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3:00pm-6:00pm Registration
6:00pm-7:00pm Cocktail Reception
Monday, March 29, 2010___________________________________________________________________________
8:00am Registration/Exhibits
8:00am-8:30am Continental Breakfast
8:30am-10:00am Session I-a EXAMINATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION
Interdisciplinary Pooling in the Societal Sciences Joseph L. Bass
The Abandonment of Traditional Values in Physical Education: A Microcosm of Higher Education Clarence E. Burns
The Symbiotic Correlation Coefficient of Fate and Destiny: Technology as a Supplement Rather Than a Complement in the Ends of Humanity? Imafedia Okhamafe (Chair)
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8:30am-10:00am Session I-b STUDIES OF TECHNOLOGY, SOCIETY, AND EDUCATION
Literature + Technology = A Winning Combination for Learning Social Studies Patricia L. Thompson, Margaret Drew
Virtue Ethics and Corporate Power Charles Bauch
Case Study Instruction: Professors as Students Ray Heitzmann (Chair), Bette Mariani, Brett Mariani
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8:30am-10:00am Session I-c SOCIETY EXAMINED
Special Equipment Use among Frail Elders with Family Caregivers Suk-Young Kang, Randall Basham
Sustainable Aging: Innovations in Emerging Technology and Service Delivery Randall Basham, Suk-Young Kang
Family Hierarchy, Family Structure, and Family Relationships in a Worker-Client Relationship Peter Li (Chair)
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8:30am-10:00am Session I-d TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION
Using the World Wide Web to Support Social Skills Instruction for Students K-12 Settings Ronald E. Fritsch, Ivor Weiner
Academic Honesty in Internet and Classroom Testing Bryan Hoyt
Online Community Building: Introducing Soul-Tending Teachers’ Website Patricia Ainsa (Chair)
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8:30am-10:00am Session I-e HISTORICAL VIEWS
The Return of the American Hero Tony Sanchez
Herbert Hoover Reexamined Mark S. Bellnap
Selling Civil Rights: Social Entrepreneurship & the Klanwatch Project Vaughn May (Chair)
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8:30am-10:00am Session I-f ECONOMICS IN ACTION
Corporate Governance Leonard Nass
Predicting the Outcome of NASCAR Races: An Empirical Analysis Mary Allender
Global Financial Crisis Hamid Milani (Chair)
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8:30am-10:00am Session I-g TEACHING EXAMINED
Developing and Preparing Teachers for an International Virtual High School Greg Levitt, Clifford McClain, Steven Grubaugh
Put a Little Acting into your Teaching Linda Miller
Teacher Preparation for the 21st Century Lupe Martinez (Chair)
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10:15am-12:15pm Session II-a EDUCATION IN ACTION
Reel Character Education: How Hollywood Films can be Used to Analyze Personal Values and Decision Making in Character Education Stewart Waters, William Russsell
High-Stakes Standardization Testing: Help or Hindrance to Public Education Betty A. Duncan
Service Learning in Teacher Education: Transforming Pre-service Teachers' Perceptions of Children in Poverty Carol Greene, Faye Deters
Utilizing P-16 Curricular Enrichment to Teach Multicultural and International Perspectives: A Case Study of Today's Germany S. Rex Morrow (Chair)
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10:15am-12:15pm Session II-b SOCIETY AND EDUCATION
An Examination of Juveniles being Tried as Adults: Influences of Race and SES Russ Espinoza
College Faulty, College Appraisal: Questions Concerning the Use of Student Ratings R. Wade Wheeler
Satisfaction with Body Image in Elementary, High School, and College Students Lori. M Long, Ilie Puiu Vasilescu
Factors Influencing Attitudes toward Torture James Benjamin (Chair),Kali Roundy, Deana Malone
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10:15am-12:15pm Session II-c INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Measures of Economics Integration for Selected APEC Countries 1990-2007 Vani Kotcherlakota, Gandhi B. Veluri
The New Europe - Recession Over? Laurence Fisher
Agricultural Specialization and Transportation Development in Early Twentieth Century China Ming-Hsuan Lee
Socio-Economic Scenario of South Asia Munir Hassan (Chair)
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10:15am-11:15pm Session II-d Part One EDUCATION CONCERNS
Embedded Advising: A Solution to the Faculty Time Crunch? Rhonda Priest
The Politics of Writing a Successful Dissertation Linda L. Petroff (Chair)
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11:15am-12:15pm Session II-d Part Two ANTHROPOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY
The Functions of the History of Science in Social Science Education: The Case of Anthropology Kevin Yelvington
Geography and Wind Power Bettie Barrett (Chair),Margaret Deitich
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10:15am-12:15pm Session II-e EDUCATION EXAMINED
Science Education in Rural Schools: Factors Effecting Student Success Amanda K. Knapp, Ronald Childress
Big Screens, Fields, and Bridges: The Savvy Use of Culturally Responsive Literature to Address Social and Civic Issues in Elementary Classrooms Jeffrey Hawkins, Sabrina Brinson
School Principals' of RTI and Campus Level RTI Practice Terry Overton, Roman Garcia de Alba, Michelle Abrego, Chuey Abrego
The Integrated Multiple Subject Credential vs. the BA + 5th year Multiple Nena Torrez (Chair)
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10:15am-12:15pm Session II-f INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Embedded Models of Development, "Managed" Trade and Dispute Resolution in the WTO: MFN vs. Preferential Treatment in the Governance of World Trade Remonda Kleinberg
Comparative Development Models - USA, Japan, Russia, China, India and Brazil - Through Agricultural, Industrial, and Informative Ages Linda Groff
The Politics of Identity and “Globalization” in the Americas: The Role of the Capitalist State in the Cooptation of Resistance Movements from North America to South America Gilberto Garcia
Mestizaje: Migrations and Construction of Racial Identity Rex Wirth (Chair)
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10:15am-12:15pm Session II-g LITERATURE AND EDUCATION
Taking Children's Literature Out of this World Geraldine Jenny
Electronic Portfolios: Possibilities and Pitfalls Lauren Wells
Improving Educational Outcomes through Instructional Design Phillip Ward
Assessing Pre-service Teachers' Technological Confidence and Competence Jane Andrews, Barbara Crossland, Terry Lovelace (Chair)
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12:15pm-1:15pm NSSA AWARDS LUNCHEON
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1:30pm-3:30pm Session III-a STUDIES OF AMERICAN EDUCATION
Preschool Children as Co-Curriculum Developers Bizunesh Wubie
The Millennials are here: Now What? Cindy Wells
Roles & Challenges Confronting School Psychologists Worldwide Diana Wheeler, Linda Smedley
Principals' Perceptions of the Influence of Ethics Content in Leadership Preparation Ken Young, Jason Mixon, Jane Irons
Chair: Patricia Ainsa
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1:30pm-3:30pm Session III-b SOCIAL WELFARE EXAMINED
Development of a Substance Abuse Curriculum Matthew J. Corrigan
A Survey Assessing the Effects of Mentoring Relationships on Youth Explanatory Style and Depressive Features David Bruno
Children of Immigrants in the Child Welfare System: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Risk Joan R. Rycraft (Chair), Alan J. Dettlaff
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1:30pm-3:30pm Session III-c PUBLIC POLICY PANEL
Energy Dependence: Rhetoric and Reality Kathryn Ruth
Unemployed Veterans: What Can be Done? Chris Goehner
Old and Deserted: 100,005 Ft. in the Middle of CWU Campus Brent Wiedmaier
Student Financial Aid Anthony Ponce de Leon
Internet Access for Students on Campus at Central Washington University: Capacity and Policy Michael Merz
The Effects of NAFTA on US-Mexico Black Market Trade Perris Davis
The Impact of American Policy on Castro's Cuba Pedro Navarrete
Chair: Rex Wirth
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1:30pm-3:30pm Session III-d TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION
The 2 A.M. Lecture: Benefits and Challenges in E-learning Environments Kate Mather
Ensuring a Quality Online Learning Environment Edna M. Meisel, Kerri Lookabill
Online Instruction in Educational Leadership and Counselor Education Programs Using Virtual Learning Environments Suzanne Maniss, Sandra Murray
PowerPoint: Not just for SlideShows Diana L. Williams,Joanna M. Grymes
High-Impact Online Courses Charles Martin-Stanley (Chair)
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1:30pm-3:30pm Session III-e PSYCHOLOGY EXAMINED
Regarding the Self: A Longitudinal Examination of Attitudes from 1990 to 2010 Concerning the Nature of the Self Allen Ketcham
Consulting Challenges in Applied Research for a Small Business Cheryl Kleist
Bully Prevention Powered by BOSS - A Grant for School Anti-Bullying Peter Ross
An Experiment Induced Five Attitudinal Conditions That Were Contrasted with Four Musical Manipulation To Determine Their Impact on Cognitions Carol Puthroff Murray, Edward Murray
Said in Jest: Maturity Levels of Situation Comedy Characters in Light of Piaget's Stage Theory Joe Reilly
Chair: Steve Pilgram
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1:30pm-3:30pm Session III-f HOMELAND SECURITY EXAMINED
Confronting Iranian and North Korean Nuclear Ambitions: International Organizations and a Global Security Community Matthew Williams
An Assessment of the Barack Obama Administration's Policy and Strategy Toward Afghanistan and Pakistan Robert J. Pauly
US - Turkish Relations and the War on Terror Tom Lansford
Confronting the Balkans: Lessons for Multilateral Engagement in the Post-Post Cold War Jack Covarrubias
Confronting the Homeland Security Dilemma: The Implications of President Obama's NSC/HSC Merger Justin Miller
Chair: Casey Maugh
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1:30pm-3:30pm Session III-g LITERATURE AND THE MEDIA
War is Not Good for Children and Other Small Creatures: How War is Depicted in Children's and Young Adult Literature Frances Gates Rhodes
Teaching Theme with Children's Literature Addressing History and World Cultures: A Paradigm Approach Raymond P. Kettel
Assessing Students' Reactions to Film and TV Portrayals of Nurses, Their Profession, and Their Image in Society Dianna Lipp Rivers, Kenneth Troy Rivers
All We See is Possibility: Visual Disability in Children's Literature Pat Kirtley (Chair)
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3:45pm-5:45pm Session IV-a EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
Student Teachers Evaluate Mentor Teachers in a Predominately Hispanic University Criselda Garcia
Assessment Ignorance: The Hidden Enemy of Our Education System Dan Fennerty
Graduate Candidates' Perceptions of Cohort Groups In Educational Leadership Programs Cheryl Evans, Patsy Couts
Leadership Studies: An Emerging Discipline Virginia Donnell, Deana Raffo
Rubrics: Talisman of Power or the Emperor's New Clothes? Jerry P. Galloway (Chair)
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3:45pm-5:45pm Session IV-b RESEARCH STUDIES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Lecture vs. Active Learning in an Undergraduate Business Statistics Class James Dulgeroff
Comparisons of Bangladesh, India and USA Balance of Payments Accounts 2007 and 2008 Syed A. Hossain, Vani Kotcherlakota
Trends in the Growth of Agriculture in India Kodati Viyyanna Rao
Human Resource Development and Economic Growth in India Vudatha Jyothi
Differences between Black and White Household Financial Well-Being: What Do Household Financial Ratios Indicate? Richard F. Bieker (Chair)
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3:45pm-5:45pm Session IV-c POLITICAL SCIENCE STUDENT PANEL
Swine Flu: Now and Then Ryan Bailey
Economic Policy: Spend and Save Isa Harrison
Dependency and Development in Latin America Cole Aardal
Business and Government: The Auto Industry in the United States and Japan Alex Cole
Chicano, Mexican or Latin American Politics Jose Ochoa
Mexican Trans-border Relations Pablo Gonzalez
Chair: Gilberto Garcia
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3:45pm-5:45pm Session IV-d INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES
Changing Expectations in Graduate Supervision Elizabeth Graham
The Mac Image: Self-Admitted Pretensions of Mac Users on a Predominantly PC University Campus Michael W. Firmin
The Effects of Child Sexual Abuse and Post Traumatic Stress on Levels of Self-Efficacy Larry Anderson
Counseling Principles Observed In Rat Training Theodore Tin-Yee Hsieh
A Development Examination of Identity and Values Edward J. Murray
Chair: Ben Miles
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3:45pm-5:45pm Session IV-e EDUCATION STUDIES
Simulation Activities as an Effective Means of Instruction for Pre-Service Teacher Candidates? Nancy Falsetto
Using Social Science to Teach Social Studies: A Practical Approach for Social Educators Allen Guidry
Special Educators in Urban Schools: Necessary Strategies for Novice Educators DaShonera E. Griffin
What's the Rush? Refining the Early Childhood Spectrum San Juanita Hachar, Ramon Alaniz
Enhancing the Attitudes of School Pupils with Limited English Ability Toward Reading: Implications for Teachers and Principals Jerry E. Garrett (Chair)
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3:45pm-5:45pm Session IV-f INTERNATIONAL REALTIONS PANEL
Resisting Globalization or Fighting for "I'exception culturelle"? The Case of ATTAC Marie des Neiges Leonard
The Rhetoric of Fear: Applying the Root Chakra as a Means of Understanding Persuasion Casey Maugh
The Powerful Barrier: The Supreme Court as a Countermajoritarian Institution During the Global War on Terror Christopher Hare
Sustainable Development, Agenda 21 and India: Government Decentralization and its Effects on Ganges River Pollution Jennifer Schiff
Chair: Jack Covarrubias
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3:45pm-5:45pm Session IV-g USES OF TECHNOLOGY
Clicking to Learn - Clicking to Teach: Using Student Response Systems with Pre-service Teachers Pamela D. Wash
Web 2.0 Tools in the Constructivist Classroom Carolyn Awalt
Do I Really Matter? Creating a Sense of Community for Students in an Online Learning Environment LaVonne Fedynich, Cheryl Kelsey
Music, Power Points and Teacher Tube Daniel Wu
Pecha Kucha: Invigorating PowerPoint Presentations Harvey Foyle (Chair)
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
8:00am Registration/Exhibits
8:00am-8:30am Continental Breakfast
8:30am-10:00am Session V-a SOCIETY IN ACTION
Looking Beyond the Veils Linda Wang
Playing Poker in Pubs: A Participant Observation Joseph A. Scimecca
Optimal Aging: A Holistic Approach to Living Pelgy Vaz (Chair)
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8:30am-10:00am Session V-b ACADEMICS: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
A Second Longitudinal Snapshot of RTI Implementation in Texas Public Elementary Schools Paige Mask
Inter-Disciplinary Graduate Study Abroad Programs: A Case Study of the DePaul University Experience in Nairobi, Kenya Raphael Ogom
Believe it or Not: Another Horror Story in Acadumbia Lem Londos Railsback (Chair)
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8:30am-10:00am Session V-c POLITICS AND SOCIETY EXAMINED
Power, Powerlessness, and Globalization Opoku Agyeman
Assessing Grand Strategy: The National Security Policy of George W. Bush Gerry Gendlin
The Phantom and Foucault: Paper Faces on Parade Bill Kirtley (Chair)
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8:30am-10:00am Session V-d EDUCATORS AND ONLINE
Why Become a Teacher? Preservices Teachers' Impressions Mohamed A. Ali
A Social Work Department's Journey into Online Education Mary Ellen Cox, Paul Baggett
Educators' Knowledge of the Cattell Horn Carroll Theory of Intelligence and the Use of Effective Interventions Dwane Allen (Chair)
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8:30am-10:00am Session V-e EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
A Retrospective on Walter Lippman Ric Williams, Richard Reeb
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8:30am-10:00am Session V-f INTERNATIONAL LAW
US Legality Concerning Accused Foreign Terrorists Melissa Weems
Critique of Universal Jurisdiction Derek Steiger
Universal Jurisdiction: An End to Impunity? Ron Becker (Chair)
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8:30am-10:00am Session V-g MODERN SOCIETY EXAMINED
Iconography and Race in Politics and Sports John McClendon
Barack Obama as the Tiger Woods President Malik Simba
Contemporary Media: Iron Jawed Angels Ronald G. Helms (Chair)
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10:15am-12:15am Session VI-a ECONOMIC INVESTIGATIONS
A Statistical Overview of Displaced Persons Bruce A. Forester
A Descriptive Look at Below-Market-Rate Housing Mandates Tom Means
Attitudes Toward Advertising by Chiropractors and their use of Various Media Practices: Scale Validation and Application Gordon L. Freeman Jr.,H. Ronald Moser
Ethnical, Legal, and Professional Issues of Accountants Advertising: An Empirical Analysis H. Ronald Moser (Chair)
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10:15am-11:15am Session VI-b HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE EDUCATION EXAMINED
Bullying on the High School Campus, Separating Fact and Fiction David Karell
Collaboration in Inclusive Education: A Case Study of Teacher Perceptions Rebecca Davis, Carol Layton
How to Successfully Build Relationships in Online Classes and Meet the Needs of all Learners Patti Cost, Chris Eisenbarth
A Model of Transition from Faculty Resistance to Faculty Acceptance of Online Education Davor Jedlicka (Chair)
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10:15am-12:15pm Session VI-c POLITICAL SCIENCE CONCERNS
Popular Support of Political Systems: Totalitarian versus Democratic David Steiniche
Too Young to Die? The Evolving Views of the Supreme Court of the United States on the Death Penalty for Juvenile Offenders Joseph A. Melusky
Democracy and the Internet: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Samuel Martineau
Mass Movements, Community Development and Presidential Politics Doug Nilson (Chair)
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10:15am-12:15pm Session VI-d SOCIETY IN ACTION
Student Suicide Prevention Thomas Buttery
Annakba (the Catastrophe) and Its Impact on Palestinian Refugee Women: A Socio-Historical Account Reem Abu-Lughod
Combating Childhood Obesity in Louisiana: Coordinated School Health Approaches Praphul Joshi
Multiculturalism versus Assimilation Ramon Guerra
Teaching Social Constructionism with DNA Jennifer Holz (Chair)
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10:15am-12:15pm Session VI-e WRITING AND LEARNING
Fostering Resiliency in All Students through Autobiographical Writing Kristina LaGue
First Amendment Freedom of Assembly and Petition Rights and High School Students Larry L. Kraus
Professors as Intellectual Leaders in Higher Education Mehmet Durdu Karsli, Hasan Arslan, Cengiz Akçay
The Effects of Retention on Student Learning Processes in K-12 James Mbuva (Chair)
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10:15am-12:15pm Session VI-f STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
An Empirical Assessment and a Theoretical Model of Student Productivity and Learning Seth A. Parker
The Development of a Leadership Framework for Technology Innovation in Schools Daniel S. Stanhope
Electronic Portfolios - A Wave of the Future! Star Nance
Predictors of Penis Size Perception Among Male College Students Marc Garcia
Music, Power Points and Teacher Tube Daniel Wu
Chair: James Benjamin
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10:15am-12:15pm Session VI-g TECHNOLOGY USES
Using Technology to Support Social Justice Michael Menchaca
Integrated Technology into the College Classroom: Current Practices and Future Opportunities Robin Lindbeck, Brian Fodrey
Media to Create Dynamic Online Learning Janet Holland (Chair)
Implementing a New Participatory Technology called VoiceThread for Converging Audio-based Chat with Interactive
Incorporating HER Technology into the Classroom and Online Course Heather Merkley
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1:30pm-2:30pm Session VII-a Part One SOCIAL SCIENCES EXAMINED
The Proliferation of Three-ways and Girl-on-girl Action on Television: Germinations of Erotic Radicalism or Normative Re-inscriptions? Serena Petrella
Barbarians at the Gate: Immigrant Hysteria and the Great Wall of Mexico Steven Williams (Chair)
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2:30pm-3:30pm Session VII-a Part Two POLITICS AND POLICY PEOPLES
Claiming Our Voice: Metis Women and Politics in Canada Kelly Saunders
Money's Influence on Policymaking: The Effect of PAC's on U.S. Housing Voting Clayton D. Peoples (Chair)
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1:30pm-3:30pm Session VII-b EDUCATIONAL CONCERNS
Response to Intervention: Tiers or Tears? Nancy Carlson, Dwane Allen, E. Jane Irons, Pamela Monk, L. Kay Abernathy
Administrative Responsibility: Providing Resources for Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Classrooms Harvey R. Allen, Wendy Harriott
Perceptions of University Faculty and Students regarding Generational Differences in Students with Implications for Student Achievement Pamela Monk , Nancy Carlson, E. Jane Irons
Planning for the Classroom: Different Perceptions of the its Value Barba Patton (Chair)
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1:30pm-3:30pm Session VII-c HISTORY AND SOCIETY INVESTIGATED
Helping Social Studies Students Succeed: Lessons from a High School - University Service Learning Partnership Tamara L. Hunt
Creating a Digital History Museum to Make Social Studies Teaching Dynamic Julie Bao, Tianyuan Shen
Memoirs of a Contrarian Historian Charles Angeletti, Richard Jackson
Educating Students for Responsible Citizenship: Suggestions for Implementing Civic Engagement into the Curriculum Jon Brudvig (Chair)
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1:30pm-3:30pm Session VII-d EXAMINING EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES
Rising Against Poverty and Prejudice: Turning Diversity into a Positive Motivator Carol Shepherd, Zhrinna McDonald
Instructional Leadership in Its Global Context Mahmoud Suleiman
Professional Development for Instructional Leaders: A Global Perspective Hana Suleiman, Mahmoud Suleiman
Beyond 'Self': Promoting Reflective Practice Through the Use of Critical Incidents in Teaching Barbara Peterson (Chair)
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1:30pm-2:30pm Session VII-e Part One MINORITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Minorities and Higher Education Examined Delores Cleary, Arthur Manjarrez, Michelle Cyrus
Battlefield to Classroom: Central Washington University’s Best Practices for the Integration Veterans in Higher Education Michelle Cyrus, Delores Cleary (Chair), Arthur Manjarrez
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2:30pm-3:30pm Session VII-e Part Two FIVE STRATEGY-MAKING TASKS/ OPEN DISCUSSION
Five Strategy - Making Tasks for Guiding Non-Profits Ron Tarullo
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1:30pm-3:30pm Session VII-f TEACHING AND LEARNING
Research and Development and University Technology Transfer Sukanya Kemp
Identity Groups as a Dynamic Factor in the Lives of Young People Paul Carlson, Diane Prince
No Child Left Behind and Other Signs of the Apocalypse James Nowlin
Co-Teaching and the Secondary Social Studies Classroom Evette Meliza (Chair), Debbie Case
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1:30pm-2:30pm Session VII-g Part One TECHNOLOGY STUDIES
Social Studies 3.0: Application of the Cloud-Computing Model to P-20 Social Studies Education D. Antonio Cantu
Web 2.0 and Web Application in an Online Course Setting Don Luck (Chair), Joseph Jerles
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2:30pm-3:30pm Session VII-g Part Two CROSS CULTURE EXAMINED
Cross-Cultural & International Communication: Application of Power, Conflict & Cooperation Houman Sadri, Madelyn Flammia, Stephanie Rash
IR Course and Globalization: A Cross-Cultural Analysis Student's Attitude and Behavior Houman Sadri (Chair), Stephanie Rash
Education in the Developing World: A Study of Technology and Educational Innovation in Sub Saharan Africa Stephanie Rash
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3:45pm-5:45pm Session VIII-a TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION
Get A (Second) Life! Utilizing A Multi-user Virtual Environment in the Social Sciences Amy Shriver Dreussi
Mosaic: Using Virtual Classrooms to Train Future Educators John Lowdermilk, Cheryl Fielding, Julie Pecina, Lisa Beccera
Digital Immigrants Explore and Use Web 2.0 Sue Slick, Dayle Upham
Using Problem-based Learning in On-Line Course Development Benita G. Bruster
University Students Online Activity and Achievement in Virtual Learning Environment Teresa A. Le Sage (Chair)
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3:45pm-5:45pm Session VIII-b NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS
The New Frontier for Women's Sports Charles L. Kennedy
Understanding Why Constitutionally Speaking the Judicial Branch is the Least Powerful Branch of the National Government Darrial Reynolds
The Chinese in Latin America: Winners and Losers José de Arimatéia da Cruz
The Rendell Plan for Pennsylvania School District Consolidation: A Flawed Plan David Sosar (Chair)
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3:45pm-5:45pm Session VIII-c EDUCATION IN ACTION
Principal's Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Title 1 Funds at the High School Level Jason Mixon, E. Jane Irons
The Transition to Higher Education under NCLB: Are College Students Ready? Nancy J. Adams, E. Jane Irons
A Model for Bridging a Gap between Content and Pedagogy in Teacher Preparation Kyehong Kang, E. Jane Irons
The Relationship of Class Size, School Size and Teacher Experience with 5th Grade African American Math Achievement
E. Jane Irons, Nancy Carlson (Chair)
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3:45pm-5:45pm Session VIII-d STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
The Interactive Survey Zach Bowers
Science Suburbs: Sandia Sprawls Sprawl in Postwar Albuquerque Layne Karafantis
Through the Looking Lens: Modernity and Identity in German, Spanish and Mexican Natasha Samantioa Godwin
The Border vs. The Grillage Ameen Kazerouni,Chelsea Briant, Adam Szaruga
Ethnic Conflict and Democracy: How to Promote Democratic Consolidation in Guatemala Jadon Marianetti
Chair: Michael Hester
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3:45pm-5:45pm Session VIII-e LEADERSHIP AND TEACHING
World Class Excellence and Teaching Leadership: The New Hybrid Approach Robert L. Stevens
Student Teachers’ Perceptions about their Practicum Experience at Bahrain’s Teachers College Khaled Albaker
ESL/TFL Teachers' Perceptions of Blackboard Design Ease of Use and Usefulness Jamal Douglas,Rachida Faid
Using Learning Contracts to Enhance Self-directed Learning M. Ware, M.F. Stuck (Chair)
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