On the irreducible components of some crystalline deformation rings

We adapt a technique of Kisin to construct and study crystalline deformation rings of $G_K$ for a finite extension $K/\mathbb{Q}_p$. This is done by considering a moduli space of Breuil--Kisin modules, satisfying an additional Galois condition, over the universal deformation ring. For $K$ unramified over $\mathbb{Q}_p$ and Hodge--Tate weights in $[0,p]$, we study the geometry of this space. As a consequence we prove that, under a mild cyclotomic-freeness assumption, all crystalline representations of an unramified extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$, with Hodge--Tate weights in $[0,p]$, are potentially diagonalisable.Comment: Some minor errors have been fixed in the latest versio

Individual differences and suggestibility of children\u27s eyewitness memory reports

A significant amount of recent research in the area of children\u27s eyewitness memory has been aimed at examining children\u27s vulnerability to suggestion. Numerous experimental factors have been found to impact children\u27s suggestibility including the use of leading questions. However, research in this area has yet to investigate whether characteristics of the child play a role in susceptibility to suggestion. Accordingly, the present study was designed to combine the experimental and individual differences approaches to research to achieve a better understanding of children\u27s susceptibility to suggestive questioning techniques. Ninety-six 9--12-year-old children and a parent participated in the study. Children viewed a brief videotaped anger scenario between male and female adult actors. Following a 20-minute delay, children were interviewed by a male or female research assistant regarding their recollections of the adult interaction. This interview included a: (1) free recall task, (2) series of prompted, open-ended questions, and (3) series of specific non-leading or leading questions. In addition, children and parents completed several questionnaires designed to assess attention, social anxiety, aspects of temperament, and assertiveness. Results indicated that while children provided limited amounts of information in response to the free and prompted recall interviews, their reports were highly accurate. Furthermore, children\u27s free and prompted recall reports were more accurate for certain types of information including the statements made by the actors. Exposure to incorrectly leading questions had a negative impact on accuracy of recall, thereby supporting the notion that the inclusion of leading questions leads to suggestibility. Attention, assertiveness, and social anxiety were not found to be significant predictors of suggestibility. Taken together, the results emphasize the importance of employing non-suggestive questions when interviewing children about witnessed events

What Is The Experience Of Deaf Students In Secondary Mainstream Classrooms?

This investigation is concerned with the classroom experience of ten students of secondary age who are deaf and who are currently being educated in mainstream secondary schools in England. The study aims to elicit young peoples' views of their classroom experience and to show how their insights may be used to shape and improve the experiences of deaf children in mainstream schools. The authentic voice of the students is identified, separate from the influence of their teachers and their parents. Qualitative methodology is used to focus on the experiences of the students. Following a small pilot study, an approach to interviews was designed to encourage students to speak freely about their experiences. Students were recruited from schools across England and were interviewed in their own homes by the researcher. The recordings of these in-depth interviews were transcribed and a Grounded Theory (Strauss & Corbin, 1998) approach was employed to identify themes in the data. In the interviews, the students reflected on their interactions with their teachers, their friendships and their difficulties with communication in class. The findings show that the students do not identify themselves as being ‘deaf people’ but rather wish to be regarded as ‘normal’ people who happen to be deaf. The students provide evidence of the barriers to achieving this ‘normality’ in their classrooms. They discuss the support they are offered, the relationships with their peers and the ways in which they respond to the challenges they face. The study considers what implications their views have for the students themselves, for the adults who support their learning and for policymakers. It is suggested that both the medical ( Evans and Benefield, 2001) and social models(Shakespeare and Watson, 2010) of disability may need to be reappraised in terms of the framework they provide for guiding schools in educating their students. An alternative model, 'the risk and resilience model’, (Wong, 2003; Reiff, 2004) is examined as a model that has much to offer study in this area. It is suggested that the risk and resilience model offers a better fit in terms of describing the experiences of the students and their responses to the support provided. This model also recognises the importance of the active contribution which the students make in sustaining the teacher-student relationship and the value of seeking their views on issues that might affect them

Barbara Harris Visit 1989

Barbara Harris, first woman elected bishop in the Episcopal church, correspondence and information about her 1989 visit

Political Orientation and the Decision to Major in Economics: Some Preliminary Observations

Studies find that students major in economics for a variety of reasons. None, however, have examined students' political orientations as a possible factor in their choice of majors. Economics, as compared to other social sciences, tends to produce conservative policy recommendations. This pilot study explores whether more conservative students are attracted to economics. Our study found that men with conservative political leanings are more likely to major in economics and that male students in economics are more conservative than female students. Political orientation, however, does not appear to be a significant factor in the choice of a major for women.