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Bridging The Gap: Gerontology And Social Work Education, Cindy Snyder, Susan Wesley, Muh Bi Lin, J Dean May
Bridging The Gap: Gerontology And Social Work Education, Cindy Snyder, Susan Wesley, Muh Bi Lin, J Dean May
Faculty Publications - College of Social Work
The following study was implemented to explore the potential for a four-week curriculum module in gerontological social work education to positively impact students’ practice-related knowledge concerning older adults, as well as their attitudes toward elderly persons and interest in working with them. Pertinent literature was reviewed to conceptualize the building of a gerontology curriculum module that could be integrated into a pre-existing social work course. The module’s design and content were reflective of its primary goal, which was to educate students about salient aspects of social work knowledge, skill, and practice with older adults utilizing experiential methods. Data analysis revealed …
Regional Real Property Valuation Forecast Accuracy, Katherine Nicole Cote
Regional Real Property Valuation Forecast Accuracy, Katherine Nicole Cote
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to identify, evaluate, and critique four econometric and statistical alternatives to present forecasting practices for property valuation forecasts: (1) a traditional income elasticity method, (2) a regional structural econometric model, (3) a statistical ARIMA method, and (4) trend analysis. Forecast evaluation for 2001-2007 will be conducted for the property valuations of Single and Multi-Family residences and Commercial and Industrial properties in El Paso, Texas (MSA).
The Affective, Behavioral, And Cognitive Correlates Of Club Drug Use Among Hispanic College Students, Brenda Sue Hanson
The Affective, Behavioral, And Cognitive Correlates Of Club Drug Use Among Hispanic College Students, Brenda Sue Hanson
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Limited information exists about club drug use among minorities. This study examined potential affective, behavioral, and cognitive correlates of club drug use in a Hispanic college student sample. Participants (N = 321) completed multiple measures assessing demographic information, acculturation, depression, anxiety, positive and negative affect, alexithymia, polysubstance use, sensation seeking, need for cognition, and prospective memory. Primary analyses included logistic regression models assessing the impact of affective, behavioral, and cognitive correlates on club drug use, while secondary analyses included moderation analyses exploring potential relationships between variables of interest, as well as assessment of univariate relationships between club drug use …
Testing Maquiladora Forecast Accuracy, George Novela
Testing Maquiladora Forecast Accuracy, George Novela
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
This study examines the historical accuracy of the structural equation maquiladora forecasts generated using the UTEP Borderplex Econometric Forecasting Model. The eight variables that are included come from the Maquiladora block of this Model for both Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua and Chihuahua, Chihuahua. These forecasts are three year simulations that appear in the Borderplex Economic Outlook reports published from 1999 through 2006. Combined, they provide a total of 21 observations for each variable. The specific data series are total maquiladora employment, operating plants, average hourly wages, and total value added.
The N400 Erp: Semantic Vs. Evaluative Incongruities, Jennifer Hilda Taylor
The N400 Erp: Semantic Vs. Evaluative Incongruities, Jennifer Hilda Taylor
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
The objective of this research was to utilize both behavioral (response times) and psychophysiological measures (ERPs - N400 & Pre-response Positivity) to uncover the cognitive mechanism responsible for the evaluative priming effect (spreading activation vs. response competition) by controlling for semantic influences. This research project examined the evaluative incongruity effect by controlling for semantic influences in two separate studies. The first study kept semantic associations among word pairs completely random, while the second study controlled for semantic associations by either pairing words from the same semantic category (e.g., animal-animal) or from different semantic categories (e.g., animal-person). Participants completed an evaluative …
Social Impact: Social Work Reaches Out To Returning Veterans, Researches Ways To Help., Susan Thompson
Social Impact: Social Work Reaches Out To Returning Veterans, Researches Ways To Help., Susan Thompson
Social Impact
It has become a truism that this new global war on terror is a different kind of war, open-ended in time and place. But all wars are different, and as this snapshot of today's returnees from Afghanistan and Iraq shows, so are the men and women who come home from them.
พื้นที่สาธารณะในสื่อโทรทัศน์ไทย, พิรงรอง รามสูต
พื้นที่สาธารณะในสื่อโทรทัศน์ไทย, พิรงรอง รามสูต
Journal of Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
การเมืองว่าด้วยเรื่องของ (เนื้อ) วัวในเกาหลีใต้: โลกาภิวัตน์และชาตินิยม, นิธิ เนื่องจำนงค์
การเมืองว่าด้วยเรื่องของ (เนื้อ) วัวในเกาหลีใต้: โลกาภิวัตน์และชาตินิยม, นิธิ เนื่องจำนงค์
Journal of Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
A Terrible Price?: Road Construction, Deforestation, And Development In Southern Lao Pdr, Marc Kalina
A Terrible Price?: Road Construction, Deforestation, And Development In Southern Lao Pdr, Marc Kalina
Journal of Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
The Socio-Economic Impacts Of Lao-Thai Informal Border Trade On People's Livelihood And Poverty Reduction, Viengxay Thammavong
The Socio-Economic Impacts Of Lao-Thai Informal Border Trade On People's Livelihood And Poverty Reduction, Viengxay Thammavong
Journal of Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
กองทัพสมัยไหม่ของไทย : การประดิษฐ์พิธีถวายสัตย์ปฎิญาณตนทางทหาร, จรูญ จำปาทอง
กองทัพสมัยไหม่ของไทย : การประดิษฐ์พิธีถวายสัตย์ปฎิญาณตนทางทหาร, จรูญ จำปาทอง
Journal of Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
การสร้าง "พื้นที่สันทนาการ"กับอำนาจรัฐที่แฝงเร้นในยุคพัฒนา, ภิญญพันธุ์ พจนะลาวัณย์
การสร้าง "พื้นที่สันทนาการ"กับอำนาจรัฐที่แฝงเร้นในยุคพัฒนา, ภิญญพันธุ์ พจนะลาวัณย์
Journal of Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
Toleration And Religious Freedom In The Thai State: Tolerator And Tolerated, Preeda Sataworn, Chaiyan Chaiyapom
Toleration And Religious Freedom In The Thai State: Tolerator And Tolerated, Preeda Sataworn, Chaiyan Chaiyapom
Journal of Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
รัฐไทยในกระแสโลกาภิวัตน์, ดร.กุลลดา เกษบุญชูมี้ด
รัฐไทยในกระแสโลกาภิวัตน์, ดร.กุลลดา เกษบุญชูมี้ด
Journal of Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
Stateless People's Needs And Problems In Obtaining Thai Nationality: A Case Study Of Hill Tribe People In Chiang Rai, Thailand, Aticha Wongwian
Stateless People's Needs And Problems In Obtaining Thai Nationality: A Case Study Of Hill Tribe People In Chiang Rai, Thailand, Aticha Wongwian
Journal of Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
The Art Of Politics As Corpus Xenophonteum : A Study In Political Philosophy, Prasert Patanaponpaiboon, Chaiyan Chaiyapom
The Art Of Politics As Corpus Xenophonteum : A Study In Political Philosophy, Prasert Patanaponpaiboon, Chaiyan Chaiyapom
Journal of Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
นวัฒกรรมการนำนโยบายผู้สูงอายุไปปฏิบัติขององค์การปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่น, ปิยากร หวังมหาพร
นวัฒกรรมการนำนโยบายผู้สูงอายุไปปฏิบัติขององค์การปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่น, ปิยากร หวังมหาพร
Journal of Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
Multiple Dimensions Of Urban Well-Being: Evidence From India, S. Chandrasekhar, Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay
Multiple Dimensions Of Urban Well-Being: Evidence From India, S. Chandrasekhar, Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
This working paper addresses differences in outcomes across households residing in slums and non-slum urban areas of India. We first established that if utility is defined as access to public goods such as water and sanitation, then residents in non-slum urban areas are unambiguously better off than slum dwellers. On the other hand, we found that the distribution of private goods (monthly per capita expenditure and per capita living area) in non-slum areas does not dominate the distribution of these goods in the slums, implying that non-slum residents are not unequivocally better off than slum residents. Since slums are on …
Sharing Experiences With Comprehensive Responses To Adolescent Reproductive Health Needs In Africa, Nafissatou J. Diop, Anta Fall Diagne
Sharing Experiences With Comprehensive Responses To Adolescent Reproductive Health Needs In Africa, Nafissatou J. Diop, Anta Fall Diagne
Reproductive Health
In 1999, the Population Council’s USAID-funded Frontiers in Reproductive Health (FRONTIERS) project, began a three-year collaboration in Senegal on an adolescent reproductive health (ARH) pilot project that showed that a multisectoral, multidisciplinary approach can increase knowledge, enhance attitudes, and foster positive behaviors for reproductive health. Following requests from several neighboring countries, and given the long collaboration with WHO, FRONTIERS initiated efforts in 2007 to enable utilization of these findings in other African countries. The purpose of this report is to promote the utilization of multisectoral approaches for improving ARH programming by governments, donors, and national and international agencies in francophone …
How Early Marriage Compromises Girls' Lives, Maharashtra, International Institute For Population Sciences (Iips)
How Early Marriage Compromises Girls' Lives, Maharashtra, International Institute For Population Sciences (Iips)
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
The policy and program discourse around early marriage has increased significantly over the last decade in India. For example, several national-level policies formulated since 2000, including the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006, have advocated special program attention to delay age at marriage and to enforce existing laws against child marriage. Also, programmatically several initiatives have been launched to prevent early marriage. Despite these commitments, substantial proportions of girls continue to marry in adolescence. As recently as 2005–06, 47 percent of women aged 20–24 were married by 18 years nationally. While the situation of married young women in India has …
Sexuality Education For Youth In Maharashtra: Yes Or No?, International Institute For Population Sciences (Iips)
Sexuality Education For Youth In Maharashtra: Yes Or No?, International Institute For Population Sciences (Iips)
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
Serious reservations have been expressed in Maharashtra about the sexuality component of programs intended to build awareness of safe and healthy behaviors for school-going youth. This policy brief answers: Is there a need for sexuality education in school and out-of-school in Maharashtra? Are the concerns expressed supported by evidence? Evidence was obtained from the Youth in India: Situation and Needs study conducted in Maharashtra, which explored young people’s awareness of sexual and reproductive matters, sexual experiences of youth, parent–child communication on sexual and reproductive matters, and experience and acceptability of sexuality education programs. Parents were asked whether they had discussed …
The Interpretation Of Dreams : Aspirations And Opportunity In The Region, Janet Hammer
The Interpretation Of Dreams : Aspirations And Opportunity In The Region, Janet Hammer
Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Publications
The American Dream is a story of opportunity and equity where anyone, regardless of station or starting point, can fulfill his or her potential. It promises that if you work hard and play by the rules, not only will your basic needs be met, but you can advance. Opportunity is about having a shot regardless of gender, race, or class, and equity is about fairness, not about sameness. Equity and opportunity play a pivotal role in the American Dream. Nationally, however, people seem to be working harder but falling behind. Opportunities to succeed are not equally available. What is the …
Guía Operativa Para Programas De Educación Sexual Y Servicios De Salud Reproductiva Para Jóvenes, Ofelia Aguilar, Lorena Santos, Marisa Diaz Infante, Rocio Mejia, Ricardo Vernon, Antonieta Martin
Guía Operativa Para Programas De Educación Sexual Y Servicios De Salud Reproductiva Para Jóvenes, Ofelia Aguilar, Lorena Santos, Marisa Diaz Infante, Rocio Mejia, Ricardo Vernon, Antonieta Martin
Reproductive Health
El presente libro tiene como fin poner al alcance de personas y organizaciones interesadas en establecer políticas y programas de servicios y educación sexual para los jóvenes, una guía basada en el Programa Gente Joven que implementa la Fundación Mexicana para la Planeación Familiar, A.C. (MEXFAM). Consideramos que los componentes y las actividades de este programa pueden ser adaptados en otras latitudes y así enriquecer proyectos orientados al trabajo con jóvenes.
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The purpose of this book is to make available, to people and organizations interested in establishing policies and programs on sexual education and services for young people, a …
Kenya: Islamic Scholars Find No Religious Justification For Fgm/C, Population Council
Kenya: Islamic Scholars Find No Religious Justification For Fgm/C, Population Council
Reproductive Health
In 2004, FRONTIERS undertook a study on the cultural basis of female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) in Kenya’s Somali community. The study showed universal support for FGM/C, and indicated that one of the major justifications is the perception that Islam requires female as well as male genital cutting. Interviews with informants showed that belief in the religious justification overrides arguments about the health and human rights aspects and the knowledge that it is illegal in Kenya. In 2005, FRONTIERS launched an intervention to engage the community in discussions about FGM/C to clarify the religious position. FRONTIERS arranged symposia involving …
Kenya: Integrating Services For Fp And Hiv Improves Quality And Hiv Testing, Population Council
Kenya: Integrating Services For Fp And Hiv Improves Quality And Hiv Testing, Population Council
Reproductive Health
The Kenyan government’s reproductive health policy highlights service integration and quality of care. While integrating counseling and testing (C&T) for HIV into family planning (FP) can potentially increase the range of services to clients at risk from sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV, few studies have documented the feasibility, effects, or costs of such integration. From 2005–07, the Population Council worked with the Kenyan Ministry of Health to test the feasibility of two models for integrating C&T into existing FP services. Both models featured client education on HIV prevention during FP visits. Providers were trained to routinely use the Balanced …
Financial Capacity Building For Ngo Sustainability, John H. Bratt, Rick Homan, Barbara Janowitz, James R. Foreit
Financial Capacity Building For Ngo Sustainability, John H. Bratt, Rick Homan, Barbara Janowitz, James R. Foreit
Reproductive Health
While demand for family planning and reproductive health services is increasing worldwide, a number of recent trends threaten the financial sustainability of donor-supported NGOs that provide these services. First, the U.S. Agency for International Development has seen its funding for population assistance decline since 1995. A second reason is the growth of government-funded programs that provide these services for low-income clients, which reduced the need for NGOs to focus programs entirely on the poor. Health-sector reform has created opportunities for NGOs via public–private partnerships in some countries, but sustained public-sector support is unlikely given limited economic growth in domestic economies …
Delinking Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting From Islam, Ibrahim Lethome Asmani, Maryam Sheikh Abdi
Delinking Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting From Islam, Ibrahim Lethome Asmani, Maryam Sheikh Abdi
Reproductive Health
Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is practiced in at least 28 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, a few countries in the Middle East and Asia, and among immigrant populations from these countries in Europe, North America, and Australia. Worldwide, an estimated 100 to 140 million girls and women have undergone the practice, and at least three million girls are at risk each year. The Somali ethnic community in Kenya as well in Somalia, Djibouti, and Ethiopia, has practiced female genital cutting for centuries and the practice appears to have remained largely unchanged. The Population Council’s FRONTIERS program carried out two …
F. Christie & J.R. Martin (Eds), Language, Knowledge And Pedagogy: Functional Linguistic And Sociological Perspectives, Pauline Jones
F. Christie & J.R. Martin (Eds), Language, Knowledge And Pedagogy: Functional Linguistic And Sociological Perspectives, Pauline Jones
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Arising from the productive dialogue between systemic functional linguistics and sociology begun earlier by Michael Halliday (1995), Basil Bernstein (1990) and Ruqaiya Hasan (1999), this edited volume is concerned with the nature of knowledge. Readers familiar with Bernstein's sociological theory will know the trajectory of his work from its early emphasis on code, through classification and framing of curriculum to his later interest in the structuring of knowledge. Throughout, his interest in the relationship between social relations and semiotic practice is evident as he attended firstly to the form taken by pedagogic discourse (the relay) and then later to the …
Investigation Of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (Gaba) A Receptors Genes And Migraine Susceptibility, Francesca Fernandez, Teresa Esposito, Rod Lea, Natalie Colson, Alfredo Ciccodicola, Fernando Gianfrancesco, Lyn Griffiths
Investigation Of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (Gaba) A Receptors Genes And Migraine Susceptibility, Francesca Fernandez, Teresa Esposito, Rod Lea, Natalie Colson, Alfredo Ciccodicola, Fernando Gianfrancesco, Lyn Griffiths
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
BACKGROUND: Migraine is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of severe headache, affecting around 12% of Caucasian populations. It is well known that migraine has a strong genetic component, although the number and type of genes involved is still unclear. Prior linkage studies have reported mapping of a migraine gene to chromosome Xq 24-28, a region containing a cluster of genes for GABA A receptors (GABRE, GABRA3, GABRQ), which are potential candidate genes for migraine. The GABA neurotransmitter has been implicated in migraine pathophysiology previously; however its exact role has not yet been established, although GABA receptors agonists have …
Dietary Electrolytes Are Related To Mood, Susan Torres, Caryl Nowson, Anthony Worsley
Dietary Electrolytes Are Related To Mood, Susan Torres, Caryl Nowson, Anthony Worsley
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Dietary therapies are routinely recommended to reduce disease risk; however, there is concern they may adversely affect mood. We compared the effect on mood of a low-sodium, high-potassium diet (LNAHK) and a high-calcium diet (HC) with a moderate-sodium, high-potassium, high-calcium Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)-type diet (OD). We also assessed the relationship between dietary electrolytes and cortisol, a stress hormone and marker of hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis activity. In a crossover design, subjects were randomized to two diets for 4 weeks, the OD and either LNAHK or HC, each preceded by a 2-week control diet (CD). Dietary compliance was assessed …