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  • An exploratory study of the role of the child specialist in family law

    Creator:
    Smith, Lynne M.
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    Research indicates that enduring interparental conflict before, during, and after divorce has negative effects on children. Parental conflict can be reduced utilizing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes such as mediation and collaborative divorce. The purpose of this dissertation was to produce two manuscripts examining the role of the child specialist...
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    Family Law AN ABSTRACT OF THE

  • A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Domestic Violence in Law and Cinema

    Creator:
    Renwick, Adrienne S.
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    Domestic violence (DV) is pervasive worldwide and has negative psychological effects that last a lifetime. Although DV is a problem that affects all societies, it is addressed through varied legal responses and with gaps in comprehension when examined through a cultural lens. The findings of these studies have the potential...
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    . Such terms to define are: (a) case law, (b) precedent, (c) common law, (d) statute, (e) statutory law

  • Native American Policing : Leading in a Conflicting and Opposing U.S. Legal System

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    Kauffman, Brian P.
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    The purpose of this multi-case study was to explore the stories and lived experiences of Native American police chiefs who have faced the systemic conflicts and challenges created between Native American tribal policing and an opposing U.S. legal system. It sought to understand the essence of tribal police chiefs’ experiences...
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    limited studies on tribal law enforcement, those studies have primarily focused on quantitative data

  • Geometric reasoning in an active-engagement upper-division E&M classroom

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    Cerny, Leonard Thomas
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    A combination of theoretical perspectives is used to create a rich description of student reasoning when facing a highly-geometric electricity and magnetism problem in an upper-division active-engagement physics classroom at Oregon State University. Geometric reasoning as students encounter problem situations ranging from familiar to novel is described using van Zee...
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    do students experience with Ampère’s law in junior E&MI? Below, we list many of the problems we

  • Oregon industrial and engineering teacher's perceived professional development needs

    Creator:
    Moon, Dale E.
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    Professional development is a critical part of education, especially in career and technical education (CTE). CTE programs have rapidly changing technological foundations, and while the CTE teachers' primary focus is to prepare students for entry-level positions in their occupational areas, CTE teachers are also required to embed academics into their...
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    Professional Development Needs AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Dale E. Moon for the degree of

  • Librarian Leadership in Open Education Resources: Implementing and Supporting Innovation in Community Colleges

    Creator:
    Schoppert, John
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    The purpose of this narrative inquiry study was to describe the lived experiences of librarians and how they provided support and innovation for community college OER programs. Examining the experiences of librarians as innovators sought to understanding how best practices developed for OER programs. It further sought to examine how...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Gloria E. Crisp The purpose of this narrative inquiry study was to describe the lived

  • Cultural and Linguistic Inclusiveness in the U.S. University Spanish Classroom

    Creator:
    Canete Blazquez, Raisa
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    With a growing diversity in U.S. universities, departments of World Language Education (WLE) welcome more students from a wide range of linguistic and cultural backgrounds every year. However, research shows that traditional approaches to the teaching of Spanish as a world language (WL) focus primarily on the educational needs of...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Kathryn E. McIntosh With a growing diversity in U.S. universities, departments of World

  • A qualitative study of the determinants of resistance to homosexuality in heterosexual identified students

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    McGraw, Cathlene E.
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    Two decades of literature from national college student climate reports measuring student attitudes toward people who are lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender (LGBT) indicate, “anti-GLBT intolerance and harassment has been prevalent” (Rankin, 2003). This study seeks to explore the determinants of such attitudes and explore the life contexts of students’...
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    THESIS OF Cathlene E. McGraw for the degree of Master of Science College Student Services

  • An appreciative inquiry approach for white student affairs professionals involved in racial justice work

    Creator:
    Kerrigan, Caitlin E.
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    This qualitative study examined the experience of White student affairs professionals involved in racial justice work at a predominantly White institution in the Pacific Northwest. This study explored participants' consciousness of their white identity, white privilege, and commitment to end systems of privilege and oppression in regards to White supremacy...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Caitlin E. Kerrigan for the degree of Master of Science in College

  • Students with disabilities in community colleges : the relationship of select demographic and academic variables to transfer

    Creator:
    Ponticelli, Jan E.
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    The original research detailed in this document recognizes that the majority of students with disabilities between 18-69 years of age will attend a community college. The literature also indicates an exponential increase for better job opportunity and earnings relative to individuals with disabilities who attain higher levels of education. This...
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    . Copyright by Jan E. Ponticelli April 2, 2009 All Rights Reserved Students with Disabilities