World enough and time : a vision of man

On November 7, 1825, a young lawyer of southern Kentucky, Jereboam 0. Beauchamp, stabbed to death the Attorney General of the state, Colonel Solomon P. Sharp, in the doorway of Sharp's Frankfort home. The murder and the trial were sensational, but the appeal of the incident to writers from then until the present lies in the events leading up to the homicide. The primary source for the literary treatments of the tragedy has been "The Confession of Jereboam 0. Beauchamp, Who was Executed at Frankfort, Ky. on the 7th of July, 1826 for the Murder of Col. Solomon P. Sharp," which was written by the murderer in his cell as he awaited his execution and was published posthumously in 1826 in Bloomfield, Kentucky

A study of personal and home living needs of rural high school girls in western North Carolina

Educators are disturbed about the many unmet needs of high school youth. "Among these unmet needs, none is more urgent than the need for sound, practical education for home and family living."1 Education must come at or below the high school level if it is to reach those needing education for family living. The North Carolina Education Commission survey reveals that …approximately one half of those entering high school drop out before graduation. This is especially true in the smaller high schools; 42.4 per cent of students entering 9th grade remain to graduate in 3-4 teacher high schools; About 13 per cent of students go to college.2 High school training for family living is reaching only a small proportion of the students at the present time. Folsom says in regard to education for family living: ". . . we must face the reality that probably not more than 10 per cent of youth now in high school are reached by all existing high school programs combined. ... it is second to no institution in its importance for education in family living."

Factors influencing quality of life in older adults with osteoarthritis prior to total knee replacement

The purposes of this study were to explore the expectations of older adults with medically diagnosed osteoarthritis (OA) who are scheduled for total knee replacement (TKR) surgery and to examine factors that influence the older adult's quality of life prior to TKR surgery. The revised Wilson and Cleary model of health-related quality of life was used to guide the study. Characteristics of the individual (age, race, sex, expectations), characteristic of the environment (social support), biological factors (body mass index), symptoms (pain, fatigue, depression), functional status, and general health perception were examined to determine their influence on overall quality of life. A cross-sectional, correlational non-experimental study was conducted with a convenience sample of 75 older adults who were planning first time TKR surgery for OA of the knee. Participants were mostly female (76%), White (67%), married (73%), and approximately one-third reported an annual household income greater than $71,000. The ages of the sample ranged from 52 to 86 years, with a mean age of 69 years (SD = 8.179). When all 11 variables were included in the model, 62% of the variability in overall quality of life was explained. However, only the variables of depression, functional status, general health perception, and social support significantly (p <= 0.05) contributed to quality of life. Individuals in this study reported high expectations for the outcomes of the TKR surgery, such as improved symptoms and physical function as well as high overall quality of life. Future studies should continue to explore the indirect influence of expectations and the relationships among the factors that influence the older adult's quality of life prior to TKR surgery to develop interventions to enhance their quality of life

Legal aspects of child abuse and neglect as related to the public schools

Although the violent abuse of children is not a new phenomenon, public and professional concern over the plight of abused children has developed primarily in the last two decades in this country. Intense interest in the problem of child abuse was awakened when medical and other professional authorities recognized the "battered child syndrome" in the 1960's. Child abuse and neglect usually takes place in the privacy of the home; therefore, no one knows exactly the number of children affected. In order for the child to be protected, child abuse must be discovered and reported. Much of the research indicates a majority of abuse and neglect goes unreported for various reasons

Social dance in North Carolina before the twentieth century : an overview

It was the purpose of this study to examine the existing historical materials available in North Carolina concerning social dance, in order to determine to what extent the early settlers participated in this form of recreation. Data were collected primarily through perusal of materials found mainly in the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources in the Department of Archives and History in Raleigh, North Carolina; and archives and special collections at various public libraries throughout North Carolina. A second method of collection of data was to obtain a list of all historical societies in North Carolina and to contact each one about material on the topic of social dance. A third method of collection of data involved formulating a list of the existing preparatory schools and colleges in North Carolina who received their charters before the twentieth century in order to investigate any material they might have had on the topic

Faculty perceptions of, and experiences with, African American male students at a community college

Many studies involving African American male students have focused on achievement gaps and student retention models of those attending four-year institutions. However, there are limited investigations of African American male students at the community college and very few that focus on faculty perceptions. This study employed a mixed Delphi methodology to investigate faculty perceptions of African American male students at a community college. A series of questionnaires and structured focus groups helped answer questions about faculty perceptions, classroom challenges and strategies for addressing those challenges. The study also examined strengths and contributions unique to African American males. Factors perceived to affect the success of African American males are based on V.C. Mason‘s (1994, 1998) Conceptual model of African American male persistence in the community college. These variables may have a negative or positive impact on student academic success and faculty perceptions. Some of the challenges identified by the participants included both environmental factors and academic preparedness for college level work. More than 50 percent of the study participants noted other concerns such as: attendance, passivity, resistance to ask for help, financial constraints and barriers to trust and openness. This research focuses on faculty perceptions in the academic pipeline. KEYWORDS: African American male students, Black male students, faculty perceptions, community college, Delphi method

The effects of explicit self-regulated learning strategy instruction on mathematics achievement

Self-regulated learning includes the use of a set of strategies for planning, monitoring, and self-evaluating students’ efforts toward reaching specific learning goals. This study examined the extent to which explicit self-regulated learning strategy instruction impacted regular eighth grade students’ learning behaviors and mathematics achievement. The study was a quasi-experimental design using a control and treatment group which consisted of eighth grade general mathematics students. The treatment was explicit instruction of ten self-regulated learning strategies. Data were gathered using a researcher-designed survey and standardized mathematics test scores. Findings indicated that the treatment group reported a significantly higher level of self-regulated learning strategy use, earned significantly higher mathematics test scale scores, and showed significantly greater academic growth than the control group. Additionally students’ use of self-regulated learning strategies was statistically significant in explaining the variance in students’ mathematics test scores and academic growth

Housescapes

The house image in my paintings grew from a synthesis of two directions pursued in my earlier work. The first direction was a concern for the traditional landscape and the second, the use of abstract/representational forms. The synthesizing of directions began in the early months of 1967. The house was chosen for subject matter, not only because of my latent architectural interest but at the time the city of Greensboro instituted a city beautification program. This program called for the widening of streets and eventual demolition of some older and quite picturesque houses. I wanted to capture these houses on canvas. This was a most romantic notion, perhaps the last since the series began. I called these paintings a series because the original idea proposed a set of four house paintings, to be viewed together. The primary intention was the reduction of the house image, through gradual elimination of the traditional details associated with the house (eg. windows, doors, building materials, etc.), to its simplest form yet still retain the image