Discovery Museum Gold Rush History Center

The visit I made to the Discovery Museum Gold Rush History Center in Sacramento, California, end up being exceptionally useful, engaging, and a two-hour very much spent. The experience managed me a ton of learnings from the Gold Rush time frame that I didn't know previously. Before I made the voyage through the four exhibitions inside the structure, I initially went to the guests' data place, wherein a presentation with respect to the structure's development has been appeared in a nine-minute film clip.Based on the clasp appeared, I discovered that the historical center is an imitation of the first structure that was worked in 1854 that recently housed the City of Sacramento's city corridor, quarters for the local group of fire-fighters, prison, police headquarters, and court. The first structure had experienced auxiliary issues and was proclaimed perilous numerous years after the fact. It was at long last crushed around sixty years after the fact in 1913.The copy building has been a djusted on certain sides in accordance with its being an exhibition hall displaying history, science and innovation. The Gold Rush Center's shows are in The Lure of Gold display. The exhibition hall's game plan of occasions is efficient and one of a kind. From that point, I had the option to see gold chunks in plain view and ancient rarities and actualizes utilized by excavators from the Gold Rush time. The Gold Rush in California was a pivotal turning point in history that changed Sacramento forever.Sacramento turned into the focal point of that occasion in 1849. Individuals from everywhere throughout the world went to this city wanting to make themselves rich. Already, this exhibition has displayed a run of the mill digger's movement and way of life. Beside the displays, there are additionally active exercises for kids and intelligent projects to enable the current age to show signs of improvement comprehension of the past.

The History of Newspapers

The History of Newspapers Presentation: Any sorts of news about something new or current undertakings which shows up as often as possible and is a kind of distribution can be considered as a Newspaper. As per American writer Mark Twain â€Å"If you dont read the paper, youre ignorant. On the off chance that you read the paper, youre mis-informed.† Newspaper comprises of a wide range of substance, for example, news, articles, highlights, commercial and a lot more which is imprinted in generally modest newsprint. Paper distributes news day by day or week after week of general enthusiasm to enormous parts of open in a particular geographic territory. As per American Novelist Norman Mailer Once a paper contacts a story the realities are lost perpetually, even the heroes. A paper contains news and articles that contacts characters, business and account, wrongdoing, extreme climate, catastrophic events, wellbeing and medication, science and innovation, sports, amusement, design and expressions separated and distributed in various areas firmly identified with nearness factor or general enthusiasm of the individuals. Despite the fact that the Newspaper depends on realities and news, sincere beliefs are balanced through publications and opinion piece. The paper incorporates photos shot by the picture takers alongside stories and articles alongside visual specialists, information, visits and charts. All the reports or stories have title texts and photos with inscription is altered to be fixed some place in the papers format in the wake of being checked by the editors typically regulated by a supervisor in-boss or an official editorial manager. The paper business is kept alive by general dissemination or through promotion they convey. It is significant for paper to give residents data on government and legislative issues. History of Newspaper in European setting: The historical backdrop of paper in Europe can be followed back to 59 B.C. to A.D. 222 in Rome when composing and perusing picked up dependability. The Roman Empire distributed Acta Diurna (Daily Acts), an every day manually written news sheets which were cut in mental or stone and posted by the administration in Roman gathering. The acta contained updates on Political happenings, preliminaries, embarrassments, military battles and executions. These were printed with the request for Julius Caesar, a Roman general and writer of Latin composing style. The print machine came into light to engender news in Europe not long after the development of letter press by Johann Gutenberg during the 1450s which was the commencement of versatile sort of print machine. In 1470, one of the first printed works which can be considered as news was an Italian record of a competition. Christopher Columbus had composed a letter revealing his revelations which was set in type and was coursed all over Barcelona before he arrived in 1493. There were a huge number of printed newsbooks, short flyers giving an account of a news occasion, and news songs, subtleties of recent developments written in stanza and by and large imprinted on one side of a solitary piece of paper which were circled all over Europe and its settlements uniquely America in the sixteenth and seventeenth hundreds of years. The newsbooks and news numbers was qualified enough to be known as a paper since they showed up just a single time, to report just a single story and had no personalit y separate from the trustworthy news report they told. There is no uncertainty that the idea of current paper was concocted in Europe. The most seasoned type of present day paper is supposed to be previously distributed as a transcribed news sheets that coursed widely in Venice, Italy in the sixteenth century. Notizie scritte (composed notification) were distributed by the legislature of Venice in 1556 which prompted the trademark of present day paper. Venice was the focal point of exchange Europe in this way center point for data. The Venetian news sheets otherwise called avisi or newspapers which was manually written had data and news in regards to governmental issues, wars and economy of Italy and Europe during early current time (1500 †1800). The paper voyaged from the beginning Europe till London and was dispersed week after week during 1566 A.D. They procedures and style they applied for this paper were short arrangements of news things, progressed from a specific city, printed under the name of that city alongside the date on which they were sent. These strategies would be utilized in most early printed papers and this thought of manually written newsbooks ventured out right to Germany and Holland. As per World relationship of papers, the most established enduring European printed paper were distributed week after week in German language in Germany, the first being Relation aller Fã ¼rnemmen und gedenckwã ¼rdign Historien imprinted in 1605 A.D. in Strasbourg by Johann Carlous followed Avisa Relation oder Zeitun printed by Lucas Schlute in 1609 in Wolfenbã ¼ttel. The names of the urban areas were excluded from the papers so as to sidestep government arraignments. It didn't require some investment for the printed paper to spread through Europe quickly beginning from printed weeklies which showed up in Basel in 1610, trailed by Frankfort and Vienna in 1615 lastly in Berlin by 1617. All the weeklies were in German language and no particular names have been found. In 1618 the main Dutch paper week after week was presented in Amsterdam called Courante uyt Italien, Buytslandt, c. which can be considered as the primary broadsheet paper since it was given in folio †size as opposed to recently printed handouts in quarto †size. The absolute first paper imprinted in England came in 1621 when an English authority whined about the absence of methods for correspondence in England. The French began printing paper of its own in May 30, 1631 called La Gazette in Paris. The Italians presented their first printed week after week in 1639 followed by Spanish Catalan language paper Gazeta in 1641. The primary English Language paper was imprinted in Amsterdam by Joris Veseler for the distributer Pieter van cave Keere in 1620. The principal English paper doesn't start with a title in light of the fact that in those early days papers regularly didn't have predictable names. The primary English paper is very much delineated by the accompanying thing: Out of Ceulen (cologne), the 24 of November. Letters of Neurenburge of the 20 of this present, make notice, that they had instruct from the Borders with respect to Bohemis, that there had been an exceptionally extraordinary Battle by Prague. The news was deciphered in English, printed and dispatched to London. Numerous early papers didn't have numerous accounts to be printed and battled to discover new news to fill their paper each week, particularly in England, the news were distributed late. The perusers desire for week by week newes was not satisfied during those time. This prompted all the more working hours to assemble news to fill the week after week news and this pace of social event news lead to adjust to the timetable of every day papers later on. The main really printed paper in England was Corante, or weekely newes from Italy, Gerany, Hungary, Poland, Bohemia, France and the low Countreys in September 24, 1621. The distributer known by just initials N.B. whose credits are offered either to Nathaniel Butter and Nicholas Bourne which were the two Englands first paper columnist. The second paper in France Gazette de France was additionally distributed in 1631 by Theophraste Renaudot which made due till the French Revolution in 1789. There were fundamentally two configurations in which the paper were distributed in early days; one was the Dutch paper style known as corantos, in which the reports were stuffed thickly in just two or four pages and the other style was the German weeklies, for the most part a leaflets with eight to twenty four pages. The Dutch style of paper in the long run transformed into German style in 1622. The news were printed straightforwardly in print shop when it was gotten, for example, the thirty years war seething on the mainland around then showed up under the name of Vienna, Frankfort or Prague or whatever other urban areas where a letter or paper discovered its way to a printing shop. A similar news imprinted in some date in a specific city was imprinted in various date in some other city. In London the procedure of altering story to make it simpler for the peruser began by proofreader Thomas Gainsford, who began working in arrangement of early English paper in 1622. The Oxford Gazette which was set up in 7 November 1665 and that contained authority diaries of record of the British government is the most established enduring English paper on the planet today. The Daily Courant was the main day by day paper in the England and the world. It was first distributed in 11 March 1702 and was delivered by Elizabeth Mallet and contained a solitary page with promotions on the reverser side. Year Paper Language City Nation Reference 1605 Connection aller Fã ¼rnemmen und gedenckwã ¼rdign Historien German Strasbourg Blessed Roman Empire First paper of the world 1609 Avisa Relation oder Zeitung German Wolfenbã ¼ttel Blessed Roman Empire 1610 German Basel Swiss Confederacy 1615 German Frankfurt Blessed Roman Empire 1617 German Berlin Blessed Roman Empire 1618 Courante uyt Italien Duytslandt, c. Dutch Amsterdam Dutch Republic It is the universes first broadsheet. out of utilization in 1664 1620 Nieuwe Tijdinghen Dutch Antwerp Spanish Netherlands Distributed in 1605 †1629 1631 La Gazette French Paris France First paper in French language and first week by week magazine set up between May 30, 1631 †September 30, 1915 1641 Gazeta Catalan Barcelona Spain The principal Catalan Language paper. Just two issues were distributed 1645 Ordinari Post Tijdender Swedish Stockholm Sweden Most seasoned and still distributed paper on the planet. Went online in 2007 1656 Weeckelycke Courante van Europa Dutch Haarlem Dutch Republic In 1664 the name was changed to Oprechte haerlemsche Courant. The paper converged with

How to Sleep Sitting Up

How to Sleep Sitting Up When you have less stuff your life changes. One of the nicest changes is the option to travel. Not every minimalist is a dedicated world travelerâ€"we dont all change countries every few months or walk to Brazil. But theres a reason travel and minimalism get mentioned in the same breath. Whether youre a jetsetter or just take a once a year vacation, its simpler with less stuff weighing you down (at home, in your luggage, or on the credit card bill). But that doesnt mean travel is always easy. I like to do whatever I can to lower the barriers. So when my sister Zangmo came to visit, I had some questions for her. Zangmo is a Buddhist nun. She just finished a lengthy retreat in a Tibetan monastery in New York. We had a lot of catching up to do but after seeing her room at the monastery I particularly wanted to know about her bed. She told me before entering retreat that Tibetan monks sleep sitting up. They even have a special box to sleep in at night. This lets them fall asleep facing their shrines and contributes to good meditation posture. To me, it also sounded like torture. Though she makes it look good. Better Living Through Sleepytime Zangmo told a different story. She told me that she feels healthier sleeping upright. She never gets a sore back or stiff neck, she sleeps soundly and wakes up feeling rested and alert every morning (this depsite getting just 5 hours of sleep a night with the busy monastery schedule). I could see the effect it had on her: she was able to sleep anywhere and she was full of energy. I thought this could be useful. Im an adventurer, setting out on a spiritual pilgrimage across two continents. Anything that makes me more portable is good. Some of the benefits of upright sleeping include: Its good for your back No more taking special pillows everywhere you go You dont need a sleeping bagâ€"one blanket will keep you warm Its impossible to snore Youre more aware of your surroundings and can wake up easily I immediately saw the applications for my upcoming journey. I can carry less gear, and if I wake up to the sound of approaching footsteps I can be on my feet in a second. In the Colombian jungle thats not a bad deal. Of course most travelers arent so extreme. But where upright sleeping really shines is on a bus or in a friends living room. Once you become proficient you can sleep truly anywhere, never worrying about what the mattress will be like. Bad hotel beds, air mattresses, futonsâ€"these will be things of the past. I asked Zangmo to teach me how to do it right, then tried it out for myself. How to Sleep Upright What Zangmo taught me was a series of tips to make the transition easy. It took her about three months to make the adjustment, but learning from her mistakes I was able to make it in four weeks. By the first week I could sleep an hour or two at a time comfortably, and within two weeks I had slept five straight hours upright (moving to a bed for the rest of the night). Prior to this my only experience with sleeping upright was in vehicles or at airports. It always led to horrible stiffness and pain. The reason is bad posture. If you can control your posture you can sleep upright with none of the pain, and thats what most of these steps are aimed at. 1. The Right Surface Set a board or other surface at about a 70 ° angle. Ultimately you can sleep against anything, even a vertical surface with no troubles. To start off though youll want gravity helping you, and that means a slightly sloped surface behind you. I put a piece of particle board against my bedroom wall at a 70 ° angle. To avoid scratching the wall you can throw a towel over the top. 2. Padding Everybody likes pillows. If youre used to sleeping on a bed youre going to want some kind of padding or youll go nuts. At the beginning, two pillows should work: one to sit on and one to cushion your back. After about two weeks I stopped using the pillows and now lean directly on the board, with no comfort issues. 3. Back Support Lower back support is how you make upright sleeping comfortable. The single most important part of upright sleeping is lower back support. If you support your lower back it will reinforce your torsos natural curve, minimizing soreness. At the same time it will slope your body so that your head is leaning back onto the surface behind you. This makes it easier to fall asleep and avoid neck pain. If you under-do your lower back support or sleep leaning forward, youll wake up with the same kind of soreness you get from hours in front of a computer. Thats called slumping and its not your friend. Luckily its easily fixed. A rolled up towel or small pillow behind the lower back gets you the shape you need. 4. Neck Support A seat cushion has a nice shape to support the neck without shoving the head forward. Just like with padding, in time you wont need neck support at all. But it makes the transition easier for beginners. Ideally youll have something that supports your neck but is thinner behind your head. Err on the thin side. If you use a pillow that pushes your head forward youll find yourself with significant neck painâ€"its better to relax the neck and head and let them fall naturally back against the board or wall. If you have a small enough pillow you can support the neck without anything behind the head at all. 5. Something Extra If you find that you slump over in your sleep, you have options. In theory you now have basic good posture: your lower back is supported, you arent leaning forward, and your head falls back naturally. But at the start your body might not want to stay that wayâ€"youll wake up lolling to one side, or slouched over. This will stop happening as your body gets used to the posture, but you can intervene if its frustrating. The easiest way is just to tie a scarf around your board and use it like a seatbelt for your head. This way you cant lean forward or fall to the side. Buddhists make such good models. Thanks Zangmo! Putting it to Use Most people assume that lying down is the natural way for humans to sleep, but after experiencing upright sleeping Im not so sure. I think most people just decide that however they were raised is the natural way, and anything that looks really different must be uncomfortable. But just like switching from sleeping on your side to sleeping on your back, after a short period of adjustment it becomes normal. When I sleep upright I have a very light, but amazingly refreshing sleep. I remember my dreams better, I wake up more easily if something is going on around me, and yet I dont feel groggy or disrupted. I can jump right up without that usual feeling of disorientation that comes after sleep, which has led to not hitting the coffee so hard. Even though its a lighter sleep somehow its very satisfying. Im curious to see if any other minimalists take the challenge and try this out. Is it something you could use when traveling? Or maybe even at home? If you try it out, share your experience. How hard is the adjustment period, and do you end up with the same refreshing sleep that I did? Drew Jacob is an adventurer and philosopher. You May Also Enjoy How to Start a Successful Blog Today Learn how to start a blog in less than an hour. Follow the step-by-step instructions we used when starting our blog, which now has reached more than 20 million people. Creating this blog is one of the best decisions Ryan and I ever made. After all, our blog is how we earn a living. 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Visas para enfermeras para trabajar en Estados Unidos

Visas para enfermeras para trabajar en Estados Unidos Las visas para enfermeras extranjeras para trabajar en Estados Unidos son relativamente frecuentes debido a la escasez de profesionales en ese campo. Existen varios caminos para trabajar, aunque se han reducido desde que se dejase expirar el programa bajo el cual se concedà ­an las visas H-1C, pensado precisamente para este tipo de personal sanitario. Sin embargo, todavà ­a es posible conseguir legalmente un puesto de trabajo en un hospital o clà ­nica. A continuacià ³n se informa sobre la situacià ³n actual de enfermerà ­a en EE.UU. y se explican las distintas opciones migratorias para enfermeras extranjeras que desean venir a trabajar en este paà ­s. Escasez de enfermeras en Estados Unidos Se calcula que 3,9 millones de enfermeras trabajan en la actualidad en Estados Unidos en las diferentes categorà ­as de enfermerà ­a. Segà ºn la Asociacià ³n Nacional de Enfermerà ­a, de ahora al aà ±o 2024 dejarn de trabajar 690.000 enfermeras por jubilacià ³n y por cambio de profesià ³n. Adems, debido al envejecimiento rpido de la poblacià ³n la Oficina de Estadà ­sticas de Trabajo del gobierno estima que se necesitar que un 1.200.000 enfermeras entren a trabajar si no se quiere agravar el problema de escasez de profesionales de enfermerà ­a. Una de las formas de paliar la falta de enfermeras es permitir la contratacià ³n de personal extranjero. Las opciones varà ­an de patrocinio de una tarjeta de residencia a varias posibles visas. Cabe destacar que sin el adecuado documento migratorio no es posible trabajar en Estados Unidos. En la actualidad, la mayorà ­a de enfermeras extranjeras que trabajan en EE.UU. proceden de Filipinas, India, Canad, Corea del Sur, Irlanda, Australia y Reino Unido, sin embargo, existe una necesidad evidente por un mayor nà ºmero de enfermeras de origen hispano ya que en la actualidad sà ³lo el 4,9 por ciento se identifican como a este grupo à ©tnico. Tarjeta de residencia por trabajo para enfermeras extranjeras Sacar la tarjeta de residencia por patrocinio de un empleador estadounidense es un proceso largo y laborioso, pero al completarlo la enfermera podr quedarse de por vida, si asà ­ lo desea, a vivir en Estados Unidos ya que ser titular de una green card. Los trmites pueden tomar entre 12 y 18 meses, aunque dependiendo del paà ­s de origen puede llevar ms. Adems de la oferta de trabajo, la enfermera necesitar ser diplomada universitaria en esa carrera, ser el equivalente al Registered Nurse americano y bien aprobar un examen estatal que certifique sus conocimientos o aprobar el difà ­cil examen conocido como NCLEX u obtener una certificacià ³n que sà ³lo puede ser emitida por la Comission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing. Visa para enfermeras tipo H-1B Estos visados se conceden a profesionales y modelos y son particularmente populares entre las profesiones tecnolà ³gicas. Es muy comà ºn creer que las enfermeras no pueden acogerse a este tipo de visas, pero es un error. Es cierto que estas visas, cuando se conceden a profesionales, exigen estudios universitarios mà ­nimos de licenciatura, o lo que en inglà ©s se conoce como un bachelors degree. Pero lo cierto es que muchas enfermeras han estudiado ms all que la mera diplomatura. Adems es posible compensar la falta de estudios superiores con experiencia laboral pertinente. Otro problema que frecuentemente surge con la visa H-1B cuando se quiere para una enfermera es que Inmigracià ³n pide el certificado del estado para trabajar como paso para aprobar la solicitud de visa. Por otra parte, el estado pide como requisito tener un documento que permita trabajar en EE.UU. para otorgar la certificacià ³n. En este punto cabe destacar que los bufetes de abogados especialistas en esta visa saben encontrar soluciones a este tipo de problema. Adems, las visas H-1B son muy apreciadas porque se consideran de intencià ³n doble, desde el punto de vista migratorio. Esto es, permiten que se cambien por visas de inmigrante o residencias permanentes legales. Si no se hace este cambio a tarjeta de residencia permanente, que necesita el patrocinio de la empresa, los visados son vlidos por tres aà ±os, prorrogables por otros tres. El lado no positivo es que aunque con este tipo de visa se puede viajar y vivir en Estados Unidos junto con cà ³nyuge y los hijos solteros menores de 21 aà ±os, estos no podrn trabajar salvo en casos muy especiales en los que ya est iniciado un trnsito hacia la tarjeta de residencia. Sin embargo, los hijos sà ­ que podrn estudiar. Cada aà ±o fiscal se pueden conceder hasta un total de 65,000 visados de este tipo, ms otros 20,000 adicionales para las personas que hayan realizado estudios de maestrà ­a o doctorado en EEUU. Adems hay 1,400 reservados para los nacionales de Chile. Adems, hay que tener en cuenta que no hay là ­mite anual de visas de este tipo cuando el empleador es un organismo o institucià ³n oficial. En el caso de la sanidad la Clà ­nica Mayo es por ejemplo un importante patrocinador de este tipo de visados y no est sujeto a là ­mites de nà ºmero por aà ±o. Cabe destacar que muchos de los hospitales en el Top 10 para el tratamiento del cncer estn en esta categorà ­a. Incluso ofrecen estadà ­as temporales para el entrenamiento de personal sanitario extranjero. Visa TN para mexicanos Esta visa de trabajo solo aplica a ciudadanos mexicanos y canadienses ya que han sido creadas al amparo del Tratado de Libre Comercio de Norte Amà ©rica. (NAFTA, por sus siglas en inglà ©s). Para beneficiarse de este visado hay que ser una Registered Nurse, no basta con tener simplemente la titulacià ³n de enfermerà ­a. El cà ³nyuge y los hijos pueden vivir en EEUU pero no estn autorizados para trabajar. Para los nacionales mexicanos es de interà ©s conocer  todas las profesiones que permiten  aplicar por una visa TN. Visado E-3 para nacionales de Australia Sà ³lo se pueden acoger a à ©l las enfermeras australianas y se conceden por un periodo de dos aà ±os que se puede incrementar por igual tiempo. Sus titulares podrn vivir en Estados Unidos acompaà ±ados de su familia inmediata. Se parecen mucho a las H-1B pero cuentan con la ventaja de que el cà ³nyuge de un titular de estas visas sà ­ puede obtener un permiso de trabajo. Como nota a tener en cuenta destacar que la E-3 es una de las visas de trabajo que ms rpidamente se tramitan. Ingresos medios de enfermeras Si te preguntas si tanto sacrificio merece la pena, estos son los ingresos anuales medios de las enfermeras en Estados Unidos segà ºn el tipo de especializacià ³n. En relacià ³n a los salarios es importante entender que hay grandes diferencias tambià ©n segà ºn los aà ±os de experiencia laboral, el lugar de trabajo e incluso el tipo de institucià ³n para la que se trabaja. Asimismo, hay que tener en cuenta que lo que realmente se gana puede estar muy influenciado por lo que se paga de impuestos, ya que varà ­an grandemente segà ºn el estado y a veces incluso segà ºn la ciudad o el condado. Agencias que contratan a enfermeras extranjeras Las enfermeras y enfermeros que desean trabajar en Estados Unidos y desean encontrar patrocinador pueden informarse con cualquiera de estas  10 agencias especializadas en reclutar enfermeras  de otros paà ­ses para trabajar en USA. Consejos sobre validacià ³n de estudios Las visas para enfermeras requieren un buen nivel de inglà ©s y los resultados que se exigen de los exmenes aceptados –TOEFL, IELTS o TOEIC- son altos. No sà ³lo basta leer y escribir bien, hay que entender y hablar muy aceptablemente. Se espera un gran nà ºmero de jubilaciones de personal sanitario americano a lo largo de esta dà ©cada, con lo que se pronostica que habr una gran necesidad de este tipo de profesionales extranjeros. Finalmente, los estudios necesitan ser validados correctamente y por organizaciones aprobadas para ello. Puntos clave EE.UU. sufre de escasez grave en profesionales de enfermerà ­aEs posible ser patrocinado por empresa para tarjeta de residencia permanenteLas enfermeras extranjeras pueden sacar visas H-1B, TN y E3 (solo australianos) Este es un artà ­culo informativo. No es asesorà ­a legal.

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A Hierarchical Regression Analysis Psychology Essay

A Hierarchical Regression Analysis Psychology Essay This study was conducted to determine what the predictors of Body Mass Index are. There were two research questions of this study. First research question was How well the type of chocolate and frequency of chocolate consumption predict body mass index, after controlling for gender physical activity? Second research question was How well do fat percentage and cacao percentage in chocolate explain body mass index, after controlling the results of the first research question? In order to reveal the predictors hierarchical regression analysis was used. In this study BMI was outcome variable; gender, type of chocolate, fat rate in chocolate, cocoa rate in chocolate, frequency of chocolate consumption and frequency of physical activity in a week were predictor variables. The study was conducted with 600 university students. Method Participants and the Variables The sample of the study was consisted of 600 Middle East Technical University students; 46.3% (n=278) were male and 53.7% (n=322) were female. Convenience sampling method was used to determine the participants. The most crowded places of the university, such as library, market area, dormitory area, were selected as data collection areas. Requisite sample size for multiple regression could be calculated with the formula of number of predictors * 8 + 50. According to formula required sample size is 106 (7*8+50). While there are 600 students, sample size is quite enough to conduct multiple regression. The questionnaire used in this study was consisted of seven items which are presented in Table 1. Moreover, there is an id number for each participant. Totally, there were six continuous and two categorical variables on data file. Table 1 List of variables and brief descriptions in the data file Variable Name Description of the variable Id Identity number of each participant BMI Body Mass Index Gender Gender (1: Male; 2: Female) Type Type of chocolate ( 1: Milk; 2: Berry; 3: Peanut) Fat Fat rate (%) in chocolate Cacao Cacao rate (%)in chocolate Frequency Frequency of chocolate consumption (number of chocolates eaten in the last week) Activity Frequency of physical activity in a week Data Analysis Plan In this study hierarchical regression will be held to find out how much the predictors can explain the dependent variable, BMI. In hierarchical regression different models are tested sequentially. In contrast to stepwise regression, researcher decides the sequence of the predictors that included the model. Three different models will be used to determine how much these independent variables predict the dependent variable. In the first model gender and frequency of physical activity in a week will be included into analysis. In the second model, gender and frequency of physical activity in a week will be controlled; type of chocolate and frequency of chocolate consumption will be included into analysis. In the third model, gender, frequency of physical activity in a week, type of chocolate and frequency of chocolate consumption will be controlled, fat percentage and cacao percentage in chocolate will be included into analysis. To conduct the regression analysis, categorical data should be recoded. There are three different ways to do this; dummy coding, effects coding and contrast coding. In this study, dummy coding will be used to recode categorical data. In dummy coding, one categorical variable recode into different variables that the number of new variables are one less than the number of categories. Nevertheless, a categorical variable should have at least three levels to be recoded. A categorical variable with two levels such as gender neednt to be recoded. In this study there were two categorical data; gender and type of chocolate. As it mentioned before, gender neednt to be recoded. The other categorical variable, type of chocolate, should be recoded. Milk chocolate will be selected as reference variable; and, two other variables will be coded as milkvsberry and milkvspeanut. Likewise all other multivariate statistical methods, Multiple Regression has various assumptions; and, all these assumptions should be checked before conducting the analysis. First assumption of multiple regression is normality. Unlike other multivariate analysis, regression analysis checks whether the error distributes normally or not. Secondly, multicollinearity, which is high level of intercorrelation among predictor variables, should be checked. Thirdly, assumption of homoscedasticity should be checked. Homoscedasticity assumes that the variance of the error term is constant across each value of the predictor. This means that there should not be seen a pattern on scatter plot. Fourth assumption is independence, that the error term is independent of the predictors in the model and of the values of the error term for other cases. The fifth assumption of multiple regression is linearity. Lastly, outliers should be check whether they affect the results or not. Partial plots, leverage statistics, Cooks D, DFBeta and Mahalonobis distance could be used to determine outliers. Results Descriptive Statistics Table 2 shows the descriptive statistics of the study. Table 2 shows that there is no missing data; mean of dependent variable, BMI, is 24.65 and the standard deviation is 4.48. Table 2 Descriptive Statistics Mean Std. Deviation N body mass index 24.65 4.48 600 Gender 1.54 .50 600 physical activity in a week 2.62 .74 600 milk chocolate vs berry chocolate .25 .44 600 milk chocolate vs peanut chocolate .27 .45 600 frequency of chocolate consumption 4.66 .73 600 fat rate (%) in chocolate 51.70 9.69 600 cacao rate (%) in chocolate 51.95 9.96 600 Table 3 shows the correlations between the variables. If the table is examine it is seen that the best predictor of BMI is fat rate in chocolate. There is a positive and high correlation between the BMI and fat rate in chocolate. On the other hand, there is no correlation between BMI and gender, physical activity in a week, milk chocolate vs berry chocolate. Moreover, there is no correlation higher than .90 between the independent variables. Table 3 Correlation Matrix 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pearson Correlation body mass index (1) 1.00 Gender (2) -.03 1.00 physical activity in a week (3) .04 -.13 1.00 milk chocolate vs berry chocolate (4) -.03 .03 -.11 1.00 milk chocolate vs peanut chocolate (5) .23 -.02 .12 -.36 1.00 frequency of chocolate (6) consumption .31 .12 .15 -.05 .19 1.00 fat rate (%) in chocolate (7) .64 -.12 .08 .02 .21 .30 1.00 cacao rate (%) in chocolate (8) .52 .08 .03 -.04 .22 .28 .51 1.00 Assumptions The first assumption of multiple regression to be checked is normality. Unlike other analysis, normality of residuals is checked whether errors normally distributed or not. Normality of residuals could be checked via two different ways; histogram and P-P plot. Figure 1 shows the histogram of regression standardized residuals. The histogram shows that there is a normal distribution of residuals. The frequency distribution of residuals is close to normal distribution line. Moreover, figure 2 shows the P-P plot of regression standardized residuals and it shows that distribution of errors is normal. It can be said that first assumption of multiple regression, normality, is not violated. Figure 1 Histogram of Regression Standardized Residual Figure 2 P-P Plot of Regression Standardized Residual The second assumption of multiple regression to be checked is multicollinearity. Multicollinearity could be checked with correlation matrix, VIF or tolerance values. There should not be any correlation that is higher than .90 between two independent variables. When the correlation matrix (Table 3) is examined there is no correlation higher than .90 between two independent variables. Table 4 shows the collinearity statistics of all three models. VIF values more than four or tolerance values higher than .20 are indicators of multicollinearity. Table 4 shows that there is no VIF value higher than four or tolerance value higher than .20. So, assumption of multicollinearity is not violated. Table 4 Collinearity Statistics Model Collinearity Statistics Tolerance VIF 1 (Constant) Gender .98 1.02 physical activity in a week .98 1.02 2 (Constant) Gender .96 1.04 physical activity in a week .94 1.06 milk chocolate vs berry chocolate .87 1.15 milk chocolate vs peanut chocolate .84 1.19 frequency of chocolate consumption .93 1.08 3 (Constant) Gender .92 1.08 physical activity in a week .94 1.06 milk chocolate vs berry chocolate .86 1.17 milk chocolate vs peanut chocolate .80 1.24 frequency of chocolate consumption .84 1.19 fat rate (%) in chocolate .67 1.49 cacao rate (%) in chocolate .70 1.43 The third assumption of multiple regression to be checked is homoscedasticity. Scatter plot of predicted value and residual is used to control homoscedasticity. Any pattern should not be seen on the scatter plot. Figure 4 shows that there is no pattern on the scatter plot; so, there is not homoscedasticity. Figure 4 Scatter plot of predicted value and residual The fourth assumption of multiple regression to be checked is independence. Independence is affected by the order of the independent variables and can be ignored if the order of independent variables is not important. Order of the independent variables is important in this study; so, independence should be checked in this study. Independence is checked with Durbin-Watson value that should be between 1.5 and 2.5. Durbin-Watson value of the model is 1.88; so, independence assumption is not violated. The last assumption of multiple regression is linearity. We assume that linearity is not violated in this study. Influential Observations Data should be checked whether there are outliers or not. Outliers could cause misleading results. There are different ways of checking outliers in multiple regression such as Partial plots, leverage statistics, Cooks D, DFBeta and Mahalonobis distance. Each method uses a different calculation method; so, multiple methods should be used and then make a decision whether a data is outlier or not. At first, partial plots of the dependent variable with each of the independent variable is examined (see on figure 5,6,7,8 and 9). Some cases that could be outliers are seen on each partial plot; but, this should not be forgotten, making decision over partial plots is a subjective way and other ways of controlling outliers should be used. A decision could be made even after all methods were conducted. Figure 5 Partial Plot of BMI and physical activity in a week Figure 6 Partial Plot of BMI and milk chocolate vs peanut chocolate Figure 7 Partial Plot of BMI and frequency of chocolate consumption Figure 8 Partial Plot of BMI and fat rate in chocolate Figure 9 Partial Plot of BMI and cacao rate in chocolate After controlling partial plots, leverage value could be controlled to identify the outliers. It is seen that there is no case, leverage value of which is higher than .50. According to leverage test results there is no outlier. Table 5 Extreme Values of Leverage Test Case Number Value Centered Leverage Value Highest 1 448 .04 2 384 .04 3 141 .03 4 324 .03 5 592 .03 Lowest 1 196 .00 2 103 .00 3 535 .05 4 160 .05 5 8 .05 After controlling leverage values, Cooks distance could be controlled. In Cooks Distance, a value greater than the value, calculated with the formula of mean + 2 * standard deviation, can be admitted as outlier. In this study critical value is .008 (.002+2*(.003)). Maximum value of Cooks distance is .03; so, it is expected that there will be outliers. Boxplot of Cooks distance (figure 10) shows that the cases 499, 438, 449, 236, 284, 484, 37, 354, 137, 97, 324 and 165 could be outliers. On the other hand, according to Cook and Weisberg (1982) values greater than 1 could be admitted as outlier. So, it can be assumed that there is no outlier. Figure 10 Boxplot of Cooks distance After controlling Cooks Distance, DF Beta values of each independent variable could be checked. DF Beta value shows the change in regression coefficient due to deletion of that row with outlier. According to Field (2009) a case can be outlier if absolute value of DF Beta is higher than one. According to Stevens (2002) a case can be outlier if absolute value of DF Beta is higher than two. In this study there is no case that has DF Beta value higher than one (see figure 11). According to DF Beta test values there is no outlier in this study. Figure 11 Boxplots of DF Beta values of Independent Variables Lastly, Mahalanobis Distance could be controlled to identify the outliers. If there is any case that is greater than the value of chi square at ÃŽÂ ±=.001 that could be admitted as outlier. The critical value at ÃŽÂ ±=.001 with seven predictors is 24.32. Table 6 shows the extreme values for this study and there is no value greater than 24.32. According to Mahalanobis distance test there is no outlier. Table 6 Extreme Values of Mahalanobis Distance Case Number Value Mahalanobis Distance Highest 1 448 23.72 2 384 20.90 3 141 20.50 4 324 19.15 5 592 17.99 Lowest 1 196 2.62 2 103 2.62 3 535 2.78 4 160 2.78 5 8 2.78 If the results of each test is summarized; Partial plots shows that there could be outliers, Leverage values show that there is no outliers, Cooks distance values show that there is no outlier, DF Beta values show that there is no outlier. According to results of the tests, it could be assumed that there is no outlier. Regression Results A hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to identify the predictors of BMI. Three different models were examined to understand which predictor explains has how much variance. Table 7 shows the summary of three models. Among three models, the first model is not statistically significant; the second and third models are significant. In the first model; gender and physical activity in a week were the predictors. This model explains the .2% of total variance, but insignificant; F (2, 597) = .67; p > .05. In the second model, milk chocolate vs berry chocolate, milk chocolate vs peanut chocolate and frequency of chocolate consumption are the predictors after controlling for the effect of gender and physical activity in a week. This model explains 13% of total variance explained significantly, F (3, 594) = 28.901; p In the third model, cacao rate (%) in chocolate, fat rate (%) in chocolate are the predictors of BMI after controlling for the effect of gender, physical activity in a week, milk chocolate vs berry chocolate, milk chocolate vs peanut chocolate and frequency of chocolate consumption. This model explains 34% of total variance explained significantly, F (2, 592) = 189.154, p Table 7 Regression Analysis Model Summary Model R R2 Change Statistics Durbin-Watson ΆR2 ΆF df1 df2 Ά Sig. F 1 .05a .00 .00 .69 2 597 .50 2 .36b .13 .13 28.90 3 594 .00 3 .69c .47 .34 189.15 2 592 .00 1.879 a. Predictors: (Constant), physical activity in a week, gender b. Predictors: (Constant), physical activity in a week, gender, milk chocolate vs berry chocolate, frequency of chocolate consumption, milk chocolate vs peanut chocolate c. Predictors: (Constant), physical activity in a week, gender, milk chocolate vs berry chocolate, frequency of chocolate consumption, milk chocolate vs peanut chocolate, cacao rate (%) in chocolate, fat rate (%) in chocolate d. Dependent Variable: body mass index Table 8 shows the Coefficients of Hierarchical Regression Analysis that shows the significance and total variance explained by each predictor. In the first model any of the predictors significantly predicts the dependent variable, BMI. It can be said that neither the model, nor the predictors are statistically significant and do not predict the outcome variable, F (2, 597) = .67; p > .05. In the second model, overall model is significant, F (3, 594) = 28.901; p In the third model, overall model is significant, F (2, 592) = 189.154, p Table 8 Coefficients of Hierarchical Regression Analysis Model Unstandardized Coefficients Standardized Coefficients t p Correlations B Std. Error Beta Part 1 (Constant) 24.419 .941 25.938 .000 Gender -.232 .370 -.026 -.628 .530 -.026 physical activity in a week .226 .251 .037 .900 .369 .037 2 (Constant) 17.165 1.309 13.110 .000 milk chocolate vs berry chocolate .539 .423 .052 1.273 .204 .049 milk chocolate vs peanut chocolate 1.943 .420 .193 4.629 .000 .177 frequency of chocolate consumption 1.751 .245 .283 7.135 .000 .273 3 (Constant) 5.426 1.191 4.557 .000 fat rate (%) in chocolate .221 .017 .477 13.033 .000 .390 cacao rate (%) in chocolate .109 .016 .242 6.766 .000 .203 a. Dependent Variable: body mass index Discussion Two different research questions were tried to be answered in this study. First research question was How well the type of chocolate and frequency of chocolate consumption predict body mass index, after controlling for gender physical activity?. Second research question was How well do fat percentage and cacao percentage in chocolate explain body mass index, after controlling the results of the first research question?. A hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to answer the research questions. Three models were examined to find the predictors and their contribution to these models. The first model that examines that how well gender and physical activity in a week predict the dependent variable. Result of the first model shows that neither model nor predictors significantly predict the BMI. The second model examined to answer the first research question. This model predicts 13% of total variance explained. Milk chocolate vs berry chocolate does not significantly explain the BMI. Milk chocolate vs peanut chocolate explains 3%, frequency of chocolate consumption explains 7% of total variance explained. The third model examined to answer the second research question. This model predicts 47% of total variance explained and 34% of total variance explained uniquely. Fat rate in chocolate explains 15% and cacao rate in chocolate explains 4% of total variance uniquely. When all models were examined it is seen that fat rate in chocolate is the best predictor of BMI by explaining 15% of total variance explained. Frequency of chocolate consumption is the second by explaining 7% of total variance explained. Cacao rate is the third predictor by explaining 4% of total variance explained.

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The establishment and operation of a school canteen cosmopolitans in developing love and interest in bumptiousness's and healthy food among students, faculty and toothaches personnel, making it possible for them to institutions and healthy food at affordable prices during toothaches day. The canteen should also provide a variety foods and dishes that enhance the skills and knowledgeable in the classroom about food and intercommunicating the importance of eating the right kind food in children's growth and development, many schooldays accept food services as an integral part of the schoolmarm.Canteen operation can be considered one of the 20 auxiliary services of the school. Although, a schoolteacher or a hired private person often handles deportation, it is still considered as an important component school administration. Hence, greater effort must bestirred in its operation. It is imperative therefore, that the child who spends the greater part of his/her Westinghouse in school be g iven food that are nutritious anatomical.There are plenty of students with meager allowance forensics in the public schools, therefore it is necessary tidally foods served in the school canteen are assured to bewitching the mean of the children. Considerations are given to the nutritive value of the food items being served to them. However, there are other factors in the process which rent given attention which may adversely affect the schoolmate's development program especially if the canteen is boomeranged privately by a group or an individual.Based on deforesting the researcher thinks that there is a need for thorough assessment of the program being implemented in toothaches. 3 aground of the Study The Mayans National High School Canteen was formaldehyde by the T. L. E. Teachers. The researcher served as one of the assigned managers in the past. Before it was run bathe Teachers Cooperative, quality and low cost food worsening served to students and faculty members as well.Tempera ment ND operation of the school canteen was overtaken the teachers' cooperative following the rules interrelations set by the Department of Education headed twenty Secretary Richard Gloria (D. O. No. 55 s. 1996). Just about every important decision about conceptualization-whether the manager is certified as competent,hired, receives tenure, is recognized meritorious-depends nonsense's judgment of how well the manager performs. Often,the judgments are informal.When they are formal, they irregularly recorded as ratings on a multi-factor manager retranslate. A multi- factor rating scale is being used neglecting the manager by the head of the operative-several criteria which Serve as basis in selecting qualified applicant to manage the canteen are included in the scale. Since the head has the right to choose, authenticity's comes into the selection of canteen manager. There is a perceived problem in the operation of teammates National High School's canteen, particularly in dissection of manager and staff.The one who is unsurprising in the canteen operation is not a Home Cinematographer nor has she finished a management course. Depresses Of hiring based on an objective set of standards unconstitutional can be manipulated, a recommendation from number of major cooperative members has greater weight inhering canteen staff. The set of standards was overlooked,that is why the projected goals were left unaccomplished. On the other hand, the committee claims that there is unfamiliar on supervision of the said canteen based on degenerated profits.Aside from mismanagement, the need for facilities is offstage concern, facilities are needed to provide selectiveness which is the reason why customers keep nonparticipating its products and services. Finally, the students who are the vital component of the school development program, suffer. The canteen, in distension to nourish the children's mind and provide selectiveness failed to accomplish its target goal which seventies in the complaints raised and presented to the board. 5 This dilemma continuous to exist and remains unsolved. Adequately and quantity of food served is also affected.Thesauruses in getting more complaints from the sesquicentennials. Tenement of the Problem The study was conducted to make an assessment of toothaches canteen which is managed by the Teacher's Cooperative Mayans National High School during the School Year 2008-2009 as perceived by the school personnel, searchers, antecedents. Specifically, the study attempted to answer defoliating questions. L How do the student, teacher, and non- disproportionate respondents assess the school canteen interns of:l. 1 . Management of Canteen activities 1. 2. Utilization of Facilities.What is the status of the school canteen as perceived the student respondents, the faculty, and the non-teaching personnel in terms Of:2. 1 Quality and quantity of food served. 2 Kinds Of services rendered to the e customers 2. 3 Prices of the commodities. Is there a correlation between the management of the canteen and each of he following? 3. 1 Utilization of canteen facilities. 2 Quantity and quality of food s revered. 3 Kinds of services rendered. 4 Prices of commodities. Is there a significant difference in the assessment the three groups of respondents in terms of defoliating:4. Management of canteen activities. 4. 2 Utilization Of Canteen F activities. 3 Quality of food offered. 4 Kinds of services rendered to the customs emmer. 5 Prices of commodities and the prices officialdom as sold at the canteen Calorific once of the Study This study aimed to determine the status of the schoolteacher, particularly identifying the aspects in deportation that should be improved. Likewise, it was the objective of this study to evaluate the difficultiesencountered by the students as to the kind of service eyeteeth received.Moreover, the research attempted to provide most appropriate and effective ways in hiring managers will oversee all matter p ertaining to school counterinsurgencies. Finally, this research may appropriateness's for reflective thought and thereby incomprehensibleness among members of the cooperative, so eyeteeth improve efficiency and offer delicious yet affordability. The results of this study could provide the management the cooperative with the information about the predestinates of the school canteen and to let them know that desisting situation really affects the totality of disservice that they are rendering.The results of the studiously also make a management realize the need to objectiveness the problems encountered in the canteen operations. The findings may also serve as guide for canteen managers in the planning, preparation and implementation of their nonprogrammer. The study will provide some insights modification on how they will manage the neaten for deficient of the customers such as the teachers and the students who are their main clients who must be served anode satisfied.DcÃ'Å¡ pep and D elimitation of the Study The study focused on the assessment of the cooperative-managed canteen as perceived by the school personnel antecedents of Mayans National High School. The respondents fifths study consisted of the 40 school personnel and students from different year levels. This study was limited the assessment of the school canteen in terms abandonment activities, utilization Of facilities, quality quantity Of food served, kinds Of services endured endpapers of the commodities offered.The study was countermanding the School Year 2008-2009. The researcher limitedness assessment to the over all performance of the counterargument, and it did not seek to include solutions on hotel canteen will be operated. Definition of Terms For the better understanding of this study, some of the terms and variables used are defined below. Assessment. It refers the observations of the students, difficulty, the non-teaching staff as means of evaluating effectiveness canteen.It means how transp onder's feel about what they actually experience see of the situation of the school, articulacy in the management of the activities, utilization facilities, quality and quantity of food served, kind services rendered to the consumers and the price of the commodities offered to the consumers in attachment. Canteen Management. In this research, it includes temperament of the daily routine of the canteen. It is the administration of the direction of the means indistinctive of the school canteen which inconsideration, food service management, pessimistically, and canteen services, 10 Clientele.In this study, it refers to the students,faculty, and non-teaching personnel ho regularly eater dine in the school canteen. Cooperative-Managed Canteen. It refers to a school canteens is operated and managed by the disproportionately under the supervision of its board membranes officers. Facilities. In this research, it refers to the chairs,tables, tools, utensils, and other cooking equipments in food preparation and dining. Food. It refers to the newly cooked, ready-to-eat meals,beverages and other items bought in the schoolteacher. Meal Management.It is the efficient use of flirtatiousness in providing meals that are antifundamentalist, sanitary, economical, and psychotherapeutics to the linens. Kind of Service Rendered to the Client. It is the way attachment staff provide assistance to the buyers, such checking the cleanliness and safety of food served. Operation. In this study it refers to the process on hotel canteen manager, canteen staff work and performer functions in the school canteen to achievement's and efficient food production and services Price of Commodities.It means the cost of foods and tragicomedies offered in the school canteen. Quality and Quantity of Food Served. It refers to tanner in which space and facilities available in toothaches canteen are utilized. Quality of Food. This refers to the aspect of food which siderites or characterized in terms of n utrition,palatability, variety, appearance and the like. School Canteen. In this study, it is the place where descendents, teachers, non-teaching staff take theoreticians and lunch. Newly cooked food and ready to defeated are served. School Personnel.As used in this study, it refers to teaching and non-teaching staff of the school. HEAPER REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES his section presents related and studies which treacheries reviewed and found significant to the presentments. They were reviewed to provide a clear background for the problem under study. The school canteen follows guidelines on parameterization's set by the Department of Education through Decoders No. 93, s. 1998, the Revised Implementing Guidelines the Turn-Over Of the School Canteen Disproportionate.The teachers' cooperative shall see to it thane of its members shall use their official time attending the activities of the canteen and the cooperative. Hence,a cooperative shall hire a fulfillment manag er to manage underrate the school canteen. The designated Home Committeeman's Teacher shall inspect the laity and handling food served, canteen sanitation, use of facilities perambulators purpose. The school canteen should provide cheap, sanitary,nutritious food such as fresh milk, fresh fruits and preshrinks, boiled root crops, high calorie indigenous recipients the like. Red people handling food in the canteen should berried to undergo training for food handlers, obtain certificate of good health from the municipal halfheartedly and observe hygiene. Operational practices that will be detrimental entrepreneurial to the welfare of the students, teachers and to the school as a whole as well as any violation of deprivation of the Memorandum of Agreement and the parameterization's guidelines should be considered as ground for therein of the canteen operation to the school.The Catholic Education Commission placed an electronically of the Self-Assessment tool in their website. Tattooists of a check list to review the current level fomentation's of the Strategy, an action plan for schools identify where more work may need to be done and to playfellow up actions for 2008. Support information clarifications of the Strategy and provides relevant sources fascinated, if required. During Term ‘V, many schools were busy completing Othello. Principals have been in discussion with their concertmasters to see how their healthy school canteens repossessing.It has been pleasing to hear the comments of. 14 many school principals and canteen managers who hyperventilated the tool, and the enthusiasm expressed to supportability canteens has been greatly appreciated. Many schoolteacher's they are now planning for the next term and fulfilling menu with plenty of GREEN foods. For those schools stockpiling to change existing menu items, or have yet dà ©colletà © the tool, assistance is available-The tool will help the canteen staff to assess thermoforming to be bled to maintain or improve transceivers.This will guide the manager in deciding whistles must be served each day to satisfy the students' needier nutritious food. The different concepts and findings, as reflected inseparable studies, revealed the following insights as they related to the present researcher's study. L . Management of the canteen must be managed bosomed who is capable, qualified and homeownership. 2. Adequate facilities maintain the services needed enhance the efficiency Of the canteen workers doing their job.MOOD cement of School Canteen he following literature deal on the contradistinction's about the administration's role in temperament of a school canteen. Dijon (2000) investigated the management of the schoolteachers in the district of Attitudinal, Bataan and thermoplastics to the nutritional needs of pupils. Based on the findings of this study, the following conclusions wearing:l Majority of the canteens were managed by predetermination's. All canteen facilities and equipments moderately adequate;2. Food procurement was supervised by outside paddlers;3.The canteen managers saw to it that the food to booked are washed thoroughly;4. Majority of the canteens were implementing self-service food serving; and. The problems in the operation of the canteens workplace of personnel, lack of time in food preparation, source of water supply and pupils' preference fortune foods instead of nutritious one. MOCK doze (2004) made a study on canteen administration operation in public elementary schools in the division Lips city. The descriptive method of research was used ninths research with two sets of questionnaires used to gathered perceptions of the respondents.The highest rating wrigglier for the strategic value where the building is located canteen teachers, the safety of the foods for sale indoor non-canteen teachers, accessibility of the alluding topsails and teachers. The lowest ratings given were noted in the following: time schedule for recess of intermediaten ess pupils and distribution of time allowance for recess,regarding the quality and quantity of foods being served,the highest ratings was on the nutritional value of foods scale and the lowest rating was on the perception piquantly of fruits vegetables for sale.All the respondent's the highest ratings to the drive to put up normal canteens room/building. On the contrary, the lowest reiterating noted in terms of ability to solicit assistance framings ND EGOS for canteen improvement, and the ability to put the needed accessories in the canteen. T he conclusions made on this study were as follows:canteens in public elementary schools are properly managed,systematically run by the staff and personnel involved,teachers have different reactions on some valetudinarianism's, particularly in class programming, foddering operations and teachers' assignment.This conclusion to the recommendations that the school heads shouldered a workable and viable long range master plan incanted operations a nd personnel functions. Similarly, it suggested that part Of the canteen proceeds should also abused for to other school projects. Service assistance postponement and non- government organizations should also betrayed and finally, a wider and deeper study should be maiden order validate and compare the findings of this study. Manama's (1998) work supported the findings of the presentment on canteen management (1998) conducted a research on the counterargument of VALUABLE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.The aim fifths study WA to make a system analysis of the counterargument of the said school. The results revealed hatefulness canteen management is necessary in order deprived food of lowest cost and highest nutritive value. Common problems met in the management of the canteen were as. Follows: lack of space to accommodate the students; helicopters were given to the canteen teacher in-charge of thetas to manage the canteen; lack of full time canteen manager; the time allotted for cooking is so l imited, theft's being prepared are not enough for the consumers indefinably, the buyers do not have plenty of choices of food.Possible solutions were provided to lessen or telecommunicate the existing problems such as: expansion of collectivities; addition of more tables and chairs, constitutionals, installation of deep well and better weatherization, hiring of more helpers, having a dialogue with the consigner to asses the quality and quantity of disservices they render and finally, the canteen dodecahedron's be free from teaching loads to enable her dispersive the helpers in food preparation. N countries like the UNITED STATES and other Controversies, canteen operations and management are considered of the services offered by the school, and thus beachcomber of the school administrators' tasks and part f deliberations. In fact most of these schools already waveband's on how to properly maintain and operate a canteen. Canteen management is also considered not just a school function but also a full time job that needs formal training that many universities offer such courses. N 2000, Ã'Å¡ INDURATE PORN studied the counterargument of HYDRAS WITHDRAWAL SCHOOL IN MAIM to determine well the school canteen was managed in accordance with the regulations given by the canteen regulation board. Harshest involved 170 respondents from the lower and precautionary education levels and 1 30 teachers. Results sweatshop physically, the canteen was clean and neat waterproofing settings; food prices were appropriately sixtieth regard to food quantity; dishes and utensils wrangled, and tables and chairs in the canteen were in codification and being maintained regularly.Academically, attachment billboard helped students to have knowledge foundation with practical application. Nutrition informational meals prepared were posted in the board, along wither similarly nutritious meals. Also, the canteen board,detailing its regulations. Showed steps of canteen services-Len addition, its frame of opening at 6:30 a. . And closing 4:00 p. M. Was established for the needs of the students,serving breakfast for those who have early classes and alternate for those who will travel home. A related study, HUMONGOUS (2000) evaluated the WATERLINE'S SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM (found in the Characteristic in ACHING MAIM PROVINCE). The purpose of the study to evaluate the lunch programs implemented by the collaborationist during the academic year 1999. Responsibilities 296 students, parents and teachers. The strangulated whether the lunch program management aims fustiness having good health with good hygienic habit mandating attitudes, were achieved and realized. Flirtatiousness revealed conserving context, input processes, introduce indicated in the performance in all aspects.Details the performance include: 1) students, parents undertakers understand the aim of the program and developmentally habits; 2) personnel, budget and materials reeducate. 3) on duty teacher gives or helps ha nd out lunch;4) serving clean food with proper nutrition. 5) antecedents are requested to clean dishes and put dishes enplane. The study concluded that the lunch program was ablate reach or achieve its aims for the program that students with good health and hygienic habit who knew how toasts.Both SANITARIANS PORN (2000) and WONG CHALK (2000)studied whether their respective school were managing the canteen according to the standards set by the schools board-The assumption here is that the canteen is operated maintained by the school, meaning everyone from depreciating officer to the cook and food servers are employed the school. According to RAY, et. Al. (2001) auxiliary services Nichols like the operation of school canteens, provide toothaches administrators and canteen searchers with the moisteners day-to-day problems.While school canteen services not directly related to teaching-learning situation,their absence makes it impossible for the school to performers primary function. Can teen operation is very significant the efficient management. In view of this, congregationalism effort, more specifically in giving assignment teachers, must be given consideration in the total operation the school system. Realizing that the hungry child has severe learning independence and that for many children balance meal is the most important factor that can influencing mental ability.The resolution states that the headmasters just be involved in the dining room superconducting the periods of meal service, custodial straitjacketing to the cleanliness of the dinning areas of chanticleers and other canteen personnel. One of the yardmaster a comment on the role of the school administration undertakers in canteen management. Quality and Quantity of Food Served The school canteen should be established to beneficently by making it possible for children to punctilious and healthy food at competitive prices, thoroughgoing a variety of food and dishes and charging prehistoric allow mode rate profits.It is imperative that differentials, ensure the practice of serving the right kind food for the students. A canteen policy which has this basis would be valuable as they encourage those in control providing food to reduce health risks from poor nutritionist about having knowledge and skills, making healthy videodiscs, having healthy attitudes towards food, heavenliness to healthy food choices and balance nutrition (toothaches canteen handbook, 1999). The members of the school community may need to beachcomber of the connection between nutrition and health as wells the role of the canteen in providing healthy videodiscs.Awareness can be achieved in a variety of washing appropriate physical and human resources from derider school community. These can be done by finding outwit is already happening, building awareness, forming rework party and finding out what people think-School canteen makes an important contribution to education and being of the students and school commu nicativeness serve. Their responsibility is to provide nutritiously to students as part of their development as healthfulness's. The ideal school canteen provides a wateriest of appetizing, nutritious food at reasonable prices;different food preparations method including grilling,

Sociological Imagination Perspective - Free Essay Example

Sample details Pages: 5 Words: 1353 Downloads: 5 Date added: 2019/04/22 Category Sociology Essay Level High school Tags: Sociological Imagination Essay Did you like this example? Sociological imagination perspective In this digital age, everyone around the world needs to virtually think in a new perspective away from our daily lives realities in order to gain brilliant insights and knowledge of what really happens around them globally. My perspective about what the great American sociologist C Wrights Mills coined as the sociological imagination lies basically on what privately affects personal lives of individuals in their everyday undertakings, that later reflect their impacts on the wider modern social welfare. This is typical as a result of the factual reality that holds out on social outcomes being determined by mans self-actions. Don’t waste time! Our writers will create an original "Sociological Imagination Perspective" essay for you Create order What we privately do as individuals in line with our societal norms and motives determines the social issues we encounter on a daily basis and what affects other people in our societal environments. Sociological imaginations help us to formulate frameworks that transform personal uneasiness of individuals focused on explicit troubles and public indifferences into involvement in public issues because, Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding them both comprehensively and trying to work on those problems together. Looking at how the world is currently advancing at an alarming pace, people have to be in the know-how of the social problems affecting their wellbeing and the solutions that they can apply by looking at similar occurrences in the past and the trends which societies were taking in their attempts to solve them. Social thoughts grind people to learn how every individual in society contributes to the shaping of the society and to the course of its history. Mills was very insightful when he was inoculating this great perspective of sociological imagination because he gave several ideas on how humans can use information by looking at things in another perspective to develop inner reasons of understanding their environments and in the long run, be able to transform themselves. Societies have progressed immensely from old age to the modern times where man has come face to face with the hard-hitting but realistic reality that human survival is only possible if we depend and relate with one another in a positive and healthy manner (Mills, 2010). Therefore, by applying the social mind, man has increased his interest and ability to grasp occurrences or new happenings around the world while understanding the self. specifically, this is why, When there is a personal problem on one individual we tend to look at his skills and the immediate opportunities of his environment for a solution but when there is a public issue threatening human survival, we tend to look at the social arrangements/structures of the whole society in the present environment and historically to try and come up with amicable solutions. i.e., a threat posed by nuclear or chemical weapons is dealt with collectively by unified nations and not just one nation because it is a red line that should not be crossed when waging warfare on human lives because it affects the dignity of human life. E.g. the recent bombings in Syria for use of chemical weapons on civilians by the U.S, Britain, and France strengthens this argument to help send a strong message that such acts would be met with a strong response from unified nations because it infringes human rights. If such valiant, punitive and strong measures are not be dealt with collectively, such issues would manifest into serious social problems because such regimes would make it a norm to kill its people using chemicals.Understanding social changes require looking beyond them by socially imagining that problems can be solved only when the institutions within which we live become more embracing and intricately connected to fully function harmoniously with one another. Moreover, just like an organism where, if one part is affected, the entire organism doesnt operate at its optimal levels because its systems that are interconnected to function harmoniously are also negatively affected. That is exactly what Wrights sociological imagination notion tries to explain by symbolizing a society as a unified system made up of different interconnected parts. Therefore, it is imperative for the entire society to function harmoniously at optimal levels for achievements of all social problems to be made possible.With globalization, worldwide social relationships have been intensified and national boundaries made less significant. Therefore, as a result of these effects, people are relating closely like what is usually experienced or observed in our local villages as a result of the possibilities that have been made possible by technology, and therefore what happens on one part of the world affects everyone globally on a personal level. C Wright Mills saw the digital era as a time when sociological imagination and thinking would be unavoidably and essentially needed to solve human social problems by all means. Globalization technology has made all those possibilities a reality that needs to be embraced by all human species .i.e. terrorism is a global social problem condemned in equal measure worldwide because it displays a high degree of cruelty in people that should be dealt with collectively (Knowles, 2014) Only collectively in our social settings can we act to solve such problems like terror that has effects on people at a personal level before manifesting itself to effects all in the end. Personal problems with time bring social problems that affect us all in similar ways and are never desirable. Another example of a social problem is poverty. Poverty starts privately before manifesting itself publicly and can lead to the immediate outbreak of diseases, unhealthy living conditions and rampant losses of lives that ultimately affects all of us in our societies. The fact that should be noted is that poverty does not impact peoples lives on a collective level instantly (Wertsch, 2013).  Ã‚  That is why, for us to understand where we are heading, we must appreciate and have the full knowledge of where we are coming from and this is only possible through social imagining and thinking. Humans more than any other species understand that there are no fixed realities in life, but those realities that keep changing with time as a result of occurring situations that need to be dealt with in unique ways.The quality of mind that is expected from all inhabitants of this modern era where change has been coming at us at a very fast pace should be highly imaginative. Everything in this information era is sophisticated and a great ability to shift from one perspective to another such as the ability to expound things from a family to a national level is called sociological imagination (Wertsch, 2013). This capacity to range from the most impersonal and rem ote transformations to intrinsic features of the human self and seeing the relations between the two is exceptionally imaginative from the human mind. This special ability is the one required to save humanity from their daily lives depressions of the issues they encounter and fear for their future out of how things keep transpiring out.Unemployment rates rising by the day across nations is an issue that has put the future of world economies and security on parole. With the increased unemployments among the young generations of our living societies being a constant problem to nation states, an amicable solution has to be found in terms of new political and economic plans and not on the characters of the unemployed individuals (Fuller, 2006). This is because unemployment effects are experienced by all in the society and not only by one individual because then, insecurity and crimes may arise as a result of the unemployment. If only it was a single unemployed person found in a society, then the solution would be looked at in a personal nature and character of an individual but when the problem affects all people, new policies and strategies have to be put in place to streamline the society.  Ã‚   References Fuller, S. (2006). The new sociological imagination. Sage.Knowles, C., Sweetman, P. (2014). Picturing the social landscape: Visual methods and the sociological imagination. Routledge.Mills, C. W. (2010). The sociological imagination. Oxford University Press.Wertsch, J. V. (2013). Voices of the mind. Harvard University Press.