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NATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES JOURNAL

Volume 41 #3

Las Vegas National Technology and Social Science Conference, 2009

Table of Contents

“Do Speculators Affect the Spot Price of Crude Oil-A Tentative Answer”
Raymond J. Ballard, Texas A&M University-Commerce

PAC Contributions in Alabama Supreme Court Races
Christopher M. Baxter, The University of Tennessee at Martin

Individuals’ Preference Orientations toward Facets of Internet Shopping Sites:
A Conceptual and Measurement Model
Brian F. Blake, Kimberly A. Neuendorf, Ryan Murcko, Cleveland State University
Rhiannon L. Hamilton, Ipsos-ASI

Exploring Elementary and Middle School In-service Teachers’ Knowledge of
Animal Classification: A Comparison of Student and Teacher Misconceptions
Angie M. Bucher, Jacob Burgoon, Emilio Duran, Bowling Green State University

First Responders in the Classroom: Triage Training for Teachers to Respond to
Students after a Natural Disaster
Nancy Leffel Carlson, Pamela E. Monk, E. Jane Irons, C. P. Walker, Lamar University
                                   
Do Mandatory Service Learning Course Requirements Increase Empathy towards
Special Needs Children and Instill a Willingness to Continue Volunteering with
Persons with Disabilities?
Judy Doktor, Calunmet Purdue

“Johnny Came to College to get an Education – He Found Romance Anyway”:
The Unconventional Wartime Story of John and Marie Renza
Julien Dumont, Katie Gorham, Bryant University

Cloud Computing (Desktop Virtualization & Thin Client Computing)
Harvey C. Foyle, Emporia State University

Alternation in Power: Patterns of Party Competition among Select European
Countries
Michael B. Hamblet, Central Washington University

Creating Digital Scrapbooks for Innovative Teaching and Learning
Janet Holland, Emporia State University

Travel as Transformation: Advancing the Teaching of Economics and the
Social Sciences
Joseph A. Ilacqua, Judy Barrett Litoff, Bryant University

Boomers, Boomerangs, and Bedpans
Catheleen Jordan, University of Texas at Arlington
David Cory, New Horizons

The Problem of Postmodern Students and the Solution of Technology in
Virtual Classrooms
Allen Francis Ketcham, Texas A&M University – Kingsville
Andrea Moore, Multimedia Developer

Establishing Criteria for the Documentation of Archetypal Images
Robert Koettel, Barbara Wallen-Magee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 

Features, Functions, and Fanfare: A Framework for Understanding the Appeal
of a Music Website
Evan Lieberman, Anne D. Sito, Brian F. Blake, Kimberly A. Neuendorf ,
Cleveland State University

Does Research Support Experienced Mathematics Teachers are Doing a More
Effective Job Teaching Math Standards? Why or Why Not?
Kerri Lookabill, Mountain State University 

Management Information Systems in our Society
Leonard Nass, New Jersey City University

Group Work as Alternative Assessment
Jody Piro, Sheila Pirkle, Jennie Preston-Sabin, Merriel Neal,
Austin Peay State University

Repositioning of Higher Education – A case study of colleges in Acharya
NagarjunaUniversity
A. K.V.S.S.R. Rajasekhar, Hindu College

Life with Others:A Longitudinal Comparison of University Students’Attitudes
from 1990 and 2009
Jeffrey Schulz, Central Community College
Allen Francis Ketcham, Martin Brittain, Frank Taylor, Jim Norwine,
Texas A&M University

Obama, McCain, and Palin, Heavy Weight, Light Weight, and Feather Weight:
Special Characteristics in a Brawl for the Presidency
Seymour J. Schwartz, City Colleges of Chicago 

Religio-Spiritual Identity Development: A Working Model
Jennifer C. Stoll, Gail F. Hicks, Russell Kolts, Eastern Washington University

School Counseling and School Educational Leader Preparation Programs: 
Partnerships in Training Skills in Open Communication
Sherry Ward, Cheryl Evans, Patsy Couts, University of Central Oklahoma 

The Impact of Sustained Professional Development on Preservice Teachers
Eric A. Worch, Jenna L. Pollock, Emilio Duran, Jacob N. Burgoon,
Bowling Green State University 

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