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Faubion Demo/Construction Spring 2016
No full textFaubion PK8 undergoes demolition and construction begins in the Spring of 2016.https://commons.cu-portland.edu/three2phd_videos/1007/thumbnail.jp
Women on State Boards and Commissions: Is Idaho Where It Wants to Be?
No full textCiting a Boise State University study, Grande, Kling, and Bauges state that public boards and commissions in Idaho are comprised of no more than 30% women, a figure which drops to 15% when one examines only boards and commissions that have stereotypically masculine core functions --e.g., banking commissions, boards of transportation, and economic development boards. The authors of the present article propose a number of legal reforms to address this disparity
Use of Dichotomous Ivory Stockpile Management Strategies by African Elephant Range States: A Threat to Effectively Combatting the Illegal Ivory Trade
No full textThe growing illegal wildlife trade, including the illegal trade of elephant ivory, has damaging ecological, social, economic, political, and health impacts. The growing transnational illicit ivory trade is increasingly supplied with ivory from African elephant poaching and unsecure, poorly managed ivory stockpiles legally owned by African elephant range states. If unabated, the illegal ivory trade poses a serious threat to sustainable conservation, human security, and international development. My master thesis is focused on the management of ivory stockpiles in sub-Saharan Africa as one of the necessary actions to combat the illegal ivory trade. It is accepted by the international community that collective action through the use of united, cooperative strategies is the most effective approach for combatting the illicit trade of wildlife and their products. However, African elephant range states are currently using two opposing (dichotomous) ivory stockpile management strategies – ivory stockpile destruction and ivory stockpile sale. This dichotomy threatens the necessary collective action to most effectively combat the illegal ivory trade. This is further complicated by the international community contradictorily calling for use of both ivory stockpile management strategies and by the current research inconclusively determining which strategy is more effective. Therefore, my master thesis seeks to explore this dichotomy and, through inductive analysis of archival data, answer my research question: which elephant ivory stockpile management strategy used by African elephant range states correlates better with more effective combatting of the illegal ivory trade, operationalized as decreased behavioral intention to poach as well as decreased poaching behavior
A Holistic Practice: The Art of Facilitation in International Service-Learning
No full textInternational service-learning (ISL) continues to evolve its academic presence in higher education to encompass a more holistic, transformative experience for students and community partners. One way in which this pedagogy can increase the likelihood of growth and development in its students is through a richer understanding of facilitative techniques involved with reflection and transformative learning. This study aims to help guide those who design courses or programs that use reflection as a means of integrating student learning within ISL and related programs. The following research project investigated the ways in which seven facilitators understood and described their practice in relation to these overarching goals of experiential education. Four themes were derived from coding analysis of semi-structured interviews: relational labor, inter-subjective learning spaces, capacity-building, and ambiguity of role. Key findings are discussed in terms of significance for practitioners seeking to enhance student capacities for learning and civic engagement
