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Title: DNP role in specialty care: starting an autonomous psychiatric practice in Miami using Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology.
Creator: Cioffi, George V., MacCaffrey, Ruth, Hernandez, Nelson D., Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3355951
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Effects of a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training Program upon police officers before and after crisis intervention team training: an evidenced based program evaluation project in Miami Dade county Florida.
Creator: Ellis, Horace, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3355952
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Title: The effects of a walking exercise program on glucose control in type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Creator: DaSilva, Judy R., Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3355955
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Does a patient’s disease report card encourage patient self- accountability and in turn improve patient literacy?.
Creator: McCaffrey, Janine, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3355956
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Title: Transitional care-APN guided care coordination.
Creator: Shields, Karen P., Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3355959
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Title: Doctor of Nursing practice awareness: a public service announcement.
Creator: Buitrago, Rachael, Moore, Lisa, Murray, Donna, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3355961
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Title: Folio: The Book Arts News at FAU Libraries.
Creator: Cutrone, John, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Atlantic University, Arthur and Mata Jaffe Collection: Books as Aesthetic Objects
Date Issued: 2005-12-15
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11502
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Title: Folio: The Book Arts News at FAU Libraries.
Creator: Cutrone, John, Florida Atlantic University, Arthur and Mata Jaffe Collection: Books as Aesthetic Objects
Date Issued: 2002-10-15
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2178741
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Title: Folio: The Book Arts News at FAU Libraries.
Creator: Cutrone, John, Florida Atlantic University, Arthur and Mata Jaffe Collection: Books as Aesthetic Objects
Date Issued: 2003-04-15
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2178743
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Title: Folio: The Book Arts News at FAU Libraries.
Creator: Cutrone, John, Florida Atlantic University, Arthur and Mata Jaffe Collection: Books as Aesthetic Objects
Date Issued: 2004-04-15
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2178789
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Title: Folio: The Book Arts News at FAU Libraries.
Creator: Cutrone, John, Florida Atlantic University, Arthur and Mata Jaffe Collection: Books as Aesthetic Objects
Date Issued: 2003-07-15
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2178855
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Title: An exploration of the relationship between experiential learning and self-directed learning readiness.
Creator: Amey, Beth E., Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between experiential learning and self-directed learning readiness of bachelor's and master's level social work students. A quantitative design was utilized. The study consisted of 115 senior social work students and 70 master's level social work students (separated into three student groups) from a state university. Students participated in a one-semester field education component as part of their social work degree program. The...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between experiential learning and self-directed learning readiness of bachelor's and master's level social work students. A quantitative design was utilized. The study consisted of 115 senior social work students and 70 master's level social work students (separated into three student groups) from a state university. Students participated in a one-semester field education component as part of their social work degree program. The research instrument utilized was the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS) constructed by Guglielmino (1978). The SDLRS is a self-report questionnaire with 58 Likert scale items designed to measure the attitudes, values and abilities of learners relating to their readiness to engage in self-directed learning. A pretest, treatment, posttest design was utilized. Demographic data were collected with the pretest administration and level of satisfaction information was collected with the posttest administration. The bachelor's level social work students demonstrated statistically significant differences in the pre and posttest SDLRS scores while the master's level social work students' changes in readiness for self-directed learning were not significant. It is important to note that the master's level social work students spent only half the amount of hours in the field education as the bachelor's level students at the time of the posttest. Correlations between change score from pretest to posttest SDLRS with students' previous exposure to the field of social work, prior experiential learning in a social work program, their satisfaction with the experiential learning component, and demographic factors of gender, age, ethnicity, marital status, number of children, and number of years pursuing degree were not significant., The initial SDLRS scores of the bachelor's level students were found to be consistent with those of nursing students previously scored on the SDLRS. In the ANOVA of all groups, significant differences were not found with the four groups of social work students in their change scores of pretest and posttest SDLRS or their overall level of satisfaction with the field experience and overall level of satisfaction with the quality of the supervisor in the field experience. The internship did not demonstrate particular merit for improving readiness for self-directed learning except for the bachelor's level students. However, students were satisfied with the experience and felt it changed their perceptions of self and others.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/107799
Subject Headings: Experiential learning, Adult learning, Learning, Psychology of, Self-culture
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Gay-centric identity: a challenge to gay cultural script, gay ghetto and performance.
Creator: Beebe, Robert D., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Abstract/Description: For many gay men performing a gay-centric identity can be challenging. By adopting a set of expected behaviors known as the gay cultural script, many of these men are potentially met with discrimination from both heterosexual and homosexual communities. The gay cultural script is readily available as it is found within the gay ghettos and through various representations of gay men in the media. This research question examines how the gay cultural script when found within the gay ghetto and...
Show moreFor many gay men performing a gay-centric identity can be challenging. By adopting a set of expected behaviors known as the gay cultural script, many of these men are potentially met with discrimination from both heterosexual and homosexual communities. The gay cultural script is readily available as it is found within the gay ghettos and through various representations of gay men in the media. This research question examines how the gay cultural script when found within the gay ghetto and through the media's representation of gay men provides a lens to which the performance of a gay-centric identity may be communicated and shared. The focus of this research is separated into three interconnected areas: (1) exploration of gay-cultural script, (2) location to which the gay cultural script operates and, (3) analysis of the relationship between the gay cultural script and gay-centric identity performance.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/107802
Subject Headings: Gender identity, Gays in popular culture, Gay men, Identity, Gay men in mass media
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A cost-effectiveness analysis of two community college baccalaureate programs in Florida: an exploratory study.
Creator: Bemmel, Edwin P., Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this case study was to determine which, if any, alternative in delivering baccalaureate programs in the state of Florida was the most cost-effective one. This exploratory study focused on gaining an understanding of the cost effectiveness of two baccalaureate programs offered at a Florida community college to two like programs at a Florida university using qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The researcher interviewed five community college and three State Department of...
Show moreThe purpose of this case study was to determine which, if any, alternative in delivering baccalaureate programs in the state of Florida was the most cost-effective one. This exploratory study focused on gaining an understanding of the cost effectiveness of two baccalaureate programs offered at a Florida community college to two like programs at a Florida university using qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The researcher interviewed five community college and three State Department of Education administrators during the Fall of 2007 and analyzed expenditure and effectiveness data from 2003-04 through 2006-07 to determine the cost effectiveness for the programs at each institution. The study revealed that the university and community college programs were equally effective as measured by student graduation and test scores. The community college baccalaureate programs were more cost effective, however, using a formula of per-student state funding combined with student cost. Th e lower per-student funding and student tuition charged resulted in the community college baccalaureate being a less expensive alternative of offering baccalaureate degrees to the state and the students. Using Henry Levin's ingredients model of measuring cost effectiveness, the quantitative analysis of the study revealed that that the university programs were more cost effective in the early years, but the differences diminished over time. Using Levin's model for comparison, the researcher concluded that increased growth in the enrollment of the programs combined with the implementation of effectiveness measures comparable to those of the university would render baccalaureate programs at the community colleges more cost effective., Conclusions based on the formula of state and student cost were based on factual data, while conclusions based on Levin's ingredients model were based on assumptions and estimates using a weighting factor along with an indirect cost rate for Proxim University. The study identified factors other than the cost effectiveness that could make the community college baccalaureate a more attractive alternative and concluded with recommendations for practice, policy, and future research. Differences in state and local laws, or economic, geographical, and environmental differences combined with the nature of this exploratory case study limit the generalizability of the results of this study.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/107803
Subject Headings: Education, Higher, Forecasting, Community colleges, Higher education and state
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Title: Unintended alliances: Kennedy, Israel, and Arab nationalism.
Creator: Bocco, Michael., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
Abstract/Description: This thesis will explore the origins of the U.S.-Israeli alliance during the Kennedy administration. John F. Kennedy provided Israel with the first U.S. weapons sale, issued the first informal security guarantee, and established the first joint security consultations between both nations. Ironically, Kennedy gave these concessions to contain Israel, not to establish closer relations. His primary objective for the Middle East was to improve U.S. relations with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel...
Show moreThis thesis will explore the origins of the U.S.-Israeli alliance during the Kennedy administration. John F. Kennedy provided Israel with the first U.S. weapons sale, issued the first informal security guarantee, and established the first joint security consultations between both nations. Ironically, Kennedy gave these concessions to contain Israel, not to establish closer relations. His primary objective for the Middle East was to improve U.S. relations with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, seeing Nasser as the path for gaining pro-American sentiments among the Arab population in the region to the detriment of the Soviets. Kennedy unintentionally laid the foundations of the U.S.-Israeli alliance while trying to restrain Israel, fearing Israeli actions would impede his plans. The Palestinian refugee issue, the regional arms race between Egypt and Israel, and Israel's secret nuclear weapons program became three pivotal concerns for Kennedy that unintentionally led to the U.S.-Israeli alliance.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/107804
Subject Headings: Arab-Israeli conflict, Nationalism, Foreign relations, Foreign relations, Politics and government
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Algebraic and combinatorial aspects of group factorizations.
Creator: Bozovic, Vladimir., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Abstract/Description: The aim of this work is to investigate some algebraic and combinatorial aspects of group factorizations. The main contribution of this dissertation is a set of new results regarding factorization of groups, with emphasis on the nonabelian case. We introduce a novel technique for factorization of groups, the so-called free mappings, a powerful tool for factorization of a wide class of abelian and non-abelian groups. By applying a certain group action on the blocks of a factorization, a number...
Show moreThe aim of this work is to investigate some algebraic and combinatorial aspects of group factorizations. The main contribution of this dissertation is a set of new results regarding factorization of groups, with emphasis on the nonabelian case. We introduce a novel technique for factorization of groups, the so-called free mappings, a powerful tool for factorization of a wide class of abelian and non-abelian groups. By applying a certain group action on the blocks of a factorization, a number of combinatorial and computational problems were noted and studied. In particular, we analyze the case of the group Aut(Zn) acting on blocks of factorization of Zn. We present new theoretical facts that reveal the numerical structure of the stabilizer of a set in Zn, under the action of Aut(Zn). New algorithms for finding the stabilizer of a set and checking whether two sets belong to the same orbit are proposed.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/107805
Subject Headings: Physical measurements, Mapping (Mathematics), Combinatorial enumeration problems, Algebra, Abstract
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Title: The reality of fiction: diagnosing white culture through the lens of mother/nature in Zora Neale Hurston's Seraph on the Suwanee.
Creator: Butler, Rita C., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: Zora Neale Hurston's last published novel, Seraph on the Suwanee, can be read as a sociopolitical critique of what she once referred to as the false foundation of Anglo-Saxon civilization. An overview of the history of race as a concept and the development of racial awareness in the United States provides a background/context for understanding the world Hurston was diagnosing: her analysis implies that the social construction of whiteness contains within its ideology the seeds of its own...
Show moreZora Neale Hurston's last published novel, Seraph on the Suwanee, can be read as a sociopolitical critique of what she once referred to as the false foundation of Anglo-Saxon civilization. An overview of the history of race as a concept and the development of racial awareness in the United States provides a background/context for understanding the world Hurston was diagnosing: her analysis implies that the social construction of whiteness contains within its ideology the seeds of its own destruction. Feminist notions of origin, context, and foundation highlight the narcissistic nature of patriarchal social systems that exploit not only the female body but nature as well. In a society that supposedly honors the maternal and praises the beauty of nature, Hurston's novel suggests that both motherhood and nature are exploited by a patriarchal culture focused on competition and material gain. In addition, by highlighting the narcissism of her male protagonist, who presumably represents a socially admired standard of normalcy, she undermines the narrative of superiority that privileges a white patriarchy.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/108065
Subject Headings: Political and social views, Race awareness in literature
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Title: Exploring barriers to education for Native American Indians: a native perspective.
Creator: Conley, Enid., Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description: This qualitative storytelling and exploratory research design investigated the barriers, enhancers, and coping strategies to education experienced by adult Native American Indians from various Native American Indian Nations. In addition, differences between the sexes, Native American Nations, and/or languages spoken, and/or participation in cultural activities regarding barriers, enhancers, and coping strategies of Native American Indians were examined. The study with 23 adult Native American...
Show moreThis qualitative storytelling and exploratory research design investigated the barriers, enhancers, and coping strategies to education experienced by adult Native American Indians from various Native American Indian Nations. In addition, differences between the sexes, Native American Nations, and/or languages spoken, and/or participation in cultural activities regarding barriers, enhancers, and coping strategies of Native American Indians were examined. The study with 23 adult Native American participants revealed a main theme of identity both passive and aggressive that permeated all of the thematic areas: barriers, enhancers, and coping strategies. The barriers ranged from reinventing the Native American Indian to language barriers caused by forcing Native American Indians to speak Eurowestern languages in order to survive. The educational enhancers themes described by the participants revolved around themes of people, culture, community, and the environment. Elements of Garrison' s Model (1997) on self-directed learning emerged in this study under the thematic area of coping strategies. Self-directedness was evident in the coping strategies; which included self-management (control by acknowledging the social environment in which the participants were interacting), cognitive responsibility (self-examination), and motivation (assuming personal responsibility). The role of a Native American Indian as a researcher was noted in enhancing the depth and breadth of the research., The examination of the differences between the sexes, Native American Nations, and/or languages spoken, and/or participation in cultural activities revealed: (a) one male and five females participants described sexism as a barrier; (b) no participant expressed particular barriers with regards to the Native American Nation in which they belonged to; (c) a majority of participants expressed that language was a barrier in one form or another; (d) participants described barriers to Native American Indian cultural participation as thoughts and feelings of being "lost" and "not belonging," which is evident in identity crisis or identity diffusion.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/108066
Subject Headings: Discrimination in education, Educational equalization, Indians of North America, Education, Indian philosophy
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Title: Living in abundance: the experience of living with chronic illness for adults affiliated with a community of faith with access to a faith community nurse.
Creator: Dyess, Susan MacLeod, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description: The number of adults over the age of 65 years living with one of more chronic illness in the United States is an acknowledged health challenge for the 21st century. This qualitative research investigation examined the lived experience for adults living with one or more chronic illnesses in the context of a community of faith with access to a faith community nurse. Interpretative hermeneutic analysis was used for the phenomenological study. Findings indicate that the adults expressed their...
Show moreThe number of adults over the age of 65 years living with one of more chronic illness in the United States is an acknowledged health challenge for the 21st century. This qualitative research investigation examined the lived experience for adults living with one or more chronic illnesses in the context of a community of faith with access to a faith community nurse. Interpretative hermeneutic analysis was used for the phenomenological study. Findings indicate that the adults expressed their primary essence is living in abundance while living faith and living caring. The findings from this study describe the relationship between adults living with chronic illness, the community of faith and the faith community nurse. Further, findings from this study contribute to essential knowledge necessary for developing models of health care in the community for adults living with chronic illness and nursing care in the community that are distinct and complex. Findings will also support the development of interventions in contexts of faith communities to support and strengthen adults living with one or more chronic illness. The emerging specialty practice in nursing labeled faith community nursing holds promise to come alongside current models of health care to support living in abundance.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/108067
Subject Headings: Community health nursing, Philosophy, Nurse and patient, Nursing, Religious aspects, Christianity, Parish nursing, Pastoral nursing
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Title: A philosophy of magic.
Creator: Gobeo, Mark J., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: Throughout history magic has been an art that has instilled awe and wonder in its spectators. The magician used to be held in high esteem, as teacher, as scientist, as priest and even as philosopher. This being the case, throughout the history of philosophy, philosophers have deemed magic to be deception, to be a mode of misleading people into believing what is not true. Through the modern philosophical era, philosophers have been seeking a purely scientific method for questioning reality. It...
Show moreThroughout history magic has been an art that has instilled awe and wonder in its spectators. The magician used to be held in high esteem, as teacher, as scientist, as priest and even as philosopher. This being the case, throughout the history of philosophy, philosophers have deemed magic to be deception, to be a mode of misleading people into believing what is not true. Through the modern philosophical era, philosophers have been seeking a purely scientific method for questioning reality. It seems that, today, even the magician views his or her art as mere entertainment. The purpose of my thesis is to dispel the belief that magic is purely a hobby with no artistic value and that, like other artworks, magic too can cause one to question existence.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/108068
Subject Headings: Rationalism, Philosophy and aesthetics, Popular culture, Magic in literature
Format: Document (PDF)

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