National Social Science Association

NATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL

2010 Volume 34 #2

CONTENTS
*Disposition Profile Inventory: An Assessment Tool for Measuring the Professional Attitudes and Behaviors of Teacher Education Candidates* Osman Alawiye, State University of New York at Geneseo Henry Williams, Central Washington University	1	PDF
*Civic Education Attitudinal Trends of High School Students Post 9-11* Bettie Barrett, Margaret Deitrich, Austin Peay State University	13	PDF
*The Rural County Superintendant of Schools of the Late 19th Century: One Look* Paul Bland, Edwin Church, Steve Neill, Emporia State University	20	PDF
*Environmental Policy: A New Direction in Ethanol Production* Justin Burum, Minnesota State University, Mankato	24	PDF
*Somewhere Out There: An Experimental Learning Model for Teachers* John Conant, Indiana State University, Chris McGrew, Purdue University	29	PDF
*An Empirical Analysis of the Public’s Attitudes toward Labor Unions* Gordon L. Freeman, Jr., H. Ronald Moser, Middle Tennessee State University	38	PDF
*Educational Psychology and Student Learning* Kirmanj Gundi, Tennessee State University	44	PDF
*The Technology of Recycling Scrap Metal: An Advanced Technology Program Study* Jannett Highfill, Bradley University	49	PDF
*Rural Schools Facilitating the Success of Students through Reaching out to Parents* Kim McGarraugh Jones, Central Washington University	60	PDF
*Fantasies of the Strip: Desire and Illusion in Las Vegas* William Kirtley, Central Texas College	70	PDF
*Global Food Security and Grain Production Trends in Central Eurasia: Do Models Predict a New Window of Opportunity?* Elena Lioubimsteva, Grand Valley State University	75	PDF
*Response to Intervention (RTI): A Work in Progress* Paige R. Mask, Melanie J. McGill, Stephen F. Austin State University	85	PDF
*Program Assessment: Ways to make it Meaningful While Waiting for NCATE* Calvin F. Meyer, Marshall University	93	PDF
*How is Domestic Violence Defined for Therapeutic Purposes?* J. Michael Olivero, Central Washington University	102	PDF
*Structured Sensory Trauma Intervention Program for Elementary School Children* Melvyn C. Raider, Wayne State University	110	PDF
*The Relationship Between ADHD Symptoms, Maximization and Regret* Stephen Schepman, Central Washington University Jeffrey Nicholas, Bridgewater State College Anthony Stahelski, Daniel Fennerty, Central Washington University	118	PDF
*Boston’s “Big Dig”: A Socio-Historical and Political Analysis of Malfeasance and Official Deviance* Michael W. Smith, Saint Anselm College	135	PDF
*Synergistic Andragogy: Reflections from the Professors* Bryan Taylor, Michael Kroth, Larry Lindner, University of Idaho	141	PDF
*The First Female U.S. Congressperson: Jeannette Rankin* Nena Tórrez, California State University San Bernardino	149	PDF
*How the Success of the “New History” Can Help Us Understand the Failure of the “New Social Studies”* John White, University of Dayton	159	PDF
*Book Review* Ben Miles, National University Book Review: *Outliers*	181	PDF