San Francisco State University

About: San Francisco State University is a education organization based out in San Francisco, California, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Planet. The organization has 5669 authors who have published 11433 publications receiving 408075 citations. The organization is also known as: San Francisco State & San Francisco State Normal School.

Realizing Reproductive Health Equity Needs More Than Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)

Abstract: In a recent Editors Choice column in the American Journal of Public Health Northridge and Coupey1 advocate the increased use of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) specifically the intrauterine device and the implant as a means to achieve reproductive health equity. They reference the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation which states that these methods should be considered "first-line contraceptive choices" for adolescents and young adults.2 (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print November 12 2015: e1-e2. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302900).

Principles and Practices for Teaching English as an International Language

Abstract: Preface Part I: WHY ANOTHER BOOK ON EIL 1. Another Book about EIL? Heralding the Need for New Ways of Thinking, Doing, and Being Lubna Alsagoff Part II: CALLING FOR CHANGE 2. Individual Identity, Cultural Globalization, and Teaching English as an International Language: The Case for an Epistemic Break B. Kumaravadivelu 3. Principles of Teaching English as an International Language Sandra Lee McKay 4. Language Teaching and Learning in the Postlinguistic Condition? Mark Evan Nelson & Richard Kern 5. The Use of Digital Media in Teaching English as an International Language Paige Ware, Meei-Ling Liaw & Mark Warschauer 6. Linking EIL and Literacy: Theory and Practice Constant Leung & Brian V Street 7. Identity and the EIL Learner Lubna Alsagoff 8. Assessing English as an International Language Guangwei Hu Part III: IMPLEMENTING CHANGE 9. EIL Curriculum Development James Dean Brown 10. Teaching Materials in EIL Aya Matsuda 11. Teaching Oral Skills in English as a Lingua Franca Juliane House 12. Lexical Innovation in English as an International Language: Implications for English Teaching Wendy D. Bokhorst-Heng 13. Corpora in Language Teaching from the Perspective of English as an International Language John Flowerdew 14. Grammar Teaching and Standards Anthea Fraser Gupta 15. Principles and Practices for Teaching English as an International Language: Teaching Critical Reading Catherine Wallace 16. Controversy and Change in How We View L2 Writing in International Contexts Christine Pearson Casanave 17. Literature in Language Teaching Alan Maley 18. Language Learning Strategies: An EIL Perspective Yongqi Gu Part IV: FORGING AHEAD 19. English as an International Language: A Time for Change Sandra Lee McKay About the Contributors Index

A Course-Based Research Experience: How Benefits Change with Increased Investment in Instructional Time

Abstract: There is widespread agreement that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs should provide undergraduates with research experience. Practical issues and limited resources, however, make this a challenge. We have developed a bioinformatics project that provides a course-based research experience for students at a diverse group of schools and offers the opportunity to tailor this experience to local curriculum and institution-specific student needs. We assessed both attitude and knowledge gains, looking for insights into how students respond given this wide range of curricular and institutional variables. While different approaches all appear to result in learning gains, we find that a significant investment of course time is required to enable students to show gains commensurate to a summer research experience. An alumni survey revealed that time spent on a research project is also a significant factor in the value former students assign to the experience one or more years later. We conclude: 1) implementation of a bioinformatics project within the biology curriculum provides a mechanism for successfully engaging large numbers of students in undergraduate research; 2) benefits to students are achievable at a wide variety of academic institutions; and 3) successful implementation of course-based research experiences requires significant investment of instructional time for students to gain full benefit.

Responding to a Wake-up Call: An Examination of Federal Agency Diversity Management Programs

Abstract: This article reports the results of a survey administered to 160 federal agencies and subagencies to gauge the extent to which they have developed diversity management programs. Many agencies report that they have implemented numerous programmatic elements recommended by the growing body of literature on diversity in the workplace. In contrast, other agencies indicate that they have very limited programs or that they have simply repackaged their traditional equal employment opportunity and affirmative action initiatives. A primary determinant of the level of development of agency or subagency diversity programs is support from the head of each organization.