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Tms 170: El Debate Sobre Los Tores, Carmela Ferradans Dec 2011

Tms 170: El Debate Sobre Los Tores, Carmela Ferradans

Carmela Ferradans

Part of the Teaching Mods Series, the research for this project was possible in part thanks to an
IWU Re-centering the Humanities Mellon Foundation grant. Teaching Mods is a digital library of teaching modules and materials for the advancement of interpretive skills in Spanish language, literature, and culture. The main purpose of Teaching Mods is to make higher education more affordable and accessible to students and teachers by developing an open licensed digital library of high quality college-level educational materials.

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Future Capability Of Education To Embrace The Knowledge Economy, David Lynch, Rebecca Deagan Dec 2011

Future Capability Of Education To Embrace The Knowledge Economy, David Lynch, Rebecca Deagan

Professor David Lynch

The 2000 epoch is known as the Knowledge Economy and there has been much written about its impact on society. Despite many calls for systems of education to change to better reflect this fundamentally different socioeconomic circumstance, it appears the traditional classroom/ schooling regime prevails. With these points in mind this chapter examines the Knowledge Economy using a theoretical framework that makes explicit the implications for schools and teachers.

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Legal Consciousness And Lgbt Research: The Importance Of Law In The Everyday Lives Of Lgbt Individuals, Nancy J. Knauer Dec 2011

Legal Consciousness And Lgbt Research: The Importance Of Law In The Everyday Lives Of Lgbt Individuals, Nancy J. Knauer

Nancy J. Knauer

The law occupies a prominent place in the everyday lives of LGBT individuals, and the continuing regulation and policing of sexuality and gender weighs heavily on many people who identify as LGBT. Despite remarkable progress in the area of LGBT civil rights, LGBT individuals in the United States still lack formal equality and are denied many of the protections that are afforded other historically disadvantaged groups. These legal disabilities represent an ongoing source of minority stress and can produce a correspondingly high degree of “legal consciousness” within the LGBT community. Given the importance of law in LGBT lives, it is …

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Sources Of Architectural Design Ideation A Reflection On The Ideation Process Of Eight Iranian Professional Architects, Hamid Nadimi, Farhad Shariatrad Dec 2011

Sources Of Architectural Design Ideation A Reflection On The Ideation Process Of Eight Iranian Professional Architects, Hamid Nadimi, Farhad Shariatrad

Farhad Shariatrad

Preliminary design ideas, mostly not manifest, are generated in the designers’ minds at the very early stages of their encounter with the design problems. This paper reports a study of the sources from which these ideas are originated, and the corresponding role each source plays in the process of designing. The study was undertaken through the analysis of semi-structured interviews with eight Iranian professional architects about the ideation process of at least one of their design projects. To complement the data gathered through interviews, each interview was followed by a discussion session within a group of graduate architecture students, reflecting …

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"There Is A Subliminal Attitude": African American Parental Perspectives On Independent Schooling, Howard C. Stevenson Jr., Edith G. Arrington Dec 2011

"There Is A Subliminal Attitude": African American Parental Perspectives On Independent Schooling, Howard C. Stevenson Jr., Edith G. Arrington

Howard C Stevenson Jr.

In predominantly White school settings, where African Americans are distinctly
in the minority in the student (and faculty) population, African American
students need a buffer from racial politics. Research has found that while
the best learning varies in many public and private schools, racial stress
remains problematic for Black students from preschool to college education
settings (Advancement Project, 2005; Arrington, Hall, & Stevenson, 2003;
Cole & Arriola, 2007; Gilliam, 2005; Rosenbloom & Way, 2004). The burden
of shouldering this perceived and actual hostility is not solely confronted
by youth as many African American parents also worry about the emotional
costs …

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