The history of wetland regulation, identification, and delineation was researched to examine the current status of wetland assessment. One area of interest was the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs to construct and restore wetlands on previously farmed land. Indices of biotic integrity and other intensive assessment methods such as Floristic Quality Assessments are frequently used to document condition and quality for both natural and constructed wetlands. This research used the Ohio Rapid Assessment Method (ORAM) to evaluate five NRCS wetlands of different ages and an undisturbed natural wetland for comparison. In addition, an intensive vegetative survey was conducted at each wetland to determine the characteristics of the plant community and to create a Vegetation Index of Biotic Integrity (VIBI) based on the Ohio wetland assessment program. The goals of the research were to document the condition of the wetlands, to evaluate the use of the rapid assessment method compared to the more extensive vegetative assessments, and to examine the vegetative composition of the wetlands as a function of age since establishment under the NRCS programs. Scores determined by the ORAM and the VIBI demonstrated a close correlation. ORAM scores also correlated to Floristic Quality Assessment Index scores calculated as part of the VIBI. Scores calculated by the ORAM and VIBI were regressed against the age of the wetland. These assessment scores were not significantly related to age, however lack of significance might have been constrained by the small number of samples. This research demonstrated that the rapid assessment technique used provided results comparable to more intensive methods and could provide a relatively quick and accessible method to monitor wetland condition and development. / Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management

The aim of this essay is to analyze the concept of rugged individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. This paper will also examine the American Dream since rugged individualism is related to the American Dream. Marxist criticism problematizes rugged individualism and the American Dream. The title character Jay Gatsby is portrayed as an exemplary rugged individualist. Gatsby shows several traits of rugged individualism and he can be used as a representative for both rugged individualism and the American Dream.

The purpose of this study was to assess the leadership practices of President Jay Kesler during his 15-year tenure at Taylor University. Practices were determined using the theoretical perspective of Kouzes and Posner (2003) by administering the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) and interviewing respondents regarding Kelser's practices. This research gives evidence of how often Kesler used each of the five practices of Modeling the Way, Inspiring a Shared Vision, Challenging the Process, Enabling Others to Act and Encouraging the Heart, as determined by the LPI. It also examines the depth of Kesler's usage of these practices through respondent reports.A case study methodology was used for this research. It entailed both a quantitative element in the administration of the LPI and a qualitative element in the interviews. Kesler and nine people who were associated with him during his tenure at Taylor responded to the LPI and were then interviewed. The LPI was considered a structured interview, according to the Fraenkel and Wallen (1996) method of interviewing. Retrospective interviews were then conducted with each respondent, and archival data were consulted to add support and validity to the research.Conclusions drawn as a result of this study were:Kesler did use all five practices in the Kouzes and Posner model. The order of frequency in which he used the practices is: 1) Inspiring a Shared Vision; 2) Encouraging the Heart; 3) Enabling Others to Act; 4) Modeling the Way; and 5) Challenging the Process.Kesler's avoidance of conflict and his treatment of women in leadership were leadership challenges he faced. Respondents' evaluations of Kesler did not correlate with his self-evaluation, presumably due to the fact that Kesler was opposed to formal performance evaluations.Kesler did demonstrate characteristics of humility and excellent communication that contributed to the success of Taylor University under his tenure.Results of this study were not generalized beyond studying Kesler's leadership practices. This study, however, contributes new information to the field of leadership research and could be used with a series of other case studies to make generalizations about how university presidents effect change. It also is significant to the institution by providing historical documentation of Kesler's leadership during his tenure at Taylor University. / Department of Educational Studies

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Bob Jones University, 1988. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 295-307).

Bochum, University, Diss., 2005.

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Thesis (D. Min.)--Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1987. / This is an electronic reproduction of TREN, #036-0034. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 207-214).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1987. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 207-214).

M.Th. / The counseling' of Jay E Adams must be seen against the background of the rise of the Pastoral Care Movement and, together with it, the propagating of the eductive method of counseling which lays excessive emphasis on the needs of man and the inner potential of man to arrive at a solution of his own problems. Against a humanistic form of counseling, Adams stresses in particular the Scriptures as the counselor's textbook, and the role of sin in human suffering. His counseling has been judged and criticised in various circles, frequently without adequate substantiation or a satisfactory alternative. This dissertation is aimed at researching Adams' counseling thoroughly so that an alternative can be offered from a pentecostal perspective. First a comprehensive exposition was given of the core elements of Adams' counseling, that served as a foundation to discuss the positive and negative criticism of his work. The paradigms underpinning pentecostal thinking in general was also discussed, as the argument in this study was based on a pentecostal framework. Among other things the nature of man, the love and mercy of God, sin and the role of evil were examined. The author feels that no one specific model or technique of counseling can be promoted. Every person and every situation is unique. Therefore every counseling session will also be unique. For this reason it was decided to give guidelines rather than develop a model. Pentecostal counseling was approached from the perspective of systems-thinking and communicative action theory but was also directed by basic assumptions, among other things, that Jesus Christ is the centre of every counseling session (through the operation of the Holy Spirit) and that the congregation as a whole is the object of counseling. Finally the conclusion was reached that pentecostal counseling could definitely find common ground with the counseling of Jay E Adams, with certain adjustments based on pentecostal paradigms.