De historia stirpium commentarii insignes

Fuchs, Leonhard (1501-1566). De historia stirpivm commentarii insignes...Basileae: In officina Isingriniana, 1542 First edition QK41 F7 154

Art and religion in Milton\u27s critical theory

Unquestionably, behind Milton\u27s writings stands his critical theory. Without it he could never have been great. His ability to select what was basic in the production of art was a prime factor in giving him the remarkable proficiency and power he displays in handling poetic forms in such a way that they ideally represent the thought and emotions experienced in nature

Responsibility and Reassurance Seeking: An Experimental Investigation

Excessive-reassurance-seeking (RS), conceptualized as a form of compulsive checking in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), is distressing both for the seeker and for their loved ones. Experimentally increased responsibility leads to more checking symptoms and greater urges to seek reassurance. We hypothesized that under conditions of high responsibility (HR), participants would seek more reassurance than those in a low responsibility (LR) condition. Seventy-eight undergraduate participants were randomized to either HR or LR, completed a novel dishwashing task with a confederate, and were then given an opportunity to seek reassurance following ambiguous feedback. The number of instances of RS was reported by participants, confederates, and later coded by trained volunteers who were blind to the study’s hypotheses and listened to recordings of RS conversations. HR participants reported greater urges to seek reassurance t(76) = -2.891, p = .005, d = 1.23; sought more reassurance, both according to confederates, F(1, 76) = 10.741, p = .002, ηp2 = .124 and coders, F(1, 76) = 6.872, p = .011, ηp2 = .083; but self-reported RS did not differ between conditions, F(1, 76) = 1.480, p = .228, ηp2 = .019. Objective coding revealed that LR and HR participants did not differ on overt RS, F(1, 76) = 1.258, p = .266, ηp2 = .016; however, HR participants sought more covert reassurance, F(1, 76) = 18.079, p < .001, ηp2 = .192. Participant-reported responsibility decreased following RS, t(47) = 2.457, p = .018, d = .35, suggesting RS may function not only to reduce anxiety but also to transfer responsibility away from the seeker. Implications for cognitive models of and treatments for RS in OCD are discussed

School-to-work : What does this mean for our schools?

Over the course of fifty years the academic content of schools has changed dramatically. Today, employers are looking for different skills from their employees than they were in the 1950s. Therefore, schools have been given the assignment to teach young adults about surviving in the work force. Where do these skills fit into the schools\u27 curriculum? Is this just another item that is added to the plate of teachers? What time is the right time to start teaching these critical skills to youngsters? This paper examines those questions. It also focuses on the different aspects of the school-to-work initiative

Den Nieuwen Herbarius, dat is, dboeck van den cruyden, int welcke met groote neersticheyt bescreuen is niet alleen die gantse historie, dat is, die namen, tfaetsoen, natuere, cracht ende operatie van meesten deel de cruyden die hier ende in ander landen wassende sijn, midtsgaders der plecken oftstede, ende den tijt waer ende wanneer sij wassen, maer oock alle de wortelen, stelen, bladeren, bloemen, saet, vruchten, ende in summa dat gantse wesen ende gelegenheyt vanden seluen, is hierinne so con stelijcken ende natuerlijcken na dleuen gefigureert ende geconterfeyt, dat desghelijcs voormaels noyt ghesienen heeft geweest, noch oyt inde printe ghecomen en is : Me drij Tafelen oft Registers, waeraf die twee eerste inhouden den naem van alle cruyden, also die in Duytsch, Latijn en[n] Griex, ende oock inder Apoteken ghenoempt worden. Inde derde Tafele vindtmen terstont menigerhande medicijnen ende raet tot alle sieckten ende gebreken die den menschen, ende oock eens deels den beesten toecomen mueghen, midtsgaders seker andere fraey stucken, die tot huyshoudinge seer wel dienen ende profijtelick sijn

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SUCCESSFUL PRINCIPALS LEADING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IN

School improvement is a hotly debated topic for school staffs and leaders. Over the past few decades, many models for school improvement have emerged, each determined to increase student achievement. Worldwide, schools have had widely varied levels of success in implementing school improvement plans. This study specifically focuses on school improvement efforts in schools educating a large number of children with military and qualified civilian employee dependents stationed overseas.A qualitative bound case study format, using multiple data sources, was used in this study. The researcher collected perception data from interviews and observed three successful principals in selected schools within one district. The data were triangulated by an interview with the district superintendent to enhance information about his expectations of principals as leaders of school improvement. Additionally, artifacts from the schools, such as professional development day and faculty meeting agendas, staff development plans, school improvement plans, and standardized assessment data were collected. Analysis of the data addresses the research question of "How do successful principals lead school improvement in overseas schools serving a large number of children of military parents?" The results of the study produced recommendations for leadership training of principals in the district. While these results primarily show what we can learn from school improvement in this unique overseas school environment, its implications can be broader for American schools as a whole. The study will also produce recommendations for further research