Analysis Of Progressive Elementary Education With Proposals For The Improvement Of Instruction In Cuney Elementary School - San Antonio, Texas

Origin of the Problem For more than a year this study was undertaken there was in the mind of the writer some agitation; there was uncertainly concerning the program of Cuney Elementary school; there was a questioning or disturbance or disturbance over the procedures used in the school. As a result, there developed the challenge to study the situation, to appraise the school, to attempt to determine to what extent the program approximated the progressive criteria. The objective of the study are to determine what progressive procedures are, as advocated by accepted authorities; to determine, by a comparison of such procedures, wherein, if at all, the program of the school in question fails to meet the criteria set up by such authorities and to suggest improvements if it is found that improvements can be made. Statement of problem The writer is of the belief that pupils of traditional schools are not adequately prepared to meet and to solve the problems of life. The challenge has arisen in her mind to learn what progressive procedures are and to determine which of such procedures are applicable to the situation at Cuney School if it is found that the application of such procedures will be an improvement of the program of instruction in said school

New environmental governance

This thesis empirically examines a bold and profoundly new way of governing environmental problems. This so called “new environmental governance” (NEG) is palpable around the globe and aims to overcome the limitations of the interventionist state and its market alternative to offer more effective and legitimate solutions to today’s most pressing environmental problems. To counter the pathologies of these traditional approaches, NEG emphasises a host of novel characteristics including participation, collaboration, decentralisation, deliberation, flexibility, learning and adaptation and “new” forms of accountability. While these unique features have generated significant praise and excitement from scholars, there has in fact been very few systematic evaluations of NEG programs in practice, and it is still unclear whether this unique approach will in fact “work”, and if so, when and how. Responding to these issues, this study seeks to contribute to closing the gap between theory and practice by examining the conditions under which we can achieve “good” NEG. Focusing its inquiry around some of the most central, controversial and/or under researched characteristics of NEG, the thesis provides insights into the conditions under which we can best achieve successful collaboration, effective learning and adaptation, meaningful participatory and deliberative governance and effective forms of accountability. To derive its insights the thesis examines three Australian experiments in NEG that cover point source pollution, diffuse urban pollution and natural resource management. Comparing across these diverse cases ensures the study goes beyond the limited existing research by capturing a wide diversity of conditions and offering unique comparative insights into the operation of NEG in different policy areas. The findings that emerge suggest that NEG can work, but it may not be as straightforward or as effective as many may hope. This conclusion leads the thesis to identify seven key conditions or pillars of “good” NEG that are central to its success and can provide useful guidance for practitioners and scholars. The thesis also reveals four additional key insights for NEG theory. First, the findings suggested that NEG in practice supports claims by both critics and proponents of NEG’s novel approach to governance. This leads the thesis to counsel both sides to put the boxing gloves to one side and better respond to the world as it is rather than as they would like it to be. Second the thesis’ research confirms the hybridity hypothesis regarding the interaction between law and new governance. Thirdly, it provides some key insights into the role of the State, suggesting that it remains strong and active, but pointing to the need for normative theories to better address the thesis’ findings regarding the risks of State authority. Finally it draws on empirical insights to highlight the divergent types of non government actors involved in NEG, and details the different consequences each pose for NEG's participatory aspirations

Ban on toxic mercury looms in sugar cane farming, but Australia still has a way to go

This month, federal authorities finally announced an upcoming ban on mercury-containing pesticide in Australia. We are one of the last countries in the world to do so, despite overwhelming evidence over more than 60 years that mercury use as fungicide in agriculture is dangerous

Shaping Unconventional Gas Regulation: Industry Influence and Risks of Agency Capture in Texas, Colorado and Queensland

Unconventional gas has quickly become a significant energy resource and a site of contestation over the nature and outcome its regulatory processes. Central to this contest are issues of power and capture and the implications for achieving sustainable energy regulation. The influence of dominant industry players can be a serious obstacle for transitions beyond established energy regimes, and can negatively affect the sustainability of energy policy and implementation. Drawing on interviews across three case studies in Texas, Colorado and Queensland, this article examines perceptions of unconventional gas regulators and regulations. It finds a general view from interviewees that economic interests within the unconventional gas industry have influenced regulation, and that this influence is a significant explanation for the failures of regulation and policy to address a number of environmental and societal concerns. Variations are identified between the cases in terms of the extent of possible industry influence, but all three cases reveal common points of vulnerability, including economic arrangements, suboptimal organisational structures, expertise imbalances, limited agency funding and “revolving doors” of staff. The findings suggest that fully addressing these challenges through law alone will be difficult, and instead highlights three governance pathways that could be pursued beyond state law to achieve more effective and sustainable unconventional gas governance

Conjunctive Management Through Collective Action

This chapter focuses on the interaction between conjunctive management and collective action. Collective action has several characteristics that provide a natural ‘fit’ with conjunctive management. These include building trust and ownership to enhance water user’s acceptance of the need for better and more integrated management and resolving conflict and facilitating trade-offs between and across water users. But what are the opportunities and challenges for conjunctive management through collective action? And what types of settings encourage broadbased collective action by water users and governments? These questions are addressed through a comparative analysis of specific instances of groundwater governance in Australia, Spain, and the western United States of America. For each case, the diverse policy and institutional settings are explained, and consideration given to the motivators for, and successes of, conjunctive management and collective action. The chapter draws comparisons across the cases to suggest lessons on incentives for conjunctive management, as well as exploring its challenges, before identifying future directions for more effective integrated water management.This research was partially funded by an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE140101216) and an ARC Linkage Grant (LP130100967)

Earth System Law: Exploring New Frontiers in Legal Science

The Anthropocene requires of us to rethink global governance challenges and effective responses with a more holistic understanding of the earth system as a single intertwined social-ecological system. Law, in particular, will have to embrace such a holistic earth system perspective in order to deal more effectively with the Anthropocene’s predicaments. While a growing number of scholars have tried to reimagine law and legal scholarship in a more holistic way, these attempts remain siloed. What is required is a shared epistemic framework to enable and enhance collaborative intradisciplinary and interdisciplinary research and co-learning that go hand in hand with thorough transdisciplinary stakeholder engagement. We argue that the nascent concept of earth system law offers such an overarching epistemic framework. This article serves as an invitation to fellow explorers from various legal fields, other disciplines, and from a wide range of stakeholders to explore new frontiers in earth system law. Our aim is to further stimulate the study of earth system law, and to encourage collaboration and co-learning in a fertile epistemic space that we share

Shakeout in the Early Commercial Airframe Industry

The commercial airframe industry in the US experienced a shakeout from the early 1930s into the post‐Second World War period. Unlike shakeouts in automobiles, tyres, or televisions, the commercial airframe industry\u27s early life cycle was affected by external factors, particularly government demand. Using newly digitized data on all planes introduced in the commercial market between 1926 and 1965, we find that commercial airframe manufacturers with bomber contracts during the Second World War were more likely to have postwar market share than firms without such contracts, controlling for plane characteristics and other forms of government contracting. We attribute the effect of bomber contracts to advantages in R&D learning capacity acquired by firms with military airframe contracts. Despite low (or zero) initial presence in the commercial market, these learning capacity advantages allowed such firms to survive the early period of the shakeout, and later to thrive

The political ontology of collaborative water governance

This article examines the various definitions of, and analytical approaches to, collaborative water governance (CWG). While the concept’s usage has increased over the past decade, there lacks any deep engagement with the concept of the political at the heart of CWG. This article argues that contemporary approaches to CWG risk emptying the concept of its utility and coherence. Correcting this deficiency requires a focus on the social and ideational constructions of water. This will strengthen future collaborative water arrangements and enable deeper appreciation of the ways the political makes and remakes what is possible in water governance