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Accessing the Extreme: Adaptive Opportunities for High Adventure Programs
Get PDFHigh adventure recreation for those with a disability might seem to be a wild idea, one that does not fit with the mental image of outdoor recreation. However, it does not have to be such an unusual concept. It is worth investigating how high adventure programs could be made adaptable to the needs of those with a disability. In taking a slightly different approach to a thesis by looking at a gap in a business sector and proposing suggestions for an existing or new organization to take and apply – there can be an expansion of the market offerings to close the gap
The Effects of Brain Gym Exercises on Letter Identification
No full textChildren’s school readiness is being impacted by social transformations and the decline of physical activity (Strasberger, 2011). Several qualitativestudies support the positive effects of physical and Brain Gym (BG) exercises on cognitive functioning (Watson & Kelso, 2014) and potentially schoolreadiness. This quantitative study examined whether the outcomes of Pre-Kindergarteners who practice BG exercises before a letter identification assessmentdiffer from those of Pre-Kindergarteners who do not. The Treatment group had the biggest increase in the number of lowercase letters identified. Changes inthe number of uppercase letters identified varied by children’s school readiness. These results suggest that for some Pre-Kindergartners, their ability toidentify letters may be enhanced by performing BG exercises before a letter identification assessment
The decline of Family Child Care in Maine
Get PDFThe purpose of this research will be to examine the decline of licensed family child care programs in Maine. Information gathered from Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services, (DHHS) Office of Child Care and Family Services, (OCFS) Child Care Licensing Department show a continuous decline of family child care in Maine over the last five years. Programs dropped from 1324 in July 2013 to 1109 in July 2017. (S. Bhuvanagiri, personal communication, July 17, 2018). The research will begin to identify the reasons that have caused the downturn. It will also begin to identify potential supports for family child care providers to assist them through the licensing process and in meeting additional challenges; they face in sustaining their businesses
Full Day Play vs. Part Day Play
Get PDFEarly education is an essential part of development (Jalongo, Fennimore, Pattnaik, Laverick, Brewster, & Mutuku, 2004), however, there is much debate about what type of program will best meet the needs of young children. Programs have great variation with children attending as little as 12 hours a week to children attending 40 to 50 hours a week. A qualitative research design was used to analyze playful learning within a high quality early education center examining possible differences between a full day program and a part day program. The focus of this study was on the amount of time children spend playing at a center, and how long they are using materials as the curriculum used intends. Results suggest that young children can become fully engaged in their learning when presented with intentional activities and interesting materials, regardless of how many hours they spend in a classroom
Half/Life : New & Selected Poems
No full textPoems radiate a love for life, the world, and the temporal nature of existence. Roots of memory and nostalgia become the architecture of the mind as Thomson explores the past to better grasp the future. Featured books in the collection focus on desire, language, and landscape; while others explore loss in the context of myth, sexuality, violence, politics, and community. -- Amazon.comhttps://scholarworks.umf.maine.edu/publications/1083/thumbnail.jp
1:1—The Power of Working with One Child to Develop Child Centered Pedagogy for Literacy Instruction in Teacher Education
No full textThis study explored the impact of tutoring in a literacy clinic on preservice teachers’ understanding of teaching and learning within a situated community of practice. Their stories of pedagogical development are intertwined with their realizations of the complexities of teaching, while focusing on the individual literacy instructional needs of a child through the lens of data informed teaching. How teacher education programs might consider the role of tutoring as clinical field experiences in the peda- gogical development of preservice teachers is explored
Can\u27t Stand Still : Taylor Gordon and the Harlem Renaissance
No full textBorn in 1893 into the only African American family in White Sulphur Springs, Montana, Emmanuel Taylor Gordon (1893–1971) became an internationally famous singer in the 1920s at the height of the Harlem Renaissance. With his musical partner, J. Rosamond Johnson, Gordon was a crucially important figure in popularizing African American spirituals as an art form, giving many listeners their first experience of black spirituals.
Despite his fame, Taylor Gordon has been all but forgotten, until now. Michael K. Johnson illuminates Gordon’s personal history and his cultural importance to the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance, arguing that during the height of his celebrity, Gordon was one of the most significant African American male vocalists of his era. Gordon’s story—working in the White Sulphur Springs brothels as an errand boy, traveling the country in John Ringling’s private railway car, performing on vaudeville stages from New York to Vancouver to Los Angeles, performing for royalty in England, becoming a celebrated author with a best-selling 1929 autobiography, and his long bout of mental illness—adds depth to the history of the Harlem Renaissance and makes him one of the most fascinating figures of the twentieth century.
Through detailed documentation of Gordon’s career—newspaper articles, reviews, letters, and other archival material—the author demonstrates the scope of Gordon’s cultural impact. The result is a detailed account of Taylor’s musical education, his career as a vaudeville performer, the remarkable performance history of Johnson and Gordon, his status as an in-demand celebrity singer and author, his time as a radio star, and, finally, his descent into madness. Can’t Stand Still brings Taylor Gordon back to the center of the stage.https://scholarworks.umf.maine.edu/publications/1034/thumbnail.jp
Sense, Sensibility, Sea Monsters, and Carnivalesque Caricature
No full textThis essay examines Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters\u27 Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters (2009) particularly by studying the adaptation as a monster-mashup that employs carnivalesque caricature and sexual humor to reveal the flaws in Austen\u27s original Colonel Brandon character and poke fun at the comedy of manners
An Introduction to Comparative Sociology
No full textNot your typical sociology primer, this straightforward yet challenging text begins with a discussion of foundational theories, central concepts and areas of study.
Drawing on anthropology, archaeology and history to illustrate key points, the book offers a thorough examination of the field, covering such often neglected topics as the mass production of deviance (Stalin\u27s lethal purges, for example) and the sociology of war.
This multifaceted approach provides a broad overview of the discipline through a clear-eyed investigation of human society at its best and worst.https://scholarworks.umf.maine.edu/publications/1088/thumbnail.jp