Symbol, pattern & symmetry: the cultural significance of structure by Michael Hann (Book Review)

Books on visual analysis are always welcome, especially when they promise and provide systematic methods to interpret, categorise and understand imagery in its many forms. Also desirable in this most modern phase of globalisation is an approach which addresses the transmission of codes and idioms from one region to another and from one cultural context to another in its historical, cultural and religious context, interrogating this in relation to notions of more indigenous invention of pattern and symbol. This book seeks to do all those things and does this from the point of view primarily of educating undergraduate students, although the stated audience for this book is somewhat broader than this

Agricultural Change and Farmland Rental in an Urbanising Environment : Waterloo Region, Southern Ontario

Dans l'analyse des rapports entre l'urbanisation et l'agriculture, la recherche géographique s'est surtout intéressée, jusqu'à maintenant, aux effets néfastes de la croissance urbaine sur l'agriculture. Nous émettons l'idée que cette interaction, lorsque prévalent des conditions régionales bien précises, peut jouer un rôle positif dans le progrès agricole. C'est à titre d'exemple d'effets potentiellement bénéfiques que nous étudions ici le phénomène de la location des terres agricoles appartenant à des propriétaires non-exploitants. Pour une région donnée du sud de l'Ontario, des corrélations statistiques entre certaines variables agricoles et démographiques justifient une enquête approfondie auprès des agriculteurs. Les résultats de cette enquête montrent, qu'autour des villes de taille moyenne à haut niveau de croissance de cette région, la location des terres appartenant à des non-exploitants joue un rôle important dans le développement agricole. Cette recherche contribue donc à alimenter une littérature récente qui tend à démontrer la complexité de l'agriculture en milieu péri-urbain.In geographic research into urbanisation-agriculture interactions, a strong emphasis has been given to the negative effects of urbanisation on agriculture. Here, it is argued that the urbanisation-agriculture interaction process may provide certain opportunities for agricultural progress and development, depending upon the specific regional circumstances; the phenomenon of farmland renting from nonfarm landowners is thus studied as an example of such a potentially beneficial interaction. Statistical associations between agricultural and population variables for an area in southern Ontario provide the context for a detailed farmer survey. The results show farmland rental from nonfarm owners to be a significant factor in agricultural development in the urban fringe environment of the medium-sized, yet fast-growing cities in the study area, and add to recent literature which has stressed the complexities of urban fringe agriculture

READING SCORES AND GENDER

This research investigated fourth-grade reading scores and gender. The study used data from a population of 156,590 fourth graders taking the 2011 NAEP reading test to determine variables and factors affecting reading scores on the general student, male, and female populations. Variables were chosen based on the literature and researcher’s preference. These variables included economic status, race, school variables, student variables, and teacher variables. Using principal component factor analyses orthogonal factors were derived from Varimax factor loading. Correlations and multiple regression analyses were performed on all variables and factors using standardized and unstandardized data. Split data for male and female students were analyzed. Significant results (p < .001) were found for most items and most factors indicating that females did significantly better on the fourth-grade reading test than males. Furthermore, the research indicated that home resources, outside school reading experiences, liking to read, and economic status probably had the greatest influence on fourth-grade reading score

READING SCORES AND GENDER

This research investigated fourth-grade reading scores and gender. The study used data from a population of 156,590 fourth graders taking the 2011 NAEP reading test to determine variables and factors affecting reading scores on the general student, male, and female populations. Variables were chosen based on the literature and researcher’s preference. These variables included economic status, race, school variables, student variables, and teacher variables. Using principal component factor analyses orthogonal factors were derived from Varimax factor loading. Correlations and multiple regression analyses were performed on all variables and factors using standardized and unstandardized data. Split data for male and female students were analyzed. Significant results (p < .001) were found for most items and most factors indicating that females did significantly better on the fourth-grade reading test than males. Furthermore, the research indicated that home resources, outside school reading experiences, liking to read, and economic status probably had the greatest influence on fourth-grade reading score

Interview of Geffrey Kelly, Ph.D., STD

Dr. Kelly is a retired professor who continues to teach part-time for the Religion Department. He received his Ph.D. and STD (Doctor of Sacred Theology) from Catholic University in Louvain, Belgium. While he has published on various topics, his research and publications focus on the writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Ready to teach? : examination of physical education teachers' perceived preparation and perceived competence to teach

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Department of Kinesiology, 2005Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-112