190 research outputs found
Henrietta Szold attending party in Riverdale, New York
No full textAugust 31, 1923 at Riverdale, New York City. Back row: Adele Szold Seltzer. Back center, Henrietta Szold, Zip Szold, Benjamin Szold Levin. Bottom center: Benno Bold JastrowDigital finding aid
The nomological network of self-efficacy and psychometric properties of its general and specific measures
No full textUniversity of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. February 2013. Major: Psychology. Advisor: Deniz S Ones,. 1 computer file (PDF); ix, 233 pages, appendices A-F.Since its proposal in 1977, self-efficacy (SE) has been applied to almost every behavioral undertaking imaginable. Over 30,000 studies have been conducted on SE since its introduction in 1977, and even meta-analyses exist in abundance. Unfortunately, the self-efficacy literature tends to suffer from several common oversights: 1) neglecting measurement properties of self-efficacy scales; 2) inappropriate compartmentalization of self-efficacy by domain; and 3) inappropriate categorization of criteria/outcomes of interest. Accordingly, the goal of the present research was to address the criticisms raised above through meta-analyses of five distinct areas: 1) the reliability of scores from SE scales; 2) the convergence of SE scales within and across behavioral domains; 3) the potentially differential relationships between SE scales and personality traits; 4) the potentially differential correlations between SE scales and cognitive ability; and 5) the potentially differential correlations between SE scales and outcomes. General and specific SE scales were examined for potentially differing relationships with variables of interest. Scales of self-efficacy exceeded basic standards of internal consistency reliability (though these scales were most consistent when at least 5 - 8 items in length) and displayed strong relationships with one another, even at differing levels of specificity and across behavioral domains. Additionally, self-efficacy scales demonstrated similar patterns of relationships with personality across domains. While measures of self-efficacy displayed more variable patterns of relationships with specific criteria, most scales - even those not tailored for the specific criterion - still functioned as acceptable predictors of academic and organizational performance.Seltzer, Benjamin K.. (2013). The nomological network of self-efficacy and psychometric properties of its general and specific measures. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/148904
More Than Just Another Sting: Public Distrust & the Social, Political, and Institutional Consequences of ABSCAM
No full textABSCAM was an undercover operation, in late 1970s America, by the FBI in which high-ranking officials accepted bribes and did corrupt favors for men they thought were rich Arab sheiks investing in American companies. Ultimately, six US Congressmen were indicted for bribery and corruption, along with one US Senator and several other public officials. This thesis fundamentally focuses multiple facets of the aftermath of the ABSCAM investigation, including the public debates, as affected by disillusionment, shaping the reforms in response to the investigation. These reforms and precedent changes developed within the Senate, the FBI, and in Arab American activist organizations. ABSCAM prompted a shift in the expectations of public officials in the wake of the Watergate scandal, leading to the vote to expel Harrison Williams Jr., one of those indicted in the investigation, from the Senate. The FBI reformed its investigative procedures on undercover operations and confidential informants through the Attorney General’s Guidelines after public debates pushed the Bureau to change their actions evident in ABSCAM. ABSCAM displayed a variety of racist and ignorant stereotypes about Arab people. In response, Arab American organizations, such as the National Association of Arab Americans (NAAA) and the Arab American University Graduates (AAUG), called out the depictions they saw in the investigation, allowing them to further their activism on a national scale. This activism led to the creation of the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), in hopes to have the same effect as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) had during and after the Civil Rights era. Overall, the ABSCAM investigation and its aftermath crystallized multiple themes fundamental to American history in the 1970s.Bachelor of Art
The chronicle genre in Elementary School II and the subject-author: dialogical and interactive relationship
No full textEsta dissertação relata uma experiência pedagógica de aplicação de sequência didática em duas salas de aula do Ensino Fundamental II de uma escola pública municipal de São Paulo. A atividade foi voltada ao estudo da crônica, com foco no aspecto narrativo, numa perspectiva dialógica e interativa de ensino e aprendizagem, segundo as concepções de Bahkthin (1997), que conceitua os gêneros do discurso como tipos relativamente estáveis de enunciados. Para o autor: Todas as esferas da atividade humana, por mais variadas que sejam, estão sempre relacionadas com a utilização da língua que efetua-se em forma de enunciados (orais e escritos), concretos e únicos que emanam dos integrantes duma ou doutra esfera da atividade humana.. A partir de atividades de leitura e interpretação de crônicas, pretendeu-se levar os alunos a reconhecer, além das características do gênero, os elementos de coesão e sua importância para a organização e clareza do texto, orientando, assim, o processo autoral de produção textual. Também foi feita a prática de retextualização. Pelo seu caráter híbrido e flexível, as crônicas exerceram um papel motivador importante. A opção pelo trabalho com sequência didática propicia aos estudantes a possibilidade de apropriar-se dos sentidos do gênero abordado e dos mecanismos de funcionamento da linguagem. A esse respeito, Dolz, Noverraz e Schneuwly (2011) afirmam que a sequência didática contribui para desenvolver a capacidade comunicativa dos envolvidos no processo de ensino e aprendizagem pelo fato de propiciarem a criação de contextos reais de produção. Vale ressaltar o papel do professor que, mais do que um mediador, precisa ter uma postura de agente de letramento que, segundo Kleiman(2006), (...) no caso da escola, seria um promotor das capacidades e recursos de seus alunos e suas redes comunicativas. Para o trabalho de retextualização, seguiu-se a proposta de Oliveira (2005), sobretudo nas operações de divisão do texto em unidades de comunicação, adequação das palavras ao sistema ortográfico oficial, eliminação das repetições, introdução da pontuação detalhada, retomada do texto pela leitura. O resultado do trabalho foi positivo, uma vez que houve a adesão de boa parte dos alunos e um aprimoramento da escrita de vários deles. No entanto, cabe ressaltar que as produções textuais, pelas dificuldades individuais, situam-se entre a crônica propriamente dita e narrativas simples, com poucas nuances de humor, de crítica ou de reflexão, como seria de se esperar em uma crônica. Dado que os gêneros são relativamente estáveis, há espaço, também, para a instabilidade que se manifestou na produção dos alunos.This paper describes a pedagogical experience of the didactic sequence application in two classrooms of public school in São Paulo. The objective of the activity was the study of the chronicle genre, focusing on its narrative aspects, a dialogical and interactive approach to teaching and learning, according to the concepts of Bahkthin (1997), which conceptualizes the speech genres as relatively stable types of utterances. For the author, \"All spheres of human activity, however varied they may be, are always related to the use of language\" that \"is made in the form of statements (oral and written), concrete and unique emanating from members of a or another sphere of human activity. \".From reading and interpretation activities of chronicles, it is our intention that the students recognize not only the genres characteristics, but also the cohesive devices and their importance to the organization and clarity of the text, thus facilitating the authorship process of textual production. There was also the practice of rewriting. Due to its hybrid and flexible nature, the chronicle played an important motivating role. The choice for working with a didactic sequence provides the students with the opportunity to internalize the senses of the addressed genre. In this regard, Dolz, Noverraz and Schneuwly (2004) state that the didactic sequence helps in the development of the communication skills of those involved in the teaching and learning process, because it encourages the creation of real contexts of production.It is noteworthy that the teacher\'s role, rather than that of a mediator, must be that of a literacy agent, whom, according to Kleiman, \"(...) in the school context, would be a promoter of the capacities and resources of their students and their communication networks \"(Kleiman, 2006: 82-83).The task of rewriting followed the guidelines of Oliveira (2005), majorly in the procedures of \"text division in communication units, suitability of words to the official spelling system, eliminating repetitions, the detailed introduction of punctuation, and the recovering of the text by reading.\" The result of the study was very positive, given the adherence of most students and a writing improvement of several of them. Their textual productions, however, due to individual difficulties, resulted in simple narratives, lacking the comic, critical or reflexive nuances, which characterize chronicles. Since the genres are relatively stable, there is room also for instability manifested in the production of students
Paul Morand, undated
No full textPaul Morand (caption: "Paul Morand, author of 'Open all Night' [Seltzer]"), undated, tearsheet, 3.5 x 2.75 inches
Instantaneous representation and the pig itself
No full textInstantaneous representation offers the promise of showing reality itself, but as all representation removes context, it still relies on what are traditionally considered to be elements of writing, rather than existing in opposition to writing. Narrative is essential in any form of representation, as the proliferation of talk radio, 'reality television', docu-dramas, etc. shows. Virtual reality can also be seen as a type, or a continuation, of the writing process. Furthermore, editing, whether in television or photography, makes the delivery of 'reality' an idiosyncratic process rather than an impartial reporting, even in the case of instantaneous representation (i.e. live television).PT: J; CR: AUSTIN JL, 1962, SENSE SENSIBILIA BENJAMIN W, 1936, WORK ART AGE MECH RE BORGMANN A, 1999, HOLDING REALITY NYIRI JC, 1992, TRADITION INDIVIDUAL POSTER M, 1999, CYBERSPACE TEXTUALIT, P42 RING M, 1972, PERSONALIST, V53, P357 RYAN ML, 1999, SUBSTANCE, V28, P110 SELTZER M, 1998, SERIAL KILLERS SEY J, 1999, CYBERPSYCHOLOGY, P25 TIROHL B, 2000, NEW MEDIA SOC, V2, P335 VARELA EJ, 1997, EMBODIED MIND VICK RG, 1972, PERSONALIST, V53, P348; NR: 12; TC: 0; J9: NEW MEDIA SOC; PG: 10; GA: 631TNSource type: Electronic(1
A Comparison of Clinical Features in Early- and Late-Onset Primary Degenerative Dementia
No full textGood Gali! What Dali'd do for dough
No full textThe author explores various commercial ventures of Dali's, specifically highlighting the hologram he created with Alice Cooper, the work he did for Chupa Chups, Lanvin's Chocolates and Alka-seltzer
Retrieving a “Weather Balloon” from the last Ice Age
No full text© The Author(s), 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Seltzer, A. M., & Tyne, R. L. Retrieving a “Weather Balloon” from the last Ice Age. AGU Advances, 3(4), (2022): e2022AV000747, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022AV000747.“How cold was the last ice age?” is a question that paleoclimate scientists have been trying to answer for decades. Constraining the magnitude of climate change since the Last Glacial Maximum (∼20,000 years ago) can help improve our understanding of Earth's climate sensitivity and, therefore enhance our ability to predict future change (Tierney et al., 2020). Of course, there is no single answer to this question: there is spatial structure to LGM temperature change that is linked to fundamental climate system properties and processes. Consequently, paleoclimate scientists have focused on variations of this question, like “What was the latitudinal gradient of LGM temperature change?” (Chiang et al., 2003), “What was the land-sea contrast?” (Rind & Peteet, 1985) or “What was the change in ocean heat content?” (Bereiter et al., 2018). These questions inform large-scale atmospheric and oceanic circulation, the intensity of the water cycle, and planetary energy balance; the answers to these questions come from proxies like planktic and benthic foraminifera, speleothems, ice cores, pollen records, ancient groundwater, lake sediments, and glacial moraines, to name a few. In short, the paleoclimate community has developed a proxy “tool kit” equipped to map changes across the Earth's surface and into the ocean interior; but, until now, no “tool” existed for the upper atmosphere
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