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In English as a Foreign Language (EFL) situations, it is important for educators to improve learners' sound recognition skill due to the variation of English found in the world. Furthermore, perceptual skill is a foundation leading to intelligibility in production. This study examined the effects of using High Variability Phonetic Training (HVPT) in computer assisted pronunciation training on the recognition and production of English phonemes, which are challenging for Japanese learners of English. Between pre-, mid-, and post-tests, the learners completed training sessions three times a week in two sound environments. The results demonstrated improvement in recognition skill with larger effects immediately after training. For production skill, however, the effects were not large, with a mixed outcome against the improvement in perception. Further research is suggested under a condition in which articulation practice immediately follows identification of individual training items. [For the complete volume of short papers, see ED590612.]

Since the restructuring of education in New Zealand in 1989, a new curriculum framework has been developed. This framework emphasizes the thinking, problem-solving, and group skills processes. This paper traces the growth of a strategic approach to teaching and learning in New Zealand, with a focus on cooperative learning. It describes findings of a study that designed and assessed a staff development program implemented in two secondary New Zealand schools. Data were obtained from on-site observations, teacher and student questionnaires, and principal interviews. The program model was participant-driven, in which teachers chose teaching strategies and controlled the pace and development. A significant outcome was an almost total teacher commitment to cooperative learning. Teachers and students moved from an individualistic, competitive goal orientation to a collaborative and supportive one. This is noteworthy because New Zealand schools are particularly competitive; at the sixth form, students compete for a preset number of grades. Any assistance they give their peers could potentially reduce their own grades. Students did, however, use the groups to enhance their individual performances, as well as to teach cooperative skills and encode new learning material. Future plans to implement the program within clusters of neighboring schools are described. Contains 23 references. (LMI)

In Scotland, vocational education at the professional level takes place in colleges and universities and at the craft and technician level, in further education colleges. Most of the further education/higher education curriculum has been modularized. The following benefits of modularization are claimed: rationalization of resource provision; accommodation of credit transfer; accreditation of experiential learning; tailoring of programs for corporate customers; facilitation of course redesign; improved access for part-time students; allowance of a significant degree of student choice; and improved feedback to students on their performance. Subjective perceptions of one educator's experience indicate that rationalization of provision and student choice appear to be less in evidence than predicted, but most of the remaining advantages of modularization seem to have been delivered. The main criticisms center on three general themes: fragmentation of the curriculum, individualization of the educational experience, and challenges to program management. The Scottish School of Further Education (SSFE) provides a program of 40 30-hour modules for vocational educators working in colleges of further education. It copes with program management by using a computer for student recordkeeping, two full-time office staff, and standard letters. Individualizing of the learning experience does not seem to be a major problem in practice. (YLB)

Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and Anne Tyler have all dealt with spiritual journeys and card reading in their writings. In his book "Tarot Revelations," Joseph Campbell discusses his first association with tarot cards, dating from 1943, when he was introduced to the symoblism of playing cards by his friend and mentor, Heinrich Zimmer. Carl Jung was interested in working toward an expanded consciousness. Although professors, both Campbell and Jung were interested in going beyond academic knowledge and were not limited to academic ways of pursuing knowledge. In "Searching for Caleb," a contemporary novel about family relations, Anne Tyler shows the ancient and metaphysical routine of reading cards for guidance, counseling, and predictions. The novel provides a history of three generations of the Peck family, from before 1900 to the early 1970s. Grandfather Peck is searching for his brother Caleb who had left home 61 years earlier. The female protagonist of the novel uses card reading to help Grandfather Peck in his search. Tyler presents card reading in a positive light, as does Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman in her novel, "The Fortune Teller." Mainstream literature reflects a new and positive approach to card reading. In "Searching for Caleb," the cards were a useful, positive, unconventional, and liberating part of the character's spiritual journey and the adventure of life. (RS)

According to the literature, high professional self-esteem among teachers is associated with efficacy. The first in a projected series of longitudinal studies was undertaken to investigate the relationship between preservice teachers' self-concept and their sense of efficacy. The subjects of the study were 220 elementary and secondary preservice teachers. At the end of their 12-week student teaching experience, 2 instruments were administered: the "Myself as a Teacher Scale" and the "Teacher Locus of Control Scale." Data from the stepwise multiple regression analysis showed a low positive relationship between the internal locus responses of the subjects and their concepts of self as a teacher. The internal positive scale was the best predictor of self-concept; i.e., the teachers' successful efforts were more related to their self-concept. The negative internal scale, however, was also associated with positive self-concept. These data show a positive relationship between teacher efficacy and self-concept, but no causal relationship is inferred. It appears that variables other than self-concept are involved in teacher efficacy. (JD)

The nature of dyslexia is defined and reviewed in the context of neurological and educational processes and the nature of a written language system. An illustrative case history of a typical dyslexic child is presented. The nature of a script system is examined in the light of current linguistic and psycholinguistic studies. Noted are characteristics of the rule governed written language system such as scriptphonetic relationships. Stressed is the interface between the language system and maturational factors including unidirectional sensory and motor modes of perceiving. The incidence of dyslexia is related to the probabilities of individual differences in lateralization of brain function. It is concluded that dyslexia can be regarded as a primary difficulty based on the incompatibility between the written language system itself and the intrinsic developmental skills of an individual's perceptual motor system. (DB)

The paper describes a study in which 34 primary class students were identified as high risk by the Guide to the Child's Learning Skills (GCLS), a teacher-based instrument for screening and followup. It is reported that an 8-week period of instruction using the Flying Start materials, experimental Ss showed significant improvement on the Columbia Mental Maturity Scale, Porteus Maze Quotients, and the GCLS. Two brief case studies are included. (CL)

The paper describes the theoretical foundations of a project which would provide special education for gifted bilingual students in grades 6, 7, and 8. Major components of the project are: procedures for identifying gifted bilingual students, curriculum needs of these students, and the role of the teacher. A multiple assessment procedure (including questionnaires, parent conferences, teacher evaluation, and peer information) is recommended to identify the bilingual student whose intellectual or creative ability is above average and the underachieving gifted bilingual student. Stressed is the need to observe the "problem child" for possible giftedness and the importance of testing bilingual students in their primary language. The curriculum recommended is based on a humanistic philosophy of education and an instructional model which blends the following three strategies: mastery teaching, the confluent theory of education (which integrates the affective with the cognitive domain), and implications of the right and left hemispheres on learning modalities. The sequential introduction of major concepts, some room for individual initiative, and frequent individual conferences are stressed. The project recognizes the importance of the teacher by providing opportunities for continued professional development of project teachers. (DB)

This paper presents a study of the personal variables associated with first-year teacher morale that can be identified early in the training programs of novice teachers. This study is based on data derived from 96 (76.6 percent) of the graduates teaching in Mississippi. Data were collected through the use of five special instruments: (1) "Personal Trait Inventory"; (2) "Myself as a Teacher Scale"; (3) "Purdue Teacher Inventory"; (4) "American College Test" (ACT); and the (5) "College Outcome Measures Project." The data show that beginning teachers' morale at the end of their first year of teaching is related to their self-image as teachers. Personal traits of active/enthusiastic/flexible and ingenious/industrious behaviors are good predictors of their later morale. General cognitive achievement as indicated by ACT scores, as well as gender and age, are also important predictors of their satisfaction with teaching. Appended are six references and two tables. (SI)

Perceptions of supervising and student teachers of certain supervisory behaviors were investigated. The Supervising Teacher Behavior Description Questionnaire (STBDQ) was developed to obtain data about perceptions of supervision as: pleasant/unpleasant, satisfying/dissatisfying, and motivating/nonmotivating. The STBDQ was correlated with the California F Scale to determine if there were significant differences in the preferences of 266 supervising and student teachers for directive, collaborative, or nondirective supervisory behaviors and the relationship of these preferences to the California F Scale score. Comparisons were also made between responses from elementary and secondary school supervising teachers. An analysis of the findings indicated that preferences for the directive dimension of the STBDQ were relatively unrelated to levels of authoritarianism as measured by the California F Scale. This conclusion appears to suggest that authoritarianism is relatively unrelated to preferences for, or perceptions of, supervisory direction as measured by these instruments. Statistical tables present data obtained from both instruments and comparative relationships of scores. (JD)

Public opinion polls consistently identify improving the nation's education system as an issue of top concern for Americans (Pew Research Center 2018). Yet, few sociological studies give considerable attention to potential racial, ethnic and religious differences in attitudes toward the education policy. These are important research gaps as studies indicate that a large proportion of Americans continue to display high levels of religious affiliation and that religion continues to play a role in shaping individual decisions related to public policy. With original data from a large nationally random sample of Americans from the Religious Understandings of Science study, we explore racial, ethnic and religious differences in attitudes about the education system at two levels: national and local. We find both racial-ethnic and religious differences, both in support for national spending on education as well as interest in local schools. Notably, racial differences in attitudes about national-level spending were indirect only due to offsetting mechanisms related to political ideology and institutional trust. Further, conservative religious groups were less favorable than non-affiliates for national spending on education, but all religious affiliates were more interested than non-affiliates in local school issues. We also find that mechanisms including political ideology, religious service attendance and institutional trust mediate these differences. When stratified by racial-ethnic status, however, religious differences and mediation effects were observed almost exclusively in the white subsample only. This study has important implications for understandings of the intersection of race-ethnicity, religion and public policy preferences in education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The political landscape prior to the 2016 US presidential election provides new opportunities for social scientists trying to understand phenomena related to populism and institutional trust. Specifically, the relative popularity of candidates Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump signaled the simultaneous emergence of economic populism from the political left and political populism from the political right. Adding to the complexity was a non-trivial minority who supported Sanders during the Democratic primaries and Trump during the general election. Given these historical peculiarities, here we try to understand patterns of public trust in Congress and corporations, two important institutions related to populism, just prior to the start of the campaigns. With data from a large cross-sectional survey collected in 2013-2014, we tested hypotheses that relating to both the divergence and convergence of trust in political and economic power establishments. While political ideology largely explained trust in corporations, social location in terms of gender and racial-ethnic status strongly related to trust in Congress. Further, seemingly opposing factors including political progressivism, evangelical religious identity, white racial status, and being a man converged to predict lack of trust in both institutions. Results have implications for new understandings of the meaning and predictors of institutional trust. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, I assess the role of black Protestant churches in civil society by measuring the effects of county-level affiliation rates on crime rates in the South. Discourse in the Black Church is often oriented not only to individual-level survival strategies emphasizing piety and righteousness, but also to collective liberation and social justice. This dual-nature of discourse suggests that affiliation rates should have a negative effect on crime rates not only because of the individual-level effects of religion on crime, but also because black Protestant churches often provide social services to their communities as well as leadership, social networks, and cultural and material resources that can be mobilized for civic activism. Combining data from the 2010 U.S. Religious Census, the Uniform Crime Reports, the U.S. Census, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, I used spatial regression analyses to estimate the effects of county-level affiliation rates in black Protestant churches on both property and violent crime arrest rates. As predicted, black Protestant affiliation rates were found to be negatively associated with county-level property crime arrest rates, and they buffered the effects of prior arrest rates. That said, black Protestant affiliation rates were not significantly related to violent crime arrest rates, and affiliation rates exacerbated prior arrest rates. The coincidence of high affiliation rates with high violent crime rates, where it occurs, is suggestive of the implementation of multiple strategies for dealing with crime where legal cynicism may also be elevated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The structural strain which aided in provoking the 1968 global student uprisings have begun to reemerge and conditions are ripening for the resurgence of a mass youth movement throughout the United States. Globally, these historical reverberations can most adequately be understood as the next wave of the New Left political dissent. The millennial generation faced with a crisis unique to the neoliberal capitalism, has begun to organize around a multitude of issues on and around campus. The 2009 campus occupation movement marked the integration of a new activist repertoire and a rebirth of student resistance throughout the United States. In the semesters leading up to the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, a handful of preexisting state based student coalitions began to network with one another coordinating nationwide days of action. While not as mature as the currentstudent uprisings in Mexico, Chile, Puerto Rico, Spain or Quebec; the student activists have established a nascent foundation for expanding their movement. Although climbing costs and student debt remain the central issues uniting the US student movement; environment, war and civil rights reform are once again frequent issues of concern. Beyond inheriting the linguistic metaphors of the New Left, a series of historical similarities help inform the tactical and organizational innovations presently available to current students. Given the corporatization of the university and nearby bohemian centers of creativity, scholar-activists presently face a nexus of problematic circumstances in building a mass student movement. Participatory methods for reshaping the university for students and faculty are discussed in tandem. In accordance, a historical understanding of state administrative regimes and new social movement repertoires present a conflicting relationship of education reform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chapter 8 of the book "Proceedings of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Fifty-Seventh Annual Institute" is presented. It focuses on the risks faced by multinational companies investing in commercial projects like development of natural resource in developing countries. It discusses the uncertainty in enforcement systems, legal rules and dispute resolution provisions of the U.S. It further discusses foreign based tort claims which are enforced through the U.S. legal system.

Management zones for various crops have been delineated using NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), apparent bulk soil electrical conductivity (ECa - Veris), and yield data; however, estimations of uncertainty for these data layers are equally important considerations. The objective of this study was to evaluate the extent of spatially non-autocorrelated areas in an irrigated cotton field in the Mississippi Delta (5.8 acres - with substantial contrasts in soil texture and water-holding capacities) using NDVI, ECa, yield, and thermal imagery as well as Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris) distribution maps (the latter taken at peak bloom). Three year composites for plant NDVI and TPB distributions (analyzed using univariate Local Moran's I Spatial Autocorrelation -- LISA) exhibited the highest levels of uncertainty (with 2.7 and 2.6 acres or 46.0% and 45.5% of the field extent, respectively); whereas, multi-year compositing of yield monitor data more closely matched the shallow ECa map acquired in October 2004 (involving 2.0 and 1.5 acres or 34.7% and 26.5% of the field extent, respectively). Comparison of thermal datasets (acquired from July to September over two growing seasons) with the multi-year yield map highlighted the significance of the linkages of low yield zones with areas of the field subjected to the highest temperatures as well as the pairing of high yield zones with cooler canopy temperatures. These types of uncertainty assessments demonstrate that the fusion of multi-year datasets may allow predictive field-specific models to be created and then used by producers to more effectively manage risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Off-target drift of aerially applied glyphosate can cause plant injury, which is of great concern to farmers and aerial applicators. To determine the extent of crop injury due to near-field drift, an experiment was conducted from a single aerial application of glyphosate. For a larger-scoped project involving identification of the drift effect on different crops, a field was planted in alternating blocks of cotton, soybeans, and corn. Spray samplers were placed in the spray swath and in several downwind orientations to quantify relative concentration of applied chemical. An Air Tractor 402B spray airplane equipped with fifty-four CP-09 nozzles was flown down the center of the field to apply 22 oz/acre of Roundup Weathermax and Rubidium Chloride (RbCl) tracer at a 5 gal/acre spray rate. Relative concentrations of this tracer were quantified at downwind spray samplers. At one week intervals aerial Color- Infrared (CIR) imagery was obtained over the crop field using a Global Positioning System (GPS)-triggered Geospatial Systems MS-4100 camera system. This study's main focus was to assess glyphosate spray drift injury to cotton using the CIR imagery and spray drift sampling. The processed image data were compared with data from spray drift samplers placed downwind. Results will be helpful for determining the extent of near-field drift sampling, and demonstrated that multispectral imaging can be viable tools for determining the extent of damage relative to derived concentrations of glyphosate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents a paper about the best practice methods for generating experimental fatigue crack growth rates (FCGR) data in a sour environment. It examines the influence of some key variables including loading conditions, crack depth, specimen geometry, pre-soak and coating configuration. It notes the possibility that using crack growth data obtained using specimens containing deep flaws may be non-conservative in predicting the behaviour of shallow flaws.

Over 581,462 Reservists and National Guard troops have been called to active duty (DOD, 2007b) since September 11, 2001. Many of these service members have returned or will begin returning to their former jobs. The labor rights of these individuals are codified into law as the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Very little is known about USERRA, especially as it affects the legal obligations of small businesses. The paper concludes with comments on future research and the public policy implications of USERRA and small businesses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The evaporation pan is one field device used to support irrigation scheduling. This device integrates environmental effects and measures evaporation to give an indication of crop water use. However, conventional evaporation pans are sometimes difficult to set up, interpret, and access for field readings. The UGA EASY Pan (Evaporation-based Accumulator for Sprinkler-enhanced Yield), developed at the University of Georgia, allows remote observation of evaporation by a float connected to a pointer that can be seen from the road. The pan has thus far been used successfully for high frequency irrigation of crops grown in soils with relatively low water holding capacities. As a stringent test of this method, the pan was evaluated in Mississippi for low frequency irrigation of cotton in clay soils. To establish a baseline trigger level for irrigation, granular matrix soil water sensors (GMS) were placed at three depths and four stations in a 3-ha field planted in a Sharkey series clay soil. Stoneville BXN 47 was planted for the 2002 and 2003 seasons and Stoneville 4892 BR was planted for 2004. Pan usage and temporal adjustment criteria were developed during the 2003 season and further evaluated using data from 2002 and 2004. Irrigation was initiated based on field manager recommendations without assistance from scheduling aids so that pan readings could be associated with the field manager's irrigation decisions. Recommendations were made for temporal adjustment of the pan taking into account increased evapotranspiration based on sensor data analyzed post-season. To account for increased temporal water demand, a recommendation was made for a second adjustment approximately 97 days after planting (DAP) or 28 days after white bloom. This additional adjustment was also verified to be suitable to signal irrigation 112 DAP (43 days after white bloom) for one season, coinciding with a trigger signal from sensor readings. Based on subsequent analysis of sensor readings as a baseline reference, one irrigation could have been delayed and another eliminated for 2003 (a 25% water savings) and the first irrigation could have been eliminated for 2004 (a 33% water savings) if pan recommendations had been followed to schedule irrigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Over the last 25 years, cotton modules have become the predominant means of storing harvested cotton in the field prior to ginning. The quality of the cotton in a module can decrease over time if the module becomes wet. This can happen if the cotton is damp when harvested, but more commonly it is due to poor formation of the module, poor covering of the module, and/or storing the module in an area where it sits in standing water. The damage comes in the form of heating and rotting of the module from within, and while this process is occurring the quality of the fiber and seed in the module are being reduced. This research has indicated that it is feasible to use thermal infrared imagery to differentiate among modules of different temperatures and areas of different temperatures within a module. Further research will be required to determine the practicality and specifics of the method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Field studies were conducted at Stoneville, MS to investigate the effects of reducing inputs with conservation management practices in cotton production. Significant interest has developed to find ways of reducing production inputs without major reductions in yield that also minimize the environmental impact to the surrounding area. The objective of this study was to compare conservation tillage practices with conventional tillage typically used in cotton production. The study compared conventional tillage to plots with no-till, low-till sub-soiling as the only tillage, and the use of a winter wheat cover crop. The investigation was conducted for continuous cotton production and for cotton production in an alternate year rotation with corn. Furrow irrigation was used to supply supplemental water as needed. Aerial thermal imagery was collected to aid in comparing the different tillage practices. Significant yield increases were observed in cotton grown in the alternate year rotation with corn compared to the continuous cotton. The no-till, sub-soiling, and cover crop treatments resulted in only slight yield differences compared to the conventional production in either the continuous cotton production or the cotton rotation with corn. These results indicate significant reduction in the tillage input can be achieved with minimal change in cotton yield. The change from conventional production to conservation tillage production practices would require varying degrees of equipment changes; therefore, the environmental and economic factors will need to be considered carefully on a case-by-case basis before making these changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Women's Health Initiative of 1991-2006 marked changes in the attitudes towards estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) for menopause and notions of health and gendered health across the lifespan. When two segments of this large, NIH-directed study ended prematurely in 2002 and 2004 due to early evidence that ERT was endangering the participants' health, great commotion ensued among clinical circles, scientific research teams, the media, and women users of ERT. A closer investigation of the history of 20th century practices and ideologies surrounding women's health, endocrinology, and pharmacology reveals that many of these concerns and controversies were set in motion decades ago, taking new shape and drawing from different strategies of discourse as events unraveled. This paper draws from historical data and interviews with medical researchers to argue that the hormonally constructed body is an evolving phenomenon and has contributed to understandings of menopause as a deficiency disease, a condition that begs for elixirs of youth, and a life stage that puts a woman at risk for degenerative illnesses such as heart disease and osteoporosis. While these arguments persist in popular and medical depictions, I argue that we can also see an emerging view of sex hormones as something that needs to be controlled and regulated more expansively, which has led to proliferating varieties of menopause, such as andropause and perimenopause. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Field studies were conducted at Stoneville, MS to investigate the effects of reducing inputs with conservation management practices in cotton production. Significant interest has developed to find ways of reducing production inputs without major reductions in yield that also minimize the environmental impact to the surrounding area. The objective of this study was to compare conservation tillage practices with conventional tillage typically used in cotton production. The study compared conventional tillage to plots with no-till, low-till sub-soiling as the only tillage, and the use of a winter wheat cover crop. The investigation was conducted for continuous cotton production and for cotton production in an alternate year rotation with corn. Furrow irrigation was used to supply supplemental water as needed. Aerial thermal imagery was collected to aid in comparing the different tillage practices. Significant yield increases were observed in cotton grown in the alternate year rotation with corn compared to the continuous cotton. The no-till, sub-soiling, and cover crop treatments resulted in only slight yield differences compared to the conventional production in either the continuous cotton production or the cotton rotation with corn. These results indicate significant reduction in the tillage input can be achieved with minimal change in cotton yield. The change from conventional production to conservation tillage production practices would require varying degrees of equipment changes; therefore, the environmental and economic factors will need to be considered carefully on a case-by-case basis before making these changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents a study which examines the factors associated with the process of public opinion. The study found that, by examining the psychological filter, an individual's previously held attitudes were the best predictor of issue favorability. The study also revealed that attention to media coverage was positively related to strength of opinion, so that the more attention respondents paid to the issue in the media, the stronger they felt about their opinion.

For decades, communication scholars have demonstrated a positive relationship between two communication factors (i.e., news and discussion) and political knowledge. However, several issues have lingered to hinder the comprehensive and clear understanding of the political learning process. The present study reviews chronic problems in political learning literature. Especially this study proposes the necessity of detailed measurements for independent variables (i.e., news exposure and political discussion) as well as a dependent variable (i.e., political knowledge). In addition, we test our hypotheses using data from an experimental design with an adult sample. Preliminary findings suggest these diverse and detail measures of the independent variables and dependent variable can produce surprisingly different results of political learning. In other words, our conclusion varies depending on the ways we measure the independent variables and dependent variable, which reemphasizes the importance of measurement issues in political learning. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The conference paper titled "FITTT for Families: Group training for parents of pre-school children" is presented. The paper will be presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication scheduled in Dusseldorf, Germany on July 29 to August 5, 2006. It discusses how It Takes Two to Talk is delivered to families of pre-school children with differing severities of motor impairments.

What can you do to change public policy to support EE? Come learn key concepts and strategies to change public policy, find out about 'best policy practices in EE,' look at public polling results, and work with your peers to determine what might work for you. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Prairie Learning Centre is a unique partnership between Parks Canada (Grasslands National Park) and the Chinook School Division located in Southern Saskatchewan, Canada with a mission of "fostering a rich connection to the natural and cultural wonders of the northern mixed grass prairie through unique learning opportunities for youth". ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

How can your organization survive - and thrive - in a difficult economic climate? Come learn about important financial management tools that help ensure financial tracking, income projection, and financial stability; and revisit your core business and alignment within the community to ensure that your group has strategic focus. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Explore the lifecycle of nonprofits with this panel of Affiliate representatives. Each Affiliate on the panel will represent a different aspect of the life-cycle of nonprofits, join us and discuss how to take your affiliate to the next level. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

EE stakeholders in Alberta are all keen to help learners get to action, and hungry for relevant professional development. We'll share the on-line action education resources we've developed, and demonstrate how our annual leadership clinics and regular workshops include 'getting to well-informed action' as a major theme. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The vast increase in the use of incarceration in the USA during the past third of a century has highlighted the negative meanings of this institution. Research and experience call for the end of mass incarceration. This essay reviews salient research and policy analyses to briefly summarize knowledge of the sources, dimensions, and consequences of mass incarceration. Then it draws on the empirical record regarding sentencing dynamics and courtroom workgroup influences to propose a policy of sentencing focused on community well-being. Complementary empirical support comes from research on public opinion, restorative justice, and program effectiveness. Taken together, this wide-ranging collection of research evidence supports the prospect of community well-being sentencing contributing to a substantial reduction in mass incarceration. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is the story of how a new NAAEE Affiliate adapted and 'Canadianized' some classic approaches (State Master Plans. EE Summit. Searchable Database) to build capacity north of the border. Come reflect and share on the implications for your own state or province. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]