scholarly journals Brooklyn Botanic Garden Children's Gardening Program: A Survey of Alumni

HortScience ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1137C-1137
Author(s):  
Emily K. Smith ◽  
S. L. Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Public Gardens ◽  
Adult Lives

Children's gardening programs are growing in popularity. Among public gardens, Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) hosts the oldest children's gardening program in the United States. Founded in 1914, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Children's Gardening Program (BBG CGP) has succeeded in involving a steady flow of children year after year, creating an environment where children have the opportunity to interact with nature. Over 35,000 children have participated in the BBG CGP since its inception in 1914. A mail survey was conducted of alumni of the BBG CGP to identify how the program has affected their adult lives. A random sample of 700 participants was selected from the BBG CGP alumni records. The survey consisted of five major sections: 1) current gardening interest; 2) involvement with public gardens; 3) current involvement with children's gardening programs; 4) childhood experiences in the BBG CGP; and 5) demographic variables. Preliminary results suggest that the participants' childhood development and learning skills gained from this program have played an important role in their adult lives and that they regard the BBG CGP as having great value in their lives. Additional results and impacts of the program will be presented.

Isaac Bayley Balfour, Sphagnum moss, and the Great War (1914–1918)

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. G. Ayres
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
The United States ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Sphagnum Moss ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Working Model ◽  
Sphagnum Bog ◽  
The Great War

Isaac Bayley Balfour was a systematist specializing in Sino-Himalayan plants. He enjoyed a long and exceptionally distinguished academic career yet he was knighted, in 1920, “for services in connection with the war”. Together with an Edinburgh surgeon, Charles Cathcart, he had discovered in 1914 something well known to German doctors; dried Sphagnum (bog moss) makes highly absorptive, antiseptic wound dressings. Balfour directed the expertise and resources of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (of which he was Keeper), towards the identification of the most useful Sphagnum species in Britain and the production of leaflets telling collectors where to find the moss in Scotland. By 1918 over one million such dressings were used by British hospitals each month. Cathcart's Edinburgh organisation, which received moss before making it into dressings, proved a working model soon adopted in Ireland, and later in both Canada and the United States.

Forgotten Children: Maltreated Children of Mentally Retarded Parents

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-132
Author(s):  
Lucy S. Crain ◽  
Georgia K. Millor
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
The United States ◽  
Developmentally Disabled ◽  
Supportive Services ◽  
Maltreated Children ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Adult Lives

It is estimated that at least 1 million developmentally disabled adults, half of whom are mentally retarded, now reside in communities throughout the United States.1,2 With recent emphasis on increased independence, normalization, and reaffirmation of the civil rights of mentally retarded persons, many are now experiencing nonsheltered adult lives and marriage. As emancipated adults, childbearing and childrearing may follow, but few if any communities have developed adequate supportive services for meeting the needs of these mentally retarded parents and their children. Although there is a lack of data on the prevalence of parenting problems among mentally retarded adults,3 abuse and neglect have been repeatedly implicated as etiologic factors in mental retardation.

Reducing Mass Incarceration Through Trauma-Informed Pedagogy

2022 ◽  
pp. 123-143
Author(s):  
Belinda Marie Alexander-Ashley
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mass Incarceration ◽  
The United States ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Trauma Research ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
School Pedagogy

This chapter outlines strategies and practices that align with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's trauma-informed approach applied to school pedagogy in the United States to minimize or prevent trauma, especially for students referred to the school-to-prison pipeline, consequently reducing mass incarceration. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the United States' health crisis exposed a vulnerability for people of color, poorer communities, and those incarcerated, stressing a need to respond expediently to address trauma in marginalized communities. The Adverse Childhood Experiences Connection referred to childhood trauma as “America's hidden health crisis.” Focusing on trauma for school-aged youth offers a path to preventing or minimizing trauma. Research suggests that more robust, multidisciplinary research, with an intentional purpose to transform teacher practices and responses to disciplinary conduct, is needed.

How We Fail Our Children Part I—The Caretaking Young Children Need

2020 ◽  
pp. 92-118
Author(s):  
Maxine Eichner
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Family Policy ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Free Market ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
High Quality

A question for any thriving society is how to ensure that children have the things they need to do their best. Two different approaches, pro-family policy and free-market family policy, claim to satisfy children’s needs well. Countries with pro-family policy go out of their way to make it easy for parents to spend time with their children when kids most need it, as well as to provide them high-quality caretaking while parents work, and generous material support. In contrast, under free-market family policy, the United States expects parents to negotiate these conditions on their own, privately arranging for time off from work, reasonable work hours, caregiving while they work, and enough cash to support their kids. This chapter uses recent research on early childhood development to construct a list of the caretaking conditions that help young children thrive. It then considers the extent to which children receive these conditions under free-market family policy versus pro-family policy. Ultimately, it turns out that by far the biggest casualties of free-market family policy are our children.

A Survey of Home Visits at Peritoneal Dialysis Centers in the United States

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 528-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Bernardini ◽  
Carol Dacko
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
The United States ◽  
Licensed Practical Nurse ◽  
Practical Nurse ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Federal Administration

Objective To determine the frequency and characteristics of home visits in centers that provide training for peritoneal dialysis (PD). Design Mail survey sent to all dialysis centers in the United States providing home PD, using the Health Care Federal Administration (HCFA) Renal Provider list. Results Surveys were mailed to 1247 centers; 13 were undeliverable, resulting in 1234 surveys successfully delivered; 670 (54%) of those surveyed responded. Of those responding, 525 (78.4%) reported home visits were part of the care of home PD patients: 11% made a single home visit, 52% made an initial home visit with at least one followup visit, and 16% made visits only as needed. No home visits were made by 21% of responding centers. A registered nurse (RN) alone made the home visit in 61% of the centers, while a multidisciplinary team accompanied the RN in 35% of centers; 3% of visits were made by a licensed practical nurse, and 1% by the physician. Half of the visits required 0.5 -1 hour, while 41% required 1 -2 hours. Travel time was most often an hour or less one way. Staff were reimbursed for travel expenses by 90% of the centers. The 525 centers making home visits were not different than the 145 centers not making home visits in number of patients per center, number of RNs, rural or urban location, or affiliation with a university. Interpretation of the HCFA regulations concerning home visits was the most important factor influencing centers making home visits. Conclusions Home visits to continuous ambulatory PD and continuous cycling PD patients in the United States are common. Nearly 80% of centers responding to the survey include home visits in the care of their home peritoneal dialysis patients.

A Survey of Home Visits at Peritoneal Dialysis Centers in the United States

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 528-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Bernardini ◽  
Carol Dacko
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
The United States ◽  
Licensed Practical Nurse ◽  
Practical Nurse ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Federal Administration

Objective To determine the frequency and characteristics of home visits in centers that provide training for peritoneal dialysis (PD). Design Mail survey sent to all dialysis centers in the United States providing home PD, using the Health Care Federal Administration (HCFA) Renal Provider list. Results Surveys were mailed to 1247 centers; 13 were undeliverable, resulting in 1234 surveys successfully delivered; 670 (54%) of those surveyed responded. Of those responding, 525 (78.4%) reported home visits were part of the care of home PD patients: 11% made a single home visit, 52% made an initial home visit with at least one followup visit, and 16% made visits only as needed. No home visits were made by 21% of responding centers. A registered nurse (RN) alone made the home visit in 61% of the centers, while a multidisciplinary team accompanied the RN in 35% of centers; 3% of visits were made by a licensed practical nurse, and 1% by the physician. Half of the visits required 0.5 -1 hour, while 41% required 1 -2 hours. Travel time was most often an hour or less one way. Staff were reimbursed for travel expenses by 90% of the centers. The 525 centers making home visits were not different than the 145 centers not making home visits in number of patients per center, number of RNs, rural or urban location, or affiliation with a university. Interpretation of the HCFA regulations concerning home visits was the most important factor influencing centers making home visits. Conclusions Home visits to continuous ambulatory PD and continuous cycling PD patients in the United States are common. Nearly 80% of centers responding to the survey include home visits in the care of their home peritoneal dialysis patients.

scholarly journals Pathways to a more peaceful and sustainable world: The transformative power of children in families

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Pia R. Britto ◽  
Suna Hanöz-Penney ◽  
Liliana Angelica Ponguta ◽  
Diane Sunar ◽  
Ghassan Issa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Policy Advocacy ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Transformative Power

Abstract This article provides an overview of selected ongoing international efforts that have been inspired by Edward Zigler's vision to improve programs and policies for young children and families in the United States. The efforts presented are in close alignment with three strategies articulated by Edward Zigler: (a) conduct research that will inform policy advocacy; (b) design, implement, and revise quality early childhood development (ECD) programs; and (c) invest in building the next generation of scholars and advocates in child development. The intergenerational legacy left by Edward Zigler has had an impact on young children not only in the United States, but also across the globe. More needs to be done. We need to work together with a full commitment to ensure the optimal development of each child.

scholarly journals Characteristics of transborder wood flow to sawmills in eastern Canada

2009 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-119
Author(s):  
Nate Anderson ◽  
René Germain ◽  
Eddie Bevilacqua
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Coniferous Forest ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Northern Forest ◽  
Fuel Prices ◽  
Wood Procurement ◽  
Crown Lands

This paper characterizes the wood procurement operations of Canadian sawmills within 300 kilometres of the Northern Forest, which is a 12 million hectare area of mixed hardwood and coniferous forest that spans 4 states in the northeastern United States. Based on data collected from a mail survey administered in 2006, wood procurement is quantified in terms of the percentage of supply from transborder sources, the geographic range of procurement operations, the relative importance of alternative sawlog sources, and perceived changes in the availability and quality of the sawlog resource. Over 1/3 of the 5.17 million m3 of procurement reported in the survey originated in the United States. On average, mills that have little or no procurement in Canada routinely range 240 kilometres or more to meet procurement requirements, predominantly from roadside sources in the United States. Mills that procure all of their wood within Canada range 114 kilometres on average, and procure 73% of their wood supply from provincial Crown lands. A majority of mills in the sample reported that the quality of logs and the volume per log within their woodshed declined between 1994 and 2005. Based on a logistic regression model of 4 predictor variables, distance to the U.S. border and access to logs from provincial Crown lands are significant predictors of the use of transborder log sources. In addition to providing valuable baseline data, results suggest that mills without access to provincial Crown lands may be disproportionately impacted by high fuel prices and parcelization of private forest land in the United States. Results are discussed in light of these and other industry trends. Key words: sawmill industry, log imports, international trade, wood procurement

scholarly journals Re-interpreting: Narratives of childhood language brokering over time

Childhood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjorie Faulstich Orellana ◽  
Ann Phoenix
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
The United States ◽  
Language Brokering ◽  
Childhood Studies ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Language Broker ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Adult Lives

This article probes how childhood experiences are actively taken into adult lives and thus challenges the unwitting and unintentional reproduction of an adult–child binary in childhood studies. We do this by analyzing interviews with one adult daughter of immigrants from Mexico to the United States at four points in time (ages 19, 26, 27, and 33). Using narrative analysis to examine the mutability of memory, we consider how Eva oriented herself to her childhood story, what was salient and invisible in each recount, the values she associated with the practice, and the meanings she took from her experiences. We show how Eva re-interpreted her experiences as an immigrant child language broker in relation to unfolding life events, showing her childhood to be very much alive in her adult life. Language brokering serves as one way in which to examine the interpenetration of childhood into adulthood, rather than being the focus per se.

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