EDGC 6540

This course provides an overview of the application of counseling theory to counseling practice of counseling in human services agencies and other community settings. Emphasis is given to the role, function, and professional identity of community counselors, and to principles and practices of community outreach, intervention, education, consultation, and client advocacy

EDGC 6420

This course provides an examination of major theories of human development, including those from physical, psychological, cognitive, social, and moral perspectives. Development is viewed across the human life span in each of these areas. The course is designed to encourage an integrated concept of these theoretical perspectives, which serves as a developmental framework for the counseling process

EDGC 6540

This course provides an overview of the application of counseling theory to counseling practice of counseling in human services agencies and other community settings. Emphasis is given to the role, function, and professional identity of community counselors, and to principles and practices of community outreach, intervention, education, consultation, and client advocacy

Standing in the Shadows: Honoring the Contractual Obligations of Cohabitants for Support

Initially, this Comment will examine traditional theories of marital support and their relation to post-cohabitant support. Next, this Comment will review express contract, implied-in-fact contract, and quasi-contract theories of support and how these different theories have been effectively applied by various state courts. A brief discussion follows concerning federal courts and the confusion surrounding the federal jurisdiction of cohabitation actions. Finally, the contract theories of relief will be contrasted against proposed legal status solutions.Ultimately, this Comment concludes that post-cohabitation support issues are best resolved through contract theories. Solutions based on legal status are extremely intrusive and impose unbargained-for terms upon unwilling parties. In contrast, contract analysis more accu rately rewards the actual expectation and reliance interests of the parties. In particular, this Comment will argue that support should be awarded to a dependent cohabitant only if an express contract existed. In the absence of an express contract, the dependent cohabitant should only be able to recover the value of his or her services in quasi-contract in order to prevent the unjust enrichment of the supporting party. These two remedies, based on express and quasi-contract, give the courts flexibility while preserving and honoring the intent and expectations of the parties to the greatest extent possible. Consequently, state-imposed legal obligations are avoided. Alternative approaches, such as implied-in-fact contract actions or status based remedies present troubling policy concerns. With these approaches, the state often takes a more intrusive role, imposing legal obligations on parties that are contrary to their intent

Viewing the Wreckage: Eco-Disaster Tourism in the Wake of Katrina

Before hurricane Katrina, cultural tourism was Louisiana\u27s second largest industry. Tourism agencies are now imploring potential tourists to visit New Orleans for An eyewitness account of the events surrounding the worst natural disaster on American soil! Economic need is driving tour agencies to construct \u27eco-disaster tourism,\u27 and the construction includes explicit causes of blame. Who is defining the new tourism? How is the controversy surrounding causation being negotiated in eco-disaster tour narratives? e main finding is that the big players in the tourism industry, namely Gray Line Tours, have maneuvered into a powerful position to rewrite the tourism narrative by allying with the state. Gray Lines\u27 narrative blames the oil and gas industry for Katrina\u27s severity, while avoiding pointing fingers at government agencies and officials

Coils of the Serpent

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Are economists rational or just different?

Economics students are more likely than others to act self-interestedly and less likely to behave cooperatively, behaviour which is rational from the viewpoint of many economic theories. Students in other disciplines may have another conception of wha t is rational. The latter may be more likely to behave cooperatively and less likely to behave self-interestedly. We have been comparing the behaviour of students from different disciplines in simple ultimatum bargaining and prisoner\u27s dilemma games. Our paper discusses some of the ways in which different academic disciplines both reinforce and elaborate upon student\u27s conceptions of rationality

An Exploratory Investigation of Green Behaviors and Attitudes towards Green Marketing Initiatives

A sample of 205 university students provided input regarding an array of 32 issues germane to both green marketing and green consumption. A diverse array of behaviors and opinions were articulated. Respondents reported a high propensity to engage in recycling, donating used goods, and purchasing products with a longer life expectancy. They favored environmentally-friendly actions such as focusing on cleaner and more efficient energy alternatives. There was a strong belief that individuals can make a difference. A comparison of business and nonbusiness students documented significant differences on two of the 32 issues under investigation with nonbusiness students expressing greater concern for the purchase of used items as well as the belief that the misbehavior of corporations renders individual behavior ineffective. Gender produced dramatically different results with statistically significant differences between men and women documented for 17 of the 32 issues. Women were far more concerned and more likely to engage in environmentally-friendly behavior. An investigation focusing on the three age groups documented only four issues where there was a significant difference with the oldest segment the most concerned in each case. A proposed typology allowed respondents to place themselves in the category that they deemed to best fit themselves. Fully 66.2 percent of the respondents placed themselves in the middle category – eco-aware. Only 1.5 percent felt they were eco-destroyers, and a modest 3.4 percent declared themselves to be eco-warriors. Differences across the five segments were documented