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NATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE PROCEEDINGS

Volume 38, #2

Spring Las Vegas Conference, 2008

Table of Contents

Instructional Leadership and Changing School Cultures: Voices of Principals 
E. Warren Aller, Western Washington University
E. Jane Irons, Nancy Leffel Carlson, Lamar University

Interest Group Strategies in the State Judiciary: Evidence from Alabama
Christopher Baxter, The University of Tennessee at Martin

The Socially Conscious Child: Using Arts Integration to Teach Social Awareness
and Personal Responsibility
Caroline Clark-Murphy, Barbara Crossland, Barbara W. Martin,
Northwest Missouri State University

Newspapers in the Social Studies Curriculum
Jane H. Eberle, Imad Awarke, Emporia State University

The New Europe – 2008 – Growth Problems
Laurence R. Fisher, Our Lady of the Lake University

Using Blackboard for the Preparation of Teacher Education Candidates:
A Survey of Blackboard Feature Use
Ronald E. Fritsch, Michael Wiebe, Karen Dunlap, Texas Woman’s University

Text Messaging and Camera Phones in the Classroom: Resetting the Moral Compass
or Generational Differences?
Amy Gentry, Ohio University
Judith Gentry, Judy Roobian-Mohr, Columbus State Community College

Effectively Utilizing PowerPoint in a Bilingual Math Lesson
Monica E. Gutierrez, Sul Ross State University
Miriam Muniz, Rio Grande College

Teaching America’s Maritime Heritage: An Obligation and a Joy
Ray Heitzmann, Villanova University

Regional Comparative Analysis of Agricultural Products Transported by Truck:
1997 and 2002
Cynthia Houlden, Bruce Schanbacher, Vani Kotcherlakota, Frank Tenkorang,
Bruce Elder, University of Nebraska at Kearney

Exploring Innovation in Evidence Based Practice
Nairruti Jani, University of Texas at Arlington

Shaping Useful Conversations in a Flattened World: Electronic Resources
for Principals and their Communities
Cathy Kaufman, Indiana University of PA

The Influence of the Pirates in Peter Pan and Treasure Island on Contemporary
Picture Books
Patricia M. Kirtley, Vermont College of Fine Arts

Personality Learning Style Preferences and Student Achievement in Online
University Learning Environments 
Teresa A. Le Sage, Barba A. Patton, University of Houston-Victoria

Caspar Weinberger and the Iran-Contra Scandal: Saint or Sinner?
H.R. Mahood, Ramona Mahood, University of Memphis

Driving Forces in Environmental-Energy Policymaking: Four Case Studies
Robert J. McMonagle, Neumann College

Enhancing Mentorship and Podcasting: Training and Retaining New and
Beginning Teachers 
Sheila F. Pirkle, Barbara R. Peterson, Austin Peay State Universit

Another Horror Story in Acadumbia
Lem Londos Raisback, Texas A&M International University

American History in Progress – or Making Progress? A Preliminary Investigation
Richard Reeb, Barstow College

The Relationship Between ADHD Symptoms, Maximization and Regret
Stephen Schepman, Anthony Stahelski, Daniel Fennerty, Central Washington University
Jeffrey Nicholas, Bridgewater State College

Measuring the Impact of Nanotechnology on Regional Economies
Laura I. Schultz, Fernando Gomez-Baquero, University at Albany

Alive, Alive ‘O: A Gallery in the Museum of History Pre-Service Teachers and
Authentic Learning in Technology and Social Studies
Kathy A. Smart, Bonni Gourneau, University of North Dakota

Preventing Bullying and Increasing Student Reporting
Marvi Villamizar, Maren McCombs, Betty Y. Ashbaker, Brigham Young University

The Progressive Shroud: A Case-Study of the Causes of Bad History
Ric Williams, Gendale Community College

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