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NATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL
 
2008 VOLUME 30 #1

CONTENTS

 

Warren Aller, Western Washington University, E. Jane Irons, Lamar University
Instructional Leadership Relationships for Learning: Voices of Teachers of At‑risk Students

1

Paul D. Bland, Edwin Church, Patrick Terry, Emporia State University
Refuting the Ichabod Crane Persona: Brave Educators of the Pioneer Days

15

Nancy Leffel Carlson, E. Jane Irons, Betty Duncan, Hollis Lowery-Moore, Lamar University
Lesson Planning: Standards Based Inclusive Classrooms

20

Emma Caroline Reed, Bloomsburg University
No Child Left Behind – Are We Hurting Some to Help Some?

30

Beverly A. Doyle, Lynne E. Houtz, Creighton University
Using Alternative Assessment to Measure Learning Outcomes

35

Harvey C. Foyle, Marcus D. Childress, Emporia State University
Podcasting for Professors

41

Jeffrey M. Hawkins, Oklahoma State University
The Socially Constructed, but Scientifically Conclusive “Human Genome Project”
as Presented in Biology Textbooks

46

Randolph Horn and Tatyana Karaman, Samford University
Salience, Security, and Social Welfare: The Rise and Demise of Security Moms

52

Davor Jedlicka, The University of Texas at Tyler
Using the Homebook Method for Teaching Graduate Courses in Social Sciences

62

Allen Francis Ketcham, Texas A&M University – Kingsville, Andrea Moore, Multimedia Developer
Integrating Computer-Generated Multimedia Applications into the Academe: Lectures, Conference Presentations, and Professional Presentations

67

Debra A. Luna, San Francisco State University
Perceptions of a Two-way Immersion Program: Spanish BCLAD Teachers Tell Their Stories

74

Melissa J. Milstead, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Environmental Education Curriculum to Accompany K-2 Field Trips to the Airlie Gardens
and the Benefits of Environment-Based Education at the Elementary Level

80

Sung Seek Moon, Muriel M. Yu, University of Texas at Arlington
Acculturation and Psychological Well-Being of International Students and Implications
for Educators and Counselors

88

Nghiep Nguyen, Al Cripps, Hoang Nguyen, Middle Tennessee State University
Using the Quiz Tool in a Course Management System to Improve Online Learning
Effectiveness: An Empirical Analysis

99

Charles F. O’Donnell, Joseph W. Ford, Anand Shetty, Iona College
The U.S. Social System: An Alternative to Privatization

104

Magdalena  Rappl, Tennessee Technological University
The Latin American and Mexican Mass Migration Phenomenon: Refocusing

113

Jeffrey Schulz, Central Community College, Martin Brittain, Texas A&M University – Kingsville,
Allen Francis Ketcham, Texas A&M University – Kingsville
An Empirical Analysis of Gender-Based Ethics Among College Students and How Symbolic Interactionism Just May Hold The Answers

124

Patricia J. Wentz, University of West Florida
District Accreditation: the Latest in PK-12 Accreditation

133

Janice Yee, Karie Just, Iana Stahov, Stacey Ehlinger, Wartburg College
Social Capital and Economic Development: The Case for One Small Community

137

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