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Service Learning Outcomes Research: Replications, A Forgotten Species, Howard M. Henderson

Howard M Henderson

The effect of service-learning on college and university students has attracted considerable scholarly attention in the last decade. However, few attempts to replicate studies are conducted. The purpose of the research reported in this article is threefold: (1) to assess the reliability of a modified version of Kelly, Chase, and Tucker's (1979) taxonomy to discriminate accurately between sub-categories of replication in studies of service-learning outcomes; (2) to determine the extent of replications in the service-learning outcomes literature; and (3) to make recommendations based on the study's results. The research sample consists of data-based articles published in peer-reviewed journals between[space] 1993 …

The Third Tier Of Government In Nigeria: A Historical Overview, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp

Dr Ozy B.Orluwene,JP

No abstract provided.

The Effectiveness Of Voivodship Contracts In Poland In 2001-2003 In The Light Of Paradise Method Evaluation, Dariusz Woźniak

Dariusz Woźniak

This paper addresses the issues of evaluation of regional development policy effectiveness in Poland. It consists of three parts. In the first section contemporary regional policy in Poland is described and the operational definition of regional policy is given (voivodship contracts). The second fraction focuses on the key issues of the evaluation of regional policy, inter alia the concept of its effectiveness. In the last section the detailed description of the PARADISE model is given and an attempt to introduce this method in Polish conditions is made.

Systematic Review: Impact Of Health Information Technology On Quality, Efficiency, And Costs Of Medical Care, Shinyi Wu, Basit Chaudhry, Jerome Wang, Margaret Maglione, Walter Mojica, Elizabeth Roth, Sally C. Morton, Paul G. Shekelle

Shinyi Wu

Background: Experts consider health information technology key to improving efficiency and quality of health care.

Purpose: To systematically review evidence on the effect of health information technology on quality, efficiency, and costs of health care.

Data Sources: The authors systematically searched the Englishlanguage literature indexed in MEDLINE (1995 to January 2004), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the Cochrane Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, and the Periodical Abstracts Database. We also added studies identified by experts up to April 2005. Study Selection: Descriptive and comparative studies and systematic reviews of health information technology.

Data Extraction: Two reviewers …

Place-Valued Logics Around Cybernetic Ontology, The Bcl And Afosr, Rudolf Kaehr

Rudolf Kaehr

No abstract provided.

From Ruby To Rudy, Rudolf Kaehr

Rudolf Kaehr

No abstract provided.

The Chinese Challenge. Hallucinations For Other Futures, Rudolf Kaehr

Rudolf Kaehr

The main question is: What can we learn from China that China is not teaching us? It is proposed that a study of polycontextural logic and morphogrammatics could be helpful to discover this new kind of rationality.

Medio Siglo De Geografía Histórica En Norteamérica [Half A Century Of Historical Geography In North America], Shawn Van Ausdal

Shawn Van Ausdal

This article recounts the development of historical geography in the North America over the last half century by dividing it into three periods that account for both the richness of the field and its persistent marginality. In the 1950s and 60s, human and historical geographers studied places, giving discipline a strong cohesion. The distinctiveness of historical geography lay with its attention to the past. In the 1970s, the discipline turned towards spatial patterns and laws. While some historical geographers changed with the current, other remained a bastion of tradition. In the last couple decades, human geographers have turned to social …

Political Parties, Riccardo Pelizzo

riccardo pelizzo

Building on the work by Huntington (1968) and Panebianco (1983) this chapters discusses the relationship between corruption and the inadequate institutionalization of political parties.

Are You Being Served? Servants Are A Part Of The Family, And A Family Apart, In A Bengali Household, Indrani Sen

Indrani Sen

No abstract provided.

The Night Of October 2, 1984, Donald G. Laird

Dr. David Morgan Lochhead

October 2, 1984 David Lochhead made an address on the occasion of his becoming Full Professor of Theology at the Vancouver School of Theology. He entitled his address: Theology in a Digital World. This was four years before it became available in print.

Exodus From Eden: Comprehending Our Creation In An Un/Real World, Curtis Ackley

Dr. David Morgan Lochhead

Rev. Curis S. Ackey. Keynote Address Presented October 14, 2006 at the David Lochhead Memorial Symposium Virtual Un/Reality: The Spirituality of Cyberspace Copyright © 2006 by Curtis S. Ackley

Getting Real In Virtual Reality, Debbie Herring

Dr. David Morgan Lochhead

Address of Dr. Debbie Herring at the David Lochhead Memorial Symposium, October 14-16, 2006. Dr. Herring is A Senior Lecturer at the Urban Theology Unit of the Sheffield University Biblical Studies Department.

كتاب المكان واللامكان: الفصل الأول, Mansour M. Elbabour

Mansour M Elbabour

No abstract provided.

كتاب المكان واللامكان: مقدمة المترجم, Mansour M. Elbabour

Mansour M Elbabour

No abstract provided.

كتاب المكان واللامكان: الفصل الثاني, Mansour M. Elbabour

Mansour M Elbabour

No abstract provided.

Acorn Use As Food, David A. Bainbridge

David A Bainbridge

The acorns from oaks (Quercus) and tan oaks (Lithocarpus) have been used as food for many thousands of years. They occur in the archaeological record of the early town sites in the Zagros Mountains, at Catal Hüyük (6000 BC), and oak trees were carefully inventoried by the Assyrians during the reign of Sargon II. In Europe, Asia, North Africa, the Mid-East, and North America, acorns were once a staple food. They are still a commercial food crop in several countries. Acorns are still harvested and used in several areas of the United States, most notably Southern Arizona and California. There …

Rebuilding Transportation, Rachel R. Weinberger

Rachel R Weinberger

No abstract provided.

Re-Examining The Politics Of U.S. Intervention In Early 20th Century Nicaragua: José Madriz And The Conservative Restoration, Yann P. Kerevel

Yann P. Kerevel

This research re-examines the U.S. intervention in Nicaragua in 1909-10. Most literature of this period argues that the United States forced the dictator Zelaya out of office in 1909; however, I contend that the argument that U.S. intervention caused the fall of Zelaya does not clearly match up to the historical record. Instead, I argue it is much more compelling to examine U.S. policy toward José Madriz to understand the impact of the intervention. It is clear that U.S. policy was the decisive factor in the fall of Madriz, while it is less convincing in the case of Zelaya.

La Complejidad En Ciencias Sociales: ¿Tema Matemático, Filosófico, Científico O Jerga Posmoderna?, Jorge Gibert-Galassi

jorge gibert-galassi

No abstract provided.

Imaginary Goods And Keynesian Kaleidics: Rejoinder To Bruce Caldwell, Greg Hill

Greg Hill

In his reply to my critical book review, “Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Caldwell’s Hayek and the Insularity of the Austrian Project (Hill 2005),” Bruce Caldwell explains his decision to focus on Hayek’s methodological views, criticizes my account of Carl Menger’s “imaginary goods,” and rejects the line of reasoning I advanced drawing Keynesian conclusions from Hayekian premises. In response, I argue that Caldwell’s proposed methodology for assessing the significance of “imaginary goods” in advanced market economies is ill-conceived and that my pathway from Hayek to Keynes merely pursues a thoroughgoing subjectivism to its inexorable conclusion, which is not, as Caldwell suggests, …

Locational Analysis Of Yanomamö Gardens And Villages Observed In Satellite Imagery, Nathan M. Craig, Napoleon Chagnon

Nathan M Craig

No abstract provided.

Multivariate Visualization And Analysis Of Photomapped Artifact Scatters, Nathan M. Craig, Aldenderfer Mark

Nathan M Craig

Simultaneous analysis of relationships between multiple artifact classes is required for characterization of many types of activity areas. This paper illustrates improved forms of multivariate visualization, spatial analysis and integration of experimental results that are possible with GIS based photomapping. Techniques are demonstrated through analysis of a hearth associated artifact scatter exposed during excavations of a Late Archaic pithouse at Jiskairumoko, Peru. A multivariate density raster is created and additive color visualization is used for simultaneous display of three artifact distributions. Performing unconstrained clustering in a GIS, space is classified by simultaneous relative density relationships between multiple object types.

Through A Glass Darkly’: Assessing The ‘New’ War Against Corruption In Nigeria, Shola J. Omotola

Shola J. Omotola Mr

It is no longer news that corruption is endemic in Nigeria. Neither is it news that the ‘democratic’ government of President Obasanjo is waging an unprecedented war against corruption. What is, however, controversial is the extent to which the ‘new’ war has succeeded in addressing this scourge. This article engages this crucial question and submits that while the legal and institutional anchorages of the war offer a good point of departure, they remain grossly inadequate. This largely explains why the war has been underproductive and caught in a deepening crisis of legitimacy. What is required is the nourishing and re-envisioning …

The Next Gulf? Oil Politics, Environmental Apocalypse And Rising Tension In The Niger Delta, Shola J. Omotola

Shola J. Omotola Mr

No abstract provided.

¿Es La Pobreza La Causa Del Terrorismo?, Víctor Pavón-Villamayor, Jorge Velázquez-Roa

Víctor Pavón-Villamayor

No abstract provided.

La Reforma Política Pendiente, Jose Luis Sardon

Jose Luis Sardon

El presente artículo identifica las claves institucionales que explican las repetidas frustraciones políticas del Perú. Argumenta que existen problemas de diseño tanto en el sistema de gobierno como en el sistema de representación. El Perú tiene un sistema de gobierno seudopresidencial, en el cual predomina un Congreso fragmentado e irresponsable, debido a que es elegido a través de un sistema de representación proporcional. Para tener bases políticas propicias para el desarrollo de los mercados, se requiere una reforma de tales instituciones políticas.

Perspectives On The Fears Of Death & Dying, David San Filippo Ph.D.

David San Filippo Ph.D.

This E-Book will examine some perspectives on fear, the fears of death, and constructs used to overcome or deal with the fears of death. By examining the literature on fear in general, a framework can be developed to understand how individuals become fearful. In the section, “Fears of Death,” what people fear about death and why they fear it will be discussed.

Historical Perspectives On Attitudes Concerning Death And Dying, David San Filippo Ph.D.

David San Filippo Ph.D.

Beliefs and practices concerning death have changed throughout human history. In pre-modern times, death at a young age was common due to living conditions and medical practices. As medical science has advanced and helped humans live longer, attitudes and responses to death also have changed. In modern Western societies, death is often ignored or feared. Changes in lifestyles and improved medical science have depersonalized death and made it an encroachment on life instead of part of life. This has left many people ill equipped to deal with death when it touches their lives.

The Value Of The Awareness Of Near-Death Experiences, David San San Filippo Ph.D.

David San Filippo Ph.D.

A principal value of Near-death experiences may be in the telling of the stories and the effect these stories have for others to reduce their fears of and concerns about death. This E-book explores the impact and value knowing about, not having a near-death experience has on those who have heard, watch, or read reports of this phenomenon.