Volume XIV, March 2007

Contributors

From the Editor

Introduction: Supporting Undergraduates in Conducting Field-Based

Research: A Perspective from On-Site Faculty and Staff

Paul Houlihan

Socio-Economics of Lake Victoria ’s Fisheries:

An Analysis of the Shifting Roles and Status of Women Fish Traders

Heather Craig

Essay: Field-Based Research in Kenya: Practical Matters and Hurdles

Charlotte Blessing

Telling Stories: Past and Present Heroes

*Colin Bridges Smith

 Rainbow Nation ’s Ubuntu: Discovering Distinctness as a Spectrum

Through South African Literature

*Colin Bridges Smith

Essay: Principles in Practice and the ‘Footprint’ of the

US Student Abroad

Timothy Lynn Elliott with Julie Johnson

 Justifying Torture: Explaining Democratic States ’ Noncompliance

With International Humanitarian Law

*Emily Kanstroom

 Essay: Good Preparation, Successful Outcomes

Shoggy Thierry Waryn

 Educational and Social Development in Doi Ang Khang:

A Comparative Study of the Khob Dong and Nor Lae Villages

Timothy Frost, Lauren Gray, John Lake, and Jessica Roy

 Essay: The Contributions of an Outsider’s View

Rob Krueger

Wildlife Displacement and Dispersal Area Reduction by

Human Activities within Kimana Group Ranch Corridor

Near Amboseli, Kenya

Megan McNaught

Essay: Environmental Field-Based Research: A Kenyan Perspective

Simon ole Seno

 Cotton Production in Mali: Subsidies or Sustainable Development?

Lindsey Moore

 Essay: Giving a Personal Face to an Issue

Modibo Coulibaly

Where are They Now? Updates from Past Student Authors

*Winners of the Forum on Education Abroad’s 2005 Undergraduate Research Award