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The Line and the Limit of Britishness: The Construction of Gibraltarian Identity in M. G. Sanchez’s Writing
Authors: Manzanas Calvo Ana Mª
Published: December 2017

From Anthony Burgess’s musings during the Second World War to recent scholarly assessments, Gibraltar has been considered a no man’s literary land. However, the Rock has produced a steady body of literature written in English throughout the second half of the twentieth century and into the present. Apparently situated in the midst of two identitary deficits, Gibraltarian literature occupies a narrative space that is neither British nor Spanish but something else. M. G. Sanchez’s novels and memoir situate themselves in this liminal space of multiple cultural traditions and linguistic contami-nation. The writer anatomizes this space crossed and partitioned by multiple and fluid borders and boundaries. What appears as deficient or lacking from the British and the Spanish points of view, the curse of the periphery, the curse of inhabiting a no man’s land, is repossessed in Sanchez’s writing in order to flesh out a border culture with very specific linguistic and cultural traits.
‘I hate Women. They get on my Nerves’ : Dorothy Parker’s Poetry of Female Sympathy
Authors: Cortés Vieco Francisco José
Published: December 2017

In her poetry, Dorothy Parker uses parody as a literary device to detect and denounce gender inequalities and sexist prejudices in New York during the early twentieth century. Despite the pressures of popular magazine culture on women, and her amusing jabs at her own sex in presumed complicity with the prevailing patriarchal ideology, Parker laughs last because her parodic verses, intertwining humor and faultfinding, are not only intended to entertain her male readers, but also to build a virtual village of female sympathy within a hostile male New York. She encourages sisterly bonding and welcomes real women, who are misrepresented by compulsory feminine images of happy domesticity or deviant sexual availability. Her poems offer her secret female addressees weapons of survival to live beyond their submission to male authority and repressive stereotypes of femininity.
Casas españolas y matrimonios afromayas en Mérida de Yucatán, siglo XVI
Authors: Campos García Melchor
Published: December 2017

A pesar de las disposiciones reales para prohibir que los africanos residieran en pueblos de indios y las disposiciones en favor de matrimonios entre personas del mismo grupo indígena, las casas españolas fueron ámbitos de convivencia multiétnica, donde confluyeron los acuerdos eclesiásticos de no coartar la voluntad de los contrayentes, los intereses de los amos en favor de incrementar su servidumbre doméstica, así como sus actitudes hacia el casamiento cristiano para propiciar enlaces afro-mayas. El artículo analiza la composición étnica de las unidades domésticas y los factores que influyeron en las tendencias cuantitativas de las nupcias afro-mayas durante la fase formativa de Mérida. Los desarraigados de África y las mujeres extraídas de sus pueblos indígenas constituyeron nuevas redes interétnicas en el espacio urbano dando origen a una comunidad urbana de afromayas con su descendencia “mulata”.
Common Sense en el pensamiento independentista de Mier
Authors: Tecuanhuey Sandoval Alicia , Rivas Granados Carlos Eduardo
Published: December 2017

En este artículo nos ocupamos centralmente de la influencia de Tomas Paine en las dos obras políticas más importantes de fray Servando Teresa de Mier. Nos interesa resaltar los conceptos, ideas, enunciados omitidos y apropiados por Mier del panfleto que el inglés publicó en 1776, Common Sense. Buscamos ubicarlos en su contexto narrativo para comprender los usos específicos que les determinó Mier, intencionalidades políticas en cada obra y su relación con el contexto de producción. Destacaremos las preocupaciones que ambos pensadores políticos tuvieron en común, el sustrato doctrinal que comparten. Intentamos realizar un tratamiento de las ideas desde la perspectiva de la historia de los lenguajes políticos.
El ocaso del latifundio Greene: ilegalidad, política internacional y agrarismo en la frontera Sonora-Arizona, 1954-1958
Authors: Grijalva Dávila Miguel Ángel
Published: December 2017

Este texto describe las vicisitudes que rodearon a la expropiación del Latifundio Greene en 1958, y explica cómo el movimiento campesino del noroeste mexicano y la política diplomática de Estados Unidos, se conjugaron para que se expropiara esta propiedad, la más grande en Sonora y bajo el control de compañías estadounidenses. También es un ejemplo de cómo el régimen priista de mediados del siglo XX, abrió una válvula para liberar presión y evitar descontento en el campo. Este artículo es producto de una tesis doctoral, la cual se realizó contrastando información encontrada en la prensa de la época, el Archivo General de la Nación y los National Archives of Recording Record (nara) del gobierno de Estados Unidos, así como algunos textos obtenidos en espacios web.
Sobre Paulo Drinot y Alan Knight (coords.), La Gran Depresión en América Latina
Authors: Palacios Marco
Published: December 2017

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Sobre Isabel Torres Dujisin, La crisis del sistema democrático: las elecciones presidenciales y los proyectos políticos excluyentes. Chile 1958-1970
Authors: Murphy Edward
Published: December 2017

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Sobre Rogelio Hernández Rodríguez (coord.), Adolfo López Mateos. Una vida dedicada a la política
Authors: Paxman Andrew
Published: December 2017

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Sobre Martín Bergel, El oriente desplazado. Los intelectuales y los orígenes del tercermundismo en la Argentina
Authors: Rivera Mir Sebastián
Published: December 2017

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Sobre Jo Guldi y David Armitage, Manifiesto por la historia
Authors: Breña Roberto
Published: December 2017

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Contradições da (re)produção do espaço de Belo Horizonte: a raridade de áreas para novos parcelamentos do solo
Authors: Almeida Reginaldo Magalhães de
Published: December 2017

Diversos autores no campo do urbanismo afirmam que, em Belo Horizonte (MG), o processo de expansão urbana, aliado ao desenvolvimento econômico do país e à ação do Estado, determinou grande dinamismo ao processo de (re) produção urbana da capital mineira. Isso se deu através da implantação de diversos empreendimentos imobiliários, como, por exemplo, parcelamentos do solo, grandes edifícios e equipamentos. Este artigo tem o objetivo de identificar e analisar criticamente a (re)produção do espaço de Belo Horizonte, considerando os empreendimentos imobiliários na modalidade de parcelamento do solo, ou seja, loteamentos e desmembramentos, no período referente à primeira década do Século XXI. Como dados para a realização do artigo utilizaram-se legislações urbanísticas aprovadas no período citado, cadastros econômicos e Plantas Cadastrais, desenvolvidas pelo poder público, as quais, de acordo com o período em que foram realizadas, contêm o registro da implantação na cidade de empreendimentos imobiliários e de infraestrutura urbana. As informações foram consolidadas em um mapa base, que indica, no tempo e espaço, o processo de expansão da cidade, bem como a existência de áreas ainda não parceladas, frente a uma intensa ocupação do território municipal. A análise do mapa possibilita concluir que o espaço urbano de Belo Horizonte, produto da (re)produção da sociedade, entra em contradição com as necessidades de expansão do próprio capital, já que vem se transformando, cada vez mais em uma “raridade”, conceito explorado pelo filósofo Henri Lefebvre em seus estudos da década de 1970. Diante desse contexto, verifica-se que o Estado intervém na cidade, procurando estimular espaços para apropriação do mercado imobiliário.
Percepções de Marrocos e Turquia por um baiano
Authors: Stenger Gunnar , Costa Luiz Augusto Maia
Published: December 2017

O ensaio fotográfico do arquiteto urbanista Luiz Augusto é um registro de parte da cultura islâmica em um contexto contemporâneo, com enfoque no Marrocos e Turquia. As fotos vêm de sua recente viagem ao mundo árabe, mas diferem-se de um registro turístico convencional por terem sido capturadas pelas lentes de um historiador que se percebe em contato com parte de sua própria história.
Bakteri ve Oksin Uygulamalarının Kuşburnu Bitkisinin Çelikle Çoğaltılması Üzerine Etkileri
Authors: Kınık Elif , Çelikel Fisun Gürsel
Published: December 2017

Rosa canina L. cuttings were obtained from the flora of Ondokuz Mayıs University campus of Kurupelit. Woody cuttings were placed into the medium of perlite and turf mixture with a ratio of 1:1 under mist propagation system with bottom heating system. Rosa canina cuttings were treated with 10 different plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), alone or with the combination of 1000 ppm auxin (Indole-3-butyric acid-IBA), before planting into rooting medium. Cuttings were first kept in solution for 6 h and then treated with 1000 ppm IBA for 10 seconds. The rooting ratio, the diameter of rooting area, root length and the number of main roots were determined. According to the results, the highest rooting ratio was obtained from Bacillus megaterium (M-3), Bacillus megaterium (TV-60D) and Pseudomonas flourescens (TV-11D) bacteria treatments by 30% whereas rooting ratio was 10 % for control cuttings. IBA did not change the effects of some bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, Agrobacterium rubi, Paenibacillus polymyxa), slightly reduced the effects on some bacteria (Bacillus megaterium), whereas provided 10% rooting on some bacteria (Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas putida) which were not effective alone. In general, bacteria treatments improved the rooting quality (diameter of rooting area, root length and the number of primary roots) other than rooting ratio.
PREFEITO DE COALIZÃO: ANÁLISE DOS EFEITOS NA ESFERA LOCAL
Authors: Camargo Daniela Arguilar , Hermany Ricardo
Published: December 2017

As coalizões governamentais são formadas e alteradas pelos chefes do Executivo, onde a procura pela formação de um governo que visa aumentar o apoio na legislatura é fortemente evidenciada, fazendo-se necessário uma coordenação excelente entre Executivo e Legislativo para que isso ocorra. Assim, em um sistema presidencialista de coalizão,       que é infiltrado em um modelo consensual, onde as reformas políticas passam por uma negociação, acordos e alianças entre partidos políticos são realizados na busca por um objetivo específico. Assim, o artigo objetiva a partir da estratégica metodológica dedutiva e bibliográfica, a análise desses fatores no espaço local, demonstrando que as coalizões no presidencialismo também ocorrem em âmbito local, apontando aspectos positivos, no que diz respeito aos benefícios para a população e negativos quando estas são deixadas para segundo plano, pois esse sistema tem um papel mais estratégico para os partidos e seus atores do que para a sociedade.
Possibilidades do uso da cultura material nas aulas de história antiga: a arquitetura como lugar de memória
Authors: Cunha Macsuelber de Cássio Barros
Published: December 2017

O ensino de História Antiga, muitas vezes, pode ser encarado como um difícil empreendimento. Muitas vezes, em tal ensino, são privilegiados os documentos escritos, não utilizando, ou usando de modo errôneo, as imagens da Cultura Material. Neste artigo, objetivamos demonstrar as possibilidades do uso da Cultura Material, principalmente da arquitetura, no ensino de Histó-ria Antiga, haja vista que a arquitetura possuía nas sociedades antigas uma estreita relação com a memória, seja como uma perpetuadora de memórias ligadas às histórias reais ou lendárias que eram transmitidas de geração em geração, seja como uma propagadora de memórias relaciona-das ao nome e aos feitos das pessoas por trás de tais obras. Desse modo, a utilização da Cultura Material como ponto de partida nas aulas de História Antiga é de grande importância para o professor, pois permite que os alunos visualizem a produção material da sociedade estudada, auxiliando na aprendizagem de conteúdos abstratos e, muitas vezes, de difícil compreensão, permitindo, assim, uma melhor produção de conhecimento por parte dos estudantes.
Table as a Tool of Unification of Library Documentation System
Authors: Rumyantseva A. S.
Published: December 2017

The article considers the Table of the Unified Forms of Library Documentation. There is substantiated the need of its introduction in documenting of management activities of regional libraries.
The Most Authoritative Set of Standards in Librarianship
Authors: Klyuev V. K.
Published: December 2017

Review of the Book «Librarianship. State and National standards», prepared by the Russian State Library, the head organization for standardization in the field of librarianship and bibliography.
Strategic Initiatives of the Russian Library Association in the State Library Policy
Authors: Trushina I. A.
Published: December 2017

The Russian Library Association (RLA) is currently playing an increasingly prominent role in formation of the state library policy. On October 20, 2014 in Moscow there was held the 69th RLA Board Meeting, which traditionally considered a wide range of issues.
The Social Subjects of Librarianship Management: the Library Triad
Authors: Sokolov A. V.
Published: December 2017

The article considers the issues of librarianship management. There are three social subjects, determining its development in Russia: the state power, the social group of «librarians» and the social environment. There is shown the variability of this triad, using as an example the stages of history of the Russian libraries of XX century. Interaction between subjects of librarianship management is executed in the forms of: education, promotion and marketing. Implementation of forms depends on the type of library. There is studied the concept of library marketing and introduced specific details in its definition. The author concludes that in contemporary Russia there is only one social subject interested in the normal condition of library triad: there is the social group of «librarians».
Dated Russian Manuscript Books of XVI Century in the Collections of the Russian State Library
Authors: Usatchev A. S.
Published: December 2017

For the first time in historiography there is considered the composition of manuscript books of XVI century, being preserved at the Manuscript Department of the Russian State Library. The author focuses on the dated books which have special records, including the date and place of book production, scribes and customers. These records are the main source for studying the process of book production in the medieval Russia. The aim of this article is to give the information about 111 dated books written in 1500-1600 from 22 collections of manuscripts of the Russian State Library. The work includes the catalogue of dated manuscript books, which contains data on the name, size, pressmark, date and the place of book production, scribes and customers. The scientific importance of this catalogue is connected with the new data on the books from the uncharacterized collections (such as E. Egorov’s and P. Ovchinnikov’s collections). These materials are the important addition to the amount of known data on book culture of the medieval Russia.
«The Magician of Immaculately Cut Lines» (on the Artist P. Schillingovsky)
Authors: Bakumenko V. M.
Published: December 2017

The article is dedicated to Pavel Alexandrovich Schillingovsky (1881-1942), the outstanding Russian artist and teacher of the first half of XX century, Professor at the Leningrad Academy of Arts, who did not want to leave the city during the siege of 1942 and joined the fate of many of his compatriots. There are discussed all areas of the comprehensive selfless activities and milestones of the life and career of the talented master of fine arts and a wonderful teacher. Special attention is paid to him as a master of book art and art of bookplate. There is a detailed description of his innovative design of two-volume edition "The Russian Fairy Tale" and the legendary epics of Homer "Odyssey".
The Russian State Library: from the Depository Library of the United Nations to the UN Partner Library
Authors: Martyniuk S. V.
Published: December 2017

The article covers the activities of the Russian State Library (RSL), being the Depository Library of the United Nations (UN). There is examined the socio-cultural activity of the RSL Center of Documents of International Organizations, as well as RSL partnership and cooperation with the UN Information Center in Moscow and representative offices of the other UN organizations and agencies. There are discusses various events dedicated to the activities of the UN, which were held at the Russian State Library.
Educational Book and Book Publishing of Moscow Student Community at the Beginning of XX century: Libraries, Publishers, Book Trade
Authors: Zaitseva A. V.
Published: December 2017

The article focuses on the libraries and the publishing and book trading organizations established by Moscow students in the early twentieth century. These organizations were founded to make the textbooks more available, cheaper and less deficient than they were at the moment. As the resource of the textbooks, libraries of compatriots’ associations were widespread. At the Moscow University students publishing commissions (parts of benefit societies) printed lecture notes and examination programs. Library, publishing, and trading activities were tightly bound in these societies. In the Moscow Technical School and the Moscow Women High Courses the libraries and publishing houses functioned independently of each other and of economical organizations of students. The students Library of textbooks at the Moscow Agricultural Institute was really unique, as it combined library service with book publishing for a while. Book trade was usually managed by publishers. Besides students organizations within educational institutes, there functioned a cooperative bookstore and a publishing house at the same time, common for all Moscow students. A dream, that never came true, was a Students House and united library collections of textbooks in it. In spite of many complications, the cooperation was successful, and due to it, access to the textbooks was facilitated for many students.
Meeting of the Editorial Board and Editorial Council of “Bibliotekovedenie” (Library and Information Science) Journal
Authors: Ryzhkova N. O.
Published: December 2017

The article focuses on the results of the regular annual conference of the Editorial Board and the Editorial Council of the Bibliotekovedenie Journal. The main statement topics and major issues discussed at the conference are pointed out. The article presents the opinions of the members of the Editorial Board and the Editorial Council on the journal demand issues and its scientific constituent. The problems of interaction between the journal and the Higher Attestation Commission (State Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles) are discussed. There are identified the tasks for the near future: affiliation with the SCOPUS and Web of Science databases, electronic journal distribution promotion, more focusing on the scientific, controversial, problemcontaining releases. Specific outlook on the journal development in 2015 is settled. The substatial issue of the interstate cooperation in the library field is highlighted. The synergistic effect of the efficient cooperation of all the members in the Bibliotekovedenie journal publishing process is noted.
Modern Term System of Methodical Activities
Authors: Rakitskaya L. M.
Published: December 2017

At present time methodical activity of libraries acquires great importance among the professional community. Study of this area of library science requires clear and unambiguous understanding of terms and definitions; therefore the problem of conceptual framework of methodical activities is highly relevant to the theory and practice of librarianship. The article presents the modern term system of methodical activities of libraries. Terminological aspects are considered on the basis of wide range of sources, including regulations. The basic terms and definitions in the area of library science and scientific approaches to term formation are analyzed in the paper. The attention is paid to the conceptual meaning and relationship between such terms as “Methodical Work”, “Methodical Guidance”, and “Methodical Support”. It is proposed for consideration the term “Methodical Support” as the most functional one which can be used to describe the concept both at the legislative level and within the library community.
Readers’ Reviews in the Editorial Department of State Publishing House of Fiction Literature on “Tsushima” by A. Novikov-Priboy in the Context of Patriotic Education Campaign in the 1930-ies
Authors: Gordina E. D.
Published: December 2017

The article discusses the reader demand and readers’ reviews on the novel “Tsushima” by A. Novikov-Priboy, submitted to the State Publishing House of Fiction Literature in the 1930-ies. These letters are a unique historical source, allowing to reconstruct the composition of the readership of the Soviet historical novel in the prewar decade, to analyze reader activity of the different groups of population. On the basis of feedback it becomes possible to assess the impact of historical novel, in particular “Tsushima”, on the consciousness of people, what is of great importance for revealing the mechanism of Patriotic education campaign in the 1930-ies.
Informational Needs of People of the Russian Federation: the Role of Libraries in Satisfying their Demand Today and Tomorrow
Authors: Likhomanov A. V.
Published: December 2017

The article is devoted to the analysis of the role of libraries in the modern society. The author seeks to outline the future of libraries in Russia, to determine what information challenges they have to meet in the first place, what groups of population are most appealing to the activities of libraries. There is examined the status of libraries of different profile, as well as the actions that help bringing the libraries to the level that ensures the effective performance of their tasks. There are presented statistical data on the Russian and foreign libraries.
Oasis for Mind and Heart
Authors: Likhanov Al’bert A.
Published: December 2017

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“Accessible Tourism and Special Library”: the Results of All-Russian Research
Authors: Likhanos E. V.
Published: December 2017

The article gives the general description of the activities of the Russian libraries for the blind in the direction of tourism for persons with disabilities. The material is based on the results of a national survey “Accessible tourism and special library”, initiated by the Stavropol regional library for the blind and partially sighted. It is noted that accessible tourism questions are relevant to 20-25% of Russian libraries for the blind. However, the author points to the identified problem areas related to both: the practical and theoretical side of the question, in particular, the necessity to specify in detail the definition of accessible tourism. In the first part of the article there is described the purpose, stages, methods, and tools used in the course of work. In addition, this work presents the results of analysis of questionnaire data. The second part presents the key findings, briefly discusses the possible future work in the studied areas.
Personal File of the Spiritual Culture (Reflections on the Library)
Authors: Donskikh Oleg A.
Published: December 2017

The author considers the library as assembly of collections of texts on different media, as well as location and method of communication with the past. In turn, the nature of communication determines the existence of library as a way of organizing the spiritual experience of mankind.
Uneasy Fate of the Baron Ginzburg Collection
Authors: Artizov Andrei N. , Stegniy Petr V.
Published: December 2017

The article describes the history of appearance of the Baron Ginzburg Collection in the holdings of the Russian State Library. This Collection of Jewish and Arabic books and manuscripts of Baron Ginzburg is considered to be one of the treasures of the Russian State Library. The manuscript part of the Collection consists of 1913 units of the 14th - 19th centuries. In 2010 the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu during his official visit to the Russian Federation raised the issue of transfer of the Ginzburg Collection to Israel “as a reciprocal gesture of good will” (the building of St. Sergius Metochion in Jerusalem was returned to the Russian Federation at the end of 2008). The search of documents relating to the fate of the Baron Ginzburg Collection in Russia held in the Russian archives produced unexpected results. After the First World War the Society of Friends of the Jewish National and University Library in Jerusalem (JNUL), created in London, got interested in the Ginzburg Collection. At the beginning of the 1920s representatives of JNUL claimed that Baronesse M. Ginzburg had been paid in advance and there had been drawn the act of purchase and sale of the Collection. However, they did not submit any documents which could confirm the version of sale of the Collection. By that time books and manuscripts were nationalized as scientific treasures and got held at the Rumyantsev Museum. The Museum leadership and Soviet Jewish community objected the idea of transfer of the Collection. Director of JNUL G. Leve appealed to V. I. Lenin, to A. Lunacharsky, the People’s Commissar of Education, and to other leaders of the Soviet Russia to solve the matter concerning the transfer of the Collection to Jerusalem. The request was supported by the famous scientist Albert Einstein. His letters to A. Lunacharsky are published for the first time.
Relationship of Reading with the Models of Education
Authors: Smetannikova N. N.
Published: December 2017

There is discussed the change of the pattern of reading due to transition from the model of “Education in early life” to the model “Education throughout life”. Fractional education modifies the curriculum, what leads to the imbalance of reading roles. Thus, classic literature, which is the custodian of cultural and moral values of society, occurs on the fringes of education. Pupils and students are barely acquainted with the modern literature, which is necessary not only for socialization of individual, but also for the formation of such mental action as inference. Purposeful training to reading strategies in the classroom at all subjects makes the process more efficient and frees up time for the accompanying study of the subject of reading. The model of “Reading throughout life” is complemented by “Reading in all spheres of life” model; it is assumed acquaintance with the texts of different genres, styles, types, and kinds. Reading of girls and boys is different. The article provides examples from studies of the Russian Association of Reading, as well as practical recommendations on organization of reading of boys using the materials of Russian and foreign studies.
A review of life expectancies at birth for Saudi Arabia, 2010–16: A research note
Authors: Bah Sulaiman
Published: December 2017

Research Note (no abstract)
Socio-economic differences in disability by age in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-national study using the World Health Survey
Authors: Onadja Yentéma , Bignami Simona , Zunzunegui Maria-Victoria
Published: December 2017

This study aims to examine the relationship between socio-economic status (as measured by education) and multiple disability measures among adults in eighteen sub-Saharan African countries, and to determine whether the strength of this relationship varies across age groups. The analysis uses data drawn from the 2002–04 World Health Survey. The findings indicate that low education is positively associated with poor functional health, and the functional health gap between educational levels remains stable across age. These findings suggest that in sub-Saharan African countries, the undereducated are less successful in postponing disability to later ages.Cette étude examine la relation entre le niveau d’éducation et les incapacités parmi les adultes dans 18 pays d’Afrique subsaharienne, et détermine si cette relation varie selon les groupes d’âge. L’analyse a utilisé les données de l’enquête mondiale de santé 2002–2004. Nos résultats indiquent que le manque d'éducation était positivement associé à des niveaux plus élevés d'incapacités, et le différentiel d’état de santé fonctionnelle entre les différents niveaux d'éducation augmentait entre les groupes d’âges. Ces résultats suggèrent qu’en Afrique subsaharienne, les individus faiblement éduqués ont moins de succès dans le report de l’incapacité dans la vieillesse.
Canada: The case for stable population with moderately low fertility and modest immigration
Authors: Beaujot Roderic
Published: December 2017

Commentary on Anatole Romaniuk (2017), Stationary Population, Immigration, Social Cohesion and National Identity: What are the Links and the Policy Implications? With special attention to Canada. A Demographer’s point of view
Adjustment of Nigeria population censuses using mathematical methods
Authors: Nwogu E. C. , Okoro Chinonso
Published: December 2017

This paper is on the adjustment of reported populations in Nigerian censuses. The ultimate objective is to provide reliable base populations which may be used to provide improved estimates of demographic parameters. Mathematical methods are applied to obtain adjusted from the reported populations by sex and age in single years and 5-year age groups in the 1963, 1991 and 2006 Nigerian censuses. Thereafter, the adjusted data were subjected to re-evaluation. The results of the re-evaluation of the adjusted data show that the qualities of the adjusted data as well as the estimates of demographic parameters have improved. For data by age in single years, the preference for the end digits 0 and 5 appear to have been reduced while the accuracy index shows that quality of adjusted data by 5- year age groups has improved across the censuses. It has therefore, been recommended that the adjusted data be used for estimation of demographic parameters and population projection among others.Ce document est sur l'ajustement de la population rapportée dans des recensements nigérians. L'objectif final est de fournir les bases populations dignes de confiance qui peuvent être employées pour donner des évaluations améliorées des paramètres démographiques. Des méthodes mathématiques ont été appliquées pour obtenir ajusté des populations rapportées par sexe et par âge dans les seules anneés et de la tranche de cinq ans dans les recensements nigérians de 1963, 1991 et 2006. Ensuite, les données ajustées ont été soumises à la réévaluation et utilisées pour obtenir des évaluations des paramètres démographiques. Les résultats de la réévaluation des données ajustées prouvent que les qualités des données aussi bien que des évaluations ajustées de quelques paramètres démographiques se sont améliorées. Il est recommandé alors, que les données ajustées soient employées pour l'évaluation des paramètres et de la projection de population démographiques parmi d’autres.
Analiza poslovanja slovenske lesne panoge
Authors: Kropivšek Jože , Milavec Igor , Likar Bernard
Published: December 2017

The sector, which plays a strategically important role within the economy, is subjected to numerous economic measures that influence its long-term development. The purpose of this article is to analyse the situation in the Slovenian wood industry and evaluate its position in the economy and its development in the last few years. The results of qualitative and quantitative analyses show improvements in a number of key financial indicators in the sector, as well as its qualitative situation in the context of Slovenia’s overall economic and political scene. Turnover, number of employees, added value and some other key performance indicators have all increased recently. The growth of the sector has a positive effect on public perceptions of it, which then influences the developmental and investment potential of the industry, with positive impacts on employment and further investment in research. Such growth also helps companies enhance their networking both inside and outside the sector. Overall, companies should continue with their efforts to introduce the latest production and information technologies as part of the transition to an Industry 4.0 model, while also updating of their business models.
Sestava, lastnosti, uporaba in reciklaža Kerrocka
Authors: Vovk Matej , Beličič Andrej , Šernek Milan
Published: December 2017

Kerrock is a solid surface composite material, which is composed of 40 wt.% of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and 60 wt.% of aluminium trihydroxide (ATH) filler with silane as a coupling agent. Similar material is also called PMMA/ATH composite in the academic literature, while Kerrock is one of its commercial names. PMMA is a hard material that is water- and UV-resistant and easy to work with, although its characteristics depend on the degree and process of polymerization that occurs. ATH is a white, nontoxic material that is relatively soft and non-abrasive. It is widely used as an effective fire-retardant filler in polymer composites. Because of its composition, the machining of Kerrock is similar to the machining of wood. Moreover, it can also be thermoformed, like thermoplastics. Kerrock is widely used for work surfaces and cladding, with both indoor and outdoor applications. The material’s interfacial morphology, interfacial adhesion between the filler and polymer matrix, dispersion of ATH particles and concentration of adhesion promoting agent have the biggest impacts on the mechanical characteristics of Kerrock. While it is possible to chemically recycle Kerrock, the energy required for this is too high for this process to be practical. Another option for recycling this composite is to combine its particles in a hot press or to add MMA or polyester resin before pressing. However, there remains much work to be done with regard to effectively recycling Kerrock.
School Network Reviews: A Framework of Questions for Discussion
Authors: Savage Catherine
Published: December 2017

The fundamental issue faced by the Taskforce to Review Education Administration (which produced the Picot Report in 1988) was essentially the same issue that underlies the current School Network Reviews: Is school administration to be managed centrally or locally? How do we achieve a balance between national interests and local interests of schools? The current five-year Review moratorium provides a window of opportunity for considering fundamental aspects of our education system embedded in the Reviews, and some more time to examine their ramifications for families and whānau, communities and districts, early childhood centres and their partnerships with schools, and for student learning in general. This article examines the balance between centralisation and localisation, and frames some key questions about the Network Review process for discussion.
The Labour Government, Networks and the Creation of Elite Tertiary Institutions in New Zealand
Authors: Strathdee Rob
Published: December 2017

This article reviews recent developments in tertiary educational policy in New Zealand. It considers the implications of these on skill development and innovation and identifies network creation as a key aim of the Labour-led coalition. The article assesses its impact on the competition for advancement through education, and concludes by arguing that in some respects, Labour has been more conservative than previous New Right governments in New Zealand.
Merger, Mana, Scholarship and Power: Four Perspectives of Issues Impacting on Quality in Teacher Education in the Merger of College of Education with University
Authors: Greenwood Janika , Mayo Elaine , Te Aika Lynne Hārata , Walker Lawrence
Published: December 2017

The merger of the Christchurch College of Education with the University of
Canterbury on January 1, 2007 was the pivotal point of major change for academic staff in the College, and focused a number of areas of contested values. This article is a collection of four narratives of that change, each examining a particular issue. Each of the narratives tells the story of a particular struggle to preserve an aspect of the overall quality of teacher education, and also
foreshadows an ongoing philosophical and political engagement in the years that will follow the merger. The weaving of the four narratives seeks to capture a sense of the multiplicity of professional concerns that are experienced by professional educators and that are contested in the process of merger. This article comes from the perspective of academic staff from the former College of Education and in its use of personal voices reflects the lived experience of wrestling with change and sometimes perceived threat. However it has implications for other merged colleges of education, and for teacher education as a whole.
Tertiary Education for Students with Impairments: A Code of Practice at the Beginning of the Journey
Authors: Claiborne Lisa Bird , Smith Alexandra
Published: December 2017

In this article we review recent innovations in policies and practice for inclusion of tertiary education students with impairments. During 2006 New Zealand’s first code of practice, Kia Ōrite (Achieve, 2004) was widely available, though it was just beginning to affect practice. This review centres the arrival of the Code in the context of tertiary education access and greater focus in government policy, particularly from the Ministry of Education and the Office of Disability Issues. Discussion of policy and practice in Aotearoa New Zealand is set within wider international policy and research issues. We conclude with a brief discussion of likely future directions.
Text-Bullying in New Zealand: A Mobile Twist on Traditional Bullying
Authors: Raskauskas Juliana , Prochnow Jane E.
Published: December 2017

Unfortunately, negative peer interactions such as bullying are a common occurrence in schools across New Zealand. New Zealand students reported higher than average rates of bullying in international studies such as the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). Research within New Zealand has indicated that as many as 75% of students reported being bullied at least once a year (Adair, 1999). In addition to bullying in schools, students today may also face bullying through personal technologies such as mobile phones. This article discusses the nature and prevalence of text-message bullying through emerging research involving secondary school students in New Zealand.
Early Childhood Education and Care: Learning from Finland
Authors: Tarr Colin
Published: December 2017

In 2002 a long-term strategic plan for New Zealand early childhood education and care (ECEC) provision was announced with three goals, those of increased participation, improved quality and the promotion of collaboration. To realise these goals, New Zealand can learn much from Finland. Finland participated in the Thematic Review of Early Childhood Education and Care Policy project conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2000. The purpose of the project was to provide comparative information to help inform ECEC policy-making in OECD countries. This article reviews the OECD report on Finland. An outline of Finnish ECEC provision is briefly described and a brief critique of some Finnish ECEC issues is provided. The article concludes with some comparisons with New Zealand ECEC policy issues.
Changing Courses: A Study of the Responsiveness of Schools to the National Qualifications Framework
Authors: Pilcher Erin , Philips David
Published: December 2017

The purpose of this article is to present some findings from an investigation of the ways schools are adapting to the potential flexibility of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) for designing teaching and learning programmes or different pathways for students. Two studies were conducted. The preliminary investigation was based on information collected from 15 secondary schools about changes in course provision, courses students are taking, influences on course provision, and how students’ needs are being met. The second study was based on responses to an online survey about ways that schools are adapting their courses to provide different qualifications pathways for students. Overall, schools are working to create more flexible courses and a wider range of courses for students. Implications for further research are discussed.
Evidence and Education: The Braided Roles of Research, Policy and Practice in New Zealand
Authors: Alcorn Noeline
Published: December 2017

Calls for educational policy and practice to be evidence-based have become insistent, yet there is ongoing contestation of the purpose and value of educational research. This paper addresses criticism of research from practitioners, politicians and policy makers and from within the research community itself. It examines the impact of the PBRF in New Zealand and the call for evidence-based practice here, in the UK and the US. It draws attention to research studies that are possible models for a principled and methodologically inclusive way forward and develops a set of principles for guiding future development in teacher education and educational research.
Pasifika Students, Literacy As Social Practice, and the Curriculum
Authors: Dickie John
Published: December 2017

Ministry of Education guidelines for primary teachers increasingly emphasise literacy as social practice, and with growing diversity in schools, the Ministry advocates that teachers may help reduce disparity in achievement by making connections between students’ out-of-school and school literacies. However it may be difficult for teachers to address this due to the Ministry’s expectation of more detailed literacy skills to be acquired by specific levels of schooling, and the expectation of more detailed assessment. This article offers examples of out-of-school literacies from a doctoral study which investigated literacy as social practice in family, church and neighbourhood sites as described by Year 7 and 8 Pasifika students. It raises the question as to whether existing assessment approaches and teacher knowledge are sufficiently broad to encompass literacy as social practice, considering the diverse literacy experiences students bring with them to school.
Winding Back the Clock: The Retreat of New Zealand Inclusive Education Policy
Authors: Higgins Nancy , MacArthur Jude , Morton Missy
Published: December 2017

In 1996 the New Zealand Ministry of Education stated its aim to develop a “world class inclusive education system”. Through an analysis of current legislation and policy documents, this article argues that this policy has shifted, and the “clock is being wound back”. More children are enrolling in Special Schools, in keeping with neoliberal ideologies focused on consumer choice, outcomes, and the view that education is a private good and not a human right. There are unclear and at times contradictory messages about “special” and “inclusive” education that result in an education system that has no clear path forward towards inclusion. The focus is instead on “special” education policy, the maintenance of placement choice, and the surveillance and management of disabled students. It is suggested that the way forward is for radical systemic change, the development of a clear inclusive education policy, and an ideological focus on social justice.
Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth: Examining Labour's "20 Hours Free" Early Childhood Education Policy
Authors: Woodhams Maureen
Published: December 2017

In 2007 the Labour-led coalition government introduced a provision of 20 hours free early childhood education in teacher-led services for all three- and four-year old children. This policy was linked to the goal of increasing participation in the government's strategic plan for early childhood education, by removing cost as a barrier to children's participation in approved services. This article begins by outlining the context in which this policy was developed. As a Third Way administration, the Labour-led coalition government has particular beliefs and goals for the country, but also operates in an environment where compromises on policy are necessary. The language of the policy is then examined to highlight the discourses which it privileges. Where certain practices or behaviours are promoted by those in power as normal or “common sense” they obscure alternative choices and are a means of managing public behaviour. While the policy development process involves multiple contributors, the government, by its position, has a unique ability to affect which discourses are privileged. Finally, the policy itself is critically examined from a theoretical perspective. The article concludes by suggesting that the policy, while positioned by the Minister as an education policy, is as much about conditioning parents to place their young children in out-of-home care so that they themselves can participate in the workforce.
Should we be Allowing Technology to Remove "Distance" from "Distance Education"?
Authors: Fisher Richard
Published: December 2017

Some researchers suggest that the rapid evolution of increasingly sophisticated e-learning technologies, in combination with synchronous delivery, have resulted in the death of distance education. This paper distinguishes traditional distance education from e-learning, on the basis of geographical separation of teachers and students, no online access requirements, and the historical rationale for distance education. These and other factors, including relative costs, point to longevity, rather than an early demise for this form of distance education. Education for sustainability (EFS) is used as a cautionary case study to illustrate the ways in which e-learning may not adequately serve the goals of EFS as well as traditional distance education. Caution is urged in the further development of e-learning policies to ensure that they distinguish traditional distance education on the basis of its ongoing, special value to learners.
Achieving Social Inclusion and Universal Participation: Towards New Conceptions of Higher Education
Authors: James Richard
Published: December 2017

The 2008 Review of Australian Higher Education established ambitious goals for widening university participation. This article analyses the challenges involved in transforming the Australian higher education system to achieve universal participation, including current patterns of educational disadvantage and the underlying causes for the persistent under-representation in universities of certain groups of Australians. The paper proposes a set of conditions needed for universal participation, and outlines the obstacles to embedding these in national and institutional policy and practice. While the analysis is framed within the present Australian political and social context, the conclusions are likely to be relevant for other national systems making the transition from mass to universal higher education.
Professional Development for Ethical Teaching
Authors: Bourke Roseanna , O'Neill John
Published: December 2017

The routine dilemmas faced by teachers sometimes provoke heated reactions from colleagues, government and sections of wider civil society as to their practical resolution. Everyday tensions of teaching can produce polarised views about the ethics of decisions and actions that are taken in workplace contexts. How do teachers reach solutions and determine their own “right” or “best” answers to these dilemmas? Using the case of a professional development programme to raise awareness of the New Zealand Teachers Council Code of Ethics for Registered Teachers, this article illustrates how working through a range of carefully constructed, authentic, polarising real-life scenarios allows teachers to safely learn to challenge their assumptions, values and beliefs rationally. The learning process also helps teachers to articulate their tacit theories of “good” teaching practice (including curriculum and assessment), and permits them to justify their decisions and actions based on sound reasoning according to shared ethical principles and commitments.