Critical Consciousness in Bilingual Teacher Preparation for Emancipatory Biliteracy

This qualitative study draws on interviews and instructional material to investigate bilingual teacher candidates’ beliefs about their biliteracy development and illustrates how one bilingual teacher preparation program implemented counterhegemonic discourse and pedagogy aiming to develop candidates’ critical consciousness. The findings reveal that candidates had internalized deficit beliefs about biliteracy that corresponded to societal power dynamics. Developing the candidates’ critical consciousness enabled them to examine their own and their students’ biliteracy in the current and historical contexts of linguicism, racism, and oppression. Our findings support the exploration of critical consciousness as a pedagogical tool in the preparation of K-12 bilingual teachers

Control Interno en la Cooperativa Agropecuaria de Producción de Hortalizas (COOPRAHOR, R.L), del municipio de Sebaco departamento de Matagalpa, en el I semestre del año 2013

El tema abordado en este Seminario trata de los Sistemas Contables y Control Interno, en las cooperativas del departamento de Matagalpa, durante el año 2013. El propósito de esta investigación fue Evaluar el Sistema Contable y Control Interno que se aplica en la Cooperativa Agropecuaria de producción de Hortalizas COOPRAHOR, R.L, para que dicha Cooperativa se dé cuenta si está realizando razonablemente el manejo de sus recursos tanto económicos y administrativos. Es de gran importancia que la Cooperativa realice evaluaciones de los procedimientos de Control Interno, ya que estas les permitirán detectar las debilidades que estos pudieran presentar en el desarrollo de sus operaciones, y de tal manera implementar medidas que sean necesarias para lograr la efectividad y eficiencia y resguardo de sus activos. Los resultados obtenidos indican que el Manual de Control Interno que la Cooperativa posee cuenta con muchas debilidades en lo que respecta a la segregación de funciones ya que la contadora general realiza las función de cajera y demás funciones administrativas lo cual también afecta directamente a la estructura organizativa de la misma, lo cual es de gran importancia considerar la necesidad de implementar mejoras que permitan un mejor funcionamiento dentro de la Cooperativa, así como también se carece de conocimientos del modelo de Control Interno COS

Association of acculturation with cardiac structure and function among Hispanics/Latinos: a cross-sectional analysis of the echocardiographic study of Latinos.

OBJECTIVE:Hispanics/Latinos, the largest immigrant population in the USA, undergo the process of acculturation and have a large burden of heart failure risk. Few studies have examined the association of acculturation on cardiac structure and function. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:The Echocardiographic Study of Latinos. PARTICIPANTS:1818 Hispanic adult participants with baseline echocardiographic assessment and acculturation measured by the Short Acculturation Scale, nativity, age at immigration, length of US residence, generational status and language. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES:Echocardiographic assessment of left atrial volume index (LAVI), left ventricular mass index (LVMI), early diastolic transmitral inflow and mitral annular velocities. RESULTS:The study population was predominantly Spanish-speaking and foreign-born with mean residence in the US of 22.7 years, mean age of 56.4 years; 50% had hypertension, 28% had diabetes and 44% had a body mass index &gt;30 kg/m2. Multivariable analyses demonstrated higher LAVI with increasing years of US residence. Foreign-born and first-generation participants had higher E/e' but lower LAVI and e' velocities compared with the second generation. Higher acculturation and income &gt;20K were associated with higher LVMI, LAVI and E/e' but lower e' velocities. Preferential Spanish-speakers with an income <20K had a higher E/e'. CONCLUSIONS:Acculturation was associated with abnormal cardiac structure and function, with some effect modification by socioeconomic status

From English learner to Spanish learner: raciolinguistic beliefs that influence heritage Spanish speaking teacher candidates

This qualitative study explored Spanish-speaking teacher credential students’ beliefs about academic language that might promote or inhibit their decision to become bilingual teachers. Data includes interviews with 11 bilingual teacher candidates who were heritage Spanish speakers. Findings show that most were only aware of English-only educational contexts and did not know that bilingual teaching and the bilingual authorization pathway were options. Their schooling experience fostered English hegemony; even their Spanish classes were pervaded by linguistic purism and elitism. Schools taught them that their registers of Spanish, which they learned at home, were insufficient, inappropriate or incorrect. Consequently, they questioned their ability to become bilingual teachers. Language register and social class were intimately connected in the data. Participants viewed bilingual education as a pathway toward more equitable educational opportunities for Latinx students. Implications include the need for bilingual teacher preparation to address critical sociolinguistics concepts that explore the relationships between language, race and ethnicity in education. Future research is needed to explore how heritage Spanish speaking bilingual teachers enact their beliefs about equity through bilingual education, the challenges they face, and the ways that teacher education programs and professional development providers could support their work

Provider Insight on Surmounting Specialty Practice Challenges to Improve Tdap Immunization Rates among Pregnant Women

Background Pertussis, or “whooping cough,” is an acute, contagious pulmonary disease that, despite being vaccine-preventable, has become an increasingly widespread problem in the United States. As a result, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists updated recommendations stating clinicians should give a Tdap dose during every pregnancy, preferably at 27–36 weeks. Despite this recommendation, reported Tdap vaccine receipt rates during pregnancy vary from 16–61%, and previous studies have shown that clinician recommendation and vaccine administration are strongly associated with vaccine uptake among pregnant women. Methods Our aim was to inform new strategies to increase uptake of the Tdap vaccine among pregnant women and, ultimately, reduce pertussis-related morbidityand mortality in infants. We conducted interviewswith a sample of 24 ob-gyns. We subsequently performed grounded theory analyses of transcripts using deductive and inductive coding strategies followed by intercoder reliability assessment. Results All physicians interviewed were familiar with the most recent recommendation of giving the Tdap vaccine during the third trimester of every pregnancy, and the majority of physicians stated that they felt that the vaccine was important and effective due to the transfer of pertussis antibodies from the mother to the fetus. Most physicians indicated that they recommended the vaccine to patients during pregnancy, but not all reported administering it on site because it was not stocked at their practice. Implementation challenges for physicians included insurance reimbursement and other challenges (i.e., patient refusal). Tdap vaccinationduring pregnancy was a lower clinical priority for some physicians. Physicians recognized the benefits associated with Tdap vaccination during pregnancy. Conclusions Findings indicate while most ob-gyns recognize the benefits of Tdap and recommend vaccination during pregnancy, barriers such as insurance reimbursement and financial concerns for the practice can outweigh the perceived benefits. This resulted in some ob-gyns reporting choosing not to stock and administer the vaccine in their practice. Recommendations to address these concerns include 1) structural support for Tdap vaccine administration in ob-gyns practices; 2) Continuing medical education-equivalent educational interventions that address management techniques, vaccine coding, and other relevant information; and 3) interventions to assist physicians in communicating the importance of Tdap vaccination during pregnancy

Preparing Bilingual Teachers to Enact Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy

Bilingual students and teachers in the U.S. live in a context where linguistic and ethnic minorities are associated with inferiority. Preparing bilingual teachers of color without explicit attention to issues of race, language, and power would maintain and feed the vicious cycle of linguistic hegemony. With the goal of preparing critically conscious future bilingual teachers equipped to enact culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP), the authors centered issues of race, language, and power alongside bilingual instructional methodology and theories of bilingualism in their respective bilingual teacher preparation programs. Drawing on bilingual teacher preparation course material, student reflections, and bilingual teacher candidate interviews, they illustrate how two bilingual teacher preparation programs take two distinct approaches to developing bilingual teachers\u27 critical consciousness and CSP practices. In this way, they outline how bilingual teacher educators can prepare and support bilingual teachers to enact CSP with their K-12 students

"Silesia at the Crossroads": Defining Germans and Poles in Upper Silesia during the First World War and Plebiscite Period

On March 20, 1921, nearly 1.2 million Upper Silesians went to the polls, participating in a plebiscite to determine if they would belong to Germany or Poland. A part of German Prussia since the mid-eighteenth century, Upper Silesia differed from other areas of Prussian Poland in that it was never a part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The area was ethnically and linguistically mixed but religiously homogenous, with Catholics comprising 90 percent of the population. Many inhabitants held fast to a regional or religious identity rather than a national one. In the age of national self-determination, however, non-national identities would not do. Much of the historiography of nationalism in East Central Europe has focused on lands of the Habsburg Empire. This dissertation, set in a different national context, argues that the Upper Silesian Plebiscite and its preceding two-year propaganda campaign gave nationalists the space in which to define and refine what it meant to be German or Polish. As the German Revolution remade Germany into a Republic and Poland was reconstituted, a myriad of possibilities became available for Upper Silesians. The area was inundated with plebiscite propaganda for almost two years. I argue that the German and Polish Plebiscite Commissariats, with the backing and blessing of their respective governments, appropriated the new post-war situation to continue the work of previous national activists in the region with new tactics. Through the plebiscite propaganda, Germans and Poles redefined themselves and each other. The propaganda employed a variety of techniques, stressing not only the importance of one’s ethnicity but also the economic consequences of “staying in Germany” or “becoming Polish.” In addition, class and gender distinctions, the latter of which has not been explored in the historiography on the region, feature prominently and add to the conceptions of what it meant to be German or Polish. Finally, this dissertation examines the plebiscite results and the ultimate decision, made by international leaders, to divide the region.Doctor of Philosoph

Beyond Dichotomies: Representing and Rewriting Prisoner Functionaries in Holocaust Historiography

This paper focuses on the representation of prisoner functionaries in the traditional historiography. Starting with Eugen Kogon, it traces the development of the “good political” versus “bad criminal.” Using prisoner and prisoner functionary testimonies, it demonstrates that this current representation is too simplistic and must be re-evaluated. Prisoner functionaries were both prisoners and functionaries, and wore a Janus face at all times. This meant they hurt some as they saved others- all within the confines of their limited power. The paper ends with Primo Levi’s The Gray Zone and a call for the understanding to be applied to future works on prisoner functionaries

Control de ventas publicitarias en un centro comercial

El contenido del presente Trabajo de Suficiencia Profesional muestra los conocimientos obtenidos durante mi formación profesional en la prestigiosa Universidad Ricardo Palma, los mismos que pongo en ejecución en las diversas tareas y funciones en mi centro laboral. El Trabajo de Suficiencia Profesional se basa en la importancia de llevar el control de los resultados a fin de ayudar con el logro de los objetivos. Dentro de la Dirección Comercial - Gerencia de Ventas desarrolle el Sistema Workflow de Ventas lo cual permitió llevar de la mejor manera la medición de los resultados y detectar las posibles desviaciones en el logro de los objetivos en tiempo real