A Study of Music Education In The Senior High Schools of Western Kansas

The purpose of this thesis is to present the following specific facts regarding music education in the State of Kansas. (1) To survey the general status of music in the senior high schools of Western Kansas; (2) To ascertain the professional preparation and teaching experience of the music teachers in these schools; (3) To make a survey of the teaching load of the music teacher; (4) To learn the equipment of the music departments; (5) To study the finance and financing of the music departments; (6) To survey the music courses of the senior high schools; (7) To learn of the music activities; (8) To compare the status of music education in Western Kansas with the music education as outlined by the different state courses of study, and; (9) To aid in bringing about a reorganization of the music departments of the schools of Western Kansas and show the need for music in the high schools of Kansas and especially those of Western Kansas

Developmental Processes Critical to the Formation of Servant Leaders in China

Problem. This study concerns three matters: the leader formation process in general, servant leadership formation in particular, and the application to crossing cultures, with China as the primary context. The central problem of this study revolves around leader formation . What events, experiences, people and other formative processes contributed as critical to the formation of exemplary Christian leaders in China? Method. The design of this research was a narrative, qualitative study that explored the central phenomenon of leader formation. The researcher was the instrument to collect data through in-depth interviews. This study purposefully selected three exemplary Christian Chinese leaders. The participants were asked to share their life stories by recounting the significant formative processes. This questioning was done inductively by asking broad, general questions, without bringing preconceived notions to bear. Participant selection included people of different ages in order to describe from multiple perspectives what was formative in the past as well as the present. The differences between the participants provided sufficient coverage so that their combined stories elicited common themes. Results . J. Robert Clinton\u27s Leadership Emergence Theory was the theoretical framework for assessing leader formation. The research concluded that leader formation among Chinese Christian leaders occurred mostly through nonformal or informal education, with mentoring and modeling playing a significant role. Of the several process items considered, suffering (internal and external) came across as the most significant life-shaping experience. Formation of being overshadowed formation of knowing and doing. China is changing dramatically, and future leader formation must prepare people to grow holistically while serving the complex challenges of society. Conclusions. The exemplary Chinese leader embodies honorable qualities and has undergone challenging developmental processes. Chinese culture and worldview have shaped this person\u27s life, as in every culture. However, the exemplary Christian Chinese leader has been subject to formative processes that are sometimes unique and often distinct from what is considered normative leadership development elsewhere. Suggestions toward a universal leadership model were presented. Leader formation globally can learn much from understanding the qualities and developmental processes critical to the formation of the exemplary Chinese leader

Laid Off: American Workers and Employers Assess a Volatile Labor Market

This Work Trends survey shows that despite economic growth, worker concern for the economy, their job security, and the threat of terrorism is increasing; workers and employers express fear about outsourcing jobs abroad

An analysis of penetration and ricochet phenomena in oblique hypervelocity impact

An experimental investigation of phenomena associated with the oblique hypervelocity impact of spherical projectiles on multisheet aluminum structures is described. A model that can be employed in the design of meteoroid and space debris protection systems for space structures is developed. The model consists of equations that relate crater and perforation damage of a multisheet structure to parameters such as projectile size, impact velocity, and trajectory obliquity. The equations are obtained through a regression analysis of oblique hypervelocity impact test data. This data shows that the response of a multisheet structure to oblique impact is significantly different from its response to normal hypervelocity impact. It was found that obliquely incident projectiles produce ricochet debris that can severely damage panels or instrumentation located on the exterior of a space structure. Obliquity effects of high-speed impact must, therefore, be considered in the design of any structure exposed to the meteoroid and space debris environment

Heredity

The recognition of the Principle of Heredity extends back to the early Greeks and Romans. Plato and Lucretius both compare the succession of lives to-the racers with torches in the games of the Athen- ian festival to Vulcan: thus Plato, "Handing on life to one another as a lamp (Or torch) ", and Lucretius, "And in a short space the generation of living beings are changed and like runners hand on the torch of life." Osborn in his book "From the Greeks to Darwin ", MacMillan & Co., 1894, p.27, says "The not- ion of hereditary transmission of characters was extremely ancient, and was naturally founded upon the early observed likeness of offspring to parents. Aristotle also commented upon the principles of the prepotency of the characteristics of one parent over the other, as well as of Atavism." He says:- i.e. Aristotle "Children resemble their parents not only in congenital characters, but in these acquired later in life. For cases are known where parents have been marked by scars, and children have shewn traces of these scars at the same pàints; a case is also reported from Chalcedon in which a father had been branded with a letter, and the same letter some- what blurred and not sharply defined appeared upon the arm of his child."It is of great interest to note that the system of Lycùrgus established by him nearly 800 years E.C. did not omit regulations regarding marriage and children, "whose welfare was even before their birth a concern to the republic ", Gillies History of An- cient Greece, Vol.I, p.141. Lycurgus argued that the physical qualities of children depend largely on the constitution of their parents, while likewise the "generous and brave produce the brave and good.." The Spartan women were not degraded, as in some other countries of Greece to drudgery, as Lycurgus believed that women so degraded were incapable of bearing good sons to the state, but were.expected to take as their chief employment the performance of offices of domestic economy and to prepare food and clothes for themselves and families. Marriage although regarded as a duty could only be contracted in the full vigour of age, and it is stated that those regulations produced a beneficial effect in the physical condition of the Spartans. Lycurgus lived. in. the infancy of society, regarding which state Gillies says "men are occupied with the business of the present hour, forgetful of the past, and careless of the future." The system instituted by this famous legislater of Sparta was, however, superior in many respects to some customs with which we are not unfamiliar to -day. In this connection the words of Darwin may well be quoted "Man scans with scrupulous care the characters and pedigree of his horses, cattle and dogs, before he mates them. But when he comes to his own marriage, he rarely or never takes any such care. He is impelled by nearly the same mot- ives as the lower animals when they are left to their own free choice, though he is so far superior to them that he highly values mental charms and virtues. On the other hand, he is stronly attracted by mere wealth or rank. Yet he might by selection do some- thing not only for the bodily constitution and frame of his offspring but for their intellectual and moral qualities. Both sexes ought to refrain from marriage if they are in any marked degree in- ferior in body or mind, p.617 Descent of Man.Haeckel, in his "Evolution of Man ", p.I03, referring to the same subject, at a later period than Darwin, says "In this respect many of the higher animals exercise a better taste and a more impartial judg- ment than does man. But even among men, sexual selection has given rise to a noble form of family life which is the chief foundation in which civil- isation and social states have been built. The human race certainly, owes its origin in great measure to the perfected sexual selection which our ancestors exercised in the choice of wives.

Potential of Unmanned Aerial Systems Imagery Relative to Landsat 8 Imagery in the Lower Pearl River Basin

Hurricane Isaac’s landfall on the coast of Louisiana spawned a hydrological research project between Mississippi State University (MSU), the Northern Gulf Institute (NGI), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Lower Pearl River Basin (LPRB). Unmanned aerial systems data collection missions were scheduled every two months in the LPRB. This research provides a comparison between Landsat-8 imagery and corresponding UAS imagery with regards to the four remote sensing resolutions: spatial, spectral, radiometric, and temporal. Near-infrared (NIR) imagery from each platform was compared by land-water masks and statistical comparisons. A classification method known as natural breaks with Jenks Optimization determined threshold values between land and water for each image. Land-water masks revealed substantial differences between areas of land and water in comparing imagery. The overall difference in average land and water percentages between the two platforms was 1.77%; however, a larger percentage was 20.41% in a single comparison

Michigan Oil and Gas Update

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (“EGLE”), formerly the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, is in the process of seeking primary enforcement responsibility from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for its Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) program for Class II wells pursuant to Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”)

Michigan Oil and Gas Update

On March 23, 2020, the Michigan Court of Claims issued its opinion in Mannes v. Michigan Dep’t of Treasury. This case considered the meaning of the phrase “expenses of producing oil and gas” as such expenses relate to “taxable income” under the Michigan Income Tax Act of 1967

Educational Assessment Reassessed

For decades, the assessment of educational entities--school systems, individual schools, and teachers--has evoked strong and sometimes violent emotions from the educational community, the general public, and their legislative representatives. In spite of attempts to codify standards for the evaluation of these entities, assessment experts remain denominationalized--often religiously so. Methods of assessment based on the use of standardized tests have come under intense fire in recent years with some critics going so far as to call for their complete elimination. Those who advocate alternative methods of assessment have become increasingly outspoken in establishing exclusive rights to the legitimate assessment paradigm. However, some of the most respected advocates of alternative assessment have taken a more moderate view, warning against an "either-or" mentality (Brandt, 1992, p. 35). Reflecting this more moderate perspective, this paper strongly advocates the use of multiple indicators of student learning, including those provided by standardized tests