Preparing Tomorrow’s World Language Teacher Today: The Case for Seamless Induction

This essay is a call to action. It offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges facing world language (WL) teacher educators and their employers, the K-12 schools, during the teacher induction period. We propose a new paradigm for WL teacher education based on national accreditation standards, best-practice pedagogy, insights from the professional literature on methods education, and the enhanced role of the methods instructor/supervisor. In order to become successful in the classroom, the pre-service educator undergoes a seamless period of induction that is student-centered and college/university-supported beyond the classroom arena

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Trends in agricultural sector, State of Mexico

La reforma agraria, los estímulos a la productividad, la transferencia de tecnología para la diversificación de cultivos, la creación de empresas rurales y el fomento a la producción de cultivos básicos (GF-PND, 2013-2018) conforman el paquete de estrategias para ajustar la producción agrícola a las reglas del libre mercadoEn este estudio se analizan las variables de producción, superficie sembrada, superficie cosechada, volumen y valor de la producción de flores, hortalizas, forrajes y maíz; se establece el diagnóstico y la prospectiva de las tendencias del sector agrícola en el Estado de México. Los resultados advierten escenarios de vulnerabilidad y rendimientos decrecientes, los cuales cuestionan las competencias apropiadas y la autonomía productiva del sector agrícola en el Estado de México. Se utilizaron datos estadísticos, leyes reglamentarias, planes y programas, tasas de crecimiento y diagnóstico de las fortalezas, oportunidades, debilidades y amenazas

Professional Educational Offer And Its Impact On The Labour Market

The fact that in México a large part of the population has access to higher education institutions, both public and private, does not indicate that the students are going to have the opportunity of developing the knowledge acquired in the university. Unemployment is often present; therefore their hopes to get a better life are diminished. Nowadays, students have a college degree, but they do not have any place to work. What is worse is that they cannot go back to their place of origin, because they are not accustomed to the former life or any other profession that they would have probably exercised if they had not lived in the city, causing underemployment. The higher education system in Puebla shows a high efficiency to cover the requirements of skilled labour of the economy, but it is not its duty to improve the performance of the economic and political institutions in order to reach an efficient and dynamic economy. It is worth mentioning that urgent actions are required to improve social conditions, as part of an integral strategy, which will allow the Mexican economy to increase the competitiveness of the companies, and thus achieve a greater job demand

Land Management Strategies and their Implications for Mazahua Farmers’ Livelihoods in the Highlands of Central Mexico

Environmental degradation, particularly of land resources, is one of the most important problems affecting farming highlands, due to steep slopes, high vulnerability and suggested over-exploitation of scarce natural resources (Blaikie & Brookfield 1987, Becerra 1998, Amsalu 2006, Amsalu & DeGraff 2006). Therefore, highlands are a primary target of conservation measures because of the perceived relationship between cultivation practices, poverty and land degradation (Lestrelin & Giordano 2007).This paper presents a case study from a Mazahua indigenous community in the rural Highlands of Central Mexico. It analyses Mazahua farming livelihoods characterised by subsistence agriculture, marginality, poverty and severe land degradation. Mazahua farmers face constrained environmental, socioeconomic and cultural conditions, which influence their local decisions on natural resource management. The results describe the capital assets base used, where land, livestock and crop production are imperative assets to support farmers’ livelihood strategies. It analyses local management practices to achieve livelihood outcomes in the short/ long term, and to improve or undermine land characteristics and other related assets. It also presents a farmer typology constructed by local perceptions, a controversial element to drive sustainable development strategies at the local level. Finally, it discusses how local land management practices are adopted and their importance in developing alternatives to encourage positive trade-offs between conservation and production in order to improve rural livelihoodsPROMEP- SEP Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Méxic

Estimation of carbon stocks under different soil uses in the central highlands of Mexico

La pérdida de los almacenes de carbono orgánico en el suelo y su expulsión a la atmósfera por efecto de las actividades antrópicas debe entenderse como un problema que trasciende del contexto ambiental al social y económico, siendo la degradación de los suelos una de sus múltiples manifestaciones. Si bien, la acumulación del carbono en el suelo depende de manera natural de la interacción de una serie de factores bióticos y abióticos, las prácticas de manejo, con frecuencia implican el deterioro de sus propiedades físicas, químicas y biológicas, y con ello el incremento de los niveles de mineralización y reducción de este almacén. Este trabajo se realizó en el municipio de San José del Rincón, Estado de México en suelos volcánicos bajo diferentes condiciones de uso y tiempos de manejo, de los cuales se obtuvieron muestras en 11 sitios de las que se realizaron análisis físicos y químicos y se obtuvo el almacén de carbono orgánico del suelo a una profundidad de 20 cm. Los resultados obtenidos indicaron que para los suelos bajo uso agrícola y pastoreo hubo incrementos significativos en la densidad aparente, mayor acidez y disminución de la concentración de carbono, con respecto a los suelos forestales. Los almacenes de carbono orgánico para los usos de suelo forestal, agrícola y pecuario a 20 cm de profundidad fueron de 131, 53 y 63 Mg C ha-1 respectivamente, estos resultados sugieren que el tiempo e intensidad de manejo son determinantes en la pérdida de los almacenes del carbono orgánico del suelo, así como en la alteración de algunas de sus propiedades físicas y químicas.The loss of organic carbon stocks from the soil and their expulsion into the atmosphere due to the effect of anthropogenic activities must be understood as a problem that goes beyond the environmental to the social and economic context, with the soil degradation being just one of its many impacts. While the accumulation of carbon in the soil depends naturally on the interaction among a series of biotic and abiotic factors, management practices often cause the deterioration of its physical, chemical and biological properties, and, thus, increase the levels of mineralization and a reduction in carbon stocks. This study was undertaken in the municipality of San José del Rincón, State of Mexico, in volcanic soils under different conditions of land use and handling time periods. Samples were obtained at 11 plots, on which physical and chemical analyses were undertaken, obtaining soil organic carbon stocks at 20 cm top soil. The results indicated that, for the soils used for agriculture and induced pasture, there were significant increases in the bulk density, greater acidity and a decrease in carbon concentration compared to forest soils. The organic carbon stocks taken from soils used in forestry, agriculture and induced pasture at a depth of 20 cm were 131, 53 and 63 Mg C ha-1 respectively, results which suggest that the timing and intensity of management are determinants in the loss of soil organic carbon stocks from the soil, as well as the alteration of some of their physical and chemical properties.Proyecto PROMEP DSA/103.5/15/718

Linguistic analysis of Latinx patients’ responses to a text messaging adjunct during cognitive behavioral therapy for depression

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is efficacious to treat depression, however more research is needed to understand its functions among Latinxs. This study analyzed qualitative responses that were paired with a mood rating (1–9 scale) from daily ecological momentary assessments via text-messaging of 52 low-income, Spanish-speaking patients to assess the relationship between word use and changes in mood during group CBT. Based on previous research, we chose 11 linguistic dimensions from the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count text analysis software that conceptually related to core CBT treatment elements and sociocultural factors of depression in Latinxs. Results showed that the use of words from the categories of Friends, Religion, Positive Emotions, and Leisure (proxy for behavioral activation) were significantly associated with a significant increase in mood. The use of Negative Emotions and Health words were significantly associated with a significant decrease in mood. Post-hoc analysis revealed that Certainty (proxy for cognitive inflexibility) words were related to a significant decrease in mood when Negative Emotional words were present. Findings contribute to our understanding of the role of sociocultural factors and core CBT elements in changes in mood among Latinxs. Lastly, this paper demonstrates the potential for analyzing language content during a digital health intervention to better understand user experiences.Fil: Hernandez Ramos, Rosa. University of California at Irvine; Estados Unidos. University of California at Berkeley; Estados UnidosFil: Altszyler Lemcovich, Edgar Jaim. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Computación. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Computación; ArgentinaFil: Figueroa, Caroline A.. University of California at Berkeley; Estados UnidosFil: Avila Garcia, Patricia. University of California at Berkeley; Estados UnidosFil: Aguilera, Adriana Lucia. University of California at Berkeley; Estados Unidos. University of San Francisco; Estados Unido

Elaboración de una guía para la mitigación del riesgo químico en cultivadores de piña de la asociación de productores de la vereda San Ignacio vinculados al programa de la Compañía GRUPO BIZ COLOMBIA S.A.S (BARRANCA DE UPIA - META)

92 p.1. Problema de investigación 2. Objetivos de la investigación 3. Justificación y delimitación de la investigación 4. Marco de referencia de la investigación 5. Tipo de investigación 6. Diseño metodológico 7. Fuentes para la obtención de información 8. Recursos 10. Bibliografía 11. Anexo