Certification of Minors to the Juvenile Court: An Empirical Study

This Article reports the results of two studies: a survey of the law pertaining to the transfer of cases between the adult court and the juvenile court and the results of an empirical study of cases actually transferred from the municipal and superior courts in San Diego, California to the juvenile court during a one-year period. the latter study involved the examination of two hundred and thirty-one cases which represented approximately one-third of the cases transferred in a one-year period

Students\u27 Sense of Belonging as a Predictor of Retention

This presentation introduces the theoretical foundations of student belonging, and discusses the Fall 2017 St. Cloud State University Student Survey responses on belonging. Research questions for a longitudinal study on student belonging at St Cloud State University discussed, as well as a plan for outreach to those students who may report a low sense of belonging

Political Skill for Sport Professionals: Theory, Research, and Career Success Implications

Motivated by an increasing interpersonal aspect to the profession of sport coaching, the importance of being socially effective as a coach has multiplied in significance. This review specifically considers the social effectiveness construct, political skill, as a crucial aspect to career success through the perspective of a sport coaching lens. Political skill refers to the ability to effectually understand others at work, and to then use that information to influence others to behave in ways that enhance one’s personal and/or organizational objective. Political skill is a means through which sport coaches may be able to build and maintain important and influential relationships with key stakeholders (e.g., athletic directors), thus improving the possibility of a successful coaching career. This article presents a review of theoretical foundations for the association between political skill and career success as well as practical applications (e.g., active listening, empowerment, volunteerism) for sport coaches when managing important stakeholder relationships. Research suggestions for the continued advancement of political skill research are also provided

Gaza 2014 Hamas Strategic Calculus

The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.55540/ 0031-1723.2973This article analyzes Hamas’ strategic and political calculations during the 2014 conflict with Israel in Gaza. I argue Hamas did not plan the conflict, which came mostly in response to Israel’s crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank (Operation Brothers Keeper). However, Hamas sought to use the conflict to reverse its increasingly weak strategic position, and had some success in doing so. However, given Gaza’s continued physical and regional isolation, Hamas’ enhanced position coming out of the conflict is not likely to be long-lived