University Faculty's Response to Student Loss by Death or Romantic Break-up
Coping with a significant loss is an issue that many college students will
encounter while in an environment not conducive to the mourning process. As an
institution that plays a large role in students academic and personal growth, universities
need to be made aware of the unique challenges bereaved students face. This study was
designed to assess university faculty response to and awareness of loss in college
students. Types of loss assessed were the death of a family member, the death of a
boy
Structural Equation Modeling Assessment of Key Causal Factors in Computer Crime Victimization
This dissertation empirically assesses a computer-crime victimization model by applying Routine activities theory. Routine activities theory is arguably, as presented in detail in the main body of this study, merely an expansion of Hindelang, Gottfredson, and Garofalo’s lifestyle exposure theory. The components of routine activities theory were tested via structural equation modeling to assess the existence of any statistical significance between individual online lifestyles, the levels of com
Comment la science représente-t-elle le réel ? (audio)
Le mot de représentation évoque tout d'abord la présence d'une image, une image qui est directement accessible au sens. Le contenu de cette image propose un double de l'objet ou de l'événement saisi dans une expérience effective. La représentation scientifique peut utiliser des images comme support et auxiliaire de pensée de ces objets, mais ce n'est pas en tant qu'image qu'elle en construit des représentations.
Un concept scientifique représente une réalité dans la me
A Study of the Prereferral Intervention Process in Pennsylvania Following the Rescinding of the Inst
The increasing demand for special education services has been identified as a
major contributor to the rising cost of education, and frequently students are erroneously identified as requiring special education services when their needs could be adequately addressed in the regular education classroom. The prereferral intervention process has been proposed as an alternative to the traditional refer-test-place process of identifying special education students because struggling students receive ex
Combing the Evidence for Support of Lab-based Screening Tests: An Update From the US Preventive Serv
The use of evidence-based guidelines is gaining renewed interest as an approach toward the rational use of health care dollars in Europe and the US. This lecture will focus on how the US Preventive Services Task force, a national independent body of primary experts sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research, uses evidence-based approaches in making its recommendations regarding screening tests for the US population. We will focus on the recent controversies around recommendation
ROOTS AND WINGS: LANGUAGE ATTITUDES OF PROFESSIONAL WOMEN NATIVE TO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF NORT
Many professional Appalachian women have built their careers in employment environments which expect the language of the academy—Standard American English (SAE). This expectation, along with societal beliefs that Appalachian English (AE), the native vernacular of these women, is an inferior language variety, has led many women to balance the two language varieties through bidialectism. This qualitative study explored the language attitudes of twelve professional Appalachian women, seeking a be
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Structural Awareness for Collaborative Learning Environments
In this paper we propose a peer-to-peer support approach that we call structural awareness support. The structural awareness aims to support the communication that takes place in virtual learning communities. Its emphasis is on revealing the group structure to its participants in order to promote collaborative interactions. This support has been implemented on a forum type tool called Mailgroup. It has been tested twice in different contexts, obtaining initial feedback of its pertinence accordin
Lecture 28 - 11/29/2010
Lecture 28
Lecture 18 - 11/30/2010
Lecture 18
Lecture 28 - 11/29/2010
Lecture 28
An Examination of the Anxiolytic Effects of Interaction with a Therapy Dog
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) involves a goal-directed intervention in which an animal is an integral part of the treatment process. The use of AAT is becoming increasingly popular in a variety of fields, including mental health care. Anxiety is one of the primary psychological constructs that has been addressed through the use of AAT in the mental health field. Although there is a wealth of anecdotal information and supposition to support the use of AAT, as well as some research, there remains
The Prereferral Intervention Process in Pennsylvania Following the Removal Of the Instructional Supp
The recent focus on Response to Intervention (RTI) has heightened the need for
information regarding characteristics of prereferral intervention teams (PITs) that lead to successful outcomes. Though many researchers have theorized about important features of PITs, few studies have examined the factors that lead to high-functioning teams.
Elementary principals in Pennsylvania (N = 440) were surveyed regarding
prereferral intervention practices. Schools that continued to employ instructional
L'expérience dans les sciences, modèles et simulations (audio)
Après avoir été sous-estimée par Descartes, constructeur d'une science déductive essentiellement théorique, l'expérience, à partir de Newton, a acquis une place prépondérante, sinon autonome, dans les sciences modernes et contemporaines, au point que la vérification expérimentale est devenue un moment essentiel du " rationalisme appliqué ". Dès la seconde moitié du XIXème siècle, cependant, et notamment à partir de Maxwell, la détermination d'objets scientifiques
A Writing Teacher Learns from his Students: The Symbiosis of Student-Centered Pedagogy and Teacher R
This teacher research study documents the attempts of a college writing teacher to use response-oriented, student-centered pedagogy as a means of providing practical learning experiences for his students while simultaneously providing a practical professional development opportunity for himself. In pursuit of this goal, the teacher promoted a dialogue with the students that sought to engender their sense of engagement in the class while simultaneously encouraging their criticism and analysis of
Theatre of Cruelties: The French Wars of Religion
Theatre of Cruelties: The French Wars of Religion
Theatre of Cruelties - Lecture 7: The French Monarchy tries to put things right - and fails
Theatre of Cruelties - Lecture 7: The French Monarchy tries to put things right - and fails
Slovene Culture and Civilization
Slovene Culture and Civilization
Synthetic Research
Synthetic Research insinuates a relationship of a meticulous process of discovering truth contradicted against a fabricated, as in concocted, reality. It is important to recognize the logical aspect of synthetic when examining what synthetic research can provide for architectural discourse. Synthesis contrasts with analysis in that it?s primary methods involve recourse to experience; it is experience that is at the heart of synthetic research. The synthesis of theory, architectural constructi
O desenho anal?gico e o desenho digital: a representa??o do projeto arquitet?nico influenciado pelo
The use of specific computer softwares for architecture design have been analyzed and allowed researchers in this matter to consider a change in architectural creation method realizing new possibilities in the way they project. Based on our experience as architectural project teacher we can observe that more and more students project and present projects with their drawings produced by computer. This tools changing envolves other changings in the project manners as we can notice in some architec
