Reclaiming ourselves through Testimonio pedagogy: reflections on a curriculum design lab in teacher education

This article details one teacher preparation course centering Latin American Testimonio narratives of struggle/survival amid structural oppression for use in secondary curriculum. As our class of predominantly Latina/o students and two Latina instructors engaged Testimonio pedagogy, we fashioned a hopeful alternative to our own experiences of intergenerational oppression. While research indicates that the experiences and histories of pre-service Teachers of Color lend pedagogical strength and critical consciousness to teacher education, three Latina pre-service students highlight the ways in which Testimonio became more than a pedagogical approach. Testimonio’s collectivity, resistance, hope, and assertions of voice and dignity moved through them not as educators first but as (great-grand)daughters of oppressed though still-resilient People(s). Testimonio emboldened these Latina pre-service educators to recognize and validate their own inherited multiliteracies, (re)claim their connectedness to land, and articulate their visions for more equitable schooling. This work advances research into the essentiality of engaging race and ethnicity in K-12 and teacher education curriculum and pedagogy.     

从“犯罪原因学”走向“犯罪存在学”——重新定义犯罪学概念

严格地说传统犯罪学就是犯罪原因学,这种犯罪学忽略了犯罪的存在,只研究作为犯罪学对象的部分内容而非全部内容,严重阻碍了犯罪学学科的发展。为了犯罪学的科学性,为了犯罪学的发展,犯罪学必须完整、全面地研究自己的对象,必须从犯罪原因学走向"犯罪存在学",即真正的"整体的犯罪现象学"。     

On construction of asymptotically correct confidence intervals

In this paper we discuss constructing confidence intervals based on asymptotic generalized pivotal quantities (AGPQs). An AGPQ associates a distribution with the corresponding parameter, and then an asymptotically correct confidence interval can be derived directly from this distribution like Bayesian or fiducial interval estimates. We provide two general procedures for constructing AGPQs. We also present several examples to show that AGPQs can yield new confidence intervals with better finite-sample behaviors than traditional methods.     

Life Domain Satisfaction: A Portugal–France Comparison

The study was aimed at replicating on a Portuguese sample the seven-factor model of life appraisal (physical autonomy, love life, family life, social life, occupational life, finances, and leisure life) that was suggested by Salvatore and Munoz Sastre Social Indicators Research 53:229–255 (2001). A sample of 1,111 Portuguese participants, aged 17–85, was presented with the Appraisal of Life Questionnaire. The “domain” model of life appraisal satisfactorily accounted for the data gathered on the Portuguese sample. Regarding finances and occupational life, Portuguese scores were lower than French scores. Regarding the occupational score and the leisure score, a clear linear decrease as a function of age was evidenced in the Portuguese sample. Finally, regarding the family score and the financial score, a non-linear relationship with age was found. An increase was observed from young adult age to adult age, and a decrease was observed from adult age to older age. A strong decrease in the physical autonomy scores among Portuguese females was also observed.     

明代河州、岷州、洮州茶马贸易研究

茶马贸易肇于唐,始于宋,盛于明,衰于清.有明一代,茶马贸易贯穿始终.明代茶马贸易主要有西北、西南两路,而河、岷、洮三州则是明西北茶马贸易的行政中心及主要交易中心.明朝的茶马贸易,不仅仅是一项国防政策,同时也是一项经济政策、民族政策.它的顺利进行,不仅保证了明王朝西北边防的安全,同时还极大的促进了内地及河、岷、洮等民族地区政治经济文化社会等诸方面的发展及各民族融合的实现     

Contact between birth parents and children in kinship care in a sample from Spain

Within the context of kinship care, the main objectives of this work are to study the characteristics of contact between foster children and their birth parents, and their relationship with key variables of fostering, the children and their kinship caregivers. The sample included 189 children from Spain and their kinship families. A semi‐structured placement interview and two scales relating to the child–caregiver relationship and child's psychological adjustment were used with the kinship families. The results revealed a significant percentage of foster children who had no family contact. Various visit types, frequencies and durations were described. Kinship care with contact, compared with placements without contact, was frequently characterized by the absence of professional supervision, and an affectionate child–caregiver relationship; moreover, children with contact were perceived to have fewer serious behaviour and socio‐emotional problems and a greater probability of family reunification. The regression analysis showed that the main predictors for how caregivers assessed contact were the children's emotional reaction during visits and the quality of the relationship between the kinship families and the birth parents. These results suggest the need for further research about contact, which will certainly have a major impact on professional intervention with these families.     

Life pattern of urban trees: A growth-modelling approach

Urban afforestation improves life quality in urban centers providing social and environmental benefits. Understanding growth of urban trees exposed to air pollution will support planning, managing and expanding urban areas. This approach intends to determine growth patterns of urban trees to support future urban planning. Non-destructive samples were collected from trees of Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze in Araucaria city, Parana State, Brazil. Growth rings were related to pollutant concentrations and meteorological series. Growth reduction was observed except in the border areas of the city. Trees established during or after the period of industrialization incentives were most affected by air pollution, indicating that immature plants are more vulnerable. Sulphur dioxide and nitric oxide significantly affected growth of smaller trees. Those greater than 60 cm dbh did not demonstrate significant correlation with any identified pollutant. As the trees established before accentuated urbanization were less affected by air pollution, it is reinforced the importance of preserving remaining urban trees. We suggest that planning urban afforestation should precede industries placing. When urban planning is impossible, new planted trees should not be expected to grow as in free pollution areas, but they will still present satisfactory diameter increment, contributing to improve local urban environment.     

On algorithmic construction of maximin distance designs

Maximin distance designs are useful for conducting expensive computer experiments. In this article, we compare some global optimization algorithms for constructing such designs. We also introduce several related space-filling designs, including nested maximin distance designs, sliced maximin distance designs, and general maximin distance designs with better projection properties. These designs possess more flexible structures than their analogs in the literature. Examples of these designs constructed by the algorithms are presented.     

塔吉克语的使用与保护--来自新疆塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县的调查

中国的塔吉克族在历史发展中逐渐丧失了自己本民族的文字,成为我国有语言而无文字的特殊民族之一。在长期发展过程中,受民族分布格局和人文环境等因素的影响,塔吉克民族在语言使用上普遍呈现多语化的现象。“天生的翻译家”———这一特殊身份不仅是对塔吉克民族自身文化适应性的反映,也从某种程度上反映了塔吉克民族在多元文化中的弱势和无奈。如何在经济文化发展的浪潮中保存塔吉克族的语言,不仅引起了学者的关注,也成为塔吉克民族自身不断反思的问题。基于塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县的调查,就此问题进行了探讨。     

新型城镇化进程中“城市病”治理的策略研究

城市化的快速发展使得人口膨胀、交通拥堵、资源短缺、环境污染、社会矛盾等各类"城市病"日益严重,妥善解决"城市病"问题,是保证我国城市化健康发展、顺利实现全面建成小康社会战略目标的关键性问题。"城市病"的产生,究其原因主要是跨越式发展产生"时间压缩"效应,城市发展理念与方式存在偏差,城市规划建设缺乏科学性,政府职能的缺位导致城市管理滞后,城市空间结构失衡等。发达国家在治理城市病过程中的城市发展理念、顶层的城市规划设计、科学的城市交通路网等先进经验值得我们借鉴。基于新型城镇化的视角,治理我国城市病要坚持以人为本的新型城镇化道路,确立城乡一体化发展理念,提高城市规划建设水平,创新城市管理方式,实施都市区和城市群发展战略。