Faculty Books and Monographs

Books and monographs written or edited in whole or in part by University of Nebraska Omaha faculty are collected here.

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Partnership and the Revitalization of Aviation: A Study of the Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiments Program, 1994-2001

Nanette Scarpellini Metz and UNO Aviation Institute

UNOAI Report 02-5

As the Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiments (AGATE) program completes its eight-year plan, the outcomes and industry effects reveal its successes and problems. AGATE engaged several different types of institutions, including federal agencies, business and industry, universities, and non-profit organizations. By examining the perceptions of those intimately involved as well as periphery members, this study shows the powerful consequences of this type of combination both now and in the future. The problems are a particularly useful illustration of the inter-working of a jointly funded research and development initiative. By learning how these problems are addressed, the study reveals lessons that may be applied to future government-industry partnerships.
Feminist Geography in Practice: Research and Methods

Pamela Moss, Karen Falconer Al-Hindi, and Hope Kawabata

Editor: Pamela Moss

Chapter, Toward a More Fully Reflexive Feminist Geography, authored by Karen Falconer Al-Hindi, UNO faculty member.

This is the first feminist geography text devoted to methodology and provides a basic framework for students wishing to undertake gendered work in the discipline. Accessible yet intellectually challenging, it encourages readers to take on, think about, and do feminist research in geography and offers practical suggestions for going about it.

The text comprises original contributions from feminist geographers around the world who address all aspects of the research process from choosing a topic and designing a project, through to conducting interviews, doing cross-cultural ethnographic research and analysing data. The varied backgrounds of the contributors illustrate the powerful impact feminist geographers are having on research, both in geography and in feminism. The book also features substantial pedagogical material, developed with students in the classroom, and including discussion questions, group project initiatives, research project topics, and suggestions for practical research activities.
The Correspondence Theory of Truth, an Essay on the Metaphysics of Predication

Andrew Newman

This work presents a version of the correspondence theory of truth based on Wittgenstein's Tractatus and Russell's theory of truth and discusses related metaphysical issues such as predication, facts, and propositions. Like Russell and one prominent interpretation of the Tractatus it assumes a realist view of universals. It argues that facts as real entities are not needed. It will interest teachers and advanced students of philosophy who are interested in the realistic conception of truth and in issues in metaphysics related to the correspondence theory of truth.
Times of Sorrow/Times of Grace: Writing by Women of the Great Plains/High Plains

Marjorie Saiser, Greg Kosmicki, and Lisa K. Sandlin

Co-edited by Lisa Sandlin, UNO faculty member.

Times of Sorrow/Times of Grace: Writing by Women of the Great Plains/High Plains, is a collection of poetry, fiction, and memoir by noted writers from this region including New York Times Best Selling author Mary Pipher, New York Times Noted Author, Jonis Agee, as well as nationally recognized poets Marilyn Krysl, Hilda Raz, and Laurel Speer. Nestled side-by-side with these noted writers are the writings of regionally known poets and writers, and work by writers breaking into print for the first time. This beautiful 350 page-plus perfect-bound anthology, illustrated by Lincoln, Nebraska, artist Jana Harsch, is perfect for Holiday or birthday giving to any reader serious about women writers or Great Plains studies. Vibrant stories, poems and memoir address a wide range of subject matter from immigration in the early 20th century, to romance, family dysfunction, environmental issues, Native American perspectives, coming to terms with the death of a spouse or sibling, abuse, love, and loss.
European Review of Social Psychology - Volume 13

Wolfgang Stroebe, Miles Hewstone, and Carey S. Ryan

Chapter: Stereotype accuracy, authored by Carey S. Ryan, UNO faculty member.

The European Review of Social Psychology is an annual series that reflects the dynamism of social psychology in Europe and has been widely accepted as one of the major international series in social psychology. The series is open to authors from all nations and its major purpose is to further the international exchange of ideas by providing an outlet for substantial accounts of theoretical and empirical work. However, even though the series is worldwide in terms of the nationality of the authors, it is European in terms of the nationality of the editors who select the contributions and shape the editorial policies. With the help of an editorial board consisting of senior scholars from various European countries, Australasia, and North America, the editors invite outstanding researchers to contribute to these volumes. Invitations are based either on suggestions from editorial board members or made in response to proposals submitted to the editors. The emphasis of these contributions is on critical assessment of major areas of research and of substantial individual programmes of research as well as on topics and initiatives of contemporary interest and originality.
Best Practices in School Psychology IV

Alex Thomas, Jeff Grimes, and Brian McKevitt

Chapter 66: Best Practices in Preschool Social Skills Training, co-authored by Brian McKevitt, UNO faculty member.

Chapter 97: Best Practices Working with Students Using Assistive Technology, co-authored by Brian McKevitt, UNO faculty member.

For nearly two decades, NASP's Best Practices in School Psychology volumes have served as the profession's primary reference on the core body of knowledge regarding children's healthy learning and development. This latest two-volume edition, Best Practices in School Psychology IV, brings that expertise into the 21st Century to help school psychologists successfully manage today's complex challenges in service to students, families, and schools. BPIV updates and expands on BPIIIto reflect changes in:

-Theory, research, and practice
-Expectations and role within schools
-Needs and diversity of students, families, and educators
-Collaboration and communication with other stakeholders
-Assessment and intervention strategies
-Laws, funding, and public policy
-Mental health and education systems
-Training and professional standards

As earlier Best Practices editions did, BPIV melds theory, research, and practice to provide a thorough yet concise discussion of a broad range of relevant issues. Well over 100 leading experts contributed to the 101 new or revised chapters, organized in a functional two-volume set. Each chapter delivers an overview of an important topic, puts it into a professional context, offers practical strategies, and recommends additional resources. No other single resource enables you to quickly place so many topics into perspective and competently integrate them into your daily work.
Investigations in Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics

Fay Windsor, M. Louise Kelly, Nigel Hewlett, Paul A. Dagenais, and Amy Wilson Teten

Chapter 29: Acceptability and Intelligibility of Moderately Dysarthic Speech by Four Types of Listeners, co-authored by Amy Wilson Teten, UNO faculty member.

Investigations in Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics is a sequel to the eighth meeting of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association, attended by delegates from 26 different countries. This book reflects the scope of the subject area of clinical phonetics and linguistics, the balance of input into it with respect to the different kinds of research being carried on, and the representation of researchers from different parts of the world. Its scope includes the application of all levels of linguistic analysis and the chapters of the book have been ordered as far as possible according to linguistic level, beginning with pragmatics and ending with acoustics. It will be immediately apparent that a greater number of chapters are concerned with applications of phonetics and phonology then with any other levels.
Service-Learning & The First-Year Experience: Preparing Students for Personal Success and Civic Responsibility

Edward Zlotkowski and Nora Bacon

Chapter: "Writing as Students, Writing as Citizens: Service-Learning in First-Year Composition Courses," co-authored by Nora Bacon, UNO faculty member.

This monograph documents the congruence of two powerful educational concerns: the success of first year students and the potential of service-learning as a teaching-learning strategy. Over the past 10 years in particular, both these concerns have gained an ever larger group of adherents. However, until recently, neither has fully realized how important each could be to the other or the degree to which many of their values, challenges, and even goals overlap.
Evolving Theories of Public Budgeting

John R. Bartle

Edited by John R. Bartle, UNO faculty member.

Chapter: Seven Theories of Public Budgeting, authored by John R. Bartle.

Chapter: The Median Voter Model in Public Budgeting Research, co-authored by John R. Bartle.

Chapter: Applying Transaction Cost Theory to Public Budgeting, co-authored by John R. Bartle.

As the study of public administration becomes more theoretically aware, researchers need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of different theoretical perspectives. This volume examines seven theoretical perspectives of public budgeting: incrementalism, the budget process model, the organizational process model, the median voter model, the ‘greedy bureaucrat’ model, a post-modern model, and the transaction cost model. Major research from each perspective is examined and critically reviewed. The development of each model is examined in detail, its strengths and weaknesses identified, and the potential for future research discussed, allowing the reader to understand the place of the model and its applicability to their own research. This volume will be a vital resource for researchers in public budgeting, public finance, public administration, and political science.
The Airline Quality Rating 2001

Brent D. Bowen, Dean Headley, and UNO Aviation Institute

UNOAI Report 01-2

The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first announced in early 1991 as an objective method of comparing airline quality on combined multiple performance criteria. This current report, Airline Quality Rating 2001, reflects monthly Airline Quality Rating scores for 2000. AQR scores for the calendar year 2000 are based on 15 elements that focus on airline performance areas important to air travel consumers.

The Airline Quality Rating 2001 is a summary of month-by-month quality ratings for the ten major U.S. airlines operating during 2000. Using the Airline Quality Rating system of weighted averages and monthly performance data in the areas of on-time arrivals, involuntary denied boardings, mishandled baggage, and a combination of 12 customer complaint categories, major airlines comparative performance for the calendar year of 2000 is reported. This research monograph contains a brief summary of the AQR methodology, detailed data and charts that track comparative quality for major airlines domestic operations for the 12-month period of 2000, and industry average results. Also, comparative Airline Quality Rating data for 1999 are included for each airline to provide historical perspective regarding performance quality in the industry.
Collegiate Aviation Research and Education Solutions to Critical Safety Issues

Brent D. Bowen and UNO Aviation Institute

UNOAI Report 2001-5

This document contains four papers concerning collegiate aviation research and education solutions to critical safety issues. “Panel Proposal Titled Collegiate Aviation Research and Education Solutions to Critical Safety Issues for the Tim Forte Collegiate Aviation Safety Symposium” (Brent Bowen) presents proposals for panels on the following topics: geographic north versus magnetic north to provide enhanced national airspace system safety; weather safety training for general aviation pilots through computer flight simulation; identification of human behavior and aircraft maintenance safety issues; disaster preparedness, emergency response, and curriculum development; the collegiate aviation emergency response checklist; and systemic initiatives in aviation safety research. “Current Regulatory Status in Regard to Maintenance Resource Management” (Chien-tsung Lu, Brent Bowen) explores documents, evidence, and perspectives on maintenance resource management training. “Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Response, and Curriculum Development” (Michaela M. Schaaf, Brent D. Bowen) discusses a new upper-level aviation course at the University of Nebraska at Omaha that grew out of research in the area of safety, disaster preparedness, and emergency response. “The Collegiate Aviation Emergency Response Checklist: Fundamental Pre-crisis Planning” (Mary M. Fink, Michael K. Larson) discusses and presents the University of Nebraska at Omaha Aviation Institute’s emergency response checklist, which is designed for use is a flight student is involved in an aircraft accident or incident.
The Guide to United States Popular Culture

Ray B. Browne, Pat Browne, and Michael L. Hilt

"To understand the history and spirit of America, one must know its wars, its laws, and its presidents. To really understand it, however, one must also know its cheeseburgers, its love songs, and its lawn ornaments. The long-awaited Guide to the United States Popular Culture provides a single-volume guide to the landscape of everyday life in the United States. Scholars, students, and researchers will find in it a valuable tool with which to fill in the gaps left by traditional history. All American readers will find in it, one entry at a time, the story of their lives."—Robert Thompson, President, Popular Culture Association.
Blurred Visions: Philosophy, Science, and Ideology in a Troubled World

Rory J. Conces

Blurred Visions fills an important gap in the literature on applied philosophy. It explores the relationship between ideological disputes and evidence and attempts to establish the ways in which the intractability of some ideological disputes is a function of the disputants adopting the notion of brute evidence, and the extent to which a change of epistemological venue might affect the resolution and prevention of ideological disputes. It declares that scientific theory and ideology are conceptual frameworks that allow us to make sense of the world that we live in, and contends that recognizing the ideology-ladenness of facts and observations will facilitate the resolution of these disputes by depolarizing their argumentation, thereby making it less likely that they will incite acts of armed aggression.
Formation of Specialists and the Quality of Services in Public Administration

Gheorghe Filip and Dale Krane

Editor: Georghe Filip

Chapter, New Public Management: A Comparative Examination, authored by Dale Krane, UNO faculty member.
All Shook Up: Music, Passion, and Politics

Carson Holloway

In the fifteen years since Tipper Gore and Frank Zappa feuded over raunchy lyrics, a furious but confused debate has raged over popular music's effect on character. In a new book that shatters the assumptions of pop music's critics and defenders alike, Carson Holloway shows that music is both more dangerous and more beneficial than we think.

Conservative complaints about popular music focus on lyrics alone and appeal only to public decency and safety. Liberals, swift to the defense of any self-expression, simultaneously celebrate rock's liberating ethos and deny its cultural influence. Neither side appreciates the true power of music or is willing to examine its own musical tastes.

Previous ages, Holloway finds, were not as naive as our own. Plato and Aristotle, who saw that music can awaken the soul to reason or inflame it with passion, insisted on the cultivation of temperance through musical education. Rousseau and Nietzsche likewise recognized music's power, though these modern prophets of passion encouraged precisely the sort of music that the ancients would have deplored. The curious exception to this political concern with music is found in the intervening Enlightenment-the source of American politics. In their rejection of the classical notion of "statecraft as soulcraft," Locke and his contemporaries blinded themselves to the influence of culture on the character of citizens.

Only in recent years, as pop fare has reached extremes of depravity, have some Americans-most famously Allan Bloom in The Closing of the American Mind-begun to worry about the destructive potential of music. Bloom looked beyond lyrics to the music itself, but in his elitism failed to consider music's full moral influence. Holloway, by contrast, is sympathetic to pop's appeal, and his well-rounded study compels us to take all music seriously. What he proposes-a rediscovery of the musical wisdom of Plato and Aristotle-will completely change the way we think about music.
Immigrant Narratives in Contemporary France

Susan Ireland and Patrice J. Proulx

Co-edited by Patrice J. Proulx, UNO faculty member.

Chapter: Textualizing the Immigrant Community: François Ega's Lettres à une Noire

The first comprehensive survey of its kind in English, this book examines the experience of immigration as represented by authors who moved to France from the Caribbean, the Maghreb, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia after World War II. Essays by expert contributors address the literary productions of different ethnic groups while taking into account generational differences and the effects of class and gender. The focus on immigration, a subject which has moved to the center of many sensitive social and political debates, raises questions related to cultural hybridity, identity politics, border writing, and the status of minority literature within the traditional literary canon, all of which constitute vital areas of research in literary, cultural, and historical studies today.

Included are broad socio-historical chapters on general topics related to immigration, along with chapters providing detailed readings of specific texts and authors. A key objective of the book is to consider the ways in which literary texts by authors of immigrant origin explore what it means to be French, and how these works shape debates about French national and cultural identity. The contributors discuss such issues as cultural hybridity, linguistic identity, and the textualization and theorization of otherness.
Peer Harassment in School: The Plight of the Vulnerable and the Victimized

Jaana Juvonen, Sandra Graham, and Juan F. Casas

Chapter 8: Relationalj Victimization in Childhood and Adolescence: I Hurt You through the Grapevine, co-authored by Juan F. Casas, UNO faculty member.

Many youngsters are targets of verbal and physical abuse or social ostracism at some point during their school careers, and a minority are repeatedly victimized by their peers. Which students become the targets of aggressive behavior, and why? What are the psychological and health consequences of victimization? Of crucial importance, what can school professionals do to help? This volume brings together leading investigators to present the latest psychological research on chronically victimized children and adolescents. Chapters review conceptual and methodological issues, identify developmental differences in types of harassment, and explore various reaction patterns associated with victimization. Findings are presented on the correlates and consequences of harassment, from peer rejection to compromised mental and physical health, as well as its role in peer group dynamics. Highlighting the practical implications of current research, the volume discusses a number of school- based prevention and intervention approaches.
Home Rule In America: A Fifty-State Handbook

Dale Krane, Platon N. Rigos, and Melvin Hill

Editors: Dale Krane (UNO Faculty Member), Platon N Rigos, Melvin B Hill

Chapter, Nebraska, authored by Dale Krane, UNO faculty member.

Home rule powers are essential parts of the American governing process, but they vary widely from state to state. This authoritative reference work examines the powers and functions of municipalities and counties that operate under home rule within each state. For example, the ability of a local municipality to raise taxes, annex land, or impose regulations is determined by their home rule powers from the states. This volume provides a reliable reference work for researchers and students - a single source that readers can trust for information about: the actions that local governments can - and cannot - pursue; states where power is centralized at the capital and where it is not; how home rule varies within each state by governmental function; and trends in important issues such as taxes, land annexation, and citizen access. The editors organized the book in three parts: an overview of American home rule, including its history; a state-by-state description of home rule authority; and a comparative appendix that allows readers a quick reference source of powers by state. A scholar or governmental expert was selected in each state to prepare the state descriptions. Each chapter follows the same outline of content that allows easy comparison between states. In an era of power and responsibilities devolving from the national government to states and localities, the use of home rule powers has become increasingly important to the health of American government and federalism. Researchers and interested citizens will benefit from this comprehensive reference.
The Conference Proceedings of the 2001 Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) of the WCTR Society, Volume 2

Yeong-Heok Lee, Brent D. Bowen, Scott E. Tarry, and UNO Aviation Institute

UNOAI Report 01-7
The Conference Proceedings of the 2001 Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) of the WCTR Society, Volume 3

Yeong-Heok Lee, Brent D. Bowen, Scott E. Tarry, and UNO Aviation Institute

UNOAI Report 01-8
Handbook of Public Management Practice and Reform

Kuotsai Tom Liou and John R. Bartle

Chapter 8: Changes and Reforms in Tax and Public Revenue Systems, authored by John Bartle, UNO facuty member.

Outlining the origins, motivations, strategies, implementations, and effectiveness of reform policies and programs, Handbook of Public Management Practice and Reform examines changes and challenges in major areas of public administration, including budgeting, finance, human resources, and organizational management, reviews the lessons of reform, and addresses new ideas and emerging issues. Discussing the development and contribution of public administration education, research, and professional associations, the book covers decentralization and deregulation, institutional arrangement and support, and cooperation between public and nonprofit organizations.
Psychological Information: Protecting the Right of Privacy

Robert Henley Woody

The right to privacy and confidentiality between mental health practitioners and their clients is now under attack from business and both federal and state governments. What are your constitutional rights? How can you protect yourself from crippling lawsuits? Who possesses the right to confidentiality and privileged communications? And how do you build a supportive relationship with your clients that will reclaim the right to privacy? These important questions and many more are answered in this guidebook created by an expert in both psychology and the law. This is essential reading for psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychiatrists--every professional who is privy to another person's mental condition. Psychological Information provides working guidelines on handling demands for information while minimizing the risk of legal actions.
Ethics in Marriage and Family Therapy

Robert Henley Woody and Jane D. Woody

Edited by Robert Henley Woody and Jane D. Woody

Chapter1: Ethics, Professionalism, and Decision Making, co-authored by Robert Henley Woody and Jane D. Woody

Chapter 2: Protecting and Benefitting the Client: The Therapeutic Alliance, Informed Consent, and Confidentiality, co-authored by Robert Henley Woody and Jane D. Woody

Chapter 6: Children in Family Therapy, co-authored by Robert Henley Woody and Jane D. Woody

Chapter 10: The Future of Marriage and Family Therapy, co-authored by Robert Henley Woody and Jane D. Woody

This new resource explores contemporary ethical issues such as multiple relationships; violence; abuse and neglect; integrating ethics into business; and morality, spirituality, and sexuality. The importance of ethics cannot be overstated, and in this constantly changing world, therapists must continually re-examine these issues.
Power to the People: Energy and the Cuban Nuclear Program

Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado

Power to the People analyzes energy development in Cuba both before and after the Cold War and discusses the risks and opportunities associated with the development and expansion of the Cuban energy sector. Some of the topics addressed are energy security, energy requirements, the impact of Russian assistance, international energy cooperation, American opposition to Cuban efforts and future investments.
The Airline Quality Rating 2000

Brent D. Bowen, Dean Headley, and UNO Aviation Institute

UNOAI Report 2000-2

The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first announced in early 1991 as an objective method of comparing airline performance on combined multiple criteria. This current report, Airline Quality Rating 2000, reflects monthly Airline Quality Rating scores for 1999. AQR scores for the calendar year 1999 are based on 14 elements that focus on airline performance areas important to air travel consumers.

The Airline Quality Rating 2000 is a summary of month-by-month quality ratings for the ten major domestic U.S. airlines operating during 1998. Using the Airline Quality Rating system of weighted averages and monthly performance data in the areas of on-time arrivals, involuntary denied boardings, mishandled baggage, and a combination of 11 customer complaint categories, major airlines comparative performance for the calendar year of 1999 is reported. This research monograph contains a brief summary of the AQR methodology, detailed data and charts that track comparative quality for major airlines domestic operations for the 12 month period of 1999, and industry average results. Also, comparative Airline Quality Rating data for 1998, are included for each airline to provide historical perspective regarding quality in the industry.