Browsing MINDS@UW Oshkosh by Issue Date
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Communication of Students with Severe Speech and Motor Impairments During Home-Based Literacy Activities
(2005-05)The present study examined the effects of emergent literacy experiences on the communication of four students with severe speech and motor impairments who ranged in age from seven to eighteen. Specifically, the intervention ... -
Bullying Behaviors: Victimization Rates of Students with Disabilities Compared to Students without Disabilities
(2005-12)This field report examined the rates of bullying among both regular and special education students. The purpose was to explore whether or not students with disabilities are bullied at higher rates compared with their ... -
Peer-Training Program: Disability Awareness in Inclusive Settings at the Elementary Level
(2006-05)Students with disabilities had been included in the general education environment at Wellington Elementary School in the Fox Valley of Wisconsin. However, such students were not experiencing social and behavioral success ... -
Teachers' Perceptions of lncluding Students with Emotional Behavioral Disabilities in Their Classrooms
(2006-05)This study looked at the perceptions of teachers that include students with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD) into the classroom. The review of literature proved that students with disabilities do cause stress ... -
Perception of General Education Students of Students with Severe Cognitive Disabilities
(2006-05)This study explored the perceptions of general education students regarding individuals with severe disabilities, and perception changes when students with disabilities are included within the regular education classroom. ... -
Educational Kinesiology: Will the Connected Brain Please Stand Up?
(2006-05)Educational Kinesiology, specifically a program called Brain Gym®, advocated the use of specific exercises to assist individuals in overcoming disabilities. Their website also claimed that Brain Gym helped anyone perform ... -
Beyond the Status-Quo: Cultivating Peace in Post-Genocide Countries
(University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)This paper asserts that constructively remembering past atrocities is central to the formation of a lasting, multi-faceted peace in post-genocide societies. The Rwandan case-study first illustrates the dynamics of a society ... -
Experiments in Bone Burning
(University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)Most people, when building a fire, look for wood for their fuel source. However, wood was not available for some people in prehistory. Early arctic people of the Beringia area may have used bones as a primary fuel source. ... -
Chadian Oil: Avoiding the Resource Curse
(University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)All too often the benefits of natural resources are not realized by the portions of the population most in need. As has been seen time and time again, revenues from resources such as oil are mismanaged, or worse embezzled, ... -
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Autonomy in Abuse: Glimpses of Freedom in New Orleans.
(University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)This paper examines unusual opportunities for autonomy found by women of African descent in New Orleans, from the time the city was acquired by the United States until the Civil War. This city's unique history partially ... -
A War for Freedom: Slavery and the Emancipation Proclamation.
(University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)This paper examines the real effects of the Emancipation Proclamation, as it technically freed no slaves. It explores the events and legislation that led up the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation as well as the ... -
Lunacy in the 19th Century: Women's Admission to Asylums in United States of America.
(University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)Between the years of 1850-1900, women were placed in mental institutions for behaving in ways that male society did not agree with. Women during this time period had minimal rights, even concerning their own mental health. ... -
Dollarization and Macroeconomic Stability in Latin America.
(University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)This paper examines if dollarization has had a positive impact on the macroeconomic stability of Latin American countries. Dollarization refers to either the official or unofficial replacement of local currencies with the ... -
Ageism: Lack of Implicit Stereotypes Across Adulthood
(University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)This study expanded the sample populations which have been tested for ageism. An encoding task and an unexpected recall task measured ageism within these populations: 18-25 years, 25-54 years, and 55+ years. Eighty-seven ... -
A Diatom-based, Paleolimnological Study of Rush Lake, Wisconsin.
(University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)Rush Lake, located in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, is a shallow, eutrophic, lake/wetland dominated by cattails. This system has been historically important for fishing and waterfowl production. A sediment core (374 cm) was ... -
Happenings between the Fox and Wisconsin: Historical Analysis of Portage, Wisconsin.
(University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)This article explores the town of Portage, Wisconsin's Native American history and the significance of the town as a historical site. Located between the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, the town of Portage is home to many ... -
N.Y. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and His Effect on the Insurance Industry: An Event Study
(University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)On October 14, 2004, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer shook the entire insurance industry by filing a civil lawsuit against a group of insurance companies regarding their alleged price-fixing and bid-rigging. By ...