English enterprise in Newfoundland 1577-1660 / / Gillian T. Cell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910148694403321
• Autore: Cell Gillian T.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1969; ©1969
• ISBN: 1-4426-5264-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (195 pages) : illustrations, map
• Collana: Heritage
• Disciplina: 380.1/43/09718
• Soggetti: Fish trade - Newfoundland and Labrador - History; Electronic books.; Newfoundland and Labrador Commerce Great Britain; Great Britain Commerce Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador Colonization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I. The Organization of the Newfoundland Trade -- II. The Fishery: A Time of Expansion 1977-1604 -- III. An Island Becomes Known -- IV. The First Colony 1610-31 -- V. Further Experiments in Settlement 1616-37 -- VI. Prosperity and Crisis 1604-30 -- VII. The Beginnings of Government Intervention 1630-60 -- VIII. Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Between 1577 and 1660 Newfoundland emerged from relative obscurity to become the centre of a booming and valued industry, the site of one of England's first colonies, and a place of such strategic importance that the English government could not afford to ignore it. From the time of its discovery in the late fifteenth century, the fishermen of Western Europe made annual fishing voyages to Newfoundland. Over a hundred years later, in 1610, the island became the site of England's second permanent colony in North America. The conflict which began at that time between settlers and fishermen has characterized much of the island's history.This volume examines the two themes of settlement and the fishery. The value of the fishery has ; been accepted readily enough, but until now no systematic analysis has been made of the industry's growth during its first great period of expansion in the last quarter of the sixteenth century or of its position in the commerce of the ports of western England. Such an analysis is presented in this volume. The author has used customs' records and local port records, summarizing her finds in tables and graphs. While the figures are incomplete and the conclusions drawn from them necessarily tentative, this book is nevertheless an important step in charting the development of England's first transatlantic trade.The earliest attempts to colonize the unsympathetic island of Newfoundland are the least known part of the story of English settlement in North America. Now, thanks to the use of new documentation, in particular a substantial collection of papers relating to the Newfoundland Company, it can be argued that both the company's colony at Cupid Cove and the independent settlements which were its offshoots were far more serious and long-lived enterprises than has often been though. They formed a vital part of the colonial experiences and experiments of the seventeenth century.The story of English activity in Newfoundland sheds further light on the expansion of England. Both the fishing voyages and the first settlements were originally private ventures. But as the European rivalries in the New World continued and as mercantilist theories made colonies increasingly valuable assets, so Newfoundland's importance as a training ground for sailors and as a strategic element in the control of the north Atlantic became more obvious. By the mid-seventeenth century Newfoundland had ceased to be simply a private concern. Somewhat slowly, somewhat reluctantly, the government moved in.

Adding it up : helping children learn mathematics / / Mathematics Learning Study Committee, Center for Education, Division of Behaviorial and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council ; Jeremy Kilpatrick, Jane Swafford, and Bradford Findell, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910960906603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2001
• ISBN: 9780309132848; 0309132843; 9780309505246; 0309505240
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xvii, 454 p. : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): KilpatrickJeremy; SwaffordJane; FindellBradford
• Disciplina: 372.7
• Soggetti: Mathematics - Study and teaching (Elementary) - United States; Mathematics - Study and teaching (Middle school) - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Front Matter -- REVIEWERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1 LOOKING AT MATHEMATICS AND LEARNING -- 2 THE STATE OF SCHOOL MATHEMATICS IN THE UNITED STATES -- 3 NUMBER: WHAT IS THERE TO KNOW? -- 4 THE STRANDS OF MATHEMATICAL PROFICIENCY -- 5 THE MATHEMATICAL KNOWLEDGE CHILDREN BRING TO SCHOOL -- 6 DEVELOPING PROFICIENCY WITH WHOLE NUMBERS -- 7 DEVELOPING PROFICIENCY WITH OTHER NUMBERS -- 8 DEVELOPING MATHEMATICAL PROFICIENCY BEYOND NUMBER -- 9 TEACHING FOR MATHEMATICAL PROFICIENCY -- 10 DEVELOPING PROFICIENCY IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS -- 11 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
• Sommario/riassunto: Adding It Up explores how students in pre-K through 8th grade learn mathematics and recommends how teaching, curricula, and teacher education should change to improve mathematics learning during these ; critical years. The committee identifies five interdependent components of mathematical proficiency and describes how students develop this proficiency. With examples and illustrations, the book presents a portrait of mathematics learning: Research findings on what children know about numbers by the time they arrive in pre-K and the implications for mathematics instruction. Details on the processes by which students acquire mathematical proficiency with whole numbers, rational numbers, and integers, as well as beginning algebra, geometry, measurement, and probability and statistics. The committee discusses what is known from research about teaching for mathematics proficiency, focusing on the interactions between teachers and students around educational materials and how teachers develop proficiency in teaching mathematics.