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Thirty-Nine Annual FARM AND HOME WEEK and Second Annual NATIONAL FLYING FARMERS Convention
No full textThe Flying Farmers films are unique to the history of Stillwater, OK. In 1944, the Oklahoma Flying Farmers organization was envisioned and born on the Oklahoma A&M College (OAMC) campus as an association for farmers, both men and women, who owned and operated aircraft as part of their farming operations. The films feature the Flying Farmers and Farm and Home Week events, which were held at OAMC in 1947 and 1949. The Oklahoma Farm and Home Week offered exhibits, demonstrations, discussions, and other special features such as the Flying Farmers of America, which held their national convention as part of the Farm and Home Week event. These films are important for cultural and historical study because they represent a significant time in the history of the United States, where pioneering ideas and aviation led to a huge transformation in the agricultural industry. The digital conversion of those nitrate films was made possible with support of the National Foundation Preservation Foundation.Flying farmers and their wives from all 77 counties of Oklahoma gather at Oklahoma A & M college to attend talks, exhibits on the farm home and demonstrations by the rural electrification administration cooperative association and by the flying farmers. The annual conference venue is full of activities for many to enjoy, such as music and dancing, barbeque and aerial tour
Open source software and the library community
No full textThis paper examines whether the library community should support the development of open source software, software whose licensing allows its source code, the part of a computer program that is readable by humans, to be redistributed and/or modified without restriction or charge. Included is an investigation into the present state of library-specific open source software and a discussion on the ideological and practical strengths and weaknesses of open source software in general.
In addition, this paper explores the similarities between the “hacker culture” of the programming world and the traditional “gift culture” of the library community. Problems implementing open source software solutions are discussed, as are the strengths and weaknesses of library-specific open source software. In the final analysis, the support of open source software is seen as a positive step for the library community as it builds on the community’s strengths while minimizing its weaknesses
Final report of the Doctoral Fellowship titled Creative Networks and Authors’ Houses: Links Between The British Library and National Trust
No full textThis report outlines the scope, findings and experience of the British Library and National Trust Doctoral Fellowship called Creative Networks and Authors’ Houses. Josip Martincic undertook a three-month placement to explore the networks and homes of George Bernard Shaw, Virginia Woolf and Rudyard Kipling. The overarching purpose of the fellowship was to uncover connections between the authors, through their homes and manuscripts. Martincic summarises each author’s relationship with their home, setting the timeframe and the opportunity of contact. Examples of interaction follow, both in-person contact between the authors and references in their writings. The findings show few personal interactions took place, despite the geographical closeness of the writers. The strongest exception is the connection between Woolf and Shaw, as detailed below. Searching for written references by and about each writer shows more potential. Martincic gives a few examples form correspondence, literature, reviews, and recommends this an area for further research. Having set the scene, the research focussed on the manuscript collection at the British Library. By analysing the scope and provenance, Martincic shows the contrasts between the three authors in the way they wished their work, and their home, to be preserved and presented. In doing so he connects both the British Library and National Trust as spaces where the legacy of each author is expressed. The opportunities within the wider social network of each author is discussed. A summary of the public engagement related to this fellowship is provided. The recommendations for future fellowships include a focus on a single author, such as Shaw or Henry James. In conclusion, Martincic reflects on the impact the fellowship has had on his own understanding of the authors
'We always come here': investigating the social in social learning
No full textThis paper investigates student choices around the 'Third Space' for learning; that which is not either a teaching space or a private space. In mapping the use of such spaces around the University of Northampton's campuses and through the use of semi-structured interviews with students as they use the spaces it constructs a model to help understand why students choose a particular space to work in and influence decisions in the deliberate creation of such spaces in future.
The research shows four, often overlapping, influences on student choice of space; resources, environment, social and emotional. That resource rich spaces that allow social interaction and learning to take place in attractive environments are popular should not be surprising but it is the emotional response to space that is of particular interest. Space attachment theory has usually centred on home or places with religious or national symbolism. This paper identifies an element of emotional resonance to areas of the university campus, especially the library, that will warrant further research
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Hogg Foundation News, 2007, December, Vol. 43, No. 4
No full textThis issue of the newsletter from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health contains articles about the Regional Foundation Library, the Cultural Adaptation Initiative's first year, King Davis stepping down as the Hogg Foundation director, the Alternatives Conference, the National Advisory Council, the Settlement Home for Children, and staff activities.Hogg Foundation for Mental Healt
Home-education : rationales, practices and outcomes
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Oklahoma News Events, Farm Home Conference, 'Today's Home Builds Tomorrow's World'
No full textThe Flying Farmers films are unique to the history of Stillwater, OK. In 1944, the Oklahoma Flying Farmers organization was envisioned and born on the Oklahoma A&M College (OAMC) campus as an association for farmers, both men and women, who owned and operated aircraft as part of their farming operations. The films feature the Flying Farmers and Farm and Home Week events, which were held at OAMC in 1947 and 1949. The Oklahoma Farm and Home Week offered exhibits, demonstrations, discussions, and other special features such as the Flying Farmers of America, which held their national convention as part of the Farm and Home Week event. These films are important for cultural and historical study because they represent a significant time in the history of the United States, where pioneering ideas and aviation led to a huge transformation in the agricultural industry. The digital conversion of those nitrate films was made possible with support of the National Foundation Preservation Foundation.A large group of farm women representing every county in Oklahoma arrive at A & M campus for the Farm Home Conference to attend lectures, demonstrations, as well as exhibits revealing the many improvements that can be made in farm life. Two thousand strong flying farmers made the flight to get together for the annual event. On the grounds, A & M College agricultural extension service carries out many programs for the public
Oklahoma News Events, Farm Home Conference, 'Today's Home Builds Tomorrow's World'
No full textThe Flying Farmers films are unique to the history of Stillwater, OK. In 1944, the Oklahoma Flying Farmers organization was envisioned and born on the Oklahoma A&M College (OAMC) campus as an association for farmers, both men and women, who owned and operated aircraft as part of their farming operations. The films feature the Flying Farmers and Farm and Home Week events, which were held at OAMC in 1947 and 1949. The Oklahoma Farm and Home Week offered exhibits, demonstrations, discussions, and other special features such as the Flying Farmers of America, which held their national convention as part of the Farm and Home Week event. These films are important for cultural and historical study because they represent a significant time in the history of the United States, where pioneering ideas and aviation led to a huge transformation in the agricultural industry. The digital conversion of those nitrate films was made possible with support of the National Foundation Preservation Foundation.A large group of farm women representing every county in Oklahoma arrive at A & M campus for the Farm Home Conference to attend lectures, demonstrations, as well as exhibits revealing the many improvements that can be made in farm life. Two thousand strong flying farmers made the flight to get together for the annual event. On the grounds, A & M College agricultural extension service carries out many programs for the public
Out of care, into university: raising higher education access and achievement of care leavers
No full textAround 40,000 children are estimated to require out-of-home care in Australia and this number has risen every year over the past decade (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2014a). Young people up to 18 years who are unable to live with their birth families are placed in different forms of out-of-home care, including kinship care, foster care, residential care, family group homes, and independent living. People who spent time in out-of-home care before the age of 18 are subsequently referred to as care leavers when they transition out of the system.
Care leavers rarely transition to higher education. They are largely excluded from the level of education that brings the highest wage premiums and lifetime rewards. Despite their extremely low university participation rates, there is no national agenda for improvement. This research project was conducted by La Trobe University and funded through an external research grant provided by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) at Curtin University. This report aims to provide the basis for such an agenda by highlighting the nature and extent of the problem, and suggesting practical solutions within both the education and community service sectors. Our research adopted a mixed methods approach and included: a literature review; an examination of national data sets; an online survey of public universities in Australia; and interviews with senior representatives from major out-of-home care service providers. We provide recommendations targeted to the Australian Government, state and territory governments, higher education institutions, and community service organisations.
Three reforms are required to improve the access and achievement of care leavers in higher education:
The collection of nationally consistent data on higher education access and outcomes for care leavers.
Policy reform within the education and community service sectors including greater recognition of this under-represented student cohort and support for the transition of young people from out-of-home care to adulthood.
An over-arching need for cultural change that challenges the often low expectations for care leavers
Diasporas and democratization in the post-communist world
No full textIf diaspora communities are socialized with democratic values in Western societies, they could be expected to be sympathetic to the democratization of their home countries. However, there is a high degree of variation in their behavior. Contrary to the predominant understanding in the literature that diasporas act in exclusively nationalist ways, this article argues that they do engage with the democratization of their home countries. Various challenges to the sovereignty of their homelands explain whether diasporas involve with procedural or liberal aspects of democratization. Drawing evidence from the activities of the Ukrainian, Serbian, Albanian and Armenian diasporas after the end of communism, I argue that unless diasporas are linked to home countries that enjoy both international legal and domestic sovereignty, they will involve only with procedural aspects of democratization. Diasporas filter international pressure to democratize post-communist societies by utilizing democratic procedures to advance unresolved nationalist goals
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