161 research outputs found
Here be stories: exploring maps in children’s books with medieval cultural treasures and The Stone Feather lighting the way
No full textThrough my creative practice in writing the children’s novel The Stone Feather,inspired by Domesday Book; the creation of my own artworks, including maps of thefictional world I have created; and my research into medieval ‘cultural treasures’ – inparticular manuscripts and mappae mundi – I have discovered a fresh lens throughwhich to explore and illuminate the presence and purpose of maps in children’s books. Ifocus on interlace as a ‘perceptual mode’1 and ideas around the ‘meditativeengagement’2 that interlace design encourages, in relation to the roles that literary mapsplay, as well as its impact on my own process as a writer.My thesis is presented within the context of contemporary publishing and theneed for children to develop a high level of visual literacy in a world dominated byvisual images. My critical commentary includes a review of children’s books thatfeature maps and ‘cultural treasures’ as an integral part of imaginative world buildingand explores the notion of the ‘author as curator’.As an adventure story for 8-12 year olds with an ethical heart, The Stone Featheroffers children the opportunity to reflect on different models of masculinity, compassionand strength – aspects of this original work that are valuable and timely
"Gäller att passa in i bilden eller så är man fel på det..." En kvalitativ studie i mäns upplevelse av att bli ofrivilligt far
No full textABSTRACT Author: Rowena E. Nystrand Title: “It’s a case of fitting into the picture, otherwise you’ve failed …” A qualitative study of men's experience of becoming an involuntary father (translated title) Supervisor: Anders Östnäs Assessor: Håkan Jönson The background to this paper lies in a media interest in the problems of unwilling fathers but with very little research having been done in the area. During the 1990’s, interest in male research increased but the focus on the maternal role still dominates in 2010.The aim of the paper is to describe and analyse men’s experiences of becoming unwilling fathers. More specifically, by means of interviews, the paper endeavours to capture the experience of involuntary fatherhood: how it affects the individual in his different roles, society’s views of unwilling fathers, what sort of support society can offer and how the relationship to the child’s mother is affected. The study is based on a qualitative approach with four semi-structured interviews. Two of these are with unwilling fathers and two are with researchers in the area of male parenting/involuntary fatherhood. The result showed that all men can become unwilling fathers, that the reasons for unwillingness may be several and that the experience can vary. Common factors are powerlessness and a crisis process. The relationship to the child’s mother is generally affected and the relationship is seldom maintained. Support from society may vary, depending on how willing the man is to accept help, depending on the resources of the local municipality and also the amount of commitment there is to the issue. More research in the area is desirable, which can result in the level of knowledge among professional people being raised. This can ultimately lead to unwilling fathers being able to get help in their roles both as men and in their roles as fathers. Key words: Qualitative Study, Involuntary Fatherhood, Parenting, Responsibility, Crisis Process, Powerlessness
Correction for Millership et al., Increased lipolysis and altered lipid homeostasis protect -synuclein-null mutant mice from diet-induced obesity
No full textCorrection for “Increased lipolysis and altered lipid homeostasis protect γ-synuclein–null mutant mice from diet-induced obesity,” by Steven Millership, Natalia Ninkina, Irina A. Guschina, Jessica Norton, Ricardo Brambilla, Pieter J. Oort, Sean H. Adams, Rowena J. Dennis, Peter J. Voshol, Justin J. Rochford, and Vladimir L. Buchman, which appeared in issue 51, December 18, 2012, of Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (109:20943–20948; first published December 3, 2012; 10.1073/pnas.1210022110). The authors note that the author name Ricardo Brambilla should instead appear as Riccardo Brambilla. The corrected author line appears below. The online version has been corrected
Challenges in the business models of creative professional service firms
No full textRecent studies have shown that professionals in the built environment need new or improved business strategies to survive in increasingly dynamic and competitive environments. To gain insight into how professional businesses can be successfully reshaped, a profound understanding of their business models is necessary. So far, business model research in project-based organisations has focused on large companies that are primarily profit-oriented. Work that addresses the business challenges of small, creative service firms is extremely limited. This study aims to develop knowledge around the business models of architectural firms by focusing on their value propositions, value creation and value capture. Iterating between business model literature and empirical data from 41 semi-structured interviews with Dutch architects and clients, architectural firms’ business models were systematically examined regarding theirconfigurations and outcomes. This resulted in an overview of key business model components, their interrelationships and accompanying challenges for architectural firms. The study contributes to theory and practice by the development of a strategic decision making framework that specifically addresses the business model challenges of small creative service firms. The framework helps practitioners to enhance their business strategies and to develop new or improved business models with increased benefits.Design & Construction ManagementManagement in the Built Environmen
The history and development of the Georgia Chapter of the American Association of Social Workers, 1944
No full textComing Full Circle: The Visiting Writer
No full textMemoir based around talk by Anne Enright, author of 'The Gathering
If if hasn't got vitality what good is it?: an annotated bibliography on Evelyn Page OBE
No full textAn annotated bibliography on Evelyn Page (1899-1988). Includes 505 references to published and unpublished work about Evelyn Page. Entries are divided into four sections: exhibition related material; general material; unpublished and unreleased material; and reproductions of Evelyn Page's works in published sources which do not have associated articles. All sections are arranged chronologically. Includes two appendices listing exhibitions where catalogues have not been located, and a list of works exhibited in a 1952 solo exhibition of Evelyn Page's works held by the Otago Society of arts. Also includes three separate indexes: Author, subject, and reproductions
Looking ahead: long-term prospects for Africa's agricultural development and food security
No full text"Sub-Saharan Africa is the only developing region in the world where food insecurity has worsened instead of improved in recent decades. In this discussion paper, Mark W. Rosegrant, Sarah A. Cline, Weibo Li, Timothy B. Sulser, and Rowena A. Valmonte-Santos show that this discouraging trend need not be a blueprint for the future. The research contained in this discussion paper was conducted in preparation for the IFPRI 2020 Africa conference “Assuring Food and Nutrition Security in Africa by 2020: Prioritizing Actions, Strengthening Actors, and Facilitating Partnerships,” held in Kampala, Uganda, April 1–3, 2004. The authors examine the implications of several different policy scenarios based on IFPRI's International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT). This model, developed at IFPRI in the early 1990s, has been continually updated to incorporate more food sectors and geographic regions. In this paper, the authors use IMPACT to assess the consequences of a wide range of policy and investment choices for Africa, including a business as usual scenario (continuation of current policy and investment trends through 2025), a pessimistic scenario (declining trends in key investments and in agricultural productivity), and a vision scenario (improving trends in investments and hence in agricultural productivity and human capital), as well as scenarios for more effective use of rainfall in agriculture, reduced marketing margins, and three different scenarios for trade liberalization. The wide variation in results reveals how much these choices will matter. For example, the number of malnourished children under five years old in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 is projected to be 38.3 million under business as usual, 55.1 million under the pessimistic scenario, and 9.4 million under the vision scenario. It is our hope that this research will clarify the steps needed to help stimulate the actions contributing to approaching the vision scenario. " From Foreword by Joachim von BraunImpact model, Food insecurity, Forecasting, Agricultural productivity, Human capital, Malnutrition in children,
Management, labour process and software development: Reality bytes
No full textBarrett author of 3 chapter
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