CONTENTS
Warren Aller, Western Washington University, E. Jane Irons, Lamar University
Instructional Leadership Relationships for Learning: Voices of
Teachers of At-risk Students
Patricia D. Ainsa, University of Texas at El Paso
Museums as Educational and Socio-Cultural Curriculum
William G. Albrecht, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Hannarong Shamsub, RMIT International University
Kishore Raga, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
A Value at Risk Analysis of State & Local Government Pension Funds
E. Warren Aller, Western Washington University
E. Jane Irons, Nancy Leffel Carlson, Lamar University
Instructional Leadership and Changing School Cultures: voices of Principals
Yukari Takimoto Amos, Gory Gann, Don Woodcock, Central Washington University
The Necessity of Cultural Responsive Assessment
Melodee M. Baines, Old Dominion University
Water Policy in the Hashemite Kingdom
Raymond J. Ballard, Texas A&M University – Commerce
The Demand for Health Care, Organ Sales, and the Optimal Amount of Sick Time
Gary Barton, Carol Shepherd, National University
Developing Reflective Practice in Student Teacher Candidates through Online
Threaded Discussion
Christopher Baxter, The University of Tennessee at Martin
Interest Group Strategies in the State Judiciary: Evidence from Alabama
Ron Becker, Northeastern State University
And Then They Came for the Professors…Ideology and the Academic Bill of Rights
Mark Beeman, Geeta Chowdhry, James Severin, Northern Arizona University
Misrepresentations of Asian Americans: De-Asianization and the Model Minority Myth
Sarah P. Belter, Christy L. Palbicki, Dennis N. Lorenz,
University of Wisconsin Green Bay
Gambling Disposition in College Students
Arlin James Benjamin, Jr., Oklahoma Panhandle State University
The General Aggression Model as a Framework for Understanding Torture and Genocide
Stephen Earl Bennett, University of Southern Indiana
Was the “Greatest Generation” Always “Great”?
Paul D. Bland, Edwin Church, Patrick Terry, Emporia State University
Refuting the Ichabod Crane Persona: Brave Educators of the Pioneer Days
Cheryl Bluestone, Queensborough Community College/CUNY
Project TechAscend: Working with Physicists to Develop Innovative Program:
Implications for Social Scientists
Shirli Brautbar, Nevada State College
Hadassah’s Ideological Rhetoric in the Post-World War II Era
Stephanie M. Brewer, Tiffany M. Hicks, James J. Jozefowicz,
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Choosing a “Paperwork Pregnancy”:
Determinants of International Child Adoptions Completed by U.S. Parents
Greg Brownell, Nancy Brownell, Bowling Green State University
Teaching Tech in the Field: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
David G. Bruno, University college of the Fraser Valley
The Effects of a Self-Determination Intervention on Youth Explanatory Style
and Depressive Features
Benita G. Bruster, Austin Peay State University
Breaking Down Barriers to Student Success in Content Area Text
David L. Buckner, Jeffrey Hawkins, Oklahoma State University
Evaluation of Student Understanding of the First Amendment Through the Use of
Large‑Scale Databases
Karen Callaghan, Texas Southern University, Frauke Schnell,
West Chester State College
The Politics of Issue Debates: An Examination of an Immigration Reform Initiative
Nancy Leffel Carlson, E. Jane Irons, Melissa M. Rusher,
Mary Anne Gentry, Lamar University
Deaf Education: Delivered the Friendly Way
Nancy Leffel Carlson, E. Jane Irons, Betty Duncan, Hollis Lowery-Moore, Lamar University
Lesson Planning: Standards Based Inclusive Classrooms
William A. L. Clay, III, Texas Southern University
Female Inmate Psychological Adjustment to County Jail and Future Implications
Cynthia Z. Cohen, University of Houston
Book Review: Innovation Policy and the Economy (Volume 7)
Cynthia Z. Cohen, University of Houston
Book Review: Innovation Policy and the Economy (Volume 8)
Betty A Cox, Becky J. Cox, the University of Tennessee at Martin
You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: The Use of Asynchronous Threaded Discussions
Becky K. da Cruz, José de Arimatéia da Cruz, Armstrong State University
Age-Graded Attachment Theory: Conduct Disorder and Juvenile Delinquency
David P. Daves, The University of Southern Mississippi
The Accidental Death of Social Studies
José de Arimatéia da Cruz, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Laura K. Stephens, University of Kentucky
The Status of Women with HIV/AIDS in Post-Authoritarian Brazil : The “ Battle ” Continues…
Kevin L. Dooley, Monmouth University
National Symbols, Language Use, and Minority Attitudes
Beverly A. Doyle, Creighton University, Jennifer Ortman, Liberty Elementary School
Alternative Assessment Involving the Use of Cooperative Learning
Beverly A. Doyle, Lynne E. Houtz, Creighton University
Using Alternative Assessment to Measure Learning Outcomes
James Dulgeroff, California State University San Bernardino
The Clean Technology Challenge in California
Emilio Duran, Jacob Burgoon, Bowling Green State University
The Assessment of Science Content Knowledge of Elementary and Middle School Teachers in a Professional Development Program Entitled NOW-TEAMS
Jane Eberle, Han-Su Park, Marcus D. Childress, Emporia State University
Comics, Culture, and Chaos
Tommy Eshleman, Vani Kotcherlakota, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Growth Rate Analysis of GDP and GNP in Six Industrial Countries (1981-2004)
Robert C. Evans, David V. Witkosky, Auburn University Montgomery
Involving Students in Scholarly Research: Compiling and Integrating
“Undiscovered Public Knowledge"
Nancy Falsetto, National University
Breaking Down the Wall Between Special Education and General Education to Meet the Needs
of ALL Learners
Dan Fennerty, Central Washington University
No Child Left Behind: Grading the Four Areas of Education Reform
Harvey C. Foyle, Marcus D. Childress, Emporia State University
Podcasting for Professors
Harvey C. Foyle, Joanne C. Foyle, Emporia State University
Simulating Life: Role Play, Games, Simulations
Gordon L. Freeman, Jr., H. Ronald Moser, Middle Tennessee State University
An Analysis of the Public’s Impressions of Labor Unions: Scale Validation and Application
H. Steve Freeman, Deborah J. Papa, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
The Impact of Selected Professional Services on Job Satisfaction of New Kentucky Community
and Technical College Faculty
Charles Funderburk, Wright State University
The Hammer and the Shogun: A Comparison of Corrupt Legislative Leadership in Japan and
the United States
Dale R. Funderburk, Texas A&M University – Commerce
Economics of Tort Reform – Intended and Unintended Consequences
Amy Gentry, Ohio University
Judith Gentry, Judy Roobian-Mohr, Columbus State Community College
Text Messaging and Camera Phones in the Classroom: Resetting the Moral Compass or Generational Differences
Phyllis Gimbel, Deven Antani, Bridgewater State College
Forging Effective School Leaders: A Case Study in One State College
Brian H. Giza, The University of Texas at El Paso
Personal On-Demand Audio Reflections in Teacher Professional Development
Genaro Gonzalez, Berenice Martinez, University of Texas-Pan American
A Many-Splendored Things: Intra-Ethnic Views of Romantic Love and its Evil Twin, Jealousy
Souraya Hajjar, El Paso Community College,
Patricia Ainsa, University of Texas, El Paso
Old Wars-New Paradigms: A Need for Social Change of Western’s Perspectives of the Middle Eastern Views of War and Peace
Mazen Hashem, California State University, Northridge
Curriculum Change: An Intuitional Critique of Internalist and Resource
and Resource Dependence Theories
Jeffrey M. Hawkins, Oklahoma State University
The Socially Constructed, but Scientifically Conclusive “Human Genome Project” as Presented in Biology Textbooks
Ronald G. Helms, Wright State University
The Chinese: American Fascination
Jannett Highfill, Michael McAsey, Bradley University
Buying Gasoline for Hybrid Cars: Evidence for Daily Gasoline Prices
Samuel B. Hoff, Delaware State University
Biting the Bullet: and the Veto Power
Janet Holland, Marcus Childress, Emporia State University
Creating Podcast E-Broadcast for Teaching & Learning
Laura Holyoke, University of Idaho
Introducing a Holistic Framework of Organizational Health
Randolph Horn, Tatyana Karaman, Samford Univeristy
Salience, Security, and Social Welfare: The Rise and Demise of Security Moms
Dusti Howell, Bill Stinson, Emporia State University
Complimenting Student Learning Strengths through Technology
Bryan H. Hoyt, Ilie P. Vasilescu, Kristina Feeser, James Horton
University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Improved Long-Term Retention for Identical and Similar Material found on Chapter Quizzes
Theodore Tin-Yee Hsieh, Judson College
Locus of Control and Word-Spirit Orientation: A Reflection
Robert Marie Ike, Lincoln University of Missouri
Social Economics
E. Jane Irons, Nancy L. Carlson, Betty Duncan, Faith P. Wallace, Lamar University
The Academic Impact of Hurricane Rita: Voices of Students
E. Jane Irons, Nancy L. Carlson, Edythe Kirk, Brenda Nichols, Faith P. Wallace
Lamar University
Classroom Behavior: Are We in the Same Class?
Davor Jedlicka, The University of Texas at Tyler
Using the Homebook Method for Teaching Graduate Courses in Social Sciences
Charles M. Jones, Union College, Dennis Rader, Kentucky State University
The Killer Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat: Understanding the Limits of Instructional Technology
Rebecca Jones, Widener University,
Laura Bailey, Fragile and Conflict-Affected States Group, The World Bank,
Pedrag Cvetičani, University of Ni, Serbia
Identifying Consolidation-Causing Patterns in Disparate States:
Comparing Timor-Leste and Serbia
Cathleen Jordan, University of Texas at Arlington, David Cory, New Horizons
Is Child Welfare Ready to Jump on the Evidence-Based practice Bandwagon?
Praphul Joshi, Susan Lyman, Charles Duncan, Lisa LeBlanc, Phil Cailouet,
University of Louisiana
at Lafayette
Implementing Processed Evaluation in a School Violence Prevention Grant
Margaret Keiley-Listermann, Georgia Perimeter College
Conflict Resolution Evaluation – Constructing a Disputant Guide for Formative Feedback
Philip P. Kelly, Boise State University
Balancing on the Backs of Children: A Contemporary Theoretical Examination of Conflicting
Claims to Educational Authority
Allen Francis Ketcham, Texas A&M University – Kingsville
Integrating Computer-Generated Multimedia Applications into the Academe: Lectures, Conference Presentations, and Professional Presentations
Allen Francis Ketcham, Martin Britain, Frank Taylor, Jim Norwine, Christopher Switzer,
Texas A&M University – Kingsville
Postmodern Religious View: A Survey of National Colleges, both Secular and Religious
Hae S. Kim, Troy University
A Multidimensionality of Economic Globalization and Its Controversial Effect
Bill Kirtley, Central Texas University
“Render Unto Caesar”
The Bankruptcy Case of the Archdiocese of Portland , Oregon
Patricia Kirtley, Vermont College of Fine Arts
The Influence of the Pirates in Peter Pan and Treasure Island on Contemporary Picture Books
William Kitchin, Loyola College, Baltimore
Can A Strong Christian Be A Good Defense Lawyer?
Larry L. Kraus, The University of Texas at Tyler
A History of Federal Funding of Pre-College Curriculum Projects
Larry L. Kraus, The University of Texas at Tyler
Secondary School Students and Freedom of Speech
Teresa A. Le Sage, Barba A. Patton, University of Houston-Victoria
Personality Learning Style Preferences and Student Achievement in Online University
Learning Environments
Kristi L. Lewis, Ann Myers, Kathryn A. Janousek, James Madison University
M. Andreé Gitchell, Rockingham Memorial Hospital
The Use of Community Assessment Data to Prioritize the Need for Mental Health Services
within a Community Health Center
Terry L. Lovelace, Max E. Fridell, Northwest Missouri State University
Helping Children Cope with Disasters: Initiating Dialogue with Children’s Literature
Terry L. Lovelace, Northwest Missouri State University
Using Graphic Organizers and Notable Trade Books to Increase Students’
Reading Comprehension
Debra A. Luna, San Francisco State University
Perceptions of a Two-way Immersion Program: Spanish BCLAD Teachers Tell Their Stories
Richard M. Luppi, Oregon Institute of Technology
T.E. Lawrence, the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and the Post-War Middle East Settlement
H.R. Mahood, Ramona M. Mahood, the University of Memphis
Caspar Weinberger and the Iran-Contra Scandal: Saint or Sinner?
H.R. Mahood, Ramona M. Mahood, the University of Memphis
Implementing Processed Evaluation in a School Violence Prevention Grant
Lori Mann, Lawrence Lyman, Merle Patterson, Emporia State University
Community Colleges and University Partnerships: Giving the BEST to Students
Riza D. Marjadi, Martin I. Milkman, Murray State University
The Impact of a Teaching American History Opportunities for Educators Grant on
Student Achievement
James Mbuva, Brenda Czech, Charles Oriaro, National University
Becoming an Effective Teacher: Communication with School Administrators, Classroom
Teachers, Parents and Community Members
James Mbuva, National University
Educating Students of Color in Higher Education Opens Doors for Fairness, Equality, and
Global Economic Opportunities
Judy B. McPherson, Paine College
Academic Dishonesty in Private, Church-RelatedColleges : The New Circumstantial Morality
Ben Miles, National University
Book Review: The Assault on Reason
Ben Miles, National University
Book Review: The Last Lecture
Ben Miles, National University
Book Review: Leadership 101
Ben Miles, National University
Book Review: Where Have All The Leaders Gone?
Martin Milkman, Murray State University
Assessment and Team Learning in a Graduate Managerial Economics Course
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 and the Elementary Level
Molly H. Minkkinen, University of Minnesota Duluth
Childhood in the United States : The Assumptions and Actualities
Molly H. Minkkinen, University of Minnesota Duluth
The Historical Context of Childhood
Alvin D. Mitchell, Winston-Salem State University
The Effect of the Marshall Hypothesis on Attitudes toward the Death Penalty
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
Sung Seek Moon, Suk-Young Kang, University of Texas at Arlington
Understanding Korean American Parent-Child Relationships: An Explorative Study
Mel Moore, University of Northern Colorado
Parenting Practices of Middle Class Lesbian Couples
H. Ronald Moser, Middle Tennessee State University
Consumers’ Attitudes toward Advertising by Physicians
Edward J. Murray, Carol A. Puthoff-Murray, Kent State University Ashtabula,
Meghan P. Murray, Alliant International University, San Diego
Identity and Values During the Extended Adolescent Period
Edward J. Murray, Carol A. Puthoff-Murray, Kent State University Ashtabula,
Meghan P. Murray, Alliant International University, San Diego
Two Experiments Examine Induced Anxiety, Depression Anger and Assertiveness That Are
Contrasted with the Conditions of Relaxed Music, Role Playing and Silence and Indicate
their Impacts on Cognitions and the Emotion of Anxiety
Melsome Nelson-Richards, Oswego State University of New York
Justin A. Odulana, Health International Network System
Impact of ICT on Modern Socio-Economic World System Theory
Richard Neumann, San Diego State University
Sociopolitical Resistance to an Equal Education Constitutional Amendment
Lydia Nganga, John Kambutu, University of Wyoming Casper Center
Broadening the Boarders of Current Social Studies Curricula through Service Learning:
A Perspective from Pre-Service Teachers
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
Charles E. Notar, Janell D. Wilson, Jordan Barkley, Carol Uline,
Jacksonville State University
Pre-service Teacher Training in Computer Technology Integration for Classroom Instruction
Wayne H. Oberle, St. Ambrose University
Using a Power Structure Grid to Build a Culture, Theory, & Reality of Peace:
Insights into Adam Smith Problems from Deming’s Sugar-Beet Errors
Charles F. O’Donnell, Joseph W. Ford, Anand Shetty, Iona College
The U.S. Social System: An Alternative to Privatization
Raphael O. Ogom, DePaul University
The State Verses Market-Driven Approaches: A Re-Consideration of the Neo Liberal Orthodoxy
and Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Barba Patton, University of Houston-Victoria
Synchronous Meetings; Experiences from Professor’s Perspective
Barba Aldis Patton, University of Houston-Victoria
Lesson Plans and the Teaching Candidate: Is the Internet Helping or Hindering?
Barbara R. Peterson, Austin Peay State University
The Characterization of Reflection by Student Teachers Using the Critical Incident Technique
Matthew Petrocelli, Trish Oberweis, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
A Feminist Retort: An Analysis of Libertarian Justice, Affirmative Action and Merit
through the Views of Iris Marion Young
Rose L. Pfefferbaum, Phoenix College
The Role of Colleges and Universities in Building Community Resilience to Disasters
Sheila F. Pirkle, Barbara R. Peterson, Austin Peay State University
Enhancing Mentorship with Podcasting: Training and Retaining New and Beginning Teachers
Constance Pollard, Boise State University, Richard Pollard, University of Idaho
Web 2.0 Strategies for Teaching and Learning
Carol A. Puthoff-Murray, Edward J. Murray, Kent State University Ashtabula,
Meghan P. Murray, Alliant International University, San Diego
Role Playing Procedures applied to Research, Clinical Settings and Educational Environments
Melvyn C. Raider, Wayne State University
Design and Development of a Family Therapy Model with Urban African-American Families
Melvyn C. Raider, Wayne State University, William Steele,
National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children
Structured Sensory Therapy (SITCAP-ARC) for Traumatized Adjudicated
Adolescents in Residential Treatment
Magdalena Rappl, Tennessee Technological University
The Beneficiaries of the Migradollar Phenomenon: Improvement and Deterioration
Magdalena Rappl, Tennessee Technological University
Investment Decisions by Latin American Immigrants in Their Countries of Origin
Magdalena Rappl, Tennessee Technological University
The Latin American and Mexican Mass Migration Phenomenon: Refocusing
Magdalena Rappl, Tennessee Technological University
Remittance Patterns to Latin American and Caribbean Countries;
Sending Money to the Family Left Behind
Emma Caroline Reed, Bloomsburg University
No Child Left Behind – Are We Hurting some to Help Some?
Kim Riordan, Emily Marshall, University of MN Duluth
Using Videotaped Interactions to Promote Reflective Practice in Early Childhood Teachers:
An Undergraduate Research Opportunity Project
Alyssum C. Root, Diane E. Schmidt, California State University, Chico
Collaborative Community Management Through Social Networking
Amy B. Schmidt, Saint Anselm College
The married Men’s Wage Premium and Discriminations: Evidence from California and Texas
Jeffrey Schulz, Central Community College,
Martin Brittain, 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
Randy Schulz, California State University Bakersfield
Content First: The YouTube Generation and Student Video Projects
Mark A. Seals, Alma College
Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions of the use of Scholastic Corporal Punishment in
Indian Schools
Milagros M. Seda, Carmen M. Seda, the University of Texas at El Paso
Examining Technology-Based Reading Programs
Carol M. Shepherd, National University
Alternative Instructional Strategies and Delivery Environment for High School Students
Carol M. Shepherd, Marilyn Koeller, Madelon Alpert, National University
The Plight of the Phoenix: The Dilemma of Online Pedagogy for Seasoned Faculty
Christina T. Sherman, University of Puget Sound
S.D. Meyers v. Canada: Assessing the Application of NAFTA’s Environmental Provisions to
Protect the Application of domestic Environmental Law in the Face of NAFTA’s Article 11
Investor Protection Provisions
Anand Shetty, Charles F. O’Donnell, Iona College
The Chilean Social Security System
Chich-Jen Shieh, I-Ming Wang, Yung-Sheng Yang, Change Jung Christian University
Study on Factors Impacting the Development of Vocational Education in China
Chich-Jen Shieh, I-Ming Wang, Yung-Sheng Yang, Change Jung Christian University
Study on Industrial Dispute of Taiwan-Invested Enterprises in China
Tammy Shutt, Gary Stewart, Austin Peay State University
Electronic Portfolios: Training, Retaining, Hiring and Firing –
What Your Electronic Portfolio Can Do For You
Betty A. Sims, Texas Southern University
Teresa G. Laird, Northeastern State University,
Gordon Snow, Bloomsburg University
Is School District Wealth Related Standardized Test Scores?
David Sosar, King’s College
The Garbage Can Model as Applied to Local Response to Current Illegal Immigration Problems
David Sosar, King’s College, Frank D’Angelo, Bloomsburg University
Pennsylvania ’s Act I
Marcus Stadelmann, The University of Texas at Tyler
Politics and Public Opinion in Ukraine Fifteen Years after Independence
Leah G. Stambler, Western Connecticut State University
Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses…As Long as they are not Asian Women!
Mojisola F. Tiamiyu, Meghan L. Marsac, University of Toledo
Community Engagement and Coping with Stress among College Students: An Exploratory Study
Okori Uneke, Winston-Salem State University
Minority Youth and Disproportionate Minority Contact
Marvi Villamizar, Maren McCombs, Betty Y. Ashbaker, Brigham Young University
Preventing Bullying through Online Student Reporting
R. Wade Wheeler, Texas State University- San Marcos
Alcohol Abuse Among College Students
R. Wade Wheeler, Texas State University- San Marcos
Alcohol Abuse Among College Students: The Failure of Prevention Programs
Michael J. Wiebe, Texas Woman’s University
No Child Left Behind: Hits and Myths
Roger W. Wiemers, Barbara Denson, Tennessee State University
The Value of a Global Education: Meeting Accountability Standards through Critical Thinking
Julia M. Williams, University of Minnesota Duluth
Moving From John Wayne to the Amorphous: the Evolution of the Principal
La Vonne (Key) Williams, Texas A&M University – Kingsville
History Class Launches Newspaper Publication (Incorporating Technology with
Social Studies Instruction
Wayne S. Wooden, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Juvenile Fire-Setters in Cross Cultural Perspective: The London Sample
Wayne S. Wooden, Hovsep K. Agop, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
The Virginia Tech Massacre from the British Press Perspective
Janice Yee, Karie Just, Iana Stahov, Stacey Ehlinger, Wartburg College
Social Capital and Economic Development: The Case for One Small Community
Galina I.Yermolenko, DeSales University
Reading the Other: Roxolana in European History and Literature
Baomei Zhao, Victor Wilburn, University of Akron
Gender Analysis on Perception of Quality of Life Regarding Urgent Needs and Limited Resources
Baomei Zhao, University of Akron
Quality of Life Analysis Regarding Resources for Different Income Levels |
