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Legal Research Instruction and Law Librarianship in China: An Updated View of Current Practices and a Comparison with the U.S. Legal Education System
No full textThis article follows up on Liying Yu’s 2008 survey exploring the state of legal research instruction in Chinese law schools. The updated survey revisits the state of legal research instruction in China, explores several aspects not previously addressed, and discusses broader issues relevant to law librarianship in China such as management models, funding, staffing, and law librarian faculty status
Effects of Dialectical Thinking on Social Explanation
No full textSocial explanation plays a large part in the inferences that people make about other’s life positions and actions. The fundamental attribution error is an example of a commonly known social explanatory style, which is a product of the inability of individuals to accurately perceive the causalities of other’s actions. More specifically, individuals who commit the fundamental attribution error often overestimate dispositional causes of behavior, while underestimating circumstantial causes. The tendency within U.S. culture to commit the fundamental attribution error can be harmful to disadvantaged communities by leading to the development of distorted perceptions about the social positions and actions of the individuals of these communities. The hypothesis of this study was that higher levels of dialecticism in individuals could significantly decrease the existence of dispositionism in social explanation, limiting the susceptibility of individuals to commit the fundamental attribution error. The hypothesis in this study was supported by analyzing the responses of 125 participants on measures of self-perception of dialectical thinking and social explanatory styles. Correlations between self-perceptions of dialectical thinking and dispositionism showed that when dialecticism increased dispositionism decreased. These findings support the thesis that dialectical thinking has the potential to decrease the tendency of individuals to commit the fundamental attribution error through the moderation of dispositional ascription in social explanation
Dual Enrollment as a Path to Higher Education in Oregon
No full textThis qualitative study was conducted at a community college in Oregon with a full-time enrollment of 4,954 students during the 2015-16 academic school year (National Center for Education Statistics, 2017). A phenomenological research methodology investigated the lived experiences of first-year college students who participated in a dual-enrollment (DE) program under the Oregon Transfer Module (OTM) umbrella. A sample of 6 students represented 0.86% of the eligible population of 700 potential participants. In order to qualify for the study, participants had to be first-year college students (35 credits or less), and have participated in a dual-enrollment program under the OTM. The data were gathered using two in-depth interviews with individual participants during the winter of 2016. Unique themes that developed in the research of the DE program were a lack of program awareness by participants, a need for hybrid-type coursework, the teaching style of the instructors, and difficulty of the coursework. The success and ability of students to persist in a postsecondary environment relates directly to their critical skills, support, and level of knowledge developed while in high school. The dual-enrollment program under the Oregon Transfer Module was highly acclaimed by participants in this study. However, the four core themes, which emerged from significant statements by participants in this research, offer ideas for improving the effectiveness of the overall program
Mexican-American Female Leaders in Public Education: A Regional Study of the Effect of Parenting Behaviors on Motivation and Leadership Style
No full textWomen in positions of leadership in education are still underrepresented. Although the majority of classroom teachers continue to be women, in leadership, that is not the case. Specifically, the number of Mexican-American women in educational leadership positions lags behind the number of male counterparts. A qualitative case study was carried out to find how parenting style affected Mexican-American women’s leadership style, how Mexican-American heritage affected Mexican-American women’s self-perceived leadership style, and how parental influence affected Mexican-American women’s desire to lead. The study used a demographic data form, the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, and a one-on-one interview with Mexican-American women in middle and high school principal and assistant principal positions in two West Texas school districts. The results of the study showed parenting style, especially authoritarian parenting, affected participants’ leadership style; participants’ self-perceived leadership style was influenced by their being Mexican-American and by parental influence; participants’ parents influenced their desire to lead; and Mexican-American women in educational leadership positions in middle and high schools in two West Texas districts espouse Transformational Leadership facets and practice a Transformational Leadership style
Practicum: Clark College Emergency Operations Plan 2017
No full textWhile no one likes to think or talk about anything that is high-risk, low-probability, emergency preparedness has become the new reality check. With the aftermath of disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the Joplin Tornado, it has become imperative that local governments, private companies, everyday citizens and even educational institutions; address these growing concerns. Moving forward, there must be a focus on creating and disseminating effective plans grounded in foundational emergency management techniques. Emergency management is a term sometimes described as a series of transitional phases such as mitigation, preparedness, response, and recover. These management phases were created to create strategies for mitigating hazards, prepare for and respond to disasters, and recover from incidents. Disasters occur in patterns, thus requiring specific management techniques can reduce negative outcomes. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (n.d.) states that emergency management originated in 1803. This was due to a Congressional Act in reaction to a fire that devastated a New Hampshire town. However, the beginning of its current form came in 1989 when President Carter decided to Jesse Tillie HLS 494 Practicum Instructor Nancy Bush March 14, 2017 VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON Practicum: Clark Emergency Operations Plan 3 consolidate the government support and focus around disasters, into one agency called the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (FEMA, n.d.
Trinity 6 One Year Series 2017
No full textThis PDF comments on the propers for the Sixth Sunday after Trinity in the One Year Series and offers ideas for preaching
