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Using Children's Literature And Parental Involvement To Facilitate Reading With Primary-Age Children Through A Literacy Backpack Program, Tami Marie Scrivner

Graduate Student Projects

The purpose of this project was to create a home literacy backpack program to increase children's reading skills with parental help through the use ofliterature that is relevant and meaningful to the students. Research that was reviewed showed students learn how to read through a balanced form of instruction using children's literature. Reviewed research also indicated parental involvement to be positively related to children's success in school. Materials necessary to put together 35 take home backpacks are included in this project. Conclusions, recommendations and suggestions for implementation of the backpack program are also discussed.

Direction Of The Musical: Quilters, Elizabeth A. Madsen

Graduate Student Projects

This project entailed background research and documentation, casting, direction, and post-production evaluation of Roosevelt High School's winter 2002 musical production of Quilters. The production thesis documentation includes research and analysis on the play and its literary origins, evaluation of the play as a production vehicle, and a discussion of the directorial vision for this production.

Chimpanzee Signing: Darwinian Realities And Cartesian Delusions, Roger S. Fouts, Mary Lee A. Jensvold, Deborah Fouts

Anthropology and Museum Studies Faculty Scholarship

Truly discontinuous, all-or-none phenomena must be rare in nature. Historically, the great discontinuities have turned out to be conceptual barriers rather than natural phenomena. They have been passed by and abandoned rather than broken through in the course of scientific progress. The sign language studies in chimpanzees have neither sought nor discovered a means of breathing humanity into the soul of a beast. They have assumed instead that there is no discontinuity between verbal behavior and the rest of human behavior or between human behavior and the rest of animal behavior—no barrier to be broken, no chasm to be bridged, …

¿El Sistema Financiero Al Servicio Del Desarrollo Rural Sustentable? : Las Unidades De Producción Rural Ante Las Políticas Financieras De Desarrollo Y Medioambiente En La Región Purhépecha De Michoacán, México, Ángeles Piñar Álvarez

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

No abstract provided.

Madre Tierra! : Por El Renacimiento Indígena, Daniel Wermus, Sylviane Fournier, Claudia Ferreira Talero

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

Translated from French edition. 1.- Después de 500 años, el despertar 2.- Eramos tan tímidos 3.- Locos por las bandas filarmónicas 4.- Petroleo y espiritualidad 5.- Guatemaya 6.- ¿Indígenas? ¿Dónde? 7.- La isla blanca de los indígenas olvidados 8.- Hasta me econtré con indígenas felices 9.- Tradiciones para el mañana

Yanantin : La Filosofía Dialógica Intercultural Del Manuscrito De Huarochiri, José Yáñez Del Pozo

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

El Manuscrito de Huarochiri, que se analiza en esta publicación, es un ejemplo de una filosofía de inclusión, diálogo e interculturalidad. El texto, escrito en lengua quichua, es una colección de las antiguas memorias del pueblo Huarochiri, en la región central del Perú. Es un texto fundamental del mundo andino. Es necesario acercarse con reverencia a este manuscrito a fin de encontrar en él la increible sabiduría de un pueblo, su visión del universo y de los espíritus, su comprensión de las relaciones humanas y su escala de normas de valores. relacional como eje del equilibrio comunitario del pueblo de …

Aymaras De Bolivia : Entre La Tradición Y El Cambio Cultural, Gerardo Fernández Juárez

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

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De Lo Bravo A Lo Manso : Territorio Y Sociedad En Los Andes (Macizo Colombiano), Beatriz Nates Cruz

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

No abstract provided.

La Intimidad Desnuda : Sexualidad Y Cultura Indígena, Rodrigo Tenorio Ambrossi

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

1.- Entre mujeres y varones 2.- Maternidad y Paternidad 3.- El advenimiento de un hijo 4.- Cultura y saber 5.- Del amor a la conquista

La Explosión De La Comunicación, Philippe Breton, Serge Proulx

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

Translation from the French edition of 1996

Palabra, Furia Y Razón : Sobre Autores Y Personajes, Olga Fernández

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

No abstract provided.

La Selva, Los Pueblos, Su Historia : Mitos, Leyendas, Tradiciones Y Fauna De La Amazonía Ecuatoriana, S. J. A. (Santiago José A.) Valarezo

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

No abstract provided.

Economía Y Ecología, Franck-Dominique Vivien

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

Translated from French

La Conquista Espiritual De La América Espanõla : 200 Documentos -- Siglos Xvi, Paulo Suess

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

1.- Los indígenas y sus cronistas 2.- Intervención normativa y organización eclesiástica 3.- Métodos, historia y doctrina de salvación y justicia 4.- Orden Real y legislación 5.- Correspondencia indiana: cartas, informaciones, peticiones 6.- Consilios y Sínodos Latinoamericanos

Las Culturas En Diálogo Con La Tv : Niños Y Consumo Mediático En La Ciudad De Quito, Christian Oquendo

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

La televisión, más que un medio de comunicación, es un fenómeno cultural de amplio alcance. El presente estudio ha elaborado desde las perspectivas de los estudios antropológicos y de las más avanzadas teorías de la recepción activa de los mensajes en la comunicación de masas, va aún más allá para analizar con rigor y suma claridad teórica el diálogo que las audiencias mantienen con la televisión. Este volumen debería ser de obligada lectura para padres, maestros, pedagogos, autoridades educativas, programadores de televisión, periodistas y todos aquellos que tenemos interés en comprender que 'misterios' suceden el momento en que un niño …

La Comunidad De Atillo Y La Conservación De Sus Páramos : Experiencias Del Plan De Manejo, Carlos Bastidas

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

Este trabajo presenta el proceso seguido por la comunidad de Atillo para elaborar su plan de manejo y al hacerlo compratir la información que hemos ganado respecto a la realidad de esta comunidad de las alturas del Ecuador. 1.- Origen y los métodos del plan de manejo 2.- Los actores del plan de manejo del páramos de Atillo 3.- Diagnóstico: naturaleza, sociedad, economía y alternativas de manejo 4.- Zonificación y normas de uso del páramo a través del mapeo participativo 5.- Las lecciones aprendidas en el proceso del plan de manejo. Serie Estudios de comunidad y páramo no. 3;

Peregrinos Y Vagabundos : La Cultura Política De La Violencia, Milton Benítez Torres

Centro Cultural Abya Yala del Ecuador

No abstract provided.

Awards Annual Report: Fiscal Year 2002, Office Of The Vice President For Research

Office of the Vice President for Research

It is a pleasure for me to release this 2001 annual report, which summarizes the University of New Mexicos (UNM) sponsored activities for fiscal year 2001 (i.e., July 1, 2000 - June 30, 2001, FY01). The purpose of this report is to present statistics of FY01 sponsored research, public service and instruction efforts at the main campus, the Health Sciences Center (HSC), and the branch campuses . UNM, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University—Extensive, is ranked in the top 60 of the nation's public universities and colleges, based on annual research and development (R&D) expenditures (see p. 11). UNM faculty have continued …

Faculty Publications And Creative Works 2002, Office Of The Vice President For Research

Office of the Vice President for Research

Introduction One of the ways in which we recognize our faculty at the University of New Mexico is through Faculty Publications & Creative Works. An annual publication, it highlights our faculty's scholarly and creative activities and achievements and serves as a compendium of UNM faculty efforts during the 2001 calendar year. Faculty Publications & Creative Works strives to illustrate the depth and breadth of research activities performed throughout our University's laboratories, studios and classrooms. We believe that the communication of individual research is a significant method of sharing concepts and thoughts and ultimately inspiring the birth of new ideas. In …

An Anatomical And Pathological Examination Of The First Recorded Stranding Of A Fraser's Dolphin (Lagenodelphis Hosei) In The Northwestern Gulf Of Mexico, Lance S. Clark, Daniel F. Cowan, Graham A.J. Worthy, Elsa M. Haubold

Gulf of Mexico Science

Reports on Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei) strandings in the Gulf of Mexico are uncommon. The only recorded strandings from the Gulf of Mexico, both of which occurred in Florida, consist of one mass stranding and a single stranding. This report represents the first record of a Fraser's dolphin stranding, dead or alive, in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Results presented here provide the first available data on blood hematology and chemistry values, detailed anatomy of internal organs and structures, thoracic and abdominal organ weights, blubber thickness, external morphometries, and pathological findings for this species in the western Gulf …

Episodic Rainfall Influences The Distribution And Abundance Of The Regular Sea Urchin Lytechinus Variegatus In Saint Andrew Bay, Northern Gulf Of Mexico, S. Anne Böttger, Larry E. Thompson, Stephen A. Watts, James B. Mcclintock, John M. Lawrence

Gulf of Mexico Science

The distribution and abundance of Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck) were determined at three shallow-water stations in Saint Andrew Bay, FL, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Populations were monitored at 4-mo intervals from Aug. 1997 to Aug. 1999 along 2- X 10-m transects, with four transects at each station. In Aug. 1997 individuals ranged in size from 15- to 63-mm diameter (mean = 38 mm; density= 1.4 individuals (ind.) m^-2) at Station 1 (Stations 2 and 3 were not sampled on that date). By Oct. 1997 individuals at Station 1 ranged in size from 26 to 62 mm (mean …

Book Reviews, Richard B. Aronson

Gulf of Mexico Science

World Atlas of Coral Reefs. 2001. Mark D. Spalding, Corinna Ravilious, and Edmund P. Green, University of California Press, Berkeley, California. 424 pages. Web address: http://www.ucpress.edu. Mailing address: The University of California Press, % California/Princeton Fulfillment Services, Inc., 1445 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing, New Jersey 08618. Clothbound, ISBN 0-520-23255-0. US$45.00, £29.95.

Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef. 2000. Eric Wolanski (editor), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. 356 pages. Web address: www.crcpress.com. E-mail orders: [email protected]. Mailing address: CRC Press, 2000 N.W. Corporate Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida 33431-9868. Hardcover, acid-free paper, ISBN …

Summer Movement Patterns Of Bottlenose Dolphins In A Texas Bay, Spencer K. Lynn, Bernd Würsig

Gulf of Mexico Science

Radiotracking of 10 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), from 9 July 1992 to 13 Sep. 1992, was conducted in Matagorda Bay, Texas. The mean range size was 140 km² (SD = 90.7). Males and females had similar range sizes, though males visited the extremities of their ranges more frequently. Several generalities were observed: (1) dolphins were capable of traversing their range in several hours; (2) dolphins traveled widely on some days, whereas on other days, movement was very confined, within 1-2 km²; (3) dolphins tended to spend about 1-4 d in a particular portion of their …

A Comparison Of Paralichthid Flounder Size-Structure In Northwest Florida Based On Trammel Net Catches Adjusted For Mesh Selectivity And Collection By Scuba Divers, G.R. Fitzhugh, W.L. Trent, W.A. Fable Jr., E. Cortes

Gulf of Mexico Science

By applying a selectivity model for trammel net catches of Gulf flounder, we found that the resulting adjusted length distribution was similar to the offshore diver-sampled length distribution. We found two dominant size modes that seem to be consistent inshore and offshore, a lower mode composed of males and females and an upper mode composed exclusively of females. Southern flounder demonstrated a lower mode of males and small females but also showed larger females and possibly multiple-size modes after trammel net captures were adjusted for size selectivity. The two species showed very similar values for 91 (91 = 76.2-79.2), a …

Patterns Of Social Affiliation And Group Composition For Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus) In San Luis Pass, Texas, Katherine Maze-Foley, Bernd Würsig

Gulf of Mexico Science

Group sizes, group composition, and association patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) were investigated in the San Luis Pass area (Sep. 1995- Aug. 1996) of the Galveston Bay Estuary to examine differences in community structure of individuals inhabiting different portions of the estuary. Group sizes (n = 83) ranged from 1 to 29 (x̄ = 10.6) and were seasonally variable, with the largest groups occurring in spring (x̄ = 16.3) and the smallest groups during the fall (x̄ = 6.3). Seventy-one individuals were identified using photoidentification, and the sex of six dolphins (three males, three females) was determined. …

Assessment Of Seagrass Plant Demography Within And Among Beds Of Turtle Grass (Thalassia Testudinum), Manatee Grass (Syringodium Filiforme), And Shoal Grass (Halodule Wrightii) From The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, Paul A.X. Bologna, Doug Haywick

Gulf of Mexico Science

Variability in the demographic patterns of seagrasses may affect a variety of physical and biological processes in aquatic communities. We investigated seasonal seagrass demography, sediment size structure, and sediment organic carbon from two sites (north and south) in St. Joseph Bay, Florida, for Thalassia testudinum, Syringodium filiforme, and Halodule wrightii. Geologically, sands dominated both sites, but the south site had significantly greater proportions of fine and very fine sands, whereas the north site was dominated by coarse and medium sands. Within each site, demographic parameters were assessed for edge (<1 m) and interior portions (>10 m) of grass beds. The objective …

2001 Town Report. Farmington, Nh. January 2001-December 31, 2001., Farmington Town Representatives

Farmington, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report Of The Town Officers Of The Town Of Pittsburg, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2001., Pittsburg Town Representatives

Pittsburg, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Town Of Plainfield, New Hampshire Annual Report 2001 Annual Reports Of The Officers And Selectmen And The School District., Plainfield Town Representatives

Plainfield, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Reports Of The Town Officers Ossipee, New Hampshire For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2001 Vital Statistics For 2001., Ossipee Town Representatives

Ossipee, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.