Culturally-Responsive Dance: Building Community One Step at a Time

James Catterall\u27s, (1997) report, Involvement in the Arts and Success in Secondary School , espoused the need for Arts Education. Finding that students who were involved in the arts had increased motivation, school attendance, and positive attitudes, this longitudinal study became a national model of Arts Education advocacy. Landson Billings (1995) assertion that culturally-relevant pedagogy is a pillar for student success is but a further expansion of Ogbu (1987) which stated that A culturally relevant pedagogy must provide a way for students to maintain their cultural identity while succeeding academically (p. 155).Although the academic world has reflected and responded to the concept of culturally-relevant, culturally-responsive, culturally-congruent and culturally-compatible curriculum through the development of research and a plethora of sensitivity building activities for aspiring and practicing teachers, the arts and arts education world have not gotten as far. The purpose of this research is to look at students who have been exposed to arts intensive education from a culturally-relevant perspective.I stand with the great philosopher John Dewey, in his assertion that the arts should have a central role in general education, and I am interested in identifying ways in which that role is increased in the lives of the often marginalized students of our society: low SES, African-American, urban students in particula

Patient and provider experiences with relationship, information, and management continuity

From 2003 to 2014, the Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) monitored patient experiences with healthcare services through a biennial Satisfaction and Experience with Healthcare Services (SEHCS) survey. The findings consistently showed a direct link between coordination of care, an aspect of continuity of care, and healthcare outcomes. Specifically, it showed that better coordination is linked to positive outcomes; the reverse is also true. Given the critical role continuity of care plays in the healthcare system, the HQCA conducted in-depth interviews, interactive feedback sessions and focus groups with patients and providers to explore factors that influence both seamless and fragmented patient journeys. Continuity of care refers to “the degree to which a series of discrete healthcare events is experienced as coherent and connected and consistent with the patient’s healthcare needs and personal context”. Reviews of international literature have identified three major subtypes of continuity across healthcare settings: relationship, information, and management continuity. This study showed that from the patient perspective, relationship continuity is most valued and is foundational for experiencing information and management continuity. A trusting, patient-centred, and respectful relationship with a primary healthcare provider is central to this. From the provider perspective, information continuity is most important. Primary care providers get frustrated if information is withheld or delayed, and if other providers change treatment plans or medications. Patients highly value timely access to their own information. They also value having enough time during an appointment with a family doctor who listens and communicates effectively. Both patients and providers value and benefit from management continuity, which was described by many as a partnership or shared responsibility for managing and coordinating healthcare services. Future conversations about health system design should focus on how all providers and services can work together, and engage patients, to co-design a system that is built around patient-centred relationships

Social support modifies the negative effects of acculturation on obesity and central obesity in Mexican men.

Background: This study examined the moderating role of social support in the acculturation-obesity/central obesity relationship in Mexican American (MA) men and women. Methods: Data from NHANES 1999-2008 were used. Acculturation derived from language use, country of birth and length of residence in the U.S. Social support assessed emotional and financial support. BMI (≥30) and waist circumference (≥88 cm for women; ≥102 cm for men) measured obesity and central obesity, respectively. Weighted multivariate logistic regression models were used to describe associations. Results: Compared to less acculturation, more acculturation was associated with higher odds of obesity (ORs 2.48; 95% CI 1.06-5.83) and central obesity (2.90; 1.39-6.08) among MA men with low/no social support, but not among MA men reporting high social support. The modifying effects was not observed among women. Conclusion: Higher amounts of social support appeared to attenuate the risk of obesity/central obesity associated with acculturation. Interventions enhancing social support maybe effective among acculturated MAs, particularly among men

Prospectus, September 6, 1990

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The Iowa Homemaker vol.20, no.2

Your College Home, Editor, page 1 Home Economics Cabinet, Florence Byrnes, page 2 Study on a Budget, Dorothy Lee Conquest, page 4 Forward March with Confidence, Eleanor White, page 6 Home Economist from Far Away, Ruby Jackson, page 7 It’s a Man’s World, Gaynold Carroll, page 8 Art, Music, and Literature Mingle, Nancy Mason, page 10 Who’s Who on Campus, Dorothy Anne Roost, page 11 What’s New in Home Economics, page 12 Women’s Athletics Will Enter New Home, Jeanette Foster, page 14 Personalize Your Letter Writing, Virginia Kirkpatrick, page 15 Behind Bright Jackets, Marjorie Thomas, page 16 Coed Concoctions, Marian Dougan, page 18 Alums in the News, Bette Simpson, page 20 Give Beauty a Chance, Ida Halpin, page 22 Journalistic Spindles, Ruth Jensen, page 2

RAMESES publication standards: realist syntheses

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The Metabochip, a Custom Genotyping Array for Genetic Studies of Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Anthropometric Traits

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