Laura R Ostler and Dr. James A Toronto, Asian and Near Eastern Languages Even before September 11, 2001 exploded the region onto global consciousness, the Middle East had a special fascination for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church doctrine ties modern Saints with ancient Israel. The “gathering of Israel” is […]
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Learning and the Classroom: A Study of Student Learning and Journal Keeping
Emily Eckman and Dr. Ramona Cutri, Teacher Education Student learning in the classroom has been researched by educators for many years. Many studies have focused on the most effective method of teaching a subject, course, or specific learning style. Dr. Cutri and her staff were concerned about the student level of learning in the Elementary/Secondary […]
Pioneer Journals of Rhoda Ann Dykes Burgess: A Project in Documentary Editing
Amy Lindsey and Dr. Leslee Thorne-Murphy, English The published journals of Mormon pioneers have served as a great asset to our understanding of American history, but these have largely been the journals of prominent pioneer men. Surprisingly, most of the journals of common pioneer women have not been published, and so, are not accessible to […]
Are Health Education Journals Following Similar Trends of Increased Use of Statistical Methods Observed in Other Health-Related Journals?
Julianne Stoddard and Dr. Ray Merrill, Health Science Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease in human populations. Health educators use epidemiological statistics to understand the nature of human disease. These statistics are also used to determine how disease is transmitted throughout the community. This knowledge is imperative to identify at […]
LDS Journalists: Key to Establish a Unique Model for Moral Reporting at BYU
Heather C. Bowser and Dr. Kevin L. Stoker, Communications One challenge for LDS journalists is finding a way to combine gospel principles with the mission of journalism to; according to the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics, seek truth, “promote the flow of information,” and “stimulate high standards and ethical behavior in the practice […]
Journalistic Record of LDS Families Rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina
Autumn Linford and Dr. Kevin Stoker, Communications Department The news media relentlessly covered Hurricane Katrina and it’s reign of destruction since it first touched down near the gulf coast in 2005. The havoc it wreaked on the homes, businesses, and individuals in that area has made federal reports herald it as “one of the worst […]
The Right to Know: The Indian Journalist’s Right to Information Since 2005
Marie Magleby and Professor Edward Carter, Communications When governments keep secrets from citizens, corruption prevails and democracy remains a far-fetched ideal at best. However, government transparency – an antidote to corruption – is an inconceivable idea to much of the global population. In a high-pressure effort to approach this ideal, India enacted the Right to Information […]
Travel Journals of Elisa von der Recke
Margaret Ebeling Travel journalism was one of the most popular forms of literature in the early nineteenth century. Because it was so widely read, it affected many people and therefore had significant historical impact. In addition, it was one of the few literary genres that women were allowed to participate in. Elisa von der Recke […]
An Index to the Genealogical Mission Journals of William Francis Butt
Tiffanie L. Wride and Professor Kip Sperry, Church History and Doctrine William Francis Butt served a Genealogical Mission to Great Britain from November 1894 to February of 1895. During these months he researched his ancestry among parishes of Wiltshire, England. In the Harold B. Lee Library Special Collections, there is a collection by William Francis Butt […]
An Annotated Edition of the Journals of Joseph W. Booth, Mormon Missionary to the Middle East (1889-1928)
David Charles and Dr. James A. Toronto, Church History and Doctrine With the assistance of a 1999 ORCA scholarship, I was able to make significant progress in understanding LDS Church history in the Middle East during the period 1880-1950. My work was divided between four separate but related projects, each of which will receive brief […]