352 research outputs found
A spatial divide? Trends in the incomes and socioeconomic characteristics of regions between 1996 and 2001
No full textRachel Lloyd, Mandy Yap and Ann Harding examine trends in income for different regions of Australia between 1996 and 2001, using census data. Most regions and states experienced strong income growth during the five years, although incomes in the capital cities remained much higher than in other areas of Australia. Sharp rises in housing costs offset part of the income gain in the capital cities. The paper also examines trends in a range of other socioeconomic characteristics, including education and labour force status
Towards a gender-related index for Indigenous Australians
No full textThere has been extensive research into the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous outcomes but very little of this has adopted a gender perspective. Using 2006 Census data, Yap and Biddle explore the development of a similar gender-related index as a tool to enable a relative ranking of the performance of Indigenous males and females at the regional level across a set of socioeconomic outcomes at the regional level
Binge drinking
No full textRuntime 1:30 minutesThis resource is provided for informational purposes only and may not reflect current scientific knowledge or medical recommendations.Welcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. Binge drinking is common among active-duty military personnel, according to a new study released by the University of Minnesota and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In the study, involving more than 16,000 military personnel, binge drinking was reported by 43 percent of military personnel during the past month. How does one define binge drinking? Lead author of the study, Mandy Stahre, a University of Minnesota Ph.D. student, explains. Stahre says the study shows that binge drinking is a significant public health problem. With another Public Health Moment, I’m John Finnegan.Finnegan, John; Mandy Stahre. (2009). Binge drinking. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/257616
The Human Leader: Leading from Weakness
No full textHow might human limitations empower rather than impede our leadership? Mandy Smith, author of The Vulnerable Pastor, will explore themes related to vulnerability and weakness in leadership and ministry. Interspersing teaching with guided roundtable discussion, this seminar will empower you to lead out of your deep humanity
Income, work and education: insights for closing the gap in urban Australia
No full textExisting analysis of the Closing the Gap outcomes is limited by the lack of adequate wage data for Indigenous Australians. This paper attempts to redress this situation by using a geography recently developed by the ABS - Significant Urban Areas - to document the crucial relationships between income, labour force status and education.
Abstract: Many factors contribute to differences in an individual’s command over resources. One of the factors is differences in labour market engagement and the level of education attainment across different geographical areas. However, existing analysis of the Closing the Gap outcomes is limited by the lack of adequate wage data for Indigenous Australians. Using the newly introduced geography Significant Urban Areas (SUAs), which distinguish between major cities, regional centres and remote areas, this paper analyses average personal income while adjusting for labour force status and education levels. We impute average wage data by focusing on the personal income of people who are employed full-time and assuming that the average weekly personal income is a reasonable approximation of wages. The findings suggest that wage differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in urban areas are minimal after education attainment levels are adjusted for, with a gradient in wages according to the level of qualification. There are gender differences in wages in favour of men, both across SUAs and by education level. This is partly a reflection of the structure of employment and segregation in the labour market, which can reach as high as 40 per cent in some the SUAs. Considering the importance of wage data in the theory of economic development, it is essential that direct information on wages is collected in future surveys with a substantial sample of Indigenous Australians
Changes in science content knowledge and attitudes toward science teaching of educators attending a zoo-based neuroscience professional development
No full textInformal learning environments often host teachers for learning opportunities, but little is known about the impact of these experiences on teacher professional development (PD). This article describes a unique collaborative PD experience between zoological park personnel and university faculty, examining the impact on teacher content knowledge, attitudes, and classroom lessons. Our findings suggest that the PD improved science content, but made no impact on already high attitudes toward science. In light of the high level of self-reported satisfaction and high frequency of teacher lesson plan use, we propose that the PD had other positive outcomes such as pedagogical knowledge and authentic learning experiences.John L. Pecore, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education, College of
Professional Studies at the University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL. Mandy L.
Kirchgessner is a doctoral candidate in Curriculum, Instruction and Technology in
Education at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Laura L. Carruth, PhD, is an
Associate Professor at the Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.John L. Pecore , Mandy L. Kirchgessner & Laura L. Carruth (2013) Changes in Science Content Knowledge
and Attitudes toward Science Teaching of Educators Attending a Zoo-based Neuroscience Professional Development, The
Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 86:6, 238-245Journal Articl
Property Rights and Financial Development: The Legacy of Japanese Colonial Institutions
No full textSeveral studies link modern economic performance to institutions transplanted by European colonizers and here we extend this line of research to Asia. Japan imposed its system of well-defined property rights in land on some of its Asian colonies, including Korea, Taiwan and Palau. In 1939 Japan began to survey and register private land in its island colonies, an effort that was completed in Palau but interrupted elsewhere by World War II. Within Micronesia robust economic development followed only in Palau where individual property rights were well defined. Second, we show that well-defined property rights in Korea and Taiwan secured land taxation and enabled farmers to obtain bank loans for capital improvements, principally irrigation systems. Our analytical model predicts that high costs of creating an ownership updating system and a citizen identity system discourage a short-sighted government from implementing these crucial components, the absence of which gradually makes land registration obsolete. Third, considering all of Japan’s colonies, we use the presence or absence of a land survey as an instrument to identify the causal impact of new institutions. Our estimates show that property-defining institutions were important for economic development, results that are confirmed when using a similar approach with British Colonies in Asia.
Multi-source monitoring data and numerical analyses for the assessment of settlements affecting built-up areas in variable soil conditions
No full textThis paper presents an integrated analysis based on the use of multi-source wide-area datasets consisting of hydro-mechanical properties of geomaterials, in-situ investigations/measurements (e.g. groundwater levels in wells) and innovative space-borne data (i.e. DInSAR techniques) to support numerical analyses aimed at assessing and predicting the settlements affecting built-up areas in variable soil conditions. To this aim, an expeditious procedure was developed and tested with reference to a district in Rotterdam City (The Netherlands) affected by subsidence phenomena due to the presence of heterogeneous settling strata mainly composed by peat and organic soils. The results obtained allowed investigating the role of predisposing factors of the settlement occurrence and assessing the induced damage on buildings. Considering the widespread diffusion of such geohazards, the followed procedure could help the in-charge authorities to carry out activities at urban scale aimed at identifying the areas most affected by subsidence risk and to select the most suitable and sustainable mitigation strategies.Applied MechanicsGeo-engineerin
OCHRE Local Decision Making Stage 2 Evaluation: Co-Developing the Instrument to Measure Change in Working Relationships Report
No full textThrough transferring greater decision-making and power to Aboriginal communities, the OCHRE Local Decision Making (LDM) initiative aims to transform the relationship between Aboriginal communities and the NSW Government. In order to assess whether the relationship between Aboriginal communities and the NSW Government has been transformed, CIPR (formerly CAEPR) has been commissioned to construct a culturally appropriate instrument that can measure whether there has been an increase in the number of individuals (Regional Alliances/Assemblies and public sector officials) who report a positive change in the relationship between Aboriginal people and the NSW Government. This commissioned report outlines the process of co-developing culturally appropriate instruments to enable the reporting and monitoring of changes to the working relationship across different LDM stages and LDM sites. Key themes and resulting indicators of a working relationship grounded in the perspectives and voices of parties involved in the LDM initiative are also discussed
On unregulated markets and the freedom of media the transition of the East German press after 1989
No full textThis thesis fills a gap in research, literature and our understanding of transitioning media in post-socialist countries. It tells the fascinating and complicated story of a press moving from state control to a Western free press model. The focus lies on the German Democratic Republic (GDR) between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 until after German unification in October 1990. It is a story untold in English-language literature, and it is a largely ignored part in contemporary German media history. Being written for an international readership while engaging largely with a unique moment in German and international media history, this thesis bridges a gap between national, continental and academic disciplines. Its primary question is in how far the democratic potential that existed in the moment of revolutionary change in 1989/1990 found its institutional and/or political manifestation in the post-socialist East German press. Contrary to current research, it answers this question by approaching it from the perspective of an expanding Western democratic, and market economic order. It is, thus, not concerned with case studies or one press-related sector but looks at structural change on various levels; its focus lies on the simultaneous battles fought over a free press. Core concern is the intersection between the normative role the press holds in a democratic society and that of a newly developing, or rather established expanding Western market economy.
This thesis analyzes three press-related sectors within a transitioning political setting: first, the opening of the GDR to (and sale of) West German print media; second, the reform and building of distribution infrastructures, and, third, emerging East-West joint ventures and subsequent changing newspaper ownerships. While closely interlinked, reforming distribution became the point of conflict over which issues of a “free press” were being debated. This thesis shows that nothing that happened in the GDR before, during and after the transition happened in isolation nor was it an exclusively East German problem. Instead, East Germany became the battle ground for various interests groups, East and West, but with clear and all-overshadowing interests of West German political and economic groups. These groups generally expanded and continued their long-established interests and disputes onto the newly opened political arena and economic market. Aiming for power at different levels, all had an interest in influencing media and its policies to their own advantage or, by simply circumventing them, created situations on the ground that, once put into place, were hard to change.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2020-08-01The student, Mandy Troger, accepted the attached license on 2018-07-06 at 20:31.The student, Mandy Troger, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2018-07-06 at 20:43.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2018-07-10 at 13:34.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #12765 on 2018-09-27 at 11:16:44Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-27T16:30:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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