A Critical Examination of Media Images of the Civil Rights Movement and their Role in Shaping Collective Memories among Northern White Audiences

Collective memory theory has been used to study a wide array of phenomena, including the media’s role in shaping collective memories of pivotal and influential events throughout society. Often when lacking direct contact and engagement, the media may shape the collective memories of audiences. As such, the current study examines prominent images presented in the media and the potential role each could have contributed to the collective memory of the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement. More specifically, this study analyzes how collective memories, which are arguably influenced by the mass media, create memories for audiences that lack direct engagement (e.g., participating in sit-ins) with the Civil Rights Movement. Adopting content analysis, findings posit that certain images from the Civil Rights Movement, along with their reinforcement in media, contributes to what mainstream audiences remember and recall, aligning the movement in favorable and respectable terms

Expectations of Mentoring: Novice Teachers’ Voices

Mentoring, as an avenue to support and retain new teachers, has received a renewed interest. As Trubowitz suggests, “School systems are finding that beginning teachers who have access to intensive mentoring are less likely to leave teaching” (2004, p. 59). While several factors may cause teachers to leave, alienation has been identified as one of the major forces. According to previous research, teachers experience “a combination of feelings of isolation, normlessness, powerlessness, and meaninglessness” (Benham & O’Brien, 2002, p. 20). Such feelings of isolation are compounded by the current accountability demands and the professional pressure teachers’ experience. Thus, it is imperative to consider alternative strategies aimed at providing the kind of support congruent with beginning teacher’s needs in order to be successful (Breaux & Wong, 2003, p. iii). A goal of such strategies should be the effective socialization of teachers, and providing on-going support for growth, through different approaches including mentoring (Darling-Hammond, 2003; Brennan, Thames, & Roberts, 1999). Although mentoring can be an effective means to enhance teacher efficacy and help beginning teachers (Breaux & Wong, 2003; Delgado, 1999; Yost, 2002), limited research focuses on teachers’ perspectives associated with their own expectations of mentoring, particularly in diverse school settings (Wang & Odell, 2002). Further, researchers suggest, “There has been limited evidence that points to the expectations of new teachers relative to mentoring” (Tillman, 2005, p. 616). Thus, it is essential that teachers’ voices be illuminated to better understand their needs so that school leaders may “consider the benefits of consulting with novice teachers about their expectations in the mentoring arrangement” (Tillman, 2005, p. 626). Much of the current literature on teacher mentoring is based on experiences of mentors (Ganser, 1996; Trubowitz, 2004), and mentoring internship program descriptions (Brennan, Thames, & Roberts, 1999) however, novice teachers’ voices tend to be absent from the discourse. While few studies have focused on teachers’ perceptions (Rowley, 1999; Olebe, Jackson, & Danielson, 1999), additional research is needed so that beginning teachers’ voices contribute to a better understanding of mentoring as a vehicle to reduce isolation, successfully socialize new teachers into the demands of the profession, provide culturally responsive support to novice teachers, and reduce teacher turnover. Such inquiry could also be useful to avoid the common pitfalls that might have a detrimental effect on teachers and students. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to present the results of a study conducted to examine teachers’ expectations of mentoring

The relationship of acculturation and social support to birth outcomes of pregnant Mexican-American adolescents

The adolescent pregnancy rate in the U.S. continues to be an issue that concerns nursing and allied health related fields. There has been minimal research published regarding Mexican-American adolescent pregnancy outcomes. The purpose of this was to assess the relationship between social support and acculturation on pregnancy outcomes of Mexican- American adolescents. Statistical descriptive analysis analyzed the relationships between the demographic data, the Acculturation Rating Scale-II for Mexican-Americans, the Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire, and birth outcomes. Pearson\u27s product moment correlation analyzed the relationship between acculturation and social support on birth outcomes. Several positive correlations were found at the p ≤ 0.01 and p ≤ 0.05 significance levels. Significant positive correlations were found between the three social support categories, the acculturation levels, acculturation scale scores, gestational age, birth weight, maternal age and education levels. A weak positive correlation was found between the Mexican Orientation Score and gestational status

Analizar el impacto de la adopción o convergencia por primera vez de la NICSP 17, propiedad planta y equipo en la entidad gubernamental -FINANDENA-, de acuerdo con los estados financieros de la vigencia fiscal 2012

Esta investigación ha tenido como objetivo analizar el impacto de la adopción o convergencia de las Normas Internacionales de Contabilidad para el Sector Público NICSP No 17 - Propiedad Planta y Equipo, en la Entidad Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional- FINANDENA con información del balance a 31 de diciembre de 2012. Para ello, se indago acerca de las normas internacionales, su definición, características, aplicabilidad y finalmente como se adoptó en la Entidad, a través de un comparativo de las normas actuales para el manejo de Propiedad Planta y Equipo COLGAAP, comparando con las NICSP-17.FINDETER S.A.This research has been aimed at analyzing the impact of the adoption or convergence of International Accounting Standards IPSAS Public Sector No 17 - Property, Plant and Equipment, at the National Development Financial Institution-FINANDENA with balance sheet information at December 31/2012. To this end, I inquire about international standards, its definition, characteristics, applicability and finally as adopted by the Company, through a comparison of the current rules for handling COLGAAP Plant and Equipment Property, comparing with IPSAS-17

Non-integrability of some few body problems in two degrees of freedom

The basic theory of Differential Galois and in particular Morales--Ramis theory is reviewed with focus in analyzing the non--integrability of various problems of few bodies in Celestial Mechanics. The main theoretical tools are: Morales--Ramis theorem, the algebrization method of Acosta--Bl\'azquez and Kovacic's algorithm. Morales--Ramis states that if Hamiltonian system has an additional meromorphic integral in involution in a neighborhood of a specific solution, then the differential Galois group of the normal variational equations is abelian. The algebrization method permits under general conditions to recast the variational equation in a form suitable for its analysis by means of Kovacic's algorithm. We apply these tools to various examples of few body problems in Celestial Mechanics: (a) the elliptic restricted three body in the plane with collision of the primaries; (b) a general Hamiltonian system of two degrees of freedom with homogeneous potential of degree -1; here we perform McGehee's blow up and obtain the normal variational equation in the form of an hypergeometric equation. We recover Yoshida's criterion for non--integrability. Then we contrast two methods to compute the Galois group: the well known, based in the Schwartz--Kimura table, and the lesser based in Kovacic's algorithm. We apply these methodology to three problems: the rectangular four body problem, the anisotropic Kepler problem and two uncoupled Kepler problems in the line; the last two depend on a mass parameter, but while in the anisotropic problem it is integrable for only two values of the parameter, the two uncoupled Kepler problems is completely integrable for all values of the masses.Comment: 33 page

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Zonificación edafoclimática del cultivo de alfalfa en la subcuenca del Rio Cachi, Región Ayacucho

El estudio se fundamenta en la determinación de la zonificación edafo-climática del cultivo de alfalfa de la subcuenca del rio cachi, empleando como base el sistema de información geografica (SIG) e imágen satelital, donde se consideran los requerimientos de la alfalfa, con el propósito de obtener zonas óptimas. La metodología evalúa la aptitud de la subcuenca, basadas en las disponibilidades climáticas y edáficas; en los requerimientos del cultivo de la alfalfa. La zonificación edafoclimatica del cultivo de alfalfa, se hizo a través del modelo metodológico generado por CLIRSEN (2010) usando como base la metodología de zonificación de la FAO (1997), donde se sobreponen diversas capas de información espacial, con la finalidad de definir zonas con cierto nivel de aptitud. Los datos empleados en el proceso fueron recopilados de distintas instituciones del estado como SENAMHI, en donde se usaron 16 estaciones meteorologicas con mediciones de precipitación media anual y mensual, temperatura media anual y mensual, Temperatura Máxima y Minima mensual. Con el apoyo técnico del INIA-CANAAN AYACUCHO, se elaboró la cartografia del suelo considerando la textura, profundidad efectiva, materia orgánica, entre otros se hizo clasificación según acorde con su capacidad. Con esta información climática y edáfica, se realizó la combinación y el análisis para obtener la zonificación Edafoclimática, aplicando los sistemas de información geográfica y obteniéndo como resultado zonas óptimas para el cultivo de Alfalfa

Zonificación edafoclimática del cultivo de alfalfa en la subcuenca del Rio Cachi, Región Ayacucho

El estudio se fundamenta en la determinación de la zonificación edafo-climática del cultivo de alfalfa de la subcuenca del rio cachi, empleando como base el sistema de información geografica (SIG) e imágen satelital, donde se consideran los requerimientos de la alfalfa, con el propósito de obtener zonas óptimas. La metodología evalúa la aptitud de la subcuenca, basadas en las disponibilidades climáticas y edáficas; en los requerimientos del cultivo de la alfalfa. La zonificación edafoclimatica del cultivo de alfalfa, se hizo a través del modelo metodológico generado por CLIRSEN (2010) usando como base la metodología de zonificación de la FAO (1997), donde se sobreponen diversas capas de información espacial, con la finalidad de definir zonas con cierto nivel de aptitud. Los datos empleados en el proceso fueron recopilados de distintas instituciones del estado como SENAMHI, en donde se usaron 16 estaciones meteorologicas con mediciones de precipitación media anual y mensual, temperatura media anual y mensual, Temperatura Máxima y Minima mensual. Con el apoyo técnico del INIA-CANAAN AYACUCHO, se elaboró la cartografia del suelo considerando la textura, profundidad efectiva, materia orgánica, entre otros se hizo clasificación según acorde con su capacidad. Con esta información climática y edáfica, se realizó la combinación y el análisis para obtener la zonificación Edafoclimática, aplicando los sistemas de información geográfica y obteniéndo como resultado zonas óptimas para el cultivo de Alfalfa

Diseño de un plan de negocios internacional para la inserción en el mercado de Bogotá- Colombia del forro amatista para calzado de la empresa Textiles Técnicos de la ciudad de Ambato.

La presente investigación se relaciona con el diseño de un plan de negocios internacional para la inserción en el mercado de Bogotá- Colombia del forro amatista para calzado de la empresa textiles técnicos de la ciudad de Ambato, con el objetivo de conocer la posibilidad que tendrá la empresa de exportar su producto estrella, y la posibilidad de incrementar sus ventas. Para su desarrollo se realizó varios estudios entre ellos: el Estudio del Producto, Estudio de Mercado, Estudio Técnico y el Estudio Financiero, en el estudio de mercado necesario para conocer el mercado al cual pretendemos llegar, también para conocer la demanda insatisfecha y la cuota de mercado que la empresa tendrá participación y la fundamentación legal necesaria para dar sustentación al plan de negocios internacional. Así la propuesta resultante de la investigación me condujo a la elaboración de un plan de negocios internacional, para ello fue necesario la realización de un análisis FODA, procesos y procedimientos de comercio exterior donde se indica los pasos para exportar. El Estudio Financiero nos señala la rentabilidad del plan de negocios a través de sus diferentes evaluaciones financieras como el VAN con un valor de $232.891 y el TIR 85.62% anual demostrando así la factibilidad del plan de negocios para ser implementado.The current research is about the design of an international business plan for the insertion of footwear amethyst lining by Textiles Técnicos Company from Ambato into the Bogotá- Colombia market in order to know the possibilities the company will have to export its main product as well as the possibility to increase sales. For the development of this plan, it was necessary to carry out different studies such as: Product Study, Market Study, Technical Study and Financial Study, the market study was essential to know the unmet demand, the market share and the legal basis that supports the international business plan. Thus the proposal of the research led to the elaboration of an international business plan, for this, it was necessary to carry out a SWOT analysis as well as international trade processes and procedures showing the steps to follow for exports. The Financial study shows the profitability of the business plan through different financial evaluations such as Net Present Value with 232.891 dollars and an Internal Rate of Return of 85.62% a year, this demonstrates the feasibility of the business plan to be implemente