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    [Rezension zu:] Steininger, Benjamin: Raum-Maschine Reichsautobahn. Berlin: Kulturverlag Kadmos 2005. ISBN: 3-86599-002-9; 192 S.

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    Rezension des Werkes: Autor(en): Steininger, Benjamin Titel: Raum-Maschine Reichsautobahn Reihe: Kaleidogramme 2 Ort: Berlin Verlag: Kulturverlag Kadmos Jahr: 2005 ISBN: 3-86599-002-9 Umfang/Preis: 192 S.; € 19,90 Nach nur rund 20 Monaten Bauzeit weihte Adolf Hitler am 19. Mai 1935 mit großem propagandistischem Aufwand den Autobahn-Abschnitt Frankfurt am Main – Darmstadt als erste Teilstrecke des zunächst auf rund 7.000 km Länge geplanten deutschen Fernstraßennetzes ein. Leicht verspätet zu diesem siebzigsten Jubiläum veröffentlicht der Kulturverlag Kadmos eine Autobahn-Studie, die als Magisterarbeit im Fach Kulturwissenschaft an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin entstand. Im Hinblick auf die beachtliche Anzahl bisher erschienener Arbeiten zum Thema „Reichsautobahnen“ [1] mag dies erstaunen, denn prima vista liegt der Gedanke nahe, der Gegenstand sei erschöpfend behandelt und böte keine weiteren Ansatzpunkte für neue Erkenntnisse mehr. Hätte da nicht Thomas Zeller in seiner 2002 erschienenen Monografie angemerkt: „Insgesamt ist die Ideengeschichte dieser Straßen bislang stärker untersucht worden als die konkrete Planung und Bauausführung.“ ..

    Self-Determination in Direct Support Professionals

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    Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (DD) have been largely marginalized in our society; this appears most evident from the dearth of research available on service provision that promote their development. In the current research Self-Determination theory (SDT) is used as a theoretical framework for investigating how perceptions held by Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) on autonomy-support in their workplace and their own motivation influences their felt sense of autonomy and competency. Based on data analyses from self-report questionnaires, a direct relationship was found between the reported DSPs’ sense of autonomy and competency. The perceived autonomy-support in the workplace had an impactful effect on said positive relationship. While mediation was not seen to be significant, the combination of intrinsic motivation and autonomy explained up to half of the variability with competency, and, therefore, can be used as a fairly accurate predictor of competency. This current research provides an SDT perspective on service provision offered by DSPs by featuring the essentiality of satiating DSPs’ basic psychological needs, and promotion of motivation as well as autonomy-supportive practices in these work environments. Consideration of SDT and its tenets should be integrated as theoretical buttresses organizing managerial practices and training offered to DSPs. Proliferative use of SDT in the DD field will not only assist agencies in satisfying mandated service provision regulations, but also enhance the quality of life for Individuals with DD

    Squamous cell carcinoma in thyroglossal duct cyst

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