Journal of Student Research 2016

Journal Student Research

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Foreword

Copyright © 2016 University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents doing business as Universi ty of Wisconsin-Stout.

Happy 125th birthday, Stout Manual Training School! At the end of the 19th century, a novel enterprise in education opened its doors in the sawmill town of Menomonie, Wisconsin. Schools like Stout were a response to an increasingly industrialized, urbanized, and socially progressive society. Looking back, one would think a small community in the Northwoods an unlikely birthplace for an institution like this. But the past 125 years have confirmed James Huff Stout’s vision, and have proven the viability of the school’s polytechnic mission. Happy 15th birthday, UW-Stout Journal of Student Research ! In the beginning of the 21st century, a publication was born here at Stout, dedi cated to providing opportunities for our student researchers to publish their work. As in the early days of vocational training, where there was a recog nition that ‘hands-on’ education “was not simply vocational training, but had value as general education and as mental training,” 1 the Journal of Student Research also has proven not just to be a vehicle by which student research might be disseminated, but has tremendous value for all those who submit their research articles. By submitting their work for publication, students learn valuable lessons about the purpose of research projects, and become aware that classroom research ideally impacts a broader audience. They learn the discipline of working within conventions that serve the needs of various discourse communities, and they learn the importance of collaboration with mentors, reviewers, and editors in a process that often takes the better part of a year to bring to fruition. There is a deep satisfaction that prevails among those who author this work, those who mentor and advise, and definitely for those who assemble and edit this journal! From the first, publication of the JSR has been a collaborative effort. I would like to thank Research Services for making these fifteen volumes of the Journal possible, and for the assistance of many there in bringing this vol ume together; Angie Oaks deserves special thanks for all her efforts. Thanks also to Professor Ted Benson and the Cross-Media Graphics Communication teams, Dr. Kate Edenborg’s editing classes, and Charles Lume and Alex DeAr mond from Art and Design for assistance in assembling this volume from beginning to end. As the adolescent offspring of a venerable institution, one tends to be a bit brash; well, so be it. We proudly present Volume XV of the Journal of Student Research . We hope you will enjoy it.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

University of Wisconsin-Stout Journal of Student Research, Volume XV, April 2016.

Peter Reim Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Elizabeth Buchanan Research Services

Research Services University of Wisconsin-Stout 152 Vocational Rehabilitation Building Menomonie, WI 54751 (715) 232-1126 http://www.uwstout.edu/rs/journal-of-student-research.cfm

Peter Reim Editor-in-Chief

“The Origin of an Idea.” UW-Stout. The Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin 2016. Web. 20 Feb 2016.

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