780 research outputs found
Book Review: Something New in the Air: The Story of First Peoples Television Broadcasting in Canada
According to the reviewer, Lorna Roth, in her book, Something New in the Air: The Story of First Peoples Television Broadcasting in Canada, examines the success the First Peoples of Canada have had in using the mass medium of television as a tool to counter the negative Indian stereotypes promulgated by Hollywood films, American television, and EuroCanadian television programming and as a voice to extend their own messages and images to all of Canada
Book Review: Cultural Politics and the Mass Media: Alaska Native Voices
According to the reviewer, Patrick J. Daley and Beverly A. James present a series of five case studies where Alaska Natives have used newspapers, radio, and television media of mass communication as a means to tell their stories. While the authors focus chronologically on selected experiences of the Alaska Natives from the 1880s through 1990s, these examples illustrate the more universal difficulties Indigenous peoples face in preserving culture, place, identity, and way of life in a dominant white culture
The influence of Teach For America on Algebra I student achievement
This non-experimental study examined the influence of an initiative that High Risk School District (pseudonym) implemented to offset the effect of low student academic performance in low performing-schools. The study attempted to answer the following research question: Does having a Teach For America (TFA) teacher have an influence on a student's Algebra I EOC score, independent of gender and race? Teach For America teachers were assigned to the district's most disenfranchised schools. Previous studies have revealed mixed results on TFA teachers' impact on student achievement. The researcher compared student performance on the Algebra I North Carolina End of Course test in High Risk Schools between TFA and non-TFA classrooms. To analyze the data, the responses were measured using the composite Algebra I EOC scores, and the explanatory variables of student gender (male or female), race (African-American, Hispanic and White) and teacher type (TFA or non-TFA) employing a hierarchical modeling procedure. After considering the nesting nature of students within different schools, the researcher used hierarchical linear modeling and found that students taught by TFA out-performed students taught by non-TFA students t (1956)= 3.23, p=.002. Students taught by TFA teachers for all subgroups White, Black and Hispanic out performed students taught by non-TFA teachers (all ps<.01). The results of this study demonstrate that TFA teachers assigned to Algebra I classes have a significant influence on increasing student achievement. The researcher discusses the limitations of these findings. Other studies have shown that TFA teachers, in comparison to regularly certified teachers, have a negative influence on achievement
Book Review: Shades of Hiawatha: Staging Indians, Making Americans, 1880-1930
Alan Trachtenberg's work, Shades of Hiawatha: Staging Indians, Making Americans, 1880-1930, examines a pivotal question: What is an American? That question has implications for other immigrant groups mired in the twenty-first century's public policy discussion. Trachtenberg focuses on the dominant culture's construction of what it meant to be American at the turn of the twentieth century with the arrival of twenty-three million immigrants between 1890 and 1920 and how Indian peoples were forced to fit those constructions in a way different from immigrants and African Americans
The young republic's self-image during the administration of James Knox Polk : a study of the swift unfolding of America's sense of destiny and mission 1844-1849
Those pioneers who first migrated to the New World in the seventeenth century brought with them a sense of specialty. They were not ordinary adventurers, no random sampling of those lands left behind. In fact, these people considered themselves sifted wheat among men, believing that God had bestowed upon them special advantages. With these advantages, furthermore, went the obligation to create a better society. As a result, the first Americans felt compelled to found the perfect civilization—a heaven on earth, so-to-speak. Such was not the case, for this theocracy, this Wilderness Zion, did not succeed. The foundation was laid, however, for future generations. These descendents were imbued with this sense of destiny and mission as were their predecessors
Diversity in College Newsroom Staff Key to Diversity in Coverage
Journalism is about telling stories — stories that matter and make a difference. As faculty adviser to the college newspaper for more than a decade, I mentored a staff that included female, male, LGBTQ, international, Native American, African-American, Asian American, Hispanic, and students with disabilities who brought to the newsroom recognition that diverse voices matter. They uncovered stories touching on diversity, accessibility, and social issues that may not have been apparent to a less diverse staff
Sermon hymns
"The Gospel of Jesus Christ" is the first movement of a planned multi-movement composition entitled Sermon Hymns, which offers a new way of using music for Christian corporate worship. Its novelty derives from its presentation: a multimedia composition for piano with electronic audio and video playback. Sermon Hymns consists of sermon clips sequenced together to communicate a specific narrative; in this case, the narrative is the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but later movements will focus on different narratives. Original music, both electronic and acoustic, accompanies the sermon excerpts, which are further complemented by a video emphasizing the text. Could such a medium be used in a Christian church setting? What role does music - or more specifically, "textual music" - play in Christian worship from a theological perspective, and is Sermon Hymns consistent with this role? If Christian worship is a human's appropriate response to God's revelation and must engage both emotion and thought, as I will argue, then textual music efficiently mediates this marriage of heart and head, allowing the Christian to worship God "in spirit and in truth." Despite its unusual form of presentation, Sermon Hymns is consistent with this model and could be included as a part of Christian corporate worship. This document contains an overview of the role of textual music in Christian congregational worship from a theological perspective, which is followed by a discussion demonstrating how Sermon Hymns fits within this mold. A score is also included, along with the video file from the premier performance
The influence of north, east, south, and west exposures on plant community composition around the base of the knob on Pilot Mountain
A chart quadrat study of the plant communities on the north-, east-, south-, and west-facing slopes at the base of The Knob on Pilot Mountain was conducted with particular emphasis on altitude, slope angle, soil depth, actual water and mineral content in addition to the phytosociological aspects of the problem. Slope angles were found to be similar on all but the west side which had less main slope, but the fact that the west side is a ridge that slopes noticeably to the north and south may compensate for its lesser main slope in regard to the effect of slope on vegetation. The north had the greatest mean soil depth, organic matter content, and water contents and the south, the least. The altitude was approximately the same for each study area. A series of photographs helps to substantiate the statistical results that each of the four communities, while closely related, has a different species and quantitative makeup
A pilot study of the visible effects of estradiol on human intestinal cells in tissue culture
The purpose of this tissue culture study was to determine whether physiological levels of the steroid 17-B - estradiol would stimulate visible changes in morphology or growth of adult human fibroblastic cells derived from the large intestine, a non-target tissue. Two methods of data collection were used. First, sequential phase-contrast photomicrographs were made of 2 groups of 9 secondary cultures of 79-8924 tissue in plastic flasks at selected times during 3-day intervals. At the end of each experiment, cell monolayers were fixed with 10% neutral buffered formalin. Flasks were rinsed, sawed into 1 X 2½ inch slides and, stained with a modification of Lehman's (1965) polychrome staining procedure to which an initial staining period in 1% Alcian Blue and the final treatment with oil of cedar for clearing and mounting were added for the second type of data collection. This consisted of bright-field microscopic observation of stained slides. Analysis of stained slides included determination of mitotic coefficients, enumeration of lavender- and yellow-staining nuclei among the expected steel blue nuclei, and calculation of nuclear size index values as the product of the greatest length X greatest width of 90 oval nuclei per slide. The t-test was used to compare the difference of pairs of means
Crafting one’s brand to fit: an exploration of Black female principals’ construction and navigation of their leadership identities
African American female school leaders have a great responsibility and complex task before them. Not only are they charged with managing and improving schools, leading and empowering staff, and ensuring that the students under their care find academic success, they must also do this while managing their identity and navigating through various gender and race related social constructions. School leaders have multiple selves such as the identities they use when dealing with parents, district personnel, colleagues, students, etc. Effectively managing these selves is imperative to their successfulness as a school leader. This study examines how African American female principals construct and craft their leadership identities. Using the theoretical framework of critical race theory and black feminist thought, it discusses in depth the challenges Black females face based on their race and gender. This study also details their need to prove themselves and to change perceptions related to the stereotypes that plague women of color. It provides insight about how these women navigate and shift their identities in order to find and maintain success in their work spaces. This study recognizes that African American women are doubly marginalized; however, it appreciates their efforts to succeed despite the hurdles they face. The stories and voices of these women are seldom heard in the context of educational leadership and this study attempts to fill that void. Six women were selected and interviewed for this qualitative study which sought to answer the following questions: How do African American female principals construct and navigate their leadership identities? How do Black female administrators describe their experiences with identity navigation and shifting in terms of personality, behavior, and physical appearance? How do they use identity navigation and shifting to fit their work spaces? Also, this study uses autoethnographic data obtained from the author's own interview data, a daily log of events, excerpts from a reflective journal, relevant emails, and memories coupled with interview data from the six administrators to create a composite portrait illustrating a week in the life of a Black female school principal. In order to follow the tenets of critical race theory, the author's and the participants' authentic voice was honored through the use of powerful narratives and a composite counter-story. Themes that emerged related to the need for African American women to prove themselves professionally and to portray an image and identity that dispelled myths and negative perceptions related to their gender and/or race. Shifting strategies that are used such as changing communication styles, appearance, and behaviors are discussed. Concluding thoughts, implications for future research, and recommendations for educational practitioners are also presented
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