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Haiti-Dominican Relations Improve Following Earthquake, Charles Arthur May 2010

Haiti-Dominican Relations Improve Following Earthquake, Charles Arthur

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Debate Resurfaces On Foreign Ownership Of Mexican Banks, Ladb Staff May 2010

Debate Resurfaces On Foreign Ownership Of Mexican Banks, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling On Indigenous Rights, Right Of Citizens To Challenge Government Impunity, Ladb Staff May 2010

Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling On Indigenous Rights, Right Of Citizens To Challenge Government Impunity, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Ecuador: Chevron Squanders Money As Lawsuit Nears End, Ladb Staff May 2010

Ecuador: Chevron Squanders Money As Lawsuit Nears End, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Paraguay: Doubts Persist Regarding Alleged Guerrilla Group, Andrã©S Gaudã­N May 2010

Paraguay: Doubts Persist Regarding Alleged Guerrilla Group, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


President Laura Chinchilla Begins Term With Commitment To Safer, Greener, More Prosperous Costa Rica, George Rodriguez May 2010

President Laura Chinchilla Begins Term With Commitment To Safer, Greener, More Prosperous Costa Rica, George Rodriguez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Region: Los Zetas Increase Presence In Central America, Seek To Displace Local Cartels, Louisa Reynolds May 2010

Region: Los Zetas Increase Presence In Central America, Seek To Displace Local Cartels, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Mexico Extradites Former Quintana Roo Gov. Mario Villanueva To U.S., Ladb Staff May 2010

Mexico Extradites Former Quintana Roo Gov. Mario Villanueva To U.S., Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Massive Oil Spill In Gulf Of Mexico Could Have Short- And Long-Term Implications For Mexico's State-Run Oil Company Pemex, Ladb Staff May 2010

Massive Oil Spill In Gulf Of Mexico Could Have Short- And Long-Term Implications For Mexico's State-Run Oil Company Pemex, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Chile: Gays Gain Ground, But Still Lack Legal Protections, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar May 2010

Chile: Gays Gain Ground, But Still Lack Legal Protections, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Region: Little Evidence Of Arms Race Despite U.S.-Russian Competition, Andrã©S Gaudã­N May 2010

Region: Little Evidence Of Arms Race Despite U.S.-Russian Competition, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Nicaragua Heads Into Brewing Political Storm, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar May 2010

Nicaragua Heads Into Brewing Political Storm, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Panama: President Ricardo Martinelli Faces Criticism From Business Elite For Concentration Of Power, Sean Mattson May 2010

Panama: President Ricardo Martinelli Faces Criticism From Business Elite For Concentration Of Power, Sean Mattson

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Human-Rights Caravan Ambushed In Remote Area Of Oaxaca State; Incident Has Implications On Upcoming Elections, Ladb Staff May 2010

Human-Rights Caravan Ambushed In Remote Area Of Oaxaca State; Incident Has Implications On Upcoming Elections, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Unions Find Common Ground On May Day Around Opposition To Ruling Party's Labor-Reform Plan, Ladb Staff May 2010

Unions Find Common Ground On May Day Around Opposition To Ruling Party's Labor-Reform Plan, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Language Barriers In Health Care, Lauren Houle May 2010

Language Barriers In Health Care, Lauren Houle

Senior Honors Projects

Language barriers in health care are a growing concern for patients and health care providers. According to the 2000 U. S. Census, there is an increasing number of people who spoke a language other than English at home. This number increased from 14 percent (31.8 million) in 1990 to 18 percent (47 million) in 2000 (Shin & Bruno, 2003). Studies have shown that patients with limited English proficiency have less access to care, poorer adherence to treatment regimens and consequently contribute to increased health disparities. This issue is of particular importance for nurses due to the intimate contact and need …


Meaningful Parental Involvement In The Migrant Education Program: A View Through The Lens Of Six Migrant Parents, Mary Ellen Good May 2010

Meaningful Parental Involvement In The Migrant Education Program: A View Through The Lens Of Six Migrant Parents, Mary Ellen Good

Dissertations

Meaningful parental involvement is an important component of the academic success of all children; however, little is known about how this construct plays out in the lives of migrant farm worker families. To gain a deeper understanding of the research problem, a qualitative case study was conducted to address the primary research question: How do migrant parents understand and construct meaning in parental involvement? Grounded in an epistemological foundation built on constructionism, this inquiry was guided by a critical theory framework and was informed by case study and portraiture methodologies.

Participants were 6 migrant parents purposefully selected to include mothers …


Learning To Speak Through Writing: The Case For Microblogging In The Language Classroom, Pilar Munday May 2010

Learning To Speak Through Writing: The Case For Microblogging In The Language Classroom, Pilar Munday

Languages Faculty Publications

The case for microblogging with Twitter in the Foreign Language Classroom. Examples from a Spanish course.


Peru: Lack Of Social License Stalls Hydroelectric Project, Ladb Staff Apr 2010

Peru: Lack Of Social License Stalls Hydroelectric Project, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Uruguay: Opposition Parties Ponder Unifying After Electoral Defeat, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Apr 2010

Uruguay: Opposition Parties Ponder Unifying After Electoral Defeat, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Haiti: Earthquake Victims Face New Trials With Forced Evictions, Charles Arthur Apr 2010

Haiti: Earthquake Victims Face New Trials With Forced Evictions, Charles Arthur

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Costa Rica: Clash During Police Operation On University Campus Triggers Concern, Outrage, George Rodriguez Apr 2010

Costa Rica: Clash During Police Operation On University Campus Triggers Concern, Outrage, George Rodriguez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


President Felipe Calderã³N, Mexican Congress Denounce New Arizona Law Targeting Undocumented Immigrants, Ladb Staff Apr 2010

President Felipe Calderã³N, Mexican Congress Denounce New Arizona Law Targeting Undocumented Immigrants, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Forecasts Of High Temperatures, Dry Conditions Could Bring Severe Fire Season In Mexico, Ladb Staff Apr 2010

Forecasts Of High Temperatures, Dry Conditions Could Bring Severe Fire Season In Mexico, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Colombia: Legislative, Party Elections Bode Ill For Presidential Balloting, Ladb Staff Apr 2010

Colombia: Legislative, Party Elections Bode Ill For Presidential Balloting, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Chile: President Sebastian Pinera's Green Leanings Unlikely To Bring Energy Overhaul, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Apr 2010

Chile: President Sebastian Pinera's Green Leanings Unlikely To Bring Energy Overhaul, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


El Salvador: El Salvador Wrestles With Persistent Water Woes, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Apr 2010

El Salvador: El Salvador Wrestles With Persistent Water Woes, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Honduras: Human Rights Violations Persist In New Administration, George Rodriguez Apr 2010

Honduras: Human Rights Violations Persist In New Administration, George Rodriguez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Food Industry, Cane Growers At Odds About Federal Government's Policies Regarding Sugar-Import Quota, Ladb Staff Apr 2010

Food Industry, Cane Growers At Odds About Federal Government's Policies Regarding Sugar-Import Quota, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Mexico Implements Controversial Cell-Phone-Registration Program In Effort To Combat Extortion, Kidnapping, Ladb Staff Apr 2010

Mexico Implements Controversial Cell-Phone-Registration Program In Effort To Combat Extortion, Kidnapping, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.