STRATEGIC TEACHING PLAN FOR THE TRAINING OF STUDENTS TOWARDS THE CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FAMILY BUSINESSES IN BARCELONA, SPAIN

Las empresas familiares son uno de los principales impulsores de la economía, de ahí la relevancia de estudiarlas. Hay varias contribuciones de especialistas nacionales en el tema de las empresas familiares, pero los estudios y las herramientas desarrolladas con el fin de profesionalizar a este tipo de empresas son insuficientes. Por lo tanto, el objetivo principal de esta investigación es diseñar un plan de enseñanza estratégico con características interdisciplinarias para la formación de estudiantes hacia la creación y gestión de empresas familiares en Barcelona, ​​España, respondiendo a las necesidades y demandas de la sociedad. La metodología utilizada es de naturaleza cuantitativa, con un alcance de acuerdo con el nivel de conocimiento obtenido con dicha investigación: exploratorio-descriptivo. También requería un tipo transaccional descriptivo no experimental, todo para investigar la incidencia y proporcionar una visión de la comunidad de estudio. La unidad de análisis utilizada fue el profesorado del área de Organización de empresas. Con base en el plan de enseñanza estratégico propuesto, se pretende que los maestros adquieran primero las mismas habilidades que los estudiantes deben administrar y dirigir las empresas familiares

Professional Development Principles for Teachers of English Language Learners

Since effective professional development is logically embedded in the reality of schools and teachers‘ work, it stands to reason that the principal would consider that reality for teachers of English language learners (ELL). Certainly, in general, professional development would incorporate principles of adult learning as reported by Knowles (1980): (1) adult learners need to be self-directed; (2) they display readiness to learn when they have a perceived need; and (3) they desire immediate application of new skills and knowledge. Based on adult learning theory, then, principals would provide teachers of ELLs professional development that addresses a need for self-direction, that addresses their particular needs, and that addresses the desire to apply what is learned. Time and created situations whereby teachers can dialogue with other teachers and principals can dialogue with other principals is critical for the effective application of the knowledge gained in professional development sessions and afterward as well

The Use of a Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Technology for Monitoring Land Use and Soil Carbon Change in the Subtropical Dry Forest Life Zone of Puerto Rico

Aerial photography, one of the first form of remote sensing technology, has long been an invaluable means to monitor activities and conditions at the Earth's surface. Geographic Information Systems or GIS is the use of computers in showing and manipulating spatial data. This report will present the use of geographic information systems and remote sensing technology for monitoring land use and soil carbon change in the subtropical dry forest life zone of Puerto Rico. This research included the south of Puerto Rico that belongs to the subtropical dry forest life zone. The Guanica Commonwealth Forest Biosphere Reserve and the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve are studied in detail, because of their location in the subtropical dry forest life zone. Aerial photography, digital multispectral imagery, soil samples, soil survey maps, field inspections, and differential global positioning system (DGPS) observations were used

Association of acculturation with cardiac structure and function among Hispanics/Latinos: a cross-sectional analysis of the echocardiographic study of Latinos.

OBJECTIVE:Hispanics/Latinos, the largest immigrant population in the USA, undergo the process of acculturation and have a large burden of heart failure risk. Few studies have examined the association of acculturation on cardiac structure and function. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:The Echocardiographic Study of Latinos. PARTICIPANTS:1818 Hispanic adult participants with baseline echocardiographic assessment and acculturation measured by the Short Acculturation Scale, nativity, age at immigration, length of US residence, generational status and language. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES:Echocardiographic assessment of left atrial volume index (LAVI), left ventricular mass index (LVMI), early diastolic transmitral inflow and mitral annular velocities. RESULTS:The study population was predominantly Spanish-speaking and foreign-born with mean residence in the US of 22.7 years, mean age of 56.4 years; 50% had hypertension, 28% had diabetes and 44% had a body mass index &gt;30 kg/m2. Multivariable analyses demonstrated higher LAVI with increasing years of US residence. Foreign-born and first-generation participants had higher E/e' but lower LAVI and e' velocities compared with the second generation. Higher acculturation and income &gt;20K were associated with higher LVMI, LAVI and E/e' but lower e' velocities. Preferential Spanish-speakers with an income <20K had a higher E/e'. CONCLUSIONS:Acculturation was associated with abnormal cardiac structure and function, with some effect modification by socioeconomic status

\u3ci\u3eCompartiendo Nuestras Historias\u3c/i\u3e: Five \u3ci\u3eTestimonios\u3c/i\u3e of Schooling and Survival

This storytelling begins with a positioning of why and how we use testimonio as part of a larger project of social justice and transformative pedagogies. In this collective testimonio, 5 working-class Latina scholars tell the stories of their struggles to overcome the challenges of language and assimilation, of gender discrimination and racism, of the violence of patriarchy, and of the experience of being treated as an “alien” in one\u27s own country

Prioritizing the protection of climate refugia: designing a climate-ready protected area network

Protected areas are the primary strategy for maintaining natural landscapes and separating biodiversity features from preventable anthropogenic threats. The Convention on Biological Diversity calls for the coverage of at least 17% of land by protected areas, and the strategic prioritization of important biodiversity areas. Using the spatially explicit reserve design software, Marxan, this study combines climate refugia modelled under future climates in the year 2070 and bioregions to identify priority sites for protected area expansion under climate change in the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Priority sites for new protected areas that meet bioregion and climate refugia targets were identified in central-western, northeast and patches of southeast NSW. Seven existing parks, including Kosciuszko National Park, overlapped with regions identified repeatedly as climate refugia under 12 future climate scenarios. The recommendations from this study support policy-makers in prioritizing the protection of biodiversity under a changing and uncertain climate

A Study Addressing Three Components of the National Bilingual Research Agenda for English Language Learners on High Stakes Assessment

Field-Initiated Research Report AERA, April 2002Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs, U.S. Department of Educatio

Would Surgeons Opt for Polypropylene Mesh if They Hypothetically Had Stress Urinary Incontinence or Pelvic Organ Prolapse?

Introduction • Controversy surrounding vaginal mesh kits • Many patients have negative connotations regarding mesh • If patients were shown that their surgeons would opt for mesh –maybe this would help lessen the negativity?https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/lambrew-retreat-2021/1057/thumbnail.jp

An Analysis of a Public School Prekindergarten Bilingual Montessori Program

The purpose of our study was to analyze a public school prekindergarten Montessori bilingual program via the investigation of second grade reading achievement scores on a Spanish and an English norm-referenced test between two groups of students those who had participated in a prekindergarten Montessori bilingual program and those who had participated in a prekindergarten traditional bilingual program