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Title: Die demokratische Bodenreform in der Bewährungsprobe.
Creator: Hoernle, Edwin
Date Issued: 1947
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3358642
Subject Headings: Land reform -- Germany (East), Agriculture and state -- Germany (East)
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Title: Grazing effects of herbivorous fishes and juvenile green turtles (Chelonia Mydas) on macroalgal communities.
Creator: Holloway-Adkins, Karen G., Hanisak, M. Dennis, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: The impact of grazers on the primary production of marine ecosystems has largely been explored in tropical environments. A number of studies support theories on the functional importance of grazers in the community structure of coral reefs. However, large-bodied grazers, like juvenile green turtles, co-occur with herbivorous fishes in subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world and we know little about their combined impact on macroalgal communities and whether they compete for...
Show moreThe impact of grazers on the primary production of marine ecosystems has largely been explored in tropical environments. A number of studies support theories on the functional importance of grazers in the community structure of coral reefs. However, large-bodied grazers, like juvenile green turtles, co-occur with herbivorous fishes in subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world and we know little about their combined impact on macroalgal communities and whether they compete for macroalgal resources. My dissertation research was composed of four studies that were conducted simultaneously to further our understanding of plant/herbivore interactions in marine ecosystems. Studies were conducted at the Trident Basin, a non-public military facility within the Port Canaveral Inlet at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. The macroalgal study (Chapter 1), determined the spatial and temporal distribution of the macroalgal community. The foraging habits of juvenile green turtles were compared with the macroalgal abundance within the Basin and over time (Chapter 2). Selection ‘for’ specific macroalgal species (based on their availability in the macroalgae study) was used to determine the level of overlap and/or partitioning of resources among herbivorous fishes and juvenile green turtles (Chapter 3). The final empirical study (Chapter 4) measured the impact on thallus height, diameter and/or branching of macroalgae as well as the macroalgal community composition from caging experiments that excluded herbivorous fishes and juvenile green turtles. The algal community was predominantly composed of nine red and green macroalgal species that were persistent year-round. Grazer-resistant macroalgae were rarely observed. Green turtles foraged on many of these same macroalgae but also opportunistically foraged on flotsam, including anthropogenic debris (e.g., plastic). The gut content of the major herbivorous fishes in the community (Abudefduf saxatilis, Archosargus probatocephalus, Diplodus holbrooki, and Lagodon rhomboides) foraged as omnivores depending on where they were captured within the Basin area or their size. All herbivores showed selection for less abundant green algae (i.e., Ulva spp.). Results of the exclusion of juvenile green turtles and large herbivorous fishes in caging experiments suggest that grazing by these large-bodied herbivores had no impact on the composition of the macroalgal community and little impact on the morphological structure of the macroalgal species that were examined. Collectively these four studies contribute to a better understanding of how multiple grazers have evolved to forage in macroalgal communities without detrimental effects on their food resources.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004123, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004123
Subject Headings: Algal communities -- Physiology, Coral reef ecology, Herbivores -- Ecology, Sustainable agriculture
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Psychoacoustic evaluations of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostis).
Creator: Gerstein, Edmund Roy, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: Psychoacoustic procedures were used to measure the heating thresholds of captive West Indian manatees under simultaneous masking conditions. Auditory detection thresholds of pulsed and non- pulsed pure tones, and complex sounds were measured against continuous white noise backgrounds through a series of forced-choice paradigms. Auditory thresholds as a function of signal intensity, center frequency, pulse repetition, spectral characteristics and bandwidth were measured. Resulting critical...
Show morePsychoacoustic procedures were used to measure the heating thresholds of captive West Indian manatees under simultaneous masking conditions. Auditory detection thresholds of pulsed and non- pulsed pure tones, and complex sounds were measured against continuous white noise backgrounds through a series of forced-choice paradigms. Auditory thresholds as a function of signal intensity, center frequency, pulse repetition, spectral characteristics and bandwidth were measured. Resulting critical signal-to-noise ratios for pure tone measurements suggest manatees have relatively acute frequency filtering abilities compared with humans and other marine mammals. Signal characteristics such as repetition rate along with amplitude and frequency modulation may lower detection thresholds by providing temporal contrasts against aperiodic background noise. Thresholds for frequency modulated bandlimited signals were measured near or below background noise levels. Threshold tests using broadband signals, including a species specific call and samples of boat noise suggest that loudness summation across critical bands, as well as modulation of signals, can reduce the effects of masking observed with pure tones. To test a manatee's ability to localize sound sources in relation to its position in the water, a forced-choice egocentric (orientation) paradigm was used. The manatee demonstrated equal localization of sounds originating from the left or right side. While accuracy improved with higher frequencies the manatee demonstrated good overall localization of both low and higher frequency sounds, suggesting it may utilize both time of arrival cues and intensity difference cues for localizing brief sounds. The psychoacoustic data reveal some hearing abilities unique to manatees, as well as hearing phenomena similar to those observed among mammals and other vertebrates species. Manatees are well adapted for hearing and locating high frequency sounds in noisy shallow water habitats where physical boundary and near surface phenomena such as the Lloyd Mirror Effect can impede the propagation of low frequencies. Narrow critical bands and selective perception of pulsed signals may be adaptations for detecting species-specific vocalizations. Results indicate manatees can not effectively detect the low frequency sounds of approaching boats from safe enough distances to avoid collisions in the wild.
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Date Issued: 1999
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12601
Subject Headings: Psychology, Psychobiology, Biology, Zoology, Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The effects of fire on the demographics of Neyraudia reynaudiana in the pine rocklands.
Creator: Rasha, Renee L'Hoste, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: This study is to further understand the effects of fire on the invasive Asian grass, Neyraudia reynaudiana in the south Florida pine rocklands, at Larry and Penny Thompson Park in Miami-Dade County. Urban surroundings, fire suppression, and Hurricane Andrew in 1992 required prescribed fire in the pine rocklands to prevent wildfires and succession into hardwood habitat. Neyraudia reynaudiana's rapid spread caused concern due to its resistance to herbicide. A main concern was that fire, which...
Show moreThis study is to further understand the effects of fire on the invasive Asian grass, Neyraudia reynaudiana in the south Florida pine rocklands, at Larry and Penny Thompson Park in Miami-Dade County. Urban surroundings, fire suppression, and Hurricane Andrew in 1992 required prescribed fire in the pine rocklands to prevent wildfires and succession into hardwood habitat. Neyraudia reynaudiana's rapid spread caused concern due to its resistance to herbicide. A main concern was that fire, which is a natural component of the pine rockland community, could enhance Neyraudia reynaudiana's spread. This study observed and measured Neyraudia reynaudiana regrowth in two plant communities at five times over one year after one treatment of prescribed fire. Two herbaceous plant inventories were taken one year apart. The study's results show that Neyraudia reynaudiana was enhanced by fire.
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Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12696
Subject Headings: Biology, Botany, Biology, Ecology, Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Know Your State.
Creator: Brooks, TJ, Mayo, Nathan
Abstract/Description: The location of Florida on the map shows that its future will develop opportunities not hitherto possible because of vast changes in the trade routes after World War II, and the increased
Date Issued: 1944
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000361
Subject Headings: Florida -- Handbooks, manuals, etc., Florida. Agriculture, Department of
Format: E-book

Title: Address of the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, at the annual fair of the New-York State Agricultural Society, held at Rochester, September, 1851.
Creator: Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold) 1813-1861, Towers, John Thomas 1811-1857
Abstract/Description: Address of the Honorable Stephen A. Douglas, at the annual fair of the New-York State Agricultural Society. New York State Agricultural Society Fair (1851 : Rochester, N.Y.). FAU copy edges trimmed to 23 cm. Contents: Contents on page headers: Dignity of agricultural pursuits -- Modern agriculture, Machines -- Agencies of agriculture -- Planting and farming mutual allies -- Agricultural products of the Union -- Cotton, Tobacco -- American bread stuffs -- Indian corn -- Sugar -- Rice -- Hemp -...
Show moreAddress of the Honorable Stephen A. Douglas, at the annual fair of the New-York State Agricultural Society. New York State Agricultural Society Fair (1851 : Rochester, N.Y.). FAU copy edges trimmed to 23 cm. Contents: Contents on page headers: Dignity of agricultural pursuits -- Modern agriculture, Machines -- Agencies of agriculture -- Planting and farming mutual allies -- Agricultural products of the Union -- Cotton, Tobacco -- American bread stuffs -- Indian corn -- Sugar -- Rice -- Hemp -- Silk -- The vine -- Wool -- Lard oil, Timber -- The camel, Mining -- American consular reports -- National Agricultural Society -- Smithsonian Institute, Conclusion.
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PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb16f14
Subject Headings: New York State Agricultural Society Fair (1851 : Rochester, N.Y.), Agriculture -- United States, Farm produce -- United States, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century, Agricultural resources -- United States
Format: E-book

Title: Contested spaces: NTFPS, livelihoods, and conservation planning.
Creator: Mitchell, Christine M., Esnard, Ann-Margaret, Ivy, Russell L., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This research examines tensions between Latino/a farmworkers, who rely on the seasonal harvest of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens [W. Bartram] Small) berries for increased livelihood security, and conservationists and land-managers who view harvesting as detrimental for wildlife. Informal harvesting occurs on public and private lands, sometimes without permission. Berries, though ubiquitous on the landscape, have become a contested resource. The rapid conversion of rural wildlife habitat into...
Show moreThis research examines tensions between Latino/a farmworkers, who rely on the seasonal harvest of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens [W. Bartram] Small) berries for increased livelihood security, and conservationists and land-managers who view harvesting as detrimental for wildlife. Informal harvesting occurs on public and private lands, sometimes without permission. Berries, though ubiquitous on the landscape, have become a contested resource. The rapid conversion of rural wildlife habitat into suburban development has increased State urgency to bring natural areas into protection along the Florida Ecological Greenways Network. Habitat infringement and associated pressures on wildlife by development has led to the promotion of the state-wide Florida Wildlife Corridor, based on the FEGN. This corridor would connect isolated Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) populations and Florida panthers (Puma concolor coryi) with other populations. The scale of the commercial berry industry is unknown, but is estimated at millions of pounds annually. State and wildlife conservationists are increasingly concerned with the perceived scale of the harvest and its possible associated effects on wildlife, particularly Florida black bears.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004308, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004308
Subject Headings: Agriculture -- Economic aspects, Agriculture -- Environmental aspects, Biodiversity conservation, Land use -- Environmental aspects, Land use -- Planning, Non timber forest products -- Government policy, Non timber forest products -- Management, Wildlife management
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Educational philosophies and teaching styles of University of Florida Cooperative Extension agents.
Creator: Williams, Brenda Cunningham., Florida Atlantic University, Kussrow, Paul G., Morris, John D.
Abstract/Description: This study investigated the philosophies of adult education and teaching styles as self-assessed by the Florida Cooperative Extension county-based agents. The Philosophy of Adult Education Inventory(c) (PAEI) was used to identify philosophic orientations and the Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS) was used to measure teaching style preference as either teacher-centered or learner-centered. Responses to the census survey were received from 217 agents in the six program areas: agriculture...
Show moreThis study investigated the philosophies of adult education and teaching styles as self-assessed by the Florida Cooperative Extension county-based agents. The Philosophy of Adult Education Inventory(c) (PAEI) was used to identify philosophic orientations and the Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS) was used to measure teaching style preference as either teacher-centered or learner-centered. Responses to the census survey were received from 217 agents in the six program areas: agriculture (101), family and consumer sciences (56), 4-H and youth development (50), natural resources (6), sea grant (2), and energy (2). The response rate was 69.11 percent. Program area, with its six discrete categories, was the independent variable while the scores from the PAEI(c) and the PALS instruments were the dependent variables. One-way analyses of variance were preformed to determine differences among the program area groups in their adherence to philosophies on the PAEI (c) and scores obtained on the PALS. Analyses revealed that the progressive philosophy was preferred by all groups and that there were significant (p < .05) differences between the program areas and their adherence to the five philosophies. The family and consumer sciences program area had a significantly higher mean score for both the behavioral and progressive philosophies than did 4-H and youth development area. The program area of 4-H had a significantly higher mean than did agriculture for the humanistic philosophy. The total mean scores on the PALS by program area were: agriculture (135.4604); family and consumer sciences (139.3304); 4-H and youth development (136.7100); and the combined areas of natural resources, sea grant, and energy (144.2000). One significant difference was found between the higher mean score of the family and consumer sciences group and that of the agriculture group on factor 3 (relating to experience). Correlations were calculated for the PAEI(c) and PALS cumulative scores plus the factor scores across the three program areas of agriculture, family and consumer sciences, and 4-H and youth development. Though there were individual, significant correlations found between philosophies and scores on the PALS factors, they could not meet the criteria necessary for significance when the per cell alpha level was estimated in order not to exceed the total alpha level of .05 when dealing with multiple hypotheses.
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Date Issued: 1999
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12609
Subject Headings: Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Agricultural extension workers--Florida--Attitudes, Adult education
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Title: THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT AS A COMMUNITY EDUCATOR.
Creator: KLATT, ELAINE THERESE., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Problem. This study was designed to elicit opinions of the respective role perceptions of county extension agents employed by the Florida Cooperative Extension Service system. The study examined the responses of 236 county extension agents on a survey instrument designed to analyze and determine what county extension agents perceive to be their present role as community educators and what they perceive to be their desired role as community educators. Procedure. The procedure used in this...
Show moreProblem. This study was designed to elicit opinions of the respective role perceptions of county extension agents employed by the Florida Cooperative Extension Service system. The study examined the responses of 236 county extension agents on a survey instrument designed to analyze and determine what county extension agents perceive to be their present role as community educators and what they perceive to be their desired role as community educators. Procedure. The procedure used in this study included a review of the literature. Data were obtained from a questionnaire mailed to 287 county extension agents in the State of Florida. Two hundred and thirty-six respondents represented an 84 percent return. The statistical tests used in this study for analysis of results were the t-test and Analysis of Variance. Conclusions. The data led to the following conclusions: (1) Out of twenty-five items in the questionnaire, twenty-four were significantly different. Twenty-two of the items were significant at .01 and twenty-four at the .05 level of confidence. (2) The item with the highest level of difference pertained to county extension agents' present and desired role perceptions "as the leading educators in communities." The results would indicate that 90 percent of the county extension agents aspire to be leading educators in their communities. On the other hand, 65 percent of the respondents presently do not enjoy a role as leading educators in communities. (3) The data indicates that county extension agents would prefer that university specialists expand their role of support to county education programs. (4) The data shows that 90 percent of county extension agents perceive themselves to be community educators in their present role. Similarly, 98 percent of the respondents "strongly agreed" that extension agents should be community educators. Therefore, it can be concluded that county extension agents perceive their role to be a community educator. (5) The discrepancies between what county extension agents perceive to be their present role as community educators and what they perceive to be their desired role as community educators do not relate to such population variables as size of county or age.
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Date Issued: 1984
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11847
Subject Headings: Agricultural extension workers--Florida--Attitudes, Community development--Florida, Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN MAIZE PREPARATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR ARCHAEOLOGY.
Creator: ADAMS, JEANNE MARION., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: The literature on North American Indian maize preparation has been in need of organization and interpretation. Because of this, those archaeologists involved in research on prehistoric use of maize have lacked the information that they should have. By means of library research supplemented with my own experience in maize preparation, I was able to both organize and interpret the material, primarily in the interest of archaeological research.
Date Issued: 1972
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13529
Subject Headings: Indians of North America--Agriculture, Indians of North America--Food, Corn
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Title: FEASIBILITY OF FARM BARGAINING AS A TOOL FOR MARKETING FARM COMMODITIES. (A CASE STUDY).
Creator: HANSON, LLOYD CLARENCE., Florida Atlantic University, Montgomery, James B.
Abstract/Description: Some farmers believe the century-old open and competitive farm marketing system is obsolete . They would substitute price-fixing through a farm bargaining association designed to yield cost of production plus a "fair" profit to the farmer. The research done by marketing specialists and economists in most of our leading land-grant colleges indicates farm bargaining is not the panacea to greater cash returns to the farmer ... for all farm commodities. Testimony given before the House and Senate...
Show moreSome farmers believe the century-old open and competitive farm marketing system is obsolete . They would substitute price-fixing through a farm bargaining association designed to yield cost of production plus a "fair" profit to the farmer. The research done by marketing specialists and economists in most of our leading land-grant colleges indicates farm bargaining is not the panacea to greater cash returns to the farmer ... for all farm commodities. Testimony given before the House and Senate of the Ninety-Second Session of the Congress of the United States last September, October and November failed to generate the votes necessary for passage of H. R. 7597, a farm bargaining bill. Price-fixing through compulsory farm bargaining can mean higher consumer prices, substitute foods including synthetics, loss of freedom to choose with whom to do business, damaged export markets where price is critical, discrimination against non-association producers, and more federal control.
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Date Issued: 1972
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13503
Subject Headings: Collective bargaining--Agriculture, Cooperative marketing of farm produce--United States
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Title: Water tables and drainage uniformity in the Everglades Agricultural Area.
Creator: Garcia, Raymond Michael., Florida Atlantic University, Scarlatos, Panagiotis (Pete) D.
Abstract/Description: Drainage waters leaving the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) have been implicated as having adverse effects on the receiving Water Conservation Areas (WCAs) and Everglades National Park (ENP). The objectives were to quantify and describe the rainfall and drainage events, characterize their effects on the water table system, and determine any relationships between the open channel drainage system and the field water tables on farms in the EAA. Water table rise in the soil profile from...
Show moreDrainage waters leaving the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) have been implicated as having adverse effects on the receiving Water Conservation Areas (WCAs) and Everglades National Park (ENP). The objectives were to quantify and describe the rainfall and drainage events, characterize their effects on the water table system, and determine any relationships between the open channel drainage system and the field water tables on farms in the EAA. Water table rise in the soil profile from rainfall averaged a ratio of 10.6:1. Traditional expectations of field drainage behavior to channel gradients were not apparent. Field observation well drainage rates showed no direct relationships to distances across the farm or to the main station pumping rate. Due to the similar field water table responses under varying drainage scenarios, the organic soil, open channels, and the underlying geology were determined to function as an integrated system with respect to the movement of water.
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Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12680
Subject Headings: Water table--Florida--Everglades, Drainage--Florida--Everglades, Agriculture--Environmental aspects--Florida--Everglades
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Lake Worth Historian.
Date Issued: 1896
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000021.pdf
Subject Headings: History, Description and travel, Agriculture, Description and travel, History, Economics and Society: Post-Civil War Florida, 1865-1913, Business, Agriculture, and Tourism, 1878-1897
Format: E-book

Title: A Guide to Florida: "The Land of Flowers".
Creator: Olney, George Washington
Date Issued: 1872
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000003.pdf
Subject Headings: Agriculture, Description and travel, History, Economics and Society: Post-Civil War Florida, 1865-1913, Business, Agriculture, and Tourism, 1878-1897
Format: E-book

Title: Machine and tractor stations.
Creator: Oskin, A.
Date Issued: 1939
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/DT/241513
Subject Headings: Agricultural machinery --Soviet Union., Harvesting machinery --Soviet Union., Farm tractors --Soviet Union., Threshing machines --Soviet Union., Farm equipment --Soviet Union.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: How regulation fuels consumption of ethanol: a spatial analysis of pro-ethanol policies in the USA.
Creator: Boyle, Austin, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: The use of ethanol as a liquid fuel for automobiles began on a large scale in 1978. Since then, it has grown with the help of national subsidies for producers coupled with statewide incentives for producers and consumers. The market for ethanol more than doubled between 2001 and 2005, with even faster growth projected in the near future. Regulation has played more of a role on the recent rapid expansion of the market than natural market forces. This thesis surveys a brief history of ethanol...
Show moreThe use of ethanol as a liquid fuel for automobiles began on a large scale in 1978. Since then, it has grown with the help of national subsidies for producers coupled with statewide incentives for producers and consumers. The market for ethanol more than doubled between 2001 and 2005, with even faster growth projected in the near future. Regulation has played more of a role on the recent rapid expansion of the market than natural market forces. This thesis surveys a brief history of ethanol fuel usage and regulatory action in the United States and provides a few econometric models of production and consumption. Public policy creates a high level of demand for ethanol without consumer preferences changing much. This model could be used to assess the likely effects on the ethanol market of an MTBE ban in states that currently allow its use as an oxygenate.
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Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/11592
Subject Headings: Motor vehicles, Fuel consumption, Alcohol as a fuel, Gasoline, Additives, Environmental aspects, Agriculture and energy
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Title: Photograph Album of Florida Scenes, Palm Beach and Royal Poinciana Hotel.
Abstract/Description: Photograph album, consisting primarily of photographs of people in Florida locales in early part of the 20th century.
Date Issued: 1904
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000010.pdf
Subject Headings: Pictorial works, Description and travel, History, Economics and Society: Post-Civil War Florida, 1865-1913, Business, Agriculture, and Tourism, 1878-1897
Format: E-book

Title: An address delivered at Brattleborough, Vermont : by invitation of the Agricultural Society of Vermont, at the fair held by that Society and the Agricultural Society of New England, September 7, 1866.
Creator: Andrew, John A. (John Albion) 1818-1867, Wright & Potter
Abstract/Description: New England Agricultural Society (Founded 1864). Vermont State Agricultural Society. FAU Libraries' copy has original salmon-colored printed wrapper, side stitched with cord. "With the respect of J.A. Andrew" printed on front cover in cursive script.
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb23f6
Subject Headings: Addresses -- 1866, Agricultural diversification -- United States, Brattleboro (Vt), Postwar reconstruction -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century
Format: E-book

Title: VEINS OF OPPRESSION IN UNDER THE FEET OF JESUS.
Creator: Wedding, Cynthia, Balkan, Stacey, Florida Atlantic University, Department of English, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: “Veins of Oppression” takes an interdisciplinary approach towards unearthing the layers of subjugation piled on Chicano/a/x migrant farm workers in the fields of California, visible in Helena Maria Viramontes’ Under the Feet of Jesus. While critics such as Christa Grewe-Volpp, Anne Shea, and Sarah Wald have produced progressive work about this text that adds to their respective disciplinary fields, unique to this collection, the interdisciplinary framework visible in “Veins of Oppression”...
Show more“Veins of Oppression” takes an interdisciplinary approach towards unearthing the layers of subjugation piled on Chicano/a/x migrant farm workers in the fields of California, visible in Helena Maria Viramontes’ Under the Feet of Jesus. While critics such as Christa Grewe-Volpp, Anne Shea, and Sarah Wald have produced progressive work about this text that adds to their respective disciplinary fields, unique to this collection, the interdisciplinary framework visible in “Veins of Oppression” forces readers to bear witness to the many ways Chicano/a/x migrant farm workers are kept from accessing the privileges implicit in U.S. citizenship through longstanding and current agricultural practices. Drawing on the work of Stacy Alaimo, Donna Haraway, Lisa Lowe, Jason Moore, Mai Ngai, Rob Nixon, Sylvia Wynter, and more, “Veins of Oppression” explores the ways humanist scholarship can be intentionally written as interdisciplinary to be more clearly positioned to function as a more kinetic base for actual change.
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Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013427
Subject Headings: Humanism, Migrant farm workers, Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers, Viramontes, Helena María, 1954---Criticism and interpretation, Chicanos, Interdisciplinary approach in education
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Title: Transformational experiences of African American women: their critical reflections as former migrants who evolved from harvest of shame to seeds of hope.
Creator: McLaughlin-Jones, Idell, Bryan, Valerie, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description: Narrative inquiry was the qualitative method utilized to collect stories related to former migrant African American females who transformed their lives from migrant workers and found alternative career paths. Sustained poverty among migratory workers created a disenfranchised culture of uneducated citizens. A large part of this labor force was women. It was expected that this culture of poverty would perpetuate itself through generations. The universal stereotypes associated with impoverished...
Show moreNarrative inquiry was the qualitative method utilized to collect stories related to former migrant African American females who transformed their lives from migrant workers and found alternative career paths. Sustained poverty among migratory workers created a disenfranchised culture of uneducated citizens. A large part of this labor force was women. It was expected that this culture of poverty would perpetuate itself through generations. The universal stereotypes associated with impoverished migrants were so ingrained that overwhelmingly the majority of migrants accepted a life of poverty as prophesy. However, some former migrant African American women defied odds and rose above the cumulative effects of poverty. The major findings of this study revealed factors that significantly contributed to their success in a variety of professional careers: consistent family support, adaptive coping skills, catalyst for change, transformative learning, and meaningful relationships with non-family members, and commitment to community service. Sub-findings emerged that revealed that these additional factors also contributed to their success: value placed on education, strong belief in God, and leadership skills.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004305, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004305
Subject Headings: Experiential learning, Harvest of Shame (Motion picture), Learning by discovery, Migrant agricultural laborers -- Education, Social values, Transformative learning, United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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