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Information Architecture: Concepts for an Eco-Language of Mind, Matter, & Media
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, School of Education, 2020-12-12)Information is complex, multi-dimensional, interdisciplinary, and systemic. Language systems can be perceptually fragmented, negatively impacting environmental performance within critical resource management systems including ... -
School Energy Policy and Education Plans : A Case Study of Plan Development in Three Wisconsin School Communities
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2011-06)America’s schools are spending more than $6 billion annually on energy (Orth, 2009). With rising utility costs and smaller operating budgets, schools need a plan to manage their energy use wisely. In addition, schools ... -
Understory Vegetation and Seed Bank Response to the Restoration Efforts at Quincy Bluff and Wetlands Area, an Oak-Pine Barrens in Central Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2011-06)The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has designated barrens communities as high priority for restoration. These communities are globally imperiled and support many endangered and threatened species. Many ... -
Institutional Memory and Agency Capacity to Implement Water Quality Policies
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2011-12)Knowledge management practices, or tools to retain the wealth of knowledge held by employees, have been studied in business and management, but few articles have addressed the impacts of knowledge management in natural ... -
Design and Development of a Student Involved Site-Specific Composting System at Conserve School in Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2011-05)The purpose of this project was to design and develop a student-involved site-specific compost system to meet the sustainability and educational goals at Conserve School in Land O’ Lakes Wisconsin. This project acts as ... -
Writing Identities: The Transformation of Student-Tutors through Tutor Training
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Professional Studies, 2011-05)This study examines a tutor training practicum, conducted in a writing center at a state university during the fall of 2010 and the ways in which training for tutoring is transformational for student-tutors. Though writing ... -
Human Animal Interaction and Interaction Involvement
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Fine Arts and Communication, 2011-04)With increasing use of animals for therapeutic intervention, learning assistance, and health promotion, it becomes increasingly important to understand potential outcomes. Although animals are currently used as tools to ... -
Survival of the Fittest: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Inquiry into the Lived Experiences of Hospital Bedside Nurses during Periods of Organizational Change
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Fine Arts and Communication, 2011-12)The nursing profession has a rich history of nurse-nurse aggression. Despite three decades of examination, little is known about why the phenomenon exists. Understanding nurse-nurse aggression is imperative considering ... -
Burnout and Job Engagement: A Qualitative Analysis of the Communication Relationships of Special Education Teachers and Educational Assistantships
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Fine Arts and Communication, 2011-05)This thesis examines the way in which the communication relationship between special education teachers and educational assistants promotes feelings of either burnout or job engagement in special education teachers. Eight ... -
The Development, Analysis, and Evaluation of Student Knowledge Retention of Leave No Trace (LNT) Principles Taught in an Outdoor Education Course at an Environmentally-Oriented Semester Boarding High School
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2011-05)The purpose of the project was to develop, analyze, and evaluate student knowledge retention of Leave No Trace (LNT) principles taught in an outdoor education course at an environmentally-oriented semester boarding high ... -
Developing Essential Messages Concerning the Environmental Impacts of Food Choices for High School Students
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2011-05)The current industrialized food system of the United States has been linked to many serious environmental and health problems, thus making food system issues an important topic to be taught through environmental education ... -
Influences on Understory Plant Communities in Mesic Uplands of the Chequamegon National Forest, Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2011-12)Recently, researchers have shown that understory communities in northern Wisconsin are converging in composition, a process termed homogenization. They have also identified possible mechanisms for homogenization including ... -
Jaded or Rejuvenated: Comparing Young Adult Perceptions of Marriage from Divorced and Intact Homes
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Professional Studies, 2011-12)This study explores the connections between the dynamics and quality of parental marital relationships and the resulting dynamics, quality, and expectations that young adults have towards their own intimate relationships. ... -
Cairo American College Marine Ecology Course Evaluation
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2011-05)The purpose of this project was to evaluate and revise the 7th grade Marine Ecology Course (MEC) at Cairo American College (CAC) in Ma’adi, Cairo, Egypt in order to achieve a measureable increase in participating students’ ... -
Insect Pollinators within Cotton Fields of Small-Scale Farms in Mwachisompola, Zambia and Development of an Educational Manual
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2011-12)Global declines in wild and managed pollinator species have increased the need to evaluate the current status of these populations. Farming systems are a good place to examine pollinator presence and activity, because ... -
Development of a Sustainable Food and Garden-Based Educational Guide for Conserve School to Promote Healthy Lifestyle and Food Choices for Participants' Wellbeing and Environmental Sustainability
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2011-05)This project developed and compiled lesson plans and activities focused on sustainable food and gardening. In doing so, the goal for this project was to expand the environmentally-focused curriculum and programs of ... -
Marketing Strategy for Raising Revenue to Support the Mission at Treehaven, a Residential Natural Resources Education and Conference Facility
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2011-05)This project proposes a marketing strategy for Treehaven to utilize its resources beyond the College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point summer session resulting in increased revenue. The target ... -
Genesis of Lamellae in Sandy Soils of the Northern Highland in Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2011-05)Lamellae are characterized as a soil horizon or band that is less than 7.5 cm thick that contain an accumulation of oriented silicate clay bridging sand and silt grains. Formation of lamellae differ from region to region. ... -
Reactions to Hurtful Messages: A Quantitative Analysis
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Fine Arts and Communication, 2011-05)This thesis involved the study of hurtful messages and individuals' reactions to them. A literature review provides extensive review of the variables that may contribute to an individual's response to a hurtful message: ... -
The Design and Formative Evaluation of “The Wisconsin Conservation Success Stories” Documentary in The Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame Museum at the Schmeeckle Reserve Visitor Center
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2011-05)The Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame (WCHF), a nonprofit organization, was established in 1984 by various Wisconsin organizations to honor Wisconsin’s leaders in resource management and to encourage the practice of a ...
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