24 research outputs found
Tributes to Pyper
No full textSet of eight documents from 1924 to 1943 of expressions of appreciation for the work of George D. Pyper. Includes an invitation to a program of the Highland Stake honoring Mr. George D. Pyper and other artists of the Salt Lake Theatre, held 21 April 1938; text from 25 June 1924 entitled ‘George D. Pyper as a friend\u27 [author unidentified]; letter of 22 Jan. 1943 from the Council of the Twelve to George\u27s daughter, Retta Shepherd, signed by Albert E. Bowen; introduction by Mary Young Burton of George D. Pyper and John D. Spencer at an event of January 1940; text entitled "George D. Pyper, an appreciation," signed by members of the Browsers Club, undated but from 1943 following his death; text of a verse entitled "Tribute," a song honoring George D. Pyper (undated); text of a poem to George D. Pyper by Christie Lund Cole of Spokane, Washington; and a letter of 30 July 1941 to Christie L. Cole from Pyper as Associate editor of the Instructor
Morris, Nephi L.
No full textPhotograph of Nephi L. Morris, author of "The Nephi L. Morris Papers"and a popular speaker on religious and political subject
The political imaginary of the protection of civilians (PoC) : the tension between militarism and humanitarianism in NATO and UN policy
No full text1 online resource (54 pages)Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-54).As a relatively new concept, Protection of Civilians (PoC) has only recently begun to be labelled as an explicit objective of interventions involving armed conflict. With its central focus being the protection of the lives of those not party to hostilities, PoC establishes itself as a fundamentally humanitarian concept. However, challenges to this humanitarian foundation emerge as PoC is coupled with interventions comprised of military components, i.e. militarism. This essay endeavors to shed light on the tension between humanitarianism and militarism within the concept of, and policies on, PoC. It advances the argument that these aspects of armed conflict and PoC clash against one another, each striving for prioritization in policies on protection. Moreover, it argues that militarism often takes precedence over humanitarian approaches to civilian protection through the dominance of the use of force. This essay employs relevant literature on PoC and
international intervention to offer an examination of the implications that evolve out of the
dynamic between militarism and humanitarianism. This examination is pursued through a case study of the PoC policies of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations (UN). The case study brings to light the challenges posed to PoC’s humanitarian credentials, which are instigated by the political imaginaries of PoC that are centered on the use of force
Trust and Trustworthiness in the Fourth and Fifth Estates
No full textThe high contemporary salience in the social sciences of the topics of "trust" and "trustworthiness" has focused attention on the mass media’s putative role in eroding trust. Intrinsically, the absence in the mass media of the dialogic and interactive element to trust building identified by O’ Neill (2002) may suggest that the lack of trust and trustworthiness in the mass media is structural and recent penalties imposed by the UK communication regulator, Ofcom, on UK public service broadcasters including the BBC seem to support such a view. However, drawing on and adapting O’Neill, the author identifies two distinct potential media trust building strategies: one procedural (based in professional norms) and the second dialogic and interactive (nascent in “Web 2.0” applications). Focusing on UK Web 2.0 media sites the author identifies instances where the "dialogic" character of "Web 2.0" has established and enhanced trustworthiness. He argues normatively for a combination of "Web 2.0" interactivity and the adoption and implementation of self-regulatory codes in order to enhance the trustworthiness of the media
Trust in the Digital World The Return of the Kings of Old
No full textDrawing principally on examples and literature from the Anglosphere, the author argues that the high salience given to "trust" and "trustworthiness" in recent scholarly literature, and which (notably in Putnam's work) attributes declining trust to a widely mistrusted mass media does not acknowledge the trustbuilding potential (realised in some instances) of interactive "Web 2.0" applications. Drawing on O'Neill's proposal that trust inheres in dialogue and mutual checking and verification, the author argues that "Web 2.0" media provide a variety of instances where the "dialogic" character of "Web 2.0" has established and enhanced trustworthiness. He argues normatively for a combination of "Web 2.0" interactivity and the adoption and implementation of selfregulatory codes in order to enhance the trustworthiness of the media.trust, mass media, Web 2.0, self-regulation, trustworthiness.
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Early Childhood Intervention: Evidence from an Experimental Evaluation of the Incredible Years Parenting Program.
No full textA number of researchers and policy makers have recently argued that the most effective way of dealing with long-run disadvantage and the intergenerational transmission of poverty is through early childhood intervention and in particular policies aimed at supporting the family. This study was part of a randomised evaluation of the Incredible Years Program, which is aimed at improving the skills and parenting strategies of parents who have children with conduct problems. The results show that the treatment significantly reduced behavioural problems in young children. Furthermore our detailed cost analysis, when combined with a consideration of the potential long-run benefits associated with the programme, suggest that the long-run rate of return to society from this program is likely to be relatively high.
The place of family in Christian discipleship
No full text'Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sister, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple' (LK. 14.26).Such words sum up a dilemma which has been at the heart of Christianity since its beginnings and which remains today for all who call themselves Christian disciples. The tension between family and discipleship is a constant reality for Christians. How can the ties of family and the demands of discipleship be reconciled? This study, having clarified what the words, family' and 'discipleship' mean, goes on to consider why tension has arisen so that one is regarded as antithetical to the other; whether there is, in fact, a real tension; and how that apparent tension might be resolved. By this means, it is hoped to show the inextricable link between family and discipleship and to build a case for a more positive relationship between them than that suggested, at first sight, by the text above
Artful living and the eradication of worry in Søren Kierkegaard's interpretation of Matthew 6:24-34
No full textDanish thinker Søren Kierkegaard published fourteen discourses, across four collections, on Matthew 6:24-34. The repeated readings of the biblical text, whose themes include the choice between God and mammon, worry, what it means to consider the birds and lilies, and how to seek first the kingdom of God, converge with Kierkegaard’s interest in anxiety, despair, worry, subjectivity, indirect communication, choice, the moment, and life before God. Accordingly, the discourses make connections with his larger works, elucidate frequently explored Kierkegaardian themes in recent scholarship, and contribute to his critique of nineteenth-century Copenhagen. Additionally, the collections present an interpretation of each verse and phrase of Matthew’s text and, held up against modern Matthew scholarship, they correlate with and contribute to Sermon on the Mount and New Testament studies. Kierkegaard’s reading of Matthew also holds implications for the practice of biblical interpretation as it promotes the importance of awareness of sin, interestedness, and appropriation as central to proper reading. His emphasis on Christ as the primary exemplar of Matthew’s text adds an additional Christological element to his hermeneutic. Furthermore, the discourses serve as spiritual treatises which provide the reader with theological terminology to help confront the problem of worry and suffering. In light of a human being’s distinctiveness as imago Dei, Kierkegaard elucidates ways an individual may respond artfully to the ongoing possibility of worry, a possibility which the discourses connect with Christian anthropology and external labels associated with possessions and status. The Matthew 6 discourses intimate Kierkegaard’s sympathy with classic Christian spirituality and, in combination with the cultural-ecclesiastical critique, the creative exegesis, and the in-depth analysis of the cause of and cure for worry, his work emerges as an excellent example of spiritual theology
A Bibliography of Health Centres in the United Kingdom Supplement for 1973 and Addendum to the Original Bibliography
No full textSince the publication of the original bibliography there has been a considerable amount of new material published about health centres. We have therefore decided that it would be useful to provide a supplement to the original bibliography, listing the material published in 1973
Strategic Learning in English local authorities: the influence of Labour's modernisation agenda 1997–2010
No full textThis research explores the English local government modernisation agenda of the 1997–2010 Labour government with reference to its promotion of, and effects on, organisational learning. It does this by examining the concept of learning to learn, as constructed by local authority Chief Executives.
A synthesised analytical framework is developed by exploring the commonalities of three approaches to the exchange of knowledge: organisational learning; policy transfer, and change management.
Utilising this framework, local government modernisation is examined within the broader modernisation agenda and its historical context. This, and an examination of Best Value, the Beacon Council Scheme and the Comprehensive Performance and Area Assessments, exposes the links between modernisation and organisation learning that underpin a central contention of this research; that the success of local government modernisation relied on local authorities being better able to learn from each other.
Analysis of the data unique to this research, obtained largely through interviews with local authority Chief Executives, illuminates the way in which they construct their views of learning, modernisation and central-local relations.
The major conclusions concern the significance of networks, differences and trust and how views of each are constructed. Also important is trust within central-local relations. Modernisation consolidated the acceptance of other local authorities as sources of learning and enhanced particular characteristics conducive to learning. However, through the mechanisms utilised, modernisation also inhibited instances of learning and was less successful at embedding the concept of learning to learn within local government.
Original contributions to knowledge are made in this under-researched area through innovative use of exiting approaches to the analysis of change and learning; synthesising these provides a useful tool for the analysis of those matters. Additionally, such analysis sheds new light on the way in which local authority Chief Executives construct the world-views that shape their actions
