Quantitative Article Review: An Investigation of the Effect of Class Size on Student Academic Achievement by Melvin V. Borland‚ Roy M. Howsen‚ and Michelle W. Trawick The following review is two-fold in its purpose. The first part includes a summary related to the purpose of the study‚ selection of participants‚ type of research design‚ method of data collection‚ type of statistical analysis used‚ and the results. The second part includes an analysis with suggestions for further research‚ discussion
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Journal Article Review 1/2 The second article that I chose for this week was relating to the most common population that is seen in the pediatric developmental clinic: premature infants. The article begins with an introduction informing the reader of some statistical information relating to premature births and the costs of hospital stays. In the introduction‚ the problem is presented‚ informing the reader that there is a need for interventions that are evidenced-based‚ to help reduce hospital
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Journal Article Review Summary In this journal article‚ the authors discuss the importance of treating people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder otherwise known as PTSD specifically in the Department of Defense. Of four different treatments that were recommended by the Joint Clinical Practice Guidelines for PTSD‚ eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment and its effectiveness are covered in this journal (Russell‚ 2007). EMDR treatment concentrates on the correlation
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Qualitative Article Review: Teen Pregnancy and High School Dropout Bennie Webster-Mann Liberty University Purpose The purpose of this article is to show that there is a correlation between dropout rates and teen pregnancy‚ and to discuss ways to prevent teen pregnancy. The American Promise Alliance evaluated data on school districts that struggle with both poor school completion and high numbers of teen births. They identified 25 schools with the highest dropout
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This article was a review of Samuel. P. Huntington’s thesis “The Clash of Civilization‚” where the thesis outlines a future where the "great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural" (Huntington‚ 22) and not primarily on the basis of ideology or economic. And the clash of civilization will dominate global politics. Conflict between civilizations will be the latest phase in the evolution of conflict in the modern world. Prior to the Treaty of Westphalia‚ which
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Review of: Challenges To Using A Business Case For Addressing Health Disparities Perspective: Challenges To Using A Business Case For Addressing Health Disparities‚ sheds light on a alternative approach to community healthcare. The authors reflect on two approaches in addressing disparities‚ business case and social case. They discuss some of the challenges along with the potential benefits in implementing the business case method. The article goes on to mention some key areas that healthcare organizations
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Hannah Duggan September 17‚ 2010 “Clashing Civilizations?” by Edward Said In Edward Said’s essay “Clashing Civilizations?”‚ he analyses in detail the arguments of Samuel Huntington in his paper on “Clash of Civilizations”. Edward Said incisively analyzes Huntington’s notion that differences in culture between the ‘West’ and ‘Islam’ will lead to conflicts between the two civilizations. Arguing against large understanding of cultures‚ Said makes a powerful case for multiculturalism. As he argues
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Article Review: Gottschalk Liberty University Overview Our society has become corrupt at each level‚ and the police force is no exception. While most officers are committed to maintaining honor and integrity in their service to the public‚ there will be crime or misconduct among both female and male officers (Gottschalk‚ 2011). Police officers should be upholding the image of sacrifice‚ dignity‚ and overall competency (Gottschalk‚ 2011). Unfortunately‚ corruption can happen and add distrust
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Holmesglen‚ TAFE Diploma of Nursing HLTEN606B Assess Clients and Manage Client Care Journal Article Review Report to: Susan Lanyon Report by: Thirl Sande Student ID: SAN11368205 Due Date: 15/8/2013 This paper examines reasons why respiratory rates are documented less often than other vital signs despite their importance and the author’s clinical experiences regarding it. Meredith and Massey (2010) stated that respiratory assessment should be done daily with other vital signs in patients who are
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are a threat to the American ‘creed.’ Huntington uses Miami as an example of his fears realized. He argues that the city has become characterized by large populations of Cubans. He describes this as a “Cuban takeover” and claimed it led to “major consequences” for Miami‚ and then proceeded to describe only positive economic outcomes for the city and many of its inhabitants‚ as well as developments in arts and entertainment influenced by Cuban culture (Huntington‚ 42). The implication here seems to
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