Supporting Latinx, Spanish-Speaking Emergent Bilinguals with Culturally- Sustaining Pedagogy

At the author\u27s request, only the abstract for this title has been posted online. This action research project was designed to help me research and apply culturally-sustaining pedagogy, focusing primarily on strategies to support my Latinx, Spanish-speaking emergent bilinguals. In addition to general strategies to develop culturally-sustaining pedagogy for Latinx, Spanish-speaking emergent bilinguals, I researched best practices for supporting these students with learning disabilities, as well as strategies to provide culturally-sustaining literacy instruction. I then worked to apply those strategies during the 2020-2021 school year and analyzed my lesson plans, teaching journal, assignments and other materials, and observation feedback to determine my success. My results were mixed, showing that I have made some improvements but need to continue making efforts to learn about and provide culturally-sustaining teaching for my students. However, completing this project has helped me develop research and data-analysis strategies to continue professional development in this area and to address future concerns and need for improvement that will arise during my teaching career

Instituciones financieras: Marco legal tributario relativo a la declaración y pago anual del impuesto sobre la renta aplicado al Banco La Fise Bancentro en el periodo fiscal 2013

En el presente trabajo abordaremos aspectos relevantes dentro de las finanzas e instituciones financieras, dimos a conocer que dentro de las opciones de financiamiento a largo plazo se encuentran las deudas la cual tienden a tener un plazo de duración mayor a dos años, así mismo podemos encontrar las obligaciones con las que deben cumplir tales instituciones en las que podemos encontrar el pago de impuesto, en tanto las acciones además de proporcionarle recursos a la empresa con la emisión de esta ,la misma hacen que se disminuyan la participación de los socios en la utilidades de la empresa, los bonos son llamados título de deuda y finalmente los arrendamiento financiero que son créditos por el goce de un activos fijo. En el actual mundo de la banca, el cumplimiento de las obligaciones tributarias constituye un elemento fundamental derivado de las actividades propias de cada organización. Por ello, es necesario administrar las obligaciones impositivas de forma tal que dentro de un marco de legalidad se logre minimizar del costo tributario sobre el desempeño de los bancos. Sin dejar atrás la forma en que declaran el impuesto sobre la renta los bancos donde elaboraremos un caso práctico en el cual mostraremos las instrucciones para el llenado del formulario de pago, haciendo referencia a la declaración de este impuesto, así mismo hablaremos de las leyes que regulan este impuesto dentro de las instituciones financieras, en este caso enfocándonos en la declaración anual de LAFISE BANCENTRO

Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Benefit of Social Networks on Anxiety Symptoms

Anxiety is a pressing health concern, affecting 40 million adults in the United States every year. Interestingly, communities of color have lower rates of anxiety disorders relative to Non-Hispanic Whites, despite on average experiencing more lifetime adversity characteristic of members of marginalized groups, such as low socioeconomic status and discrimination. Research indicates that contact with one’s social network, particularly large, closely knit ones among Hispanics, are protective factors against anxiety. However, empirical investigations of racial/ethnic differences in the benefits of social networks on anxiety are lacking. Data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a nationally representative sample of adults aged 51 and older in the United States, were used in this investigation. The 2010/2012 waves were used to include information pertaining to self-reported anxiety symptoms. Results from a weighted linear regression indicate that Non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics reported more anxiety symptoms relative to Non-Hispanic Whites after adjusting for age, sex, degree of education, and household wealth. Second, reporting more social contact with children and friends was related to less anxiety symptoms. Third, racial/ethnic differences in the effect of social networks on anxiety were found, in which time spent away from children was even more strongly related to anxiety among Hispanics relative to non-Hispanic Whites. Such results indicate that Hispanics may benefit more from increased social contact with their children relative to other racial/ethnic groups in protecting against anxiety, demonstrating the importance of nurturing social networks in order to reduce anxiety in this particularly vulnerable group

Producto Cultural Turístico: San Pedro, San José, Costa Rica

Proyecto de Graduación (Bachillerato en Gestión del Turismo Sostenible) Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Escuela de Ciencias Sociales, 2017.The project "Producto turístico cultural: San Pedro, San José, Costa Rica" focuses on identifying the cultural assets, in order to become tourisms attractions in a long term. Tourism can contribute to enhance the local culture in this urban zone; Generate spaces for coexistence, social cohesion, create a sense of belonging, bring people closer to the cultural resources that surround them, and finally, encourage their protection for present and future generations

Confronting Environmental and Social Crises: Octavia E. Butler’s Critique of the Spiritual Roots of Environmental Injustice in Her \u3cem\u3eParable\u3c/em\u3e Novels

We are living in the midst of environmental and social crises. This fact was not lost on late African-American science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler, whose 1993 Parable of the Sower and 1998 Nebula Award-winning Parable of the Talents depict and critique the current environmental and social crises in the United States. Speaking of Sower in an interview with Essence magazine, Butler says that all she “did was look around at the problems we’re neglecting now and give them about 30 years to grow into full-fledged disasters” (“Brave New Worlds” 164). In another interview with Randall Kenan, Butler describes environmental degradation, specifically global warming, as a primary concern within the Parable novels but also as an extension of real-world environmental degradation. She says, “The greenhouse effect has intensified and there has been a certain amount of starvation and agricultural displacement. There are real problems. Some of our prime agricultural land won’t be able to produce the crops that it’s been producing [….] These are big problems” (qtd. in Kenan 502). However, in the Parable novels, she does not separate her concern for the environment from her concerns about other social issues, such as racism, sexism, homophobia, the increasing gap between the rich and the poor, and the specific problems that social injustice creates. Indeed, the novels show that the groups already oppressed in American society—namely racial minorities, women, the poor, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) individuals—are most victimized by ecological disaster. These groups experience the worst conditions society has to offer, and racist, sexist, classist, and homophobic ideology is perpetuated throughout the crises. Moreover, these ideologies gain prominence as people search for scapegoats and excuses for their behavior in a time of intense competition for even basic necessities. The connection Butler makes between environmental disaster and social injustice is apt in light of environmental justice criticism that shows that American society already disproportionately victimizes minority groups with environmental degradation. Furthermore, her discussions of empathy, hierarchy, and spirituality in the novels expose some of the root causes of environmental disaster and social injustice

Lineamientos de gestión ambiental para el ordenamiento territorial del municipio de Obando - Valle del Cauca

Este trabajo, tiene como objetivo generar unos lineamientos de gestión ambiental para el proceso de ordenamiento territorial del municipio de Obando, departamento del Valle del Cauca. El desarrollo metodológico se realiza con base en la metodología de la investigación holística de Jacqueline Hurtado de Barrera, lo cual permite un abordaje desde la complejidad. Para lograr el objetivo de generar unos lineamientos de gestión ambiental, se realiza una aproximación al perfil ambiental del municipio, basado en el análisis del contexto ecosistémico y cultural. Posterior a esto se realiza la identificación de conflictos y potencialidades de la gestión ambiental para el ordenamiento territorial y por último se concluye con una propuesta de los lineamientos para la conformación de un modelo de ocupación, manejo y uso, orientado a lograr el equilibrio entre las actividades socio económicas, los aspectos culturales y ecosistémicos bajo la premisa da la sostenibilidad ambiental.This document, has as aim to generate some ambiental gestion guidelines in order to show the Obando’s territorial system town, which is in the valle Del Cauca department. The methodological development is based on the methodology of investigation holistic from Jacqueline Hurtado de Barrera, which allows an approach from the complexity. To achieve the objective of generate some guidelines about ambiental gestion, it is implemented an approach to ambiental town’s profile, based on ecosystem and cultural context analysis. Subsequent it is developed the conflicts and potentially about ambiental gestion to territorial system detection. And finally it is concluded with a proposal about the guidelines to conform an occupational, use and management model, focus on achieve the balance between the socio economics, cultural and low ecosystems activities, under the ambiental sustainability premise

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Plan Estratégico 2010-2012 para la Asociación Solidarista de Empleados de la Municipalidad de San Carlos

Proyecto de Graduación (Bachillerato de Administración de Empresas) Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. Escuela Administración de Empresas, 2009.El presente proyecto abarca el diseño de un plan estratégico para la Asociación Solidarista de Empleados de la Municipalidad de San Carlos (ASEMUSANCA), denominado Plan Estratégico ASEMUSANCA 2010-2012. El propósito de este trabajo es definir las estrategias más acertadas para la organización. El fin último del desarrollo de las mismas, es apoyar la gestión estratégica y administrativa de la entidad. Para ello se diseñó una metodología de trabajo en la cual se recolectó información de todos los elementos externos e internos que influyen en la definición estratégica de la empresa. Primero se plantearon propuestas estratégicas, que luego de ser sometidas a filtros de priorización, pasaron por el análisis correspondiente a la implementación, considerando aspectos de planes funcionales y presupuestos; y la propuesta de mecanismo de evaluación del plan estratégico, mediante la técnica del Cuadro de Mando Integral. Al finalizar el proyecto se obtuvo como conclusiones principales que ASEMUSANCA no posee un perfil estratégico definido, ni herramientas para la evaluación de los negocios, y que como consecuencia de ello, la mayoría de esfuerzos que realiza no fomentan el crecimiento de la empresa ni el alcance de objetivos definidos. Se espera contribuir a resolver estos problemas con el presente plan estratégico

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Neuron numbers increase in the human amygdala from birth to adulthood, but not in autism.

Remarkably little is known about the postnatal cellular development of the human amygdala. It plays a central role in mediating emotional behavior and has an unusually protracted development well into adulthood, increasing in size by 40% from youth to adulthood. Variation from this typical neurodevelopmental trajectory could have profound implications on normal emotional development. We report the results of a stereological analysis of the number of neurons in amygdala nuclei of 52 human brains ranging from 2 to 48 years of age [24 neurotypical and 28 autism spectrum disorder (ASD)]. In neurotypical development, the number of mature neurons in the basal and accessory basal nuclei increases from childhood to adulthood, coinciding with a decrease of immature neurons within the paralaminar nucleus. Individuals with ASD, in contrast, show an initial excess of amygdala neurons during childhood, followed by a reduction in adulthood across nuclei. We propose that there is a long-term contribution of mature neurons from the paralaminar nucleus to other nuclei of the neurotypical human amygdala and that this growth trajectory may be altered in ASD, potentially underlying the volumetric changes detected in ASD and other neurodevelopmental or neuropsychiatric disorders