Developing scientists in Hispanic substance use and health disparities research through the creation of a national mentoring network     

Angela R. Bazzi  Cristina Mogro-Wilson  Nalini Junko Negi  Jennifer M. Reingle Gonzalez  Miguel Ángel Cano  Yessenia Castro 《Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning》2017,25(2):151-165

Hispanics are disproportionately affected by substance use and related health harms yet remain underrepresented across scientific disciplines focused on researching and addressing these issues. An interdisciplinary network of scientists committed to fostering the development of social and biomedical researchers focused on Hispanic substance use and health disparities developed innovative mentoring and career development activities. We conducted a formative evaluation study using anonymous membership and conference feedback data to describe specific mentoring and career development activities developed within the national network. Successful mentoring initiatives and career development activities were infused with cultural and community values supportive of professional integration and persistence. Mentoring initially occurred within an annual national conference and was then sustained throughout the year through formal training programs and informal mentoring networks. Although rigorous evaluation is needed to determine the success of these strategies in fostering long-term career development among scientists conducting Hispanic health and substance use research, this innovative model may hold promise for other groups committed to promoting career development and professional integration and persistence for minority (and non-minority) scientists committed to addressing health disparities.  相似文献   

Beyond the Rainbow: Retrieval Practice Leads to Better Spelling than does Rainbow Writing     

Angela?C.?JonesEmail author  Liane?Wardlow  Steven?C.?Pan  Cristina?Zepeda  Gail?D.?Heyman  John?Dunlosky  Timothy?C.?Rickard 《Educational Psychology Review》2016,28(2):385-400

In three experiments, we compared the effectiveness of rainbow writing and retrieval practice, two common methods of spelling instruction. In experiment 1 (n?=?14), second graders completed 2 days of spelling practice, followed by spelling tests 1 day and 5 weeks later. A repeated measures analysis of variance demonstrated that spelling accuracy for words trained with retrieval practice was higher than for words trained with rainbow writing on both tests (η _p ² ?=?.49). In experiments 2 (second graders, n?=?16) and 3 (first graders, n?=?12), students completed 2 days of spelling practice followed by a spelling test 1 day later. Results replicated experiment 1; spelling accuracy was higher for words trained with retrieval practice compared with rainbow writing (η _p ² ?=?.42 and .64, respectively). Furthermore, students endorsed both liking and learning from retrieval practice at least as much as (and sometimes more than) rainbow writing. Results demonstrate that retrieval practice is a more useful (and as engaging) training method than is rainbow writing and extend the well-established testing effect to beginning spellers.  相似文献   

The issue of the arrangement of new environments for science education through collaborative actions between schools,museums and science centres in the Brazilian context of teacher training     

Bruno Andrade Pinto Monteiro  Isabel Martins  Aline de Souza Janerine  Fabiana Cristina de Carvalho 《Cultural Studies of Science Education》2016,11(2):419-437

We present, in this article, an investigation about the potential of the relationship between formal and non-formal educational environments. Therefore it is not an empirical research, but an essay on the topic. This paper demonstrates the concept that science education and science outreach can be privileged by actions that are developed by closer relations between formal and non-formal places. Currently, non-formal environments such as museums and science and technology centres are considered potential educational resources within the reach of schools. Educators from museums have conducted studies which demonstrate a predominant model of the utilization of these institutions by teachers, which consists of illustrative visits during the exhibitions, but does not feature a collaborative relationship or partnership between schools and these institutions. In Brazil, the main examples of approaches to collaboration between these places and schools have been taking place through the initiatives of teachers or through projects developed by the educational sector, aiming to broaden the dialogue between their institutions and the school community. Another approach mechanism relates to research and extension projects developed by university researchers, sponsored by state and federal funding agencies. In this case, the universities and university museums appear as new social actors that stand in the way of the schools and the cultural environments, complicating the relationship and, at the same time, bringing new questions to the field of educational research. We believe that the discourse in this paper should bring about further discussions in the initial teacher training courses to contribute to the understanding of practices related to the extension of the field of activity of the school.  相似文献   

Community universities in the South of Brazil: prospects and challenges of a model of non-state public higher education     

Cristina Fioreze  Tristan McCowan 《比较教育学》2018,54(3):370-389

In recent years, higher education institutions have been encouraged to engage more strongly with their local communities, and address their historically weak links with their surrounding populations. In the latter part of the twentieth century, a number of community universities were established in the South of Brazil, characterised by democratic local community involvement, expansion of access in non-metropolitan regions, and close ties with local industry. This article analyses these innovative institutions in relation to the complex demands of the so-called knowledge economy and multifaceted relationships between public and private, exploring the ways in which the public good role of universities manifests itself in relation to the local. Given their hybrid nature – independent from the state but with a public good mission – these institutions can be seen to represent a new model of non-state public higher education. Implications are drawn out for the potential role of these institutions in the current policy context of Brazil, and internationally, in light of their context-specificity and the significant challenges from the highly commercialised for-profit sector.  相似文献   

Analysis of the distance covered by Brazilian professional futsal players during official matches     

Murilo José De Oliveira Bueno  Fabio Giuliano Caetano  Tiago Julio Costa Pereira  Nicolau Melo De Souza  Gustavo Damasceno Moreira  FáBIO Yuzo Nakamura 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2014,13(3):230-240

The purpose of this study was to measure and characterise the distances covered by Brazilian professional futsal players. The trajectories of 93 players during five matches were obtained using an automatic tracking method. The distances covered were analysed for different game conditions: over the entire game and during the times when the ball was out of play and in play separately. When the entire game was considered, the results showed that there was a reduction in the total distance covered per minute from the first [median ± IQR (interquartile range): 97.9 ± 16.2 m/min] to the second half (median = 90.3 m/min; IQR = 12.0), and when only the in-play time was considered (first half: 136.6 ± 17.2 m/min; second half: 129.2 ± 16.7 m/min). The percentage of distance covered in the standing and walking velocity range was higher in the second half than in the first when considering the entire game (30.8% and 28.0%, respectively) and during the in-play time (19.3% and 16.2%, respectively). In conclusion, this study verified that futsal players reduced the physical performance during the second half.  相似文献   

Briging it all back home: some implications of recent science and technology studies for the classroom science teacher     

Shelley Costa  Thomas B. Hughes  Professor Trevor Pinch 《Research in Science Education》1998,28(1):9-21

In this paper, we support the validity of drawing from science studies to reshape science education. While true educational reform must involve alternative curricular structures, we stress that we do not propose here either a comprehensive curricular framework or a report on a pilot classroom project, as our research perspective comes from science studies rather than from education. Instead this paper is intended to encourage educators to draw from methodologies used in science studies to further their goals in education research and in classroom teaching. First, we examine theoretical connections and divergences between science studies and theories of education. Secondly, we discuss the benefits of teaching science as a social process and offer some suggestions that can be introduced by classroom teachers into pre-existing science curricula.  相似文献   

Assessment of Sorbate and Benzoate Content in Mustard,Ketchup and Tomato Sauce by Sub-Minute Capillary Electrophoresis     

Lais Morilla Pereira  Fabiana Della Betta  Siluana Katia Tischer Seraglio  Mayara Schulz  Priscila Nehring  Luciano Valdemiro Gonzaga  Roseane Fett  Ana Carolina Oliveira Costa 《Food Technology and Biotechnology》2021,59(3):376

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Assessing the effectiveness of the Eureka Program     

Cristina Bayona-Sáez  Teresa García-Marco 《Research Policy》2010,39(10):1375-1386

The aim of this paper is to test whether participation in a European public initiative to support market-oriented R&D, such as the Eureka Program, has a positive impact on the performance of participating firms and, if so, how long it is before the impact becomes apparent. These issues are explored using a dynamic panel data model covering the period 1994–2003, for a sample of 866 European firms, 284 of which completed a Eureka project during the period of analysis. The results show how the completion of a Eureka project has a positive influence over firm performance measured as return over assets (ROA), although the effect does not manifest itself until a year after project completion. Nevertheless, when the sample is divided by sector, it is obtained that, while manufacturing firms follow the general pattern of a positive effect appearing a year after project completion, the effect in non-manufacturing firms is already apparent during the year of completion.  相似文献   

Learning through chemistry simulations: an analysis of cognitive skill levels     

da Silva  Renan Amorim  de Vasconcelos  Flávia Cristina Gomes Catunda 《Education and Information Technologies》2022,27(5):6967-6987

Education and Information Technologies - This paper presents an analysis of cognitive skill levels expressed in high school students’ performance using laboratory simulations. We address...  相似文献   

Four-component instructional design (4C/ID) model: a meta-analysis on use and effect     

Costa  Joana Martinho  Miranda  Guilhermina Lobato  Melo  M&#;rio 《Learning Environments Research》2022,25(2):445-463

Learning Environments Research - The four-component instructional design model (4C/ID) has been increasingly used in face-to-face and online learning environments. We present a meta-analysis on the...  相似文献