Cities Building Community Wealth

As cities struggle with rising inequality, widespread economic hardship, and racial disparities, something surprising and hopeful is also stirring. In a growing number of America's cities, a more inclusive, community-based approach to economic development is being taken up by a new breed of economic development professionals and mayors. This approach to economic development could be on the cusp of going to scale. It's time it had a name. We call it community wealth building

Non-Traditional Learning in STEM: How Students Autonomy and the Impact of Teacher Delivery Develops Deeper Conceptual Understanding at the Middle School Level

Non-traditional forms of curriculum development and delivery have shown particular promise in supporting the autonomy of students particularly in relation to science. Programs such as OPENSCIED are inquiry based- learning that promotes problem solving skills and cross curricular development supported by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This mixed method research study sought to illuminate how these types of curricular programs influence student autonomy and learning, especially with the implementation of OpenSciEd within Des Moines Public Schools. The study utilizes student state testing (ISASP)data alongside teacher surveys, interviews and observations to investigate the strengths or potential deficits of inquiry based science education, alongside the curriculum adoption. The purpose of the study is to align current teaching practices using the inquiry-based science curriculum to be reflected in potential growth in student testing data as DMPS fully adopts OpenSciEd. The results will serve as a catalyst within the district to bridge a curricular action that is already occurring at the elementary level and better prepare students for high school, college, and career

The human delusion: A discussion into the emergence of the posthuman through the deconstruction of the liberal humanist view of the self in Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake and Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl

This dissertation will serve to investigate the deconstruction of the liberal humanist vision of the ‘self’ through a posthumanist reading of the two dystopian novels Oryx and Crake and The Windup Girl by Margaret Atwood and Paolo Bacigalupi respectively. By engaging with these two novels, this dissertation will focus primarily on a posthumanist reading of the texts and analyse the perceived image of the nineteenth century ‘man’ and discuss the possible disappearance of this view of what it means to be a human being. The introduction will explain the differences between the liberal humanist subject, the transhumanist subject and the posthumanist subject. The main body of the dissertation will then discuss key issues surrounding these three subjects. By focusing on epistemic shifts, the blurring of boundaries between humans and animals and the end of a capitalistic model of living, this dissertation serves to prove how these two novels expose the threat that the liberal humanist subject poses to itself and highlights the inevitable move to the posthuman. This dissertation also serves to discuss the possibility of the human and posthuman being able to survive together

Differential parent and teacher reports of school readiness in a disadvantaged community

Differential ratings by multiple informants are an important issue in survey design. Although much research has focused on differential reports of child behaviour, discrepancies between parent and teacher reports of children’s school readiness are less explored.

Perspectives on the application of technology to enhance learning in an undergraduate nursing degree programme

This paper discusses concepts and practice relating to the use of computer-based technologies for enhancing learning. It draws on examples from a UK nursing degree programme

The Management of Non-IgE-Mediated Allergies in Human Milk-Fed Infants

Background: Non-IgE (immunoglobulin E)-mediated food allergies (FA) present diagnostic and management challenges despite guidelines due to knowledge gaps amongst clinicians. Given that 60% of food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis (FPIAP) cases occur in breast-fed infants, maternal elimination diets are routinely prescribed to manage allergy symptoms. The implications of maternal dietary eliminations extend beyond maternal nutrition to consideration of infant nutrition and feeding skill acquisition. Methods: A survey-based retrospective, cross-sectional study sought to identify dietary triggers and symptom management techniques practiced by (n=59) lactating mothers of infants with confirmed and suspected cases of non-IgE FA in the United States. Statistical significance was set at p \u3c0.05 and correlations were performed using SPSS statistical software version 29.0. Results: Cow’s milk followed by soy represented the most common dietary antigens at 96.6% and 22.0% respectively of those surveyed. Of these, 88% reported maternal elimination of cow’s milk and 35.6% reported elimination of milk and soy. Only 14.3% of respondents received a referral to a dietitian. Among infants with confirmed or suspected non-IgE FA (n=59), 72.9% (n=43) continued breastfeeding during maternal elimination, 13.5% (n=8) transitioned to a hypoallergenic formula, and the other 5.1% (n=3) were fed a combination of breast milk and formula. The predominant symptoms reported were abdominal pain (59.3%), feeding difficulties (59.3%), and colic (50.8%). Conclusion: Based on the number of lactating mothers practicing cow’s milk avoidance, there are nutritional concerns for mothers and infants experiencing non-IgE FA. Dietitians can play a crucial role in supporting the breastfeeding mother through dietary eliminations for the management of non-IgE FA in their infant