97 research outputs found
Philosophy for children: Fostering communities of philosophical enquiry and reflection in primary and secondary schools
No full textThis thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.The publications in these two volumes reflect the author's work over the past ten
years in the development of teaching thinking through philosophical enquiry in
primary and secondary schools.
Philosophy as an essential aspect of education for all young people was first
considered in the US by Professor Lipman in the early 1970s, and is now established
in more than thirty countries around the world. The publications presented here
represent key documents in the author's involvement in the development of a
curriculum for teaching thinking through philosophical enquiry in UK schools.
The publications are organised under two themes relating to teaching thinking and
philosophical enquiry which are seen as vital elements of children's learning, and are
presented as a contribution to curriculum development in schools, including the
developing of pedagogic methods and teaching materials, and as a contribution to the
professional development of teachers. Fifteen sole-author publications are included,
comprising two books, excerpts from four books, and nine published papers.
In addition to the publications this volume contains the author's commentary which
provides an introduction to the publications and an assessment of their significance
Making vision into power : Britain's acquisition of the world's first radar-based integrated air defence system 1935 - 1941
No full textThis thesis represents the first application of a current conceptual model of defence acquisition to analyse the historical process, the 1935 - 1941 British acquisition of an integrated air defence system pivoted upon the innovative technology of radar. For successful acquisition of a military capability, the model posits that balanced attention must be focused acoss eight 'lines of developmen' - not only equipment, but also doctrine and concepts, logistics, structures, personnel, organisation, training and information with an overarching requirement for interoperability. This thesis contrasts what turned out to be a successful acquisition, of radar to achive air interception capability by day in the Battle of Britain, with less successful acquisition, or radar to achieve the same capability at night, where an effective system arrived too late to ward off the Blitz. The results establish the validity of the model and its attendant lines of development concepts, and furnish new insights into acquisition processes and military history. Acquisition lessons are derived for the capability-based involvement of industry, for the experience and personality necessary for key managers at different 'life stages' of an acquisition and for the avoidance of over-rapid 'dysfunctional diffusion' of innovative technologies. Historical insights for the Battle of Britain include the sub-optimal performance, for trivial reasons, of key South Coast radars, and the critical importance of the human elements of the radar-based air defence system. For the Blitz, airborne radar hardware has previously been identified as a key problem, whereas research here exposes the greater need for accurate ground control radar, the sound selection and training of pilots and operators in new tactics, and provision of equipment maintainers and test gear. New evidence illustrates that pursuit of an alternative to radar significantly delayed the optimal solution, and throws fresh light both on personalities and on development process management
The theory and practice of brewing illustrated : containing the chemistry, history and right application of all brewing ingredients and products; a full exposition of the newly discovered principles of conversion and extraction in the mash-tun; the philosophy of climate season, and site; critiques on the modus operandi of fermentation, and the effectual prevention of acidity; also, many new practical observations on brewing London and Dublin Porter, East India Pale Ale, export stout, &c. &c
No full textby W.L. TizardHandschriftliches Exlibris: "Rich Wigfull...Sheffield" 002180363_0001 Exemplar der ETH-BI
An Opposition Commentary
No full textThe author, being the MP for Panmure and Labour Associate Spokesperson for Justice, provides a commentary on Rt Hon Justice Hardie Boys' paper, "Judicial Attitudes to Family Property". The author adopts the view of her predecessor Lianne Dalziel and the Labour Women's Council: that the law should recognise the changes in family patterns in New Zealand and should acknowledge the intent of the Human Rights Act 1993 to outlaw discrimination on the basis of marital status and sexual orientation. 
The impacts of short break provision on disabled children and families: an international literature review
No full textFor over 30 years, short breaks have been part of the landscape of support provision for families with a disabled child. Historically, the term ‘respite care’ has been used in much of the research literature concerning short breaks for families with a disabled child. However, ‘short breaks’ has become the preferred term, partly due to the negative connotations of family carers requiring ‘respite’ from their children, and partly because short breaks now encompass a much wider range of supports than out-of-home placement in specialist residential facilities (Cramer and Carlin, 2008). As such, the term ‘short breaks’ will be used throughout this review, with the exception of direct quotes from research studies where the term ‘respite’ is used by study participants or study authors
A voice from the mash-tun; being a dissertation on the ... principles of saccharification in the mash-tun of the common brewery ... with a description of the patent apparatus ...
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The metric tun : standardisation, quantification and industrialisation in the British brewing industry, 1760-1830
No full textThis thesis considers the British beer-brewing industry around 1800 as a case study exploring current themes in the history of science and technology: the imposition of
reliable standards, the use of instruments and quantities, and the nature of industrial growth. I begin by addressing Michael Combrune, author of the first thermometric
brewing account, showing the influence of Boerhaavian fermentation theory and the eighteenth-century agenda for "commercial chemistry" on his work: Combrune's
fellow brewers, however, did not generally rely on the chemical scheme of management he had established, developing instead highly localised thermometric
operations which did not challenge established understandings. Next, I consider the determination of beer strength, focusing here on the brewer John Richardson's
innovation of the saccharometer, a gravimetric philosophical instrument. I show how Richardson presented both the device and the quantity in which it was scaled, later termed the `brewer's pound, ' as offering brewery-specific advantages, in order to ensure its acceptance whilst at the same time denying its roots in the disputatious field of spirits hydrometry. Richardson did not achieve his wider goal of monopolist control over the device, but his project of saccharometric determination was widely taken up, contributing to a significant change in the composition of beer, as brewers moved from using traditional brown- malts to the saccharometrically preferable pales. This development is then reviewed in the context of an analysis of the identity of London porter, the staple brown beer of London: I investigate the relationship of porter's identity to the uniquely vast and industrialised plants which produced it. Finally, I highlight the ambiguous nature of appeals to `science' or `chemistry' before 1830 by discussing the widespread contemporary panic over adulteration, popularly assumed to
be practised by those who associated with chemists and did not pursue a `traditional' approach to brewing. This controversy was settled, I contend, only with the later
development of a common laboratory-analytical context between brewers, pharmacists and public analysts who were able to redefine the concept of adulteration itself
Pathophysiology and evaluation of food intolerance to soy using an atopic dog model
No full textThe purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that dogs sensitized to soy antigen would produce significantly greater amounts of antigen specific IgE antibody compared to a control population before and after challenges with soy, hydrolyzed soy, and non-soy diets. Further, we sought to evaluate important allergenic components of soy using Western blot analysis. Lastly, absorption and mucosal function testing using inert sugars were evaluated for our sensitized and non-sensitized controls.
Eight dogs (6 female, 2 male) were sensitized to whole soy using an established protocol. Seven dogs (3 female, 4 male) roughly age matched were used as controls. The dogs were randomly split into three groups. All dogs were fed an elimination diet of egg and Brewer's rice for six weeks. Samples were collected and each group was fed a diet of soy and rice flour, hydrolyzed soy and rice flour, or corn and rice flour for three weeks. Samples were collected and each group was fed the elimination diet followed by challenge with each of the diets. Serum was collected and stored for allergen specific IgE semi-quantitation and Western blot analysis using whole soy fractionated into globulin and whey components. A solution of monosaccharide and disaccharide sugars was administered in a volume determined by weight. Six hours after administration the dogs were catheterized and the entire urine volume was collected for measurement of sugar recovery by high pressure chromatography, followed by pulsed amphometric detection.
There was a statistically significant difference in serum IgE between sensitized and control dogs after the elimination diet, and also for each of the challenged diets. There were differences detected by Western blot analysis for allergens within the soy globulin and whey fractions for sensitized dogs compared to control dogs. There were no significant differences between sensitized and control dogs for sugar recovery for any of the diets. We conclude that although there were significant differences in measurable IgE between sensitized and control dogs, we were unable to differentiate these groups using gastrointestinal mucosal permeability and function testing
The influence of the social model of disability on the neurodiversity movement
No full textDr. Damien Milton will be giving a talk on the influence of the social model of disability on the neurodiversity movement. Dr Damian Milton is an author, consultant, Lecturer in Intellectual and Developmental Disability at Tizard Centre, University of Kent and chair of the Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC). This free event is open to staff, students and the general public and forms part of the activity for the University of Kent Disability History Month 2019
Creighton University School of Law Class of 1936
No full textGraduates|Burbridge, Gail E.; Shaughnessy, Cyril P. (Secretary); Marchetti, Peter E. (President); Blanchard, Clyde A. (Vice President); Beckenhauer, Charles B.; Chapman, James A.; Frohm, Milton R.; Friedel, Joe H.; Delehant, Bernard C.; Dodge, Joseph C.; Gallagher, James H.; Long, Robert J.; Martin, Fred S.; Conners, Andrew H.; Hunter, Byron W.; Marshall, Henry R.; Martin, Grant R.; Milnamow, Bernard M.; Moran, John C.; Moroney, John D.; Mecham, John D.; Mecham, William H.; Murray, Frank J.; Nockels, Paul F.; Smith, Ben V.; Owens, Daniel E.; Schroeder, Oren T.; Quinn, Don J.; Tizard, Richard J.; Wetz, Grant J.; Walbran, John P.; Vinardi, Bernard E.; Thornton, T. Eugene; Wintroub, Murray M.|26 x 31 in. (portrait
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