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Evaluation of the model of music education of future teachers of primary education
Cilj je istraĹživanja evaluacija postojeÄega modela glazbenoga obrazovanja buduÄih uÄitelja i svojstava nastave glazbe na uÄiteljskim studijima u Hrvatskoj. IstraĹživanje je provedeno anketiranjem studenata uÄiteljskog studija na UÄiteljskom fakultetu u Osijeku (N=307), UÄiteljskom fakultetu u Zagrebu (N=344) i Odjelu za izobrazbu uÄitelja i odgojitelja SveuÄiliĹĄta u Zadru (N=121) te meÄu nastavnicima glazbe (N=12) na uÄiteljskim studijima u Hrvatskoj. PostojeÄi model glazbenoga obrazovanja buduÄih uÄitelja evaluiran je jednim stupnjem iznad prosjeÄne ocjene, a izmeÄu ocjena studenata i nastavnika nema znaÄajne razlike. UtvrÄena je znaÄajna razlika u evaluaciji modela kod studenata s razliÄitih fakulteta. Evaluacija materijalnih uvjeta pokazala je kako je opremljenost uÄionica za nastavu glazbe dobra osim u nedovoljnoj opremljenosti glazbenim instrumentima koje bi studenti mogli upotrebljavati tijekom nastavnoga procesa. U radu se predlaĹžu moguÄa rjeĹĄenja proizaĹĄla iz ovog istraĹživanja koja bi mogla dovesti kvalitativnih promjena u glazbenom obrazovanju buduÄih uÄitelja.The aim of this research is to evaluate the existing model of music education for future teachers as well as the characteristics of music teaching at various teaching study programmes in Croatia. A survey has been conducted among students at the Faculty of Education in Osijek (N = 307), the Faculty of Teacher Education in Zagreb (N = 344), the Department for Education of Teachers and Pre-school Teachers of the University of Zadar (N = 121), and among music teachers (N = 12) at teacher study programmes in Croatia. The existing model of music education for future teachers has been evaluated as better than average, both by students and teachers alike. A significant difference in model evaluation has been established among students from different faculties. The evaluation of material conditions has shown that music classrooms are well-equipped, except when it comes to musical instruments that could be used by students in lessons. The paper proposes possible solutions, resulting from the research, which could lead to qualitative changes in music education of future teachers
Conductance and Shot Noise for Particles with Exclusion Statistics
The first quantized Landauer approach to conductance and noise is generalized
to particles obeying exclusion statistics. We derive an explicit formula for
the crossover between the shot and thermal noise limits and argue that such a
crossover can be used to determine experimentally whether charge carriers in
FQHE devices obey exclusion statistics.Comment: 4 pages, revtex, 1 eps figure include
Soft spin waves in the low temperature thermodynamics of Pr_{0.7}Ca_{0.3}MnO_{3}
We present a detailed magnetothermal study of Pr(0.7)Ca(0.3)MnO(3), a
perovskite manganite in which an insulator-metal transition can be driven by
magnetic field, but also by pressure, visible light, x-rays, or high currents.
We find that the field-induced transition is associated with an enormous
release of energy which accounts for its strong irreversibility. In the
ferromagnetic metallic state, specific heat and magnetization measurements
indicate a much smaller spin wave stiffness than that seen in any other
manganite, which we attribute to spin waves among the ferromagnetically ordered
Pr moments. The coupling between the Pr and Mn spins may also provide a basis
for understanding the low temperature phase diagram of this most unusual
manganite.Comment: 10 pages, LATEX, 5 PDF figures, corrected typo
Search for astronomical neutrinos from blazar TXS 0506+056 in super-kamiokande
We report a search for astronomical neutrinos in the energy region from several GeV to TeV in the direction of the blazar TXS 0506+056 using the Super-Kamiokande detector following the detection of a 100 TeV neutrinos from the same location by the IceCube collaboration. Using Super-Kamiokande neutrino data across several data samples observed from 1996 April to 2018 February we have searched for both a total excess above known backgrounds across the entire period as well as localized excesses on smaller timescales in that interval. No significant excess nor significant variation in the observed event rate are found in the blazar direction. Upper limits are placed on the electron- and muon-neutrino fluxes at the 90% confidence level as 6.0 Ă 10â7 and 4.5 Ă 10â7â9.3 Ă 10â10 [erg cmâ2 sâ1], respectively
Coarsening Dynamics of Crystalline Thin Films
The formation of pyramid-like structures in thin-film growth on substrates
with a quadratic symmetry, e.g., {001} surfaces, is shown to exhibit
anisotropic scaling as there exist two length scales with different time
dependences. Analytical and numerical results indicate that for most
realizations coarsening of mounds is described by an exponent n=0.2357.
However, depending on material parameters, n may lie between 0 (logarithmic
coarsening) and 1/3. In contrast, growth on substrates with triangular
symmetries ({111} surfaces) is dominated by a single length scale and an
exponent n=1/3.Comment: RevTeX, 4 pages, 3 figure
Independent measurement of the total active B8 solar neutrino flux using an array of He3 proportional counters at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) used an array of 3He proportional counters to measure the rate of neutral-current interactions in heavy water and precisely determined the total active (νx) 8B solar neutrino flux. This technique is independent of previous methods employed by SNO. The total flux is found to be 5.54-0.31+0.33(stat)-0.34+0.36(syst)Ă106ââcm-2âs-1, in agreement with previous measurements and standard solar models. A global analysis of solar and reactor neutrino results yields Îm2=7.59-0.21+0.19Ă10-5ââeV2 and θ=34.4-1.2+1.3 degrees. The uncertainty on the mixing angle has been reduced from SNOâs previous results
Population policies and education: exploring the contradictions of neo-liberal globalisation
The world is increasingly characterised by profound income, health and social inequalities (Appadurai, 2000). In recent decades development initiatives aimed at reducing these inequalities have been situated in a context of increasing globalisation with a dominant neo-liberal economic orthodoxy. This paper argues that neo-liberal globalisation contains inherent contradictions regarding choice and uniformity. This is illustrated in this paper through an exploration of the impact of neo-liberal globalisation on population policies and programmes. The dominant neo-liberal economic ideology that has influenced development over the last few decades has often led to alternative global visions being overlooked. Many current population and development debates are characterised by polarised arguments with strongly opposing aims and views. This raises the challenge of finding alternatives situated in more middle ground that both identify and promote the socially positive elements of neo-liberalism and state intervention, but also to limit their worst excesses within the population field and more broadly. This paper concludes with a discussion outling the positive nature of middle ground and other possible alternatives
A Search for Neutrinos from the Solar hep Reaction and the Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background with the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
A search has been made for neutrinos from the hep reaction in the Sun and from the diffus
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Searches For High-Frequency Variations In The B-8 Solar Neutrino Flux At The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
We have performed three searches for high-frequency signals in the solar neutrino flux measured by the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, motivated by the possibility that solar g-mode oscillations could affect the production or propagation of solar B-8 neutrinos. The first search looked for any significant peak in the frequency range 1-144 day(-1), with a sensitivity to sinusoidal signals with amplitudes of 12% or greater. The second search focused on regions in which g-mode signals have been claimed by experiments aboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory satellite, and was sensitive to signals with amplitudes of 10% or greater. The third search looked for extra power across the entire frequency band. No statistically significant signal was detected in any of the three searches.Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, CanadaIndustry Canada, CanadaNational Research Council, CanadaNorthern Ontario Heritage Fund, CanadaAtomic Energy of Canada, Ltd., CanadaOntario Power Generation, CanadaHigh Performance Computing Virtual Laboratory, CanadaCanada Foundation for InnovationDept. of Energy, USNational Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, USScience and Technologies Facilities Council, UKAstronom
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