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2. Longitudinal Change in Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Symptoms from before to during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Barendse, Marjolein E. A., Flannery, Jessica, Cavanagh, Caitlin, Aristizabal, Melissa, Becker, Stephen P., Berger, Estelle, Breaux, Rosanna, Campione-Barr, Nicole, Church, Jessica A., Crone, Eveline A., Dahl, Ronald E., Dennis-Tiwary, Tracy A., Dvorsky, Melissa R., Dziura, Sarah L., van de Groep, Suzanne, Ho, Tiffany C., Killoren, Sarah E., Langberg, Joshua M., Larguinho, Tyler L., Magis-Weinberg, Lucía, Michalska, Kalina J., Mullins, Jordan L., Nadel, Hanna, Porter, Blaire M., Prinstein, Mitchell J., Redcay, Elizabeth, Rose, Amanda J., Rote, Wendy M., Roy, Amy K., Sweijen, Sophie W., Telzer, Eva H., Teresi, Giana I., Thomas, April Gile, and Pfeifer, Jennifer H.
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This study aimed to examine changes in depression and anxiety symptoms from before to during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of 1,339 adolescents (9-18 years old, 59% female) from three countries. We also examined if age, race/ethnicity, disease burden, or strictness of government restrictions moderated change in symptoms. Data from 12 longitudinal studies (10 U.S., 1 Netherlands, 1 Peru) were combined. Linear mixed effect models showed that depression, but not anxiety, symptoms increased significantly (median increase=28%). The most negative mental health impacts were reported by multiracial adolescents and those under 'lockdown' restrictions. Policy makers need to consider these impacts by investing in ways to support adolescents' mental health during the pandemic. [This paper was published in "Journal of Research on Adolescence."]
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- 2023
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3. A Preliminary Examination of Key Strategies, Challenges, and Benefits of Remote Learning Expressed by Parents during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Roy, Amy K., Breaux, Rosanna, Sciberras, Emma, Patel, Pooja, Ferrara, Erica, Shroff, Delshad M., Cash, Annah R., Dvorsky, Melissa R., Langberg, Joshua M., Quach, Jon, Melvin, Glenn, Jackson, Anna, and Becker, Stephen P.
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Among the many impacts of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, one of the most dramatic was the immediate closure of in-person schooling in March/April 2020 when parents were faced with much greater responsibility in supporting their children's learning. Despite this, few studies have examined parents' own perspectives of this experience. The aims of this preliminary study were to: (1) identify challenges, benefits, and useful strategies related to remote learning; and (2) examine differences in findings across two countries, between parents of youth with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and between parents of children and adolescents. To address these aims, parent responses to open-ended questions on the Home Adjustment to COVID-19 Scale (HACS; Becker, Breaux, et al., 2020) were examined across three studies conducted in the United States and Australia (N = 606, children: 68.5% male, ages 6-17 years). The challenges most frequently expressed by parents included the child's difficulty staying on task (23.8% of parents), lack of motivation (18.3%), remote learning factors (17.8%), and lack of social interaction (14.4%). The most frequently expressed strategy related to using routines and schedules (58.2%) and the biggest benefit was more family time (20.3%). Findings were largely consistent across countries, ADHD status, and age, with a few notable group differences. Given that the most common challenges involved child- (e.g., difficulties with staying on task and motivation), parent- (e.g., balancing remote learning with work responsibilities), and school- (e.g., remote instruction difficulties) related factors, there is a need for improved support across these systems going forward.
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- 2022
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4. We're in This Together: LGBQ Social Identity Buffers the Homonegative Microaggressions-Alcohol Relationship
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Kalb, Natalie, Brodkin, Sabrina, Goldstein, Abby L., and Gillis, J. Roy
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Research indicates that rates of alcohol use and alcohol consequences are higher among LGBQ emerging adults (EAs; ages 18-25) than among their heterosexual counterparts and this is partly due to experiences of sexual orientation-based discrimination. To date, however, there is limited research on factors that mitigate against increased alcohol outcomes among LGBQ EAs. The purpose of the current study was to examine the buffering effects of LGBQ social identity components (ingroup ties, centrality, ingroup affect) on the relationship between two types of discrimination (homonegative microaggressions and discrimination violence) and alcohol use and consequences. A community-based sample of 252 LGBQ EAs completed an online survey. There was a significant moderating effect for ingroup ties and ingroup affect where the relationship between homonegative microaggressions and alcohol use and consequences was lower for those higher on these social identity components; there was no moderating effect of any social identity component on the association between discrimination violence and either alcohol outcome. Social identity factors strongly affiliated with the LGBTQ community act as both a buffer in the face of subtle forms of discrimination and, more generally, a way to counteract the typical trajectory of increased alcohol use and consequences among LGBQ EAs.
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- 2022
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5. The Omission and Minimisation of Sexual Decision-Making Skills in US Sex Education Textbooks
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Fuller, Kimberly, Clonan-Roy, Katherine, Goncy, Elizabeth, and Naser, Shereen
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Decision-making has been identified as one of the most important skillsets in sexual health. This exploratory qualitative study explored how US middle and high school textbooks integrate the recommended sexual health decision-making skills recommended by Future of Sex Education (FOSE), a collaboration of organisations in the USA supporting comprehensive sex education. Using content analysis, we assessed 13 U.S. middle and high school health education textbooks recommended by school districts, state boards of education, and publishers. While textbooks touched on the knowledge and content areas for each skill set, skills were not taught to the extent that the skill was achieved or using a scaffolded approach that showed significant growth from middle to high school textbooks. As a result, young people receive inadequate content to competently perform the skills recommended by current National Standards. Changing state and district level health and sex education policies and aligning the curriculum with these standards, can better promote youth sexual decision-making.
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- 2022
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6. The Origins of Intelligence Testing, 1860-1920
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Lowe, Roy
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It is well established that intelligence testing in its modern form developed and was deployed slightly differently in several countries, most notably France, England and the United States. Less widely recognized is the fact that its originators were all part of a close network of scholars who liaised internationally, exchanged ideas and were thoroughly acquainted with each other's work. Their exchanges resulted from the transnational drive to develop a new social science of psychology involving a determination to find empirical evidence on which to base understandings of the human mind. This soon led to the development of a means of testing human performance, not least in the field of intelligence. In the process, close contacts between all those who were to be pioneers of intelligence testing around the globe developed, in touch with and feeding off each others' ideas. This article is an account of the development of that network.
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- 2022
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7. The Role of Parental Involvement and Social/Emotional Skills in Academic Achievement: Global Perspectives
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Roy, Mamta and Giraldo-García, Regina
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The purpose of this systematic literature review is to examine global perspectives on the role of parental involvement and social/emotional skills in school-age children's academic success. A multistage filtering analysis process provides relevant information in relation to key issues on the topic of parental involvement in different countries and reveals distinctive characteristics of parental involvement as well as contextual differences from one culture to another. A discussion of the concepts is presented, and recommendations are drawn from the analysis.
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- 2018
8. Translanguaging in Immersion: Cognitive Support or Social Prestige?
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Lyster, Roy
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Translanguaging practices come into play in social interactions between bilinguals when they are making use of all their shared linguistic resources and blending their languages in natural ways. Stemming from these practices is translanguaging pedagogy, which is designed so that students in school-based additive bilingual programs can benefit from drawing on their entire linguistic repertoire. Whereas translanguaging pedagogy applies especially well to contexts where minority-language students are learning some or all of their school subjects through a majority language that is not their home language, this paper questions the relevance of translanguaging pedagogy across all contexts of bilingual education. Specifically, an argument is made against more use of English L1 in Canadian and US immersion programs featuring minority languages such as French or Spanish, given the high status of English that militates against the use of non-English languages. A research-based example of translanguaging pedagogy is presented to illustrate how it goes against current proposals for immersion pedagogy designed to systematically develop students' academic literacy in the minority language. Arguments are put forth for more sustained use of the minority language, drawing support from previous research on the benefits of separate spaces for instructional languages and from cognitive notions such as depth of processing and skill acquisition. Counterbalanced instruction integrating language and content along with strategies for scaffolding comprehension and production are presented as alternatives to translanguaging pedagogy.
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- 2019
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9. Teaching English as a 'Second Language' in Kenya and the United States: Convergences and Divergences
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Roy-Campbell, Zaline M.
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English is spoken in five countries as the native language and in numerous other countries as an official language and the language of instruction. In countries where English is the native language, it is taught to speakers of other languages as an additional language to enable them to participate in all domains of life of that country. In many countries where it is an official language and language of instruction, which includes former British colonies in Africa and Asia, students tend to use English in specific domains, particularly school, as most communication outside of school is in the local languages. These are two contrasting contexts for enhancing English language skills. In both settings there are concerns about students' difficulties in developing adequate English proficiency to successfully learn content through that language. Focusing on the United States and Kenya, this article considers the similarities and differences in the content of English language instruction for secondary schools, in both environments and the types of challenges students encounter in the learning of English. This article broadens the understanding of what it means to teach English language for academic purposes and provides a framework for creating and evaluating teaching and learning materials for speakers of other languages who are learning through the medium of English.
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- 2015
10. Comparing Teacher Dispositions in China and the USA
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Shao, Kun and Tamashiro, Roy
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In studies conducted in the USA, teacher dispositional factors such as enthusiasm, professional esteem and learning motivation often emerge as the most significant variables affecting student learning and achievement from the primary grades through higher education. Do these factors play as significant a role in student learning and achievement in China as they do in the USA? This conceptual paper aims to compare the patterns of teacher dispositions in China with those patterns in the USA. Fourteen experienced teachers and instructors at schools and universities in China and the USA provided oral and written narratives in which they reflected on how teacher attitudes and dispositions affected student learning and achievement.
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- 2013
11. Outcomes of International Student Mobility Programs: A Systematic Review and Agenda for Future Research
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Roy, Achinto, Newman, Alexander, Ellenberger, Tori, and Pyman, Amanda
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Scholarly studies of international student mobility programs have increased during the last two decades, particularly following the Bologna Declaration. Nevertheless, a systematic review of international student mobility programs and the outcomes and benefits derived from participation in such programs has not been undertaken. This paper provides a comprehensive review of studies examining the various outcomes of student participation in short-term international mobility programs and identifies under-researched areas such as employment and career outcomes. A future research agenda based on the review is outlined, along with recommendations for improving research designs in order to increase our understanding of the short- and long-term outcomes of international student mobility programs.
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- 2019
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12. 'So What's the Difference?' Talking about Race with Refugee Children in the English Language Learner Classroom
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Roy, Laura
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This study examines how an English language learner (ELL) educator negotiated conversations about the intersectional nature of race in an elementary ELL classroom using a critical literacy framework. Few studies examine the ways in which teachers of young children negotiate conversations about the complexities of race with their students. Even fewer address the way in which African refugee children can explore the contested nature of racial labeling as a part of language instruction in the classroom. The students in this study experienced a history of persecution and displacement in Somalia in the 1990s. Their experiences in Somalia, relocation to refugee camps in Kenya, and finally relocation to the United States exposed their families to the very real impact of static and stereotypical notions of race. Through the lens of critical literacy, classroom interactions and activities are analyzed through one cycle of literacy events in an ELL classroom. Findings show that ELL educators can explore the contested nature of racial identities in ways that support and enhance language instruction. Findings also highlight the complexities of immigrant and refugee identity positions, even among members of the same group.
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- 2017
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13. Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2005; Graduation Rates, 1999 and 2002 Cohorts; and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2005. First Look. NCES 2007-154
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National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC., Knapp, Laura G., Kelly-Reid, Janice E., and Whitmore, Roy W.
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The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) collects institution-level data from postsecondary institutions in the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia) and other jurisdictions, such as Puerto Rico. In 2005-2006, participation in IPEDS was a requirement for the 6,622 institutions and 83 administrative offices (central or system offices) that participated in Title IV federal student financial aid programs, such as Pell Grants or Stafford Loans during the 2005-06 academic year. Tabulations in this report present selected data items collected from the 6,457 Title IV institutions in the United States (excluding those in other jurisdictions) that were eligible for at least one component of the spring 2006 collection. In addition, 80 administrative offices in the United States were eligible for the Finance component and are included in the Finance tabulations. Topics covered are characteristics of enrolled students, revenues and expenses of Title IV institutions, graduation rates, and student financial aid. The following are appended: (1) Survey Methodology; and (2) Glossary of IPEDS Terms. (Contains 20 tables and 12 footnotes.)
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- 2007
14. Strangers in Stranger Lands: Language, Learning, Culture
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Li, Hong, Fox, Roy F., and Almarza, Dario J.
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This study investigates international students' perceptions of the issues they face using English as a second language while attending American higher education institutions. In order to fully understand those challenges involved in learning English as a Second Language, it is necessary to know the extent to which international students have mastered the English language before they start their study in America. Most international students experience an overload of English language input upon arrival in the United States. Cultural differences influence international students' learning of English in other ways, including international students' isolation within their communities and America's lack of teaching listening skills to its own students. Other factors also affect international students' learning of English, such as the many forms of informal English spoken in the USA, as well as a variety of dialects. Moreover, since most international students have learned English in an environment that precluded much contact with spoken English, they often speak English with an accent that reveals their own language. This study offers informed insight into the complicated process of simultaneously learning the language and culture of another country. Because of the nature of purpose of the study, a qualitative research paradigm was used to gather data for the study. Eight international students who were currently studying at the university participated in the study. Readers will find three main voices in addition to the international students who "speak" (in quotation marks) throughout this article. Hong Li, a Chinese doctoral student in English Education at the University of Missouri-Columbia, authored the "regular" text. Second, Roy F. Fox's voice appears in italics. Fox is Professor of English Education and Chair of the Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Third, Dario J. Almarza's voice Almarza, a native of Venezuela, is an Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education at the same institution.
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- 2007
15. Postsecondary Institutions in the United States: Fall 2005 and Degrees and Other Awards Conferred: 2004-05. First Look. NCES 2007-167
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National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC., Research Triangle Inst., Durham, NC., Knapp, Laura G., Kelly-Reid, Janice E., and Whitmore, Roy W.
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This "First Look" presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) fall 2005 collection, which included two survey components: Institutional Characteristics for the 2005-06 academic year, and Completions covering the period July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005. These data were collected through the IPEDS web-based data collection system. The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System is designed to collect institution level data from postsecondary institutions in the United States (the 50 states and the District of Columbia) and other jurisdictions, such as Puerto Rico. For IPEDS, a postsecondary institution is defined as an organization that is open to the public and has as its primary mission the provision of postsecondary education. IPEDS defines postsecondary education as formal instructional programs with a curriculum designed primarily for students who are beyond the compulsory age for high school. This includes academic, vocational, and continuing professional education programs and excludes institutions that offer only avocational (leisure) and adult basic education programs. Tabulations in this report present selected data items collected in fall 2005 from the 6,463 Title IV institutions in the United States. One table also includes the 159 Title IV institutions in the other jurisdictions. Additional detailed information is available through the various IPEDS web tools. In the fall collection, institutions provided data on institutional characteristics, tuition and fees, and price of attendance for the 2005-06 academic year and completions data (degrees, certificates, and other formal awards conferred) for the 2004-05 academic year. Appended to this report are: (1) Survey Methodology; and (2) Glossary of IPEDS Terms. (Contains 12 tables and 8 footnotes.)
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- 2006
16. Employees in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2004, and Salaries of Full-Time Instructional Faculty, 2004-05. E.D. TAB. NCES 2006-187
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National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC., Knapp, Laura G., Kelly-Reid, Janice E., Whitmore, Roy W., Levine, Burton, Broyles, Susan G., and Huh, Seungho
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This E.D. TAB presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Winter 2004-05 data collection, which included two required survey components: Employees by Assigned Position (EAP) for fall 2004 and Salaries (SA) for academic year 2004-05; the Fall Staff (S) component was optional for fall 2004. These data were collected through the IPEDS web-based data collection system. Tabulations in this report present selected data items collected from, or imputed for, the 6,374 Title IV institutions in the United States that are eligible for at least one component of the Winter 2004-05 data collection. Data for the 165 institutions located in other jurisdictions, such as Puerto Rico, are not included in the tabulations in this report. Institutions provided data about faculty and staff employed at Title IV participating institutions in the United States as well as salaries and fringe benefits of those full-time instructional faculty at Title IV degree-granting institutions in the United States. Degree-granting institutions are those offering associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctor's, and first-professional degrees. The information presented about salaries and fringe benefits have been adjusted. Total salary outlays for full-time faculty (by rank) on 11/12-month contracts were adjusted to 9/10-month outlays by multiplying the outlay for 11/12-month contracted faculty by 0.8182. The "equated" outlays were then added to the outlays for 9/10-month faculty to determine an average salary for each rank. Salaries for faculty on less than-9-month contracts are not included. Appended are: (1) Survey Methodology; and (2) Glossary of IPED Terms. [This report was produced with assistance from RTI International.] (Contains 9 tables.)
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17. Postsecondary Institutions in the United States: Fall 2004 and Degrees and Other Awards Conferred: 2003-04. E.D. TAB. NCES 2005-182
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National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC., Research Triangle Inst., Durham, NC., Knapp, Laura G., Kelly-Reid, Janice E., Whitmore, Roy W., Cong, June, Levine, Burton, Berzofsky, Marcus, and Broyles, Susan G.
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This E.D. TAB presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) fall 2004 data collection, which included two survey components: Institutional Characteristics for the 2004-05 academic year, and Completions covering the period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004. These data were collected through the IPEDS web-based data collection system. This E.D. TAB report continues a series of E.D. TABs based on the collection of data from over 6,500 postsecondary education institutions that participate in Title IV federal student financial aid programs. It aims to encourage researchers and others to make full use of the IPEDS data for analysis, peer comparisons, or to help answer questions about postsecondary education institutions. Appended are: (1) Survey Methodology; and (2) Glossary of IPEDS Terms. (Contains 11 tables.)
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- 2005
18. Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2003; Graduation Rates 1997 & 2000 Cohorts; and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2003. E.D. TAB. NCES 2005-177
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National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC., Research Triangle Inst., Durham, NC., Knapp, Laura G., Kelly-Reid, Janice E., Whitmore, Roy W., Huh, Seungho, Levine, Burton, and Berzofsky, Marcus
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This E.D. TAB presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Spring 2004 data collection, which included four survey components: Student Financial Aid for full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students for the 2002-03 academic year, Enrollment for fall 2003, Graduation Rates for full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students beginning college in 1997 at 4-year institutions or in 2000 at less-than-4-year institutions, and Finance for fiscal year 2003. These data were collected through the IPEDS web-based data collection system. The data on which this report is based are available to researchers and the public through the IPEDS Peer Analysis System and College Opportunities On-Line. Both of these sources can be found at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds. This report continues a series of E.D. TABs based on the collection of data from over 6,500 postsecondary education institutions that participate in Title IV federal student financial aid programs. Appended are: (1) Survey Methodology; and (2) Glossary of IPEDS Terms. (Contains 19 tables.)
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- 2005
19. Rhetorical Dimensions of the Post-September Eleventh Grief Process
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Schwartzman, Roy and Tibbles, David
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This essay examines Presidential rhetoric and popular culture practices in light of the stages of grief enumerated by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. The authors find a consistent retrenchment of grief into the anger phase, where the pain of losing national invulnerability is transferred to externalized aggression. Reconciliation is suggested by means of enriching appreciation for formalized rituals associated with grief and loss.
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- 2005
20. Human Capital and the Brain Drain Phenomenon: A Study of the Immigration and Emigration of Canada's Knowledge Workers
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Della Savia, Roy
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This research discusses the relationship between the migration of skilled professional and managerial workers from Canada to the United States, the so called "brain drain," and seeks to determine if and how the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (F.T.A.) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) may have affected bilateral flows of permanent and non-permanent immigrants between the two countries. Classical economic theory suggests that trade and factor movements are substitutes, so that freer trade between Canada and the United States could be expected to reduce incentives for bilateral migration. On the other hand, the labor demands of multinational corporations in the emerging global marketplace require a greater degree of worker mobility than has heretofore existed. The research reviews available historic and longitudinal evidence related to political, social and economic effects of the F. T.A. and the NAFTA. The conclusion is that both agreements contain certain factors which may actually ease the passage of workers from one country to the other, but that the primary reason for movement south by Canada's knowledge workers is probably more closely connected to internal economic conditions within Canada than to external ones. The following are appended: (1) Graph 1: Annualized Permanent Immigration to and Emigration from Canada as a Percentage of the Population, 1851-1998; (2) Graph 2: The Magnitude of Emigration to All Destinations--Tax Filers Who Ceased to Reside in Canada; (3) Push Factors of Brain Drain; and (4) Work-Related Factors that Attract Postsecondary Graduates to the US.
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- 2003
21. The Future of Accessibility in International Higher Education
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Alphin, Henry C., Chan, Roy Y., Lavine, Jennie, Alphin, Henry C., Chan, Roy Y., and Lavine, Jennie
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Education is the foundation to almost all successful lives, and it is important that a high level of schooling be available on a global scale. Studying the trends in accessibility in education will allow educators to improve their own teaching techniques, as well as expand their influence to more remote areas in the world. "The Future of Accessibility in International Higher Education" is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly material on emerging methods and trends in disseminating knowledge in university settings. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant topics such as e-learning, economic perspectives, and educational technology, this publication is ideally designed for educators, academics, students, and researchers interested in expanding their knowledge of global education. Following a foreword by Krishna Bista and a preface by the editors, this books contains the following chapters: (1) Cultivating Global Citizens for the Global Good (Katie E. Yeaton, Hugo A. Garcia, Jessica Soria, and Margarita Huerta); (2) A Case Study of Duke Kunshan University (Matthew Vollrath, Robert A. Lloyd, and Yanxu Liu); (3) Accessibility of Sino-African Educational Partnerships in Higher Education: History, Achievements, Challenges, and Directions (Chak Pong Gordon Tsui); (4) International Student Mobility in Indian Higher Education (Sanjay Krishnapratap Pawar); (5) Access to Higher Education for People with Disabilities: A Chinese Perspective (Luanjiao Hu and Jing Lin); (6) Expanding Access While Narrowing Outcomes: The Paradox of Malaysia's International Branch Campuses (Grace Karram Stephenson and Shakina Rajendram); (7) Accessibility to Higher Education in Nigeria: The Pains, Problems, and Prospects (James Osabuohien Odia and Agnes Anuoluwapo Odia); (8) Issues on Financing Higher Education in Tanzania (Sotco Claudius Komba); (9) "I Have Never Met a Student with a Disability in My 15 Years of Teaching": Accessibility of Higher Education for Students with Disbilities--A Case Study from Abroad (Jitka Nelb Sinecka); (10) The Accessibility of Internationalisation: Disabled Students--Experiences, Difficulties, and Solutions (Armineh Soorenian); (11) Comparative Review of Education Doctorates in Three Countries (Marlene East, Eva Brown Hajdukova, Monica E. Carr, William H. Evans, and Garry Hornby); (12) The Model of Technology-Supported Learning for Special Educational Needs Learners: Towards Inclusive Environment for Students with Disabilities (SWDs) in Malaysian Higher Education (Roslinda Alias, Nor Aziah Alias, Johan Eddy Luaran, Rosilawati Sueb, and Mahadi Kamaludin); (13) eLearning and Distance Education in Higher Education Accessibility: South African Perspective (Gezani Phineas Baloyi); (14) Knowledge Transfer Openness Matrix Facilitating Accessibility in UK Management Education Teaching (Jonathan D. Owens and Usman Talat); and (15) Integrating LAB Work with Classes in Computer Network Courses (Azeddien M. Sllame). A compilation of references, information about the contributors, and an index are included.
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22. Public Attitudes toward Secondary Education: The United States in an International Context.
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Pelavin Research Inst., Washington, DC., Pearson, Roy, O'Neal, Erica, Salganik, Laura Hersh, and McMillen, Marilyn
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This report summarizes responses to a public opinion survey designed to reveal attitudes towards secondary education in other countries and compares these with attitudes in the United States. The survey was conducted in the United States and 11 other countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCED). The other countries were: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The survey asked questions related to six broad areas of concern: (1) the importance of subjects taught in schools, (2) the importance of schools developing certain personal and social qualities or aptitudes in students, (3) confidence that the subjects are taught well, (4) confidence that schools have a major effect on the development of personal and social qualities, (5) the important practices to emphasize in order for schools to achieve their goals, and (6) the importance of decision making at the school level. The report includes a narrative summary of responses, as well as a statistical analysis of the information collected from each country illustrated through 12 tables and 29 graphs. (MJP)
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- 1997
23. Radiation Oncologist Shortage Creates Opportunity for NPs.
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Swanson, Susan L., Swanson, John W., Cavanaugh, Sean X., Wright, Phyllis P., and Simpson, Roy L.
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MEDICAL radiology ,ONCOLOGY nursing ,OCCUPATIONAL roles ,VOCATIONAL guidance ,NURSING ,ACADEMIC medical centers ,NURSING specialties ,LABOR demand ,CURRICULUM ,HEALTH insurance reimbursement ,RESPONSIBILITY ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,NURSES ,QUALITY assurance ,RADIOTHERAPY ,CERTIFICATION ,ONCOLOGISTS ,CANCER patient medical care - Abstract
A 50% estimated increase in new cancer cases over the next few decades will significantly challenge health care systems already strained by a shortage of oncology providers. Radiation oncology (RO), 1 of 3 three primary pillars of oncology care, treats half of all new cancer cases. Workforce shortages, reimbursement changes, delays in patient treatment, and the lack of follow-up care all continue to increase pressure on RO centers to boost efficiency, improve patient and staff retention, and strive for service satisfaction. Nurse practitioners (NPs) can bring greater capacity, expertise, and profitability to RO, especially in light of the fact that demand is predicted to outstrip supply by as much as 10 times. It is critical, however, that NPs receive specialized training in RO's clinical, technological, and operational processes before assuming patient-facing roles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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24. Centring justice in conceptualizing and improving access to urban nature.
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Langhans, Kelley E., Echeverri, Alejandra, Daws, S. Caroline, Moss, Sydney N., Anderson, Christopher B., Chaplin‐Kramer, Rebecca, Hendershot, J. Nicholas, Liu, Lingling, Mandle, Lisa, Nguyen, Oliver, Ou, Suzanne X., Remme, Roy P., Schmitt, Rafael J. P., Vogl, Adrian, and Daily, Gretchen C.
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COMMUNITIES ,CITIES & towns ,LAND trusts ,DESIGN thinking ,PERIODICAL articles - Abstract
Copyright of People & Nature is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2023
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25. Securing Fatherhood through Kin Work: A Comparison of Black Low-Income Fathers and Families in South Africa and the United States
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Madhavan, Sangeetha and Roy, Kevin
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In this article, the authors examine how low-income Black men in South Africa and the United States work with their kin to secure fathering and ensure the well-being of children. They use ethnographic and life history data on men who fathered children from 1992 to 2005 to demonstrate how fathers' roles as kin workers enable them to meet culturally defined criteria for responsible fatherhood in two contexts marked by legacies of racism, increasing rates of incarceration and HIV/AIDS, and a web of interlocking inequalities that effectively precludes them from accessing employment with good wages. Using a comparative framework based on kin work, the authors identify three common processes in both contexts--negotiation between maternal and paternal kin, pedifocal approach, and flexible fathering--that enable men and their kin networks to secure father involvement in economically marginalized communities. The article concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of the findings.
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- 2012
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26. Literature Reviews on Wind Turbines and Health: Are They Enough?
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Horner, Brett, Jeffery, Roy D., and Krogh, Carmen M. E.
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Industrial wind turbines (IWTs) are a new source of community noise to which relatively few people have yet been exposed. IWTs are being erected at a rapid pace in proximity to human habitation. Some people report experiencing adverse health effects as a result of living in the environs of IWTs. In order to address public concerns and assess the plausibility of reported adverse health effects, a number of literature reviews have been commissioned by various organizations. This article explores some of the recent literature reviews on IWTs and adverse health effects. It considers the completeness, accuracy, and objectivity of their contents and conclusions. While some of the literature reviews provide a balanced assessment and draw reasonable scientific conclusions, others should not be relied on to make informed decisions. The article concludes that human health research is required to develop authoritative guidelines for the siting of IWTs in order to protect the health and welfare of exposed individuals.
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27. The Effects of Childhood Abuse on Relationship Quality: Gender Differences and Clinical Implications
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Larsen, Carly D., Sandberg, Jonathan G., Harper, James M., and Bean, Roy
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This study examined the relationship between self-reported childhood physical and sexual abuse, romantic relationship quality, possible gender differences, and clinical implications. Three hundred thirty-eight women and 296 men who sought services at a university mental health clinic in the northeast region of the United States completed a 30-minute self-report assessment questionnaire before their first therapy session. Among the items in the questionnaire were measures of childhood physical and sexual abuse, relationship stability, problem areas in the relationship, and other demographic information. Results from structural equation modeling indicated that childhood physical abuse influenced relationship quality for both men and women whereas childhood sexual abuse did not have a significant impact on relationship quality for either gender. The results of the study indicated that there may be more gender similarities than differences in experiences of childhood abuse and relationship quality than previous research has shown.
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- 2011
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28. Audiences and Providers of Distance Education
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Nazarinia Roy, R. Roudi and Schumm, Walter R.
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As noted by Moore (2007, xxiii), the fifth section of the second edition of the "Handbook of Distance Education" focused on "some of the main consumers and suppliers of distance education programs," including elementary and secondary education, community colleges, universities, the corporate sector, continuing professional education, the armed forces, and the virtual organization. Each chapter considered the historical development of distance education within each arena as well as policy developments and possible future trends.
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- 2011
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29. The Use of Citations in Educational Research: The Instance of the Concept of 'Situated Learning'
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Lang, Iain and Canning, Roy
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This article provides a citation analysis of Lave and Wenger's work on "communities of practice" and "situated learning" over the period 1991-2001. The data relate to educational research in the UK, although comparisons are made with the USA. The findings indicate that although the text was incorporated and heavily used within educational research over the period of the study there were very few citations that could be identified as cumulative. The discussion considers the value of using citations as an indicator of quality within any research excellence framework and argues the case for taking a broader, more qualitative approach to assessing research quality in the social sciences. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.)
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- 2010
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30. Building Migratory Bridges
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Roy, Michael and Doss, Laurie K.
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The Building Migratory Bridges (BOMB) program--a collaboration between the Marvel wood School and Audubon Sharon in Connecticut and Conservation Research Education Action (CR EA), a U.S. not-for-profit in Panama--uses nontropical migratory bird research in the United States and Panama to demonstrate how negative environmental impacts in one country can have harmful consequences in others. This article discusses the BOMB program in terms of student-learning and community-service opportunities it presents. It further suggests that more hands-on science programs that analyze root causes of critical global issues are needed if students are to comprehend and tackle world environmental challenges. (Contains 6 figures.)
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- 2007
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31. Rehabilitation Services and Education in Four Asian Countries: Thailand, South Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia
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Chen, Roy K., Jo, Song-Jae, Ong, Lee Za, and Kotbungkair, Wilaiporn
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Booming economic prosperity, the restoration of sociopolitical stability, and the rise of disability rights have given Asian countries both impetus and resources to improve quality of life among their citizens with disabilities. This article provides an overview of rehabilitation services and training pertaining to (a) rehabilitation-related laws and policies and disability statistics, (b) current status of rehabilitation services, (c) training and education of rehabilitation counselors and professionals, and (d) implications for rehabilitation educators and practitioners in the United States.
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- 2007
32. Developing Reading-Writing Connections: The Impact of Explicit Instruction of Literary Devices on the Quality of Children's Narrative Writing
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Corden, Roy
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The purpose of this collaborative schools-university study was to investigate how the explicit instruction of literary devices during designated literacy sessions could improve the quality of children's narrative writing. A guiding question for the study was: Can children's writing can be enhanced by teachers drawing attention to the literary devices used by professional writers or "mentor authors"? The study was conducted with 18 teachers, working as research partners in nine elementary schools over one school year. The research group explored ways of developing children as reflective authors, able to draft and redraft writing in response to peer and teacher feedback. Daily literacy sessions were complemented by weekly writing workshops where students engaged in authorial activity and experienced writers' perspectives and readers' demands (Harwayne, 1992; May, 2004). Methods for data collection included video recording of peer-peer and teacher-led group discussions and audio recording of teacher-child conferences. Samples of children's narrative writing were collected and a comparison was made between the quality of their independent writing at the beginning and end of the research period. The research group documented the importance of peerpeer and teacher-student discourse in the development of children's metalanguage and awareness of audience. The study suggests that reading, discussing, and evaluating mentor texts can have a positive impact on the quality of children's independent writing. (Contains 5 figures.)
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- 2007
33. High-Risk Patient Experiences Associated With an Intensive Primary Care Management Program in the Veterans Health Administration.
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Schuttner, Linnaea, Guo, Rong, Wong, Edwin, Jimenez, Elvira, Klein, Melissa, Roy, Sudip, Rosland, Ann-Marie, and Chang, Evelyn T.
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MEDICAL quality control ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,EVALUATION of human services programs ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,CRITICALLY ill patient psychology ,PATIENT satisfaction ,MEDICAL care ,EXPERIENCE ,PRIMARY health care ,CRITICAL care medicine ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Intensive management programs may improve health care experiences among high-risk and complex patients. We assessed patient experience among (1) prior enrollees (n = 59) of an intensive management program (2014-2018); (2) nonenrollees (n = 356) at program sites; and (3) nonprogram site patients (n = 728), using a patient survey based on the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems in 2019. Outcomes included patient ratings of patient-centered care; overall health care experience; and satisfaction with their usual outpatient care provider. In multivariate models, enrollees were more satisfied with their current provider versus nonenrollees within program sites (adjusted odds ratio 2.36; 95% confidence interval 1.15-4.85). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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34. Prevalence of Voice Disorders in Teachers and the General Population
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Roy, Nelson, Merrill, Ray M., Thibeault, Susan, Parsa, Rahul A., Gray, Steven D., and Smith, Elaine M.
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information is also provided regarding additional factors that might contribute to the development of voice disorders.Over 3 million teachers in the United States use their voice as a primary tool of trade and are thought to be at higher risk for occupation-related voice disorders than the general population. However, estimates regarding the prevalence of voice disorders in teachers and the general population vary considerably. To determine the extent that teachers are at greater risk for voice disorders, 2,531 randomly selected participants from Iowa and Utah (1,243 teachers and 1,288 nonteachers) were interviewed by telephone using a voice disorder questionnaire. Prevalence--the number of cases per population at risk at a specific time--was determined. The prevalence of reporting a current voice problem was significantly greater in teachers compared with nonteachers (11.0% vs. 6.2%), [chi square](1) = 18.2, p < .001, as was the prevalence of voice disorders during their lifetime (57.7% for teachers vs. 28.8% for nonteachers), [chi square](1) = 215.2, p < .001. Teachers were also significantly more likely than nonteachers to have consulted a physician or speech-language pathologist regarding a voice disorder (14.3% vs. 5.5%), [chi square](1) = 55.3, p < .001. Women, compared with men, not only had a higher lifetime prevalence of voice disorders (46.3% vs. 36.9%), [chi square](1) = 20.9, p < .001, but also had a higher prevalence of chronic voice disorders (>4 weeks in duration), compared with acute voice disorders (20.9% vs. 13.3%), [chi square](1) = 8.7, p = .003. To assess the association between post voice disorders and possible risks, adjusted odds ratios (ORs) were estimated using multiple logistic regression. The results identified that being a teacher, being a woman, being between 40 and 59 years of age, having 16 or more years of education, and having a family history of voice disorders were each positively associated with having experienced a voice disorder in the past. These results support the notion that teaching is a high-risk occupation for voice disorders. Important
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- 2004
35. XML in Libraries.
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Tennant, Roy and Tennant, Roy
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This book presents examples of how libraries are using XML (eXtensible Markup Language) to solve problems, expand services, and improve systems. Part I contains papers on using XML in library catalog records: "Updating MARC Records with XMLMARC" (Kevin S. Clarke, Stanford University) and "Searching and Retrieving XML Records via the Web" (Theo van Veen, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, the Netherlands); Part II contains one paper on using XML for interlibrary loan: "Improving Interlibrary Loan with XML" (Kyle Banerjee, Oregon State Library); Part III covers using XML for cataloging and indexing, including the following papers: "Harnessing Oracle and XT for Finding Aid Dissemination and Search" (Leslie Myrick, New York University); "Creating a Unified E-Government Portal Using XML" (Lloyd Sokvitne and Jan Lavelle, State Library of Tasmania); and "Expediting the Work of the Indexer with XML" (Walter Lewis, Gail Richardson, and Geoff Cannon, Halton Hills Public Library, Ontario). Part IV contains the following papers that discuss using XML to build collections: "Using XML To Federate Collections: The Legacy Tobacco Documents Library" (Heidi Schmidt, University of California, San Francisco) and "Publishing Books Online at eScholarship" (Roy Tennant, California Digital Library); Part V contains one paper on using XML in databases: "Building XML Databases with Zope and Castor" (Art Rhyno, University of Windsor, Ontario). Part VI addresses using XML for Data Migration, including the following papers: "Migrating Native Law Cases from HTML to XML" (Darlene Fichter, University of Saskatchewan Library) and "Transforming Word Processing Documents into XML: Electronic Scholarly Publishing at the University of Michigan" (Brian Rosenblum, University of Michigan). Part VII contains the following papers on using XML for systems interoperability: "Encoding Digital Objects with METS" (Jerome McDonough, New York University) and "Integrating Systems with XML-Based Web Services" (Don Gourley, Washington Research Library Consortium). Each paper lists contacts and World Wide Web links and resources. (Contains an index.) (MES)
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- 2002
36. Globalisation, Language and Education: A Comparative Study of the United States and Tanzania.
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Roy-Campbell, Zaline M.
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Focusing on Tanzania and the United States, this article examines the fallacy of a monolingual, English-only policy in education. It also examines the philosophy surrounding this debate and considers the detrimental effects upon students of attempting to impose a monolingual policy. Discusses the role of educational language in the quest for global peace. (Contains 43 references.) (AUTH/NB)
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- 2001
37. Minimum Essential Requirements and Standards in Medical Education.
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Wojtczak, Andrzej and Schwarz, M. Roy
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Reviews the definition of standards in general, and proposes a definition of standards and global minimum essential requirements for use in medical education. Aims to serve as a tool for the improvement of quality and international comparisons of basic medical programs. Explains the IIME (Institute for International Medical Education) project established by the China Medical Board. Includes 12 references. (Author/YDS)
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- 2000
38. Parents Involvement in Drug Prevention and Education: A Comparative Study of Programme Effectiveness in the UK and USA.
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Evans, Roy
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Examines drug-prevention programs in the United Kingdom and the United States which have included parents within their intervention strategies. Reviews implications for practice, describes a small number of model programs, and identifies critical issues for policy and practice regarding identifying, recruiting, and retaining parents within the context of drug-prevention programs. (KB)
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- 1999
39. Professional Manpower and Bachelor's and Graduate Enrollment and Degrees in Agriculture and Natural Resources: Projections to 1980 for the United States and Ohio.
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Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Coll. of Agriculture and Home Economics., Kottman, Roy M., and Geyer, Richard E.
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The comprehensive study, based on 1970 census data and other recent information from a variety of sources, provides assessment of trends and a projection of future States as well as the State of Ohio. Besides meeting the primary end objective of providing a basis for projecting enrollment needs in agriculture and natural resources in the College of Agriculture and Home Economics at Ohio State University, the study statistically reveals to decision-makers and to the public "that the number of professional personnel in agriculture and natural resources has been increasing rapidly and can be expected to continue to increase in the foreseeable future." Data are presented in 73 tables which are categorized in seven main sections: (1) Total College-Educated Manpower, and College Enrollments and Degrees (United States); (2) Scientists and Engineers and Degrees (United States); (3) Science and Engineering Doctorates (United States); (4) Trends in Agriculture and Natural Resources (United States); (5) Professional Manpower in Agriculture and Natural Resources (United States); (6) Enrollment and Degrees, Agriculture and Natural Resources (United States); and (7) Selected Professional Manpower Trends and Enrollment and Degrees, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Ohio). (EA)
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- 1974
40. Influential children in middle childhood peer culture: Effects of temperament and community culture.
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Martin, Roy P. and Lease, Audra Michele
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PEER pressure ,COMMUNITIES ,TEACHER evaluation ,TEMPERAMENT ,DEMOGRAPHIC characteristics - Abstract
For children in middle childhood, the social world, particularly the behavior and attitudes of their school peers, has been shown to be an important factor in their educational and mental health outcomes. In the school environment, some children seem to influence the attitudes and behavior of their peers more than others. The behavior patterns of children, as reflected in temperamental traits, have been shown to drive peer perception in important ways and might play a role in identifying the individuals and social processes that operate in peer influence. It seems likely that temperamental traits will have different effects on school peers, dependent on characteristics of the school attended. Fourth and fifth grade children from four rural counties in the southeastern portion of the United States were studied. Temperamental characteristics were assessed based on teacher perception of six characteristics. Peer perceptions of the extent to which each child was perceived to influence others in five areas of school culture (e.g., academics, sports) was measured through a peer nomination procedure. Additional status-related perceptions and behaviors of participating children were also assessed by peer nominations. Teacher ratings of temperamental behaviors were submitted to latent profile analyses resulting in a seven-cluster model. Results indicated temperamental profiles were significantly and meaningfully associated with peer perceptions of influence as well as social status. Further, demographic differences between two groups of schools were found to moderate the effects that temperament profile had on peer influence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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41. Experimental West Nile Virus Infection in Northern Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus).
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Kunkel, Melanie R., Mead, Daniel G., Berghaus, Roy D., Adcock, Kayla G., Ruder, Mark G., and Nemeth, Nicole M.
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WEST Nile fever ,NORTHERN bobwhite ,GAME & game-birds ,VIRAL shedding ,WEST Nile virus ,AVIAN anatomy ,BONE marrow - Abstract
Copyright of Avian Diseases is the property of American Association of Avian Pathologists, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2021
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42. Teaching about the USA in Secondary Schools in Western Europe. Report. Council of Europe Teachers' Seminar (17th, Donaueschingen, Federal Republic of Germany, October 25-30, 1982).
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Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France). and Williams, Roy
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This seminar was part of the Council of Europe's work on education for international understanding and it was the third in a series of European teachers' seminars on the links between Europe and other regions and cultures. The aims of the seminar were to: (1) identify what is taught about the United States in secondary schools in a representative cross-section of Western European countries; (2) indicate teaching approaches compatible with the diversity of European educational systems; and (3) make recommendations for the contents of a foundation course on the United States for use in Western European secondary schools. Included in this paper are summaries of the speeches of welcome to the conference by American and European educators; an analysis of the reports of the European participants; a summary of the talks and panels dealing with change in the United States, the United States and mass media, and the opinions of American and European teachers; reports of the working groups; and final comments by the director of the seminar. Appendices include a discussion paper on what Americans think an average European should know about the United States, the program of the seminar, and a list of participants. (IS)
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- 1984
43. West German Productivity: Every Other Youth an Apprentice.
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Norton, Robert E. and Butler, Roy L.
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To improve America's economic outlook, positive action must be taken to lay the groundwork for a sustained increase in the rate of productivity. It is helpful to compare training methods, particularly apprenticeship, to those of West Germany, which has consistently maintained high production levels. (JOW)
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- 1981
44. Overseas Influences on Australian Senior School Science Courses
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Stanhope, Roy W.
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- 1970
45. HOW U.S. AND CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES DEALT WITH MALWARE AND RANSOMWARE ATTACKS IN 2016-2017.
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Schell, Bernadette, Passi, Kalpdrum, and Roy, Luc
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RANSOMWARE ,MALWARE ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,MEDICAL records ,COMPUTER systems ,MEDICAL emergencies - Abstract
In February 2016, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center's network was brought to a standstill for over a week as the hospital IT team worked diligently to recover from a ransomware attack. During the attack, hospital administrators declared an internal state of emergency as medical staff struggled--without success--to access patient records and critical computer systems critical to maintain adequate patient care. Because of these issues, some patients were transported to other functioning hospitals. The affected hospital's computer systems were literally held hostage until a ransom of 40 Bitcoins--approximately $17.00 --was paid. Only then could the targeted hospital regain control and its files--encrypted by malware. Since this 2016 incident, at least three more healthcare organizations in the United States publicly reported operational disruptions due to crippling ransomware attacks. (LogRythm 2017). Add to the ransomware attack mix small, medium, and large businesses, government offices, educational post-secondary institutions, and financial institutions during this time period and it becomes understandable why the Institute of Critical Infrastructure Technology dubbed 2016 "the year ransomware will hold America hostage." (LogRhythm 2017). To date, no study has reported how U.S. and Canadian universities have fared in the war against ransomware and vicious malware attacks during this period. This paper attempts to fill this void by providing descriptive statistics from online survey results delineating how a self-selected group of US and Canadian universities/colleges were affected by malware attacks on their networks in the 2017 academic year, and how satisfied the IT security experts at these institutions were with their capability to prevent, detect, contain, and recover from such attacks. Their views were compared with those reported by their industrial sector counterparts in previous years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
46. Methadone Matters: What the United States Can Learn from the Global Effort to Treat Opioid Addiction.
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Calcaterra, S. L., Bach, P., Chadi, A., Chadi, N., Kimmel, S. D., Morford, K. L., Roy, P., and Samet, J. H.
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OPIOID abuse ,METHADONE hydrochloride ,NARCOTIC laws ,GLOBAL method of teaching ,THERAPEUTICS ,DRUG utilization - Abstract
In the midst of an opioid epidemic, mortality related to opioid overdose continues to rise in the US. Medications to treat opioid use disorder, including methadone and buprenorphine, are highly effective in reducing the morbidity and mortality related to illicit opioid use. Despite the efficacy of these life-saving medications, the majority of people with an opioid use disorder lack access to treatment. This paper briefly reviews the evidence to support the use of medications to treat opioid use disorder with a specific focus on methadone. We discuss the current state of methadone therapy for the treatment of opioid use disorder in the US and present logistical barriers that limit its use. Next, we examine three international pharmacy-based models in which methadone dispensing to treat opioid use disorder occurs outside of an opioid treatment facility. We discuss current challenges and opportunities to incorporate similar methods of methadone dispensing for the treatment of opioid use disorder in the US. Finally, we present our vision to integrate pharmacy-based methadone dispensing into routine opioid use disorder treatment through collaboration between clinicians and pharmacies to improve local access to this life-saving medication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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47. Social integration and mass shootings in U.S. counties.
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Kwon, Roy and Cabrera, Joseph F.
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MASS shootings ,SOCIAL integration ,SOCIAL disorganization ,SOCIAL capital ,COMMUNITY involvement ,CRIME statistics ,HOMICIDE rates - Abstract
A major theme in the sociological literature is the observation that social integration may provide protective effects against a range of negative outcomes in society, from poor mental and physical health, to elevated levels of crime and homicide rates. In light of these observations, the current study attempts to analyze the connection between social integration and mass shootings by drawing on two popular theoretical perspectives: social disorganization theory and social capital theory. According to the findings, elevated rates of poverty and single-parent households increase residential instability, while residential instability in turn augments mass shootings. Furthermore, a young population and ethnic heterogeneity dampens civic engagement, while civic engagement in turn decreases mass shootings. Overall, these findings suggest that the protective effects of social integration may help guard against mass shootings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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48. US Entrepreneurship Education Missing the Mark for Greater Societal Impact.
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Carriker, Roy C.
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LABOR supply ,ENTREPRENEURSHIP ,COLLEGE students ,EDUCATORS' attitudes ,TASK performance - Abstract
US workforce economic health continues to deteriorate as contributing stresses mount. Entrepreneurship educators must more broadly define "entrepreneurship", creating new platforms better preparing society, not just students dreaming of starting something. Beyond entrepreneurship preparation of high school and university students, the task goes to non-traditional education of workers unable to retire and unprepared to finish life as self-employed "unintended entrepreneurs". The greatest challenge in educating a healthier, more entrepreneurial workforce is first creating awareness of the need. Entrepreneurship educators are best positioned to deliver the needed training, but first must create awareness of the need. If they don't, who will?. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
49. Prehospital Modified HEART Score Predictive of 30-Day Adverse Cardiac Events.
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Stopyra, Jason P., Harper, William S., Higgins, Tyson J., Prokesova, Julia V., Winslow, James E., Nelson, Robert D., Alson, Roy L., Davis, Christopher A., Russell, Gregory B., Miller, Chadwick D., and Mahler, Simon A.
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ADVERSE health care events ,PREVENTION of heart diseases ,ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY ,MYOCARDIAL revascularization ,CHEST pain ,EMERGENCY medical services ,PATIENTS ,CHEST pain diagnosis ,CHEST pain treatment ,MYOCARDIAL infarction diagnosis ,MYOCARDIAL infarction-related mortality ,MYOCARDIAL infarction treatment ,TREATMENT of acute coronary syndrome ,HOSPITAL emergency services ,LONGITUDINAL method ,RESEARCH funding ,RISK assessment ,SURVIVAL ,TIME ,PREDICTIVE tests ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,SEVERITY of illness index ,ACUTE coronary syndrome ,TROPONIN ,DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
Introduction The History, Electrocardiogram (ECG), Age, Risk Factors, and Troponin (HEART) score is a decision aid designed to risk stratify emergency department (ED) patients with acute chest pain. It has been validated for ED use, but it has yet to be evaluated in a prehospital setting. Hypothesis A prehospital modified HEART score can predict major adverse cardiac events (MACE) among undifferentiated chest pain patients transported to the ED.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients with chest pain transported by two county-based Emergency Medical Service (EMS) agencies to a tertiary care center was conducted. Adults without ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) were included. Inter-facility transfers and those without a prehospital 12-lead ECG or an ED troponin measurement were excluded. Modified HEART scores were calculated by study investigators using a standardized data collection tool for each patient. All MACE (death, myocardial infarction [MI], or coronary revascularization) were determined by record review at 30 days. The sensitivity and negative predictive values (NPVs) for MACE at 30 days were calculated.Results: Over the study period, 794 patients met inclusion criteria. A MACE at 30 days was present in 10.7% (85/794) of patients with 12 deaths (1.5%), 66 MIs (8.3%), and 12 coronary revascularizations without MI (1.5%). The modified HEART score identified 33.2% (264/794) of patients as low risk. Among low-risk patients, 1.9% (5/264) had MACE (two MIs and three revascularizations without MI). The sensitivity and NPV for 30-day MACE was 94.1% (95% CI, 86.8-98.1) and 98.1% (95% CI, 95.6-99.4), respectively.Conclusions: Prehospital modified HEART scores have a high NPV for MACE at 30 days. A study in which prehospital providers prospectively apply this decision aid is warranted. Stopyra JP , Harper WS , Higgins TJ , Prokesova JV , Winslow JE , Nelson RD , Alson RL , Davis CA , Russell GB , Miller CD , Mahler SA . Prehospital modified HEART score predictive of 30-day adverse cardiac events. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018;33(1):58-62. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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50. A LOOK BACK AT THE FUTURE OF UCC DAMAGES REMEDIES: Strategic Behavior and Market Price Damages.
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Anderson, Roy Ryden
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DAMAGES (Law) ,MARKET prices - Abstract
Article Two of the Uniform Commercial Code stands today as a living testament to Karl Llewellyn and the many other brilliant and dedicated lawyers from well over a half century ago who participated actively in its drafting. Of the Code's several articles, Article Two is particularly noteworthy because it alone has survived to the present day without significant substantive amendment. That longevity is most remarkable given the ensuing fifty plus years of expanded knowledge, technological advance, and innovative changes in fundamental business practice that have occurred in our ever-evolving economy. At its inception, much of Article Two represented novel departure from the archaic property-based concepts of its predecessor, the Uniform Sales Act. But nothing was more so than Article Two's promulgation of a broad array of remedy options for both sellers and buyers that were designed largely either to replace or subjugate the anachronistic but ubiquitous market price damages remedy, a primitive relic of the Langdellian-like formalism that had previously permeated sales law. Within little more than a short decade and guided by the fundamental compensation policy articulated in § 1-305, the courts established a readily accessible set of rules for applying the various remedies by focusing largely on the position relative to contract performance in which the parties found themselves at the time of breach. From early on, the courts left little for ongoing debate, the major exception being arguments from a small group of scholars and a diminishing number of courts that a recovery of market price damages should always be allowed to either party plaintiff regardless of the actual loss suffered from the breach and regardless of whether the aggrieved party could reasonably have avoided the loss. This article addresses the three categories of cases in which a claim has been made under § 2-708 or § 2-713 for market price damages that exceeds the actual damages that were reasonably unavoidable. The first category involves those in which the plaintiff, a middleman, has hedged a supply contract with a forward resale contract and either his supplier or the forward contract buyer has breached. The second category addresses those situations in which the plaintiff seeks market price damages but has not taken advantage of a reasonable opportunity to mitigate damages by a resale or cover. The third category addresses those situations in which the plaintiff seeks a recovery of market price damages that were actually avoided by a resale or cover. In rejecting the formalistic approach of market price advocates who favor recoveries of windfall damages, the author challenges both prongs of analysis that the advocates typically profer to justify their arguments: first, the notion that there was once a widely-accepted pre-Code principle that forced an election of damages upon sellers who resold goods post breach; and second, the extrapolation by the advocates of broad and artful interpretations of the Article Two drafting history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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