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Using Global Commodity Chain (GCC) approach, the present study investigates the factors that influence the positions of developing nations within the governance structure of the international sex trafficking network.  Previous research focuses on the influences of economic reforms or culture on countries' positions within the network, for both developing and developed nations.  The present paper focuses on developing nations to avoid biasness, and to address contextual differences. …

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This mixed methods research study examines the phenomenon of filicide, which is defined as the murder of children by their parents. Previous research has investigated filicide across a variety of contexts including legal, social, and cultural but not from a viewpoint of managing and resolving intra-family conflict. The goals of this research are to provide additional insight and practical applications for social workers, law enforcement personnel, counselors, and other individuals…

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Inclusion in public schools involves providing the least restrictive environment for students with disabilities.  A lack of understanding often exists among general and special education teachers in relation to the implementation of inclusion in general education classrooms. The focus of this phenomenological study was to describe the daily lived experiences of 4 general and 4 special education elementary school teachers who taught in an inclusion setting in a large urban district in…

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The lending practices of the IMF have been under scrutiny for many years with critics asking whether or not these conditionalities are in the best interest of the countries (Butkiewicz & Yanikkaya, 2005).  These lending practices are often criticized as "anti-growth" and "anti-poor" since governments are given a set of conditions that curb local demand resulting in adverse effects on the economy in the short run (Butkiewicz & Yanikkaya, 2005).   Countries participate in the…

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All too often, Pauline and Synoptic scholars seem to live in different worlds, all the while forgetting that their subjects of study did not. Moreover, because of the lack of verbal agreements between Paul and the Synoptics, many dismiss a direct relationship between the two. However, many students of Paul, myself included, comb his letters looking for allusions to the OT based not only on shared language, but also on shared themes and the availability of texts, among other criteria.

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How can management be assured they have developed the appropriate leadership behaviors in their front-line managers that will ultimately produce successful results when senior leadership is not present?  This article contends that if management has taken the time to create authentic relationships that result in trust, respect, and accountability with their staff that this will in fact insure that front-line supervision will be able to sustain the institutional values and customer…

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Increasing prevalence of high-stakes testing calls for focus on value-added teaching and learning practices. Following is an inquiry regarding metacognitive teaching and learning practices as it pertains to secondary science classrooms. Research shows that the orchestration and inclusion of metacognitive strategies in the science classroom improve achievement under the following preconditions: (1) are pervasively embedded in the educational structure; (2) are part of appropriately…

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Growth in online education has changed the structure and profile of the faculty community. No longer can faculty development focus exclusively on traditional, campus-based faculty; professional development initiatives must expand in scope and focus to meet the needs of a diverse faculty body comprised of full-time, adjunct, face-to-face, and online faculty. Specific to this challenge, is the range in physical and psychological connection of each unique faculty population to the…