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A Value at Risk Analysis of State & Local Government Pension Funds
William G. Albrecht, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Hannarong Shamsub, RMIT International University
Kishore Raga, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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1 |
“The Demand for Health Care, Organ Sales, and the Optimal Amount of
Sick Time”
Raymond J. Ballard, Texas A&M University-Commerce
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12 |
And then they came for the Professors… Ideology and the Academic Bill of Rights
Ron Becker, Northeastern State University
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16 |
Was the “Greatest Generation” Always “Great”?
Stephen Earl Bennett, University of Southern Indiana
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36 |
Choosing a “Paperwork Pregnancy”: Determinants of International Child
Adoptions Completed by U.S. Parents
Stephanie M. Brewer, Tiffany M. Hicks, James J. Jozefowicz, Indiana University
of Pennsylvania
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49 |
The Status of Women with HIV/AIDS in Post-Authoritarian Brazil: The “Battle”
Continues…
José de Arimatéia da Cruz, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Laura K. Stephens, University of Kentucky
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61 |
The Clean Technology Challenge in California
James Dulgeroff, California State University San Bernardino
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78 |
The Assessment of Science Content Knowledge of Elementary and Middle School
Teachers in a Professional Development Program Entitled NWO-TEAMS
Emilio Duran, Jacob Burgoon, Bowling Green State University
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84 |
Forging EffectiveSchool Leaders: A Case Study in OneState College
Phyllis Gimbel, Deven Antani, Bridgewater State College
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99 |
Balancing on the Backs of Children: A Contemporary Theoretical Examination
of Conflicting Claims to Educational Authority
Philip P. Kelly, Boise State University
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111 |
Postmodern Religious Views: A Survey of National Colleges, both Secular
and Religious
Allen Ketcham, Martin Brittain, Frank Taylor, Jim Norwine, Christopher Switzer,
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
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121 |
Personality Learning Style Preferences and Student Achievement in Online
University Learning Environments
Teresa A. Le Sage, Barba A. Patton, University of Houston-Victoria
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132 |
Helping Children Cope with Disasters: Initiating Dialogue with Children’s
Literature
Terry L. Lovelace, Max E. Fridell, Northwest Missouri State University
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144 |
Becoming an Effective Teacher: Communication with School Administrators,
Classroom Teachers, Parents and Community Members
James Mbuva, Brenda Czech, Charles Oriaro, National University
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150 |
A Feminist’s Retort: An Analysis of Libertarian Justice, Affirmative Action and
Merit through the Views of Iris Marion Young
Matthew Petrocelli, Trish Oberweis, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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157 |
Enhancing Mentorship with Podcasting: Training and Retaining New and
Beginning Teachers
Sheila F. Pirkle, Barbara R. Peterson, Austin Peay State University
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164 |
Web 2.0 Strategies for Teaching and Learning
Constance Pollard, Boise State University
Richard Pollard, University of Idaho
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170 |
Content First: The YouTube Generation and Student Video Projects
Randy Schultz, California State University, Bakersfield
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175 |
The Garbage Can Model as Applied to Local Response to Current Illegal
Immigration Problems
David P. Sosar, King’s College
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180 |
Preventing Bullying through Online Student Reporting
Marvi Villamizar, Maren McCombs, Betty Y. Ashbaker,
Brigham Young University
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187 |
Juvenile Fire-Setters in Cross Cultural Perspective: The London Sample
Wayne S. Wooden, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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193 |
Book Review: “The Last Lecture”
Ben Miles, The Art Institute
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