Development and analysis of a modular approach to payload specialist training

A modular training approach for Spacelab payload crews is described. Representative missions are defined for training requirements analysis, training hardware, and simulations. Training times are projected for each experiment of each representative flight. A parametric analysis of the various flights defines resource requirements for a modular training facility at different flight frequencies. The modular approach is believed to be more flexible, time saving, and economical than previous single high fidelity trainer concepts. Block diagrams of training programs are shown

Identity development in career-changing beginning teachers : a qualitative study of professional scientists becoming school teachers

This qualitative study provides a critical case to analyse the identity development of professionals who already have a strong sense of identity as scientists and have decided to relinquish their professional careers to become teachers. The study followed a group of professionals who undertook a one-year teacher education course and were assigned to secondary and middle-years schools on graduation. Their experiences were examined through the lens of self-determination theory, which posits that autonomy, confidence and relationships are important in achieving job satisfaction. The findings indicated that those teachers who were able to achieve this sense of autonomy and confidence, and had established strong relationships with colleagues generated a positive professional identity as a teacher. The failure to establish supportive relationships was a decisive event that challenged their capacity to develop a strong sense of identity as a teacher

Design criteria for payload workstation accommodations

Anticipated shuttle sortie payload man-system design criteria needs are investigated. Man-system interactions for the scientific disciplines are listed and the extent is assessed to which documented Skylab experience is expected to provide system design guidance for each of the identified interactions. Where the analysis revealed that the reduced Skylab data does not answer the anticipated needs candidate criteria, based on unreduced Skylab data, available prior research, original analysis, or related requirements derived from previous space programs, are provided

Adequacy of the passive inflated falling sphere technique

Inflated falling sphere for high altitude sounding at radar sit

Use of On-Line Resources by Teachers Of Science: An Analysis of Socci Market Research Project Data

This study reports on the findings of the Schools On-line Curriculum Content Initiative (SOCCI) market research project conducted in 2001 concerning the use of on-line technology by science teachers. Specifically the study sought to define the patterns of usage, teaching and learning strategies, and conditions that favoured or inhibited the use of on-line technology. Qualitative data were drawn from classroom observations and interviews with nominated teachers and quantitative data derived from an on-line survey. Several key findings will be discussed. First, although science teachers tend to use on-line resources to develop their own dedicated teaching materials, the more enthusiastic teachers are spending considerable time preparing resources but may have reached a saturation point where the outcomes were not worth the effort. Lack of support and contextual factors within schools are significant impediments. Second, there is clear indication that students in science are using on-line technology mostly for research and information retrieval. Most science teachers in secondary schools seem to have easy access to computers and are tending to use them in science teaching spaces. Third, common software, especially word processors, is being used to support both teachers’ professional work and student learning. Fourth, teachers’ assessment of the current state of computers, their access, quantity and quality seemed to be favourable. The paper will discuss these findings and the related range of issues and conditions that support or inhibit the use of on-line facilities

Migrant Families in Ireland: Understanding the Culture Landscapes of Transnational Family Life

Being ‗migrant‘ in Ireland is often presented in the popular media and academic studies as being somewhat problematic. While this study acknowledges some of the difficulties facing Ireland‘s migrant population, I attend in particular to some of the more everyday and ordinary things done as part of living here, some of which express a ‗migrant‘ identity, and some which do not. Through the lenses of ‗family‘ and ‗home‘, I explore the cultural geographies of migrant relationships by engaging with Lithuanian, Indian, and United States research participants in Ireland. The key question is: How does the migration process reconstitute how people who move understand and experience family and home? Theoretically, I disrupt ‗The Family‘ as a coherent ontological existence. In doing so, I blend a poststructuralist ontology and epistemology of kin and non-kin relationships with a phenomenological way of knowing how relationships are performed in place. Methodologically, I develop an approach which fuses participatory photography with family album exploration as a means of interrogating what family means to each participant, and where feels most like home. The reflective nature of these questions facilitates an abstract interrogation of the everyday lived experiences of family and home, while I draw from cultural and political geographies of migration and transnational studies, in particular, in order to understand the particularity of the migrant case. The stories gathered are understood as a series of family landscapes – the expression of the social and spatial practices that produce families in particular ways, at particular times, and in particular places. The thesis reads, therefore, as a conceptual development of a landscape imaginary of families. The ‗architecture‘ of that conceptual framework is presented through a set of ‗scapes‘ in a way that offers the possibility of theoretical abstraction from this particular research for application to other family contexts too

A Qualitative Analysis Exploring the Development of Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Adolescent Males with Developmental Disabilities

Adolescents with developmental disabilities (DD) experience regular physical and sexual development. Some adolescents with developmental disabilities engage in problematic sexual behaviors (PSB). In order to be able to address the needs of this population in terms of prevention of PSB, and provision of effective treatment after PSB has begun, their experience must be understood and contributing factors identified. It is with this in mind that this study was designed, with the purpose being the exploration of the experiences of adolescents with DD who have engaged in sexually problematic behaviors, including compulsive or addictive patterns of behavior, and to identify the contributing factors for engaging in these behaviors. A grounded theory approach with a directed analysis component was used. Eleven participants were interviewed including five persons with developmental disabilities (PWDD) and six parents regarding the experiences of seven different individuals with DD who have engaged in PSB. Results of this study indicate that the presence of a DD increases the complexity of this experience. A model was created to explain the overall process of engaging in PSB as requiring exposure, motivation, opportunity, and deficits in sexual education. In addition, nine different factors were identified that may be contributing factors that increase the risk of an individual with DD engaging in PSB. These results may be of value for parents of children with DD, service providers, and educators

Alien Registration- Watters, George J. (Portland, Cumberland County)

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Queuing Theory in Theme Parks

The goal of this project is to find the most efficient way for theme parks to process their guests. There currently exist many types of lines such as standby lines, single rider lines, and fastpass or skip the line queues. We will simulate a single rides queue. This will be a popular roller coaster at the park. Hourly throughputs of rides will be calculated, and a simulation will be created for the ride to start processing guests through different line scenarios. Through this method, we will find the best method for a park to process as many guests as they can, therefore shortening wait times and improving guest experiences. We will assume a perfect operating day, meaning no breakdowns, rain or ride closures. The final step will be to look at the strength of the model and see how far it can be expanded to create better guest experiences at the park