An ‘experiment in the wilderness’: Newbattle Abbey College and the idea of residential adult education in Scotland 1931–1955     

Neil Kevin Hargraves 《History of education》2013,42(1):95-114

Newbattle Abbey College, Scotland’s only adult residential college, was founded in the 1930s by Philip Kerr, 11th Marquis of Lothian. This paper traces the debates concerning the college and the rationale for adult residential education until the 1950s, focusing on the difficulties that Newbattle faced in establishing itself as a central part of adult education provision. It explores the ideals that Newbattle was held to represent by its supporters, and the variety of languages (spiritual, humanist, socialist and communitarian) used to defend and advocate the project. It also discusses the arguments posed by those who opposed Newbattle, and relates these to perceptions of the lack of necessity for adult education in the postwar social scene, and to the apparent lack of interest in Scotland in non‐vocational education. It concludes by indicating that the survival of Newbattle demonstrates the existence of persistent if fragile support for the ideals it espoused.  相似文献   

Memorial: D. Campbell Wyckoff (1918–2005)     

George Brown Jr 《Religious education (Chicago, Ill.)》2013,108(4):340-343

Religious practices have long drawn on the social sciences to broaden our understanding of how human beings develop, learn, relate, and are formed. While the religion and science conversations have not always been friendly, a growing number of theologians and scientists are engaged in promising dialogues where the interests of both parties overlap. This article sketches three domains of recent neuroscientific research that show particular promise for those engaged in thinking about the practices of religious communities: Story telling, memory, and human relating. The purpose of the present discussion is threefold: (1) to demonstrate the ways the neurosciences are now making claims about matters that religious communities have experienced and pondered for millennia, (2) to acknowledge the contributions the sciences can make to our understanding of our religious practices, and (3) to suggest a methodology for engaging the sciences in ways that are, at the same time, faithful to our own religious traditions.  相似文献   

Using Student-Determined Needs to Evaluate Environmental Education Programs     

John D. Hunt  Perry J. Brown 《The Journal of environmental education》2013,44(4):27-29

Abstract

All too often, evaluation is not used as the important management tool it could be, because educators feel inadequately prepared to use complex evaluation techniques. “Direct evaluation,” as a research concept, is based on the idea of “research as an intermediate technology,” developed by Steven and Rachel Kaplan in Cognition and Environment (1982: Praeger). Direct evaluation means you ask what you need to know of those who are participants in a program you wish to evaluate. The results, when collated, can be used for justification as well as modification of programs.  相似文献   

Perceptions of on‐line support providers: An examination of perceived homophily,source credibility,communication and social support within on‐line support groups     

Kevin Wright 《Communication quarterly》2013,61(1):44-59

The study examined perceptions of support providers, social support network size and network satisfaction, and the advantages and disadvantages of computer‐mediated support groups among (N = 107) on‐line support group users. The results indicated that the amount of time a person spent communicating within these groups and the number of messages received within on‐line groups was related to support group network size and network satisfaction. Perceptions of source credibility and homophily were also related to on‐line network size and network satisfaction. Finally, a number of advantages and disadvantages to receiving and providing support on‐line were reported by respondents.  相似文献   

Book review section     

Patrick C. Kennicott  Herbert H. Brown  Mason A. Hicks  William H. Owens  Robert R. Boren  John T. Rickey 《Communication quarterly》2013,61(4):87-93

POLITICS AND COMMUNICATION. By Richard R. Fagen. Boston: Little Brown, 1966. pp. x+162. Paper $2.50.

THE NEW POLITICS. By James M. Perry. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1968. pp. viii+230. $4.95.

THE LIFE OF POLITICS. By Henry Fairlie. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1968; pp. 271. $5.95.

THE GREAT SOCIETY. By Glenn R. Capp, Dickenson Publishing Company, Inc., Belmont, California, 1967, pp. 195.

POLITICS AND POWER: THE UNITED STATES SENATE, 1869–1901. By David J. Rothman. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1966. pp. 348. $6.95.

DIRTY POLITICS. By Bruce L. Felknor. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1966; pp. 295, $5.95.

QUOTEMANSHIP: THE USE AND ABUSE OF QUOTATIONS FOR POLEMICAL AND OTHER PURPOSES. By Paul F. Boiler, Jr. Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1967; pp. xiii+454. $7.95.

LANGUAGE AND POLITICS. By Thomas P. Brockway, ed. Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1965. pp. 97+ study aids. Paper $1.50.

THE WORD WAR. By Thomas C. Sorensen (Foreword by Robert F. Kennedy) New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1968; pp. xi+337.

BULLETIN FROM DALLAS: THE PRESIDENT IS DEAD. By John B. Mayo, Jr. New York: Exposition Press. 1967; pp. 157. $6.00.

POLITICAL TELEVISION. By Bernard Rubin. Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company. 1967; pp. 200. $4.50.

ETHICS OF SPEECH COMMUNICATION. By Thomas R. Nilsen. Indianapolis: Bobbs‐Merrill, 1966; pp. xii+98. Paper $1.25.

SENATOR FULBRIGHT: PORTRAIT OF A PUBLIC PHILOSOPHER. By Tristram Coffin. New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1966; pp. 378. $6.95.

AN ANALYSIS OF LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS AS PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND DEBATERS. By Lionel Crocker. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, 1968, pp. 550. $16.50.  相似文献   

Intended and unintended consequences of student use of an online questioning environment   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Dick Ng'ambi  Irwin Brown 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2009,40(2):316-328

While supplementation of face‐to‐face (F2F) teaching with online engagement is increasingly common, the educators' challenge of teaching F2F personalities and facilitating online personalities has not been widely explored. In this paper, we report on a project in which 1st‐year students attended F2F sessions and engaged with an anonymous online questioning environment. The differences between students' F2F and online behaviour led to intended and unintended consequences. The purpose of this paper is to explore these intended and unintended consequences of technology use. The project was undertaken over a 3‐year period, starting in 2004. In 2004, a pilot project was conducted based on a class of 35 students studying a 1st‐year programming course in information systems. The investigation was again conducted in 2005 for the same course, this time with 63 students. In 2006, the project was extended to a class of 610 1st‐year commerce students studying an introductory information systems course. In all cases, students met F2F and when online, engaged with an anonymous Web/SMS collaborative tool. The intended consequence was that a blending of F2F with online interaction extended student engagement beyond the limitation of a classroom and provided a forum for further collaboration and consultation. The intended outcome was achieved. An unintended consequence was that the tool provided the lecturer with diagnostic information that was used to impact on pedagogical designs. This was often a result of students taking on an online personality that would very often be extremely frank and honest about the manner in which the course was conducted, and how learning was taking place. The findings show that students used the tool in ways that exceeded the envisaged intention, and student use of the tool positively impacted on the curriculum, pedagogy and general running of the course. The paper concludes that integration of online engagement with F2F teaching adds value to the teaching and learning experience.  相似文献   

Social and charitable impacts of a charity-affiliated sport event: A mixed methods study     

Yuhei Inoue  Caroline Heffernan  Taku Yamaguchi  Kevin Filo 《Sport Management Review》2018,21(2):202-218

In this mixed methods research, the authors examine a unique type of small-scale event – a charity-affiliated sport event – and define and measure its social and charitable impacts as perceived by residents. Findings from interviews (N = 37) and surveys (N = 459) with residents indicated that the event’s social impacts can be defined by its capacity to develop social capital, enhance collective identity and pride, and promote sport, health, and well-being. Three types of charitable impacts also emerged, including empathy for cause, informational support, and tangible support. Of them, empathy for cause, which addresses a central social issue in the host community, had the strongest association with residents’ perceptions of social impacts. These results provide evidence of a variety of positive impacts that a charity-affiliated sport event has on a community, which can be used to bolster appeals for corporate sponsorship and government support to assist in event delivery.  相似文献   

Living with imperfect comparisons: The challenges and limitations of comparative paralympic sport policy research     

Mathew Dowling  Phil Brown  David Legg  Aaron Beacom 《Sport Management Review》2018,21(2):101-113

In this article, the authors explores the challenges and limitations of conducting cross-comparative management/policy research in the Paralympic sporting domain. The comparative sport policy debate in able-bodied sport has emerged, in part, due to the increasing complexity, uncertainty, and competitive nature of high performance sport environments and a desire to understand why some countries are more successful than others at international sporting competition. The same issues and questions have also emerged within the Paralympic context. As a precursor to establishing a research agenda in this area, however, it was deemed important to begin to address the epistemological, methodological, and practical issues in comparative sport research. The analysis draws upon the broader sociological literature and examples from the Paralympic sporting context to identify and discuss the challenges and limitations of the comparative approach as well as recommendations for mitigating against them.  相似文献   

Visiting Fortaleza: motivation,satisfaction and revisit intentions of spectators at the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup     

Graham Brown  Guy Assaker 《Journal of Sport Tourism》2018,22(1):1-19

The FIFA World Cup provides opportunities to attract visitors to host cities and for local residents to enjoy event-related celebrations. This paper directs attention to Fortaleza, in the north-east of Brazil, where a survey was conducted of 285 spectators to identify the relative importance of enjoyment and competitive outcomes as motives to attend games at the 2014 World Cup. The study also examined the relationship between motivation, event setting and event satisfaction and whether any differences in these relationships existed between local and visiting spectators. In the case of visitors to Fortaleza, factors that influence intentions to revisit the city were also examined. Although satisfaction did not have an impact on visitation intentions, visitors were strongly influenced by competitive motives associated with the team they support. In comparison, local residents were more motivated by event excitement. The need to recognize the propensities of different types of spectators and the complexity of the relationship between spectators and the event setting are discussed.  相似文献   

What resources do parents exchange in the VCLL?     

Sean F. Brown 《Sport in Society》2018,21(10):1544-1557

Abstract

When parent relationships form within the context of a youth baseball league, they can and often do facilitate the exchange of benefits to one or more parties, a phenomenon known as social capital. Based on 18 months of fieldwork, approximately 30 interviews, and innumerable casual conversations with parents and league officials, I explore the specific types of resources that were typically shared between parents of a youth baseball league in the American Southwest. I uncovered four specific types of benefits that parents offered and accepted as a result of the relationships they cultivated during baseball seasons: emotional support, information sharing regarding goods and services about town, job information sharing, and childcare.  相似文献