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Adult Literacy in Indiana
(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Diesman, Julie; Moffett, Paul; Thomas, Amie; Twigg, Michael
Mary McLeod Bethune, an African-American educator and adviser to U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, has been quoted as having said, "The whole world opened to me when I learned to read." Unfortunately for many in Indiana, the "whole world" may be closed to them because of illiteracy. According to the Indiana Adult Literacy Coalition in 1989, 12% to 19% of Hoosiers over age 25 could not read or write at a functional level. As early as 1930, illiteracy was recognized as an issue within the state. An article in the Indinapolis Star dated September 25, 1930, headlined that over 50,000 Hoosiers were illiterate ("52,034 in state," 1939). It is natural to assume that at some point Indiana developed a robust statewide initiative to address the problem of illiteracy amongst its citizens. One might imagine a program that over time slowly but surely reduced the number of Indiana citizens who struggled under the mantle of illiteracy; however, myriad reasons and circumstances have conspired to prevent that from happening. Instead of a forceful statewide program, numerous segmented efforts by local or regional entities with modest support from various federal, state, or non-profit organizations are more apt to be found.
A Review of Perfluorooctanoic Acid Carcinogenicity and Application to Human Risk
(2010-07-20T16:45:51Z) Stone, Kenneth Lee; Klaunig, James E.; Kamendulis, Lisa M.; Hocevar, Barbara
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a synthetic organic chemical that consists of an 8 carbon alkyl chain with a terminal carboxyl group in which the carbon-hydrogen bonds have been replaced with carbon-fluorine bonds except at the terminal carboxyl end. This perfluoralkyl carboxylate is a contemporary synthetic chemical that does not occur naturally in the environment and has only seen widespread use within the last 50 years. PFOA is environmentally persistent and is ubiquitously found in human serum. PFOA has been shown to induce a tumor triad consisting of liver adenomas, Leydig cell adenomas and pancreatic acinar cell tumors in male Spraque-Dawley rats. The ability of PFOA to produce tumors in rodents compounded by the fact that PFOA is accumulating not only in those occupationally exposed, but also in the general population, justifies concern about the carcinogenic potential of PFOA in humans. This paper reviews the data from current published research and reveals that some carcinogenic pathways identified in the tumors produced by PFOA in experimental animals may provide a plausible mode of action for human carcinogenesis.
Academic Freedom and University Autonomy: A comparative analysis of the Turkish higher education system
(2011-03-10) Norris, Kristin E.
The article provides an overview of the faculty profession in less developed countries including academic appointments and the tenure system, discusses issues related to academic freedom and autonomy of work, then discusses the influence of these factors in the Turkish higher education system.
Assessing Civic Mindedness
(Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) in Diversity & Democracy: Civic learning for shared futures, 2011) Steinberg, Kathryn S.; Norris, Kristin E.
These models, although described using diverse language, share a worthwhile goal: to prepare American students to participate in democratic forums, even and especially in this time of economic need. Without this preparation, students may be rehearsing for work in a challenging economic environment without developing the critical skills they will need to build a new and more vibrant democratic society. In fact, the two goals are connected: As Martha Nussbaum has noted, "A flourishing economy requires the same skills that support citizenship" (2010). These skills include the ability to consider multiple angles, converse with those who hold different perspectives, and compromise to creatively solve urgent problems. Such are the habits that a liberal education engenders, and such education can help reverse our civic recession and inspire democratic engagement now and in the future.
Keep calm and gather on: Surviving e-resource use statistics
(2013-03-12) Cooper, Mindy
With shrinking budgets and the proliferation of subscription databases and electronic journals, librarians may find it very difficult to determine the best way to allocate their funds to support the curriculum and research needs of faculty and students in their assigned schools/departments. Project COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources), developed in 2002, has helped with comparing use statistics from different vendors. But not all vendors comply with COUNTER standards, or even provide use statistics in any form. As stated in the 2010 report The Value of Academic Libraries, usage statistics do not give librarians an indication of why patrons use a particular resource, or how, or even if, the resource was used in research or coursework. But “academic librarians often equate use and value” (Oakleaf, p. 50). Use statistics will give librarians an indication of whether or not a resource, either expensive or inexpensive, is being used. At the very least, librarians should have an idea of which resources are being used in their libraries. But as Jill Grogg (2010) noted in Users, Use and Usage Statistics, “the collection and analysis of usage statistics often gets pushed further down the to-do list for busy librarians charged with the acquisition and maintenance of electronic resources” ( p. 94). But gathering this data does not have to be an incredibly arduous task. Utilizing an e-resource access and management tool, such as those available from Ebsco and ProQuest, aids in gathering use statistics. These tools, combined with email and other software used every day, can make the daunting task of gathering use statistics much less stressful. This poster session will illustrate the work done for a large, urban university library at a multi-campus institution to gather and disseminate use statistics of its numerous, and often specialized, electronic resources. Helpful tips, as well as unavoidable pitfalls will also be highlighted. Librarians working with budgets in excess of $2 million or those with much smaller budgets will find this poster helpful when developing a project to collect use statistics to get the biggest bang for their buck.
CTSA 2 Community: www.ctsa2community.org
(2011-08-31) Ackermann, Ronald; Hardwick, Emily; Comer, Karen; Hudson, Brenda; Odell, Jere D.; Arenson, Andrew; Barnett, Bill; McGuire, Patrick; Derr, Michelle; Reid, Tisha; Vandergraff, Donna; Marrero, David G.
This poster describes the development an accessible, user-driven, and sustainable web resource for community and academic experts working together to identify, adopt, and implement a wide array of community engaged research infrastructures for enhancing community engagement in all forms of clinical and translational research. CTSA2Community aims to be a storage place for valuable resources referring to the set-up and running of a community engagement program. Resources are provided by experts in the field of community engagement.
Promotion and tenure for community-engaged research: An examination of promotion and tenure support for community-engaged research at three universities collaborating through a Clinical and Translational Science Award
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cts.12061, 2013-06-06) Marrero, David G.; Hardwick, Emily J.; Staten, Lisa K.; Savaiano, Dennis A.; Odell, Jere D.; Frederickson, Karen; Saha, Chandan
Introduction. Community engaged health research, an approach to research which includes the participation of communities, promotes the translation of research to address and improve social determinants of health. As a way to encourage community engaged research, the National Institutes of Health required applicants to the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) to include a community engagement component. Although grant-funding may support an increase in community engaged research, faculty also respond to the rewards and demands of university promotion and tenure standards. This paper measures faculty perception of how three institutions funded by a CTSA support community engaged research in the promotion and tenure process. Methods: At three institutions funded by a CTSA, tenure track and non-tenure track faculty responded to a survey regarding perceptions of how promotion and tenure committees value community engaged research. Results: Faculty view support for community engaged research with some reserve. Only 36% agree that community engaged research is valued in the promotion and tenure process. Discussion: Encouraging community engaged scholarship requires changing the culture and values behind promotion and tenure decisions. Institutions will increase community engaged research and more faculty will adopt its principles, when it is rewarded by promotion and tenure committees.
The Challenge of Combating Impunity in Extrajudicial Executions and Enforced Disappearances through Judicial Interpretation and Application of International Human Rights Law
(2007) Caparas, Perfecto "Boyet"
Officially admitted by the Office of then Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno (summit convener) for use during the National Consultative Summit on Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances - Searching for Solutions, Manila, Philippines, 16-17 July 2007.
History - LL.M. Roadmap: An International Student’s Guide to U.S. Law School Programs
(2013-08-13) Caparas, Perfecto "Boyet"
From 2007 to 2008, Perfecto `Boyet´ Caparas conceptualized, originated & transmitted to Prof. George Edwards, in Edwards’ concurrent capacity then as IU McKinney External Faculty Director of the Graduate Programs & Co-Chair of the Graduate Affairs Committee, his (Caparas’) own original, comprehensive & integrated body of written work & system containing seed ideas, approaches, principles, concepts & perspectives on various facets of LLM, JD & SJD education in the US, from the point of view, perspective, based on the interests, needs, aspirations of & intended for foreign attorneys & professionals as well as law school administrators, that Prof. Edwards used for & in LL.M. Roadmap: An International Student’s Guide to US Law School Programs. This document shows Caparas' own original body of work.
Philippines: Continuing Child Detention with Adults in Police Lockups, Arbitrary Detention of “Rescued” Street Children, and Extrajudicial Execution of Children Accused of Violating the Law
(2009) Caparas, Perfecto "Boyet"
Authored on behalf of the Coalition to Stop Child Detention through Restorative Justice, this shadow human rights report gives recommendations to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child on how to curb the nefarious practice by the Philippine government of jailing children with adult crime suspects and the rounding up of street children, as well as steps to stop extrajudicial executions. Submitted to the Committee on the occasion of its 52nd Sessions, from 14 September - 2 October 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland, this report clarifies the core issues besetting children accused of violating the law (CAVL). It discusses the various types and categories of CAVL as well as the procedures and processes they go through upon contact with officers of the Philippine National Police and subjection to the criminal justice system.

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