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A late bloomer's tale; the higher education journey of a mature student
Full text linkReturning to higher education in your 50s may seem daunting, especially when compounded by dyslexia, financial constraints and decades away from academic study. But Neill Friedman’s journey from telecoms entrepreneur to biochemistry PhD candidate is a testament to the power of perseverance and passion. Having left school in South Africa in 1984, Neill’s educational path was far from traditional. After confronting serious health issues in midlife, his interest in health, exercise and nutrition ignited a deep desire to understand human metabolism at the cellular level. What began as a personal transformation evolved into academic ambition, culminating in a doctoral programme with a focus on mitochondrial function. In this feature, Neill shares the academic, financial and personal challenges he faced, along with the unexpected advantages of being a mature student. His story highlights how unconventional pathways can lead to meaningful scientific inquiry—and a second act with purpose
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[Dr. Kweethai Neill at 2005 Women of Color Conference]
No full textA photograph of Dr. Kweethai Neill, an author, at the 2005 Women of Color Conference. She is standing behind a booth with flowers, papers, pamphlets, and other handouts on it. Neill is also holding up her framed Certificate of Appreciation that she received while at the event
A. S. Neill a jeho škola svobodné výchovy v Summerhillu
Full text linkAll who positively perceive the Summerhill school, celebrated in the year 2003, 120 years from the birth and 30 years from the death of its founder A.S. Neill (1883-1973). This school refers to the boarding school which has been in existence continuously until today since 1924. From the beginning, the Summerhill School was opened for children having educational problems, later on, its creator himself classified the school as a therapeutic school for normal children. The school is based on the principle of confidence and partnership between boarders and adults, Neill left the children freedom and created conditions for self-education within the framework of self-governing organisation of the school life. Neill is an author of many publications in the field of children´s pedagogy and psychology. The influence of this institute upon the present education has always been incomparable to the number of school-leavers. This an oldest running school having an almost unchanged autonomy offering optional presence in lessons
Garry Neill Kennedy: Printed Matter / Imprimés 1971-2009, by Peter Trepanier [book review]
Full text linkThe article reviews the book "Garry Neill Kennedy: Printed Matter/Imprimés 1971-2009" by Peter Trepanier, part of the "Occasional Papers" book series.Peer reviewedreview article
A. S. Neill a jeho škola svobodné výchovy v Summerhillu
No full textAll who positively perceive the Summerhill school, celebrated in the year 2003, 120 years
from the birth and 30 years from the death of its founder A.S. Neill (1883-1973). This
school refers to the boarding school which has been in existence continuously until today
since 1924. From the beginning, the Summerhill School was opened for children having
educational problems, later on, its creator himself classified the school as a therapeutic
school for normal children. The school is based on the principle of confidence and
partnership between boarders and adults, Neill left the children freedom and created
conditions for self-education within the framework of self-governing organisation of the
school life. Neill is an author of many publications in the field of children´s pedagogy and
psychology. The influence of this institute upon the present education has always been
incomparable to the number of school-leavers. This an oldest running school having an
almost unchanged autonomy offering optional presence in lessons
A. S. Neill and his School of Free Education in Summerhill
No full textAll who positively perceive the Summerhill school, celebrated in the year 2003, 120 years from the birth and 30 years from the death of its founder A.S. Neill (1883-1973). This school refers to the boarding school which has been in existence continuously until today since 1924. From the beginning, the Summerhill School was opened for children having educational problems, later on, its creator himself classified the school as a therapeutic school for normal children. The school is based on the principle of confidence and partnership between boarders and adults, Neill left the children freedom and created conditions for self-education within the framework of self-governing organisation of the school life. Neill is an author of many publications in the field of children´s pedagogy and psychology. The influence of this institute upon the present education has always been incomparable to the number of school-leavers. This an oldest running school having an almost unchanged autonomy offering optional presence in lessons.All who positively perceive the Summerhill school, celebrated in the year 2003, 120 years from the birth and 30 years from the death of its founder A.S. Neill (1883-1973). This school refers to the boarding school which has been in existence continuously until today since 1924. From the beginning, the Summerhill School was opened for children having educational problems, later on, its creator himself classified the school as a therapeutic school for normal children. The school is based on the principle of confidence and partnership between boarders and adults, Neill left the children freedom and created conditions for self-education within the framework of self-governing organisation of the school life. Neill is an author of many publications in the field of children´s pedagogy and psychology. The influence of this institute upon the present education has always been incomparable to the number of school-leavers. This an oldest running school having an almost unchanged autonomy offering optional presence in lessons
A. S. Neill and his School of Free Education in Summerhill
No full textAll who positively perceive the Summerhill school, celebrated in the year 2003, 120 years from the birth and 30 years from the death of its founder A.S. Neill (1883-1973). This school refers to the boarding school which has been in existence continuously until today since 1924. From the beginning, the Summerhill School was opened for children having educational problems, later on, its creator himself classified the school as a therapeutic school for normal children. The school is based on the principle of confidence and partnership between boarders and adults, Neill left the children freedom and created conditions for self-education within the framework of self-governing organisation of the school life. Neill is an author of many publications in the field of children´s pedagogy and psychology. The influence of this institute upon the present education has always been incomparable to the number of school-leavers. This an oldest running school having an almost unchanged autonomy offering optional presence in lessons.All who positively perceive the Summerhill school, celebrated in the year 2003, 120 years from the birth and 30 years from the death of its founder A.S. Neill (1883-1973). This school refers to the boarding school which has been in existence continuously until today since 1924. From the beginning, the Summerhill School was opened for children having educational problems, later on, its creator himself classified the school as a therapeutic school for normal children. The school is based on the principle of confidence and partnership between boarders and adults, Neill left the children freedom and created conditions for self-education within the framework of self-governing organisation of the school life. Neill is an author of many publications in the field of children´s pedagogy and psychology. The influence of this institute upon the present education has always been incomparable to the number of school-leavers. This an oldest running school having an almost unchanged autonomy offering optional presence in lessons
Varieties of scientific system: from veblen to the postmoderns
No full textThe question addressed is, have we achieved what Veblen called "evolutionary social science", that is, a systematic account of socioeconomic change? Taking account of different meanings of "systematic" and observing some of scientific systems that have held place in the history of Economics, the author concludes the following. The term "evolutionary science" is an oxymoron, and Veblen was not a systematic social scientist in any firm, objective sense. But then, until the end of the twentieth century neither was anyone else. It is impossible to reduce to a logically consistent model a process that is infused with radical change. Given the creative intuition that Veblen ascribed to the human agent, reason and logic are infused with morality and emotion. Social science and ethics are distinguished by their subject matter and their way of addressing it, not by one being fiction and the other truth. Both are fictive
Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing (Alexander Sutherland Neill)
Full text linkDünyada ve ülkemizde alternatif eğitim modellerinin araştırılmaya başlanmasının sonucu olarak gerek
aileler gerek eğitimciler tarafından alternatif okullara bir yöneliş söz konusudur. Bu alternatif okullardan
birisi de çocuklara klasik okulların veremediği özgürlükleri vermeyi amaçlayan, öğrencilerle uzlaşmayı
dikkate alan, öğrenme merkezli, esnek ve işlevsel programı olan Summerhill Okuludur. Bu çalışmada;
Alexander Sutherland Neill tarafından kaleme alınan “Özgürlük Okulu: Çocuk Yetiştirme Konusunda
Köktenci Bir Yaklaşım” kitabının çeşitli değişkenler açısından incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Özgün adı
“Summerhill” olan kitap, Nilgün Şarman tarafından dilimize çevrilmiştir. “Özgürlük Okulu”, Alexander
Sutherland Neill’ in öncülüğünü yaptığı Summerhill düşüncesine genel bir bakış sağlamaktadır. “Özgürlük
Okulu” kitabı, 7 bölümden oluşmaktadır: (1) Summerhill Özgürlük Okulu, (2) Çocuk Yetiştirme, (3)
Cinsellik, (4) Din ve Ahlak, (5) Çocukların Sorunları, (6) Anne Baba Sorunları ve (7) Sorular ve Yanıtlar.
Yazar, Summerhill düşüncesinin geleceğinin çok büyük bir önem taşıdığını savunarak, çocuklara özgürlük
içinde büyüme fırsatı verilmesi gerektiğini vurgulamaktadır. Çalışmanın giriş kısmında kitapta yer alan
Summerhill düşüncesi, Summerhill Okulunun yapısı ve Alexander Sutherland Neill’ in çocuk yetiştirmeye
dair görüşleri üzerinde durulmaktadır. Kitabın diğer bölümlerinde ise cinsellik, sorun yaşayan çocuklar ve
anne babaların yaşadıkları sorunlarla ilgili bilgiler yer almaktadır. Çalışmanın tartışma kısmında ise
Summerhill düşüncesinin temelini oluşturan felsefeler ve Summerhill’ in ülkemizde uygulanabilirliği
üzerinde tartışılmıştır. Yapılan bu incelemeyle, çalışmanın araştırmacılar, öğretmenler ve ebeveynlerden
oluşan hedef kitle için yararlı bir rehber görevi görebileceği düşünülmektedir.There is a tendency towards alternative schools by both families and educators in Turkey. One of these
alternative schools is Summerhill School, which aims to give children the freedoms that classical schools
cannot give, and has a learning-centered, flexible and functional program that takes into account
reconciliation with students. In this study; it is aimed to look through the different dimensions of the book
that written by Alexander Sutherland Neill: “Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Childrearing.”
“Summerhill” was translated by Nilgun Sarman into Turkish. “Summerhill” provides an overview of the
thought of Summerhill that pioneered by Neill. "Summerhill" consists of 7 chapters: (1) Summerhill School,
(2) Child-Rearing, (3) Sex, (4) Religion and Morals, (5) Children's Problems, (6) Parents' Problems, and (7)
Questions and Answers. The author argues that the future of Summerhill thought is very important and
emphasizes that children should be given the opportunity to grow in freedom. In the introduction of the
study, it’s focuses on Summerhill thought in the book, the structure of Summerhill School and Neill's views
on childrearing. In other parts of the book, there are informations about sex attitudes, sex instruction,
religion, moral instruction, children's problems, parents' problems. In the discussion part of the study, the
philosophies that underlie the thought of Summerhill and the applicability of Summerhill in our country
are discussed. With this book review, it is thought that the study may serve as a useful guide for the target
group that consists of researchers, teachers and parents
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