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Thursday morning, continued. Continuation of Stokes presentation; response (most of it) by Cecilia Bryant
No full textDr. Stokes gives a historical overview of the Black church's development from slavery to 1979. Dr. Stokes highlights the role of the Black woman during this period of development. She discusses Black women's support of Black preachers and Black church efforts to establish Historical Black Colleges and Universities. She also discusses how Black churches in the American North served as a place of emotional release from racism and oppression and was a socio political center to aid in the struggle against lynching and the fight for equality. Cecilia Bryant gives a response to Dr. Stokes lecture presentation. Bryant challenges Black church pastoring in what she believes is its failure to touch base with Black womanhood.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the National Endowment for Humanities - Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Implementation Project Grant in supporting the processing and digitization of a number of its major archival collections as part of the project: Spreading the Word: Expanding Access to African American Religious Archival Collections at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library.</em
Episode 21: Day 1 of the 2022 FHS Annual Symposium Event
No full textThe Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia attended this year’s annual FHS symposium event which is hosted every October at the University of Central Florida. Being one of the most significant historical events of the year for Florida history and culture, Sebastian wanted to capture the essence of this unique and imperative event by doing on-the-spot, raw, “quick chat” interviews with as many people that were involved with this event—from directors to panelists—as possible. This episode of Knights Historycast is composed of the several quick chat interviews that Sebastian was able to do from day 1 of this incredible and significant event. The following are timestamps to each of the individual interviews that Sebastian conducted during this event: Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Executive Director of the Florida Historical Society (4:56) Dr. Connie Lester, Associate Professor of History at UCF, Director of the RICHES Digital Archiving Program, Editor of the Florida Historical Quarterly, and Program Chair of the 2022 FHS Annual Symposium Event (8:09) Dr. Christine Ardalan, Author, and Adjunct Professor of History at Florida International University. Presented in Session 1, Panel 2: “Florida’s Indigenous People: Tribal Origins and Tribal Health” (10:00) Dr. Jacob Ivey, Assistant Professor of History at Florida Memorial University. Presented in Session 1, Panel 3 “Activism, Difficult History, and Challenging Times” (19:59) John Venecek, from UCF Libraries Research and Information Services. Presented in “Brown Bag ‘Lunch and Learn’” (29:09) Dr. Cecilia Rodriguez-Milanes, Associate Professor of English, Creative Writing, and Literature at UCF. Presented in Session III, Panel 6: “Puerto Rican Arts, Culture, and Politics: Five Years After Maria” (38:19)
Links from Dr. Rodriguez-Milanes interview: https://www.raimundiart.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25cuxybVwVQ https://www.jaquiradiaz.com/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/11/puerto-rico-independence-not-statehood/671482/ https://www.npr.org/2022/10/05/1127047867/what-independence-for-puerto-rico-could-look-like-following-natural-disasters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1IBXE2G6zw www.oyechica.nethttps://stars.library.ucf.edu/knightshistorycast/1020/thumbnail.jp
O curso de licenciatura em educação física da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina: suas concepções de ensino e de educação física
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PERSONALITY TRAITS AS PREDICTORS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MURANG'A COUNTY, KENYA
No full textAbstract: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between students’ HEXACO personality traits and academic achievement. The study objective was to explore the relationship between HEXACO personality traits and academic achievement in Murang’a County, Kenya. The study was guided by HEXACO Personality Traits Theory (Ashton & Lee, 2006) and it adopted correlational research design. Purposive sampling, proportionate sampling and stratified random sampling were used to select 379 form three students (183 boys and 196 girls) ranging from 14 to 18 years from 10 public secondary schools in Murang’a County, Kenya. Piloting of the questionnaires was done in one of the public secondary school. Data was collected using HEXACO Personality Inventory (Ashton & Lee, 2006) and the researcher adopted academic achievement proforma table. Academic achievement was obtained from their third term examination scores. Person’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Regression Analysis were used to test the stated null hypothesis set at α=0.05. Analysis of the collected data was done using SPSS version 20.0 for windows while descriptive statistics such as percentages, means and frequencies were used to summarize the collected data. The results revealed that there was no statistically significant relationship between HEXACO personality traits and academic achievement at the facet level but there was statistically significant positive correlation at the sub facet levels like in the emotionality subscale, the facets of fearfulness (r(377) = .14, p < .05) and anxiety (r (377) = .11, p < .05) had significant positive correlations with academic achievement. Moreover, creativity (r(377) = .17, p < .05) a sub facet of openness to experience had a significant positive correlation with academic achievement. Recommendation of the study was that students should learn the personality traits that enhance academic achievement like anxiety management traits and creativity when learning.
Keywords: HEXACO Personality Traits; Academic Achievement; Secondary School Students.
Title: PERSONALITY TRAITS AS PREDICTORS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MURANG’A COUNTY, KENYA
Author: Stephen Mbuthia Mugo, Dr. Samuel Mutweleli, Dr. Antony Ireri, Dr. Cecilia Mwangi
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 3, July 2022 - September 2022
Page No: 285-295
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 16-August-2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6997426
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https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/personality-traits-as-predictors-of-academic-achievement-of-students-in-public-secondary-schools-in-muranga-county-kenyaInternational Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online), Research Publish Journals, Website: www.researchpublish.co
A set of nine principles for distributed-design information storing
No full textThe issues of distributed working are many, with problems relating to information access and information acquisition the most common (Crabtree et al., 1997). Keeping track of project and team information is becoming more complex as design is increasingly being carried out collaboratively by geographically dispersed design teams across different time zones. The literature notes that little prescription or guidance exists on information management for designers (Culley et al., 1999) and Hicks (2007) highlights a relative lack of overall principles for improving information management. Additionally, evidence from earlier studies by the author into ‘How information is stored in distributed design project work’ reinforces the need for guidance, particularly in a distributed context (Grierson, 2008). Distributed information collections were found to be unorganised, contained unclear information and lacked context. Storing and sharing of distributed information was often time consuming and the tools awkward to use. This can lead to poor project progress and can impact directly on the quality and success of project outcomes (Grierson et al., 2004, 2006). This paper seeks to address these issues by presenting the development, implementation and evaluation of a set of Principles and a Framework to support distributed design information storing in the context of a Global Design class. Through both quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods the Principles were found to help in a number of ways – with the easy access of information; the structuring and organising of information; the creation of an information strategy; the making of information clear and concise; the supporting of documentation during project work; and the strengthening of team work; all helping teams to work towards project outcomes
Opening Plenary
No full textWelcome from Conference Organizers Scott Redman, Executive Chair Cecilia Gobin, Program Co-Chair Julie Watson, Program Co-Chair Fran Wilshusen, Program Co-Chair Christianne Wilhelmson, Program Co-Chair Ginny Broadhurst, Salish Sea Institute Coast Salish Welcome Cecilia Gobin, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Coast Salish Perspectives on the Last 150 years Patti Gobin, Tulalip Tribes Patti Gobin has over 25 years of Community Development experience with the Tulalip Tribes. Presently, she is with the Natural Resource Treaty Rights office working with state, local and federal agencies regarding those issues that impact the life ways of the Tulalip Tribes. In addition to her years of experience, Ms. Gobin is a member of the Tulalip Tribes and is well versed in the culture and history of her people. Her personal goal is to invest in the future of the Coast Salish community, helping to affect a sustainable future for the next generations to come. The State of the Salish Sea Dr Isobel Pearsall and Dr Kathryn Sobocinski will give an overview about the current state of the Salish Sea. Both have led recent Salish Sea ecosystem-wide analyses – the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project and the State of the Salish Sea report, respectively. Isobel and Kathryn will each provide presentations followed by discussion with the session moderators Scott Redman, Science Program Director at the Puget Sound Partnership and Christianne Wilhelmson, Executive Director of Georgia Strait Alliance. Dr. Isobel Pearsall is the Director of the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Marine Science Program. She co-ordinated the Canadian component of the international Salish Sea Marine Survival Project, a $24M program set to address declines in Chinook, Coho and Steelhead in the Salish Sea (2014-2019) and is continuing to work on this massive transboundary effort. Isobel holds a first class degree in Pure and Applied biology from Oxford University, a M.Sc. in Ecology from the Department of Biology at Dalhousie University, and a PhD. in Ecology from the Department of Plant Science, UBC. She was a post-doctoral fellow in ecosystem management at the Pacific Biological Station, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Nanaimo. Since 1995, she has worked as a scientist on numerous programs for government, non-profit organizations, and private industry. She is an adjunct professor at UBC. Dr. Kathryn L. Sobocinski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and the Marine and Coastal Science program at Western Washington University. She is the lead author of State of the Salish Sea published May 2021. Kathryn is an applied marine ecologist focusing on fishes, fish habitats, and impacts of human disturbance and climate change in coastal ecosystems. She holds a BA in Environmental Studies from Connecticut College, MS in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences from the University of Washington, and PhD in Marine Science from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science/College of William & Mary. Kathryn completed post-doctoral work at Oregon State University and NOAA-NWFSC prior to joining the WWU faculty. She resides in Bellingham, WA
Transesterification in mixtures of poly(ethylene terephthalate)
Get PDFThe morphology of poly(ethylene terephthalate)/poly(butylene terephthalate) (PET/PBT) blends before to and after heat treatment have been studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), wide and small angle x-ray scattering (WAXS and SAXS), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and small angle neutron scattering (SANS). Blends with PET/PBT compositions of 100/0, 97/3, 90/10, 60/40, 50/50, 40/60, 25/75 and 0/100%w/w were prepared by precipitation from solutions of the two polymers at the required concentrations. Blends were heat treated to induce ester interchange reactions for a) 6 hours at 476K and b) 1/2 hour at 573K.NMR data showed that the samples iieat treated for 6 hours at 476K were block copolymers and the samples heat treated for 1/2 hour at 573K were random copolymers. DSC, WAXS and SAXS experiments established the morphology of the blends, block and random copolymers. SANS experiments were carried out to study the kinetics of transesterification of PET/PBT copolyesters. Deuterated PET has been synthesised. Data was compared for different molecular weights of deuterium-PET/hydrogenous-PBT blends prior to and after heat treatment to investigate changes in molecular weight of the deuterated chain length as a result of transesterification reactions. From these data it was possible to establish the activation energy of PBT and the results indicate that transesterification reactions take place randomly along the polymer backbone, i.e. by ester-ester interchange
Estratégias de cálculo mental com números racionais : um olhar sobre a expertise profissional de Cecilia Parra
Get PDFOrientador(a): Prof(a). Dr(a). Danilene Gullich Donin BerticelliDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor Palotina, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação em Ciências, Educação Matemática e Tecnologias Educativas. Defesa : Palotina, 18/06/2024Inclui referênciasÁrea de concentração: Educação em Ciências, Educação Matemática e Tecnologias EducativasResumo: Esta pesquisa traz como objetivo central compreender a expertise profissional de Cecilia Parra, autora argentina, referência na didática da matemática sobre cálculo mental com números racionais, convidada pelo Governo da Cidade de Buenos Aires para trabalhar em documentos curriculares, no final do século XX e início do século XXI. Para tal, utilizamo-nos da história cultural, com os autores Burke (2016); Certeau (1985); Chartier (2002, 2011); Chervel (1990); Julia (2001); Pinto (2007, 2014); Valente (2020), trazendo contribuições da mesma para analisar documentos curriculares argentinos (Buenos Aires, 2004, 2006). Estes foram elaborados por Cecilia Parra, onde são apresentadas atividades e orientações para docentes. Trilhamos uma parte da trajetória desta pesquisa pelos bastidores da elaboração curricular brasileira, para perscrutar de que forma o cálculo mental com números naturais e racionais foi articulado na época analisada, que corresponde do ano de 2004 a 2010. Para melhor compreender os saberes presentes no material, fizemos uma discussão sobre o cálculo mental na educação básica entre os autores Berticelli (2017); Berticelli e Zancan (2017); Conceição (2021); Frana (2023), Berticelli e Novaes (2023); Parra (1996), Thompson (2010), em um paralelo com pesquisas realizadas dentro desta temática, sobre o cálculo mental no ensino de números naturais e destes articulados aos racionais. Com a intenção de entender alguns conceitos destes últimos, utilizamos Walle (2019, Romanatto (1997), Boyer (1974), Gomes (2010) e Bertoni (2009). Além disso, apresentamos uma entrevista realizada com Cecilia Parra, que nos abriu novas perspectivas, relacionadas às teorias de Guy Brousseau (2008) e Gérard Vergnaud (1996, 2007, 2009), presentes nos materiais argentinos. Os autores Hofstetter, Schneuwly e Freymond (2017); Morais (2019); Morais, Bertini e Valente (2021); Morais e Valente (2020) foram basilares na compreensão da expertise de Parra analisada nestes materiais. Concluímos que a autora é uma expert neste quesito, visto que cumpriu uma demanda do estado, trabalhando na elaboração do documento curricular, concomitante ao manual analisado, sendo estes ricos em conhecimentos e estratégias de cálculo mental no ensino de números racionais.Abstract: The main objective of this research is to understand the professional expertise of Cecilia Parra, an Argentine author and a reference in mathematics didactics on mental calculation with rational numbers, who was invited by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires to work on curriculum documents at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. To do this, we used cultural history, with the authors Burke (2016); Certeau (1985); Chartier (2002, 2011); Chervel (1990); Julia (2001); Pinto (2007, 2014); Valente (2020), bringing contributions from it to analyze Argentine curriculum documents (Buenos Aires, 2004, 2006). These were drawn up by Cecilia Parra, presenting activities and guidelines for teachers. We followed part of the path of this research through the backstage of Brazilian curriculum development, in order to see how mental calculation with natural and rational numbers was articulated during the period analyzed, which corresponds to 2004- 2010. In order to better understand the knowledge present in the material, we discussed mental calculation in basic education among the authors Berticelli (2017); Berticelli and Zancan (2017); Conceição (2021); Frana (2023), Berticelli and Novaes (2023); Parra (1996), Thompson (2010), in parallel with research carried out within this theme, on mental calculation in the teaching of natural numbers and these articulated with rational numbers. In order to understand some concepts of the latter, we used Walle (2019, Romanatto (1997), Boyer (1974), Gomes (2010) and Bertoni (2009). In addition, we presented an interview with Cecilia Parra, who opened up new perspectives related to the theories of Guy Brousseau (2008) and Gérard Vergnaud (1996, 2007, 2009), present in the Argentinian materials. The authors Hofstetter, Schneuwly and Freymond (2017); Morais (2019); Morais, Bertini and Valente (2021); Morais and Valente (2020) were key to understanding Parra's expertise analyzed in these materials. We conclude that the author is an expert in this regard, since she fulfilled a demand from the state, working on the preparation of the curriculum document, concomitant with the analyzed manual, which are rich in knowledge and mental calculation strategies in the teaching of rational numbers
Literary Inequality: Indications and Implications of Gender Disparities in High School Literature
No full textThis paper considers classroom gender inequity and its causes. It specifically does this by analyzing the authors and protagonists of major literary works read in United States freshmen English classes. This paper finds that women authors and protagonists are severely underrepresented in classroom content. This study also finds that author gender is correlated with protagonist gender. Thus, if students are assigned works primarily authored by men, it is unlikely that they will encounter protagonists who are girls or women in the works that they read. Cecilia Ridgeway’s theory of gender as a primary cultural frame (2009) and Barbara Risman’s theory of gender as a social structure (2004) are utilized when considering both the immediate and long-term implications of disparities between men and women in classroom content. My findings show that no change is visible between the classroom content read today and thirty years ago. This gender inequity in high schools maintains the unequal overall gender social structure and deserves concerted attention
Sarah Fielding: Satire and Subversion in the Eighteenth-Century Novel
No full textThis study of Sarah Fielding (1710―68) is an original contribution to Fielding scholarship that has a dual purpose: to support those who are striving to re-introduce her to the modern literary landscape in an effort to restore her eighteenth-century literary standing, and to firmly establish Fielding as an early feminist writer. It is argued here that throughout her oeuvre Fielding challenged prevailing traditions that denied women a choice, particularly in education, employment and marriage. These themes are also considered in the political treatises of Mary Astell (1666―1731) and Mary Wollstonecraft (1759―97), who are now widely recognised as feminist writers.
It is further argued that Fielding’s subversion in fiction of the English patriarchal system is underscored by her unorthodox performance in the literary arena. This is fully explored alongside her use of sentimentalism as a literary tool with which she challenges her seemingly inhumane society. Fielding’s interest in ‘the Labyrinths of the Mind’ (in modern terms, human psychology) will also be addressed as will her placement in the history of feminism and her placement in the sentimental novel tradition. Fielding’s performance as a literary critic will be compared with the few female authors who, like her, dared to publish literary criticism during her writing career. Accordingly, extracts from Fielding’s novels and her two critical pamphlets will be thoroughly examined.
An updated biography of Fielding that is also included here will provide evidence for a further claim, that her fiction is autobiographical in part. A comprehensive account of Fielding’s performance as a literary critic forms the final chapter of this work. It is the first full-length examination of her contribution to the genre and includes an appraisal of her recently unearthed critical pamphlet entitled A Comparison Between the Horace of Corneille and The Roman Father of Mr. Whitehead (1750) that is yet to be formerly attributed to her. Ultimately this study of Fielding will go far beyond what has previously been written about this remarkable eighteenth-century author, particularly regarding her feminist activity
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