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NATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE PROCEEDINGS

Volume 40 #2

Albuquerque Fall Professional Development Conference, 2008

Table of Contents

The Effectiveness of Using Picture Books with Adolescents Students in Inclusive
Social Studies Instruction
Tammy Range Alexander, Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University
Elfreda V. Blue, Hofstra University

Assistive Technology: Assessment and Application in Social Studies Classrooms
Lawrence A. Beard, Teresa Gardner, Jacksonville State University

Constitutional Theories of Executive Power: Effects on Current and Future
Decision Making in the Executive Branch and on the US Supreme Court
Sue Burum, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Using Contemporary Films to Teach about Social Problems
Janet Cosbey, Eastern Illinois University

El Paso Health Literacy Project-Study of Middle School Students in Three School
Districts in El Paso, Texas
Souraya Hajjar, El Paso Community College

Selecting and Scoring Appropriate Assessment Strategies
Lynne E. Houtz, Beverly A. Doyle, Creighton University

Public Perceptions of Today’s Schools: Impact of Community Size
E. Jane Irons, Nancy L. Carlson, Pamela Monk, Lamar University

Repulse the Monkey: Dealing with Stress the Tai Chi Way
William Kirtley, Central Texas College

An Integrated Approach to Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Development in
Eastern Europe
Johnny McGaha, Florida Gulf Coast University

Practicum Observations 100 Miles Away: The Success Story of an Online Practicum 
Calvin F. Meyer, Marshall University Graduate College

The Evolving Concept Instructional Strategy: Students Reflecting on their
Processing of Multiple, Conflicting Historical Sources
Jeffery D. Nokes, Brigham Young University

Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Management of the Client in
an Urban CommunityHospital in Southeast Texas
Cynthia M. Pipkins, Lamar University

The Father of the Big Bend
Lem Londos Railsback, Texas A&M International University
William Hugh Brown, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Breaking the Silence: Drugs in American Society
Louis Silverstein, Columbia College Chicago

Jeannette Rankin: The First Woman Ever Elected to Congress
Nena Tórrez, California State University San Bernardino

The Lived Experience of Public School Teachers: Novice to Expert
Mike W. Wallace, E. Jane Irons, Lamar University

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