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Outdoor Pursuits And Outdoor Learning At Rural Maine Schools: A Positive Outlier Approach, Lauren E. Jacobs

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study explored the barriers and facilitators to outdoor learning and outdoor pursuits (OPs) in some of the most rural isolated K-12 schools in Maine. The purpose was to understand why some of these schools incorporate a lot of OPs and outdoor learning into their curriculum while other schools do not. Outdoor pursuits and outdoor learning in school settings are worthy of study because they provide students with opportunities to increase physical activity, benefit from time in nature, and make important connections to local culture (Lim et al., 2017; Schafft, 2016; Trembley et al., 2015).

This study employed a comparative …

Progress For Young Mainers Paved By Education, Michael P. Delorge

Maine Policy Review

Each year the Margaret Chase Smith Library sponsors an essay contest for high school seniors. The essay prompt for 2020 asked students to propose how they would make Maine “the way life should be” for young people so that more of them will choose to live in a state with one of the oldest populations in the nation. Essays have been edited for length. This is the second-place essay.

Brown (Ella C.) Papers, 1960-1978, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Ella Corinne Brown was a faculty member at the University of Maine in Orono from 1962 to 1979. She was responsible for writing the course program for parks and recreation and designed the specialized program leading to a degree in parks and recreation. Brown was born in 1920 in Kansas City, Missouri and died in Orono, Maine in 1987. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 1951 and received her master's degree from Montana State University in 1961. She received her Ph.D. degree from Indiana University.

Key To The Past: Community Perceptions Of Yup’Ik Youth Interaction With Culturally Relevant Education Inspired By The Nunalleq Archaeology Project, Sean R. O'Rourke, Justin J. Turner, Krista Ritchie

Journal of Archaeology and Education

This study qualitatively describes a) the implementation of culturally relevant education (CRE) programs for Yup’ik youth in Quinhagak, Alaska that developed from the Nunalleq Project—a nearby archaeological excavation—and b) community members’ and program facilitators’ perceptions of associated youth social and psychological outcomes. Ten semi-structured interviews (seven community members, three program facilitators) were undertaken and analyzed using constant comparative analysis. Community members and program facilitators attributed numerous outcomes to the Nunalleq-related CRE, such as imparting practical skills (e.g., wilderness survival, artistic and technological skills), teaching young people to value their heritage (e.g., educating them about the struggles their ancestors overcame), and …

Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies Program (University Of Maine) Records, 1970-2016, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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In the fall of 1975 three UMaine faculty members, Ann Acheson, Jan Kulberg, and Jane Pease, taught UMaine's first class in women's studies: "Women in Society" "...an interdisciplinary analysis of women's roles from an anthropological, sociological, psychological, and historical perspective." Other courses would follow, but while the courses counted for credit, those who taught the classes were not paid. The Interdisciplinary approach to studying women and the social construction of gender evolved from work spearheaded by Dr. JoAnn Fritsche, Director of Equal Opportunity in developing strategies for the inclusion of women's experiences and perspectives in the educational process. After initially …

Muse: Getting To Know The Generations Youth & Elder Scavenger Hunt, University Of Maine Center On Aging

Maine Center on Aging Education and Training

Music Uniting Students and Elders is a program by the University of Maine Center on Aging and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra that uses music education to form inter-generational connections between elementary students and elders. This scavenger hunt activity is designed to encourage communication and relationship building between elders and youth prior, during and following MUSE events.

Muse Youth Curriculum, University Of Maine Center On Aging

Maine Center on Aging Education and Training

Music Uniting Students and Elders is a program of the University of Maine Center on Aging and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra that uses music education to connect elders and students. The following curriculum is recommended for children 5 years of age and older or children in 1st – 5th grade. The purpose of the curriculum is to act as a catalyst for discussing aging, to dispel the myths of aging, to provide an opportunity to connect generations, and for youth to share with others their experiences, ancestry and family traditions. Furthermore, this curriculum allows for youth to connect with elders …

Elder Abuse Screening Protocol For Physicians: Lessons Learned From The Maine Partners For Elder Protection Pilot Project, University Of Maine Center On Aging

Maine Center on Aging Research and Evaluation

This manual was designed to assist physicians, nurses, and medical office managers become aware on means to incorporate screening processes in regard to elder abuse. The United States Senate Special Committee on Aging has reported that as many as five million elderly persons are abuses each year in the United States. By implementing proper screening procedures, disclosure will be made easier, thus protecting patients from harm. The screening procedure involves evaluating for mistreatment among patients 60 years or older, at least once per year. The protocol has been tested in 16 healthcare facilities with a total of 2,082 patients being …

Maine Women's Insider (August 2006), Maine Women's Giving Tree Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Hancock County And Statewide Needs, Resources, And Readiness Assessment On Older Adult Alcohol Abuse, University Of Maine Center On Aging, Bucksport Bay Healthy Communities, Coastal Hancock Healthy Communities, Healthy Peninsula Project, Healthy Acadia Coalition

Maine Center on Aging Research and Evaluation

Alcohol and drug abuse remains to be a serious health issue among 17 percent of adults aged 60 or older. This assessment was conducted in order to determine and fully understand the needs, resources, and readiness necessary to address the issue of substance abuse throughout the state of Maine. It involved a four-part study focused in the Hancock County region. Twelve focus groups were held with the target groups being professionals, caregivers, and older adults. Surveys and interviews were distributed statewide to evaluate substance abuse. Secondary data analysis was included as well in order to analyze arrests, hospital admissions, treatment, …

Hancock County Needs, Resources, And Readiness Assessment On Older Adult Alcohol Abuse, Lenard Kaye, Maine Office Of Substance Abuse

Maine Center on Aging Service and Consultation

This tip-sheet will provide you with key project recommendations and action steps to utilize within your community to implement project findings. It includes tips for many distinct groups, such as healthcare providers and administrators, advocates, local leaders and officials, researchers, program planners, administrators and policymakers, and practitioners. They include implementation of models for healthcare strategies, open discussions, system changes, funding, decision making, intervention, and education. Resources include the Office of Substance Abuse Information Resource Center, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Agency, the Centers for Disease Control, and the recovery community. It identifies key partners and crucial aspects of …

Maine Women's Insider (June 2006), Maine Women's Giving Tree Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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A Whole Woman Strategy And Action Plan To Raise National Awareness About Osteoporosis, Lenard W. Kaye, Majorie A. Harris, Clifford Rosen

Maine Center on Aging Research and Evaluation

The University of Maine Center on Aging, in partnership with the Maine Center for Osteoporosis Research and Education, was one of three grantees taking part in a U.S. Administration on Aging-funded project to develop a national osteoporosis awareness and action plan targeting postmenopausal women


The University of Maine Center on Aging’s portion of the research entailed several phases of activity. Initially, focus groups were conducted with 147 ethnically and racially diverse older women around the country (Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, California, and Kansas) to determine where older women obtain their health information, what they consider reliable and unreliable informational sources, …

Women's Center Newsletter (Fall 1988), University Of Maine Women's Center Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Women's Center Newsletter (March 1988), University Of Maine Women's Center Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Women's Center Newsletter (December 1987), University Of Maine Women's Center Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Women's Center Newsletter (Spring 1983), University Of Maine Women's Center Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Women's Center Newsletter (Fall 1981), University Of Maine Women's Center Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Women's Center Newsleteter (Fall 1980), University Of Maine Women's Center Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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