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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
International Monetary Fund, Kris Kirby
International Monetary Fund, Kris Kirby
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Just as the United Nations (U.N.) was created in direct response to the human atrocities and international conflict of World War II, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was created to help repair the decimation that was experienced by the developed nations that became involved in the war. While both organizations have seemingly similar objectives (i. e. , post-war reconstruction and creation of an environment for lasting peace), the Articles of Agreement of the IMF, however, contains no explicit mention of human rights.
Escaping The Cultural Context Of Human Rights, Andrew Fagan
Escaping The Cultural Context Of Human Rights, Andrew Fagan
Human Rights & Human Welfare
A review of:
The Liberal Archipelago: A Theory of Diversity and Freedom by Chandran Kukathas. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2003. pp.292
Globalization And The Construction Of Universal Human Rights, Eric K. Leonard
Globalization And The Construction Of Universal Human Rights, Eric K. Leonard
Human Rights & Human Welfare
A review of:
The History of Human Rights: From Ancient Times to the Globalization Era by Micheline R. Ishay. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004.
and
Constructing Human Rights in the Age of Globalization edited by Mahmood Monshipouri, Neil Englehart, Andrew J. Nathan and Kavita Philip. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2003.
World Health Organization, Wendy Braun
World Health Organization, Wendy Braun
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Over the past 60 years the World Health Organization (WHO) has succeeded in improving the general standard of health around the world. The WHO is an international agency within the United Nations and is comprised of 192 countries. The World Health Assembly, a 34 member elected board, meets annually to determine new regulations and budgetary needs for the organization. Rights-based policy is integrated throughout the World Health Organization’s programs. The WHO works with several entities, including non-governmental organizations, U.N. agencies and private organizations to achieve goals and implement new programs. Key topics for the WHO include gender rights, policy, and …
On Becoming A Family: Melanie's Story Of Benjamin's Adoption, 2002, Melanie Springer Mock
On Becoming A Family: Melanie's Story Of Benjamin's Adoption, 2002, Melanie Springer Mock
Faculty Publications - Department of English
Excerpt: "I became a mother in the back of a taxi cab.
No sit-com cliché, this. The taxi was a late-model, jacked up Honda, its plush chairs bedecked by delicate white doilies. Traffic dared not impede my driver, a silently brooding young man who weaved between Cyclos and motorcycles freighted by fruit, vegetables, live chickens, entire families. I sat tensely in the backseat, holding my son, incredulously wondering into what I had just gotten myself."
Designing Ics As Dynamic Learning Spaces For The Net Generation, D. Russell Bailey, Barbara Tierney
Designing Ics As Dynamic Learning Spaces For The Net Generation, D. Russell Bailey, Barbara Tierney
D. Russell Bailey
Library and Information Commons spaces and furnishings need to match the habits of a Net Generation student body by being as adaptable and flexible as the students who occupy them. Relaxed discussion and study areas, workspaces that expand or contract depending on need, and private or collaborative spaces with computers and other equipment can coexist in the same space.
Wright State University Women's Soccer Media Guide 2006, Wright State University Athletics
Wright State University Women's Soccer Media Guide 2006, Wright State University Athletics
Athletics Publications
A media guide for Wright State University's 2006 Women's Soccer team. This guide includes photographs, player stats, game results, and records.
Wright State University Baseball Media Guide 2006, Wright State University Athletics
Wright State University Baseball Media Guide 2006, Wright State University Athletics
Athletics Publications
A media guide that features information about the coaches and players of the Wright State University's 2006 Men's Baseball team. This guide includes photographs, player stats, game results, and records.
Wright State University Cross Country And Track Media Guide 2006-2007, Wright State University Athletics
Wright State University Cross Country And Track Media Guide 2006-2007, Wright State University Athletics
Athletics Publications
A media guide for Wright State University's 2006-2007 Cross Country and Track teams. This guide includes photographs, player stats, game results, and records.
The Effects Of Perceptions Of Crowding On Juror Attitudes And Decision-Making, Charles Short
The Effects Of Perceptions Of Crowding On Juror Attitudes And Decision-Making, Charles Short
HIM 1990-2015
Previous studies have explored the effects of crowding on non-human animals, human communities, human behavior, and differential effects on men and women. This area of research demands greater attention. Much of the existing work was performed in the 1970s and 80s. Further, it seeks to operationalize crowding only in terms of density. This study is premised on the idea set forth by Freedman that crowding is not merely the number of individuals per unit of space, but rather a subjective feeling. This thesis looks beyond density to find the effects of crowding on juror attitudes and decision-making. Participants were placed …
An Evaluation Of Two Gcms: Simulation Of North American Teleconnection Indices And Synoptic Phenomena, Justin T. Schoof, S C. Pryor
An Evaluation Of Two Gcms: Simulation Of North American Teleconnection Indices And Synoptic Phenomena, Justin T. Schoof, S C. Pryor
Publications
We evaluate the ability of two coupled atmospheric–oceanic GCMs – the Hadley Center’s third generation coupled climate model (HadCM3) and the Canadian Center for Climate Modeling and Analysis second-generation coupled model (CGCM2) – to simulate the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), the Pacific North American teleconnection pattern (PNA), and map patterns in the Midwest region of the United States, relative to NCEP/NCAR reanalysis (NNR) data. The observed (NNR-derived) and GCM-derived probability distributions and temporal behavior of the daily teleconnection indices exhibit agreement over the 1990–2001 reference period, and both GCMs successfully reproduce the range of 500-hPa map patterns over the study …
A Semantic Future For Ai, Rudi Studer, Anupriya Ankolekar, Pascal Hitzler
A Semantic Future For Ai, Rudi Studer, Anupriya Ankolekar, Pascal Hitzler
Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Publications
In our modern information society, people need to manage ever-increasing numbers of personal devices and conduct more of their work and activities online, often making use of heterogeneous services. The amount of information to be processed by each individual is constantly growing, making it increasingly difficult to control, channel, share and make constructive use of it. To mitigate this, computing needs to become much more human-centered, e.g. by presenting personalised information to users and by respecting personal preferences in controlling multiple devices or invoking various services. Appropriate representation of the semantics of the information and functionality of devices and services …
Nexus, Winter 2006, Wright State University Community
Nexus, Winter 2006, Wright State University Community
Nexus Literary Journal
Nexus is a magazine that began as an insert in the Wright State Guardian student newspaper in 1965 and has since been published semi-regularly. It began only accepting creative writing, but has since expanded to include illustrations, photography and other non-written art forms. Today, it is published in a digital format and accepts submissions from around the country, though it maintains its commitment to the Wright State Community.
Editor's Introduction And Acknowledgments, Karen Paisley, Leo H. Mcavoy, Anderson B. Young, Wynn Shooter, Joshua Bochniak
Editor's Introduction And Acknowledgments, Karen Paisley, Leo H. Mcavoy, Anderson B. Young, Wynn Shooter, Joshua Bochniak
Research in Outdoor Education
An introduction to the journal "Research in Outdoor Education," volume 8 is presented by the authors on behalf of the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors (CEO) Research Committee.
Front Matter, Coalitition For Education In The Outdoors (Ceo)
Front Matter, Coalitition For Education In The Outdoors (Ceo)
Research in Outdoor Education
The Coalition for Education in the Outdoors is a network of institutions, organizations, agencies, centers, businesses, and associations linked and communicating in support of the broad purposes of education in, for, and about the outdoors. The Coalition assists in identifying the needs of its affiliates, in meeting their various constituent needs, as well as advancing the mission of outdoor education globally.
A Research Task Force was initiated by the Coalition in 1990 with the purpose of supporting the conduct of research in the field and dissemination of the results. The symposium at Bradford Woods and this publication offer evidence of …
Preface, Anderson B. Young
Preface, Anderson B. Young
Research in Outdoor Education
A preface to the journal "Research in Outdoor Education," volume 8 is presented by the author on behalf of the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors (CEO) Research Committee.
The Program Development Process: Developing Optimal Youth Development Environments Through The Camp Experience, M. Deborah Bialeschki, Margery M. Scanlin, Michelle Alberti Gambone, Cynthia L. Sipe
The Program Development Process: Developing Optimal Youth Development Environments Through The Camp Experience, M. Deborah Bialeschki, Margery M. Scanlin, Michelle Alberti Gambone, Cynthia L. Sipe
Research in Outdoor Education
Many camp professionals find themselves continually challenged to document the value of the camp experience for youth. Funders want to hold camps accountable to their goals, boards want to see evidence that camp programs result in benefits in line with the organization's mission, and directors themselves want to know if they achieved the desired outcomes as well the most effective "best practices". The American Camp Association (ACA) teamed with Youth Development Strategies, Inc. (YDSI) in a project to look at how campers assessed their camp experiences on outcomes that contribute to positive youth development. The purpose of this study was …
Environmental Desirability Responding: One Possibility In Addressing The Attitude-Behavior Gap, Alan Ewert, Graeme Galloway
Environmental Desirability Responding: One Possibility In Addressing The Attitude-Behavior Gap, Alan Ewert, Graeme Galloway
Research in Outdoor Education
One of the underlying assumptions made by many outdoor education programs is that a student's attitude toward the natural environment can be modified toward more pro-environmental beliefs through the acquisition of new knowledge and direct experiences with or in those environments. In tum, these attitudes can lead to behavior changes that possibly lead to more pro-environment actions, such as recycling, reduced consumption patterns, or even advocacy. Thus, using a properly sequenced set of knowledge and experiences in order to develop informed and pro-environment attitudes and behaviors has become one' standard way to design both outdoor education activities and curricula.
One …
Investigating The Long-Term Impact Of Adventure Education: A Retrospective Study Of Outward Bound Singapore's Classic 21-Day Challenge Course, Michael Gassner, Abdul Kahlid, Keith Russell
Investigating The Long-Term Impact Of Adventure Education: A Retrospective Study Of Outward Bound Singapore's Classic 21-Day Challenge Course, Michael Gassner, Abdul Kahlid, Keith Russell
Research in Outdoor Education
This study was conducted to further our understanding of the impact an outdoor adventure education experience has on participants' personal and professional life. Outdoor adventure education follows an experiential philosophy of learning and takes place primarily through sensory involvement with the natural world (Priest and Gass, 1997). Ewert and McAvoy (2000) have mentioned that the transfer of benefits of adventure programs and their components to work and everyday life have often been neglected in research.
An Employee Perspective Of Service In An Outdoor Education Organization: A Means-End Study, Marni Goldenberg, Dan Pronsolino, David B. Klenosky
An Employee Perspective Of Service In An Outdoor Education Organization: A Means-End Study, Marni Goldenberg, Dan Pronsolino, David B. Klenosky
Research in Outdoor Education
This research examined staff perceptions of the outcomes and values of service in an outdoor education organization through an approach known as means-end analysis. Means-end analysis provides a framework to identify and explore the interrelationships among the important attributes, consequences (i.e., benefits and outcomes), and values of a product or service (Gutman, 1982; Klenosky, Gengler, & Mulvey, 1993). Typically, the means-end approach bas focused on decision-making behavior of consumers. More recent applications have used the approach to understand the outcomes associated with ropes course programming (Goldenberg, Klenosky, O'Leary, & Templin, 2000) and the components of an Outward Bound experience (Goldenberg, …
Environmental Sensitivity And Outdoor Recreation Setting Preferences, Tinelle Bustam, Anderson B. Young, Sharon Todd
Environmental Sensitivity And Outdoor Recreation Setting Preferences, Tinelle Bustam, Anderson B. Young, Sharon Todd
Research in Outdoor Education
Over the last 30 years, researchers have considered the complexities of "environmental sensitivity," specifically, the factors that cause people to care or be concerned about the environment. Such research emerges from the notion that environmental sensitivity is the first step in a developmental process that leads persons toward environmental literacy or what Chawla (1998) calls a sense of "ownership" and "empowerment" (p. 11) regarding protection of the environment. In this sense, environmental sensitivity becomes the foundation on which environmental educators can build. By exploring the relationship between environmental sensitivity and other variables, environmental educators may be provided with means of …
Leadership And L.B. Sharp: Narratives Shared Of A Revered Outdoor Educator, Julie A. Carlson
Leadership And L.B. Sharp: Narratives Shared Of A Revered Outdoor Educator, Julie A. Carlson
Research in Outdoor Education
This article reviews the contributions to the field of outdoor education made by Dr. Lloyd Burgess Sharp.
Collective Meanings Of An Outdoor Leadership Program Experience As Lived By Participants, Andy Ballard, Amy Shellman, Aya Hayashi
Collective Meanings Of An Outdoor Leadership Program Experience As Lived By Participants, Andy Ballard, Amy Shellman, Aya Hayashi
Research in Outdoor Education
The purpose of this study was to describe the perceptions and meanings of the lived experiences of participants of the Conservation and Outdoor Recreation/Education (CORE) program at Indiana University. It is hoped that the information provided in this study will help to meet the call for methodological pluralism and allow program developers and the research community at large to gain a more descriptive and thorough account of the outdoor leadership development experiences of program participants, with the ultimate goal of improving outdoor leadership programs.
The Influence Of A Wilderness Experience Program On Students' Attitudes Toward Wilderness, Betsy R. Lindley
The Influence Of A Wilderness Experience Program On Students' Attitudes Toward Wilderness, Betsy R. Lindley
Research in Outdoor Education
The purpose of the study was to examine how a wilderness education program (WEP) influenced students' attitudes towards wilderness and to understand what part of the experience students perceived led to changes in their attitudes toward wilderness protection and preservation. Developing a better understanding of how education influences environmental beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors is important in the wilderness education and resource management fields as they seek the best methods to preserve wildland resources.
An Investigation Of Self-Efficacy In A Freshman Wilderness Experience Program, Jennifer L. Hinton, Danny L. Twilley, Robin Mittelstaedt
An Investigation Of Self-Efficacy In A Freshman Wilderness Experience Program, Jennifer L. Hinton, Danny L. Twilley, Robin Mittelstaedt
Research in Outdoor Education
The purpose of this study was to further investigate the link(s) between wilderness programs and the development of self-efficacy in first-year college students. Self-efficacy in first year college students is important because in order for students to successfully complete college, they have to deal or cope with many challenges and stressors, and the higher one's self-efficacy the more likely students are to actively cope with the challenges and stresses they face (Davenport & Lane, 2006). The study also explored how participants in the wilderness group were impacted in specific ways,in relation to their self-efficacy based on self-reported statements provided in …
Inclusion At Residential Outdoor Environmental Education Centers: A Survey Of Current Practices, Kendra Liddicoat, Jim Rogers, Lynn Anderson
Inclusion At Residential Outdoor Environmental Education Centers: A Survey Of Current Practices, Kendra Liddicoat, Jim Rogers, Lynn Anderson
Research in Outdoor Education
In recent decades, persons with disabilities have become increasingly integrated into all aspects of society, including education and-recreation programs. In schools, this change has resulted from an understanding that provision of "a least restrictive environment," as mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), is often a regular education classroom rather than a segregated special education one. On a broader level, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has spurred recreation and social programs to make their facilities welcoming and accessible to all. As providers of school-sponsored as well as public programs, residential outdoor environmental education centers are also expected …
The Wilderness Solo: The Effect Of Intentional Design, Andrew J. Bobilya, Kenneth R. Kalisch
The Wilderness Solo: The Effect Of Intentional Design, Andrew J. Bobilya, Kenneth R. Kalisch
Research in Outdoor Education
The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the influence of intentional design by the instructor regarding the Solo's (a) purpose and framing, (b) instructor visit, and (c) individual and group debriefing. This study extends the previous Solo research by hypothesizing that the purposeful planning, framing, visits, and debriefing by the instructor play a role in determining the quality of Solo experience. The study was supported by three major theoretical frames - the Hendee & Brown Model (1988), Kolb's (1984) Experiential Learning Cycle, and Csikszentmihalyi's (1991) Flow Theory.
The Effect Of Activities For Effective Processing In An Adventure Education Program On Participants' Personal Development, Eri Araki, Taito Okamura, Hiroshi Hamatani
The Effect Of Activities For Effective Processing In An Adventure Education Program On Participants' Personal Development, Eri Araki, Taito Okamura, Hiroshi Hamatani
Research in Outdoor Education
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of preplanned activities for effective processing, such as framing, debriefing, and transferring, on participant's depth of reflection and personal development. Adventure education programs based on experiential learning methods had spread slowly in Japanese outdoor education. However, recent research concluded that adventure programs without constructed activities for processing affected personal growth and development. Sugerman (2000) describes that some participants are able to reflect spontaneously to understand the meaning of. the experience. Other participants are not able to reflect spontaneously about the experience and are unable to extract meaning from the experience. …
Let Safety Be Your Guide: A Risk Management Perspective On Challenge Course Programming And Instructor Training, Jon-Scott N. Godsey, Monica L. Godsey
Let Safety Be Your Guide: A Risk Management Perspective On Challenge Course Programming And Instructor Training, Jon-Scott N. Godsey, Monica L. Godsey
Research in Outdoor Education
The introduction of challenge courses to the public and private education sectors ushered in a new focus on construction and safety standards. The Association for Challenge Course Technologies (ACCT) currently pro.vides a series of standards related to challenge course construction techniques and appropriate materials and is paving the way for national standardization of challenge course practices and instructor training programs. While challenge course safety has improved significantly in the past forty years, there are still "antagonists who have claimed these programs lack safety and quality control", (p.65), resulting in a number of potential and actual accidents (Leemon & Erickson, 2000).
Development And Application Of A Camper Growth Index (Cgi-C), Karla A. Henderson, Christopher A. Thurber, Leslie Schueler Whitaker, Margery M. Scanlin, M. Deborah Bialeschki
Development And Application Of A Camper Growth Index (Cgi-C), Karla A. Henderson, Christopher A. Thurber, Leslie Schueler Whitaker, Margery M. Scanlin, M. Deborah Bialeschki
Research in Outdoor Education
Many people know about the value of organized camp experiences for youth, but few instruments measure camp experiences relative to positive youth development. Over the past century, most studies have found positive outcomes on a variety of dimensions, but these studies have used mainly convenience nonrandornized samples, different criteria, and a variety of instruments in their assessments. The purpose of this paper is to present evidence about the psychometric properties of a scale specifically designed to measure youth development outcomes through camp experiences.