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Team Teaching “Gender Perspectives”: A Reflection on Feminist Pedagogyin the Interdisciplinary Classroom.
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Team Teaching “Gender Perspectives”: A Reflection on Feminist Pedagogyin the Interdisciplinary Classroom.
Creator
Rosenthal, Martha, Hayford, Michelle, Foote, Nicola, De Welde, Kristine
Abstract / Description
The article discusses the promises and hindrances of interdisciplinary feminist pedagogies and collaborative teaching through an integrative case study, as considered and implemented in a team-taught Gender Perspectives course delivered by the authors in 2009 and 2012. Topics mentioned include the theoretical supports and structure of the course, as well as the lessons learned, changes made, and their influence on the classroom environment..
Date Issued
2013-01-01
Identifier
fgcu_ir_000464
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Characteristics of the old and homeless: identifying distinct service needs
Title
Characteristics of the old and homeless: identifying distinct service needs.
Creator
Kimbler, Kristopher, Harris, Ashley N., DeWees, Mari
Abstract / Description
The number of older homeless individuals has been increasing for the past several decades (Culhane, Metraux, Byrne, Stino, & Bainbridge, 2013Culhane, D.P., Metraux, S., Byrne, T., Stino, M., & Bainbridge, J. (2013). The age structure of contemporary homelessness: Evidence and implications for public policy. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 13, 228–244. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®], [Google Scholar]). In a report for the National Alliance to End Homelessness , Sermons and Henry ...
Show moreThe number of older homeless individuals has been increasing for the past several decades (Culhane, Metraux, Byrne, Stino, & Bainbridge, 2013Culhane, D.P., Metraux, S., Byrne, T., Stino, M., & Bainbridge, J. (2013). The age structure of contemporary homelessness: Evidence and implications for public policy. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 13, 228–244. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®], [Google Scholar]). In a report for the National Alliance to End Homelessness , Sermons and Henry (2010Sermons, M.W., & Henry, M. (2010). Demographics of homelessness series: The rising elderly population. Washington, DC: National Alliance to End Homelessness. [Google Scholar]) state that although the demographic information regarding homelessness is limited, there is evidence that the percentage of older adults that are homeless has remained stable during the last several decades. The rapidly increasing number of older adults in the United States, however, suggests a parallel increase in the aging homeless. Based on these trends, the estimated number of older homeless individuals in 2010 (44,172) is anticipated to increase over 33% to 58,772 by 2020. Other data, however, suggest that these estimates may be conservative, as the younger half of the baby boomer generation may be at a higher risk of being homeless resulting in the homeless population aging at a faster rate than the general population (e.g., Culhane et al., 2013Culhane, D.P., Metraux, S., Byrne, T., Stino, M., & Bainbridge, J. (2013). The age structure of contemporary homelessness: Evidence and implications for public policy. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 13, 228–244. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®], [Google Scholar]; Hahn, Kushel, Bangsberg, Riley, & Moss, 2006Hahn, J.A., Kushel, M.B., Bangsberg, D.R., Riley, E., & Moss, A.R. (2006). The aging of the homeless population: Fourteen-year trends in San Francisco. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 21, 775–778. [Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®], [Google Scholar]). The nature of these demographic shifts related to homelessness suggests an increasing need to study contextual factors associated with this quickly growing population to better meet their specific needs. The potential dual disadvantage of being older and homeless creates a situation that is uniquely problematic and warrants attention.
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Date Issued
2015-09-24
Identifier
fgcu_ir_000780
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Ubiquitous Collaboration (uC) Learning: Connecting the Physical and Virtual Worlds.
Title
Ubiquitous Collaboration (uC) Learning: Connecting the Physical and Virtual Worlds.
Creator
Rodriguez, Walter, Fiore, Stephen M., Carstens, Deborah, Këpuska, Veton Z., De Welde, Kristine
Abstract / Description
The workplace is rapidly evolving to reflect distributed workgroups that overcome the barriers created by geographical distance and time. And yet, the technical underpinnings that influence social interactions, contribute to different cultural/organizational contexts, or classroom learning experiences are understudied. This paper provides the research framework for the analysis, research and development of virtual organizations as sociotechnical learning systems with the primary goal of...
Show moreThe workplace is rapidly evolving to reflect distributed workgroups that overcome the barriers created by geographical distance and time. And yet, the technical underpinnings that influence social interactions, contribute to different cultural/organizational contexts, or classroom learning experiences are understudied. This paper provides the research framework for the analysis, research and development of virtual organizations as sociotechnical learning systems with the primary goal of improving team-teaching and distributed team-learning by connecting the physical and virtual worlds. Our research objectives are: (a) to better understand the socio-technical conditions that can enhance ubiquitous learning; (b) to develop and enhance ubiquitous team-collaboration via Ubiquitous Collaboration (uC) Learning systems; and, (c) to examine the impacts of uC in test organizations so as to integrate research, education, and practice. To meet these objectives we have assembled a broadly interdisciplinary and diverse team of researchers with experience spanning sociology, psychology, engineering and business. This approach provide the varied analytical lenses of these disciplines as well as to converge on a richer understanding of distributed collaborative learning in a diverse population- including women and men, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities
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Date Issued
2010-02-01
Identifier
fgcu_ir_000748
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Fragile Spectres: How Women of Victorian Britain used the Occult and Spiritualist Movement to Create Autonomy
Title
Fragile Spectres: How Women of Victorian Britain used the Occult and Spiritualist Movement to Create Autonomy.
Creator
Drew, Danielle Jean, College of Arts & Sciences
Abstract / Description
This research observes and illustrates ways in which British women of the mid- to late-nineteenth century used the occult revival and spiritualist movements of the Victorian period to generate spiritual, physical, and financial autonomy for themselves in a culture that sought to confine middle-class women to the home. Using the stories of women in the occult and spiritualist movements, namely the stories of Georgiana Houghton, Emma Hardinge Britten, and Rosa Campbell Praed, this thesis shows...
Show moreThis research observes and illustrates ways in which British women of the mid- to late-nineteenth century used the occult revival and spiritualist movements of the Victorian period to generate spiritual, physical, and financial autonomy for themselves in a culture that sought to confine middle-class women to the home. Using the stories of women in the occult and spiritualist movements, namely the stories of Georgiana Houghton, Emma Hardinge Britten, and Rosa Campbell Praed, this thesis shows that middle class mediums generated more independence and autonomy for themselves by embracing this new cultural movement through the practice of seance, mediumship, public lecture, and publication, in contrast to their non-occultist and non-spiritualist female counterparts.
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Date Issued
2017-04-19
Identifier
Drew_fgcu_1743_10239
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