Rapport: Little effect on children’s,adolescents’, and adults’ statement quantity,accuracy, and suggestibility

Abstract

Rapport building is widely recommended in eyewitness interview situations and is a critical component in some interview protocols. However, empirical evidence on the effectiveness of rapport building on memory performance is scant. The current experiment examined the effects of different levels of rapport (none, minimal, extensive) on children’s, adolescents’, and adults’ memory (N?=?229). Participants viewed a video of a mock theft and received one of three possible rapport manipulations. They then provided a free narrative of what they had seen, followed by 18 cued (suggestive and nonsuggestive) questions. In general, we found limited evidence of positive effects of rapport building on statement quantity and accuracy across age groups. Adolescents did profit more from extensive rapport building compared to no rapport. In line with the idea of a linear development of memory measures with age, adolescents generally fell in-between the other two age groups across different memory measures. The current study encourages systematic experimental research on the effect of rapport building on eyewitness memory.     

What are they saying? Black faculty at predominantly white institutions of higher education

In the Twenty-first century Black faculty at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) of higher education that are research-oriented or extensive doctoral granting institutions have identified concerns that produce stress, dissatisfaction and a climate of distrust. Using a Delphi panel of twenty-four Black faculty from forty-three PWIs, 13 concerns after three rounds with a Delphi panel were identified and discussed. These concerns established reasons for a lack of presence (underrepresentation) of Black faculty and a lack of success for Black faculty at PWIs.     

Enhancing community-based organizations’ capacity for HIV/AIDS education and prevention

The catalytic potential of community-based organizations to promote health, prevent disease, and address racial, ethnic, and socio-economic disparities in local communities is well recognized. However, many CBOs, particularly, small- to medium-size organizations, lack the capacity to plan, implement, and evaluate their successes. Moreover, little assistance has been provided to enhance their capacity and the effectiveness of technical assistance to enhance capacity is likewise limited. A unique private–academic partnership is described that simultaneously conducted program evaluation and addressed the capacity needs of 24 CBOs funded by the Pfizer Foundation Southern HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative. Assessments of key program staff members at 12 and 18 months after the initial cross-site program assessment survey indicated a significant improvement in the CBOs’ knowledge, skills, and abilities and a substantial reduction in their technical assistance needs for HIV/AIDS prevention. Full participation of CBOs in technical assistance and a concurrent empowerment evaluation framework were necessary to enhance prevention capacity.     

Wage Linkages Between Private and Public Sectors in Sweden

Abstract. The paper examines wage linkages between private and public sectors in Sweden by means of Granger causality tests and estimation of error correction models. Wage changes in central and local governments are Granger caused by private sector wage changes. Public sector wage increases involve error correction mechanisms; the lower the relative wage in the past, the higher the current wage increases. Increases in unemployment are associated with relative wage improvements for public sector employees.     

大众文化:粉丝、盗猎者、游牧民——德塞都的大众文化审美

德塞都将积极的阅读形容为"盗猎",并指出这种"盗猎"是一种"挪用"而不是"误读"。在此基础上,德塞都还为我们提供了另外一个关于粉丝文化的重要洞见:读者不单单是"盗猎者",他们还是"游牧民",总是在移动,不断向其他文本挺进,挪用新的材料,制造新的意义。德塞都的"盗猎"模式强调了意义制造的过程和大众阐释的流动性。德塞都的模式对文本意义的性质保持了一种不可知论的态度,使得各种竞争的和矛盾的阐释也都具有效力。德塞都的理论并不一定拒绝作者意义或学术阐释策略的价值,因为它们也提供了它们自己的愉悦和回报,这是不容忽视的。源自德塞都的解读模式只是将这些阐释性的目标和策略纳入了一系列更广泛的、在通俗文本中制造意义和寻求愉悦的方法,其中所有的解读方法都或多或少地同样值得接受。德塞都的文本盗猎和游牧解读的概念对思考媒介消费和粉丝文化特别有帮助。     

Children’s Resource Shares: Male Versus Female-Headed Households

Journal of Family and Economic Issues - This is a comparative study of children’s resource shares in male-headed and female-headed households. To this end we estimate a household collective...     

<Emphasis Type="Bold">Interstate Migration and Employer-to-Employer Transitions in the United States: New Evidence From Administrative Records Data</Emphasis>

Declines in migration across labor markets have prompted concerns that the U.S. economy is becoming less dynamic. In this study, we examine the relationship between residential migration and employer-to-employer transitions in the United States, using both survey and administrative records data. We first note strong disagreement between the Current Population Survey (CPS) and other migration statistics on the timing and severity of any decline in U.S. interstate migration. Despite these divergent patterns for overall residential migration, we find consistent evidence of a substantial decline in economic migration between 2000 and 2010. We find that composition and the returns to migration have limited ability to explain recent changes in interstate migration.