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Barry Checkoway - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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four forms of youth civic engagement for diverse democracy
Children and Youth Services Review, 2013Co-Authors: Barry Checkoway, Adriana AldanaAbstract:Which form or forms of civic engagement have the most potential to involve young people in a socially-just diverse democracy? At a time when civic engagement will benefit from conceptual clarification, this paper addresses this question and some of the issues it raises. It analyzes four forms of youth civic engagement for a socially-just diverse democracy. It examines each one according to analytic categories, compares their similarities and differences, and raises questions for future work. It draws upon research in psychology, sociology, and other academic disciplines; and on intergroup relations, multicultural education, social work, and other professional fields. The expectation is that systematic analysis of these phenomena as a Subject of Study will contribute to the quality of their practice, and move discussion of civic engagement to the next level.
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what is youth participation
Children and Youth Services Review, 2011Co-Authors: Barry CheckowayAbstract:Youth participation strengthens personal and social development, provides expertise for children and youth programs and services, and promotes a more democratic society, but questions arise about its most fundamental phenomena. Lacking agreement on its basic content, however, youth participation as a field of practice and Subject of Study will be limited. This paper examines what we know about youth participation, general propositions which are substantiated by research or practice, and unanswered questions or unresolved issues which remain for future work. It draws upon various academic disciplines and professional fields, in order to contribute to knowledge development and advance the field.
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youth participation in public policy at the municipal level
Children and Youth Services Review, 2005Co-Authors: Barry Checkoway, Tanene Allison, Colleen MontoyaAbstract:Abstract Young people should participate in public policy at the municipal level. But because mass media, social science, and professional practice tend to emphasize the deficiencies and disengagement of young people, there is need for more knowledge of their resources and roles as active participants in the policy process. This paper examines the San Francisco Youth Commission as an example of youth participation, including its origins, objectives, activities, facilitating and limiting forces, multilevel effects, and lessons learned from empirically-based practice. The authors—a university professor, commission director, and youth leader—argue that more knowledge of youth participation as a Subject of Study will contribute to its growth as a field of practice.
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youth participation in community evaluation research
American Journal of Evaluation, 2003Co-Authors: Barry Checkoway, Katie RichardsschusterAbstract:Should young people participate in community evaluation research and, if so, what roles should they play? We believe that youth participation is desirable, but that it remains relatively undeveloped as a field of practice or Subject of Study. For this reason, this paper provides perspective on the increasing involvement by young people, identifies the participation patterns and evaluation roles of young people, and draws conclusions from empirically-based practice. It draws on the available literature, including our own participatory evaluation of a project intended to increase youth participation in organizational development and community change.
Wen Huang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the arabidopsis information resource tair a comprehensive database and web based information retrieval analysis and visualization system for a model plant
Nucleic Acids Research, 2001Co-Authors: Eva Huala, Allan W Dickerman, Margarita Garciahernandez, Danforth Weems, Leonore Reiser, Frank Lafond, David Hanley, Donald Kiphart, Mingzhe Zhuang, Wen HuangAbstract:Arabidopsis thaliana, a small annual plant belonging to the mustard family, is the Subject of Study by an estimated 7000 researchers around the world. In addition to the large body of genetic, physiological and biochemical data gathered for this plant, it will be the first higher plant genome to be completely sequenced, with completion expected at the end of the year 2000. The sequencing effort has been coordinated by an international collaboration, the Arabidopsis Genome Initiative (AGI). The rationale for intensive investigation of Arabidopsis is that it is an excellent model for higher plants. In order to maximize use of the knowledge gained about this plant, there is a need for a comprehensive database and information retrieval and analysis system that will provide user-friendly access to Arabidopsis information. This paper describes the initial steps we have taken toward realizing these goals in a project called The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) (www.arabidopsis.org).
Bir Bhanu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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dynamic bayesian networks for vehicle classification in video
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2012Co-Authors: Mehran Kafai, Bir BhanuAbstract:Vehicle classification has evolved into a significant Subject of Study due to its importance in autonomous navigation, traffic analysis, surveillance and security systems, and transportation management. While numerous approaches have been introduced for this purpose, no specific Study has been conducted to provide a robust and complete video-based vehicle classification system based on the rear-side view where the camera's field of view is directly behind the vehicle. In this paper, we present a stochastic multiclass vehicle classification system which classifies a vehicle (given its direct rear-side view) into one of four classes: sedan, pickup truck, SUV/minivan, and unknown. A feature set of tail light and vehicle dimensions is extracted which feeds a feature selection algorithm to define a low-dimensional feature vector. The feature vector is then processed by a hybrid dynamic Bayesian network to classify each vehicle. Results are shown on a database of 169 videos for four classes.
Jorge Morales - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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on the socio sexual behaviour of the extinct ursid indarctos arctoides an approach based on its baculum size and morphology
PLOS ONE, 2013Co-Authors: Juan Abella, Alberto Valenciano, Alejandro Perezramos, Plinio Montoya, Jorge MoralesAbstract:The fossil bacula, or os penis, constitutes a rare Subject of Study due to its scarcity in the fossil record. In the present paper we describe five bacula attributed to the bear Indarctos arctoides Deperet, 1895 from the Batallones-3 site (Madrid Basin, Spain). Both the length and morphology of this fossil bacula enabled us to make interpretative approaches to a series of ecological and ethological characters of this bear. Thus, we suggest that I. arctoides could have had prolonged periods of intromission and/or maintenance of intromission during the post-ejaculatory intervals, a multi-male mating system and large home range sizes and/or lower population density. Its size might also have helped females to choose from among the available males.
Katie Richardsschuster - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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youth participation in community evaluation research
American Journal of Evaluation, 2003Co-Authors: Barry Checkoway, Katie RichardsschusterAbstract:Should young people participate in community evaluation research and, if so, what roles should they play? We believe that youth participation is desirable, but that it remains relatively undeveloped as a field of practice or Subject of Study. For this reason, this paper provides perspective on the increasing involvement by young people, identifies the participation patterns and evaluation roles of young people, and draws conclusions from empirically-based practice. It draws on the available literature, including our own participatory evaluation of a project intended to increase youth participation in organizational development and community change.
