Bridgewater State University

About: Bridgewater State University is a education organization based out in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 625 authors who have published 1223 publications receiving 21820 citations. The organization is also known as: BSU & Bridgewater State.

Reimagining Service-Learning: Deepening the Impact of This High-Impact Practice:

Abstract: Background: Service-learning has historically been seen as a high-impact practice that empowers undergraduates to develop essential learning outcomes. Most service-learning discussed within the lit...

Quantitative Differences in Nuclear Dna Content Between Armillaria Mellea and Armillaria Bulbosa

Abstract: (1986). Quantitative Differences in Nuclear Dna Content Between Armillaria Mellea and Armillaria Bulbosa. Mycologia: Vol. 78, No. 6, pp. 963-965.

The Temple as a Symbol of Hindu Identity in America

Abstract: For overseas Hindu communities, the temple became an important symbol of ethnic regrouping. From the indentured expatriates of sugar colonies of the colonial era through the recent, highly educated, Asian Indian immigrants to America, the Hindu temple has served as a place of worship and, even more importantly, as a symbol of heightened cultural identity. Although the role of the temple in the Hindu regrouping in the diaspora has been previously examined, this paper reexamines this process in America in light of new data. Preliminary results indicate that the Hindu temple is not only an important religious focus for American Hindus, but also has generated links between Indian and expatriate Hindus in new ways. In fact, vigorous temple building activity among all Hindu diasporic communities could lead to a renaissance in temple building and possibly in Hinduism itself. We examine the Hindu temple as a component of the Hindu regrouping process in the postindustrial American context.

Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs

Abstract: On August 18, 2003, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich signed a bill into law that mandated the Chicago Public School system to identify students at risk for committing future crime and set up a program to give them ‘‘tours of state prison’’ to discourage any future criminal conduct (Long and Chase, 2003) As the news article makes clear, policymakers had good reasons for passing the law Parents of young children were desperate to find ways to deter their kids from a life of crime With some youth (even at ages 11 and 12) getting involved early in gangs, there was mounting pressure on policymakers to intervene early in their lives to dissuade them from potentially more serious behavior The Governor himself is quoted as saying that the law is intended to ‘‘give some kids a chance to see what

Students' sense-making with visual data in small-group argumentation

Abstract: Argumentation is a key component of scientific practice. It involves a dialectical balance of opposition and agreement, requiring negotiation and affording conceptual change through the co-construction of understandings. In classroom science inquiry with complex visual data representations, argumentation is an essential discourse structure through which students make sense of data and domain concepts. This study analyzed the argumentation practices of middle school students conducting an earth science inquiry project using data visualization tools. Analysis of spoken and gestural interactions during small-group work of one group of students in each of three classrooms revealed three common modes in which students employed visual data in argumentation: (1) using data-referenced talk and gesture to challenge authoritative positioning; (2) using gesture to participate in argumentation with incomplete conceptual vocabulary; and (3) using argumentation about data as a means of co-constructing the goals of academic tasks.