Music teacher practice and identity in professional development partnerships

Since 1995, the author has been the university music educator responsible to a professional development partnership. Over an 8-year span, she has collected narratives of experience from approximately 100 pre-service music teachers, following, to some extent, the research model of Connelly and Clandinin. In developing their notion of "personal practical knowledge," Connelly and Clandinin discovered that teaching practice questions and teacher identity questions were closely linked. They argue that identity is not a fixed entity, but is "storied." In this paper, the author re-presents the identity stories of pre-service music teachers as they were shaped by experience inside professional development partnerships. Her aim is to use the stories to illuminate and inform people's present understanding of the social construction of music teacher identity, and to suggest how music teacher identities may be shaped differently inside professional development partnerships than they are shaped in traditional music teacher preparation. Obviously, not all of the narratives she has collected can be re-presented here. Methodologically, she has selected stores that exemplify recurring phenomena, but she has refrained from forming composite characters, settings, or plot lines. In selecting and interpreting the stories, she has heeded Britzman's caution that the narrative of lived experience and the lived experience itself "can never be synonymous.

Soil productivity indices and soil properties for farm-field sites in Missouri (1985)

"2/85/1.2M."This report is designed to provide access to, and interpretation of, Missouri soil data generated in a study of 500 farm-field plots in 1978 and 1979. The objective of the study was to quantify the relationships between soil properties and soil productivity. The study procedure was to sample and characterize soils at randomly located plots in fields where com or soybeans were being grown, and from that characterization, to estimate soil productivity. The results of the study were two-fold. First, soils information was generated. Second, a model called a soil productivity index was developed (Neill 1979, Kiniry et al. 1983) that converted soil properties into estimates of soil productivity.Introduction -- The soil productivity index (PI) -- Soil properties and productivity indices for selected field plots in Missouri -- How to read and interpret the data sheets. Productivity index and predicted root fractions ; Soil properties ; Soil description ; Landscape position and stratigraphy of materials ; Classification -- Potential uses of this report. Data inputs for on-site evaluation ; Assessment of the effects of soil modifications including soil erosio

Soil productivity indices and soil properties of some major soil series of the Missouri Ozarks (1985)

This report presents a method for arriving at a productivity index (PI) for major soils of the Missouri Ozarks that are underlain by carbonate rocks. The PI model was developed by Kiniry, Scrivner and Keener (1983). It was explained and applied to soils of Missouri in University of Missouri Extension Circular 947 (EC947) entitled "Soil Productivity Indices and Soil Properties for Farm-Field Sites in Missouri" (Scrivner, Conkling and Koenig, 1985a). Soils of the Missouri Ozarks were not included in EC947 because the soils studied were in farm-fields of com or soybeans. Neither crop is grown extensively in the Missouri Ozarks.Introduction -- Major soil series of the Missouri Ozarks -- Methods for estimating soil properties. Estimates of PAWC ; estimates of pHs ; Profiles of pHs for typic subgroubs of Fragiudalfs, Fragiudults and Paleudults ; Profiles of pHs and depth to carbonate rock ; Profiles of pHs for mollic subgroups of Fragiudalfs ; Estimates of Soil bulk density ; Profiles of density for Fragiudalfs and Fragiudults ; Profiles of density for Paleudults and Paleudalfs ; Profiles of density in soils with carbonate rock at depths between 10 and 200 cm -- Productivity indices for 22 soil series of the Missouri Ozarks. PI's and yields -- Possible interpretations from the 44 PI figures -- Summar

A phase I dose-escalation study of MEDI-575, a PDGFRα monoclonal antibody, in adults with advanced solid tumors

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to evaluate safety and determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of MEDI-575, a fully human monoclonal antibody that selectively binds to platelet-derived growth factor receptor-α (PDGFRα), in patients with advanced solid tumors. METHODS: This phase I multicenter, open-label, single-arm study enrolled adults in a 3 + 3 dose escalation design to receive MEDI-575 (3, 6, 9, 12, or 15 mg/kg) once weekly (QW) until toxicity or disease progression occurred. One 0.5-mg/kg dose was given before the first dose in the 3-mg/kg cohort to determine pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics under unsaturated conditions. After completion of dose escalation in the QW cohorts, patients were enrolled in two additional cohorts and received MEDI-575 25 or 35 mg/kg every 3 weeks (Q3W). Secondary measures included assessments of PK, immunogenicity, and antitumor activity. RESULTS: A total of 35 patients received MEDI-575 QW (n = 23) or Q3W (n = 12). Most treatment-related adverse events were grade 1 or 2 in severity across all dose levels, with fatigue (n = 12) and nausea (n = 8) being reported most frequently. With no reports of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs), the MTD was not reached. MEDI-575 exhibited a nonlinear PK profile and increased plasma platelet-derived growth factor-AA levels in a dose-dependent manner with limited immunogenicity. Stable disease was reported as the best tumor response in 9 of 29 evaluable patients; however, no objective responses were reported. CONCLUSION: Administration of MEDI-575 QW or Q3W resulted in a favorable safety profile, including a lack of DLTs, but without evidence of antitumor activity in patients with refractory solid tumors

Pietism on the American Landscape

Pietism on the American Landscape from its beginnings to present

How Social Media Effects College Students’ Perceptions of Police Brutality

In the past few years, police brutality and excessive use of force has been one of the most prevalent social issues facing our society. Specific cases such as the ones involving Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Freddie Gray has garnered national attention, and sparked widespread controversy. The newfound interest in this issue is heavily linked to the advent of cell phones and social media which allow for the public to hold the police accountable for their actions and gives them a direct way for their opinions to be heard. Social media easily allows for raw, unedited videos of transgressions between police and citizens to be widely distributed and connects to generations that are not as invested in traditional news sources. Despite the affect that social media has had in this shift in the media, there is little research on how social media discussions and posts have impacted how the public perceives police brutality. This study seeks to find if there is a correlation between social media consumption and how college students view the issue of police brutality. The relationship will be determined by gauging students’ consumption of both traditional and social media and their opinions on specific use of force situations.SUNY BrockportCriminal JusticeSenior Honors These