The Study of the Level of Artistic Experience Development of Young Teenagers on the Base of Polyart Approach

The aim of this research is the elaboration of diagnostic instruments for revelation of the level of artistic experience development of young teenagers on the base of polyart approach and also analysis of diagnostic arrangements with fifth-year pupils. The criteria, parameters and level of artistic experience development of teenagers were described in the article; the author\u27s diagnostic tasks were elaborated according to the polyart approach. The diagnostic methods (testing, essay, questionnaire, creative tasks) were determined for each parameter. The diagnostic arrangements at institutions of general education allowed make a conclusion about the necessity to raise the level of artistic experience development of pupils and to prognosticate thhe methods that favor it

Standards for teaching and supporting learning in further education in England and Wales

"This document presents a set of standards for teaching and supporting learning in further education in England and Wales. These standards have been developed following widespread consultation with further education managers, staff developers and teachers, and a series of trials in colleges" -- [page 1]

Contribution of shredder macroinvertebrates and aquatic hyphomycetes to litter decomposition in remote insular streams

Dissertação de Mestrado, Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia, 31 de janeiro de 2019, Universidade dos Açores.É bem conhecido que os trituradores desempenham um papel crucial no processamento de matéria orgânica. Nos sistemas oceânicos dulçaquícolas, onde os ribeiros são caracterizados por uma baixa densidade e riqueza de trituradores, os microrganismos (hifomicetes aquáticos) parecem ser os principais decompositores da folhada. No entanto, o que aconteceria se a densidade de trituradores fosse maior? Contribuiriam ativamente para a decomposição da folhada? Aqui tentamos responder a estas questões avaliando os efeitos dos trituradores e hifomicetes aquáticos na decomposição da folhada em ribeiros insulares. Três espécies de folhas com características físicas e químicas distintas, Alnus glutinosa, Clethra arborea e Cryptomeria japonica, foram colocadas em sacos de rede com malha grossa e fina para permitir e evitar a entrada de macroinvertebrados, respectivamente, e incubadas em seis ribeiros ao longo de um gradiente de Limnephilus atlanticus (Trichoptera) na ilha de São Miguel. Na presença de trituradores, a perda de massa foliar foi maior nos sacos de malha grossa. No entanto, nenhuma diferença significativa foi encontrada na perca de massa entre os tipos de sacos em ribeiros sem L. atlanticus. A decomposição da folhada na presença de trituradores foi significativamente mais rápida para A. glutinosa do que C. arborea e C. japonica. Os resultados mostram que, quando L. atlanticus está presente em densidades altas, pode ter um papel significativo no processamento de matéria orgânica, enquanto que a decomposição da folhada é principalmente mediada por microorganismos quando a densidade de L. atlanticus é baixa, ou estão ausentes, mesmo na presença de outros trituradores. Além disso, a decomposição depende da qualidade da folhada, sendo as folhas com alta concentração de nutrientes e baixa concentração de compostos secundários preferidas pelos trituradores e hifomicetes aquáticos.ABSTRACT: It is well known that shredders play a crucial role in organic matter processing. In oceanic freshwater systems were streams are characterized by low shredder density and richness, microbes seem to be the main litter decomposers. However, what would happen if the densities of shredders were greater? Would they contribute actively to litter decomposition? Here we try to answer these questions by evaluating the effects of shredders and aquatic hyphomycetes on litter decomposition in insular streams. Three leaf species differing in physical and chemical characteristics, Alnus glutinosa, Clethra arborea and Cryptomeria japonica, were enclosed in bags of coarse and fine mesh to allow and avoid macroinvertebrate access to the litter, respectively, and incubated in six streams along a gradient of Limnephilus atlanticus (Trichoptera) density in São Miguel island. In the presence of shredders, leaf mass loss was higher in coarse mesh bags. However, no difference in litter mass loss was found between bag types in streams with no L. atlanticus, despite the presence of other shredder taxa. Litter decomposition in the presence of shredder was significantly faster for A. glutinosa than C. arborea and C. japonica. These results suggest that when L. atlanticus are present at relatively high densities they may have a significant role on organic matter processing, while microbes mainly drive litter decomposition when L. atlanticus density is low, or they are absent. Moreover, litter decomposition depend on litter quality, with leaves with high nutrient concentration and low concentration of secondary compounds being more preferred by shredder and aquatic hyphomycetes

Legal advice bureaux and the legal profession : maintaining collegiate control : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Sociology at Massey University

Legal Advice Bureaux appear to minimise the traditional professional-client relationship in which the professional establishes his or her ascendancy over the client. The present study investigates whether Legal Advice Bureaux are, therefore, weakening the New Zealand legal profession's control over its occupational domain. It is based on T.J. Johnson's "radical" theory of the professions and rejects both "conventional" and "reactionary" explanations of professions and professionalism. Following this perspective, it is proposed that Legal Advice Bureaux and those who work in them are nevertheless engaged in establishing the legal profession's occupational dominance. An inquiry into the structure, processes and ideology of Legal Advice Bureaux and the personal and professional characteristics of those who work in them form the empirical core of the present study. The findings presented are based on the responses of 29 Legal Advice Bureaux supervisors and 273 lawyers from a stratified multi-stage varying probability sample of four urban areas in New Zealand. Response rates were 71.9% (N = 32) and 84.5% (N = 323) respectively. Data are presented in 50 in-text tables. Whilst finding some support for its propositions, the study concludes by raising some problems in Johnson's theory of the professions which remain to be solved

Global trends in professional learning and performance & development

This report was completed by the Innovation Unit on behalf of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). It set out to discover innovative practice in professional learning and performance and development in new or transformational sectors including, but not limited to, education. Based on an extensive ‘horizon scan’ of more than 50 cross-sectoral organisations (including education, arts, technology, business, and health), the report identifies five global trends in innovative approaches to professional learning: Integrated, Immersive, Design-led, Market-led and Open. For each of these trends the report identifies a spectrum of practices from ‘almost/already here’ to ‘next wave’ and ‘on the horizon’, providing illustrative examples for implementation in the education sector. This scan offers insight into the processes that successful and innovative organisations use to support professional growth. These findings encourage all educators, policy makers, system administrators and professional learning providers to go beyond what is currently known. They provide stimulus to consider new and different ways of engaging and supporting educators’ growth, while retaining the best of current practice

Process nominalizations in russian

Within a minimalist framework of sound-meaning correlation, the present study concentrates on process nominalizations of Russian. It is shown how these constructions are built up syntactically and semantically and in which respects they differ from other types of nominalizations. The analysis follows a lexicalist conception of word formation and the differentiation of Semantic Form and Conceptual Structure