Sean Woodland,Maya Inoue, and Dr. Gary Burlingame, Psychology The Recreation Therapy Program at the Utah State Hospital (USH) remains one of the least-noticed disciplines that the hospital has to offer. The program has the goal of improving the overall quality of life of the patient, focusing on the areas of community integration, skill development, and […]
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“Is This Racial Freedom?”: Student Perceptions of the Civil Rights Movement at Brigham Young University
Ardis Smith and Dr. Rebecca de Schweinitz, History Department Over the week of 11-15 February 1959, the front page of Brigham Young University’s the Daily Universe featured four articles on a campus anti-littering campaign. Organized by several freshmen, the campaign was for the winter and spring quarters, and it emphasized the significance of keeping the […]
Desegregation and Teenage Pregnancy
Ryan Fairchild and Dr. Joseph Price, Economics In the United States, two out of three teenagers have sex before graduating from high school. As a result there is a high probability that young women are at risk to become pregnant while still in high school . Studies have shown that teenage pregnancy is associated with […]
THE IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL METHOD COURSES ON STUDENT TEACHING
Gwyn C. Franson and Dr. Blaine Moore, Elementary Education Fall semester 1994, Brigham Young University Department of Elementary Education began its first Cohort program for the training of elementary school teachers. This program focuses on integrating traditional methods classes into a two semester field-based pre-service experience. It provides for the placement of university professors on […]
Book in a Bag: An Integrated Approach to Social Skills Instruction
Jennae Thomas and Dr. Michelle Marchant, Counseling Psychology and Special Education There is a much needed improvement in American school children’s behavior skills. Evidence of this concern comes from the increase in disciplinary referrals, suspensions, and expulsions (Sugai, G., Horner, R., Dunlap, G., Hieneman, M., Lewis, T., Nelson, C., et al 2000). With more effort […]
Developing Their Refuge: A Study of the Infrastructures Behind Programs for Children with Disabilities in Developing Nations
Ashley Dean and Professor Barbara Smith, Counseling Psychology and Special Education Penilla can be found along a back road, half way up a steep hill on the outskirts the urban city Iași, Romania. From the outside, the building’s yellow panels look much newer than the blanket of cement that seems to cover every other structure within […]
Mythogony (the Creation of Myth): A Comparative Religion Study of Sai Culture
St. Shane Sanders and Dr. Lanier Britsch, History The scope of my research was the analysis of a syncretic paradigm extending from east to west. India houses the three major ashram(a)s of a new religious movement and sub-culture, united by a mythological belief in their guru, Swami Sathya Sai Baba. The village born guru boasts […]
Semantic Class Disambiguation in Natural Language Soar
Anton Rytting and Dr. Deryle Lonsdale, Linguistics Soar1 is a unified theory of human cognition implemented as a computer program. It posits that the interaction of a few fundamental mechanisms can account for any aspect of cognition. The theory’s computer implementation allows the creation of testable computer simulations of various cognitive tasks. Natural-Language Soar (NL-Soar) […]
ANALYSIS OF A COMPLIANT CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH USING COMPUTERAIDED ENGINEERING TOOLS
James D. Baker and Dr. Larry L. Howell, Mechanical Engineering Contemporary engineering has received the benefits of computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools that automate and simplify the design of mechanical systems. However, such tools do not provide direct support for the specific field of compliant mechanisms, whose behavior can require difficult techniques for design and synthesis. […]
Folk Medicine in Communist Cuba
Eric Peterson and Professor Lynn England, Sociology I went to Cuba to do an ethnographic study of common folk medicine. My original intent was to focus on the traditional, home-remedies used by Cubans and the possible discovery of new homeopathic treatments for use in our society. What I discovered, along with a short list of herbal […]