The lives and careers of female teachers in a rural New Zealand secondary school : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand

This study explored the lives and careers of six female secondary school teachers who have worked in the rural secondary school, Central Hawkes bay College. The study used an overarching method of life history. The data which formed the basis of this research were collected via semi structured interviews with the six interviewees whose careers span from 1960 to the present day. The women reflected on their time teaching at Central Hawkes Bay College and described their experiences through the use of narrative and personal anecdote. This thesis explores the lives and careers of these women in relation to their experiences living and working in a rural community. The discussion focused on; their initial arrival in the community, their sense of belonging both in the community and at school, the private public nature of teaching in a rural community, the impact of both teaching, and specifically teaching in a rural community, had on their family life, factors relating to NCEA, and the emotionality of teaching. The main findings from this study discussed the evidence gathered on feelings of belonging on arriving in a new community, It identified the respect and care experienced by the six teachers, and the intersecting of both their private and public lives, both in a positive and negative way. Interviewees discussed the challenges associated with moderation and learning opportunities, and, increased workload generated by NCEA in a rural secondary school. Also acknowledged and discussed was the role emotionality plays within teaching, specifically within different career stages

An ontological framework for contextualising information in hypermedia systems

University of Technology, Sydney. Faculty of Engineering.The Internet has become part of everyday modern life. A central component of the Internet is the World Wide Web. With hundreds of millions of users trying to find information they need amongst billions of pages, there is an urgent need for tools that help users find the information they need. A key element in assisting users find information is their context. Being able to model and store a user's context provides information about the user that can be used to augment their information-seeking behaviours. This work investigated the hypothesis that it is possible to create an ontology of context that can be used to create tools that users perceive to be useful and easy to use when performing information-seeking behaviours on the World Wide Web. This hypothesis was investigated through three research stages. First, a concept of context was developed that applies to information-seeking behaviours on the World Wide Web. Next, this concept was modelled using an ontology, and a software framework was created based on this ontology. This framework was used to create tools that augment the information-seeking behaviours of users of the World Wide Web. Finally, an empirical evaluation of these tools was performed to determine if they were perceived to be useful and easy to use. The results of the evaluation indicate that the tools constructed were perceived to be useful and easy to use, providing evidence that supports the validity of the hypothesis. This outcome encourages further research and development into using an ontology of context to develop tools that help people using the World Wide Web to find the information that they need

Buying by the bucketful: a comparative study of e-book acquisition strategies

The University of Liverpool (UoL) has been subscribing to and purchasing e-book packages since 2006. This article describes UoL’s experiences of evaluating the use and value of such packages, and considers whether alternative purchasing strategies – single-title selection (also known as ‘firm orders’), patron-driven acquisition (PDA) or evidence-based selection (EBS) – might offer a more cost-effective way to meet users’ needs. The discussion is informed by evidence from the University of Liverpool COUNTER usage statistics and includes modelling of the costs that might result from observed usage patterns if a PDA purchasing model were applied. Criteria for evaluating the success of e-book packages are discussed, including a consideration of how value for money can be calculated for different e-book purchasing models. An outline is provided of the implications for managing acquisitions budgets when e-book collections form part of the acquisitions strategy

Energy and the National Defense

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the war between Iran and Iraq underline the grim thesis of this book. Howard Bucknell argues that our dependence upon foreign oil poses an unequaled threat not only to our security as a nation but also to the fabric of our society. He issues a call for confronting this imminent crisis, for conservation and for the urgent development of new sources of energy. A 1944 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Howard Bucknell III commanded a number of ships while on active duty, including the nuclear-powered submarines U.S.S. Snook and U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt. Formerly director of the Energy and National Security Project at the Ohio State university, he is now president of John Addison Cobb Associates, a consortium of independent energy analysis. This carefully researched and documented book should be required reading for all Americans. It will cause liberals pain and give anguish to conservatives. —John J. McKettahttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_political_science_american_politics/1008/thumbnail.jp

Comparative cytogenetics in the genus Trifolium section Trifolium (clover) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Plant Biology at Massey University

Five species in genus Trifolium section Trifolium were investigated cytologically. The species investigated were T. pratense, T. hirtum, T. incarnatum, T. alexandrinum and T. striatum. A new modified air-dried technique was used to prepare the chromosomes in order to overcome difficulties related to small chromosome size and also to produce metaphases suitable for fluorescence in situ hybridisation. Chromosome numbers were confirmed for all species. T. hirtum was morphometrically analysed using the confocal microscope and Silicon Graphics image analysis software, C-banded, Q-banded and subjected to fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH). The FISH revealed a unique distribution pattern for 18s and 5s rDNA with the 5s and 18s signals present on the satellited chromosome pair only. For 5s rDNA, hybridisation sites were observed in three areas of the satellited chromosome, two of those sites were on either side of the 18s signal. Idiograms showing chromosome lengths and the position of C-bands were also produced. T. pratense was Q-banded and its chromosome number confirmed as 2n=2x=14. The chromosome number of T. incarnatum was confirmed as 2n=2x=14 rather than 2n=2x=16 as reported in some literature; the species was also C- banded. The chromosome number of T. alexandrinum was confirmed as 2n=2x=16. The chromosome number of T. striatum was confirmed as 2n=2x=14. This is the first time any species in the genus Trifolium section Trifolium have been successfully C-banded, Q-banded, and subjected to fluorescence in situ hybridisation. The information gained will go some way towards illuminating the evolutionary relationships between species in the section Trifolium and also in the genus Trifolium, whilst also giving support to breeding programs in place and those planned for the future

An investigation into the effect of surveillance drones on textile evidence at crime scenes

With increasing numbers of Police forces using drones for crime scene surveillance, the effect of the drones on trace evidence present needs evaluation. In this investigation the effect of flying a quadcopter drone at different heights over a controlled scene and taking off at different distances from the scene were measured. Yarn was placed on a range of floor surfaces and the number lost or moved from their original position was recorded.It was possible to estimate "safe" distances above and take off distance from the bath mat (2. m and 1. m respectively), and carpet tile (3. m and 1. m) which were the roughest surfaces. The maximum distances tested of 5. m above and 2. m from was not far enough to prevent significant disturbance with the other floor surfaces. This report illustrates the importance of considering the impact of new technologies into a forensic workflow on established forensic evidence prior to implementation

The reaction against naturalism as represented by Romain Rolland

This item was digitized by the Internet Archive. Thesis (M.A.)--Boston Universityhttps://archive.org/details/thereactionagain00buc