Parent Involvement in Contested Times: A Brief Analysis of the Effects of Anti-Immigrant Policies on Latinx Immigrant Parent Involvement

How do perceived community and school cultural values affect Latinx immigrant parents’ decisions to engage with their children’s schools? What lessons might their experiences have for our understanding of parent involvement beyond the parameters of traditional models of parent involvement? Engaging parents as advocates for school success in the home is particularly important for English Language Learners (ELs). Tapping into the experiences of EL parents is a resource educators can use to increase parental involvement and, consequently, student academic achievement. This qualitative case study grounded in Critical Inquiry and Cultural Historic Activity Theory examined the perceptions and experiences of 5 working-class Latino immigrant mothers whose children were enrolled in two elementary schools in southern California. Parents were purposively selected from two predominantly Latinx urban Elementary schools to participate in individual interviews and focus groups. This study addresses an urgent need to survey the current context of immigrant families and, because most research on the subject of parent involvement takes a subtractive or deficit approach that often devalues the experiences and perceptions of Latinx immigrant parents, it responds to a need for studies that approach the subject from an asset based perspective that includes the voices of the parents themselves. Examining the narratives of the parents from their own perspectives, this study provides a platform from which parent voices can be heard and creates a space where the historical and current particulars of home and community practices, histories, and activities become as relevant as those of the dominant culture(s), thus creating equitable conditions where the social justice mission of education—which is to provide quality education for all—is more likely to be fulfilled

Analytic and bootstrap approximations of prediction errors under a multivariate fay-herriot model

A Multivariate Fay-Herriot model is used to aid the prediction of small area parameters of dependent variables with sample data aggregated to area level. The empirical best linear unbiased predictor of the parameter vector is used, and an approximation of the elements of the mean cross product error matrix is obtained by an extension of the results of Prasad and Rao (1990) to the multiparameter case. Three different bootstrap approximations of those elements are introduced, and a simulation study is developed in order to compare the efficiency of all presented approximations, including a comparison under lack of normality. Further, the number of replications needed for the bootstrap procedures to get stabilized are studied

Influencia de la actividad física y los hábitos nutricionales sobre el riesgo de síndrome metabólico

The combination of several risk factors caused by obesity, sedentary lifestyle or different genetic factors, leads to suffer "metabolic syndrome", which increases the chance of developing cardiovascular disease. Objectives: Describe the risk of cardiovascular disease in members of Guardia Civil from a military complex in Madrid. Material and method: Descriptive cross-sectional study carried out by a 30 questions-survey, analytics and anthropometric measurements to the Guardia Civil staff who came to the medical service of their quartering between September 1 and October 31, 2014. Results: Sample of 76 subjects aged 20-62. 7’89% of individuals have three or more parameters related with metabolic syndrome diagnosis.Conclusions: Sedentary lifestyle and poor nutritional habits act negatively in lipid profile, blood pressure and BMI, increasing the risk of metabolic syndrome and, therefore, cardiovascular diseasesLa conjunción de varios factores de riesgo originados por la obesidad, el sedentarismo o por diversos factores genéticos, lleva a padecer el llamado “Síndrome Metabólico”, que incrementa la posibilidad de desarrollar enfermedades cardiovasculares. Objetivos: Describir el riesgo de padecer enfermedades cardiovasculares que tienen los miembros de la Guardia Civil de un complejo militar de Madrid. Material y método: Estudio descriptivo transversal, realizado mediante encuesta de 30 preguntas, analítica y medidas antropométricas al personal de la Guardia Civil que acudió al servicio médico de su acuartelamiento entre el 1 de septiembre y el 31 de octubre de 2014. Resultados: Muestra de 76 sujetos de entre 20 y 62 años. El 7’89% de los individuos tiene tres o más parámetros para el diagnóstico del Síndrome Metabólico. Conclusiones: El sedentarismo y los malos hábitos nutricionales actúan negativamente en el perfil lipídico, TA y el IMC de los individuos, haciendo que estos tengan más probabilidades de padecer SM y, por tanto, enfermedades cardiovasculares

Innovation and communication technologies + Problem based learning: a new approach for teaching architecture

This article presents the results obtained during its first year of application in the educational innovation project called “New frameworks of teaching: ICT applied to problem based learning in technical bachelors” (PIE 15-166) developed at the School of Architecture in the University of Malaga. This has been focused on the development of educational strategies based on exploiting the potential of ICT, taking as a framework the ABP. Its application on subjects from different areas of knowledge (architectural composition, urban planning, projects and architectural constructions) has allowed assessing the adaptability of this methodology depending on the content. Among the obtained results can be highlighted the improvement in cross curricular coordination between subjects from different fields of studies, providing different ways of synchronous and asynchronous communication between students and teachers to generate a greater interaction between all the involved subjects; increasing in addition the interest and an improvement of the results.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tec

Processing and characterisation of Calcium SulfoAluminate (CSA) eco-cements coated with a hybrid organo-inorganic material for photocatalytic applications

On the one hand, Calcium SulfoAluminate (CSA) eco-cements are receiving increasing attention since their manufacture produces up to 40% less CO2 than ordinary Portland cement (OPC). In addition, they show interesting properties such as high early-age strengths, short setting times, impermeability, sulfate and chloride corrosion resistance and low alkalinity. On the other hand, water treatment is a key issue and it will become much more important in the decades ahead. We have developed a photocatalytic material capable to degrade contaminants in water, under both UVA and visible radiations. In both cases, it works more effectively than nano-TiO2 (Evonik P25). The environmental benefits of the use of CSA eco-cements with a photocatalyst are two folds: the photocatalytic treatment of contaminated water, and lower CO2 emissions because of the use of eco-cements rather than OPC. However, before preparing the coating, different parameters need to be under control. This includes the effect of the photocatalyst onto the eco-cement (setting time, phase assemblage, and so on), and the effect of the eco-cement on the photocatalyst. This work deals with the processing and characterisation of coatings onto CSA eco-cement pastes, including rheological behaviour, setting time, adhesion, and so on.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech. This work has been supported by Junta de Andalucía (Spain) through P11-FQM-7517 and P12-FQM-1656 research grants and FEDER/University of Málaga (FC14-MAT-23). Dr. I. Santacruz thanks a Ramón y Cajal fellowship, RYC-2008-03523

Work related stress and well-being: the roles of direct action coping and palliative coping

The purpose of the present study is to analyze the roles of direct action coping and palliative coping in the relationship between work stressors and psychological well-being, as well as their possible interactions, in a sample of 464 bank employees. Hierarchical regression analyses showed main effects of direct action coping on well-being. Palliative coping predicts higher levels of psychological distress. Contrary to what was expected, the interactions between work stressors and direct action coping were not significant. Palliative coping interacted with work stressors when predicting psychosomatic complaints. The interaction between the two types of coping was significant on psychosomatic complaints and psychological distress, but not on job satisfaction. The paper discusses theoretical and practical implications of these results, in order to design intervention strategies to prevent and manage job stress

ASOINCA: um sindicato de professores com proposta pedagógica

This research article explores one of the least addressed facets of teachers' unionism, which is associated with its pedagogical identity. In this sense, we want to show that despite the crisis of unionism and in particular of the teachers' union, some unions like the Association of Teachers and Education Workers of Cauca (ASOINCA) in Colombia, have been making pedagogical-political bets that contribute to the strengthening of teachers, schools and the union in particular. The union groups constitute social mobilizations for education, linked to and go beyond the union demands of trade unionism in general, making it possible to strengthen an identity relationship with a political-pedagogical position of the teaching work.Este artículo de investigación explora una de las facetas menos abordada en el sindicalismo magisterial, la cual es aquella asociada a su identidad pedagógica. En ese sentido, queremos mostrar que, pese a la crisis del sindicalismo y en particular del magisterial, algunos sindicatos, como en el caso de la Asociación de Institutores y Trabajadores de la Educación del Cauca (ASOINCA) en Colombia, vienen realizando apuestas pedagógico-políticas que contribuyen al fortalecimiento de los maestros, de las escuelas y del sindicato en particular. Los grupos sindicales se constituyen, entonces, en movilizaciones sociales por la educación que se vinculan y van más allá de las reivindicaciones gremiales propias del sindicalismo en general, posibilitando afianzar una relación identitaria con una postura político-pedagógica de la labor docente.Este artigo de pesquisa explora uma das facetas menos abordadas do sindicalismo docente, a qual é aquela associada à sua identidade pedagógica. Nesse sentido, queremos mostrar que, apesar da crise do sindicalismo e em particular da profissão docente, alguns sindicatos, como é o caso da Associação de Instituições e Trabalhadores da Educação de Cauca (ASOINCA) na Colômbia, têm feito apostas pedagógico-políticas que contribuem para o fortalecimento dos professores, das escolas e do sindicato em particular. Os grupos sindicais constituem-se então em mobilizações sociais pela educação que se vinculam e vão além das reivindicações gremiais próprias do sindicalismo em geral, possibilitando afiançar uma relação de identidade com um posicionamento político-pedagógico do trabalho docente

Programa didáctico, para mejorar el nivel de conocimiento y actitudes evangelizadoras sobre el sacramento de la unción de los enfermos en los jóvenes de la Comisión Diocesana de Juventud, Chiclayo-2021

Siendo el sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos un signo eficaz de ayuda para la persona enferma o anciana, por medio del cual Cristo lo acompaña dándole un sentido y significado a su dolor, sufrimiento y edad. Es necesario que se haga investigaciones que remarquen la naturaleza y el valor del mismo. Por consiguiente, esta investigación de tipo cuantitativo a nivel descriptivo, tuvo como objetivo: “Diseñar un programa didáctico, para mejorar el nivel de conocimiento sobre el Sacramento de la Unción de los enfermos y las actitudes evangelizadoras de los Jóvenes de la Pastoral Diocesana de Chiclayo”, para ello se utilizó un instrumento validado anteriormente por las investigadoras Chuman S. & García, K., se aplicó una encuesta a 51 jóvenes, el cual media dos dimensiones; la primera el nivel de conocimiento y la segunda, actitudes evangelizadoras con dos elementos marcados que son, el de acompañamiento y fomento del Sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos. Tras administrar la encuesta se reunió y analizó los resultados de manera estadística, los mismos que evidenciaron carencia de conocimiento y actitudes evangelizadoras por parte de los jóvenes, estos resultados nos llevaron a plantear 3 proyectos de aprendizaje en el campo educativo

Entre el experimento sociológico y la manipulación: el hiperreal en The Hunger Games

Los programas de telerrealidad se han convertido en protagonistas de las pantallas televisivas, configurando un ejemplo de lo que Baudrillard denominó hiperreal y que es la base argumental de la trilogía The Hunger Games de Suzanne Collins. Se trata de un producto dirigido a jóvenes que presenta grandes diferencias con la mayoría de obras dirigidas al mismo público. Su argumento describe un programa extremo de reality donde adolescentes de ambos sexos deben luchar a muerte entre sí, observados por toda la población y controlados por el poder político y mediático. El enorme éxito de las novelas y sus adaptaciones cinematográficas, así como la originalidad de una propuesta muy connotada políticamente, explican la relevancia e interés sociológico de este artículo. Mediante un enfoque teórico deductivo, el texto ofrece una lectura crítica sobre un producto mainstream y a la vez insólito, estableciendo puntos de contacto entre el hiperreal y la sociedad de hoy. Así, se puede afirmar que el simulacro de distopía o mundo futuro en el que se desarrolla la historia constituye una crítica a la desigualdad social, económica y tecnológica que ya existe en el mundo actual y que se propone al público juvenil como elemento de reflexión crítica