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Reclaiming Youth International, Norman Powell

Norman W. Powell

No abstract provided.

Is The United States A Good Model For Reducing Social Exclusion In Europe?, John Schmitt, Ben Zipperer

Ben Zipperer

Advocates of U.S.-style labor market flexibility have long argued that Europe could generate jobs and lower unemployment if the continent's economies followed the example of the United States. More recently, proponents of the U.S. model have suggested that labor market deregulation also holds out the possibility of reducing the problem of "social exclusion" in Europe, primarily because unemployment is one of the worst forms of social exclusion and contributes to other forms of social marginalization. The authors review a broad range of social and economic indicators and conclude that the United States fares poorly compared with much of Europe on …

Critical Reflection Exercise For Addictions Practitioners: A Deconstruction, Lisa Mcguire, Kathy Lay

Lisa E. McGuire

No abstract provided.

Attentional Vs. Intentional Biases In Hand Movements; Hand-Specific Coupling & Bimanual Reaching, Gavin Buckingham, David Carey

Gavin Buckingham

Most of the population is dextral, showing a clear preference for performing the vast majority of tasks with their right hand. Peters (1981) suggested that an asymmetrical bias in attention (toward the right hand in right handers) could account for many manual asymmetries in bimanual task performance, with the left hand unable to perform the attentionally demanding portion of the task. Likewise, Honda (1982) demonstrated preferential monitoring of the dominant hand during a bimanual reaching task. Recent evidence has also shown an intentional (i.e. output related motor attention) bias toward the dominant hand (Bestelmeyer & Carey, 2004), another possible factor …

Online Journalism Ethics: Traditions And Transitions, Cecilia Friend, Jane Singer

Jane B. Singer

No abstract provided.

Le Recours À La Justice Par Les Patients, Chercheurs Et Groupes Religieux Dans Le Domaine De La Biomédecine, Christine Rothmayr Allison, Audrey L'Espérance

Christine Rothmayr Allison

No abstract provided.

Margaret Atwood’S Moral Disorder: Stories, Patricia Mileham

Patricia Mileham

No abstract provided.

What Is Body Image, Peta Stapleton, Terri Sheldon

Peta B. Stapleton

No abstract provided.

Dennis Levine, Debra Ross

Debra E. Ross

No abstract provided.

Sign Language For The Workplace, Christy Allen

Christy Allen

No abstract provided.

Introducing The Navigator, The Juggler, And The Analyst: A Q Profile Of Undergraduate Psychology Students Within An Australian University, Dawn Darlaston-Jones

Dawn Darlaston-Jones

Libraries And It: Are We There Yet?, Deborah Ludwig, Jeffrey Bullington

Deborah M. Ludwig

Addressing Distressed And Disruptive Students, Robin G. Gayle

Robin G. Gayle

Group Case Study And Treatment Plan Guide, Robin G. Gayle, J. Danielson

Robin G. Gayle

Greening The Business Economics Curriculum: A Paradigm For Environmental Stewardship In The 21st Century, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

Protest And Resentment, Fernando De Maio

Fernando De Maio

No abstract provided.

Analyzing The Process Of Collective Reconciliation, Rafi Nets-Zehngut

Dr. Rafi Nets-Zehngut (Israel)

Labor Court’S Policy Regarding Strikes’ Injunctions (Israel), Rafi Nets-Zehngut

Dr. Rafi Nets-Zehngut (Israel)

Economic Burden Of A Gluten-Free Diet, Anne Lee, Dl Ng, Joshua Graff Zivin, Phr Green

Joshua Graff Zivin

No abstract provided.

Child Care Quality In Different State Policy Contexts, Elizabeth Rigby, Rebecca M. Ryan, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

Elizabeth Rigby

No abstract provided.

An Applied Evaluation At A Living History Museum, Jamie J. Peterson

Jamie Peterson

No abstract provided.

Commons 2.0: Library Spaces Designed For Collaborative Learning, Bryan Sinclair

Bryan Sinclair

The information commons must adapt and evolve to become Commons 2.0, fostering student learning in new creative and collaborative ways.

Failed Families And Quiet Individualism: Domestic Abuse And Women's Strategies Of Resistance In Urban Taiwan, Marc L. Moskowitz

Marc L. Moskowitz

No abstract provided.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Call To Action, Deborah M. Whitley, Susan J. Kelley

Deborah M. Whitley

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), in partnership with the Administration on Aging (AoA) in Region IV, has demonstrated its commitment to supporting vulnerable families by undertaking a leadership role to establish a network of services for grandparents raising grandchildren. Beginning in 2002, the southeastern offices of ACF and AoA collaborated with federal, state and local public welfare, academic, and community service agencies in Georgia to form a provider consortium to identify the needs of grandparent-headed families, and to develop and execute a service delivery plan to address their needs. As a result, the focus of this paper describes …

Perceptions Of Campus-Level Advocacy And Influence Strategies Among Senior Administrators In College And University Libraries, Janice Simmons-Welburn, Beth Mcneil, William Welburn

Beth McNeil

In recent years, interest has grown among academic librarians on developing strategies that garner support for library initiatives and influence campus-level decision-making. This practice has been characterized in the literature on managing academic libraries as increasing advocacy, or the capacity to grow support for library priorities among faculty and administrators using influence and persuasion.

Scarred Sexuality: The Imprint Of Child Abuse Experiences On The Sexual Beliefs And Behaviors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse Victims, Joan A. Reid

Joan A Reid, Ph.D.

Sexual victimization of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) survivors occurs at a disproportionately high rate compared to those without history of CSA. Traumatic sexualization or poor sexual self-esteem has been shown to partially mediate revictimization of CSA survivors. Using data from a longitudinal study of sexually abused girls, this study explores whether specific characteristics of CSA and if experiencing additional forms of child abuse contribute to poor sexual self-esteem. Ordinal logistic regression revealed that those neglected as children, physically abused, or involved in child prostitution had a greater likelihood of higher levels of poor sexual self-esteem.

The Why Of The Beholder: An Analysis Of The Use Of Art Image Databases By Art Historians, Rose Fortier

Rose Fortier

In the field of art history, there is a great potential for the use of art image databases. However, there is little literature that deals specifically with the needs and desires of art historians when it comes to art image databases. This thesis fills the gap in the literature with a user study of the use of art image databases by art historians. It includes a survey of what databases are used, why they are used, and to what extent they are used by art history professors. Results indicate that many issues in the usability and design of currently available …

Brief Report: Impact Of Classroom Presentations About Health And Help Seeking On Rural Australian Adolescents’ Intentions To Consult Health Care Professionals., Coralie J. Wilson

Frank Deane

Building Bridges-GP-Team (Building Bridges-Team; Wilson et al., 2004c) is a variation of the Building Bridges to General Practice: GPs in Schools program (Building Bridges-GP; Wilson et al., 2004a), which promotes consultation with health care professionals who are local and available for rural and regional adolescent’ consultation. The first major component of Building Bridges-GP-Team involves structured health professional training that provides knowledge in three basic areas: (1) adolescents’ help seeking barriers and ways to address barriers in primary health care; (2) developmental issues relevant to adolescent’ help seeking; and (3) classroom management, presentation strategies, and elementary teaching skills. Training is based …

Placing Social Policy? Reflections On Canada’S New Deal For Cities And Communities, Neil Bradford

Neil Bradford

This article analyses the New Deal for Cities and Communities pursued by the federal Liberal government between 2004 and 2006. Situating the initiative in broader urban policy debates about the merits of place-based interventions in tackling problems of poverty and exclusion, it is argued that the New Deal represented a novel attempt at "interscalar policy coordination" within Canadian federalism. Three specific policy tools are identified as central to the New Deal framework-municipal revenue transfers; urban development agreements; and community action research. To understand the New Deal's impact, the implementation of these tools is explored in the context of the City …

Strategic Party Government: Party Influence In Congress, 1789-2000.”, Matthew J. Lebo, Adam J. Mcglynn, Gregory Koger

Gregory Koger

Why does the influence of Congressional parties fluctuate over time Building on prevailing answers, we develop a model, Strategic Party Government, which highlights the electoral motives of legislative parties and the strategic interaction between parties. We test this theory using the entire range of House and Senate party behavior from 1789 to 2000 and find that the strategic behavior of parties complements members' preferences as an explanation for variation in party influence. Specifically, the strongest predictors of one party's voting unity are the unity of the opposing party and the difference between the parties in the preceding year. Moreover, we …