An examination of outdoor experience in the development of character in young adults with Type 1 Diabetes

Connected in Motion is a not for profit organization serving young adults with Type 1 diabetes. The organization hosted outdoor and experiential Type 1 diabetes education programs in January of2009 and 2010. The weekends provided non-clinical alternative Type 1 diabetes education to the underserved population of young adults within Canada. Six women living with Type I diabetes and between the ages of 22 and 30 participated in the Winter Slipstream weekends participated in this phenomenological research study. Through semi-structured interviews and artifact-elicitation interviews, ,{ the lived experiences of the participants were examined. Data analysis indicated that the sense of community created through outdoor programming and experiential education for young adults with Type I diabetes stimulated the development of self-efficacy and participant-perceived improvement in Type 1 diabetes self-management. There was no indication that outdoor and experiential Type I diabetes education had any impact on the development of autonomy among participants. Recommendations are made to encourage the successful implementation of further alternative (non-clinical) Type 1 diabetes education programs for young adults living with Type 1 diabetes.

Mathematical modelling in mathematics education and instruction

This paper aims at giving a concise survey of the present state-of-the-art of mathematical modelling in mathematics education and instruction. It will consist of four parts. In part 1, some basic concepts relevant to the topic will be clarified and, in particular, mathematical modelling will be defined in a broad, comprehensive sense. Part 2 will review arguments for the inclusion of modelling in mathematics teaching at schools and universities, and identify certain schools of thought within mathematics education. Part 3 will describe the role of modelling in present mathematics curricula and in everyday teaching practice. Some obstacles for mathematical modelling in the classroom will be analysed, as well as the opportunities and risks of computer usage. In part 4, selected materials and resources for teaching mathematical modelling, developed in the last few years in America, Australia and Europe, will be presented. The examples will demonstrate many promising directions of development.

Literature in second language education : enhancing the role of texts in learning.

Las premisas pedagógicas de este manual son que el objeto de aprendizaje, en este caso los textos literarios, es inseparable del enfoque adoptado para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje, de la misma manera que el lenguaje es inseparable de la cultura, de la que la literatura forma parte. Este manual propone el estudio de textos literarios como un componente vital del conocimiento lingüístico y cultural del segundo idioma. La investigación, realizada con estudiantes de italiano en Australia, se sitúa en un contexto más amplio del segundo idioma, y se compara con los estudios sobre las valoraciones que los estudiantes hacen de los textos literarios en inglés y en francés en países como Canadá, Italia, Australia, Alemania y Ucrania. La primera parte del libro lleva el debate sobre la inclusión de la literatura en la enseñanza del segundo idioma como punto de partida para plantear cuestiones cruciales sobre cómo los estudiantes y educadores, ven la literatura. La segunda parte del libro evalúa un enfoque innovador para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de la literatura en el segundo idioma. La autora llega a la conclusión de que la literatura funciona mejor cuando se lee como literatura, no como gramática, y cuando los estudiantes analizar sus reacciones a la misma como un grupo.

The Routledge international companion to multicultural education.

El libro nos ofrece una descripción y análisis internacional de la educación multicultural en el mundo. Está organizado en torno a conceptos clave y utiliza casos de estudio de diferentes países de todo el mundo (Estados Unidos, Reino Unido, Canadá, Australia, Francia, Alemania, España, Noruega, Bulgaria, Rusia, Sudáfrica, Japón, China, India, Nueva Zelanda, Malasia, Singapur, Indonesia, Brasil y México) para ilustrar y ejemplificar esos conceptos. Incluye dos capítulos dedicados a las regiones de América Latina y a los países francófonos de África. Está dividido en diez secciones que cubren la teoría y la investigación sobre la reforma curricular, la inmigración y la ciudadanía, idioma, religión, y la educación de grupos étnicos o culturales minoritarios.

The future of bioscience fieldwork in UK higher education

Fieldwork is an important and often enjoyable part of learning in Bioscience degree courses, however it is unclear how the recent reforms to Higher Education (HE) may impact the future funding of outdoor learning. This paper reports on the findings from a recent survey of 30 HE Bioscience practitioners from across the UK. Their current level of fieldwork provision and factors affecting this provision in the future were explored. The data showed that the level of fieldwork had remained similar over the past five years and this was set to remain so over the next academic year and also into the next five years (when it may even increase). Funding of fieldwork was under review in most institutions due to the increase in student tuition fees and it was found that in some cases the cost of compulsory fieldwork will be subsumed within the overall course fee. Many influencing factors were discussed, but the most frequently raised topics were that of the development of employability skills during fieldwork and its importance in attracting and retaining students. Both topics are high on the agenda of HE institutions going forward into the new funding model, suggesting that fieldwork will remain a central part of the Bioscience curriculum.

Popular history magazines and history education

This paper argues that popular history magazines may be a welcome complement toother forms of historical media in history teaching. By outlining a theoretical framework thatcaptures uses of history, the paper analyses popular history magazine articles from five Europeancountries all dealing with the outbreak of World War I. The study finds that while the studiedarticles provide a rather heterogeneous view of the causes of the Great War, they can be used todiscuss and analyse the importance of perspective in history, thus offering an opportunity tofurther a more disciplinary historical understanding.

Software Engineering Education Needs More Engineering

To what extent is “software engineering” really “engineering” as this term is commonly understood? A hallmark of the products of the traditional engineering disciplines is trustworthiness based on dependability. But in his keynote presentation at ICSE 2006 Barry Boehm pointed out that individuals’, systems’, and peoples’ dependency on software is becoming increasingly critical, yet that dependability is generally not the top priority for software intensive system producers. Continuing in an uncharacteristic pessimistic vein, Professor Boehm said that this situation will likely continue until a major software-induced system catastrophe similar in impact to the 9/11 World Trade Center catastrophe stimulates action toward establishing accountability for software dependability. He predicts that it is highly likely that such a software-induced catastrophe will occur between now and 2025. It is widely understood that software, i.e., computer programs, are intrinsically different from traditionally engineered products, but in one aspect they are identical: the extent to which the well-being of individuals, organizations, and society in general increasingly depend on software. As wardens of the future through our mentoring of the next generation of software developers, we believe that it is our responsibility to at least address Professor Boehm’s predicted catastrophe. Traditional engineering has, and continually addresses its social responsibility through the evolution of the education, practice, and professional certification/licensing of professional engineers. To be included in the fraternity of professional engineers, software engineering must do the same. To get a rough idea of where software engineering currently stands on some of these issues we conducted two surveys. Our main survey was sent to software engineering academics in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Among other items it sought detail information on their software engineering programs. Our auxiliary survey was sent to U.S. engineering institutions to get some idea about how software engineering programs compared with those in established engineering disciplines of Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering. Summaries of our findings can be found in the last two sections of our paper.

The British colonial library, comprising a popular and authentic description of all the colonies of the British empire, their history - physical geography - geology - climate - animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms - government - finance - military defence - commerce - shipping -monetary system - religion - population, white and coloured - education and the press - emigration, social state, &c.

Published in 1834-35 under the title: History of the British colonies.

Outdoor Illinois.

Title from cover.

Outdoor highlights.

Mode of access: Internet.

State education for the people,

Bibliography: p. [163]-170.

Education pamphlets

A collection of miscellaneous pamphlets.