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Examination of Ugandan Educators’ Cultural Preferences when Teaching Agriculture: A Q Methodological Study
Get PDFIncreasing human capital is a critical challenge of developmental aid. Secondary education is known to be the single greatest contributor to agricultural productivity in developing countries. Ultimately, as technology advances, researchers and curriculum designers must investigate variables influencing the successful transmission of agricultural information or the gap will widen. We used framing theory to examine the impact of culture on the adoption of educational resources in a developing nation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the cultural preferences of educators in Uganda when engaging with educational materials created by individuals from a developed nation. We used Q methodology to identify the cultural preferences of individuals from Uganda when engaging with Field of Hope’s agricultural education teacher resources. Six dominant viewpoints emerged—philosophers, visionaries, harmonists, humanitarians, expressive symbolists, and traditionalists. These findings support previous studies that described culture as an individualized experience, even among individuals who shared close organizational and regional affiliations. Considering the role of framing in culture, the successful mobilization of educational resources is highly dependent on resources designed in the target audience’s cultural context. For curriculum designers and practitioners, we recommend conducting a cultural analysis when designing materials for classroom instruction, especially if the resources are designed for a different cultural setting. Recommendations for educators include implementing an increased awareness of cultural differences in the classroom, as well as making a greater effort to integrate regional culture into routine instruction. Future research should explore the impact of culture on the adoption of agricultural practices in developing nations
Community-Based Participatory Research to Promote Health Equity Among Sexual and Gender Minorities in the US South: Research Laureate Address
Get PDFSexual and gender minorities (SGM), including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+), communities, continue to face profound health disparities in the United States and globally. Although the terms SGM and LGBTQ+ are used as umbrella terms, the populations they describe are highly diverse. Currently, SGM persons are increasingly open and visible in the United States and many other parts of the world, and a modest body of knowledge on the health and well-being of some SGM subgroups currently exists. However, significant gaps exist in the emerging knowledge base, and there remains a profound need to promote health equity and reduce disparities. I am committed to advancing health behavior research to promote health equity and reduce disparities using community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches. In this paper, based on the address I gave at the Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior (AAHB) on April 14, 2024, I describe what inspires me, a few things I have learned so far, and my future directions as I continue to partner with SGM communities to address health equity and reduce health disparities
Herbicides and Cereal Rye for Palmer Amaranth Management in Corn and Soybean
Get PDFPalmer amaranth control is a substantial problem for corn and soybean producers in the United States. Farmers are increasingly interested in cover crops a tool to manage this troublesome weed. Studies were conducted at Rossville, Kansas, in 2023, to assess the most effective combination of herbicides and cereal rye cover crop termination time to control Palmer amaranth in corn and soybean. Treatments that included atrazine + an HPPD-inhibiting herbicide + a VLCFA-inhibiting herbicide plus glyphosate provided the greatest weed control in corn. For soybeans, the combination with the greatest weed control was a PPO-inhibiting herbicide + a VLCFA-inhibiting herbicide + an ALS-inhibiting herbicide plus glyphosate
Becoming Humans: An introduction to Biological Anthropology
Get PDFBecoming Humans: An introduction to Biological Anthropology is written for undergraduate students in any major. Biological anthropology focuses on the study of human and non-human primate biological variation and evolution. The book traces the evolutionary history of modern humans, as well as modern human dispersals and adaptations, to different -and sometimes challenging-, environments. Human characteristics are analyzed from a comparative context and in relation to those present or absent in some of our closes living primate relatives. Human variation is examined from an evolutionary, historic, and adaptive perspective. The book offers insights on what makes us human and contextualizes our species within a continuum of biological variation and evolution.
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The book starts with an introduction to anthropology, including its main four subfields. Each subdiscipline is defined, and examples of their type of studies are provided. Particular attention is paid to biological anthropology and its scope. The book continues with a review of basic cell biology and genetics. These sections provide the foundation for understanding how evolution works. Evolutionary theory and forces are presented and reviewed, and the history of evolutionary theory is examined. Human evolution is addressed starting with early primate evolution, followed by the emergence of hominid forms such as Australopithecine and Homo species. Hypotheses regarding the tempo and mode of human evolution are evaluated in light of recent findings. Modern human populations are examined from the lens of biological variation and historical perspectives. Current human evolution is addressed paying particular attention to current environmental conditions.https://newprairiepress.org/ebooks/1056/thumbnail.jp
Dystopian Nomadism in Marie Darrieussecq\u27s Notre vie dans les forêts
No full textIn this speculative eco-dystopian novel portraying the destruction of a cloned woman’s psychic and corporeal integrity in tandem with environmental despoliation, implied allusions to Deleuzian notions of nomadism, rhizomes, the body without organs and becoming-animal are ubiquitous. Noticeably, however, Deleuze is never explicitly mentioned by the narrator although she makes abundant, wry references to other key works and figures in Western cultural and literary history. These sustained, unarticulated references to Deleuze cue the reader to approach the novel as a respectful parody. I propose that the parody in Notre vie dans les forêts (Our Life in the Forest) models the kind of socio-historical, evaluative function attributed to the genre by Linda Hutcheon in her analysis of parody’s capacity to inscribe a tension between the past and the present. Marie Darrieussecq’s engagement with very immediate ramifications of artificial intelligence, bioengineering, and multiple forms of environmental manipulation in the novel acknowledges the seminal influence of Deleuzian concepts. At the same time, this “monologue urgent” ‘urgent monologue,’ as she describes her novel, underscores the importance of contemporary reimagining of these concepts in a more practicable ecological mode (“Marie Darrieussecq ou le travail de langue en question(s)” ‘The Function of Language in Question(s)’ (175)
Mindfulness Is When “You Don’t Think at All, You Just Do Whatever You Want Without Thinking of the Consequences”: Reframing Mindfulness in a Third-Grade Classroom
Get PDFThis study explored the influences that five minutes of daily mindfulness activities had on third-grade students in a math and science classroom, as well as both student and teacher perceptions of the mindfulness activities. The researcher implemented five minutes of a mindfulness activity daily during a three-week period. Data collection methods included pre-and-post surveys, observations with field notes, student artifacts, and student and teacher interviews. Four major themes emerged including better understanding of what mindfulness is, the role school and home play, provided structure and quiet calmness, and behaviors stayed consistent. While behaviors stayed consistent, students left the intervention with a better understanding of mindfulness and additional calming and refocusing strategies. The mindfulness intervention also showed to have created a calming environment that allowed students to better concentrate
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No full textThe Academic Costume Code, the successor to the 1895 Intercollegiate Code that governed American academic dress, ended in 2022
The Contemporary Usage of Academic Hoods in Oxford Collegiate Choirs
No full textThe question of hood-wearing etiquette within choirs has always been something of a contentious one. Many who have followed this line of inquiry will know the work of the late Dr Nicholas Groves, whose article explored many of the myths surrounding hood-wearing in a choir environment. However, arguments still persist—and, regardless of what the Canons say (be they the 1604 or 1969 revisions), tradition and personal opinion still seem to win out in most cases
Erratum: A Historical Overview of Protected Agriculture in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico: Implications for Improving Rural Prosperity
Get PDFCorrection: The DOI of the article Flores, L. A., & Edwards, C. M. (2019). A Historical Overview of Protected Agriculture in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico: Implications for Improving Rural Prosperity. Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, 26(3), 7-26” was incorrect as published. The correct DOI is: 10.5191//jiaee.2019.2630
Erratum: The Potential of Farmer Field School in Cocoa Extension Delivery:A Ghanaian Case Study
Get PDFCorrection: The DOI of the article Okorley, E. L., Adjaro, G., & Bosompem, M. (2014). The Potential of Farmer Field School in Cocoa Extension Delivery:A Ghanaian Case Study. Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, 21(2), 32-44” was incorrect as published. The correct DOI is: 10.4148/2831-5960.123