1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910706549203321

Autore

Seasholtz Richard G.

Titolo

Rayleigh scattering diagnostic for dynamic measurement of velocity fluctuations in high speed jets / / Richard G. Seasholtz, Jayanta Panda, Kristie A. Elam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cleveland, Ohio : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, , April 2001

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (12 pages) : illustrations

Collana

NASA/TM ; ; 2001-210821

Soggetti

Fabry-Perot interferometers

Rayleigh scattering

Flow measurement

Velocity measurement

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"April 2001."

"Prepared for the 39th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reno, Nevada, January 8-11, 2001."

"Performing organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field"--Report documentation page.

"AIAA-2001-0847."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-8).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790507603321

Autore

Kunjufu Jawanza

Titolo

Changing school culture for black males [[electronic resource] /] / Jawanza Kunjufu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Chicago], : African American Images, 2013

ISBN

1-934155-85-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Disciplina

371.82996073

Soggetti

African American boys - Education - Social aspects

African American youth - Education - Social aspects

African American boys - Attitudes

African American youth - Attitudes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover ; DEDICATION ; Contents ; Preface: The Most Important Question Facing Black Males ; Introduction: What Black Males Need to Be Taught ; 1. Framework ; 2. School Culture ; 3. Belief Quiz ; 4. Black Male Culture Quiz ; 5. Gender Compliance Quiz ; 6. Are Schools Similar to Prisons? ; 7. Black Male Culture vs. School Culture ; 8. Classroom Management ; 9. Language Arts Culture ; 10. Special Education Culture ; 11. Suspension Culture ; 12. Dropout Culture ; 13. Peer Group Culture 91; 14. Sports Culture ; 15. Rap Culture ; 16. Television and Video Game Culture ; 17. Gang Culture

18. Drugs/Prison Culture 19. Fatherhood and Sex Culture ; 20. Racism Culture ; 21. Economics Culture ; 22. Leadership Culture ; 23. Single-Gender Culture ; 24. Miscellaneous Solutions ; 25. Conclusion ; 26. Epilogue ; 27. References

Sommario/riassunto

<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>Addressing the many unique academic challenges that face black males-from low self-esteem, absenteeism, fatherlessness, and gangs to not accepting middle-class values, the impact of hip-hop culture, and drugs-this book provides answers and hope to teachers and the afflicted students and their families. With more than 75 solutions for educators to implement in their schools, including mentoring programs, rites of



passage, internships, motivational speeches, counseling, and cooperative learning, this helpful resource shows how issues of retention,