The New West: Patterns of Internal Migration at the Beginning of the 21st Century

The New West, located in the interior West of the United States and includes the states of Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, is experiencing a large and growing population of internal migrants. This dissertation utilized data from the United States Bureau of the Census‘ County and City Data Book: 2007 and other sources to analyze migration patterns at the structural-contextual level and the individual-level in the New West. At the structural-contextual level, ordinary least squares regression equations were estimated to predict a series of relationships between ecological factors and net migration rates for nonmetropolitan counties. Focus was placed on variables pertaining to amenity-based characteristics and sustenance organization in order to predict net migration rates. Findings suggest that areas with flourishing sustenance producing activities and more amenity-based characteristics are experiencing higher levels of in-migration. At the individual-level, multinomial logit equations were estimated for a sample of residents living in the state of Nevada based on age, educational background, sex, marital status, and racial/ethnic identification to predict the likelihood of an individual having engaged in an interstate migration into the state of Nevada. Individuals having recently migrated to Nevada were found to be older, having obtained higher levels of education, and of Hispanic or Asian descent. These findings confirm that both structural-contextual level and individual-level predictors are essential in the understanding the patterns of migration occurring in the New West

The New West: Patterns of Internal Migration at the Beginning of the 21st Century

The New West, located in the interior West of the United States and includes the states of Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, is experiencing a large and growing population of internal migrants. This dissertation utilized data from the United States Bureau of the Census‘ County and City Data Book: 2007 and other sources to analyze migration patterns at the structural-contextual level and the individual-level in the New West. At the structural-contextual level, ordinary least squares regression equations were estimated to predict a series of relationships between ecological factors and net migration rates for nonmetropolitan counties. Focus was placed on variables pertaining to amenity-based characteristics and sustenance organization in order to predict net migration rates. Findings suggest that areas with flourishing sustenance producing activities and more amenity-based characteristics are experiencing higher levels of in-migration. At the individual-level, multinomial logit equations were estimated for a sample of residents living in the state of Nevada based on age, educational background, sex, marital status, and racial/ethnic identification to predict the likelihood of an individual having engaged in an interstate migration into the state of Nevada. Individuals having recently migrated to Nevada were found to be older, having obtained higher levels of education, and of Hispanic or Asian descent. These findings confirm that both structural-contextual level and individual-level predictors are essential in the understanding the patterns of migration occurring in the New West

Learning Through Serving: Learning Service-Learning Pedagogy to Enhance your Teaching

This workshop is geared toward faculty and staff at universities who would want to integrate service learning into their courses as well as community partners who would like to explore a service-learning opportunity with a campus partner. The definition of service learning and how it is different from other forms of experiential learning will be discussed. Concepts will be illustrated using a short video clip and other real life examples. The service learning criteria of Meaningful Service, Enhanced Academic Learning, and Purposeful Civic Learning will be identified. The application of these criteria will be illustrated through BGSU service-learning courses - the Listening Post and Small Group Communication are two courses that have integrated older adults into the curriculum. Specific examples and strategies will be described. The role and importance of continuous reflection will be described. Participants will receive handouts on the What, So What, Now What model and the DEAL Model of Critical Reflection. Emphasis on the mutual benefit for community partners will be shared along with best practices in Community Partnerships.Participants will have the opportunity to brainstorm potential courses and community partnerships for service-learning. Using an Action Plan handout, faculty and staff participants will identify new or existing courses at their institutions to apply service-learning pedagogy, identify one learning objective related to each criteria, list potential community partner to support learning objectives, and list potential challenges. Community partner participants and practitioners will have the opportunity to develop a partnership action plan. They will receive a similar Action Plan handout to brainstorm how their organization might be able to utilize a service-learning partnership; identifying potential projects, why they would fit as service-learning, and what action steps they could take to initiate a partnership with a local campus. Additional resources for service-learning will be identified including Ohio Campus Compact (funding, program models), Campus Compact syllabi database, and Offices of Service-Learning on various campuses

Gênero e diversidade em aulas de arte/teatro na escola: uma experiência pedagógica no IFSC

TCC(especialização) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Filosofia de Ciências Humanas. Gênero e Diversidade na Escola.Este trabalho problematiza, nas aulas de Artes em turmas onde a pesquisadora atua nos Cursos Técnicos Integrados ao Ensino Médio no Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina – Campus Florianópolis, questões que envolvem a identidade de gênero. Foi aplicado um questionário e feito um esquete teatral a partir do filme “A garota dinamarquesa”. Objetivou-se averiguar a compreensão dos conceitos de gênero, preconceito, igualdade e identidade de gênero, transexualidade, nome social, orientação sexual e diversidade, relacionando a importância da arte no trabalho com o conceito de gênero, no contexto escolar.This research discusses, in the Arts lessons in classes where the researcher works in the Integrated Technical Courses to High School at the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina -Campus Florianopolis, issues involving gender identity. A questionnaire was applied and made a theatrical skit from the movie "The Danish Girl". This study aimed to investigate the understanding of gender concepts, prejudice, equality and gender identity, sexual orientation and diversity, relating the importance of art in working with the concept of gender in the school context

Sports and Exercise at Different Ages and Leukocyte Telomere Length in Later Life – Data from the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II)

Saßenroth D, Meyer A, Salewsky B, et al. Sports and Exercise at Different Ages and Leukocyte Telomere Length in Later Life – Data from the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II). PLOS ONE. 2015;10(12): e0142131.Physical activity and sports have repeatedly been reported to be associated with telomere length. We studied the association of different types of sports across different stages of life on relative leukocyte telomere length (rLTL) in advanced age. 815 participants (397 men) from the Berlin Aging Study II aged over 61 years were included in the analysis. rLTL was measured by real time PCR and physical activity was determined retrospectively by questionnaire, assessing type and duration of sports in the past as well as currently. Five separate multiple linear regression models adjusted for various control variables were performed. 67.3% of participants exercised currently, whereas 19.4% performed sports only between the age of 20 and 30. rLTL was higher in subjects who stated to exercise currently (N = 456), and in subjects who engaged in endurance (N = 138) or intensive activity sports (N = 32). Current physical activity was positively associated with rLTL in the risk factor adjusted regression model (beta = 0.26, p < 0.001) and practicing sports for a minimum of 10 years preceding the assessment had a significant effect on rLTL (beta = 0.39, p = 0.011). The highest impact was seen for intensive activity sports (beta = 0.79, p < 0.001) and physical activity since at least 42 years (beta = 0.47, p = 0.001). However, physical activity only between 20 and 30 years of age did not affect rLTL in old age when compared to no sports at all (beta = -0.16, p = 0.21). Physical activity is clearly associated with longer rLTL. The effect is seen with longer periods of physical activity (at least 10 years), with intensive sports activities having the greatest impact on rLTL. Our data suggest that regular physical activity for at least 10 years is necessary to achieve a sustained effect on rLTL

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God sykepleie til pasienter med nyoppdaget diabetes mellitus type 1. Formål: Vi ønsker med denne oppgaven å få økt kunnskap om sykdommen fordi fore-komsten av diabetes type 1 øker med årene. Samtidig vil vi finne ut av hva god sykepleie er til pasienter med nyoppdaget diabetes. Problemstilling: «Hva er god sykepleie til unge diabetikere med nyoppdaget diabetes type 1?» Metode: Oppgaven er en fordypningsoppgave som bygger på fag- og forskningslitteratur, annen relevant litteratur og tidligere erfaringer. Konklusjon: Som sykepleier er det nødvendig å ha kunnskap om diabetes type 1 og hvilke utfordringer ungdom står ovenfor ved diagnostisering. En hver sykepleier må ta utgangspunkt i den enkeltes behov ved en kronisk sykdom og tilpasse behandlingen individuelt. For å utøve god sykepleie til unge med nyoppdaget diabetes, bør behandlingen inneholde en strukturert diabetesopplæring som de kan dra nytte av på daglig basis. Ungdom foretrekker struktur når det gjelder opplæring av sykdommen, samtidig som sykepleiere er en støttespiller som bidrar til økt egenomsorg