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Automorphisms of free products and their application to multivariable dynamics
We examine the completely isometric automorphisms of a free product of
noncommutative disc algebras. It will be established that such an automorphism
is given simply by a completely isometric automorphism of each component of the
free product and a permutation of the components. This mirrors a similar fact
in topology concerning biholomorphic automorphisms of product spaces with nice
boundaries due to Rudin, Ligocka and Tsyganov.
This paper is also a study of multivariable dynamical systems by their
semicrossed product algebras. A new form of dynamical system conjugacy is
introduced and is shown to completely characterize the semicrossed product
algebra. This is proven by using the rigidity of free product automorphisms
established in the first part of the paper.
Lastly, a representation theory is developed to determine when the
semicrossed product algebra and the tensor algebra of a dynamical system are
completely isometrically isomorphic.Comment: 21 pages, final version, accepted to Indiana U. J. of Mat
An Analysis of Cooperating Teacher Feedback: A Qualitative Inquiry
Cooperating teachers are a key component to the success of student teaching internships, serving an integral part in “raising” a teacher. To effectively facilitate the student teaching internship, teacher preparation programs must identify cooperating teachers who align philosophically with the pedagogical training delivered by university programs (Korthagen & Kessels, 1999; Tom, 1997), specifically, cooperating teachers who can reinforce the theoretical framework underpinning the professional coursework pre-service teachers experience in university teacher preparation programs. This qualitative study sought to better understand the feedback provided to future school-based agricultural education (SBAE) teachers during their student teaching experience. Through initial and secondary coding, the research team identified themes among the feedback provided to student teachers by their cooperating teachers. The study revealed cooperating teacher feedback reflects the pedagogical training provided via the teacher preparation program, specifically, around effective teaching behaviors. Understanding the cooperating teacher feedback provides insight for teacher preparation programs
Characteristics of Carter county, Tennessee burley tobacco producers, the relationship between producer characteristics, extension contact and the use of selected production practices, the educational needs of the tobacco producer, and the producers\u27 plans for future production in 1999
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