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Reconciliation in South Africa: Mandela’s Legacy
(2000-10-01)Experiences and observations in post-apartheid South Africa from a member of the United Nations Observer Mission, one of 64 Americans chosen by the State Department and the United Nations to observe the historic elections ... -
Recreation Programs for Individuals with Autism: A Review on Physical and Behavioral Benefits
Several articles have been published in the past two decades assessing various interventions for persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These interventions entail physical activity, recreation, and leisure programs ... -
Reflections on a Fulbright Year at Oakland University
(Oakland University, 2004-10-01)Observations on race relations in the Metropolitan Detroit area by a visiting Fulbright scholar. -
Reflections on Creationism
(Oakland University, 2005-10-01)Creationism, as represented by the book Scientific Creationism reviewed here,14 does not qualify as science. It starts with conclusions based on Biblical evidence, and then attempts to gather data in support of those ... -
Reflections on the Nature of Interdisciplinarity: A Reply to Benson, his Critics and Nicholson
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 1988)Interdisciplinary refers generically to ways of confronting the world that do not comport with the currently conventional means of knowledge production--to a new lens through which to see clearly that which existing ... -
Reflections on the Wellsprings of Interdisciplinary Studies and Transformative Education
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2004)To make the case for the importance of interdisciplinary studies, Minnich appeals to its wellsprings. She reflects on how her own field of philosophy encourages questioning of assumptions and methods; on her political ... -
Reframing Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Collaboration through the Lens of Collective and Sociomaterial Theories of Learning
(Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2013)The purpose of this article is to begin to explore how collective and sociomaterial theories of learning might be applied within interdisciplinary and interprofessional contexts—in particuar the team-based collaboration ... -
Regularity result for the problem of vibrations of a nonlinear beam
(2008-02)A model for the dynamics of the Gaonon linear beam, which allows for buckling, is studied. Existence and uniqueness of the local weak solution was established in Andrews et al. (2008). In this work the further regularity ... -
Relation of Online and Offline Civic Engagement: Investigation of Narcissism as a Moderator
(2013-11-20)Introduction: With the increased use of Facebook, emerging adults have found new ways to be engaged. In addition to sharing information, locating, and tracking friends, Facebook also can be used to advertise opportunities ... -
The Relationship between Race/Ethnicity, Sex, and Language in Patient-Physician Encounters among Bangladeshi-Americans
(2013-08-27)This study will investigate the issue of patient-physician communication/relation in the Bangladeshi-American community in Hamtramck, Michigan. The specific components that will be explored are race/ethnicity, language, ... -
The Relative Effectiveness of Poverty Reduction Strategies in Nicaragua
(Oakland University, 2003-10-01)Over the past two hundred years, Nicaragua has experienced colonialism, invasion and widespread destruction, primarily at the hands of the United States Government and client regimes. While Managua’s successive involvement ... -
Religion and Science: Two Peas in a Pod or Fruits of Different Vines
(Oakland University, 2009-01-01)This essay deals with the difference between religion and science. Émile Durkheim and other nineteenth century social philosophers thought that science was a child of religion and that the two belonged to the same family ... -
Religion and Society: A Discussion with Dr. Stephen Prothero
(Oakland University, 2010-10-01)On November 9, 2009, Dr. Stephen Prothero, former chair of the religion department at Boston University and New York Times’ bestselling author of Religious Literacy: What Every American Should Know—and Doesn’t, visited the ... -
Religiosity and the Transition to Nonmarital Fertility
(2014)Nonmarital parity is associated with several negative outcomes, including health problems, educational problems, and poverty. Understanding the risk and protective factors associated with nonmarital parenthood can inform ... -
Remarks to the Board of Trustees
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Remembering A Wartime (1944) USO Hospital Tour
(Oakland University, 2001-10-01)Letters written to family by Evelyn Thomas during a USO-sponsored national six-week tour of military hospitals during World War II. -
Remembering John Cameron 1931–2007
(Oakland University, 2008-01-01)A tribute to long-time professor and Chair of the Department of Art and Art History at Oakland University. -
Remembering Kiichi Usui: A Tale of Two Paintings
(Oakland University, 2003-10-01)Kiichi Usui (1931–2001), was the Curator of Oakland University’s Meadow Brook Art Gallery from 1967 to 1997, and was also—almost secretly—a wonderful painter. -
Remembering Robbin
(Oakland University, 2000-10-01)Essay in remembrance of Robbin Hough, long-time chairman of the economics department of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oakland University. -
Remembering Seamus Heany: Poetry and the Historians
(Oakland University, 2015-01-01)Tribute to poet Seamus Heaney