62 research outputs found
Part of the normal beach scenery: shipwreck investigations at Port MacDonnell, South Australia
No full text[Extract] Archaeological research at Port MacDonnell, South Australia recently attempted to identify the remains of a wooden shipwreck seasonally exposed in the beach and other shipwreck timbers stored at the Port MacDonnell Maritime Museum. The identity of the shipwreck in the beach has been a local mystery for many years, with several community members weighing in on which vessel they suspect the remains to represent. During two periods of fieldwork (March and July 2011), archaeological and geophysical surveys were conducted in order to determine the extent of the partially exposed beach shipwreck in an attempt to identify it historically. Oral history interviews were also conducted as part of this research to obtain additional infomation about the vessels, but also to answer broader questions about shipwrecks as places in the landscape and the impacts they had and continue to have on rural coastal communities and vice versa. This paper provides preliminary results of the field project researching shipwrecks in the Port MacDonnell community
'Do it Yourself' Girl Revolution: LadyFest, Performance and Fanzine Culture
No full textRiot grrrl began as an independent music and political movement in the early 1990s emerging initially in the USA and few years later in the UK. From the beginning riot grrrl embraced a 'do-it-yourself' ethos operating outside the mainstream music business organising independent music festivals, workshop events and encouraging self-published fanzines (fan magazines which were distributed primarily through word of mouth, music gigs, artists and zine book fairs or by post). These zines became recognisable forms of personal expression and made visible a specific DIY approach alongside the development of a coherent style of graphic language in the producer's use of the photocopier, handwritten and graffiti texts, cut-n-paste and ransom note lettering style, collage and the co-option of mainstream media imagery. These production techniques made fanzine publishing accessible and played a central role in the development of a non-hierarchical community.
The main intent of this talk is to explore the idea of 'event as performance' using as a case study the specific activities of riot grrrl and focussing on a series of international events called 'LadyFests' and the graphic language of self-published riot grrrl fanzines. This will be achieved by examining the origins of today's riot grrrl performances (e.g. theatre, spoken word, music events) in 1970s feminist art, as well as locating the activities within the specific context of their counter-cultural predecesors including punk and punk performance
Maddy and Mathematics: Naturalism or Not
No full textPenelope Maddy advances a purportedly naturalistic account of mathematical methodology which might be taken to answer the question \u27What justifies axioms of set theory?\u27 I argue that her account fails both to adequately answer this question and to be naturalistic. Further, the way in which it fails to answer the question deprives it of an analog to one of the chief attractions of naturalism. Naturalism is attractive to naturalists and nonnaturalists alike because it explains the reliability of scientific practice. Maddy\u27s account, on the other hand, appears to be unable to similarly explain the reliability of mathematical practice without violating one of its central tenets. 1 Introduction 2 Mathematical Naturalism 3 Desiderata and the attraction of naturalism 4 Assessment: Naturalism and names 4.1 Taking \u27naturalism\u27 seriously 4.2 Second philosophy (or what\u27s in a name) 5 A way out? 6 Or out of the way? Copyright © The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of British Society for the Philosophy of Science
A theory of the university organisation as diarchy: understanding how deans and faculty managers in Australian universities work together across academic and administrative domains
No full textDeposited with permission of the author. © 2005 Amanda (Maddy) McMaster.Changes in higher education have given rise to new management roles in Australian universities. These include the emergence of the professional university administrator and new responsibilities for senior staff such as deans and faculty managers.
The thesis contends that these changes have led to increased role conflict between administrative and academic staff and the evolution of dual authority structures in universities. It demonstrates that existing theories are not adequate to explain practices, relationships, and roles in contemporary universities. The study proposes a new theory of the university organisation as a diarchy. This theory is derived from an analysis of interviews with deans and faculty managers in seven Australian universities. The theoretical framework used for this part of the study, the layered systems model, emphasises the need to consider multiple perspectives in any organisational analysis.
The empirical study finds evidence from multiple sources to support the existence of the diarchy: an administrative and an academic domain with distinct assumptions about the nature of work, structures and processes, and the basis of authority. The diarchy is most evident in informal structures such as the working relationships between pairs of deans and faculty managers. The study finds that partnerships between these pairs vary in ways not related to their formal responsibilities nor the particular faculty or university environment. Three models are identified: the nested partnership, the conjoint partnership, and the segmented partnership. There is a positive correlation between identification of deans and faculty managers with either the administrative or academic domain and the partnership style of a particular pair.
The findings of the study provide new insights into the debate about collegial and managerialist models of universities, and suggest strategies that could be used by universities to support the professionalisation of administrators and to shape work cultures to align with institutional goals
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Alchemy of feelings: Loss, laughter, eros, and new gender subjectivities
No full text“The lights were low, all the candles on fertility altar lit, the mood—just right. Maddy pulled out all her blowjob tricks—the pepper grinder, the text message, the piccolo tickolo. Leroy was overcum with ecstasy as he spunked into a cup.” So begins the pornographic performance entitledMaddy & Leroy’s Artifuckial Insemination, a kinky tale of a heterosexual couple’s experience with an artificial insemination. It proceeds like this: Leroy spanks and doses Maddy with a hormonal supplement, Maddy orgasms first upon hearing that her insurance pays for the hormones and then several times more after being double-teamed by two female doctors wielding a vibrating, sperm-injecting turkey baster. As the author narrates the story from the side, an exotic dancer playfully strips off a lab coat and bra, flosses between her legs with a stethoscope, and shoots white liquid out of a syringe. And all along everyone laughs because—clearly—none of this is hot…or is it?
Development of a capability instrument for effective social work supervision in Australia
No full textSocial work supervision has been an integral aspect of practice since the early 1900s. It assists in maintaining professional identity by that quality services are provided, and high standards are upheld. Supervision enables supervisees to preserve the currency of practice while discerning new skills and knowledge as they navigate the structures in social work practice (Ballantyne et al., 2022). It is also crucial to maintaining critical reflection about professional aspects of the supervisees' role, being accountable, feeling supported and engage in ongoing professional development (Harris, 2020).
While much has been written about key aspects of supervision, there remains a paucity in the international literature about the development and use of empirical instruments in social work to support effective outcomes. Some allied health disciplines, such as psychology (Watkins & Milne, 2014), find it commonplace to use supervision instruments to evaluate aspects of supervisory practice; however, this has not occurred in social work. To date, the social work profession has not readily pursued or formalised the practices or processes of effective supervision using evidence-based instruments or more formalised evaluation frameworks.
This thesis addresses a significant gap in the social work literature and is crucial in progressing the discourse on supervision capability (Lambie et al., 2018; Swank et al., 2021). It enhances future supervision standards of social work associations in Australia and internationally using elements outlined in the new instrument. Moreover, it is timely for the social work profession. With South Australia achieving registration (Social Workers Registration Act 2021) and the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) developing a supervisor credential framework in 2023, supervisors can now articulate how they facilitate aspects of their supervisory practice by drawing on evidence provided in this thesis.
Knowing how to provide and receive effective supervision needs to be prominent in social work courses as a result of this research. Fieldwork educators and placement supervisors require better training and an understanding of the capabilities that achieve effective supervision during student placements. While students are required to have their social work practice observed and assessed during placement, there are no mandates for social work supervisors in Australia to assess their level of supervision capability aligned to any standards through formalised instruments (Hicks & Egan, 2023). Therefore, this research calls for the strengthening of supervision capability through supervision standards and all social work courses.
This thesis describes findings from two national surveys completed by social work supervisors and supervisees across Australia. In this phase, interviews were also conducted with experienced supervisors across Australia to explore aspects of their supervision practice. Data from the surveys and interviews provided the basis for the second phase, which was to construct capability maps to describe supervision capability. The third phase focused on an initial validation of the newly developed instrument with experienced supervisors through two focus groups.
This study resulted in Australia's first evidence-based instrument for social work supervisors to explore their level of capability. Eight domains support effective supervision to ensue through capability. They highlight the ongoing need for continued worldwide research to ensure supervisors can benchmark their supervisory practice through conscientious and judicious use of best evidence (Titler, 2008).Thesis (PhD Doctorate)Doctor of PhilosophySchool of Health Sci & Soc WrkGriffith HealthFull Tex
Effectiveness of Waste Education: A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Litter Less Campaign
No full textWaste education programmes, such as the Littler Less Campaign (LLC), are environmental and sustainability education (ESE) programmes which aim to increase the understanding of one’s impact on the environment and the impact of the environment on society. The LLC aims to increase waste literacy, which is a measure of a person’s understanding of waste pathways and the effects of anthropogenic waste on the environment. Waste literacy plays an important role in the field of industrial ecology as it has demonstrable effects on whether individuals are willing and able to participate in environmentally responsible behaviors (ERBs). Previous studies have shown that it is necessary to increase the public’s understanding and awareness of environmental issues, and primary education is a critical time for shaping ERBs.This thesis uses mixed methods to analyse how the LLC affects aspects of waste literacy and how teachers and national operators perceive the LLC’s effects. Multivariate data analysis is used to analyse LLC students’ knowledge of waste and attitudes towards waste and the factors affecting the LLC’s impact. The results show that the LLC has a significant effect on the students’ attitude toward waste and knowledge of waste in Northern Ireland and Russia, but not in Ireland. Gender and age did not affect LLC students’ scores, but female control students had higher knowledge and attitude scores compared to male control students while younger control students had higher attitude scores compared to older control students, suggesting that the LLC decreases the effect of background factors on waste literacy. The perceptions of teachers and National Operators (NOs) were analysed using thematic analysis and results showed both teachers and NOs thought the LLC had a positive impact on students overall and that student involvement determined the effectiveness of the LLC. Participatory teaching methods, specifically fieldwork and student ownership, were found to play a significant role in the LLC’s efficacy. Keywords: waste literacy, multivariate data analysis, thematic analysis, participatory methods. Industrial Ecolog
Studies and Observations on Bovine Mastitis. I. Incidence of Mastitis
No full textWhile working as Nevada Agricultural Extension Service Veterinarian and as Veterinarian for the Clark County Livestock Improvement Association for a two and one-third year period in southern Nevada, the author tested for and treated thousands of cases of infectious bovine mastitis. This article reports on two sets of investigations on the incidence of mastitis.</p
Introduction to intuitions
No full textAvtor se v članku na analitičen način loteva pojma intuicije, obravnava intuicijsko stanje, intuicijsko vsebino, intuicijske zmožnosti, intuicijski proces, matematično intuicijo, moralno intuicijo. Formulira tri teze o intuiciji: o perceptualnem izvoru, kognitivni revščini in bogastvu vsebine in pokaže povezanost teh tez s filozofsko tradicijo (Aristotel, Hume, Parsons, Maddy).The author analyses the notion of intuition, discusses the intuitive state, the content of intuition, intuitive abilities, the intuitive process, mathematical intuition and moral intuition. He formulates three theses about intuition: the thesis of perceptual origin, the thesis of cognitive poverty and the thesis of the richness of content. He also points to the links between these theses and the tradition of philosophy (Aristotle, Hume, Parsons, Maddy)
Henri Temianka Correspondence; (miscellaneous)
No full textThis collection contains material pertaining to the life, career, and activities of Henri Temianka, violin virtuoso, conductor, music teacher, and author. Materials include correspondence, concert programs and flyers, music scores, photographs, and books.https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/temianka_correspondence/3273/thumbnail.jp
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