The Mississippi Community College Story: From Humble Beginnings to Extraordinary Outcomes     

Mark Edward Fincher  Selah Weems  Miranda Harrision  Zachary Harrison  Chris Kelly  Flora Sumrall 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2013,37(12):854-864

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Mississippi has the oldest state-wide system of public 2-year colleges in the USA. The story of the creation of the community college system in Mississippi is both complex and powerful. Founded upon the combination of the needs of rural students, the challenge of poor transportation, and a serendipitous conference side-trip, the college system has faced and overcome many challenges. During the systems infancy, there was a struggle to define what role the colleges were to play in society, which is a struggle that continues today. Beginning as an outgrowth of a state K-12 system with agricultural roots, the system became an independent higher education entity that supported all the people of the state. The colleges of Mississippi experienced all of the transitional challenges common to the community college movement and navigated these challenges against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving view of segregation and race relations. The purpose of this paper is to present a concise picture of the history and development of the community college movement in Mississippi.  相似文献   

The effects of teacher support,parental monitoring,motivation and self-efficacy on academic performance over time     

Affuso  Gaetana  Zannone  Anna  Esposito  Concetta  Pannone  Maddalena  Miranda  Maria Concetta  De Angelis  Grazia  Aquilar  Serena  Dragone  Mirella  Bacchini  Dario 《European Journal of Psychology of Education - EJPE》2023,38(1):1-23

European Journal of Psychology of Education - This study aimed to investigate the contribution of teacher support and parental monitoring to academic performance over three years, testing the...  相似文献   

Responding and calling: for collaboration and/in counter-accounting for social justice     

Miranda Joseph 《Journal of Cultural Economy》2016,9(6):622-625

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克莱垃公主系列之——克莱拉的蛋糕     

Miranda 《小朋友》2012,(5)

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Supporting Parents in Early Literacy through Libraries (SPELL): An Evaluation of a Multi-Site Library Project     

Beth Crist  Courtney Vidacovich Donovan  Miranda Doran-Myers 《Public Library Quarterly》2020,39(2):89-101

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The Supporting Parents in Early Literacy through Libraries (SPELL) project was initiated to evaluate the effectiveness of early literacy programs in libraries. Eight Colorado libraries developed and implemented year-long early literacy programs targeting parents of children ages zero to three. Pre- and post-surveys were conducted to determine the effect of these programs on the early literacy habits of participating parents. The survey results indicated that after participating in the SPELL prototype programs, respondents reported increased knowledge of and engagement in early literacy activities.  相似文献   

Cross-curricular skills development in final-year dissertation by active and collaborative methodologies     

Iñaki Etaio  Itziar Churruca  Diego Rada  Jonatan Miranda  Amaia Saracibar  Fernando Sarrionandia 《Interactive Learning Environments》2018,26(2):175-188

European Frame for Higher Education has led universities to adapt their teaching schemes. Degrees must train students in competences including specific and cross-curricular skills. Nevertheless, there are important limitations to follow skill improvement through the consecutive academic years. Final-year dissertation (FYD) offers the opportunity to assess these aspects so linked to the professional requirements. The experience reported here offers an alternative methodology for the FYD in order to reinforce cross-curricular skills and substitute the classic final evaluation schemes. A new protocol for the FYD was defined and tested in the Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, with the participation of students and lecturers from different disciplines. The new methodology included collaborative activities that required students active implication and participation. New cross-curricular skills not considered before were included and evaluated in a continuous way: analysis and critical attitude, as well as team working. Obtained data revealed an improvement over cross-curricular skills. Student–student cooperation resulted in significant contributions to enhance FYD quality. The new methodology was satisfactorily valued by students. The main keys for the successful implementation of this protocol were the followings: encouragement of teachers and students, coordination, information and communication technologies, and clear guidelines.  相似文献   

Visual preferences of Down's syndrome and normal infants     

S B Miranda  R L Fantz 《Child development》1973,44(3):555-561

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The educational implications of type i diabetes mellitus: A review of research and recommendations for school psychological practice     

Miranda Kucera  Amanda L. Sullivan 《Psychology in the schools》2011,48(6):587-603

Type I diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is one of the most common chronic illnesses in children and youth, with many affected students requiring individualized services and supports within educational settings. This article systematically reviews the research regarding the implications of this illness for students' cognitive and academic functioning to clarify the ways in which this disease may limit children's learning and school performance. The authors synthesize the findings, summarize the related literature regarding school‐based supports, and provide recommendations for school psychologists to support the unique psychoeducational needs of this population. Results highlight the need for more research on effective school‐based interventions to ensure academic success for children with T1DM. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.  相似文献   

A case of cooperation in the European OR education     

João Miranda  Mariana Nagy 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2011,36(6):571-583

European cooperation is a relevant subject that contributes to building a competitive network of high education institutions. A case of teacher mobility on behalf of the Erasmus programme is presented: it considers some Operations Research topics and the development of the Lego on My Decision module. The module considers eight lecture hours in four sessions: (i) the introductory session, to focus on the basics of computational linear algebra, linear programming, integer programming, with computational support (Excel®); (ii) the interim session, to address modelling subjects in a drop by-session; (iii) the advanced session, on the sequence of (i), to consider uncertainty and also how to use multi-criteria decision-making methods; (iv) the final session, to perform the evaluation of learning outcomes. This cooperation at European level is further exploited, including curricula normalisation and adjustments, cultural exchanges and research lines sharing in the idea of promoting the mobility of students and faculty.  相似文献   

A note on the coherence-based signal-to-noise ratio estimation in systems with periodic inputs     

Antonio Mauricio F.L. Miranda de Sá 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》2006,343(7):688-698

Coherence plays a very important role in linear systems analysis, since, in addition to quantify the similarity between signals, it is related to other quantities of interest, such as the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The sampling distribution of coherence estimates between Gaussian signals is well established, and hence, in this particular case, the statistics of SNR can be readily found if it is calculated from coherence estimates. However, in some applications, one of the signals is periodic, leading to a different coherence sampling distribution, which has been recently investigated. This work aims at developing analytical expressions for bias, variance and the probability density function of coherence-based SNR estimates under this particular assumption. Routines for obtaining this latter as well as critical values of the estimates are also provided.  相似文献