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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Drake, Angela (Fa 282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Drake, Angela (Fa 282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 282. Paper: "Generation Comparisons" written by Angela Drake for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Ganter, Roxanne (Fa 305), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ganter, Roxanne (Fa 305), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 305. Paper: "My Group Event: Canasta" written by Roxanne Ganter for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Becker, Lori (Fa 299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Becker, Lori (Fa 299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 299. Paper: "Halloween Coverage Throughout October" written by Lori Becker for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Beck, Barbara (Fa 301), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beck, Barbara (Fa 301), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 301. Paper: "Images of Nurses in Print Media: 'RN Magazine', January 1995-June 1995" written by Barbara Beck for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Callis, Susan (Fa 293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Callis, Susan (Fa 293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 293. Paper: "An Index to Quilt Patterns in Western Kentucky University Archives" written by Susan Callis for a Western Kentucky University English class.
Students' Perception Of The Impact Of User Education On The Use Of Reference Resources: An Iranian Experience, Mahdi Mohammadi, Alireza Isfandyari Moghaddam, Mehri Ezadi Yeganeh
Students' Perception Of The Impact Of User Education On The Use Of Reference Resources: An Iranian Experience, Mahdi Mohammadi, Alireza Isfandyari Moghaddam, Mehri Ezadi Yeganeh
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This research examines students' familiarity with reference resources as well as the necessity of providing user education based on students' point of view. A sample of 351 students were given a questionnaire of 22 questions. Findings show that students find user education necessary and beneficial, and that students would like to see expert and professional librarians in the reference department.
"Do I Really Belong Here?" The Effects Of Difference In Paths Through Higher Education On Graduate Student Perception On Legitimacy, Tina Dawn Lillian Burdsall
"Do I Really Belong Here?" The Effects Of Difference In Paths Through Higher Education On Graduate Student Perception On Legitimacy, Tina Dawn Lillian Burdsall
Dissertations and Theses
Why do some master's level students feel confident in completing their programs and some do not? Why do some feel connected to their department and some do not? Why do some feel legitimate as graduate students and some do not? This research proposes that there may be differences in how master's students understand the graduate student role based on whether they went directly from high-school through their bachelor's to their master's, or if they took time off between their bachelor's and master's program. This thesis used in-depth interviews with twelve second-year master's students at Portland State University to explore these …
Book Review 16 Wellness Leadership: Creating Supportive Environments For Healthier And More Productive Employees By Judd Allen, Ph.D., William C. Mcpeck
Book Review 16 Wellness Leadership: Creating Supportive Environments For Healthier And More Productive Employees By Judd Allen, Ph.D., William C. Mcpeck
William C. McPeck
This is my personal review of Wellness Leadership: Creating supportive environments for healthier and more productive employees by Judd Allen, Ph.D. which was published in 2008 by Healthycultures.com.
China Overload
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
What’s that, you ask? We couldn’t tell you. We can’t get enough of the China coverage splattered across magazine covers and op-ed pages. A lot of the stuff is for subscribers only, so we won’t be directing you to recent China pieces in Harper’s and elsewhere. Here are some links to the free pieces, found on the pages of the usual suspects as well as some unusual ones:
1. Here’s an unusual one: Architectural Digest has a series of stories on contemporary decor and architecture in China, including a photo spread of a “villa” outside Chengdu, a slideshow of 19th …
Ddasaccident611, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident611, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
It is the conclusion of the investigation team that the involved deminer did not properly find the centre of the signal because of extra soil accumulated there, and thus started excavation directly from the top of the signal by force, which caused the accident happened.
Re-Framing Assessment: A Patron-Centered Approach, Jeanne M. Brown
Re-Framing Assessment: A Patron-Centered Approach, Jeanne M. Brown
Library Faculty Presentations
The Strategic Plan is a standard blueprint guiding library assessment activities. Many, if not most, Strategic Plans are organized along library departmental lines and/or library functions, and use language with which librarians frame their efforts—not language with which patrons would necessarily resonate. In an effort to drive home the concept that it is “impact on the patron” which should be the touchstone for all we do, the UNLV Libraries Dean and Assessment Librarian have created a framework which turns the Strategic Plan document on its head, making it patron-centric. From six goals, the UNLV plan was revised to focus on …
Terracotta Ambassadors, The First Emperor, And The “Cursed” Farmers, Xia Shi
Terracotta Ambassadors, The First Emperor, And The “Cursed” Farmers, Xia Shi
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
About twenty terracotta figures are currently on display at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art in Santa Ana, California in an exhibit scheduled from May 18 through October 12. Later, the exhibit, including statues of ten warriors, court officials, an acrobat, a bare-chested strongman, musicians, a stable boy, chariot horses and bronze water birds, will make stops in Atlanta, Houston, and Washington, D.C. It is said that this exhibit not only includes pieces of the highest quality, but is also the largest collection of the figures ever to leave China.
“As China gears up for the 2008 Olympics, it’s a …
St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, August 3, 2008
St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, August 3, 2008
Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf
A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, CAN
St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, August 3, 2008
St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, August 3, 2008
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin
A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Landover Hills, MD
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin Finding Aid
Technical Bulletins: Interviewing And The Law (2008), Richard Stokes
Technical Bulletins: Interviewing And The Law (2008), Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Congress provided Federal legal enforcement for equal employment in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with strengthening amendments added in 1972.
Farrow's Darfur Olympics & Our Olympic Shame, Christopher Finlay
Farrow's Darfur Olympics & Our Olympic Shame, Christopher Finlay
Christopher Finlay
No abstract provided.
The Death Of An Accused Scientist - The Reporting On Bruce Ivins And It's Use Of The Mad Scientist Stereotype, Hontas Farmer
The Death Of An Accused Scientist - The Reporting On Bruce Ivins And It's Use Of The Mad Scientist Stereotype, Hontas Farmer
Hontas F Farmer
The mad scientist stereotype seems to be alive and well. This time it is emerging in a disturbing way. A US Army scientist, Bruce E. Ivins, committed suicide at the age of 62. He has been implicated in the Anthrax case from 2001. You remember those letters that started to show up after 9/11 "Death to America, Death to Israel, Praise be to Allah!" (That is another set of stereotypes for another day. Those letters fueled Anti Arab/"Arab looking person" hate crimes and islamophobia for months after 9/11.) Well now that he is dead and cannot protect himself from allegations …
2008-08-01 Pca Paglbtic Report, Pennsylvania Counseling Association
2008-08-01 Pca Paglbtic Report, Pennsylvania Counseling Association
PCA Board of Directors Meetings
No abstract provided.
Gender And The Political Economy Of Knowledge, Ann Mari May
Gender And The Political Economy Of Knowledge, Ann Mari May
Department of Economics: Faculty Publications
The importance of increased levels of education in improving the status of women throughout the world is well established. Higher levels of education are associated with lower birth rates, higher incomes, and greater autonomy for women. In fact, it has been argued that education is a fundamental prerequisite for empowering women in all spheres of society (Lopez-Claros and Zahidi 2005: 5).
In the last third of the twentieth century, women have made particularly significant strides in many countries. For example, UNESCO reports that women’s share of enrollment in higher education in Switzerland rose from 3 per cent in 1985 to …
Free Winona: Conflict Resolution, Free Winona
Free Winona: Conflict Resolution, Free Winona
Free Winona Newspaper
Free Winona is a newspaper published in Winona, Minnesota in 2008 and 2009. This issue includes:
- Is Voting the Same as Acting?;
- Bike Caravan to Ride Through;
- Latsch Island Part II;
- RNC 2004 Photo Essay;
- Guest Column: Expect Police Brutality in Twin Cities;
- Backmatter: Invitation to Students
University Of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension Connect, August
University Of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension Connect, August
Connect (University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension)
Inside this issue:
pg. 3 Food biosecurity
pg. 5 Youth entrepreneurship
pg. 6 Range judging
University Alcohol Prevention, Public Relations And Organizational Legitimacy From The Parental Perspective, John E. Brummette Iii
University Alcohol Prevention, Public Relations And Organizational Legitimacy From The Parental Perspective, John E. Brummette Iii
Doctoral Dissertations
Developed from the public relations process model, the purpose of this study was to identify parental perceptions of university drinking norms and their relationship with parental perceptions of the organizational legitimacy of the university. This study used a web-based survey to assess an N = 173 parents of current university students at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville. The results of this study identified that parents have exaggerated misperceptions of college drinking that are related to their overall perceptions of the university in terms of organizational legitimacy. The study also found that parental awareness of university prevention efforts were strongly …
An Investigation Of The Big Five, Narrow Traits, And Positive Psychology In Relation To Life Satisfaction, Sarah Elizabeth Connor
An Investigation Of The Big Five, Narrow Traits, And Positive Psychology In Relation To Life Satisfaction, Sarah Elizabeth Connor
Doctoral Dissertations
The present research explored the relationship between personality and Life Satisfaction. The Big Five and Narrow Traits have been used to predict Life Satisfaction and Subjective Well-Being. There is a newer movement in psychology explore qualities about the individual that facilitate thriving and happiness, a movement known as Positive Psychology. The associated traits could lead to better prediction of Life Satisfaction. To test the degree to which the Positive Psychology traits better predict Life Satisfaction, upper-class college students took a computer-based Personality Measure. The measure consisted of many sub-scales, including the NEO Five-Factor Personality Measure, Narrow Trait measures, and the …
Measuring The Effects Of Intergroup Dialogue On Teachers’ Attitudes, Feelings And Behaviors Regarding Lesbian, Gay And Bisexual Students And Parents, Adrienne Brodsky Dessel
Measuring The Effects Of Intergroup Dialogue On Teachers’ Attitudes, Feelings And Behaviors Regarding Lesbian, Gay And Bisexual Students And Parents, Adrienne Brodsky Dessel
Doctoral Dissertations
Prejudice, discrimination and hate crimes against lesbians and gay men are prevalent throughout the United States. Prejudice in public school settings, as manifested in teacher attitudes and behavior, is particularly problematic for lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning or queer (LGBQ) students and LGBQ parents. Efforts to reduce prejudice for sexual minority groups have met with limited success. Creating safer and more inclusive school environments is essential for the wellbeing and learning of all students. Furthermore, the field of social work is guided by principles that necessitate intervention research that addresses harassment and violence based on sexual orientation prejudice.
This dissertation …
Psychophathology And Interpersonal Relationships: Clinical Vs. Normative (Non-Patient) Samples, Guy Edlis
Psychophathology And Interpersonal Relationships: Clinical Vs. Normative (Non-Patient) Samples, Guy Edlis
Doctoral Dissertations
The centrality of interpersonal relationships in both adaptive functioning and psychopathology is unmistaken. Across the lifespan, individuals are born into, develop within, and manifest their behaviors within a relational context. Within the clinical context, relationships in general and relational problems in particular are often key in defining and describing psychopathology and its etiology. Theory and research regarding the relationship between psychopathology and interpersonal functioning have yielded diverse conceptualizations and multitude of empirical findings, all indicative that psychopathology and interpersonal difficulties are inseparable.
The current study represents an added step in the empirical and conceptual process of clarifying the multi-layered relationship …
The Use Of Force Against Hegemonic Malcontents, John R. Dreyer
The Use Of Force Against Hegemonic Malcontents, John R. Dreyer
Doctoral Dissertations
Malcontents within international relations are small states that signal the decline of the hegemonic state. While not the direct cause of a hegemonic state‘s downfall, the malcontent is a sign that the hegemon is becoming weaker and the more malcontents is a symbol of the dwindling power of a hegemon. This work takes combines hegemonic theory and international relations theory to form a typology of malcontents. In addition this work introduces a futures analysis methodology that helps to quantify the impact that malcontents have on the hegemonic future of the United States. This typology divides malcontents into three specific categories, …
Estimating Potential Economic Net Carbon Flux From U.S. Agriculture Using A High Resolution, Integrated, Socioeconomic-Biogeophysical Model, Chad M. Hellwinckel
Estimating Potential Economic Net Carbon Flux From U.S. Agriculture Using A High Resolution, Integrated, Socioeconomic-Biogeophysical Model, Chad M. Hellwinckel
Doctoral Dissertations
Estimation of the carbon abatement potential of a national carbon market upon U.S. agricultural lands is needed by climate analysts, policymakers, and carbon market brokers. A high resolution, integrated, socioeconomic-biogeophysical model is developed in this research by linking the economics of land management with spatial data on soils and land use. The economic component of the model functions at the county level with biophysical data at the sub-county level of resolution.
The model is used to estimate changes in net carbon flux induced by incentives for conservation tillage on nine major crops. The economic potential reduction in net carbon flux …
Online Social Networks: An Exploratory Study Of Community And Civic Engagement, Brandon Cordell Waite
Online Social Networks: An Exploratory Study Of Community And Civic Engagement, Brandon Cordell Waite
Doctoral Dissertations
The optimistic vision of the Internet as an “electronic agora” has been a common theme of discourse among scholars studying the impacts of computer technology on everyday life. In opposition to this view stand pessimistic scholars who insist that meaningful democratic discourse must be direct and claim that the Internet, like television, is reshaping our lives in decidedly antidemocratic and asocial ways. The present study contributes to this debate by examining online social networks to better understand their potential impact on society. Data were collected via a web-based survey using a convenience sample of 170 students from the University of …
Essays On Environmental Policies Under Incomplete Enforcement, Lirong Liu
Essays On Environmental Policies Under Incomplete Enforcement, Lirong Liu
Doctoral Dissertations
Essay 1
In this paper I model the optimal monitoring and enforcement strategy when inspection capacity is fixed by budget or manpower constraints. I adopt a leverage enforcement structure that classifies firms into two groups with different enforcement intensities. Optimal monitoring and enforcement requires effective allocation of the fixed number of inspections to the two groups. In each period, a fixed number of firms are selected from each group for inspection, and those with the highest emissions are placed in the targeted group in which the inspection probability is higher. This transition structure induces rankorder tournaments among inspected firms. Once …
Essays On Urban Sprawl, Julie L. Marshall
Essays On Urban Sprawl, Julie L. Marshall
Doctoral Dissertations
Essay 1
Sprawl is an ill-defined and complex concept and this contributes to the difficulties in addressing it. Many studies and local policies are implemented without defining the very situation that is trying to be prevented. In this dissertation, I address this issue by computing and empirically testing a number of different measures that capture some of the elements of sprawl. While controlling for a number of other explanatory factors, I examine different fiscal factors that may contribute to the level of sprawl an area experiences. Because the property tax is the predominant source of local tax revenue, my main …