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Case study of the experiences and perspectives of Hispanic immigrant parents of heritage language maintenance and bilingual education in the rural community of Brandon, Manitoba, A
No full textThis study investigated and described the experiences and perspectives of Hispanic immigrant parents on heritage language maintenance and bilingual education in the City of Brandon, Manitoba. Hispanic immigrant parents were interviewed to explore how they perceived and experienced the maintenance of the home language and bilingual education of their children. The study used a qualitative embedded case study methodology (Yin, 2014). Data collection methods included five individual semi-structured interviews and three focus group interviews. Sixteen first-generation Hispanic immigrant parents took part in this study, and they were divided into two subunits of analysis: Colombian, Honduran, and Salvadoran immigrant parents and non-Colombian, Honduran, and Salvadoran immigrant parents. The results of this study reveal that despite the importance that both groups of Hispanic immigrant parents place in their native language as a fundamental core value in their ethnic identity, they perceived a gradual erosion of their children’s home language. Colombian, Salvadoran, and Honduran immigrant parents had more challenges and difficulties in preserving their home language in comparison with Hispanic non-Colombian, Honduran, and Salvadoran immigrant parents. Data suggest that the Colombian, Salvadoran, and Honduran immigrant parents were less aware of the cognitive advantages of bilingualism and heritage language preservation in comparison with the Hispanic non-Colombian, Honduran, and Salvadoran immigrant parents. However, both groups of parents perceived the need to implement heritage and bilingual programs in the school and in the community for supporting their efforts to preserve the home language. Language barriers that parents faced, along with socioeconomic conditions, repercussions of intrafamilial conflicts, separation, and family disruption were factors negatively influencing home language maintenance in children. In summary, this research sought to raise awareness of heritage language maintenance issues that affect the Hispanic immigrants in a rural city of Manitoba. The results confirm that changes in heritage and bilingual policy are needed to support the Hispanic immigrant community in their efforts to maintain the heritage language. Teachers, school personnel, and parents need to develop ‘collaborative power relations’ (Cummins, 2001; Ntelioglou, Fannin, Montanera, and Cummins, 2014) to achieve the outcome of empowering Hispanic immigrant children.
Author-supplied keywords: Language maintenance, bilingual education, heritage language, Hispanic immigrantsIncludes bibliographical references (pages 179-193)."In partial fulfillment for the requirements for the degree of Master of Education.
2009-2010 John Brandon
No full textJohn Brandon is the author of three novels, Arkansas, Citrus County, and A Million Heavens, and a new short story collection, Further Joy, all with McSweeney\u27s. His shorter work has appeared in Oxford American, The Believer, ESPN the Magazine, GQ, McSweeney\u27s Quarterly Concern, The New York Times Magazine, and numerous university journals. For two seasons, he wrote about college football for Grantland.com. He holds an undergraduate degree from University of Florida and an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis. He\u27s recently spent time as the Grisham Fellow in Creative Writing at University of Mississippi, and as the Tickner Writing Fellow at Gilman School, in Baltimore, and is the recipient of a Sustainable Arts Fellowship.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/grisham_res/1010/thumbnail.jp
Orion: a novel
No full textOrion is the story of Iraq war vet Gene Temmens as he returns home to Michigan in an attempt to reconnect with family and start over. But when financial crises rear their heads and smoothing out the wrinkles in his family relationships proves almost impossible, Gene lapses into old habits that end in murder.M.F.A.by Matthew Brandon Blas
Southern ocean circulation
No full textThe Discovery Investigations of the 1930s provided a compelling description of the main elements of the Southern Ocean circulation. Over the intervening years, this has been extended to include ideas on ocean dynamics based on physical principles. In the modern description, the Southern Ocean has two main circulations that are intimately linked: a zonal (west-east) circumpolar circulation and a meridional (north-south) overturning circulation. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current transports around 140 million cubic metres per second west to east around Antarctica. This zonal circulation connects the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, transferring and blending water masses and properties from one ocean basin to another. For the meridional circulation, a key feature is the ascent of waters from depths of around 2,000 metres north of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to the surface south of the Current. In so doing, this circulation connects deep ocean layers directly to the atmosphere. The circumpolar zonal currents are not stable: meanders grow and separate, creating eddies and these eddies are critical to the
dynamics of the Southern Ocean, linking the zonal circumpolar and meridional circulations. As a result of this connection, a global three-dimensional ocean circulation exists in which the Southern Ocean plays a central role in regulating the Earth’s climate
Shifts in regular music programming : engaging grade 3 boys in the singing process
No full textThe purpose of this teacher action research study was to explore how regular music programming in rural South-Central Manitoba could be designed to foster engagement in singing in grade 3 boys. Participants included ten grade 3 boys in two mixed-gender classes of Grade 3 General Music and one mixed gender class of Grade 2/3 General Music. Data sources included two initial surveys, feedback loop sessions, researcher journaling, and peer interviews. Findings indicated the following effective interventions for engaging grade 3 boys in singing: including students in the repertoire selection process, incorporating student interests into the selection of musical repertoire, accompanying songs on the guitar, drums, and piano, and incorporating male role models into the teaching of singing. Other effective interventions included: selecting songs with a strong beat and rhythmic interest, incorporating movement, incorporating singing games, providing opportunities for student creativity, incorporating humour, incorporating current music, choosing songs with appealing texts, and providing opportunities for rhythmic speech. Selecting repertoire that was challenging, but not too challenging, was also found to be an effective intervention.
Keywords: Grade 3, boys, singing, engagement, general musicIncludes bibliographical references (pages 167-189)."In partial fulfillment for the degree of Master of Music (Education), Brandon University
Exploring improvisation pedagogy based on participatory and M-base characteristics: an action research study
No full textThis action research study explored my personal pedagogy of improvisation through a combined lens of Thomas Turino’s (2008) participatory field of music and the M-base collective. Influenced by the imbalance between performance-based goals and presentational music-making in high school settings and my personal lack of experience teaching improvisation, this study focused on learning how to teach improvisation away from typical educational outcomes such as assessment, curricular outcomes, and presentational values. Four high school students and two post-high school musicians participated in four two-hour sessions which took place at the Bassment in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Through the use of an action research cycle, several key themes emerged based on the participants’ experiences in regards to the purpose, process and reason for teaching improvisation. I came to the following four conclusions based on the actions that occurred during the study: a teacher needs to create attainable levels for successful improvisation; the facilitator role requires time for reflection and practice; participating allowed me to recognize and challenge personal self-doubt around improvisation; and improvisation can thrive in a non-traditional environment through a balance between structure and freedom. The thesis concludes with future recommendations for educators, researchers, and myself.
Keywords: improvisation, participatory, M-base, secondary, music education, action researchIncludes bibliographical references (pages 133-147)."In partial fulfillment for the degree of Master of Music (Education), Brandon University
Brandon University campus master plan
No full textOffice of the Vice-President (Administration and Finance)Grant Hamilton, Director of Marketing and Communications, Brandon UniversityA physical copy of this document is held in the SJ McKee Archives
Dreams of the West: First-time author learns the ropes almost by accident
No full textDale Brandon, author of novel Dead Fal
"In the Heart of the South: Travels and Narratives by Maria Brandon Albini (1904-1995)"
No full textreservedQuesta tesi esplora la vita e le opere di Maria Brandon Albini, una scrittrice italiana naturalizzata francese nota per i suoi diari di viaggio. Comincia con una panoramica dettagliata della sua vita, esplorando i principali eventi e il contesto storico-culturale in cui ha vissuto. Successivamente, la tesi esamina i suoi due libri tradotti in italiano, "Calabria" e "Viaggio nel Salento" esaminando il contenuto e lo stile delle opere per comprendere il modo in cui l'autrice rappresenta le regioni del sud Italia. Infine, si riflette sulla letteratura di viaggio e si propone un itinerario turistico ispirato ai luoghi descritti nei suoi diari, offrendo un percorso che permette di rivivere le esperienze dell'autrice e di apprezzare le bellezze del sud Italia attraverso i suoi occhi.This thesis explores the life and works of Maria Brandon Albini, an Italian writer who became a naturalized French citizen, known for her travel diaries. It begins with a detailed overview of her life, examining the key events and the historical-cultural context in which she lived. Subsequently, the thesis examines her two books translated into Italian, "Calabria" and "Viaggio nel Salento," analyzing the content and style of the works to understand how the author depicts the regions of Southern Italy. Finally, the thesis reflects on travel literature and proposes a tourist itinerary inspired by the places described in her diaries, offering a route that allows readers to relive the author's experiences and appreciate the beauty of Southern Italy through her eyes
Argument for art in the general curriculum, An
No full textThe purpose of the project is to enable educators to integrate art into their daily lessons, using Manitoba Education’s 2009 K-12 visual arts curriculum. The hypothesis is that deficiencies would be identified in the K-12 visual arts Draft Manitoba Curriculum Framework. The research would then identify strategies to correct these deficiencies.
The method chosen was as follows. I analyzed the draft curriculum in relation to art educators’ answers to a survey that was completed as part of the curriculum development procedure. Then, I enhanced the curriculum in response to the educators’ expressed needs: I made recommendations for the curriculum implementation process, and I developed an appendix of supplementary art lessons. Finally, I field tested the art lessons to ensure that they addressed the deficiencies in the draft curriculum.
There are four anticipated outcomes for my project. First, teachers in all subject areas will feel confident in using integrating art into their daily lessons and classroom activities. Second, the students will learn to express themselves through art. Third, the students will use art as a visual language for learning, especially for creative problem solving. Fourth, through selected art lessons, I introduce Aboriginal art. Aboriginal approaches and related environmental issues are useful as catalysts for integrating art into all school subjects.Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-58).
"A project presented to the Faculty of Education, Brandon University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education.
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