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Walper, Sabine und Beate Schwarz (Hrsg.): Was wird aus den Kindern? Weinheim: Juventa 1999. [Rezension]
No full textRezension von: Walper, Sabine und Beate Schwarz (Hrsg.): Was wird aus den Kindern? Weinheim: Juventa 1999, 254 S
Sabine Walper/Reinhard Pekrun (Hrsg.): Familie und Entwicklung. Aktuelle Perspektiven der Familienpsychologie. Göttingen: Hogrefe 2001. 480 S. [Rezension]
No full textRezension von: Walper, Sabine ; Pekrun, Reinhard (Hrsg.): Familie und Entwicklung
The Gothic threshold of Sabine Baring-Gould : a study of the Gothic fiction of a Victorian squarson
No full textThis thesis is a study of the Gothic fiction of Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-
1924), with particular attention given to Baring-Gould’s roles as squire and parson. I
have chosen to analyze two of Baring-Gould’s Gothic works, the novel Mehalah
(1880) and the novella Margery of Quether (1884), both which allow a particularly
profitable examination of the influence of Baring-Gould’s roles on his fiction.
In studying these texts I apply my theory of Gothic fiction as a particularly
modern genre built upon a "Gothic threshold," a meeting point of extreme opposites
which ambivalently contrasts and merges the categories of the modern and the
medieval.
In the first chapter I describe how Baring-Gould’s unique Hegelian-influenced
Tractarian philosophy influenced his creation of the dialectical setting of Mehalah. I
argue that because of this influence Mehalah should be recognized as a significant
contribution to the literature of the Oxford Movement.
In the second chapter I argue that Mehalah’s historical setting in the time of
the French Revolution and the influence of Wuthering Heights reinforce Mehalah’s
use of the “Gothic threshold” structure and contribute to its theme of ambivalent
progress.
In the third chapter I discuss the influence of Baring-Gould’s sermon-writing
on Mehalah and consider connections between Baring-Gould’s role as parson and the
novel’s botched marriage theme.
In the final chapter I discuss Margery of Quether as an innovation in the
Gothic and vampire tradition as perhaps the only Gothic work that directly dramatizes
the Land Law debate and presents that debate as a "Gothic" contest. I argue that
Margery channels Baring-Gould’s tensions as a landowner.
In the conclusion I argue that Mehalah and Margery display Baring-Gould’s
technique of constructing miniature Gothic battles that relate to larger confrontations,
and that the ultimate terror presented in these works is the conclusion of the battle
between ancient and modern forces
Social world perception in the family: a comparison of “soc” in adolescent’s biological and foster families
No full textThe aim of this work was to investigate the social world perception in families with biological and foster adolescent children. We referred, in particular, to the concept of "Sense of Coherence (SOC)" developed by Aron Antonovsky within his health-oriented approach. In front of critical event, the individual and social coping abilities are reinforced in case of high level of SOC. Therefore we hypothesised that the families that have to face not only a critical normative event as children adolescence, but also paranormative event (even if chosen) as the foster care, have an higher level of SOC the families which didn't chose to face such an experience. We wanted to evaluate the difference between the perceived social support (real and potential) by the two groups of families and wheter the perception of social world correlates with the children adjustment (both in terms of internalising and externalising). Moreover we considered the eventual gender differences. The sample is composed of 220 couples of adolescents' parents with children aged 10-17 years old. 117 were foster couples and 103 biological ones. A questionnaire in two versions (father, mother) including the SOC by Antonovsky, the Social Support Scale by Gigantesco et al., and a reduced version of Achenbach Child Behaviour Checklist, was administered. Multivariate analyses were conducted. The first results confirm that foster parents compared to biological ones showed higher scores both in Sense of Coherence Scale and in Social Support Scale. Futher analyses are in progress
Sozialisation in Schule und Hochschule
No full textHorstkemper M, Tillmann K-J. Sozialisation in Schule und Hochschule. In: Hurrelmann K, Grundmann M, Walper S, eds. Handbuch Sozialisationsforschung. 7., vollst. überarb. Weinheim: Beltz; 2008: 290-305
Aus Evaluationen lernen: Durchführung einer Meta-Evaluation zur Generierung von Empfehlungen für die Evaluationspraxis
No full textStandards for evaluation as well as meta-evaluations are important measures regarding quality management of evaluations. Therefore, the lack of research addressing these topics represents a serious issue. The present study contributes to closing this research gap by evaluating the evaluation of the Federal Program “Elternchance ist Kinderchance” (“Opportunities for Parents are Opportunities for Children”) on the basis of the German Standards for Evaluation. The central aim of this meta-evaluation is to shed light on the challenges of the evaluation process, to generate re-commendations and thus make the experience usable for future studies. In addition, the German Standards for Evaluation are tested for their applicability in meta-evaluations and a contribution is made to the professional discussion in the area of meta-evaluations and evaluation standards. As shown by the meta-evaluation, the examined evaluation can be ta¬ken as an example of a successful evaluation study, based on which various challenges in the course of the evaluation are identified, which result in numerous recommendations for evaluation practice. Moreover, the evaluation standards as well as the applied method are analyzed and discussed.
This book addresses students and scientists dealing with the topic of evaluations and looking for guidelines on how to apply evaluation standards in (meta-)evaluations.Evaluationsstandards und Meta-Evaluationen stellen wichtige Maßnahmen zur Qualitätssicherung von Evaluationen dar. Allerdings ist insbesondere im deutschen Sprachraum ein diesbezügliches Forschungsdefizit zu verzeichnen. Die vorliegende Studie leistet einen Beitrag zur Schließung dieser Forschungslücke, indem die Evaluation des Bundesprogramms „Elternchance ist Kinderchance“anhand der deutschen Standards für Evaluation evaluiert wird. Das zentrale Ziel dieser Meta-Evaluation besteht darin, die Herausforderungen im Evaluationsprozess darzulegen, aus ihnen Empfehlungen zu generieren und so die gemachten Erfahrungen für künftige Studien nutzbar zu machen. Darüber hinaus sollen die deutschen Evaluationsstandards unter anderem auf ihre Eignung für Evaluationsbewertungen geprüft sowie Beiträge zur fachlichen Diskussion im Bereich Meta-Evaluationen und Evaluationsstandards geliefert werden. Wie die Meta-Evaluation zeigt, stellt die Evaluation von „Elternchance ist Kinderchance“ ein Beispiel für eine gelungene Evaluationsstudie dar, anhand welcher vielfältige Herausforderungen im Evaluationsverlauf aufgezeigt werden können, die in zahlreichen Empfehlungen fürdie Evaluationspraxis resultieren. Weiterhin wird die Anwendbar-keit der Evaluationsstandards erörtert und die Richtlinien werden,ebenso wie die angewandte Methode, kritisch beleuchtet und diskutiert.
Das vorliegende Buch richtet sich an Studierende und For-schende, die sich mit dem Thema Evaluation befassen und einen Leitfaden für die Anwendung von Evaluationsstandards bei (Meta-)Evaluationen suchen
Supplementary materials to "Trajectories of depressive symptoms and associated risk factors from late adolescence to emerging adulthood" [Other]
No full textSupplementary materials [Other]. The related article is Pfeiffer, S., Alt, P., & Walper, S. (2025). Trajectories of depressive symptoms and associated risk factors from late adolescence to emerging adulthood. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 7(4), Article e15801. https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.15801The Supplementary Materials contain the following items: Supplement 1: Results of LCGA and GMM Analyses for Depressive Symptom Trajectories. This supplement provides detailed results of latent class growth analysis (LCGA) and growth mixture modeling (GMM) examining trajectories of depressive symptoms. For each model spe cification (linear, latent base course, quadratic, and LCGA linear), the supplement includes density plots, estimated trajectories, trajectories overlaid with raw data, and model fit indices (AIC, BIC, aBIC, entropy, VLMR/LMR p-values, and class sizes). These materials offer transparency regarding model selection and facilitate evaluation of alternative class solutions. Supplemental Table 2: Multinomial Regression Analyses of Trajectory Membership Predictors
This table presents results from multinomial regression models examining sociodemographic variables (gender, family type, parental education, immigration background) and treatment use as predictors of depressive symptom trajectory membership. Odds ratios (OR), 95% confidence intervals (CI), and p-values are reported for each class comparison.unknownunknow
Hierarchien sichtbar machen. Bedeutung der Mehrebenenanalyse für die Evaluation. Eine Analyse des Familienbildungsprogramms Elternchance ist Kinderchance
No full textThe present work used data from the evaluation of the federal programme Elternchance ist Kinderchance to provide insights into the genesis of children’s educational outcomes.
In part 1, the influence of professionals working in the education system on children’s education was examined in the accompanied families. In particular, the effects of different characteristics of professionals that promoted disparities between advantaged and disadvantaged populations were investigated to assess structural discrimination in Germany. For this purpose, it was examined to what extent the variability of the effects of a family’s educational, financial and migration background can be predicted by contextual factors in multilevel models. By combining the parental and professional level, significant differences were demonstrated between the professionals regarding the effects of parental characteristics. The multilevel analysis revealed significant protective factors that reduced structural disadvantages of the examined groups. The professionals’ target group specific sensitivity could reduce the influence of poverty risk on parental concerns before school enrolment. Cultural openness of the professionals had a compensatory effect on disadvantages caused by the parents’ migration background regarding the domestic stimulation. The frequency of counselling and supervision offered by the specialists, on the other hand, proved to be a factor that promotes disparity. It only had a beneficial effect on experienced stress for parents with a higher educational level and on children’s linguistic development only for families above the poverty level. A negative influence of professionals’ networking skills on parental trust was also proven for parents with a migration background. Other factors from both levels influenced children’s education, but without cross-level interactions.
Part 2 of the study comprised multilevel analyses of the effects of the prevention programme on the participating families. It was examined under which context conditions the training was particularly effective. The analysis of the prevention also served as a basis for assessing how multilevel analyses can be used to model context factors in evaluation studies with hierarchical data. The training could strengthen the parenting-related self-efficacy compared to the control group. In addition, multilevel analysis showed a lower structural discrimination of high-risk families by the treatment group than indicated in previous evaluation reports of the programme. The differential effects of the professionals’ work depending on parental background were not more pronounced in the intervention group in any examined outcome. However, the intervention also failed to reduce existing inequalities. In contrast to earlier results using conventional analyses of variance, a benefit of the program regarding domestic stimulation and parental concerns before school enrolment, were not confirmed by multilevel analyses.
The findings can help future programmes allocate existing resources precisely to effective elements of educational work. The significant cross-level interactions also demonstrate the applicability of multilevel analyses in the context of evaluation studies, even in the case of weak intra-class correlations. Practical recommendations for planning evaluation studies with multilevel analyses and for designing the dissemination of results were derived.Die vorliegende Arbeit verwendete die Daten der Evaluation des Bundesprogramms Elternchance ist Kinderchance, um Erkenntnisse zur Genese kindlicher Bildungsergebnisse zu liefern.
In Teil 1 der Berechnungen wurde der Einfluss pädagogischer Fachkräfte auf die kindliche Bildung in den begleiteten Familien untersucht. Speziell wurden disparitätsfördernde Wirkungen des Fachkraftverhaltens auf benachteiligte Bevölkerungsgruppen untersucht, um empirische Kenntnisse zur strukturellen Diskriminierung in Deutschland zu gewinnen. Dazu wurde überprüft, inwieweit sich die Variabilität der Effekte familialer Bildungsbenachteiligung, Armutsgefährdung und des Migrationshintergrunds mit Hilfe kontextueller Faktoren in Mehrebenenmodellen vorhersagen lassen. Durch die Verbindung von Eltern- und Fachkraftebene konnte gezeigt werden, dass es signifikante Unterschiede zwischen den Fachkräften in Bezug auf die Wirkungsstärke elterlicher Herkunftsmerkmale gibt. Die Mehrebenenanalyse deckte wirksame protektive Faktoren auf, die strukturelle Nachteile der untersuchten Gruppen nachweislich verringerten. Es zeigte sich, dass die zielgruppenspezifische Sensibilität der Fachkräfte den Einfluss der Armutsgefährdung auf elterliche Ängste vor dem Schuleintritt abschwächen konnte. Für die kulturelle Offenheit der Fachkräfte wurde eine ausgleichende Wirkung auf Benachteiligungen durch den elterlichen Migrationshintergrund hinsichtlich des häuslichen Anregungsgehalts nachgewiesen. Die Häufigkeit angebotener Beratung und Begleitung durch die Fachkräfte erwies sich hingegen als disparitätsfördernder Faktor. Sie beeinflusste das elterliche Stresserleben nur für Eltern höherer Bildungsniveaus förderlich und die sprachliche Entwicklung der Kinder nur für Familien oberhalb der Armutsschwelle. Auch ein negativer Einfluss der Vernetzungskenntnisse der Fachkräfte auf das Vertrauen von Eltern mit Migrationshintergrund zu ihrer Fachkraft wurde belegt. Weitere Faktoren der Eltern und Fachkräfte beeinflussten die kindliche Bildung, jedoch ohne Cross-Level-Interaktionen.
Teil 2 der Untersuchung umfasste Mehrebenenanalysen zu Wirkungen des Präventionsprogramms auf den Alltag der teilnehmenden Familien. Es wurde geprüft, unter welchen Kontextbedingungen die Weiterqualifikation besonders wirksam war. Die Untersuchung der Präventionsmaßnahme diente außerdem als Grundlage für die Beurteilung, wie sich Mehrebenenanalysen zur Modellierung von Kontextfaktoren in Evaluationsstudien mit hierarchischen Daten nutzen lassen. Das erziehungsbezogene Kompetenzerleben der Eltern konnte durch die Elternbegleitung umfassender gestärkt werden als in der Kontrollgruppe. Zudem wies die Mehrebenenanalyse eine geringere strukturelle Benachteiligung von Risikogruppen durch Elternbegleiterinnen und Elternbegleiter nach, als es sich in vorigen Berichten andeutete. Unterschiedliche Wirkungen der Arbeit der Fachkräfte je nach elterlichem Hintergrund waren in der Interventionsgruppe in keinem Bereich stärker ausgeprägt. Es gelang der Intervention jedoch nicht, die bereits vorhandenen Ungleichheiten abzubauen. So wurde im Gegensatz zu früheren Ergebnissen in konventionellen Varianzanalysen hinsichtlich des häuslichen Anregungsgehalts und der elterlichen Angst vorm Schuleintritt auch kein Vorteil durch die Elternbegleitung bestätigt.
Die Erkenntnisse können zukünftigen Programmen helfen, vorhandene Ressourcen zielgenau auf die wirksamen Elemente der Elternarbeit auszurichten. Die signifikanten Cross-Level-Interaktionen demonstrieren zudem die Realisierbarkeit mehrebenenanalytischer Untersuchungen im Rahmen von Evaluationsstudien, selbst bei schwachen Intraklassen-Korrelationen. Aus den Erfahrungen wurden praktische Empfehlungen zur Planung von Evaluationsstudien mit Mehrebenenanalysen und zur Gestaltung der Dissemination der Ergebnisse abgeleitet
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De Lingua Sabina: A Reappraisal of the Sabine Glosses
No full textThis thesis offers a reappraisal of the Sabine glosses through the analysis of thirty-nine words, all glossed explicitly as Sabine in ancient sources ranging from the first century BCE to the sixth century CE.
The study of the Sabine glosses found in ancient grammarians and antiquarians goes back to the beginnings of Italic scholarship. Over time, two positions on the Sabine glosses have crystallised: (a) the Sabine glosses are evidence of a personal obsession of the Republican author Varro, in whose work many Sabine glosses survive, and (b) the Sabine glosses are true remnants of a single language of which little or no epigraphic evidence has survived.
By using the neogrammarian observation that sound-change is regular and exceptionless, it is possible to ascertain whether or not the Sabine glosses are likely to be from the same language. This thesis finds that the sound-changes undergone by the Sabine glosses show no broad agreement. The developments are characteristic of different languages – Latin, Faliscan and various Sabellic languages – and many changes are mutually exclusive. This consequently throws doubt on the assertion that the Sabine glosses are all taken from one language. Instead, the glosses should be seen as part of a discourse of the relationships between Romans, Sabines and Sabellic-speaking peoples.
During the Republic, Sabines were central to Roman myth, historiography and political rhetoric. As the Sabines were a distinct people in the Roman foundation myths, but were largely Romanised in the Republican present, they became a convenient bridge between Rome and the Sabellic-speaking peoples of Central and Southern Italy, to whom Greek and Roman writers ascribed myths tracing origin back to the Sabines. This continued into the Empire, when emperors such as Claudius and Vespasian utilised their (supposed) Sabine heritage to gain ideological capital. In light of this, the phenomenon of Sabine glosses cannot be seen as one man’s interest, but as a means of reflecting on Rome’s relations with Sabellic-speaking Italy
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