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Schedule Of Events, Dinand Library, College Of The Holy Cross

Open Access Week at Holy Cross

Poster used to promote events sponsored by the Library during Open Access Week 2014: Generation Open.

Kentucky Arts Council - Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program (Fa 712), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 712. This collection includes documentation of multiple Kentucky Arts Council’s “Folk Arts Apprenticeship” program site visits and master-apprentice pairs for 2008-2009. These pairings include Steve Rector with Joe Hudson, Paul Rich with Tim Brewster, Cheryl Pan with Samantha Wang, and Charlene Long with Frances Glass.

Kentucky Arts Council - Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program (Fa 711), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 711. This collection includes documentation of Kentucky Arts Council’s “Folk Arts Apprenticeship” pairing of storyteller Octavia Sexton and students from the “Gifted and Talented” program at Hopkins Elementary School in Somerset, Kentucky.

Kentucky Arts Council - Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program (Fa 714), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 714. This collection includes documentation of multiple Kentucky Arts Council's "Folk Arts Apprenticeship" program site visits and master-apprentice pairs for 2011. These pairings include Art Mize with Greg Sutherland, Cari Norris with Julia Purcell, and Anne Shelby with Graham Shelby.

Continuation In Us Foreign Policy: An Offensive Realist Perspective, Bledar Prifti

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is a study of US foreign policy that aims at maintaining its regional hegemonic status and preventing the emergence of another regional hegemon by implementing the offshore balancing strategy. US intervention during the 2003 Iraq War, strained US-Iran relationship, and the establishment of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in early 2014 compel a reevaluation of US foreign policy. Two major claims of this dissertation include: (1) US foreign policy is consistent with offensive realist theoretical claims; and (2) US foreign policy is characterized by continuity when it comes to issues related to America's strategic …

Productivity, Self-Discipline And The Residential Experience, Michael Hemesath

Administration Publications

No abstract provided.

Great Expectations: The Mismatched Selves Of A Beginning Teacher, Michael Dicicco, Laura Sabella, Robert Jordan, Kate Boney, Pat Jones

The Qualitative Report

As university supervisors we were alerted to heightened emotional responses (i.e., crying, not eating, not sleeping), expressed by paid-interns in an accelerated Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) cohort of STEM practitioners. While research has shown teachers prepared in alternative programs tend to have greater difficulties (Darling-Hammond, 1990), few studies have examined alternatively prepared teachers’ beliefs and expectations about teaching and learning (Tigchlaar, Brouwer, & Vermut, 2010; Good et al., 2006). This inquiry describes one paid-intern’s teaching expectations during her first year of teaching. In this phenomenological case study, part of a larger cross-case study, we collected data from interviews, …

Breaking The Silence Of Mainstream Teachers' Attitude Towards Inclusive Education In The Bahamas: High School Teachers' Perceptions, Janelle Cambridge-Johnson, Yvonne Hunter-Johnson, Norissa G. L. Newton

The Qualitative Report

There has been a paradigm shift globally regarding the adoption of inclusive education policies and procedures. However, teachers still have varying views, anxieties, and preconceive misconceptions about the successful implementation of inclusive education practices in the general education classroom. This study utilized a qualitative approach to provide an informative exploration of teachers’ attitudes toward inclusive education and its implementation, possible factors that influence teachers' attitude, and recommendations for promoting best practices in inclusive education. Data was collected utilizing semi-structured interviews from eight teachers throughout the New Providence District in the Bahamas. The results of the study revealed that teachers generally …

Expanding The Possibilities Of Qualitative Inquiry: A Review Of Critical Autoethnograpy: Intersecting Cultural Identities In Everyday Life, Tasha R. Rennels

The Qualitative Report

Critical Autoethnography: Intersecting Cultural Identities in Everyday Life is a groundbreaking collection in which Boylorn and Orbe expand the possibilities of qualitative inquiry by including 13 page-turning chapters that merge autoethnography with critical theory to situate lived experiences within larger systems of power. Throughout this review, I provide a brief overview of the collection, describe the strengths in terms of writing and organization, as well as critique the pragmatic potential. I conclude by describing how and why this collection is a valuable resource for those who practice qualitative methodology for the sake of social change.

Kentucky Arts Council - Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program (Fa 713), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 713. This collection includes documentation of multiple Kentucky Arts Council’s “Folk Arts Apprenticeship” program site visits and master-apprentice pairs for 2010. These pairings included Roger Cooper with Scott Miller and Carla Gover with Jeri Katherine Howell.

Crime News: Does Quantity Matter?, Rocky Dailey

Rocky Dailey

Urban Blue Space And "The Project Of The Century": Doing Justice On The Seattle Waterfront And For Local Residents, Anne Wessells

Anne Taufen

No abstract provided.

Citizen Confidence In The Public Service: An Examination Of Established And Emerging Democracies In North America And Eurasia, Nurgul Ryskulovna Aitalieva

Nurgul R. Aitalieva, Ph.D.

How do levels of confidence in the public service differ across countries? Are these attitudes about the public service determined by similar individual-level attributes across countries? Do country-level correlates explain variation between countries in citizen attitudes toward the public service? Data from the 2005-2009 World Values Survey for 21 North American and Eurasian countries, in addition to aggregate-level measures of national context, are analyzed using multilevel binary logistic regression. The study shows that there is a significant amount of variation in the confidence attitudes not only within each country but also across countries. Citizens of Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, and Finland …

Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project Fy2010, Frances Adams-O'Brien, Rick Whitehead, Nurgul Aitalieva, Matthew Marshall, David Folz

Nurgul R. Aitalieva, Ph.D.

FY2010 annual report to compare the relative cost, efficiency and effectiveness of a set of municipal services by using a collaborative approach with the participating cities, and to set standards and identify "best practices" in municipal government for use and comparison by all Tennessee cities. Per capita average costs of providing police, fire and residential refuse services are presented.

Breaking All The Rules: Lock-In At The Sciences Library, Brett Cloyd, Sara Scheib

Brett Cloyd

Imagine forty first-year students at the library after hours, yelling and racing through the stacks, pulling books off the shelf before sprinting to another section. It might sound like a librarian’s worst nightmare, but it was all according to plan. In an effort to help overcome library anxiety and give our students a fun introduction to academic libraries, we broke all the rules to develop a Library Lock-In event. This collaborative effort supported by the Library, Residence Life, and the Honors Program turned out to be very successful and was one of the most well-attended programs offered to the LLCs. …

Express Workshop: On-Line Filter Bubbles, Brett Cloyd

Brett Cloyd

This handout accompanies the power point presentation on Filter Bubbles. A brief explanation of the topic, the key work by Eli Pariser, links to sites that demonstrate the impact of filter bubbles, and suggestions for escaping filter bubbles are made.

The Only Thing We Have To Fear Really Is Fear Itself, Gregory J. Brock

Gregory J. Brock

No abstract provided.

October 19, 2014: Rare Book School Fellowship, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, October 19, 2014

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, October 19, 2014

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

The Media Spaces Life Cycle, Bobby Hollandsworth

Presentations

No abstract provided.

A Culinary History Of Myrtle Beach And The Grand Strand: Fish & Grits, Oyster Roasts And Boiled Peanuts By Becky Billingsley, Jason K. Alston

South Carolina Libraries

Review of A Culinary History of Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand: Fish & Grits, Oyster Roasts and Boiled Peanuts by Becky Billingsley.

A History Of South Carolina Barbeque By Lake E. High, Jr., Nancy Shore

South Carolina Libraries

Review of A history of South Carolina barbeque by Lake E. High, Jr.

In The Garden Of Stone By Susan Tekulve, Kathryn Wesley

South Carolina Libraries

Review of In the Garden of Stone by Susan Tekulve

Eerie South Carolina: True Chilling Tales From The Palmetto Past By Sherman Carmichael, Charlsye Preston-Briegel

South Carolina Libraries

Review of Eerie South Carolina: True Chilling Tales from the Palmetto Past by Sherman Carmichael with illustrations by Kristen Solecki.

Wicked Edisto: The Dark Side Of Eden By Alexia Jones Helsley, Carol Price

South Carolina Libraries

Review of Wicked Edisto: The Dark Side of Eden by Alexia Jones Helsley.

News From Around Scla

South Carolina Libraries

News from various sections and roundtables within the South Carolina Library Association.

Academic Library Outreach To Minority Students: The Role The Library Plays In Meeting The Needs Of Minority Students At Francis Marion University, Bernadette Johnson

South Carolina Libraries

As college student populations nationwide become more racially and ethnically diverse, it is imperative that academic libraries provide services and resources to meet the changing needs.

In a span of nearly 20 years, Francis Marion University’s student population has shifted from 74% white and 24% black to nearly 50% black. Because of this, James A. Rogers Library at FMU is challenged with meeting these changing needs.

In efforts to diversify its services, James A. Rogers Library gives biennial surveys to FMU students to assess student needs and perception of the library and in 2010, the library created an African-American collection.

The Book Vs. E-Book: E-Book Survey Report, Susan Silverman

South Carolina Libraries

During the Spring Semester 2014 at Winthrop University an E-book survey was administered to Winthrop faculty, staff, and students. The objectives of the survey were (1) to inform the patrons that the library does have e-books available to them, (2) to ascertain if they have used any of the e-books for their research, (3) to determine which format, print or e-book, is their primary preference and (4) which format do they think is most important as part of the permanent library collection. The results, including comments from the faculty, staff and students, were compiled and are presented in this paper.

Good News For A Change, Eric Shoaf

South Carolina Libraries

Technology, user needs and expectations, and the evolving role of the library in society are all driving a pace of change not seen previously in the library world. As library workers confront this environment of flux, many seek to understand the change process and their response to its pervasiveness. This article adapts a model of change developed in a different sphere and proposes its use in the library environment in order to assist library workers and provide a process that can alleviate some of the stress of change.