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This paper discusses international initiatives concerning the rights of indigenous people, particularly the education of American Indians. Select United Nations and other international organizations continue to demonstrate genuine concern for the survival, growth and development of indigenous peoples. Many international efforts are in preparation for the United Nations designated "Year of Indigenous Peoples" in 1993. Education is high on the list of challenges faced by indigenous peoples. Education extends awareness and appreciation of the culture among its members and prepares indigenous peoples for productive and effective roles in the dominant economy. Recent studies of American Indian education contend that the integration of American Indian language and culture into the regular school curriculum is critical to improving student achievement. College faculty members can play a crucial role in the cultural awareness and retention of Indian college students. Helpful guidelines for interacting with Indian students include: (1) understanding and dealing with racism; (2) recognizing non-traditional leadership skills; (3) recognizing the need for a strong support person; (4) recognizing the need for long-range and short-term goals and objectives; (5) recognizing the need for understanding self; and (6) recognizing the need for a positive self-image. Faculty should also consider aspects of Indian culture which are relevant to learning such as a strong oral tradition and a preference for synthesis of information rather than rote learning. (KS)

The successes of Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) programs since their inception in 1953 have been extensive. They include the training of 310,000 nurses, nearly one-quarter of the licensed nurses in the U.S., and the provision of competent, caring, and responsible service in hospitals, clinics, and other settings. The role of an Associate Degree (AD) nurse is central as the primary direct caretaker, the patient's advocate and resource, and an intrinsic part of the health care team. Besides these important functions, the AD nurse is an outstanding candidate for supervisory and leadership positions and can easily make the transition to baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs. The needs of the profession are changing because of advances in medical technology, an older population, issues emerging from the women's movement, and an increased consumer awareness. More baccalaureate and graduate nurses will be required; the proposals of the 1970 Lysaught Report, which recommends two related but different career patterns, professional and technical, should be accepted; and modification of baccalaureate programs to accommodate ADN graduate transfers should be encouraged. Though AD nurses will not become a relic of the past, the trend at present is toward raising educational qualifications in the nursing profession and toward increasing the articulation of ADN and baccalaureate programs. (HB)

In the field of CSCW and groupware systems context-adaptivity plays an important role for computer supported knowledge-intense cooperative processes. In this contribution four different perspectives are combined into one integrated conceptual approach for context adaptive interaction: cooperative service-oriented tailoring for contextual adaptation, a probabilistic concept to provide an adaptive semantic desktop, the integration of real life knowledge- and collaboration-artefacts and traceable requirements engineering for communities-of-practice in this application domain. These four approaches are combined in one common context-model which is the basis for further research. This paper presents a structured and integrated overview of this undertaking followed by some experiences and lessons learned from the cooperative modelling activities in this heterogeneous field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Our research explores the unique challenges of owner-witnessed euthanasia from the perspective of veterinary graduates as they begin their first year in an internship program. Veterinary interns early experiences with euthanasia in school and as technicians expose them to the sights and smells of sick, diseased and dead animals that most of the lay public would find disgusting, however, they are kept isolated from many interactions and discussions with grief-stricken owners. In other words, veterinary students receive much more experience with "backstage" procedures dealing with animals such that this work becomes normalized, whereas much of the "frontstage" work dealing with clients remains relatively unknown. Interns are found to consider this an important missing component in their education; however they recognize that there are inherent constraints that may limit the ability for students to receive satisfactory experience in this area. This paper is based on initial data drawn from an ongoing longitudinal research project on the post-graduate professional socialization of veterinarians related specifically to euthanasia. Data comes from interviews and participant observation among novice veterinary doctors (interns) as well as more experienced veterinary professionals and educators in two large veterinary teaching hospitals for small animals in the Northeast. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The center of the U.S. RV industry, Elkhart, Indiana is a community often labeled the "Entrepreneurial Heartland" of America. Elkhart prides itself on having a unique enterprising spirit that overcomes all obstacles. The 2008 financial crisis has presented this community with its biggest challenge to date--as home to the highest and fastest rise in unemployment in the U.S., Elkhart was used by President Obama and the media as a symbol of economic disaster. Despite economic devastation, residents cling tightly to the same entrepreneurial values that shaped their community culture, politics, and individual identities and behaviors during better times. Focusing on these good times, this paper presents research employing in-depth interviews with Elkhart RV workers to explore enterprise and the ways it is experienced and felt in daily lives and community culture. By applying theories of enterprise society to a U.S. context, this research serves to strengthen and broaden the enterprise society critique, making it more useful for understanding the manifold ways modern life is imbued with an entrepreneurial ethos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]