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Papers by Jennifer Horan
International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior
Handbook of Globalization and the Environment
Experiential learning can be an effective way to teach many concepts, and evolution is no excepti... more Experiential learning can be an effective way to teach many concepts, and evolution is no exception. We describe the pedagogical techniques, class structure and learning objectives, travel logistics, and impact of three undergraduate honors-level experiential learning seminars that combined teaching topics related to evolution with a field trip to the Galápagos Islands. One class took place in Spring 2002 focusing on animal behavior, biodiversity, and evolution (13 students), and the other two were held in Spring 2009, with one seminar focusing on international environmental policymaking (3 students) and the other on how the natural history of the Galápagos influenced the development of Darwin's thought (7 students). Qualitative comments from students illustrate both short and long term impact of the class on learning about evolution.
Public Administration and Public Policy, 2007
Australian Journal of …, 2008
... by Douglas Paton, Bruce F. Houghton, Chris E. Gregg, Duane A. Gill, Liesel .A. Ritchie, David... more ... by Douglas Paton, Bruce F. Houghton, Chris E. Gregg, Duane A. Gill, Liesel .A. Ritchie, David McIvor, Penny Larin, Steven Meinhold, J ... Empowerment was assessed using a measure developed by Speer and Peterson (2000) and trust with a measure used in an earlier study of ...
Journal of Pacific Rim …, 2009
Throughout the world, many coastal communities, especially those around the Pacific Rim, face the... more Throughout the world, many coastal communities, especially those around the Pacific Rim, face the threat of experiencing loss and devastation from tsunami. In areas susceptible to experiencing locally generated tsunami in particular, it is important that the knowledge, resources and plans necessary to mitigate the associated risk are developed in advance. In such areas, a key risk management goal is encouraging people to prepare (e.g., putting together an emergency kit containing food, water and essential medicines, developing and practising family
New Directions for Evaluation, 2010
Experiential learning can be an effective way to teach many concepts, and evolution is no excepti... more Experiential learning can be an effective way to teach many concepts, and evolution is no exception. We describe the pedagogical techniques, class structure and learning objec- tives, travel logistics, and impact of three undergraduate honors-level experiential learn- ing seminars that combined teaching topics related to evolution with a field trip to the Galápagos Islands. One class took place in Spring
The Latin Americanist, 2012
New Directions for Evaluation, 2010
The Social Science Journal, 2012
In 2005 ongoing political conflict between the executive and legislative branches of government i... more In 2005 ongoing political conflict between the executive and legislative branches of government in Ecuador culminated in a struggle over the judiciary. These events resulted in the dismissal, re-constitution, and dismissal again of the Ecuadorian high court (the Corte Suprema de Justicia) and the impeachment of the president. This paper uses the political crisis surrounding the dismissal of the Ecuadorian Supreme Court of Justice to examine the broader phenomenon of executive branch attacks on the judiciary in South American and Africa. We make three general observations: (1) the longevity of the judiciary alone (time without attack) does not guarantee a sufficiently deep reservoir of diffuse support to protect it from successful efforts at structural change or dissolution, (2) despite previous evidence that multilateral constitutional processes result in increased court independence (Dargent, 2009), we conclude that multi-party institutional arrangements are more vulnerable to the types of crisis that cause them to seek to use courts and their legitimacy to achieve political goals thereby limiting previous gains in independence, and (3) a court's institutional legitimacy is enhanced when it survives political threats from other branches of government. The crisis in Ecuador is used to demonstrate the challenges facing newer democracies with continuing multilateral conflict as well as the utility of thinking about how, why and when political institutions attack high courts and how the judiciary and citizens respond. (J.E. Horan), meinholds@uncw.edu (S.S. Meinhold). 1 Tel.: +1 910 962 3223; fax: +1 910 962 3286.
International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior
Handbook of Globalization and the Environment
Experiential learning can be an effective way to teach many concepts, and evolution is no excepti... more Experiential learning can be an effective way to teach many concepts, and evolution is no exception. We describe the pedagogical techniques, class structure and learning objectives, travel logistics, and impact of three undergraduate honors-level experiential learning seminars that combined teaching topics related to evolution with a field trip to the Galápagos Islands. One class took place in Spring 2002 focusing on animal behavior, biodiversity, and evolution (13 students), and the other two were held in Spring 2009, with one seminar focusing on international environmental policymaking (3 students) and the other on how the natural history of the Galápagos influenced the development of Darwin's thought (7 students). Qualitative comments from students illustrate both short and long term impact of the class on learning about evolution.
Public Administration and Public Policy, 2007
Australian Journal of …, 2008
... by Douglas Paton, Bruce F. Houghton, Chris E. Gregg, Duane A. Gill, Liesel .A. Ritchie, David... more ... by Douglas Paton, Bruce F. Houghton, Chris E. Gregg, Duane A. Gill, Liesel .A. Ritchie, David McIvor, Penny Larin, Steven Meinhold, J ... Empowerment was assessed using a measure developed by Speer and Peterson (2000) and trust with a measure used in an earlier study of ...
Journal of Pacific Rim …, 2009
Throughout the world, many coastal communities, especially those around the Pacific Rim, face the... more Throughout the world, many coastal communities, especially those around the Pacific Rim, face the threat of experiencing loss and devastation from tsunami. In areas susceptible to experiencing locally generated tsunami in particular, it is important that the knowledge, resources and plans necessary to mitigate the associated risk are developed in advance. In such areas, a key risk management goal is encouraging people to prepare (e.g., putting together an emergency kit containing food, water and essential medicines, developing and practising family
New Directions for Evaluation, 2010
Experiential learning can be an effective way to teach many concepts, and evolution is no excepti... more Experiential learning can be an effective way to teach many concepts, and evolution is no exception. We describe the pedagogical techniques, class structure and learning objec- tives, travel logistics, and impact of three undergraduate honors-level experiential learn- ing seminars that combined teaching topics related to evolution with a field trip to the Galápagos Islands. One class took place in Spring
The Latin Americanist, 2012
New Directions for Evaluation, 2010
The Social Science Journal, 2012
In 2005 ongoing political conflict between the executive and legislative branches of government i... more In 2005 ongoing political conflict between the executive and legislative branches of government in Ecuador culminated in a struggle over the judiciary. These events resulted in the dismissal, re-constitution, and dismissal again of the Ecuadorian high court (the Corte Suprema de Justicia) and the impeachment of the president. This paper uses the political crisis surrounding the dismissal of the Ecuadorian Supreme Court of Justice to examine the broader phenomenon of executive branch attacks on the judiciary in South American and Africa. We make three general observations: (1) the longevity of the judiciary alone (time without attack) does not guarantee a sufficiently deep reservoir of diffuse support to protect it from successful efforts at structural change or dissolution, (2) despite previous evidence that multilateral constitutional processes result in increased court independence (Dargent, 2009), we conclude that multi-party institutional arrangements are more vulnerable to the types of crisis that cause them to seek to use courts and their legitimacy to achieve political goals thereby limiting previous gains in independence, and (3) a court's institutional legitimacy is enhanced when it survives political threats from other branches of government. The crisis in Ecuador is used to demonstrate the challenges facing newer democracies with continuing multilateral conflict as well as the utility of thinking about how, why and when political institutions attack high courts and how the judiciary and citizens respond. (J.E. Horan), meinholds@uncw.edu (S.S. Meinhold). 1 Tel.: +1 910 962 3223; fax: +1 910 962 3286.