1,008 research outputs found
Establishing participatory hydrological monitoring in the Nile BDC
No full textIn this video, Matthew McCartney (International Water Management Institute - IWMI) reflects on his work in the CPWF-funded Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC). He particularly focuses on the hydrological aspects and the establishment of primary monitoring stations at the three project sites
The mainstream primary classroom as a language-learning environment for children with severe and persistent language impairment - implications of recent language intervention research
No full textMany UK children with severe and persistent language impairment (SLI) attend local mainstream schools. Although this should provide an excellent language-learning environment, opportunities may be limited by difficulties in sustaining time-consuming, child-specific learning activities; restricted co-professional working, and the complex classroom environment. Two language intervention studies in mainstream Scottish primary schools showed children with SLI receiving intervention from speech and language therapists (SLTs) or their assistants made more progress in expressive language than similar children receiving intervention from education staff. Potential reasons for this difference are sought in the amount of tailored language-learning activity undertaken; how actively school staff initiated contact with SLTs; and the language demands of the classroom. Tailored language learning appears to be a differentiating factor. A language support model, reflecting views of teachers and SLTs about encouraging language development for children with SLI within the ecology of the mainstream primary classroom, is also outlined
The Science of Imaginary Solutions
No full textA group exhibition including works by Anonymous, Charles Avery, Marcel Broodthaers, Steven Claydon, Alexandre da Cunha, Matthew Darbyshire, Ruth Ewan, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Barry Flanagan, Lucio Fontana, Andy Holden, Yayoi Kusama, George Henry Longly, Ella McCartney, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Katie Schwab and David Thorpe
A series of objects forming an incomplete history from the 8th millennium BCE to the present day
Object led narratives are the backbone of museological display. We rely upon them for knowledge of a particular culture, place, or time and yet so much of what we know from archaeology and history is conjecture or best guess. The process turns upon a temporally and culturally specific participant filling in the details, evolving meaning and narrative to shape disparate objects into a coherent framework. The Science of Imaginary Solutions asserts the power of objects to tell us truths about human history, while celebrating the contingency of their meaning across changing epochs and contexts. The exhibition queries the foundation of knowledge in object led history, picking at the thin division between factual and fictional narratives by giving equal weight to historical artefacts and the work of modern and contemporary artists addressing related themes. Moving back and forth across cultures, places and periods over thousands of years, the exhibition presents a restless, shifting analysis of objects and their role in our understanding of humanity through material culture.
The Science of Imaginary Solutions takes its title from the work of absurdist playwright Alfred Jarry (1873 – 1907) best known for his play Ubu the King (1896). Developed across numerous works, ‘pataphysics, or ‘the science of imaginary solutions’, is a nonsensical philosophy, existing in the realm beyond metaphysics to examine imaginary phenomena. It exerted a significant influence upon the subsequent movements of Dada and Surrealism
Evaluation of current and future water resources development in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia
No full textLakes / Weirs / Environmental flows / Water resources development / Models / Ethiopia / Lake Tana Basin / Chara Chara Weir
Wetland Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa
No full textIn this book the authors argue for a paradigm shift in the way African wetlands are considered. Current policies and wetland management are too frequently underpinned by a perspective that views agriculture simply as a threat and disregards its important contribution to livelihoods. In rural areas where people are entrenched in poverty, wetlands (in particular wetland agriculture) have a critical role to play in supporting and developing peoples' livelihoods. Furthermore, as populations rise and climate change takes grip they will be increasingly important.
The authors argue that an approach to wetland management that is much more people focused is required. That is an approach that instead of being concerned primarily with environmental outcomes is centred on livelihood outcomes supported by the sustainable use of natural wetland resources.
The authors stress the need for Integrated Water Resource Management and landscape approaches to ensure sustainable use of wetlands throughout a river catchment and the need for wetland management interventions to engage with a wide range of stakeholders. They also assess the feasibility of creating incentives and value in wetlands to support sustainable use. Drawing on nine empirical case studies, this book highlights the different ways in which sustainable use of wetlands has been sought, each case focusing on specific issues about wetlands, agriculture and livelihoods
My Pioneering Forefather
No full textMy Pioneering Forefather, by J.E. (Sy) McCartney; signed by the author. Contributed by J Dee Walker.https://openspaces.unk.edu/kc-miscellany/1011/thumbnail.jp
3 Basic Steps for Dealing with Performance Issues
No full textExcerpt: No one wants to be secretly referred to as the ‘Office Nazi.’ Author\u27s biography: Bill McCartney is the W.E. Carter Distinguished Chair of Business Leadership and a professor of management. He can be reached at [email protected]
Overcoming Derailment in Organizations
No full textAuthor\u27s biography: Bill McCartney is the W.E. Carter Distinguished Chair of Business Leadership and a professor of management at Georgia Southern University. He can be reached at [email protected]
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