634 research outputs found
Memo from Captain Alvin Sessions, July 27, 1942
No full textA memo from Captain Alvin Sessions, Rail Transportation Officer, to the commanding officer. The memo gives a brief description of how train ticket sales will change to increase security.The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942
Jere Nash Interview with Alvin Bronstein
No full textInterview conducted by author Jere Nash with lawyer Alvin Bronstein in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Bronstein served as Chief Staff Counsel for the Lawyers\u27 Constitutional Defense Committee from 1964 to 1968, litigating civil rights cases in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. Topics covered include the Lawyers\u27 Constitutional Defense Committee; other civil rights lawyers in the South during the 1960s; judges, public officials, and civil rights activists in Mississippi; and the reapportionment of the Mississippi Legislature
Beauty and the Beast
Full text linkBeauty and the Beast is a musical, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and a book by Linda Woolverton. Adapted from Walt Disney Pictures\u27 animated film Beauty and the Beast – which in turn had been based on the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast by French author Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont Beauty and the Beast tells the story of an unkind prince who has been magically transformed into an unsightly creature as punishment for his selfish ways. To revert into his true human form, the Beast must learn to love a bright, beautiful young lady who he has imprisoned in his enchanted castle and earn her love in return before it is too late.https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1983-1984/1000/thumbnail.jp
Mousetrap
Full text linkThe Mousetrap is a murder mystery play by Agatha Christie. The play opened in London\u27s West End in 1952 and ran continuously until 16 March 2020, when the stage performances had to be temporarily discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic. The longest-running West End show, it also has by far the longest run of any play in the world, with its 29,500th performance having taken place as of February 2024.
A whodunit, the play has a twist ending which the audience are traditionally asked not to reveal after leaving the theatre. There are eight members of the cast, and by 2012 more than 400 actors had played the roles. Richard Attenborough was the original Detective Sergeant Trotter, and his wife, Sheila Sim, the first Mollie Ralston – owner of Monkswell Manor guesthouse. However, since then few of the cast have been headliners, with Stephen Moss in The Guardian writing that the play and its author are the stars .https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1982-1983/1002/thumbnail.jp
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Full text linkA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart.
Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (254–184 BC), specifically Curculio, Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus, and Mostellaria, the musical tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. The plot displays many classic elements of farce, including puns, the slamming of doors, cases of mistaken identity (frequently involving characters disguising themselves as one another), and satirical comments on social class. The title derives from a line often used by vaudeville comedians to begin a story: A funny thing happened on the way to the theater .
The musical\u27s original 1962 Broadway run won several Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Author (Musical). A Funny Thing has enjoyed several Broadway and West End revivals and was made into a successful film starring the original lead of the stage musical, Zero Mostel.https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1982-1983/1001/thumbnail.jp
Enhancement of online learning strategies in public and private higher education institutions in Zambia.
Full text linkThesis of Doctor of Philosophy in Education Administration and Management.The study investigated the innovative strategies for enhancing online learning in higher education institutions in Zambia. The research was guided by the Constructivist Learning Theory and Social Cognitive Theory. The researcher employed a pragmatist paradigm and a descriptive survey research design. Maximum variation purposive sampling technique was used to come up with the study sample. The sample was made up of 180 educators who were purposely selected from four universities. Additionally, 4 Directors of Distance Education in charge of Online Learning in the four universities, 1 ICT Expert from the Ministry of Technology and Science and 1 ICT engineer from the Internet Service Provider in the selected universities were also purposely selected. Four research instruments were used to collect data; a questionnaire which was used to collect quantitative data from educators and three interview guides which were used to collect qualitative data. Data was analyzed thematically. The findings of the study showed significant steps taken by the Government of Zambia to enhance online learning such as introduction of 5G technology, connection of Zambia to satellite internet via Star Link, and mandating and funding of ZAMREN to provide cheaper and quality internet connectivity. Additionally, the study showed that some higher learning institutions conducted online learning without a clear policy guideline. Three out of the four sampled learning institutions relied on distance learning policy developed many years ago for guidance. The study revealed that educators were generally satisfied with the computer expertise they acquired, but were not satisfied with the resources that were provided by the respective universities, the ICT support provided and generally had a negative perception of the online learning pedagogy. Furthermore, the study showed efforts made by Internet Service providers
to enhance online learning in higher education institutions in Zambia through provision of learning management systems for free. On the other hand, the study brought to the fore some of the strategies that could be used to enhance online learning in Zambia such as facilitation of learners' acquisition of ICT gadgets at an affordable price, pushing more investment in online learning software such as zoom, introduction of mandatory ICT courses in colleges and universities, and introduction of tax incentives on all ICT equipment bought by higher learning institutions. The study also highlighted innovative strategies for funding the purchase of ICT gadgets for disadvantaged learners in remote areas such as the use of Constituency
Development Fund under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. The major contribution of this study to the body of knowledge is the development of a contextualised regulatory policy framework on online learning in institutions of higher learning in Zambia, which, if adopted, will help to enhance effective instructional delivery in colleges and universities. In view of the findings, the study recommends the adoption of the proposed
online learning regulation policy framework by the Government of Zambia through Ministry of Education and introduction of mandatory ICT training courses for both learners and educators in the training curriculum by Higher Learning Institutions
REKONSTRUKSI EPISTEMOLOGI AGAMA DALAM PEMIKIRAN ALVIN PLANTINGA
No full textABSTRAK
REKONSTRUKSI EPISTEMOLOGI AGAMA DALAM
PEMIKIRAN ALVIN PLANTINGA
Oleh : Yoan Sabili Amra
Penelitian ini berorientasi kepada analisis yang membedah
suatu komponen khusus terhadap pemikiran epistemologi Alvin
Plantinga dengan dasar yang disebutnya sebagai epistemologi
Warrant (jaminan), sehingga dalam bangunan pemikiran
epistemologi Plantinga, akan berkolaborasi terhadap struktur
bangunan epistemologi agama Alvin Plantinga, dengan
demikian terbentuklah sebuah pemikiran secara eksplisit
terhadap epistemologi Agama, maka penulis menguraikan
secara koherensi bagaimana latar belakang muncul nya
rangkaian pemikiran epistemologi Alvin Plantinga, kemudian
dalam konteks dari pemikiran agama Plantinga akan menjadi
landasan rekonstruksi lebih lanjut mengenai bagaimana sisi
relevansi ini bermuara terhadap kajian epistemologi
kontemporer dan juga keislaman, sehingga penelitian ini
berakar dari pembedahan secara struktur dalam
mengaplikasikan pemikiran Plantinga kedalam sebuah variabel
epistemologi yang berbasis keyakinan, terlebih khusus
tercantum rangkaian kritik tajam dari formula awal atas
pendirian pemikiran Alvin Plantinga dalam epistemologi,
maupun epistemologi Agama.
Metode yang digunakan dalam keberlangsungan penelitian
ini penulis menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data dari berupa
karya-karya primer dari Alvin Plantinga maupun karya
sekunder dari buku-buku yang membahas pemikiran Alvin
Plantinga, pada teknik penggunaan data, penulis menggunakan
sistem menganalisa dan membaca secara eksplisit dalam
pengolahan data di dalam karya-karya buku yang dibutuhkan.
Sehingga uraian hasil yang telah di telisik oleh penulis dalam
mengkaji penelitian ini akan membuahkan hasil dan kesimpulan
yang baik, khususnya analisis data yang digunakan oleh peneliti
diantaranya yaitu, metode interpretasi, hermeneutika, dan
iv
induktif. Adapun metode penelitian secara umum yang tersaji
dalam penelitian ini, penulis menggunakan metode kualitatif
dan kajian pustaka.
Hasil dari penelitian ini telah menunjukan bahwa dalam
komponen pemikiran epistemologi agama Plantinga, Alvin
Plantinga memiliki basis pemikiran epistemologi agama nya
yaitu: Epistemologi reformed, teori Fungsi yang tepat, dan
model Aquinas/Calvin, dan diantara epistemologi agama Alvin
Plantinga telah berpangkal terhadap sistem susunan keyakinan
yang bersifat teologis, yang memiliki pijakan terhadap entitas
keyakinan pada kepercayaan teistik. Sehingga rekonstruksi dan
relevansi yang memadai dari epistemologi agama Plantinga
telah menunjukan bahwa susunan dari tiga rangkaian
epistemologi agama Plantinga mengimplikasi terhadap
penawaran atas epistemologi kontemporer yang sebelumnya
juga di kritik oleh Plantinga, dengan demikian hasil dari
rangkaian itu menunjukan bahwa sisi relevansi itu rekonstruksi
terhadap beberapa keyakinan yang berbasis teistik, khususnya
Islam. Maka dalam hal ini penulis menunjukan bahwa gagasan
epistemologi keagamaan Alvin Plantinga telah menjadi fondasi
yang kredibel terhadap sebuah keyakinan keagamaan.
Kunci: Alvin Plantinga, Epistemologi, Agama.
v
ABSTRACT
This research is oriented towards an analysis that dissects
a specific component of Alvin Plantinga's epistemological
thinking on the basis of what he calls Warrant epistemology, so
that in the building of Plantinga's epistemological thinking, it
will elaborate on the structure of Alvin Plantinga's religious
epistemology, thus forming an explicit thought on the
epistemology of Religion, so the author describes coherently
how the background of the emergence of Alvin Plantinga's
series of epistemological thoughts, then in the context of
Plantinga's religious thought will be the basis for further
reconstruction regarding how this relevance side leads to
contemporary epistemological studies and also Islam, so that
this research is rooted in structural dissection in applying
Plantinga's thoughts into an epistemological variable based on
faith, especially including a series of sharp criticisms of the
initial formula for Alvin Plantinga's thinking in epistemology,
as well as the epistemology of Religion.
The method used in the continuation of this research, the
author uses data collection techniques from primary works
from Alvin Plantinga and secondary works from books that
discuss Alvin Plantinga's thoughts, in the data usage technique,
the author uses a system of analyzing and reading explicitly in
processing data in the works of books needed. So that the
description of the results that have been examined by the author
in reviewing this research will produce good results and
conclusions, especially the data analysis used by the researcher
including the interpretation, hermeneutic, and inductive
methods. As for the general research methods presented in this
study, the author uses qualitative methods and literature
reviews.
The results of this study have shown that in the components
of Plantinga's religious epistemology thinking, Alvin Plantinga
has a basis for his religious epistemology thinking, namely:
Reformed epistemology, proper function theory, and the
vi
Aquinas/Calvin model, and among Alvin Plantinga's religious
epistemology has been based on a theological belief system,
which has a basis for the entity of belief in theistic beliefs. Thus,
the adequate reconstruction and relevance of Plantinga's
epistemology of religion have shown that the arrangement of
the three series of Plantinga's epistemology of religion has
implications for the offer of contemporary epistemology that
was previously criticized by Plantinga, thus the results of the
series show that the relevance side reconstructs several theistic�based beliefs, especially Islam. So in this case the author shows
that Alvin Plantinga's idea of religious epistemology has
become a credible foundation for a religious belief.
Keywords: Alvin Plantinga, Epistemology, Religion
Comparative study on job satisfaction between teachers in government and non-governmental junior secondary schools in Monze urban district, southern province, Zambia.
Full text linkArticleThe study compared job satisfaction of teachers in
government and non-governmental junior secondary schools in
Monze Urban District of Southern Province, Zambia. A
descriptive research design was used for the study. The sample
comprised of 90 teachers that were randomly selected using
simple random sampling technique from the nine junior
secondary schools. Ten (10) teachers were selected per school and
this brought the total study sample to ninety (n=90). Data
collected was analysed using SPSS version 23. From the research
findings, it was evident that teachers were satisfied with the work
itself, working relationship, supervision and the working
environment but were not satisfied with the incentive pay and the
working conditions. The study also showed a significant
difference in job satisfaction between teachers in government
and private schools with respect to work itself and supervision,
and between teachers in government and mission schools with
respect to working relationship. It was therefore recommended
that the Ministry of General Education, District Education
Boards, school proprietors and managers ensure that fringe
benefits such as housing allowance, transport allowance,
beneficiary tuition allowance and working conditions are
improved in order to enhance job satisfaction of teachers.
Key words: Job satisfaction, Government schools, Non –
governmental Schoo
Comparative study on Job satisfaction between teachers in government and non-governmental Junior secondary schools in Monze urban district, Southern province, Zambia.
Full text linkIn order for the teachers to provide quality teaching, there is need to meet their needs by improving their working conditions so as to enhance job satisfaction.The study compared job satisfaction of teachers in
government and non-governmental junior secondary schools in
Monze Urban District of Southern Province, Zambia. A
descriptive research design was used for the study. The sample
comprised of 90 teachers that were randomly selected using
simple random sampling technique from the nine junior
secondary schools. Ten (10) teachers were selected per school and
this brought the total study sample to ninety (n=90). Data
collected was analysed using SPSS version 23. From the research
findings, it was evident that teachers were satisfied with the work
itself, working relationship, supervision and the working
environment but were not satisfied with the incentive pay and the
working conditions. The study also showed a significant
difference in job satisfaction between teachers in government
and private schools with respect to work itself and supervision,
and between teachers in government and mission schools with
respect to working relationship. It was therefore recommended
that the Ministry of General Education, District Education
Boards, school proprietors and managers ensure that fringe
benefits such as housing allowance, transport allowance,
beneficiary tuition allowance and working conditions are
improved in order to enhance job satisfaction of teachers.SEL
Charles Murray and Alvin Poussaint: The Bell Curve Debate
No full textCharles Alan Murray is an American political scientist, writer, and public speaker. He is the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. Murray\u27s work has been and remains highly controversial. His book Losing Ground: American Social Policy 1950–1980 (1984) discussed the American welfare system. He wrote the controversial book The Bell Curve (1994), written with Richard Herrnstein, in which he argues that intelligence is a better predictor than parental socio-economic status or education level of many individual outcomes including income, job performance, pregnancy out of wedlock, and crime, and that social welfare programs and education efforts to improve social outcomes for the disadvantaged are largely counterproductive.
Alvin Poussaint, M. D. is an American psychiatrist well known for his research on the effects of racism in the black community. He is a noted author, public speaker, and television consultant, and Dean of Students at Harvard Medical School. His work in psychiatry is influenced greatly by the civil rights movement in the South, which he joined in 1965.
Poussaint is well known in psychology regarding race relations. Much of his work deconstructs theories of race models by white psychologist previously in the field. Through his research he addresses blatant and subtle forms of racism. This is why Poussaint insist that blacks instill self-esteem and black pride into children growing up in this society. In his controversial book, Why Blacks Kill Blacks, he turns the theory or racial self-hatred on its head. He developed his aggression-rage theory to show the psychological issues that may plague African Americans. In his book he states, [The theory of racial self-hatred] allows whites to feel that [blacks] are psychologically deranged while [whites are] posing as models of mental health. In fact, it must be whites who are insecure and filled with self-hatred, since they are the ones who need to oppress blacks in order to cope with life. Another interest of Poussaint is media consulting. He wants to use media to construct positive role models for children
- …
