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Kparo: A Study Of The Emergence And Death Of A Minority Language Newspaper In Nigeria, Farooq A. Kperogi Jan 2006

Kparo: A Study Of The Emergence And Death Of A Minority Language Newspaper In Nigeria, Farooq A. Kperogi

Farooq A. Kperogi

This paper is concerned with exploring the history, evolution, content, language and death of the Kparo newspaper, an indigenous, state-run minority language newspaper that was published between the mid and late 1980s in Baatonum (more popularly known as Bariba) language for the people of the former Borgu Local Government who occupy the westernmost fringes of Kwara State on Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic.

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Dissemination Of Couples Interventions Among African American Populations: Experiences From Prosaam, Tera R. Hurt, Kameron J. Franklin, Steve R.H. Beach, Velma Mcbride-Murry, Gene H. Brody, Lily D. Mcnair, Frank D. Fincham Jan 2006

Dissemination Of Couples Interventions Among African American Populations: Experiences From Prosaam, Tera R. Hurt, Kameron J. Franklin, Steve R.H. Beach, Velma Mcbride-Murry, Gene H. Brody, Lily D. Mcnair, Frank D. Fincham

Tera R. (Hurt) Jordan

In this article, we discuss successful delivery of culturally sensitive variations of empirically grounded strategies for relationship enhancement and divorce prevention. This discussion focuses on the importance of religious traditions in culturally sensitive marriage enrichment services. In particular, we highlight our ongoing investigation of the Program for Strong African American Marriages (ProSAAM) and share some of our experiences in disseminating ProSAAM to communities in northeast Georgia

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College Students' Experiences And Perceptions Of Harassment On Campus: An Exploration Of Gender Differences, Robert D. Reason, Susan R. Rankin Jan 2006

College Students' Experiences And Perceptions Of Harassment On Campus: An Exploration Of Gender Differences, Robert D. Reason, Susan R. Rankin

Robert D Reason

Using a campus climate assessment instrument developed by Rankin (1998), we surveyed students (N = 7,347) from 10 campuses to explore the different experiences with harassment and campus climates reported by men and women. Both men and women reported experiencing harassment, although women experienced harassment at statistically significantly higher rates than men. Women reported higher rates of sexual harassment, while men reported higher rates of harassment based upon sexuality. These findings are understood, and implications are provided, using a lens of power and privilege.

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The Black–White Gap In Marital Dissolution Among Young Adults: What Can A Counterfactual Scenario Tell Us?, Jennifer H. Lundquist Jan 2006

The Black–White Gap In Marital Dissolution Among Young Adults: What Can A Counterfactual Scenario Tell Us?, Jennifer H. Lundquist

Dr. Jennifer H. Lundquist

One of the most heavily studied subfields of family sociology is that of racial disparities in family formation trends. While divergent black–white patterns in divorce are well documented, their underlying causal factors are not well understood. Debates on whether such differences are due to socioeconomic compositional differences, cultural differences, or some degree of each continue to surface in the literature. In this article, I use the U.S. military as an institutional counterfactual to larger society because, I argue, it isolates many of the conditions commonly cited in the literature to explain race differences in divorce trends. Using the National Longitudinal …

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Academic Advising Of Undergraduates In Communication: Structural Models And Service Challenges Identified By Faculty, Douglas J. Swanson Ed.D Apr Jan 2006

Academic Advising Of Undergraduates In Communication: Structural Models And Service Challenges Identified By Faculty, Douglas J. Swanson Ed.D Apr

Douglas J. Swanson, Ed.D APR

Undergraduate students need effective academic advising to succeed in college (Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991; Mastrodicasa, 2001; Kramer, 2003). Advising within communication disciplines has received little research attention, and is not even mentioned in one key journal’s research agenda for the new millennium (Friedrich, 2002). This national survey of faculty, a starting point for further investigation, found faculty carry the major burden of advising, are seldom trained for it, and carry out a variety of time- consuming tasks beyond face-to-face student contact. Several areas of apparent deficiency were identified in regard to faculty preparation for, involvement in, and communication about advising.

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Morphology: Optimality Theory, John J. Mccarthy Jan 2006

Morphology: Optimality Theory, John J. Mccarthy

John J. McCarthy

No abstract provided.

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Prosodic Morphology, John J. Mccarthy Jan 2006

Prosodic Morphology, John J. Mccarthy

John J. McCarthy

No abstract provided.

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Personal Medical Information: Privacy Or Personal Data Protection? A Theoretical Approach To Understanding The Canadian Environment, Wilhelm Peekhaus Jan 2006

Personal Medical Information: Privacy Or Personal Data Protection? A Theoretical Approach To Understanding The Canadian Environment, Wilhelm Peekhaus

Wilhelm Peekhaus

No abstract provided.

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Monitoring Treatment Integrity: An Alternative To The ‘Consult And Hope’ Strategy In School-Based Behavioural Consultation, Lee A. Wilkinson Jan 2006

Monitoring Treatment Integrity: An Alternative To The ‘Consult And Hope’ Strategy In School-Based Behavioural Consultation, Lee A. Wilkinson

Lee A Wilkinson, PhD

An international trend in school psychology services is a shift from an emphasis on assessment-based activities to a paradigm of consultation problem-solving and behavioural intervention. As the profession experiences an expansion of roles and functions, school psychologists should have an understanding of a critical aspect of behaviour change: treatment integrity (Gresham, 1989). Treatment integrity (or fidelity) refers to the extent to which an intervention is implemented as intended (or planned). This article describes the construct of treatment integrity as it relates to the implementation of consultation-derived behaviour intervention plans. Practical approaches for assessing and monitoring the integrity of treatments are …

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Practicing Reality: Indigenous Interests In Intellectual Property, Jane E. Anderson Dr Jan 2006

Practicing Reality: Indigenous Interests In Intellectual Property, Jane E. Anderson Dr

Jane E. Anderson

No abstract provided.

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How Rural Working Families Use The Earned Income Tax Credit: A Mixed Methods Analysis, Sheila Mammen, Frances C. Lawrence Jan 2006

How Rural Working Families Use The Earned Income Tax Credit: A Mixed Methods Analysis, Sheila Mammen, Frances C. Lawrence

Sheila Mammen

The Federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) affords cash-strapped and credit-constrained working families the opportunity to increase their purchasing power and savings potential. Mixed methods were used on a sample of 237 rural working mothers who participated in a multi-state study. Approximately two thirds of those eligible claimed the EITC. They stated the tax credit was used to pay bills and loans, improve access to transportation, purchase various consumer durables and nondurables, establish savings and build assets, engage in leisure activities, and make human capital investments. Use of the EITC within the context of the Behavioral Life Cycle Theory, implications …

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The Office/Industrial Land Dilemma: A Study Of The Blackstone River Corridor In Massachusetts, John Mullin, Zenia Kotval Jan 2006

The Office/Industrial Land Dilemma: A Study Of The Blackstone River Corridor In Massachusetts, John Mullin, Zenia Kotval

John R. Mullin

Local planners have often neglected their industrial resources and are therefore jeopardizing their economic base. There is clearly a mismatch between land zoned for industry and that which is suitable for development. Older areas are constrained by issues of compatibility, access, and environmental and flood plain issues. Greenfield sites are constrained by physical site characteristics, such as wetlands and slope, transportation networks, development pressures from other land uses and public perceptions and concerns surrounding industrial uses. Through this case study, this article analyzes the key factors that are influencing industrial land use decisions and provides recommendations that may be of …

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Working Paper Of Fiscal Impact Analysis: Methods, Cases, And Intellectual Debate, John Mullin, Zenia Kotval Jan 2006

Working Paper Of Fiscal Impact Analysis: Methods, Cases, And Intellectual Debate, John Mullin, Zenia Kotval

John R. Mullin

Fiscal impact analysis seeks to connect planning and local economics by estimating the public costs and revenues that result from property investments. This type of analysis enables the comparison of revenues to costs associated with new development indicating whether local government can meet new demands for services, or must raise taxes to meet new service demands. This paper is a comprehensive description and assessment of current methods for estimating fiscal impacts, it discusses the influence of local factors such as property tax structure and type of development or growth pattern on fiscal impacts and limitations of methods frequently used. It …

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Wild Capitalism: Environmental Activism And Postsocialist Political Ecology In Hungary, Krista Harper Jan 2006

Wild Capitalism: Environmental Activism And Postsocialist Political Ecology In Hungary, Krista Harper

Krista M. Harper

"Wild Capitalism" examines environmental issues in the "New Europe" of the twenty-first century. Specifically, it looks at how the meanings of "civil society" and "environment" have changed as environmentalists encounter the political and ecological realities of life after state socialism. Although environmentalism is a global social movement, environmental politics is a grassroots process in which activists creatively translate environmental issues into cultural idioms and political processes.

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The Need To Weed: Weeding The Nursing Print Collection – Justification, Marketing, Implementation, Karen Gilbert Jan 2006

The Need To Weed: Weeding The Nursing Print Collection – Justification, Marketing, Implementation, Karen Gilbert

Karen Gilbert

Examining issues around a major weed of EKU Libraries' print Nursing collection. With Victoria Koger.

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From Faculty For Undergraduate Neuroscience: Encouraging Innovation In Undergraduate Neuroscience Education By Supporting Student Research And Faculty Development, Eric Wiertelak, J. C. Hardwick, M. Kerchner, B. Lom, J. J. Ramirez Jan 2006

From Faculty For Undergraduate Neuroscience: Encouraging Innovation In Undergraduate Neuroscience Education By Supporting Student Research And Faculty Development, Eric Wiertelak, J. C. Hardwick, M. Kerchner, B. Lom, J. J. Ramirez

Eric Wiertelak

No abstract provided.

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Advising Undergraduate Students About Law School, Erik Larson, Annette Nierobisz Jan 2006

Advising Undergraduate Students About Law School, Erik Larson, Annette Nierobisz

Erik Larson

No abstract provided.

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Creating Markets, Leaving Legacies, Erik Larson Jan 2006

Creating Markets, Leaving Legacies, Erik Larson

Erik Larson

No abstract provided.

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“The Social Origins Of Universalistic Monotheism: A Comparative Analysis Of Paul And Muhammad”, Khaldoun Samman Jan 2006

“The Social Origins Of Universalistic Monotheism: A Comparative Analysis Of Paul And Muhammad”, Khaldoun Samman

Khaldoun Samman

No abstract provided.

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“Assimilating To Power In Two Different World-Systems: An Analysis Of Paul And Herzl”, Khaldoun Samman Jan 2006

“Assimilating To Power In Two Different World-Systems: An Analysis Of Paul And Herzl”, Khaldoun Samman

Khaldoun Samman

No abstract provided.

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The Politics Of Appointing Catholics To The Federal Courts, Sheldon Goldman Jan 2006

The Politics Of Appointing Catholics To The Federal Courts, Sheldon Goldman

Sheldon Goldman

No abstract provided.

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Tennessee Library Support Staff Want Equitable Compensation, Career Ladders, And Continuing Education: Tla Survey Results, Chris Lh Durman Jan 2006

Tennessee Library Support Staff Want Equitable Compensation, Career Ladders, And Continuing Education: Tla Survey Results, Chris Lh Durman

Chris Durman

No abstract provided.

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University Of Tennessee Student Journal Reading Patterns, Carol Tenopir, Lei Wu, Xiang Zhou, Kitty Mcclanahan, Max Steele, Natalie Clewell, Donald W. King Jan 2006

University Of Tennessee Student Journal Reading Patterns, Carol Tenopir, Lei Wu, Xiang Zhou, Kitty Mcclanahan, Max Steele, Natalie Clewell, Donald W. King

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

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Queensland University Students Journal Reading Patterns, Carol Tenopir, Xiang Zhou, John Upchurch, Donald W. King Jan 2006

Queensland University Students Journal Reading Patterns, Carol Tenopir, Xiang Zhou, John Upchurch, Donald W. King

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

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University Of New South Wales Students, Carol Tenopir, Xiang Zhou, Donald W. King Jan 2006

University Of New South Wales Students, Carol Tenopir, Xiang Zhou, Donald W. King

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

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University Of New South Wales Academic, Carol Tenopir, Xiang Zhou, Donald W. King Jan 2006

University Of New South Wales Academic, Carol Tenopir, Xiang Zhou, Donald W. King

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

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Queensland University Academic Staff Journal Reading Patterns, Carol Tenopir, Xiang B. Zhou, John Upchurch, Donald W. King Jan 2006

Queensland University Academic Staff Journal Reading Patterns, Carol Tenopir, Xiang B. Zhou, John Upchurch, Donald W. King

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

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University Of Tennessee Faculty Journal Reading Patterns, Carol Tenopir, Xiang Zhou, Lei Wu, Kitty Mcclanahan, Max Steele, Natalie Clewell, Donald W. King Jan 2006

University Of Tennessee Faculty Journal Reading Patterns, Carol Tenopir, Xiang Zhou, Lei Wu, Kitty Mcclanahan, Max Steele, Natalie Clewell, Donald W. King

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

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Poverty And The Daily Lives Of Infants, Terri Combs-Orme, Daphne S. Cain Jan 2006

Poverty And The Daily Lives Of Infants, Terri Combs-Orme, Daphne S. Cain

Terri Combs-Orme

It has been amply demonstrated that poor children suffer disadvantages as compared to their more advantaged peers. This paper examines important aspects of infants’ daily experiences in a southeastern city in the United States in order to illustrate differences between poor and non-poor infants. ‘‘Poor’’ infants were compared to their ‘‘non-poor’’ counterparts on the quality of parenting they received; quality of their home environments; relative health and safety; stability, structure, and predictability of their daily lives; and exposure to diverse experiences in the community. Findings reveal that poor infants are at a consistent disadvantage across all domains when compared to …

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Performance Still Matters: Explaining Trust In Government In The Dominican Republic, Rosario Espinal, Jonathan Hartlyn, Jana Morgan Jan 2006

Performance Still Matters: Explaining Trust In Government In The Dominican Republic, Rosario Espinal, Jonathan Hartlyn, Jana Morgan

Jana Morgan

What explains low levels of trust in government institutions in democratizing Latin American countries? We examine this question in the Dominican Republic, employing data from three surveys conducted over 1994-2001. Our analysis finds that trust in government institutions is shaped primarily by perceptions of economic and political performance by government. There is little evidence of a relationship between civic engagement and institutional trust, and no relationship between democratic values and institutional trust. We find a curvilinear effect between socioeconomic status and institutional trust, with middle-sector groups significantly less trusting of government institutions than either the poor or the wealthy. Age …

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