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Navigating the Politics and Consequences of Advocacy: An Interview with Leonard Presberg
No full textA part of a special edition on advocacy in education, this article explores the experiences of a metro-area school board member and the consequences of his public advocacy for educational change
Chloe & Cartoon #1: When Chloe First Met Her Cat, Cartoon
No full textBy now, you all know Chloe “Misty” Blin, the breakout middle school star of her own Charmz graphic novel series. Now, get to know the origin story of the Blin family feline, the mischievous Cartoon! Cartoon arrives as a three-month-old kitten to Blin household many years ago, back when an excitable Chloe is not embarrassed to be called Misty and before her brother Arthur is born. Chloe’s dad is not as excited to share his house with a cat. Little does the family know that Cartoon is about to make their lives much more animated
The Sociological Advantage - Five Moves Ahead
No full textTo some, sociology is in a significant decline as a relevant social science. To others, the discipline provides a unique perspective of the interaction of social forces that define the role of race, class and gender. Through the development of useful theoretical propositions and pedagogical practices, the discipline can address its potential for social management and the application of sociological principles at the individual, group, organizational, and societal levels. By understanding intersectionality and the patterns or forms of social interaction, the informed sociologist can effectively practice, teach and apply the sociological advantage, possibly even five moves ahead
Preventive maintenance and replacement scheduling for repairable and maintainable systems using dynamic programming
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Review of Drafting the Past: A Podcast on the Craft of History, prod. Kate Carpenter
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Applying Performance Measures and Process Improvements in a Supply Chain: The Loch Dots Simulation
No full textThe article describes an in-class simulation that employs problem-based learning to teach supply chain concepts as part of an undergraduate or graduate business course. The inexpensive, highly cost-effective simulation is derived from a corporate LSS training activity and modified to introduce, demonstrate, and apply a wide range of supply chain and business concepts. It incorporates the use of operational and financial performance measures that include supplier, manufacturer, and customer coordination. It is scalable for small or large class sizes, and may be deployed as stand-alone, in-class exercise spread over several class meetings, or incorporated into a larger, semester-long process-improvement project for multiple student groups. The simulation emphasizes intra-firm cooperation, inter-firm coordination, critical thinking, and team work, in addition to the thirty or more business concepts that may be taught
