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Theoretical frameworks for the learning of geometrical reasoning
No full textWith the growth in interest in geometrical ideas it is important to be clear about the nature of geometrical reasoning and how it develops. This paper provides an overview of three theoretical frameworks for the learning of geometrical reasoning: the van Hiele model of thinking in geometry, Fischbein’s theory of figural concepts, and Duval’s cognitive model of geometrical reasoning. Each of these frameworks provides theoretical resources to support research into the development of geometrical reasoning in students and related aspects of visualisation and construction. This overview concludes that much research about the deep process of the development and the learning of visualisation and reasoning is still needed
Jersey Homesteads -- A Triple Co-operative
No full textChapter 11, pages 256-276, of
Title: "Tomorrow a new world: the New Deal communuity program."
Publisher: Ithaca, NY, Published for the American Historical Association (by) Cornell University Press, 1959.
Author; Conkin, Paul Keith
The shaping of student knowledge: learning with dynamic geometry software
No full textThe focus of this paper is a software genre usually referred to as ‘dynamic geometry’ because of the ability of the user to dynamically manipulate geometrical figures created with the software tool. Using data from a longitudinal study of 12-13 students’ use of dynamic geometry software, the focus of the analysis is on the interpretations the students make of geometrical objects and relationships when using this form of software. The analysis suggests that the students’ mathematical reasoning is shaped by their interactions with the software in that their ability to explain geometrical facts and relationships evolves from imprecise, ‘everyday’ expressions, through reasoning that is overtly mediated by the software environment, to mathematical explanations of the geometric situation that transcend the particular tool being used. Such findings suggest that curriculum initiatives that encourage the use of dynamic geometry software are appropriate but that the incorporation of such software into classroom practices is unlikely to be straightforward
Art, Biography, Sexuality: Patrick Procktor and Keith Vaughan
No full textThis critical review forms a reflection on the research published within the following publications:
Patrick Procktor: Art and Life (Unicorn Press, 2010)
Keith Vaughan: The Mature Oils 1946-1977, (Sansom & Co., 2012)
The research is on two artists, Patrick Procktor (1936-2003), and Keith Vaughan (1912-1977). The monograph on Procktor – previously one of the least documented of the generation of artists who came to prominence in London in the Sixties – positions him in a history of art from which he had been notably absent. The research on Vaughan asserts a new reading of his work, one that is both deeper and more nuanced in its analysis of the ways in which personal experience and sexuality are encoded autobiographically within his work. Crucially, in both artists biography and work are symbiotically linked; the research therefore examines the links between life and art.
Revisionary in intent, the work examines trajectories of experience of gay British (or rather, English) artists in the twentieth century, artists who sought to express themselves and forge careers within the constraints of a heteronormative society, albeit one in which attitudes to sexuality were undergoing change. As gay men, both were constrained by the social mores of their times, and each used painting as a means to affirm personal and sexual identities. A key research interest is in the ways in which sexuality and persona are reflected in critical responses to the artist’s work: in Vaughan, Procktor and other gay male artists of the period. The writing on both Procktor and Vaughan examines the relationship between their personal and professional/artistic lives, framed within a broader socio-political and art historical context. It asserts the place of biography as a means to understand and form new readings of the work. The work adds substantially to the literature and wider discourse on post-war British painting and social history
The spontaneity drain: the social pressures that shaped and then exiled Keith Johnstone's improvisation
No full textKeith Johnstone’s Improvisation had an oppositional relationship to the social and historical conditions of 1950s Britain under which it developed. Its structure and performative dynamic were protests against the normalising forces exerted by the social elite upon the broader population and by civilised society upon the individual. Within this context, the Royal Court Theatre acted as an incubator that allowed Johnstone to develop his subversive theories of performance, drawing on elements of professional wrestling to break down the regimented conventions of the theatre space and enliven the spectator-performer relationship. Eventually Johnstone entered a self-imposed exile from the society that shaped this form of performance and established The Loose Moose Theatre in Calgary, Canada.
This paper will analyse three relationships vital to this narrative: The oppositional reaction of Johnstone's improvisation to the social pressures of 1950's Britain, the creative glasshouse that The Royal Court Theatre provided for Johnstone within this broader cultural context, and the effects that the new social situation of Calgary, Canada had on Johnstone's practice.
At the conclusion of the paper I will draw out the consequences of these analyses for contemporary British society and attempt to identify the normalising forces at work within this context, how our arts institutions and creative incubators might foster novel reactions to these pressures, and how public policy might be shaped in order to encourage artists to remain in Britain so that we might benefit from their continued contribution to our cultural discourses
Michael Rodriguez interviews historian and author Keith Widder
No full textHistorian and author Keith Widder talks about his move to Michigan from Wisconsin, his career as Curator of History for the Mackinac Island State Park Commission, his research interests, his book "Michigan Agricultural College", and his current projects. Widder is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library
Keith Taylor / Adam West oral history, 2013
No full textKeith "Adam West" Taylor's oral history interview conducted by Kevin Kosanovich on 2/22/13. Topics include: authenticity and hip-hop and rap; College Park and Virginia Beach; hip-hop culture in primary and secondary schools; W&M campus hip-hop culture.Keith "Adam West" Taylor '13 oral history interview conducted by Kevin Kosanovich in the Media Center on 2/22/2013. Keith grew up in Virginia Beach and is a member of the hip-hop crew, the Mile High Club. Topics include: authenticity and hip-hop and rap; College Park and Virginia Beach; hip-hop culture in primary and secondary schools; W&M campus hip-hop culture
Ross and Keith Smith Memorial
No full textMemorial to Ross Smith Pt Darwin 1st Aerial Flight England to Aust Memorial to Ross and Keith Smith and crew members Jim Bennett and Wally Shiers, commemorating their 29 day flight from England arriving on 10 December 1919 to Darwin in their Vickers Vimy biplane on the runway now Ross Smith Avenue, Fannie Bay. The monument still stands at the end of Ross Smith Avenue.Sporn, Stuart W
The jingling Geordie: community arts and the regional culture of the North East of England
No full textIn the light of the massive economic and social changes which have affected the North East of England over the last 25 years, the author assesses the vitality of the indigenous culture and reflects upon current cultural trends and the North East’s future, particularly in relation to a regional Europe. He traces the folk-tradition of the region and looks at ways in which this can be drawn upon to develop a meaningful link between past and present. He looks closely at the changing nature of class-relationships in the North East and reflects upon how a valid local culture can survive in a multi-cultural society. He draws upon his own extensive experience in Community Arts, looking at definitions of the term in the new political climate and arguing for its positive contribution to the cultural debate. He dwells on the issue of regionalism and devolution in a new Europe, comparing the situation in the North East of England with political and cultural changes in Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom
Keith Klein, Oral History
No full textThis is a video recording of an oral history interview with Keith Klein. It was conducted October 29, 2019. The interviewer is Louise Skinner.
This interview focuses on Keith’s memories of growing up in East Texas and serving in the Army during WWII.
Keith Klein was born in 1944 to Buster and Mozelle Foster Klein. His father was stationed at Majors Field in Greenville, TX and worked as a B-29 mechanic and cook through the end of World War II. His family lived in the barracks. After leaving the military, his parents worked at country clubs in Cooper and Greenville, before buying Patterson Catering Service. The catering service was located in the old train depot and Klein worked alongside his parents. Their biggest job was catering for a crew in Paris, Texas who were filming the 1960 movie Home from the Hill.
After high school, Klein attended East Texas State University for one year until he was drafted into the Army. Klein trained as a helicopter mechanic and served in Ethiopia, Sudan and Liberia. He returned home in 1967 and taught at Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He married Frances Whitlock a year later.
Klein was able to finish his education at East Texas State University. He went on to teach at Sul Ross.https://lair.etamu.edu/scua-oral-history-all/1026/thumbnail.jp
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