Yizkor Books As Holocaust Grey Literature, Gretta E. Siegel, Faith Jones Mar 2006

Yizkor Books As Holocaust Grey Literature, Gretta E. Siegel, Faith Jones

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

Yizkor is a Hebrew word meaning 'you will remember', and Yizkor books are books that commemorate the vanished communities destroyed by the Holocaust. As the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the German concentration camps is commemorated this year, it seems fitting, with this conference being held in Europe, to call attention to this unique and interesting body of literature.

Yizkor books present an historic but interesting type of grey literature, with significant modern day interest. While the Yizkor Book had its origins in the 13th century, it reemerged early in the 20th Century as a tool for documenting the …


In Search Of A Corporate Moral Compass, Kati Tusinski Berg Mar 2006

In Search Of A Corporate Moral Compass, Kati Tusinski Berg

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Living Our Mission: A Study Of University Mission Building, Sarah Bonewits Feldner Mar 2006

Living Our Mission: A Study Of University Mission Building, Sarah Bonewits Feldner

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

At the same time that organizational communication and management scholars are focusing attention on trends of spirituality in the workplace, faith-based organizations are taking up the question of how they might maintain a distinct spiritual identity. For these institutions, communicating mission becomes the defining feature of institutional identity. Explicitly religious organizations provide a venue for understanding the implications of incorporating spirituality in organizational discourse. This empirical study explores a mission-building conference and examines the ways in which communicating a spiritual mission simultaneously enriches and constrains both the individual members and the organizations as a whole.


Deaf Catholic Newsletter, Lent-Spring 2006 Mar 2006

Deaf Catholic Newsletter, Lent-Spring 2006

Deaf Catholic Newsletter

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Philadelphia, PA


Ministry With The Deaf, March-April-May 2006 Mar 2006

Ministry With The Deaf, March-April-May 2006

Ministry with the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Springfield, MA

Ministry With the Deaf Finding Aid


Contact, March-April-May-June 2006 Mar 2006

Contact, March-April-May-June 2006

Contact

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Hartford, CT


Montessori Education And Its Scientific Basis, Carolyn P. Edwards Mar 2006

Montessori Education And Its Scientific Basis, Carolyn P. Edwards

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

Review of: Angeline Stoll Lillard, Montessori: The science behind the genius, Oxford University Press, 2005.

Montessori education is the subject of Angeline Lillard’s book. Montessori, a brilliant figure who was Italy’s first woman physician, created an approach that reflected a late 19th century vision of mental development and theoretical kinship with the great European progressive educational philosophers, Jean-Jacque Rousseau, Johann Pestalozzi and Fredrich Froebel (Edwards, 2002 and Edwards, 2003). The many parallels between her ideas and those of the American progressive, John Dewey, her contemporary, are due to the fact that their ideas grew out of shared theoretical roots …