Response of the geomagnetic activity index Kp to the interplanetary magnetic field

Response of geomagnetic activity index to interplanetary magnetic fiel

Science Experiences Of Six Elementary Student Teachers: A Case Study

This qualitative study focused on the science experiences of six elementary student teachers. The purpose of the study was to learn how preservice teachers make meaning of science teaching during their student teaching experience. The sources of data were interviews with participants, descriptive field notes from observations of their science teaching, and artifacts collected from the site. The themes that emerged from data analysis were personal and professional career influences and constant adjustments of teaching strategies. The participants experienced these themes in varying intensities. Learning to teach science to elementary children for the first time is complicated by the context of student teaching. The science teaching experiences of student teachers varied with the cooperating teachers\u27 approaches to science teaching, the lengths of time they were assigned to teach science, and the science schedules of the classroom. The role played by mentors interested in science can be important in a student teacher\u27s science experience. Images of science teaching held by student teachers were also found to influence the science teaching experience. The science curriculum, group management skills, and student responses affected the science teaching experience, as did personal knowledge of a science topic being taught. Those student teachers who had limited knowledge of a science topic became factually oriented in their teaching and tried fewer teaching approaches. Lack of experience and management skills with cooperative groups hindered student teachers\u27 use of hands on activities. Affective student responses to their science lessons were important to some of the student teachers, while others were concerned about student questions and cognitive learning. Upon completion of the student teaching experience, four of the participants ranked science third or lower in a rank order of subjects they enjoyed teaching during student teaching. At the end of their student teaching experience, three of the student teachers were eager to teach science in their own classrooms and had a vision of how they would do so, but the other three were not sure how they would teach science

Pathways to accessibility: Participants identifying the barriers to young and proud.

This study identifies barriers to the AIDS Committee of Windsor\u27s Young and Proud program, a support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth. They are explored in a qualitative study of 10 gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth who either currently participate or have previously participated in the program. Participants were interviewed in person by means of an open-ended questionnaire to describe, in their own words, existing or perceived barriers to accessing this program. Content analysis revealed several barriers. These identified barriers included: outreach strategies, age range of participants, confidentiality, site location, group format and \u27at-risk\u27 youth. The researcher offers seven program planning recommendations based on the participants\u27 experiences and the existing literature. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis2005 .W55. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 44-03, page: 1115. Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 2005

Letter from Emma K. Wilcox to John Muir, [1913 Apr].

[3]for this soaky delta has almost eclipsed for the time being, our courtesy to our friends. and now that it is over, the Lord only knows what the town is coming to.Thanking you for the beautiful book with which we are delighted, I amVery truly yoursEmma K. WilcoxMartinez, Wednesday.[1](Apr., 1913)My dear Mr. Muir:-Had it not been that we intended calling upon you at once, this acknowledgement of your kind remembrance, would have reached you days ago.I was surprised and delighted with05414 [2]the Story of your boyhood , which was read and much enjoyed in the club. I especially enjoyed the dandy doctors and the roof episodes: for being much of a tom-boy-girl, the sympathy it awakened was genuine. My husband and I have enjoyed pleasant hours reading it together. Ive read many books of interest aloud evenings at home. Your story will be read aloud in the club. It comes next to having had the pleasure of your company at the club Friday afternoon.Our efforts to successfully effect a wholesome electio

Do Firms Smooth the Seasonal in Production in a Boom? Theory and Evidence

Using disaggregated production data we show that the size of seasonal cycles changes significantly over the course of the business cycle. In particular, during periods of high economy-wide activity, some industries smooth seasonal fluctuations while others exaggerate them. We interpret this finding using a simple analytical model that describes the conditions under which seasonal and cyclical fluctuations can be separated. Our model implies that seasonal fluctuations can safely be disentangled from cyclical fluctuations only when the marginal cost of production is linear, and the variation in demand and cost satisfy certain (restrictive) conditions. The model also suggests that inventory movements can be used to isolate the role of demand shifts in generating any interaction between seasonal cycles and business cycles. Thus, the empirical analysis involves studying the variation in seasonally unadjusted patterns of production and inventory accumulation over different phases of the business cycle. Our finding that seasonals shrink during booms and that firms carry more inventories into high sales seasons during a boom leads us to conclude that for several industries, marginal cost slopes up at an increasing rate. Conversely, in a couple of industries we find that seasonal swings in production are exaggerated during booms and that inventories are drawn down prior to high sales seasons, suggesting that marginal costs curves flatten as production increases. Overall, we find considerable evidence that there are non-linear interactions between business cycles and seasonal cycles.

A model of interplanetary and coronal magnetic fields

Model of interplanetary and solar magnetic field structure above photosphere using Green function solution to Maxwell equation