The Changing 'Vichy Syndrome': Sites of Holocaust and Algerian Traumas in Official French Memory

Memory as a realm for historical study is a relatively recent development in modern scholarship, and much of the research in this field relies heavily on historiography, and for the study of memory in France this includes historiography surrounding the Holocaust and World War II. For the purpose of this thesis, selected works of Pierre Nora and Henry Rousso form the historiographical foundation for analysis of recent historical traumas in France. Specifically Rousso’s theory of a “Vichy Syndrome” supplemented by Nora’s concept of lieux de mémoire—“sites” of memory— have shaped my research and the arguments herein relate back to these theories. Using this framework, I attempt to situate my findings within the larger study of memory and the complexities of “writing trauma.” I inevitably had to make selections for which components of the Vichy Syndrome to address, both for clarity’s sake and because the French memory of modern conflicts and traumas extends into more issues than I can discuss in a single thesis.Bachelor of Art

The religious itinerary of a people: the impact of the Christian gospel (We chona) on the Kasena of Ghana from 1906 to 1992

The Kasena in northern Ghana first encountered Christian missionaries in 1906 and so began to hear about We chona (God's way). For 50 years, the Roman Catholic Church functioned alone among the Kasena. Over this time most Kasena perceived We chona to be the "white man's religion" and largely irrelevant. Of those who became Christians many appeared to live a dichotomous life. They attended church on Sundays, requesting prayer and Mass be said for their crises and problems, but also sought to resolve issues through divination and traditional means which the church had condemned. From the 1950s, Kasena began to change their perception and acceptance of We chorja. This period is also marked by the entry of new churches into the Kasena homeland, exposure to new aspects of the Christian message and increased Kasena migration to the south of Ghana.migration to the south of Ghana. This study attempts to understand from the Kasena their reasons for accepting We chona and to discover in what ways they perceive it as relevant to their world and in the context of their family and daily life.The study initially identifies the historic, environmental and socio-political context of the Kasena. It explores Kasena organisation of social and family life, and the way they seek to live in their environment, to resolve some of their problems and clarify issues, with a view to gaining insight into their ideas and beliefs about life and the transcendental realm. There follows a study of Kasena stories of conversion, the establishment of churches through archival and literary sources and 185 unstructured, open-ended interviews with men and women in different churches and communities. The most significant problems and issues Kasena face, as well as questions they ask each other, are identified through archival material, personal observation, discussion, interviews and from information provided by eighteen church leaders from six denominations who recorded problems and questions addressed to them personally or which were raised in the context of church meetings. Christian reactions to resolve or manage a selected number of these problems, issues and questions are examined through 195 intensive open-ended interviews. The results of the interviews and analysis of selected stories, songs, proverbs, prayers, sermons, and "testimonies" provide an insight into the emerging Kasena Christian thought and theology.The process may enable us to develop a framework to explore the early stages of Christian development in other places and periods of time as diverse as the Bobo of Burkina Faso and the Franks, Angles and Saxons of Europe

The Power Of Empowerment: An ICF-Based Model to Improve Self-Efficacy and Upper Extremity Function of Survivors of Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers among women. Breast cancer treatments often negatively impact the function of the arm, and quality of life and upper extremity function does not always return to a prediagnosis level. Survivors of breast cancer may also experience feelings of diminished self-efficacy related to functional deficits resulting from their physical limitations. The International Classification of Functioning (ICF) provides a framework for rehabilitation practitioners to address physical and psychological impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. Patient outcomes may be improved by fostering self-efficacy through empowerment. This paper explores how the ICF model and theories of self-efficacy and empowerment can interact to promote improved rehabilitation outcomes for women who have survived breast cancer. A model for the role of rehabilitation practitioners to enhance self-efficacy through empowerment in order to minimize participation restrictions resulting from upper extremity morbidities is proposed

Teacher Candidates\u27 Perspectives on Self-Care: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

How are teacher candidates conceptualizing self-care during the COVID 19 pandemic? We initiated focused attention on educator self-care for teacher candidates after identifying this content as a missing yet necessary component of trauma-informed teaching (Authors, 2019). In the fall of 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting every element of candidates’ lives including our now remotely-delivered course, we reconsidered how that content needed to fit into the realities of learning to teach during a pandemic. Following these revisions, we explored the research question, how are candidates conceptualizing self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic? We describe findings and provide recommendations and resources for educator preparation programs (EPP) to include self-care content during COVID -19 and afterward

Positioning Pre-service Teacher Beliefs along the Traditional-Reform Continuum: An Examination of Normative Beliefs and Discursive Claims

This study examined a typical sample of K-8 pre-service teachers (PTs) enrolled in typical teacher-preparation programs (TPPs) to provide insight about where on the traditionalreform continuum PTs’ beliefs are positioned. To ensure accuracy in results, a sequential explanatory design was utilized in the examination of the PTs’ normative beliefs assessed three times throughout their TPPs (using Likert items and open-ended questions), relationships between other PTs’ and in-service teachers’ (ITs’) beliefs, and alignment between normative beliefs (what PTs believed they should do) and discursive claims about their teaching (what PTs claimed to do). Results of this study – particularly related to beliefs that are not positioned as far along the trajectory toward reform – are intended to assist mathematics educators and PD developers in targeting future instruction to meet PTs and ITs where they are. Beliefs related to “The power of students’ ideas”; “Critical thinking, problem solving, and understanding, justifying, and communicating processes and their connections to resulting answers”; “Relevance”; and “Productive struggle” were identified as being strong-reform, positioning them the farthest along the continuum toward reform. Beliefs related to “Telling students answers”; “Process v. answer”; and “Collaboration” were classified as being mid-to-weak reform, positioning them lower on the continuum. Beliefs related to “Computation” and “Expository teaching” were categorized as being strong-traditional, positioning them closest to the traditional end of the continuum

Feminist Press Author Reveals Identity

In 1972 I was appointed Associate Dean for Student Affairs at the Harvard Medical School, the first woman in the school\u27s history to hold a position in the ranks of high administration. I took this job because I want to believe that women physicians and medical students can make real contributions to the women\u27s health movement, and because I know that we need the support, good sense and good politics of other feminists, working together to revolutionize our understanding of health and health care. I hoped to make connections between the two groups and to be a voice for change in the administration of the school. Now, three years later, I believe that I should no longer tolerate the pretense of that job