Dorothy (Black) Davies interview

Dorothy (Black) Davies was the daughter of George Harold Black, who served as president of Washington State Normal School from 1916 to 1930. Davies attended Washington State Normal School (predecessor to Central Washington University). She passed away in 1986.https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cwura_interviews/1047/thumbnail.jp

3 PLY: exploring the limits and possibilities for transformative workplace learning in Irish schools

In this paper we report on preliminary research conducted in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland by researchers at Dublin City University and the University of Ulster. The research considered the limits and possibilities for meaningful workplace learning for young people to support their transition to sustainable employment in the post-Global Financial Crisis context. In the research, we adopted the term ‘workplace learning’ as opposed to the term ‘workbased learning’ as it underscores our interest in learning that happens in a real workplace rather than learning that might happen in schools while targeted at future work endeavours. Our specific focus was on the forms of workplace learning that are organized within the context of the senior school curriculum and their role in enhancing youth transition and a consideration of what concepts from Actor Network Theory (Latour 2007) might offer in analysing the data. Funded by the Irish Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS), the research was conducted in 2013 and is now being further developed into a paper for submission to the Journal of Teacher Education

3PLY - Exploring the potential for transformative workplace learning for and by teachers

In the context of changes to the educational settlement (Vickers 2008) and an increasing overlap of education and work, this research project concerns the learning that happens on the part of teachers and students ‘around’ workplace learning initiatives associated with the senior years of second level schooling across the island of Ireland. The field research was undertaken in two schools in the Republic of Ireland and four schools in Northern Ireland during the period between September and November 2013. Further data was generated by way of desktop research of policy documents and extant research, and through the circulation of online surveys with the support of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors in the Republic of Ireland and the Northern Ireland Schools’ Careers Association. The researchers make a number of recommendations around resourcing, timetabling and management; professional development; collaboration; communication and assessment

Dial Legibility as a Function of Scale Graduation and Dial Shape

The study of dial legibility in terms of accuracy of reading has been carried on from two approaches. In one of these the dial shape is varied, while the graduations are held constant. The other approach is to hold shape constant and to vary the number of graduations. The present study presents a combination of the two earlier approaches, with shapes and graduations both being varied. Sixty dials were presented in booklets to forty Ss, who read them to the nearest 0.1 cm. while being timed. The results indicate that in dial reading situations where exposure time is not limited there is a significant difference among graduations but not among dials

The Lantern Vol. 3, No. 1, December 1934

• Magic Words • The Old Trappe Church • The Light of Life • Edwin Markham: Impressions • Increment (A Christmas Thought) • Our Christmas • What Price Forgetting? • Autumn • The Old Parson • Zacharias Ursinus • Inspiration • A Scrap-Book of Memories • A Campus Saunterhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern/1004/thumbnail.jp

Portfolio Vol. III N 1

Metcalf, Caroline. Master of the World. Prose. 3-5. Phillips, Alison. Eulogies. Poetry. 6. Chadeayne, Robert O. Oak Street. Picture. 6. Bethune, Don. Denisonism. Prose. 7-8. Maxwell, Bob. My Star. Prose. 9-11. V_______, S_______. Poet Philosopher. Poetry. 12. Ewart, Alison. Pious Fraud. Prose. 13-15. Beckham, Adela. Reflections. Poetry. 16. Velicka, Edward. Portrait. Picture. 16. Deane, Dorothy. Review of New Books. Prose. 17. Smith, Bob. Review of New Recordings. Prose. 17. Franke, Ruth. Original Designs. Picture. 18. Black, Jim. Drama. Prose. 19-20. Nadel, Norman S. Initial Plunge. Prose. 23-24

Learning to collaborate: Can young children develop better communication strategies through collaboration with a more popular peer

Unpopular children are known to have poor communication skills and experience difficulty in collaborative situations. This study investigated whether pairing unpopular, 5 to 6 year-old, children with a more popular peer would promote more effective collaboration. The study also investigated differences in popular and unpopular children's verbal and non-verbal communication. Thirty-six girls and 36 boys were placed in one of 12 popular, 12 unpopular or 12 mixed pairs. There were no mixed gender pairs. Children were filmed playing a collaborative game. Collaboration in popular pairs was more successful and less disputational than in unpopular pairs. Boys in unpopular pairs broke the rules of the game more often, argued more and did not monitoring their partners' facial expressions effectively. With popular partners they argued less, were more likely to elaborate disagreements, looked at their partner for longer, smiled more and were more likely to offer him a small toy. Unpopular girls' interactions were not markedly disruptive but they clearly benefited from being paired with a child with good communication skills. Popular girls modified their behaviour to take into account an unpopular partner's need for support. These findings suggest that pairing popular and unpopular children may be a useful classroom organisation strategy

Portfolio Vol. II N 4

Browne, Phil. Alumni . Picture. 2. Martindale, Virginia. A Statue By Jude . Prose. 3. Maxwell, Robert. Reflections . Poem. 6. Lewis, Lucy. Quiet Zone . Prose. 7. Varney, Chester. Tinder Box . Prose. 9. Beckham, Adela. Spring Harvest . Poem. 10. Beckham, Adela. Morning . Poem. 10. Black, James. The Drama at Denison . Prose. 11. Mackie, Reino. Landscape . Picture. 6. Flory, Doris. April Showers . Poem. 14. Flory, Doris. Aspiration . Poem. 14. Wager, Dick. Solitude . Poem. 14. Wager, Dick. Regret . Poem. 14. Bastida, Sorella y. Children on the Beach . Picture. 14. Saunders, Paul. Review of New Books . Prose. 15. Smith, Bob. Review of New Recordings . Prose. 15. Mitchell, Dave. A Farmyard . Picture. 16. Bonnet, Elsie. Hidden Village . Picture. 16. Taylor, Dave. Concerning Art . Prose. 17. Browne, Phil. Master Craftsman . Picture. 18. Deeds, Ed. Brothers, Sing On . Prose. 19. Boyd, Kate Olive. Spring at Denison . Poem. 20. Barss, William. Landscape . Picture. 20. Deane, Dorothy. The Taming of the Shrew . Prose. 21

‘Re-reading Raphael Samuel: Politics, Personality and Performance’

For British historian Raphael Samuel, history and politics were inextricable. Best known as the founder of the history workshop movement, the controversial historian took his stance on the democratisation of history-making, becoming an outspoken advocate for public history. Despite making a significant contribution to contemporary historiography, he remains a neglected, even disparaged, figure. This paper contends that the most significant aspect of Samuel’s historical work was not one or other theory of history or argument about the past but his entire way of being an historian. Samuel embodied as much as expressed his ideas, consciously using his personality as a powerful political tool. It is further argued that conventional approaches to intellectual history, focusing on textual outputs, do not fully recognise the significance of performative modes of thinking. Theoretical approaches to performance as identity offer important insight here but can be too schematic in their view of applied and enacted thought. A biographical approach, by contrast, provides the intimate perspective necessary to fully appreciate the fluidity and complexity of such a personality. The paper first situates Samuel in the context of his earlier life, focusing on how and why he created such a public persona and how he adapted it in response to changing circumstances. It then considers the implications and effectiveness of this persona by assessing how it was perceived and narrated by others, acknowledging, in the process, why different groups engaged with and interpreted it differently

Rating early child development outcome measurement tools for routine health programme use.

BACKGROUND: Identification of children at risk of developmental delay and/or impairment requires valid measurement of early child development (ECD). We systematically assess ECD measurement tools for accuracy and feasibility for use in routine services in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC). METHODS: Building on World Bank and peer-reviewed literature reviews, we identified available ECD measurement tools for children aged 0-3 years used in ≥1 LMIC and matrixed these according to when (child age) and what (ECD domains) they measure at population or individual level. Tools measuring <2 years and covering ≥3 developmental domains, including cognition, were rated for accuracy and feasibility criteria using a rating approach derived from Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations. RESULTS: 61 tools were initially identified, 8% (n=5) population-level and 92% (n=56) individual-level screening or ability tests. Of these, 27 tools covering ≥3 domains beginning <2 years of age were selected for rating accuracy and feasibility. Recently developed population-level tools (n=2) rated highly overall, particularly in reliability, cultural adaptability, administration time and geographical uptake. Individual-level tool (n=25) ratings were variable, generally highest for reliability and lowest for accessibility, training, clinical relevance and geographical uptake. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Although multiple measurement tools exist, few are designed for multidomain ECD measurement in young children, especially in LMIC. No available tools rated strongly across all accuracy and feasibility criteria with accessibility, training requirements, clinical relevance and geographical uptake being poor for most tools. Further research is recommended to explore this gap in fit-for-purpose tools to monitor ECD in routine LMIC health services