Gance-Cleveland (in Nieswiadomy, 2008) examined the features, critical attributes, processes, and benefits of school based support groups for adolescents with an addicted parent. Participant observations were conducted weekly at two high schools over one semester. Interviews were conducted with program administrators, school administrators, group co-facilitators, and participants. School-based support group participation was found to enhance self-knowledge and led to self-care and self-healing.

Godina (2004) explored the contradictory literacy practices of 10 high school students of Mexican background from the rural Midwest. Literacy is investigated through English and Spanish in a sociocultural context. Findings reveal how Mexican-background students demonstrate different literacy practices in their homes and communities than those acknowledged at school. Results indicate that the lost opportunities for effective literacy learning at school ignored the realistic responsibilities and potential of the Mexican-background students.

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Harmon (in Nieswiadomy, 2008) collected data from 8 nurses who were employed between 1951 and 1965 in a Virginia state hospital. These nurses were now retired and had between 12 and 46 years of psychiatric nursing experience. The researcher wanted to describe the experiences of these nurses who practiced in a state mental hospital before and during the introduction of antipsychotic medications. They expressed resignation and frustration while trying to provide care despite crowded wards and inadequate personnel and supplies. The nurses indicated that they focused on the patient’s body instead of on the patient’s mind. The camaraderie they experienced with other nurses helped them continue in their positions, despite what they felt to be a “thankless job.”

In 1904, Matisse came under the influence of Signac's use of separated colors in his paintings. This was called "divisionism." As Spurling says, "Divisionism provided logical grounds for separating the ultimate goal of painting - order, harmony, emotional stability achieved through rhythmic compositions of form and color from its traditional dependence on the subject. This was an important idea for Matisse.

Personal author: McCullough, David G. 

Title: John Adams 

Publication info: New York : Simon & Schuster, c2001. 

Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 703-726) and index.