Martha Howard and Dr. Julie Hite The International Bill of Rights declares education to be a human right (UN, 1948) which, if denied, limits the opportunities for personal development and growth. At the World Education Forum in 2000 held in Dakar, Senegal by UNESCO, the international community agreed to the Dakar Framework for Action. This […]
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Remembering the Ancestors: A Recreation of the Late Medieval Jewish Diaspora Mentality
John D. Young and Dr. Paul B. Pixton, History Having previously completed a study of religious memory as a motivating factor for Christians to persecute Jews in the High and Late Middle Ages, I felt a strong desire to tell the other side of the story–to analyze the Jewish historical mind-set during these persecution episodes. […]
Do Perceptive People Have More Satisfied Spouses?
Kurt L. Olsson and Dr. James M. Harper, Family Life The main objective of this research was to determine if there is a relationship between the level of satisfaction in a marriage and the accuracy with which the individuals could predict their spouses= perceptions. Attributional styles, or patterns, are those perceptual sets that tell us […]
Parents’ Decision-Making Processes for the Placement of Children with Severe Disabilities in Out-of-Home Care
Jeff Jackson and Dr. Susanne Frost Olsen, Marriage, Family, and Human Development The purposes of this research study are to (a) determine the overall patterns evident in the processes involved in deciding to place a family member with severe developmental disabilities in an out-of-homecare program or facility, (b) examine parental perceptions regarding the effectiveness of […]
Roots of the Spanish Enlightenment: ILUSTRACIÓN and the Fruits of Philip II’s Administrative Policy and Personal Ideology
John Brandon Fowles and Dr. Alvin F. Sherman, Jr., Spanish and Portuguese The Ilustración, or Spanish Enlightenment, followed in the footsteps of the general European Enlightenment but with a decidedly national flare. Enlightened thinkers in Spain, no less interested in neoclassical motifs than their European forerunners, also looked back to periods of Spanish history that […]
Considering Covenants
Kelly Erickson and Dr. Alan J. Hawkins, Family In an effort to combat the no-fault divorce era and it=s social repercussions, two states, Louisiana and Arizona, have already passed a Covenant Marriage Law (CM). This law is meant to strengthen the marriage commitment from it=s inception by requiring the following conditions of couples who choose […]
Politics of Successful Development: Women and Panchayats in India
Anne Clayton and Dr. Donna Lee Bowen, Political Science All over the world women tend to suffer disproportionately in terms of poverty and the lack of access to education in comparison to men.1 Extensive development efforts have been put forth throughout the world to eradicate these problems. Some of them have been successful, while many […]
“Mommy, Where Do Daddies Come From?”: The Media’s Portrayal of WWII Fathers
Melissa Brown and Dr. Mark Grandstaff, History Betty Friedan, in her book, The Feminine Mystique argues that men shape women’s roles through the media, but at some points in time, the reverse has been true. During WWII, Parents’ Magazine, with it’s almost all-woman editorial board and largely female readership produced more articles on fatherhood than […]
Stock Price Reactions to Announcements of U.S. GAAP/IFRS Convergence
Lorien Stice and Dr. Ted Christensen, Accounting Introduction and Description of Study This research investigates investors’ perceptions of the expected impact of adopting international accounting standards on U.S. companies. Since these rules differ from current U.S. standards, some speculate that the costs to convert companies’ reporting systems to conform to international standards will have significantly […]
The Effect of Internal Control and Framing on Employee Process Improvement Suggestions
Scott Emett and Dr. David Wood, Accountancy After a few months of developing my original ORCA proposal topic entitled “The Effect of Internal Control and Framing on Employee Process Improvement Suggestions”, I learned an invaluable lesson about academic research: many promising research ideas do not turn out to be as promising from a research perspective […]