(1999). Embodied Humanism: Performative Argument for Natural Rights in "The Solitude of Self.". Argumentation and Advocacy, v36 n2 p51-64 Fall. Discusses how Elizabeth Cady Stanton's "The Solitude of Self" grounds rights in the material paradox of chance life events and the corporeal permanence of human isolation by enacting human solitude through what J. Campbell calls lyric tragedy. Reverses the ground for humanism from the disembodied rationalism of the Enlightenment to an embodied materialism that anchors individuality in lived, isolated mortality. (SC)…
(2004). Subcortical Modulation of Spatial Attention Including Evidence that the Sprague Effect Extends to Man. Brain and Cognition, v55 n3 p497-506 Aug. The Sprague effect is well-established–small tectal lesions restore visual orientation in the hemianopic field of animals with extensive unilateral geniculo-striate lesions. Studies of human midbrain visual functions are rare. This man with a midbrain tumour developed left-neglect through subsequent right frontal damage. Bilateral orientation returned after clear evidence of damage to the superior colliculus contralateral to the cortical lesion (showing the Sprague effect extends to man). Sustained right-neglect developed after probable additional damage to right superior colliculus. The regulation of spatial attention by tecto-pulvinar circuits is discussed, and it is argued that the reduced right tecto-pulvinar activity (consequent to the additional right collicular damage) was offset by over-compensatory increase in thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) suppression of left pulvinar activity…. [Direct]
(2008). Medical Genetics Is Not Eugenics. Chronicle of Higher Education, v54 n36 pB12 May. The connection that critics make between medical genetics and eugenics is historically fallacious. Activists on the political right are as mistaken as activists on the political left: Genetic screening was not eugenics in the past, is not eugenics in the present, and, unless its technological systems become radically transformed, will not be eugenics in the future. The chief goal of the eugenicists, \improvement of the race,\ was never one of the goals of genetic screening–and it did not become one, even after genomic research had identified the locations of dozens of disease-causing mutations. From the very beginning, the founders of medical genetics–people like Neel, Fritz Fuchs, Michael Kaback, and Robert Guthrie–viewed their basic project as the relief of human suffering, not improvement of the race. Geneticists wanted to reduce the suffering of both parents and children by helping the parents to have additional children, and by ensuring that those additional children would be… [Direct]
(2000). Guidelines and Ethical Considerations for Assessment Center Operations: International Task Force on Assessment Center Guidelines. Public Personnel Management, v29 n3 p315-31 Fall. This update of the International Personnel Management Association's guidelines for organizational psychologists, human resource management specialists, and others addresses elements of assessment centers, policy statements, assessor training, informed participation, and participants' rights. (SK)…
(2009). It's Not Just a Job… It's a Career: The Arc of Northern Virginia's Co-Executive Director Program Serves as a National Model for "Creative Supported Employment". Exceptional Parent, v39 n10 p26-28 Oct. It started as an "experiment" three years ago, designed to answer the question: can a person with an intellectual disability (ID) or developmental disability (DD), with the right supports in place, take on a highly visible leadership position as Co-Executive Director of a major nonprofit organization? The "experiment" of job-sharing the role of Executive Director of The Arc of Northern Virginia has turned into a full-time career for two women–one with an intellectual disability, and one without–who have developed a unique position that encompasses running a mission-driven organization, fund-raising, advocacy, and education. With the support of a committed staff, board of directors, volunteers, and community, these individuals are changing the way that people throughout Virginia and the U.S. view the human potential of individuals with ID. This article features the Arc of Northern Virginia's co-Executive Director Program which serves as a national model for… [Direct]
(1999). Prison Librarians Needed: A Challenging Career for Those with the Right Professional and Human Skills. This paper examines the background and roles of prison libraries in North America and Europe. Identified roles include: popular reading materials center; independent learning center; formal education support center; leisure and recreational activities center; legal information center; treatment program support center; information center on outside community; personal retreat center; staff research center; and school curriculum support center. The similarities and differences between public and prison libraries are described. The information needs and reading interests of inmates are highlighted, and reference is made to international and national prison library standards and guidelines. The educational and human qualifications needed to be a successful prison librarian are also considered, and the difficulties and rewards inherent in this still untraditional career choice are explained. (Author/MES)… [PDF]
(1997). Making the Right Connections: Perceptions of Human Resource/Personnel Directors Concerning Electronic Job-Search Methods. Journal of Employment Counseling, v34 n1 p29-39 Mar. Examines methods used to search for entry-level managerial positions and assesses how human resource and personnel directors in Georgia perceive these methods. Findings indicate that few of the directors use electronic technology to fill such positions, but they view positively those applicants who use electronic job searching methods. (RJM)…
(2010). Reconciling the Disconnect between Information Technology and Information Systems Using an Organizational Epistemology: A Framework to Improve Success with Technology. ProQuest LLC, D.Mgt. Dissertation, University of Maryland University College. There is a disconnect between information technology (IT) and information systems (IS) that lies at the foundation of frequent failure in cost, schedule, and/or performance of IT/IS. This disconnect can perhaps be reconciled through a focus on the socially constructed and emergent nature of IT as it enters and is used by an organization. The argument is that IT investment is not working with the right knowledge for evaluation and justification and does not reflect human nature in decision-making. The hypothesis is that a structured dialog technique, by focusing on properly perceiving human felt needs rather than exclusively technological aims, improves the process of IT project evaluation and justification. This breaks the requirements development process into multiple, time-efficient steps in order to properly acquire and convert tacit knowledge into explicit and then embedded knowledge. The research questions include: What are the foundations of IT/IS failure, and how do they… [Direct]
(2010). The Next Economy: Economic Recovery and Transformation in the Great Lakes Region. Brookings Institution The nation's recuperation from the Great Recession remains sluggish, with high unemployment and a weak housing market continuing to squelch hopes that a full economic recovery will soon be at hand. The intensity and nature of the recession's lingering effects vary considerably across the country, however. Some metro areas, like Austin and Washington, D.C., have fared relatively well during the downturn, buoyed by strong health and education sectors, and an outsized share of jobs in government. Metros like Tampa and Phoenix are hurting, but these pains are related largely to job losses from the housing and real estate bust. Countless innovations aimed at re-tooling Great Lakes' older industrial metros are already underway, aided by growing alliances among private, nonprofit, government, and philanthropic leaders. But they aren't enough. These communities, battered by years of economic decline, need a new set of strategies to help them surmount their problems, leverage their strengths,… [PDF]
(2007). What Is the Role of Education Technologies in Increasing Information Levels on Nutrition among Primary School Teachers?. Online Submission, Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology – TOJET v6 n4 article 10 Oct. Nutrition is indispensable for human beings from the day they were born to the day they die. Besides having the right information for a balanced diet, it is also important to know how to use such information. This paper evaluates the nutritional knowledge of primary school teachers in Guzelyurt district. The questionnaire was given to 71 teachers in total and it was filled using face-to-face questionnaire techniques. The results have shown that 54.1% of the teachers in the district knew about a balanced diet and were informed about nutrition. However, it was confirmed that there is a need to organise a sustainable training programme for teachers in order to bring them up-to-date with new information and technological developments regarding nutrition. (Contains 3 tables.)… [PDF]
(2007). Coding Location in Enclosed Spaces: Is Geometry the Principle?. Developmental Science, v10 n6 p741-746 Nov. Both animals and human toddlers can find an object in a rectangular enclosure after they have been disoriented. They use geometric cues (relative lengths of walls) to discriminate among different corners (e.g. long wall to the left, short to the right). It has been claimed that this ability is \modular\, i.e. exclusively geometric. The present study demonstrates that the ability toddlers exhibit is a more general one, namely, an ability to discriminate relative quantity. Using a square enclosure, we show that toddlers use the relative sizes of the figures on different walls to characterize different corners. We also show that they do not use simple non-relative features to distinguish different corners. Possible reasons for differences in the ability to use relative versus non-relative cues are discussed…. [Direct]
(2007). Questions from the Edge: Using Informal Surveys to Build Rapport with Students. Journal of College Science Teaching, v36 n4 p60-62 Jan-Feb. In this article, the author presents informal surveys conducted on students regarding their opinions on the meaning of their existence. A total of 740 student responses are collected and summarized from eight sections of Astronomy 100. As a result of the study, it is apparent that \purpose in life\ is of fundamental importance to students. The data indicate that the majority of students feel a need for something that imparts a deeper sense of meaning to their lives. The results of surveying students on the questions of human existence and the meaning of life have supplied information that is not only interesting in its own right for insights into student interests, but has also provided opportunities to foster rapport with students through discussions related to their responses. (Contains 3 figures.)… [Direct]
(1973). Student Control Problems. Law & the School Principal. National Elementary Principal, 52, 5, 107-108, Feb 73. Two court decisions illustrate that school personnel have responsibilities and rights in the area of student control; but courts also are cognizant of the fact that teachers, like other human beings, may err. (Author/MF)…
(1979). The Ontogeny of Right Cerebral Lateralization of Spatial Mental Set. Developmental Psychology, v15 n3 p241-45 May. Focuses on the differential representation of mental functions between the two human cerebral hemispheres. The manner in which right hemisphere function laterizes in childhood was studied in 98 five- to twelve-year-old children. (CM)…
(1992). Cultural and Technological Influences: An Introduction. Library Trends, v41 n2 p180-86 Fall. Discusses cultural and technological influences in the management of human resources in the research library and their impact on individual rights and responsibilities, division of labor, supervision, educational requirements, and job stress. (23 references) (EA)…