Why do they stay? : an analysis of factors influencing retention of international school teachers : a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Massey University, Albany, New Zealand

The purpose of this study was to examine factors affecting international teachers’ decisions to stay in or leave their international schools. The research questions for the study answered what individual characteristics of teachers impacted retention, how cultural distance, length of time it took to settle in, and school support affected retention, and what guided teachers to remain in their locations. The participants were 100 international teachers in ten schools across four countries. The teachers ranged from younger to older and from newly experienced to more seasoned international teachers who had been working in international schools for a long period of time. The researcher interviewed each teacher personally and used a grounded theory approach to the collection and analysis of data, coding data into themes related to the research questions. The results of the analysis suggested that the most important reasons for staying in an international school were for personal reasons, including for partners or family, age, quality of life, right ‘fit’, and level of happiness. The second most important reasons for staying in a job included professional reasons such as for the school’s philosophy, vision, administration, and for professional opportunities within the school. The third most important reason for remaining in a job was for the salary and benefits. International teachers who made an effort to get involved in their locations seemed to adjust better. The extent to which international adaptations were positive or negative varied depending on the country. The value of the present study was that the interviews gave a personal insight into the experiences of these teachers, the challenges they faced in working and adapting to new cultures, languages, and in different school settings around the world, and how these experiences impacted retention in international schools

Medulla Grammatice-Stonyhurst MS. 15 (A.1.10)

Vincent P. McCarren, Textual editor and palaeographer; Mary Ann Ritter, Technical editorThe Stonyhurst manuscript dates from the early fifteenth century. It is one of 19 such manuscripts. It glosses Medieval Latin in Middle English, was created by an unknown source, and transcribed by an anonymous monk. The digital edition presented here includes textual criticism as well as a transcription. The first three fascicles of this work, the letters A, B, & the first half of C, were published in print by Union Academique Internationále and are included here with their permission. Special appreciation for this goes to Prof. Anne Marie Turcan Verkerk, editor of Archivvm Latinitatis Medii Aevi (ALMA), for her assistance and explicit permission.https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/143140/1/Medulla_Grammatice_ABC1sthalf.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/143140/2/Medulla_Grammatice_C2ndhalf.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/143140/6/Medulla_Grammatice_DEF.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/143140/8/Medulla_Grammatice_GHIK.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/143140/10/Medulla_Grammatice_LMNO.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/143140/12/Medulla_Grammatice_PQR.pdfDescription of Medulla_Grammatice_ABC1sthalf.pdf : A, B, and the First Half of CDescription of Medulla_Grammatice_C2ndhalf.pdf : Second Half of the Letter CDescription of Medulla_Grammatice_DEF.pdf : Letters D, E, and FDescription of Medulla_Grammatice_GHIK.pdf : Letters G, H, I, and

A case study in the syntax of agreement : Hebrew noun phrases and Benoni verb phrases

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 1989.Title as it appeared in M.I.T. Graduate List, February, 1989: A case study in agreement.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 164-172).by Elizabeth Ann Ritter.Ph.D

Palladium(III)-Catalyzed Fluorination of Arylboronic Acid Derivatives

A practical, palladium-catalyzed synthesis of aryl fluorides from arylboronic acid derivatives is presented. The reaction is operationally simple and amenable to multigram-scale synthesis. Evaluation of the reaction mechanism suggests a single-electron-transfer pathway, involving a Pd(III) intermediate that has been isolated and characterized.Chemistry and Chemical Biolog

Linguistics

Contains table of contents for Section 4, an introduction and abstracts for three doctoral dissertations

Describing units of integral group rings up to commensurability

We restrict the types of 2×2-matrix rings which can occur as simple components in the Wedderburn decomposition of the rational group algebra of a finite group. This results in a description up to commensurability of the group of units of the integral group ring ZG for all finite groups G that do not have a non-commutative Frobenius complement as a quotient

Sustainable impermeable landfill barriers: The potential of using geological waste and surplus masses

This study investigated the potential to reuse excavated cement stabilised clay (CSC) and press filter residual (PFR) as impermeable landfill barriers. First, laboratory experiments including particle size distribution, consistency limits, standard Proctor and permeability tests were carried out on reconstituted samples. Subsequently, a full-scale compaction trial was performed for both materials. Nuclear density tests and results from cylinder samples were compared to evaluate the compaction behaviour. The cylinder samples were utilised to quantify the properties of the compacted soil layers. Multi-sensor core logging (MSCL) and X-ray image techniques were adopted to visualise the homogeneity of the field samples. Results showed that both the CSC and PFR are well-graded and fine-grained soils which can be classified as high plastic silts or high plastic clays. For both materials, hydraulic conductivity values, k, less than 1x10-9 m/s were obtained when compacted in the laboratory to their maximum dry densities according to standard Proctor. The field compacted samples were, however, more permeable (e.g., k = 6.1x10-8 m/s (SD = 9.1x10-8, n = 3) for CSC and k = 1.5x10-9 m/s (SD = 4.3x10-10, n = 3) for PFR at a vertical stress, σv, of 40 kPa). Both materials reached the hydraulic conductivity requirements for barriers for inert waste landfills. For the PFR, an average k < 1x10-9 m/s was obtained at σv = 160 kPa which suggests that PFR might be reused as a bottom liner for ordinary and hazardous waste. The CSC results showed a considerable variability which can be explained by its innate heterogeneity.Sustainable impermeable landfill barriers: The potential of using geological waste and surplus massespublishedVersio

Sustainable impermeable landfill barriers: The potential of using geological waste and surplus masses

This study investigated the potential to reuse excavated cement stabilised clay (CSC) and press filter residual (PFR) as impermeable landfill barriers. First, laboratory experiments including particle size distribution, consistency limits, standard Proctor and permeability tests were carried out on reconstituted samples. Subsequently, a full-scale compaction trial was performed for both materials. Nuclear density tests and results from cylinder samples were compared to evaluate the compaction behaviour. The cylinder samples were utilised to quantify the properties of the compacted soil layers. Multi-sensor core logging (MSCL) and X-ray image techniques were adopted to visualise the homogeneity of the field samples. Results showed that both the CSC and PFR are well-graded and fine-grained soils which can be classified as high plastic silts or high plastic clays. For both materials, hydraulic conductivity values, k, less than 1x10-9 m/s were obtained when compacted in the laboratory to their maximum dry densities according to standard Proctor. The field compacted samples were, however, more permeable (e.g., k = 6.1x10-8 m/s (SD = 9.1x10-8, n = 3) for CSC and k = 1.5x10-9 m/s (SD = 4.3x10-10, n = 3) for PFR at a vertical stress, σv, of 40 kPa). Both materials reached the hydraulic conductivity requirements for barriers for inert waste landfills. For the PFR, an average k < 1x10-9 m/s was obtained at σv = 160 kPa which suggests that PFR might be reused as a bottom liner for ordinary and hazardous waste. The CSC results showed a considerable variability which can be explained by its innate heterogeneity.Sustainable impermeable landfill barriers: The potential of using geological waste and surplus massespublishedVersio