Duty, Imperialism and Militarism in the British Public School, 1850 - 1918

Within this thesis, I investigate the ways in which British public schools, from 1850 to 1918, interacted with wider society on the themes of duty, imperial and militarism. Hierarchical systems of authority within the schools, and an emphasis on developing manly character through sport, were used to prepare boys for a leadership role within military or civic life. At the same time, a Socratic movement formed in opposition to the cult of athleticism, emphasising friendship and the arts. The entry of alumni into perceived duty-bound careers, such as the military and the civil service, were found to be driven by social advantage, as well as a sense of duty. Juvenile literature and textbooks from the period were found to encourage imperialist ideology amongst their readership, and promote moral justifications of imperialism, labelling it ‘the white man’s burden’. Investigation of middle-class girls’ schools during the same period revealed that duty was central to middle-class female identity and rigorous education and employment were believed by some to hinder a woman’s ability to perform her primary duties as wife and mother

Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project FY2018

This report marks the thirteenth year of the Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project (TMBP). The report provides performance and cost data for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. In this FY2018 annual report, there are a total of eleven service areas measured and analyzed: 1) Building Code Enforcement 2) Employment Benefits 3) Finance 4) Fire 5) Human Resources 6) Information Technology 7) Parks and Recreation 8) Planning and Zoning 9) Police 10) Property Maintenance Code Enforcement 11) Refuse Collection, Disposal, and Recycling

Differential rotation of short-lived solar filaments

We have measured the rotation rate of short-lived solar filaments as a function of their latitude. The resulting rotation curve appears to be somewhat flatter than the corresponding curve for long-lived filaments

Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project FY2011

In this FY2011 annual report, there are a total of seven services measured and analyzed: police, fire, refuse collection and disposal, employment benefits, human resources, financial services, and code enforcement/building inspection/planning and zoning

Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project FY2013

This report marks the eleventh year of the Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project (TMBP). The report provides performance and cost data for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 (Fiscal Year 2013 or FY2013). In this FY2013 annual report, there are a total of ten service areas measured and analyzed: 1) Building Code Enforcement 2) Employment Benefits 3) Finance 4) Fire 5) Human Resources 6) Parks and Recreation (new for FY2013) 7) Planning and Zoning 8) Police 9) Property Maintenance Code Enforcement 10) Refuse Collection, Disposal, and Recyclin

Editorial: Young children and art education

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Adams, J. and Atherton, F. (2018). Editorial: Young children and art education.The International Journal of Art & Design Education, 37(1), 4-5, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jade.12188. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-ArchivingThis special issue of iJADE is devoted to the art education of young children, and provides a timely platform for the dissemination of new research in this important area. For many young children their artistic experiences can prove to be some of the most profound and insightful of their early education. Although these creative moments are frequently integrated with a multitude of other educational experiences, nonetheless the artistic ones have a singularity, making them unique within the educational experience as a whole. It is the predominance of a visual epistemology that provides this specificity, and it hardly needs stating that knowing by means of the visual is of profound importance in our contemporary societies. The demonstration and the parole of this ‘knowing’ by young children should not be seen as peripheral, or as an adjunct to education. Fundamental to a well-informed art education are the critical expression of meaning and purpose, no matter how tentative these might appear. These practices entail a critical engagement with the languages of visual imagery, to which children readily adapt

The Case of Professor James W. Silver

Article about attempts by the legislature and board of trustees to try and remove James Silver from his job at the University of Mississippi; Source: AAUP Bulletinhttps://egrove.olemiss.edu/jws_clip/1030/thumbnail.jp

Tennessee Municipal Benchmarking Project FY2010

FY2010 annual report to compare the relative cost, efficiency and effectiveness of a set of municipal services by using a collaborative approach with the participating cities, and to set standards and identify best practices in municipal government for use and comparison by all Tennessee cities. Per capita average costs of providing police, fire and residential refuse services are presented