19 research outputs found
A criação de "Numa clara manhã de abril", de Marcos Iolovitch, no contexto histórico
No full textEste artigo procura inserir no contexto histórico o primeiro trabalho literário a usar a comunidade judaica brasileira como tema principal, o romance autobiográfico Numa clara manhã de abril, de Marcos Iolovitch, originalmente publicado em 1940. Iolovitch foi um imigrante que veio da Rússia no início do século XX para uma comunidade agrícola estabelecida pela Jewish Colonization Association (JCA ou ICA) na região sul do Brasil. Pretendemos discutir as condições sociais, culturais e econômicas tanto na Rússia quanto no Brasil, assim como as ações governamentais destes países durante o período 1801-1930, que contribuíram para a escrita deste romance e formaram o pano de fundo para os eventos e as ideias discutidas pelo autor. Nossa discussão inclui o estabelecimento de comunidades agrícolas judaicas na Rússia e o papel dos menonitas em sua administração, os esforços do Barão Maurice Hirsch e da ICA para estabelecer comunidades agrícolas para imigrantes russos, os motivos comerciais da ICA no Brasil, o efeito de convulsões políticas e econômicas no Brasil sobre os imigrantes judeus e o incentivo oferecido a escritores pela rica vida intelectual em Porto Alegre, a capital do estado do extremo sul do Brasil. Além das fontes secundárias, fundamentamos nossa discussão com memórias originais de menonitas e com relatórios e documentos do Departamento de Estado dos Estados Unidos da América das primeiras décadas do século XX. The Creation of On a clear April morning, by Marcos Iolovitch, in historical context - Abstract: This article seeks to place in historical context the first literary work to use the Brazilian Jewish community as subject matter, the autobiographical novel, On a Clear April Morning, by Marcos Iolovitch, originally published in 1940. Iolovitch was an early 20th century immigrant to the farming communities set up by the Jewish Colonization Association (JCA) in the south of Brazil. We propose to discuss social, cultural, and economic conditions in both Russia and Brazil, as well as governmental actions in both countries during the period 1801-1930 that led to the writing of this novel and formed the background for the events and ideas discussed by the author. Our discussion will include the establishment of Jewish farming communities in Russia and the role of Mennonites in their administration, the efforts by Baron Maurice Hirsch and the JCA to establish farming communities for Russian immigrants, the commercial motives of the JCA in Brazil, the effect of political and economic upheavals in Brazil on Jewish immigrants and the support offered to writers by the rich intellectual life in Porto Alegre, Brazil’s southernmost state capital. In addition to secondary sources, we will support our discussion with published interviews with Marcos Iolovitch, original Mennonite memoirs and early 20th Century U.S. Department of State reports and documents.
Cognitive load measurements and stimulated recall interviews for studying the effects of information and communications technology
No full textMany researchers use information and communications technology (ICT)-tools to augment learning in a great variety of tasks. Their effects are generally measured in terms of intended outcomes. This article argues for the use of additional, more general measures to obtain a more complete impression of the effects of ICT-tools. The first study presented in this article shows why tools should not only be studied in terms of their specific intended outcomes, but also in terms of their effects on working memory, and the cognitive mechanisms needed to achieve the intended outcomes. The second study uses cognitive load measurements and stimulated recall interviews to obtain a more comprehensive view of the effects of learning tools. Results suggest that traditional outcome measures need to be complemented with quantitative and qualitative measures of cognitive processes to substantiate conclusions about intended effects of ICT-tools.Technology, Policy and Managemen
'Your connections to Nappamerrie is as strong as ours' : Pastoralism, Paternalism and the Legacies of Settlement
No full textThis thesis examines the relations between Aboriginal people and settlers on Nappa Merrie Station in far south-west Queensland. The station, established by John Conrick in 1873, remained in the author’s family for eighty-one years, with three generations of Conricks growing up there. A core focus is the written historical record and stories passed down by descendants, all of which place an emphasis on the Conrick family’s positive relations with, and conciliatory treatment of, Aboriginal people. This is especially significant given the notoriously violent interactions between Aboriginal people and pastoralists in Queensland. The author is the great-great-granddaughter of John Conrick, and this thesis follows the author’s journey to uncover the nature of the Conrick’s relations with Aboriginal people and analyse the veracity of the stories passed down through the generations. Additionally, the complex relationship and sense of belonging Conrick descendants have with Nappa Merrie and its Aboriginal population is examined. Using ‘insider’ knowledge, the author blends personal experience with academic historical training, connecting family history to the national story. A unique element of this thesis is the utilisation of the author’s rich family archive, which includes diaries, unpublished memoirs, letters, an extensive photograph and album collection, artefacts, and dictionaries of local languages. These are examined in conjunction with government records, newspaper articles, oral history transcripts and local historian Helen Tolcher’s books and research notes. While this thesis reveals the Conricks were more humane and conciliatory in their treatment of Aboriginal people in comparison to others at the time, it also reveals the enduring legacies of this history which continue today. This research demonstrates the veracity and selectivity of social memory and oral histories, through comparing family stories with historical records. The inconsistencies and absences in Conrick family narratives allow an insight into the influence of social norms and expectations on both individual and family memory over the decades. The thesis concludes with the recorded oral history of two Aboriginal Conrick descendants. This sharing of stories allows an insight into Aboriginal perspectives and contributes to the continuing legacies of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relations on Nappa Merrie Station.Thesis (MPhil) -- University of Adelaide, School of Humanities, 202
Hollins Columns (1957 Dec 5)
No full textTable of Contents: Choir to Sing For Service Mrs. Mary Zeldin To Give Lecture The Queen and the Rebels A Dramatic Reading, To be Presented in Little Theatre, Friday, Saturday Merrie Masquers Christmas Party to Be Given Dec. 17 Officers Elected by Freshman Class Cissy Crosland, Piano Major, to Present First Senior Concert Monday Night Christmas Customs To be Described Philosophy Prof. Lectures Thursday New Nurse Named Apprentices Chosen Skowhegan School Works Featured Author, Educator Speaks Wednesday We Are Capable You Are Important Where Is Sputnik? Hollins Blast Might Replace Fancy Dress To The Student Body Our Chaplain\u27s Wife Get\u27s Most from Life Music to Soothe the Savage Breast Freud Fascinating Deadline Extended Memories Are Made Of These... More Potent Vaccine Released To Fight Flu Odds Defeat Evens Fifth Straight Win Chapel Choir Sings Christmas Numbers Jerry Cooke Reports on the Soviet Union\u27s Unparalleled Sports and Physical Fitness Boom Riders to Performhttps://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/newspapers/1668/thumbnail.jp
Musing on Unanswered Questions
No full textOut of a conversation between two long-time colleagues—each a science educator and practicing artist, emerged the question, “What does it mean to STEAMify a lesson, and why would a teacher actually choose to do such a thing, other than, say, for-grant-writing-purposes? Their science selves really liked the idea of a STEAM system, acted upon by forces, both from the outside and from within, and with energy flowing and cycling, all the while transforming grey matter in ways that sustained the teaching/learning process. When it came to their art, however, their dialogue followed pathways grooved by long years of practice and hard work in their respective fields. One author is a seasoned vocalist, trained in the nuances of both individual and group vocal performance as well as the attendant dimensions of music, its composition and phraseology. The other is a painter, poet, and novelist, shaping words, color, and line to tell stories and communicate ideas. What was significant to each was that their artistic habits of mind had shaped their axiology, transforming their ways teaching.</jats:p
The music of Hamish MacCunn (1868-1916): a critical study
No full textApart from a single study of Jeanie Deans, MacCunn's music has, to date, never received a detailed examination. This thesis aims to provide a contextual basis for, and a stylistic analysis of, his major works, and so establish informed criteria by which a truer assessment of MacCunn's significance may be made, challenging the sovereignty of Land of the Mountain and the Flood in the public's reckoning of his compositions and hence revealing it to be not an isolated peak but one summit among many. Hamish MacCunn (1868-1916) grew up in Greenock on the west coast of Scotland before removing to London at the tender age of 15 to further his musical studies at the Royal College of Music. His assimilation of a robust orchestral technique was rapid and before he reached his twentieth birthday he had already tasted the pleasures of public approbation. Thereafter, a sequence of orchestral works, cantatas, songs and two grand operas with a pronounced Scottish character appeared in the late eighties and nineties. It is this period which is the focus of the study, but later works dating from MacCunn's time conducting West End shows are also discussed. Through a generic survey of his output, the thesis locates the composer's works within a historical and biographical framework, isolating characteristic traits both novel and derived from the earlier Nineteenth Century inheritance, and evaluating his position as a composer of his time and afterwards. In particular his strengths and penchants as a composer have been identified with special emphasis on the composer’s bias for dramatic or narrative music, amply demonstrated in his overtures, cantatas and, above all, his two operas Jeanie Deans and Diarmid. To complement the chapters on MacCunn's musical works, an opening biographical chapter, a comprehensive catalogue, a family tree, iconography and bibliography have been provided. Throughout the thesis, reference has been made to primary sources held in Glasgow and other libraries throughout Britain and the United States, in an attempt to arrive at as complete a picture of MacCunn as possible
Integrating inland and coastal water quality data for actionable knowledge
No full textWater quality measures for inland and coastal waters are available as discrete samples from professional and volunteer water quality monitoring programs and higher-frequency, near-continuous data from automated in situ sensors. Water quality parameters also are estimated from model outputs and remote sensing. The integration of these data, via data assimilation, can result in a more holistic characterization of these highly dynamic ecosystems, and consequently improve water resource management. It is becoming common to see combinations of these data applied to answer relevant scientific questions. Yet, methods for scaling water quality data across regions and beyond, to provide actionable knowledge for stakeholders, have emerged only recently, particularly with the availability of satellite data now providing global coverage at high spatial resolution. In this paper, data sources and existing data integration frameworks are reviewed to give an overview of the present status and identify the gaps in existing frameworks. We propose an integration framework to provide information to user communities through the the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) AquaWatch Initiative. This aims to develop and build the global capacity and utility of water quality data, products, and information to support equitable and inclusive access for water resource management, policy and decision making.</p
Multimedia and individualised learning in GCSE English Literature.
No full textThis research aimed to provide insight into the use and possible value of purpose built multimedia computer software for the study of English Literature. The software in question was developed in light of many years practical experience of teaching English Literature to secondary school students preparing for external examinations and was designed with the aim of improving their knowledge and understanding of particular works of literature.
Informed by a critique of the main research findings about ICT use in learning and teaching since the period when computers were introduced into mainstream schools from the 1980s, the empirical research investigated two of the most prominent theoretical and practical perspectives that have been applied to understanding the relationship between educational resources and learning: Learning Styles Theory and Cognitive Load Theory. These two approaches and their associated instrumentation were applied in a quasi-experimental controlled empirical study in four schools in the north-east of England where the multimedia software was used with groups of students embarking on a study of Shakespeare's Macbeth for GCSE examination.
Learning Styles theory and the instrumentation used (Kolb's LSI and Honey & Mumford's LSQ) proved less successful than Cognitive Load Theory in demonstrating reliability and validity and therefore in explaining the relationship between different instructional resources and individual learning.
The theoretical integrity and usefulness of these two approaches is discussed and, in particular, the rationale behind the continued use of Learning Styles was explored via interview with school faculty who gave reasons of face validity; the pressure from external inspection; the mechanisms through which they were held professionally accountable; senior management and institutional policy; the legacy of initial teacher training; and established classroom practice.
Students using the multimedia software demonstrated improvements in their knowledge and understanding of Macbeth equivalent on average to one GCSE grade above those not using the multimedia resource and Cognitive Load Theory was found to be successful in explaining this and in predicting the relationship between instructional resource and the learning gains of individuals.
Limitations of the study are drawn along with conclusions for further research and for enhancing teaching and learning with multimedia resources
Paradise remade the politics of culture and history in Hawai'i
No full textThis is a book about the politics of competing cultures and myths in a colonized nation. Relying on Althusserian Marxist theory, Elizabeth Buck considers the transformation of Hawaiian culture, with a focus on the indigenous population rather than on the colonizers. In Paradise Remade, the author reframes Hawaiian history, focusing on how Hawaii's established religious, social, political, and economic relationships have changed in the past two hundred years as a result of Western imperialism. This account of the politics of island culture and history is particularly timely in light of current Hawaiian demands for sovereignty one hundred years after the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893Drawing on a wide range of critical theories of social structure and change, language and discourse, and practices of representation, Buck examines the social transformation of Hawaii from a complex hierarchical, oral society to an American state dominated by corporate tourism and its myths of paradise. She pays particular attention to how contemporary Hawaiians are challenging the use of their traditions as the basis for exoticized entertainments by establishing new institutions such as hula halau (schools) and the annual hula competition of the Merrie Monarch Festival to recover their history and culture. Buck demonstrates that sacred chants and hula were an integral part of Hawaiian social life; as the repository of the people's historical memory, chant and hula practices played a vital role in maintaining the links between religious, political, and economic relationshipsAs colonizers concentrated on transforming the economic and political organization of the islands and missionaries undertook conversion to Christianity, the suppression of these cultural practices became a key element in establishing European dominance. Tracing the ways in which Hawaiian culture has been variously constructed by Western explorers, New England missionaries, the tourist industry, ethnomusicologists, and contemporary Hawaiians, Buck offers a fascinating "rereading" of Hawaiian histor
