MINDS@UW Eau Claire: Recent submissions
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A Survey of American Cross-Cultural Training Programs for Germany
(UW-Eau Claire Research Day (April 2002) and National Conference on Undergraduate Research, UW-Whitewater (April 25-27, 2002), 2002-04)Every year, executives from the United States are sent overseas to conduct business in Germany. Yet far too often these executives or expatriates return home early. One reason why so many expatriates are unsuccessful ... -
International Awareness Through Intercultural Interviews
(Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico, 1985-12-06)This paper discusses the use of an intercultural radio interview project as a means to making both intercultural communication students and the local community more aware and appreciative of their own cultures and other ... -
Children and Violence on Television: A Survey of Eau Claire Parents
(UW Eau Claire Research Day; Leader-Telegram, 1995-05)The primary objective of this study, which was accepted for presentation as a poster in UW-Eau Claire’s Student Research Day (May 1-2, 1995), was to gather data concerning a number of areas related to children’s viewing ... -
Communication Consultants as Organizational Sensemakers: Applying the Team Metaphor
(The Speech Communication Association of Pennsylvania, Inc., 1998)This study concerns an organizational communication intervention in which researchers explored the role metaphor plays in organizational development and change. Specifically, the team concept as a strategically ambiguous ... -
Utilizing the Campus Radio Station in the Communication Research Methods Course
(Broadcast Education Association, 1996-04-13)The purpose of this paper is to provide educators with an example of how the campus radio station can be utilized as a topic of scientific inquiry in an undergraduate communication research methods course. One of the most ... -
Wisconsin Parental Evaluations of Legislative and Non-legislative Solutions to Violence on Television
(Wisconsin Communication Association, 1996)Since the early 1950s, television programming containing violent content has concerned citizens in the United States. The first congressional hearings on TV violence and its impact on children and youth occurred in June ... -
Wisconsin Parent/Guardian Descriptions of Children's Behavior Related to the Viewing of Television News
(Wisconsin Communication Association, 1999)Between 1987 and 1998, children committed numerous school shootings–killing or wounding classmates, teachers, and principals. Research suggests a consistent and causal relationship between viewing TV violence and increased ... -
A content analysis of local television news: Coverage of controversial issues and diverse populations in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
(Wisconsin Communication Association, 2001-04)The purpose of this study was to understand the types of messages communicated through local TV news in Eau Claire, Wisconsin by examining the news content broadcast by two local TV stations. The objectives of the research ... -
Deregulation of the Radio Broadcast Industry: A Survey of National Radio Broadcasters Association Members
(Humboldt State University, 1984-06)The movement to deregulate radio broadcasting began officially in 1981 when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a broadcast deregulation order that reduced or eliminated numerous regulations applicable to ... -
Off the Shelf: McIntyre Library Newsletter
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Culture Talk: Sensitizing Cultural Intelligence through Intercultural Radio Interviews
(Broadcast Education Asociation National Convention, Las Vegas, NV, 2010-04-16)This paper was presented on the panel, “Perspectives on Teaching about Radio, Culture, and Society,” sponsored by the Radio/Audio Media and International Divisions of the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) at the BEA ... -
Streaming Student Speeches on the Internet: Convenient and "Connected" Feedback in the Basic Course
(Basic Communication Course Annual, 2003)The purpose of this study was to examine the use of video streaming of student speeches on the Internet as a method of feedback. Streaming video refers to motion video with accompanying audio that is delivered live or ... -
Newspaper Coverage of the 1992 Presidential Campaign
(Journal of Communication Studies, 1994)The purpose of this study was to assess the amount of front page newspaper coverage allotted to "character/competence/image" issues versus "platform/political" issues in the 1992 presidential campaign. Using textual analysis ... -
Pluralism in Transition: Cultural Implications of the Legalization of Private and Municipal Radio Broadcasting in Greece
(1990)The history of radio broadcasting in Greece from its creation in the 1920s through the mid-1980s reveals a medium persistently controlled by the government; private radio stations were prohibited. The purpose of this ... -
From Polish Jokes to Pulaski: Polish American Culture and Politics in Milwaukee, 1956-1978
(2018-07-16)By the 1950s, most Americans of Polish descent were one or more generations removed from the "old country." In the eyes of many Polish Americans, this posed a problem for maintaining Polish cultural identity. Polish ... -
Comparisons of Clinical Self-Efficacy and Stigma Variance in Speech Language Pathologists Who Stutter and Do Not Stutter
(2018-05-11)Purpose: To evaluate clinical self-efficacy and stigma variance between practicing SLPs who stutter (SLPs-WS) and do not stutter (SLPs-WDS). Method: The modified SLP Clinical Self-Efficacy Inventory and the Self-Stigma of ... -
Needs Assessment of Teacher Beliefs and PBIS Practices in Early Childhood
(2018-05-10)A review of the still-emerging literature surrounding early childhood Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) suggests that certain contextual factors, including teacher demographics and beliefs, can impact the ... -
Comparing 2-D and 3-D Instructional Methods for Teaching Laryngeal Anatomy Concepts
(2018-05-01)The current study focused on the various ways undergraduate students learn laryngeal anatomy. The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of three different teaching modalities: 2-D images, 3-D models, and ... -
A Linguistic View of the Elegies of Anne Bradstreet : With a Focus on the Past Tense Morpheme
(2018-04-30)This project looks at the second edition of Bradstreet’s book, Several Poems, which was the first edition of her book published in America. Anne Bradstreet was born in Northampton, UK, in 1612. She moved to America when ... -
The Search for Identity in Native American Literature
(2018-04-30)The topic of identity is central not only to literature, but also to human existence, for everyone has a unique identity that is formed in different ways. My research follows the journey of identity for the main characters ...