EThOS: progress towards an electronic thesis service for the UK.

The EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Service) project is building on previous e-thesis (or EDT) initiatives, and co-ordinating the work of some of the key players in the UK to develop a service for finding, accessing and archiving digital copies of Doctoral theses produced in UK higher education institutions. Key issues for the project are the development of a sound financial basis for a successful service, the provision of advice needed by authors and university staff on handling intellectual property rights, and protecting legitimate needs for confidentiality. EThOS will also establish workable and standards-based procedures for populating e-thesis repositories with current and retrospectively-acquired digital versions of theses and associated metadata. These developments must also fit with universities’ own internal administrative arrangements and regulations. The project aims to deliver an e-thesis infrastructure that is both technically and financially sustainable, together with a full supporting toolkit of guidance, standards and procedures

Is time on the Chechen side? -- A military analysis of Russia's war in Chechnya (with appendix detailing Russian casualty figures)

This repository item contains a single issue of Behind the Breaking News, a briefing published from 1999 to 2009 by the Boston University Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology, and Policy

Roger Williams University Opens Financial Education Center with $182,000 Grant from Wiegand Foundation

New E.L. Wiegand Center for Advanced Financial Education provides spacious trading room equipped with the latest technology

Criminal Justice Faculty Expert Works with East Bridgewater Police on Initiative to Stem Opioid Epidemic, Shift to Treatment Model

Plymouth County, Mass., law enforcement officials enlist RWU Professor of Criminal Justice Sean Varano for assistance in developing new overdose-prevention methods

Year in Review: The Top Stories at Roger Williams University in 2016

Celebrate RWU’s many successes in 2016 with a look back at the most-read stories of the year

RWU Stay Break Part I: A Real-World Dive into R.I.’s Food Insecurity Issues

Students apply their hands-on lessons in food insecurity issues to make an advocacy pitch to state legislators

Capturing the Communal American Experience in “The Grapes of Wrath”

With the 14th annual John Howard Birss, Jr., Memorial Lecture Series and associated events underway, explore John Steinbeck’s celebrated novel in these vivid passages from “The Grapes of Wrath

Leadership: professional communities of leadership practice in post-compulsory education

Summary: This is a paper that reviews and outlines the academic basis behind leadership in the post-compulsory setting. Description: Leadership has been for some years a key area of strategic and operational importance in the UK post-compulsory sector - this publication aims to addresss some of the issues surrounding this topic. It discusses theories and definitions of leadership, leader professionalism and post-compulsory education. A collaborative model of professional leadership is recommended, informed by authentic, democratic dialogue with practitioners. Coalitions that foster professional networking and collaborative leadership can be creatively developed through the establishment of intentionally designed communities of leadership practice. The CAMEL (Collaborative Approaches to the Management of e-Learning) JISC infoNet HEFCE/LGM-funded model for communities of practice is discussed as one model which provides a useful template for the development of shared knowledge through professional communities of practice in collaborative leadership. It is argued that this provides a helpful way of enabling and supporting leaders to advance their understanding and ‘know how' in leadership practices in a sector currently facing significant challenges from demanding external targets and continuous monitoring in an ‘audit culture’. The publication also and gives examples of good practice and many references and links for information

Self-Cultivation and Meaning through the Experience of Injury Rehabilitation: A Case Study of Two Female Basketball Players

This case study involved interviewing athletes who had sustained moderate to severe injuries about the experience of being injured and the potential for self-cultivation and meaning synthesized through recovering from an injury. Two female intercollegiate basketball players were interviewed at the beginning of their rehabilitation and again at the end after successfully recovering and returning to sport. Data analysis revealed unique characteristics about the rehabilitation process with respect to loss of control, social support and learning about their confidence, motivation, perseverance, attitude, and resiliency. This article examines the experiences of these athletes as they navigated through the rehabilitation process and highlights the potential for the creation of a positive learning experience and self-cultivation that injured athletes can discover through the experience of recovering from an injury