Narrative accounts of US teachers' collaborative curriculum making in a physical education department     

JeongAe You  Cheryl J. Craig 《Sport, Education and Society》2015,20(4):501-526

Through the use of narrative inquiry, this research study explores the collaborative curriculum making experiences of six teachers (three males; three females) in one physical education (PE) department in an urban middle school in the U.S. Collaboration; as defined in this work, this has to do with teachers’ voluntary interactions and their shared decision making in support of common goals. Where curriculum making is concerned, it refers to interactions between and among the four commonplaces of curriculum (teacher, learner, subject matter, milieu). The paper features the perspectives of the department head (female), experienced teachers (male and female) and teachers new to the profession (male and female). The narrative accounts of the individual teachers are set against the backdrop of the PE department with which they identify and within the storied history of the school in which they work. The story constellations representational form conveys the interrelatedness of the narratives and instantiates the teachers’ experiences of collaborative curriculum making. In the final analysis, this research enterprise makes a major contribution to the study of PE as well as to education generally. To date, no inquiries have focused on the collaborative curriculum making of teachers lodged in a PE department in one school context, despite collaborative curriculum making most closely reflecting how PE teachers typically approach the teaching task due to shared classrooms/gymnasiums/fields and the communal use of equipment.  相似文献   

Thermally multiplexed polymerase chain reaction     

Christopher R. Phaneuf  Nikita Pak  D. Curtis Saunders  Gregory L. Holst  Joav Birjiniuk  Nikita Nagpal  Stephen Culpepper  Emily Popler  Andi L. Shane  Robert Jerris  Craig R. Forest 《Biomicrofluidics》2015,9(4)

Amplification of multiple unique genetic targets using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is commonly required in molecular biology laboratories. Such reactions are typically performed either serially or by multiplex PCR. Serial reactions are time consuming, and multiplex PCR, while powerful and widely used, can be prone to amplification bias, PCR drift, and primer-primer interactions. We present a new thermocycling method, termed thermal multiplexing, in which a single heat source is uniformly distributed and selectively modulated for independent temperature control of an array of PCR reactions. Thermal multiplexing allows amplification of multiple targets simultaneously—each reaction segregated and performed at optimal conditions. We demonstrate the method using a microfluidic system consisting of an infrared laser thermocycler, a polymer microchip featuring 1 μl, oil-encapsulated reactions, and closed-loop pulse-width modulation control. Heat transfer modeling is used to characterize thermal performance limitations of the system. We validate the model and perform two reactions simultaneously with widely varying annealing temperatures (48 °C and 68 °C), demonstrating excellent amplification. In addition, to demonstrate microfluidic infrared PCR using clinical specimens, we successfully amplified and detected both influenza A and B from human nasopharyngeal swabs. Thermal multiplexing is scalable and applicable to challenges such as pathogen detection where patients presenting non-specific symptoms need to be efficiently screened across a viral or bacterial panel.  相似文献   

Mindfulness‐Based Awareness and Compassion: Predictors of Counselor Empathy and Anxiety     

Cheryl L. Fulton  Craig S. Cashwell 《Counselor Education & Supervision》2015,54(2):122-133

Mindfulness‐based awareness and compassion were examined as predictors of empathy and anxiety among 152 master's‐level counseling interns. Results of hierarchical multiple regression analysis supported that awareness and compassion differentially contributed to explaining the variance in counselor empathy and anxiety. Implications for counselor education are discussed.  相似文献   

Interactions between Niche and Regime: An Analysis of Learning and Innovation Networks for Sustainable Agriculture across Europe     

Julie Ingram  Damian Maye  James Kirwan  Nigel Curry  Katarina Kubinakova 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2015,21(1):55-71

Abstract

Purpose: This paper aims to reveal, and contribute to an understanding of, the processes that connect learning and innovation networks in sustainable agriculture to elements of the mainstream agricultural regime. Drawing on the innovations and transition literature, the paper frames the analysis around niche-regime interaction using the notion of niche-regime compatibility.

Design/Methodology/Approach: 17 Learning and Innovation Networks for Sustainable Agriculture (LINSA) engaged in agricultural food production, non-food and rural development were analyzed. In line with the project's transdisciplinary approach data were collected in a series of participatory workshops.

Findings: Five modes of LINSA-regime interaction are distinguished based on compatibility. The level of LINSA-regime compatibility influences the extent of the diffusion of LINSA ideas and practices into the regime. However, interaction processes within these modes reveal multiple and diverse connections between LINSA and regime entities suggesting a more complex relationship exists.

Practical implications: A range of connecting processes and activities (for example, certification, exemption from regulation, facilitation of networking) can bring about effective LINSA-regime interaction and could be externally supported.

Originality/Value: Empirical evidence from 17 case studies provides valuable insights from a number of different contexts across Europe. By directing analysis of interaction at the level of LINSA (niche project), rather than at the macro level, the study offers an original perspective. It suggests that the transition to sustainable agriculture might be understood as a complex of interactive processes leading to a series of adaptive changes, rather than as regime change.  相似文献   

School students’ confidence when answering diagnostic questions online     

Foster  Colin  Woodhead  Simon  Barton  Craig  Clark-Wilson  Alison 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》2022,109(3):491-521

Educational Studies in Mathematics - In this paper, we analyse a large, opportunistic dataset of responses (N = 219,826) to online, diagnostic multiple-choice mathematics questions, provided by...  相似文献   

Language and reading impairments are associated with increased prevalence of non-right-handedness     

Filippo Abbondanza  Philip S. Dale  Carol A. Wang  Marianna E. Hayiou-Thomas  Umar Toseeb  Tanner S. Koomar  Karen G. Wigg  Yu Feng  Kaitlyn M. Price  Elizabeth N. Kerr  Sharon L. Guger  Maureen W. Lovett  Lisa J. Strug  Elsje van Bergen  Conor V. Dolan  J. Bruce Tomblin  Kristina Moll  Gerd Schulte-Körne  Nina Neuhoff  Andreas Warnke  Simon E. Fisher  Cathy L. Barr  Jacob J. Michaelson  Dorret I. Boomsma  Margaret J. Snowling  Charles Hulme  Andrew J. O. Whitehouse  Craig E. Pennell  Dianne F. Newbury  John Stein  Joel B. Talcott  Dorothy V. M. Bishop  Silvia Paracchini 《Child development》2023,94(4):970-984

Handedness has been studied for association with language-related disorders because of its link with language hemispheric dominance. No clear pattern has emerged, possibly because of small samples, publication bias, and heterogeneous criteria across studies. Non-right-handedness (NRH) frequency was assessed in N = 2503 cases with reading and/or language impairment and N = 4316 sex-matched controls identified from 10 distinct cohorts (age range 6–19 years old; European ethnicity) using a priori set criteria. A meta-analysis (N_cases = 1994) showed elevated NRH % in individuals with language/reading impairment compared with controls (OR = 1.21, CI = 1.06–1.39, p = .01). The association between reading/language impairments and NRH could result from shared pathways underlying brain lateralization, handedness, and cognitive functions.  相似文献   

Can Virtue be Taught? Some Contemporary Educational Implications     

Dr. Robert Paul Craig 《Clearing house (Menasha, Wis.)》2013,86(4):147-151

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Placement and frequency of powerless talk and impression formation     

Craig Johnson  Larry Vinson 《Communication quarterly》2013,61(4):325-333

Study One examined the influence of initial use of hesitations and hedges on evaluations of witnesses and their persuasiveness in a budget hearing context. Results indicate that the negative attributions generated by the use of powerless language cannot be overcome by subsequent use of powerful talk. Study Two examined the relationship between the frequency of powerless language use and impression formation. For award/character and dynamism a perceptual threshold appeared to operate. The results of both studies suggest that auditors are very sensitive to the influence of powerless talk in formal settings.  相似文献   

The handbook of communication science: A review     

Robert T. Craig 《Quarterly Journal of Speech》2013,99(4):487-497

HANDBOOK OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCE. Edited by Charles R. Berger and Steven H. Chaffee. Newbury Park, Beverly Hills, London, and New Delhi: Sage Publications, 1987; pp. 946. $59.95.  相似文献   

A Newscast for the Masses: The History of Detroit Television News     

Craig Allen Ph.D. 《广播与电子媒介杂志》2013,57(3):528-529

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