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Review of Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse. New York
Daniel Adsett
Jan 04, 2019
Mary-Jane Rubenstein, an associate professor of religion at Wesleyan University whose earlier works have focused on, among other topics, poststructuralism, apophaticism, and wonder, investigates, in Worlds Without End...
Characteristics of Successful Inner-city Music Teachers
Mary Lynn Doherty
Oct 29, 2013
This descriptive study, performed in the spring of 2007, seeks to illustrate characteristics that are shared amongst successful inner-city music teachers at a choir school in Chicago, Illinois. Specifically, through both formal...
Published by: Faculty of Education
Seeking Equity, Quality, and Purpose as Higher Education Transforms
Taking account of the dramatic shifts in the make-up and educational and social needs of today's college students, the authors explore how to steer future reforms in ways that will advance goals related to equity and educational...
Published by: IGI Global
A Study of Pile Fatigue Failures in the Arabian Gulf
Leanne Mary Stein
Apr 09, 2013
In the summer of 1974, construction commenced for an oil tanker terminal in the Arabian Gulf. The following winter, a particularly strong tropical storm hit after the piles were driven, prior to installation of the...
Sharing the Voices
All Metis, or mixed bloods, have Aboriginal and non-native ancestry and the songs of the northern plains Metis reflect this diverse heritage. This paper describes a Metis song collection project which located and published songs...
Published by: Faculty of Education
TO CAPTURE THE SOUND OF WATER
Mary Dalton
Sep 21, 2015
Thoughts and reflections on growing up speaking Newfoundland English and on how language realtes to identity, place and education.
Indigenous Social Movements in North America
Susan Morrissey Wyse
Jan 05, 2017
Indigenous social movements throughout North America, while varying according to specific local contexts, often share common grievances, goals and obstacles. As these movements attempt to address issues such as land rights, self...
Motivating Language and Intent to Stay in a Backsourced Information Technology Environment
Mary Lind, Lori Farr
Jul 01, 2019
Information technology (IT) backsourcing is a recent phenomenon that is gaining momentum because effective sourcing strategy can have major implications for organizations regarding financial investments, IT infrastructure, and...
Published by: IGI Global
Competency-Based Education
This chapter will review what competency-based education is and how delivering traditional educational credentials and degrees in a non-traditional, non-term program can better engage students and promote their success in the...
Published by: IGI Global
Nine Christian Responses to the Ecological Crisis
Michelle Rebidoux
Jan 07, 2019
For nearly five decades now, Lynn White Jr.’s influential article “The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis”1 has been pointed to as a part of the bedrock of Christian discourse on the environment. Of course, an...
Advancing Data Science, Data-Intensive Research, and Its Understanding Through Collaboration
This chapter contributes to academic library institutions currently engaged in or formulating their strategy for engaging in data science. The chapter provides academic library institutions, and library and information science...
Published by: IGI Global
Characteristics of Red Spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) Encroachment at Two Central Appalachian Heathland Study Areas
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, intensive land use nearly eliminated red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) throughout portions of West Virginia (WV). Red spruce has been slow to regenerate on mountaintop heathland...
Published by: IGI Global
Article Processing Charges and Their Impact in Open Access Publishing
Knowledge transfer is the key to the sustained growth of human civilization. This chapter on open access and article processing charges aims at addressing the various issues associated with open access publishing as a business...
Published by: IGI Global
Incremental Learning in a Capstone Project
Organizations are moving away from rigid planning to a more incremental style of planning and execution in projects. There is a growing acceptance of the effectiveness of incremental change, both in industry projects and in...
Published by: IGI Global
Benchmarking Serverless Computing
With the increasing adoption of serverless computing, there is a need for a benchmark. The aim of this paper is to present such a benchmark based on performance and usability testing to better understand serverless services as...
Published by: IGI Global
Leading Through a Crisis
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lamar Soutter Library was faced with moving off campus and into a remote work environment. As the crisis unfolded, it was critical for staff to experience a unified leadership team that...
Published by: IGI Global
The Role of Arts-Based Research in Creating Safe Spaces for Newcomer Refugees
This article discusses the role of arts-based research in generating a supportive cross-cultural way for newcomer refugees to express themselves within an emerging aesthetic intersubjective paradigm of arts-based research and...
Using Virtual Book Clubs to Elevate Discussion and Diverse Voices
Preservice teachers in educator preparation programs (EPPs) are rarely cognizant of programmatic structures outside their own EPP. This lack of awareness isolates preservice teachers within their own programs and university...
Published by: IGI Global

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