P. J. Woolston and Dr. Christian Smith, Music Because of the emphasis on performance in the BYU School of Music, a student’s most important tool, the instrument itself, is often grossly neglected. Woodwind instruments are particularly susceptible to deterioration. As keys are repeatedly pressed and manipulated, instrumental noise (the clicks and squeaks of keys interacting […]
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFICALLY BASED CONDITIONING PROGRAMS
Bristol Sorensen, Health Sciences First of all I would like to thank you once again for choosing me as one of the recipients of the Office of Research and Creative Work Scholarship. The money I received from that scholarship helped tremendously in conducting research for my project over the past semester and I have some […]
Pre-Service University Math Education Programs in Japan
Vonn R Christenson and Dr. Blake Peterson, Mathematics Education For years the United States has lagged behind the international community in mathematical performance at the elementary and secondary education levels. In the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), differences between the teaching style in Japan and the United States were studied, identified and recorded. […]
Creating a Program to Assist Missionaries Understand the Japanese Written World
Daniel Hick and Dr. Masakazu Watanabe, Asian and Near Eastern Languages The plight of the non-native missionary in Japan is adverse due to the extreme communication barriers that are encountered in every day life. Japanese is vastly different from Western languages. In the MTC missionaries receive sufficient training in the spoken language but are taught […]
The Effects of Modern Standard Arabic Immersion Programs Versus Traditional Preschool Attendance on the Reading and Composition Scores of Arab Children
Jennifer Eschler and Dr. R. Kirk Belnap, Asian and Near Eastern Languages While Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is used for schooling and for writing in the Arab world, it is not the oral means of communication. Several dialects of Arabic exist. Each of these is related to Modern Standard Arabic, but vocabulary and some basic […]
Project Vision: Youth Mentor Program
Brian Barber and Dr. Shawn Fletcher Dorius, Sociology With an estimated one quarter of America’s youth between the ages of 10 and 17 exhibiting signs of high risk or dysfunctional behaviors, organizations aimed at intervention and positive socialization have flourished over the past decade. Research has shown that within these organizations a social environment approach […]
Evaluation of Programs for the Education, Skills Training, and Integration of Sudanese Refugees in Salt Lake City
Andy Jones and Dr. Macleans Geo-Ja Ja, Educational Leadership and Foundations Introduction: The Lost Boys are a group of young male Sudanese who were driven from their homelands because of war. They traveled on foot to Ethiopia then were relocated to Kenya, where many lived for five to ten years in a refugee camp. Beginning […]
Symbols of Heaven: An Analysis of Iconographic Programs in Gothic Western Facades
Gerald Hansen III and Dr. Mark Johnson, Visual Arts Gothic churches are vivid expressions of Catholic doctrine and local culture. Doctrinally churches have a similar basic purpose—to unite members of the community for the teaching of church doctrine and for the celebration of religious sacraments or holidays. However, each church often has additional unique functions […]
Evaluation of Programs for the Education, Skills Training, and Integration of Sudanese Refugees in Salt Lake City
Andy Jones and Dr. Macleans Geo-Ja Ja, Educational Leadership and Foundations Introduction: The Lost Boys are a group of young male Sudanese who were driven from their homelands because of war. They traveled on foot to Ethiopia then were relocated to Kenya, where many lived for five to ten years in a refugee camp. Beginning […]
Strategic Philanthropy: The Evolution And Survival of Business Social Responsibility Programs
Matthew Beecher and Drs. Ted Stoddard, Marriott School of Management; David Whetten, The Center for The Study of Values in Organizations Business social responsibility programs face challenges and forces that were not known in recent years. Because of greater pressures to support diminishing government responsibilities by approaching more social problems, businesses now need to establish, […]