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Negotiating nation-states: North American geographies of culture and capitalismSparke, Matthew 11 1900 (has links)
The nation-state has for a long time appeared to have eluded the attempts of
scholars to encapsulate its essence in theory. Rather than propose another
attempt at encapsulation, this dissertation represents a form of geographical
supplementation to these efforts. As a work of geography it focuses on the
negotiation of nation-states, and, in doing so, traces a double displacement of
encapsulation. Primarily, the four major studies comprising the dissertation
represent geographical research which, using a wide range of archival and
contemporary media material, makes manifest the irreducible complexity of
the negotiations in, over and between nation-states at the end of the
twentieth century. Focused on Canada and the USA, these studies trace how
a diversity of cultural as well as political-economic processes come together in
the inherently geographical negotiations of First Nations struggles, Canadian
constitutional politics, continental free trade developments, and American
patriotism. These are negotiations where no one process fully encapsulates
an explanation of the events and where their collective but contested
territorialization calls out for an open-ended and anti-essentialist analysis.
Secondarily, while the dissertation's first and more central work of
displacement is enabled by poststructuralist critiques of essentialist
explanation, its other displacing effect comes in the form of a geographical
deconstruction of so-called poststructuralist theory itself. This represents an
attempt to turn the elusive nature of the nation-state vis-a-vis theory into a
living and politicized site for investigating the limits of poststructuralist
theorizing. Overall, the geographical investigations of the dissertation
illustrate the value of anti-essentialist arguments for furthering geographical
research into the nation-state while simultaneously calling these
epistemological innovations into geographical question. Using such
questioning to critique the limited geographical representation of the nationstate,
it is concluded that geographers cannot not persistently examine such
limits.
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Change in schools: Can principals make a difference?Binkley, Nadine Bonda 05 1900 (has links)
Principals come to their current positions with their own beliefs about their role,
about their practice, and about other educational issues related to the nature of education:
schools, teachers, students, community, and professional growth. These and all other
factors that influence how principals think about their job are what I refer to as "principals'
professional beliefs." This study demonstrated that principals bring to change initiatives
their professional beliefs and those beliefs influence how they interpret the language of the
change initiative, how they conceptualize the change, and how they plan for enactment of
the policy change.
I used a multi-case study approach to examine how eight principals in a school
district that was undergoing a district policy change, thought about their enactment of the
change at the school level. I identified three groups of principals: (1) supporters of
teacher decision making, (2) facilitators of shared values, and (3) promoters of mutual
respect. These principals differed in their involvement in the negotiation of the way the
change would be carried out in the school, how much and what kinds of support they
offered to teachers, and the degree of autonomy they allowed teachers in determining how
the change would be implemented. Three questions guided the study: (1) What factors
influence principals' responses to a change in school district policy? More specifically,
what are the professional and context-specific issues the principals consider as they
interpret a school district policy change and plan for their own action in carrying out that
change process? (2) How do principals enact the policy changes in their own schools? (3)
What impact did the principals perceive that the policy change had on their enactment of
their role?
This study provides insights into how principals understand and interpret
educational policy language, how they work toward the development of collaborative
relationships and collegial cultures, and how their professional beliefs inform their
practice. The policy change and the language of the policy is mediated through principals'
professional belief systems as they determine how they will enact the policy change. This
study disputes findings in existing literature and contributes to our understanding of
change in schools by recognizing that principals play significant roles in change at the
school level.
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Modeling the effects of climate change on glaciers in the Upper North Saskatchewan River BasinBooth, Evan L. J January 2011 (has links)
This thesis is focused on determining the rate at which the climate of
western North America (WNA) has changed in recent history, and looks at the
impact that projected future climatic changes will have on a large glaciated
watershed in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The rate of change over WNA is
quantified for 485 climate stations for the period 1950-2005 using indicators
developed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Results of the
analysis show statistically significant historical trends across the study area. To
gauge the effect of climate change on glaciers, a mass balance model was
developed and integrated with the University of Lethbridge GENESYS
hydrometeorological model. GCM future climate scenarios were used to model
change in the Upper North Saskatchewan River Basin through 2100. Results
forecast dramatic declines (> 80%) in total glacier area, ice volume, and
streamflow contribution by 2100. / ix, 137 leaves ; 29 cm
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Impact of the Madden-Julian oscillation over tropical South America During Austral summerMonges, Arnaud C. 05 1900 (has links)
No description available.
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Forensic psychiatry and criminal responsibility in Santiago, ChileSt. Denis, Emily Elizabeth 23 September 2008 (has links)
Mental disorders are among the most prevalent of chronic diseases, and high rates of these disorders have been consistently found in jails and prisons. This study was a retrospective case series that described the population of adults charged with a criminal offense who were court ordered to undergo a psychiatric assessment within the Medical Legal Service in Santiago, Chile from 2005-2006. Chi-square tests were used to assess differences in the distribution of variables by sex and by criminal responsibility. Exploratory analyses using polytomous logistic regression were conducted in order to assess variables that might be predictive of the outcome of criminal responsibility as recommended by the psychiatrist. Of the evaluated offenders, approximately 84% were considered by a psychiatrist to be criminally responsible for their crime, 7% were regarded as having diminished criminal responsibility, 4% were considered to be not criminally responsible for their crime, and 4% were cases where criminal responsibility was not applicable. The following variables were found to be significant in the exploratory model: sex, age, occupational status, psychiatric pathology, recommendation of treatment, and recommendation of hospitalization. An offender determined by the psychiatrist to have a psychiatric pathology had the highest increase in odds of being considered to have diminished criminal responsibility or of being considered not criminally responsible. Results from this investigation will contribute to international knowledge about forensic psychiatry and mental health in Latin America. / Thesis (Master, Community Health & Epidemiology) -- Queen's University, 2008-09-23 12:52:55.423
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Characterization of rhizobia nodulating Trifolium ambigum M.B.Beauregard, Marie-Soleil January 2003 (has links)
Phenotypic characterizations demonstrated that diversity among 19 naturalized North American and 5 commercial Kura clover ( Trifolium ambiguum M.B.) rhizobial strains was limited. Growth chamber and field evaluations indicated the superiority of North American isolates, increasing foliage accumulation by 30% when compared to commercial inoculant strains. Nitrogen fertilization, however, produced greater accumulations in all evaluations. Genetic diversity among 128 isolates from the lower Caucasus was significant. Nodulation specificity of rhizobia from the lower Caucasus was demonstrated to be more complex than what was reported in the literature, as plants of different ploidy levels and even of different species were, in some cases, nodulated by the same isolate. Specificity of a given rhizobial strain varied depending on the isolate. This study identified naturalized North American rhizobial isolates that are more efficient than currently used commercial strains and increased the genetic diversity of Kura clover rhizobia currently available.
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Wesak and the re-creation of Buddhist traditionTurpie, David. January 2001 (has links)
This paper examines the Buddhist ritual Wesak---commemoration of the birth, enlightenment, and death (or parinibbana) of the Buddha---and its social function in creating Buddhist identity. A socio-historical survey of early Wesak rituals and case studies of Sri Lanka and North America provide examples of the development of Wesak as a ritual. This socio-political interpretation of Wesak reflects the consolidating nature of ritual through its interactions with other political and religious systems, and offers a glimpse into the emerging ecumenical form of Buddhism in North America.
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Pattern bargaining and fringe benefits : an institutionalist approach to the North American automobile industry, 1949-1958Grynberg, Roman. January 1985 (has links)
No description available.
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Key votes and vetoes : Presidentia-Congressional relations in foreign and defence policy 1947-1994Smith, Michael J. January 1999 (has links)
No description available.
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A comparative assessment of civil-military relations in South America, with a special emphasis on ColombiaPerez Ordonez, Gabriela 15 September 2014 (has links)
This thesis seeks to answer the question: how healthy, relatively speaking, are civil-military relations in South America? To answer this, key variables from three of the touchstone works in civil-military literature, namely, Samuel Huntington’s “The Soldier and the State,” Morris Janowitz’s “The Professional Soldier: A Social and Political Portrait,” and Samuel Finer’s “The Man On Horseback.” and journal articles were gleaned.
A total of twenty-two variables were identified and divided into three categories: State Comparative, Civilian and Military variables that are connected to “healthy” civil-military relations in the literature. These variables were then applied to all twelve South American states. The results were then compared to the United States, which the literature suggests is the closest to having “ideal” civil-military relations.
To ensure that the paper comparison matches practice, this thesis reviewed Colombia in-depth. Its military is not only the second largest in the region, but also one that plays a vital role in society.
The overall results from this comparative assessment indicate that there is a bimodal distribution among South American states in terms of the variables indicating healthy civil-military relations. Although it is clear that all States still need major improvements, half have healthier civil-military relations than the other half.
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