The School Library Supervisor at the State Level

The problems confronting the school library supervisor fall in a pattern of categories although there is much overlapping. This chapter deals with some of the problems which stand out under these various headings: I - Understanding the state as a whole and its needs. II - The supervisor's capacity for the job. Ill - The supervisor's responsibilities. IV - The supervisor's use of time. V - The Supervisor's Techniques. VI - Evaluating the supervisor's program.published or submitted for publicatio

Technological Linkages, Market Structure, and Optimum Production Policies

There has been an increased interest in the efficacy of industrial policy. We show that policy design for vertically-related industries hinges on the nature of market interactions as well as technological linkages. Using a model in which final-good producers realize productivity gains from increasing domestic specialization of intermediate processes, we find no theoretical basis for presuming that an imperfectly competitive intermediates sector restricts output below the optimal level or that the market produces too many varieties. The direction of distortion depends on the relationship between the extent of the external economy and the market power of individual intermediates producers. Optimal corrective policies require two instruments: an output subsidy and a lump-sum tax or subsidy. If only one instrument is available, it may be optimal to tax instead of subsidize the externality-generating activity.

Supporting people with cognitive disabilities in decision making – processes and dilemmas

The exploratory study found that participants, including those with cognitive disability, mostly supported the broad concept of supported decision making. However supporters saw this as a complex, dynamic and frequently chaotic process. Fundamental to the process were relationships and tailoring support to the individual. The skills and knowledge required included communication skills, self-awareness, the capacity for reflective discussion, conflict resolution skills, and knowledge of strategies for tailoring the decision making process to the individual. The study revealed multiple dilemmas and tensions associated with supporting someone with cognitive disability to make a decision but most commonly mentioned were remaining neutral, managing conflicting perspectives amongst differing supporters, balancing rights with risk and best interests, and resource constraints. The study provides some key insights into the practice of supporting people with cognitive disability to make decisions and knowledge that can be incorporated into training programs for people in this role. The findings also highlight the need for further research in this area, particularly in relation to ‘what works’ in support for decision making for people with cognitive disabilit

“Blooming” and “Echoes”

My two senior concerts were born of very different impulses. As a double major with the biology department, I am always looking for ways to connect these two equally important parts of myself. After discovering a love for plants in my Junior year, I began to find much artistic and emotional inspiration in plant life. I was not only interested in the biology of plants, but also how human and plant lives intersect. We often fail to see them, yet we give each other life. We move constantly, but they remain in the same location for their whole lives. Without even knowing it, we are often tied to places of comfort by the plants that live with us. In addition to this interest in plants, I have also become interested in expanding my art beyond the medium of music. However, I am limited in that music is one of the only arts I have ever studied. These two lines of discovery came together in my first concert, “Blooming”. In this concert, I programmed piano music written about or inspired by plants. I collaborated with composition student Oga Li to include their piece “THROUGH” on the program. I also worked with photography student Riley Truchel to pair her photographs of or inspired by plant life with the music that I played. The result was a multisensory exploration of plants and their depiction by humans. For my second concert, I was initially driven to create a concert solely of chamber music. I always find music most enjoyable and rewarding when I am making it with other people. Though I have had opportunities to grow in my chamber music at Bard, I haven’t been able to take on large works or work with the same group of people for an extended period of time. I was hoping to more deeply explore working with other musicians by programming my whole concert around this kind of music. However, as my interests in baroque music and organ playing expanded, my concert began to change shape to accommodate these interests. Simultaneously, I experienced a loss that made me think more deeply about all of the previous losses in my life. As I spent my time contemplating this, my project became more philosophically focused. The final product, “Echoes”, is a conglomeration of all of these themes. Framing the concert at the beginning, middle, and end are three baroque songs, which I programmed both due to my love of the music and to acknowledge the time I have spent over the last two years learning about continuo playing. These songs, along with a set of piano trios, allowed me to collaborate with other musicians, as was the original plan for this concert. They also allowed me to include organ music on the program (in addition to a solo organ piece), representing my passion for this new instrument that I have learned while at Bard. The solo piano works are united only by my deep love for them. Each one took me in new directions that music had not taken me before. In putting this program together, I began contemplating how I may make music both for the people who are here to listen and for those who are gone. My focus when performing or constructing a program is always offering the listener opportunities to walk with the music in whatever direction they would like. For this concert, this ideal expanded into an attempt to create music that makes space for the listener to sit for a moment with those people in their lives who are gone. I hoped to offer a space of contemplation of not only the absence of those who have left, but also a renewed recognition of what they have left behind with us

A typology of cultures

Aus anthropologischer Sicht wird sich mit soziologischen Kulturtheorien auseinandergesetzt. Ausgehend von der Glaubwürdigkeit von wissenschaftlichen Prognosen über die Entwicklung der Biosphäre (Ausdehnung des Ackerlandes, Abholzung der Wälder, Trockenlegung von Feuchtgebieten) werden Aussagen über die kulturelle Entwicklung und Typolisierung thematisiert. Die These ist, daß sich die Ansichten über die ökologische Entwicklung polarisieren. Die Idee ist, diese Ansichten über die Entwicklung der Natur bei der Debatte über die Kultur miteinzubeziehen. Anhand ihrer Stellung zu Entwicklung und Natur sollen die Soziologen sich selbst analysieren und diese Selbstsicht bei der Analyse des Sozialen und der Kultur berücksichtigen. (GF

An aesthetic view of the relation between culture and nature

Die Autorin erörtert in ihrer Vorlesung zunächst einige Fragen nach dem Wesen und Verständnis eines Bias in der Anthropologie sowie die Probleme von wissenschaftlicher Objektivität. Sie wirft anschließend die Frage auf, warum es nicht gelingt, eine starke, weltweite Bewegung zum Schutz der Umwelt vor globaler Erwärmung zu mobilisieren. Dies verweist ihrer Meinung nach auf die grundsätzliche Frage, wie Solidarität unter den Menschen ohne eine damit einhergehende Autorität und Macht möglich ist. Sie berichtet hierzu ausführlich über das Volk der Pygmäe (Zwergmenschen), die in den Urwäldern des Äquators leben und in der Region Kasai der Demokratischen Republik Kongo eine Jagdgesellschaft gegründet haben, in denen sich eine starke Solidarität ohne Machtstrukturen beim Kampf gegen die Umweltgefahren herausgebildet hat. Die Autorin diskutiert anhand dieses Beispiels neue ästhetische Methoden und Perspektiven bei der Untersuchung des Verhältnisses von Kultur und Natur. (ICI

A Feeling for Hierarchy

Mary Douglas gives a talk on the interdependence of anthropology and faith in her own life. She remarks, especially in the topic of hierarchy, that the relation between religion and anthropology is a natural one. For her, connections are made through many media, such as Scripture, family structure, workplace interactions and university studies.https://ecommons.udayton.edu/uscc_marianist_award/1013/thumbnail.jp