April Reynosa and Dr. Julie Hartly, Anthropology Introduction This study evolved out of my experiences as a volunteer under Project North Star, a literacy program headed by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) that serves refugee women from Somalia. From September of 2006 through December 2006 I worked as the Child Development Instructor for this program. […]
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Alleged Rape Perception and Function of Ambivalent Sexism
Adriane Queiroz and Dr. Niwako Yamawaki, Psychology The purpose of this study was to discover how a perceived power difference between rape victim and perpetrator influence external observers’ rape perception, or more specifically, to investigate the effects of a rapist’s power status on rape perceptions, such as minimization of the seriousness of rape, blaming victim, […]
The Role of Perception in the Success of the Scottish National Party: Internal Colonialism Revisited
S. Spencer Brown and Dr. Danny Damron, Kennedy International Center The Scottish National Party has seen growth and decline more than once since its founding in 1937. The party has struggled in several ways, lacking legitimacy, policy, and electoral opportunities. Since the inception of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, the SNP has found hope for […]
Visual Attention and Reaction to Ultra-Thin Magazine Fashion Images among Females
Nikki Ricks The purpose of this study is to examine differences in eye-tracking patterns between high and low risk groups of young adult women (based on the presence or absence of eating-disordered cognitions) using Scan Path Analysis. Recently, the BYU Communication Research Center purchased eye-tracking equipment from Applied Science Laboratories in Boston, MA. This equipment […]
Securing Engineering for the Future: An Inquiry-base Approach to Teaching Engineering in Grades 6-12
Ryan Anderson and Dr. Jared Berrett, School of Technology The basis behind inquiry-based learning is that questions are being asked and answers are being found. On that same note problems are being presented and solutions are being discovered. Inquiry-based learning and instruction allows for personal growth and choice in education on the part of the […]
Support of Laboring Mothers in Argentina
Melissa Pickett and Dr. Lynn C. Callister, College of Nursing Introduction and Literature Review The College of Nursing expects students to provide care for patients globally in other cultures as well as patients in our own country. Learning how to meet the mothers’ needs from Argentina will inform health care professionals how to provide the […]
Writing Apprehension and the Impact on Learning in Undergraduate Nursing Students
Alicia Anderson and Dr. Lynn Clark Callister, College of Nursing Nursing requires critical thinking to provide effective patient care. “The production of clear, accurate, and relevant writing is an essential competency in nursing.” Undergraduate nursing students learn to enhance their writing skills in a nursing research/advanced writing course taken during the program. Those students who […]
Visual-Motor Development in South Indian School Children: Environmental Complexity’s Relationship with Cortical Development
Christine H. Walton, Neuroscience Previous neurological studies have found the degree of environmental complexity influences the acquisition and development of motor skills in human infants as well as animal models. During a critical period in human development, which is believed to span the first 6-10 years for human visual-motor development, neurons grow and solidify appropriate […]
The Effects of Cultural Views and Culture Shock on Success in Study Abroad Programs
Nichole Trone and Dr. Jennifer Bown: Germanic and Slavic Department Upon getting to St. Petersburg, Russia, I realized that this project was not something I would just be conducting and observing; I would be participating it in as fully as any other student would. I somehow thought that I would be exempt from experiencing the […]
Inventing Tradition: Changes in Local Basket-Making in Two Guatemalan Towns
Amy Maxwell and Dr. Ruth Toulson, Anthropology Guatemala has a rich indigenous heritage which has attracted the attention of researchers for over 75 years. This culture includes 21 indigenous Maya language groups scattered throughout the country. The civil war ended ten years ago and since then, the country has been healing. As the country has […]
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