The Seeker

This book is dedicated to acknowledge and honour the work Prof John P Keeves. A seeker of knowledge, John is exemplary in highlighting the nexus between instruction, learning and research. John’s diversity of learning experiences and contributions to students, colleagues and the broader community are highlighted through the broad range of articles in the book. PART 1 FROM SCHOOL TO UNIVERSITY Chapter 1 Observations from a Family Perspective by John S. Keeves & Wendy Keech Chapter 2 Student Days at PAC by Ren Potts Chapter 3 Prince Alfred College 1934-1977 by Murray Thompson & Alan Dennis Chapter 4 John’s Reflection of PAC and beyond by Ron Gibbs & Murray Thompson Chapter 5 Teaching Days at PAC 1947-49, 52-56, 58-61 by David Prest Chapter 6 Wesley College Council by David Prest Chapter 7 Port Willunga by David Prest Chapter 8 Teacher and Scout Leader by John Willoughby PART 2 CONTRIBUTIONS AND COLLABORATIONS BEYOND AUSTRALIA Chapter 9 Ten Questions by which to Judge the Soundness of Educational Achievement Surveys by T. Neville Postlethwaite Chapter 10 Exploring the Effects of Language Proficiency upon Secondary Students’ Performance in Mathematics in a Developing Context by Sarah J Howie & Tjeerd Plomp Chapter 11 The Subversive Influence of Formative Assessment by Paul Black Chapter 12 Diversity of Research on Teaching by Toh Kok Aun PART 3 FLINDERS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND BEYOND Chapter 13 Investigating Good Quality Knowledge about Learning and Teaching by Michael J. Lawson & Helen Askell-Williams Chapter 14 Future Directions for the Reform of Education in Oceania by G R (Bob) Teasdale Chapter 15 Students’ Knowledge of Normal Swallowing: Tracking Growth and Determining Variables by Ingrid Scholten Chapter 16 Rasch Scaling and the Judging of Produce by Murray Thompson Chapter 17 Modelling and Experiments by Tony Gibbons Chapter 18 Theological Education and the Identity of the Uniting Church in Australia by Andrew Dutney Chapter 19 Teaching Out of the Unconscious: The Role of Shadow and Archetype by Robert Matthews Chapter 20 Collaboration over the Net: HTML & Java, the Necessary Tools by Sivakumar Alagumalai & Jury Mohyla Chapter 21 Factors Influencing Reading Achievement in Germany and Finland: Evidence from PISA 2000 by Dieter Kotte & Petra Lietz Epilogue Lifelong Learning and the Place for ICT: Learning and Research for the Twenty-first Century by John P. Keeveshttps://research.acer.edu.au/saier/1014/thumbnail.jp

Contributions to the Quaternary Geology of Northern Maine and Adjacent Canada

Contributions to the Quaternary Geology of Northern Maine and Adjacent Canada Bulletin 37 - Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation, Augusta, Maine 04333 (1988). Contents: Introduction / A GEOMORPHIC METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING PALEO ICE SHEETS, Part I: GLACIAL GEOLOGY. - T. Hughes and J. Fastook / A GEOMORPHIC METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING PALEO ICE SHEETS, Part II: GLACIOLOGY. - J. Fastook and T. Hughes / TILL STRATIGRAPHY AT THE BALD MOUNTAIN MINE SITE, NORTHERN MAINE - W. R. Holland and F. F. Bragdon / GLACIAL DISPERSAL FROM THE PRIESTLY LAKE AND DEBOULLIE PLUTONS, NORTHERN MAINE - E. F. Halter / GLACIATION OF NORTHWESTERN MAINE - T. V. Lowell and J. S. Kite / AN UNUSUAL GLACIAL STRATIGRAPHY EXPOSED IN THE AROOSTOOK RIVER VALLEY, NORTHERN MAINE - H. W. Borns, Jr. and M. P. Borns / DEGLACIATION OF NORTHWESTERN MAINE - T. V. Lowell and J. S. Kite / DEGLACIATION AND STRATIGRAPHY OF THE LOWER ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY AND APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN QUEBEC - P. LaSalle / QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF MADAWASKA COUNTY, WESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK: A BRIEF OVERVIEW - V. N. Rampton / ICE MOVEMENTS IN MADAWASKA AND VICTORIA COUNTIES, NORTHWESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK - M. Rappol / POSTGLACIAL HISTORY OF THE UPPER ST. JOHN DRAINAGE BASIN - J. S. Kite and R. Stuckenrath / THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE UPPER ST. JOHN RIVER: OVERVIEW AND INTERPRETATION - G. P. Nicholashttps://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/me_collection/1188/thumbnail.jp

Care and the Vote

The right to vote is seen as a pillar of modern democracies and a component of a ‘good life’ of social participation. In the UK that right is extended to all adults unless they have been convicted of an offence in perverting democracy or are a prisoner. However it is possible that other barriers exist to prevent people from voting. This pilot research has investigated how democratic rights have been exercised by those in residential and nursing care – homes in Leicester and Leicestershire serve as a population. Citizens in such institutions often suffer from conditions which may affect their mental capacity, as well as making them particularly vulnerable to political decisions and policy changes. Following the 2015 general election each of the homes (n=272) was invited to take part in a telephone survey: 122 (45%) responded. Initial results suggest a significant difference in turnout exists between the population of care and nursing homes in comparison to the population average. Despite mental capacity having no bearing on voting rights, results from the survey indicate that many homes have considered residents’ capacity before allowing them to vote. Other possible barriers are discussed. The findings present significant avenues for future research. Firstly, there is a need for larger studies toward nationally representative figures. Secondly, it raises policy questions about how those in care in the UK are, or can be, enabled to vote. Finally, it has revealed that methods used for capacity testing in care and nursing homes are often improvised with little or no legal or medical foundation

Molecular dynamics of flows in the Knudsen regime

Novel technological applications often involve fluid flows in the Knudsen regime in which the mean free path is comparable to the system size. We use molecular dynamics simulations to study the transition between the dilute gas and the dense fluid regimes as the fluid density is increased.Comment: REVTeX, 15 pages, 4 EPS figures, to appear in Physica

Gamma Ray Burst Central Engines

I review aspects of the theory of long-duration gamma-ray burst (GRB) central engines. I focus on the requirements of any model; these include the angular momentum of the progenitor, the power, Lorentz factor, asymmetry, and duration of the flow, and both the association and the non-association with bright supernovae. I compare and contrast the collapsar and millisecond proto-magnetar models in light of these requirements. The ability of the latter model to produce a flow with Lorentz factor ~100 while simultaneously maintaining a kinetic luminosity of ~10^50 ergs/s for a timescale of ~10-100 s is emphasized.Comment: 6 pages; proceedings for "Gamma-Ray Bursts 2007," Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 5-9; edited by M. Galassi, D. Palmer, and E. Fenimor

Why is Austerity Governable? A Gramscian Urban Regime Analysis of Leicester, UK

open access articleAusterity has been delivered in the UK, without durably effective resistance. Read through a dialogue between Urban Regime Theory and Gramsci’s theory of the integral state, the paper considers how austerity was normalised and made governable in the city of Leicester. It shows how Leicester navigated waves of crisis, restructuring and austerity, positioning itself as a multicultural city of entrepreneurs. The paper explores historical influences on the development of the local state, inscribed in the politics of austerity governance today. From a regime-theoretical standpoint, it shows how the local state accrued the governing resources to deliver austerity, while disorganising and containing resistance. Imbued with legacies of past-struggles, this process of organised-disorganisation produced a functional hegemony articulated in the multiple subjectivities of “austerian realism”. The paper elaborates six dimensions of Gramscian regime analysis to inform further research

Book Reviews

Critical Thinking and Intelligence Analysis. By David T.Moore. At The Center Of The Storm: The CIA During America\u27s Time of Crisis. By George Tenet with Bill Harlow. Female Suicide Bombers. By Rosemarie Skaine. Information Operations: Doctrine and Practice. By Christopher Paul. The Secret Sentry: The Untold History of the National Security Agency. By Matthew M. Aid. The Blood of Lambs: A Former Terrorist\u27s Memoir of Death and Redemption. By Kamal Saleem with Lynn Vincent. Attaché Extraordinaire: Vernon A. Walters in Brazil. By Frank Márcio De Oliveira