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The beginning of the 3rd millenium is characterized by the formation of the post modern society. Change is the main feature of it. We face quite a number of global economical and social, crime, political problems that have over-crossed boundaries of a state or society. Referring to Zaleskienė (2002), solving these problems require changes in our understanding of individual socialization and the necessity to acknowledge a citizen‘s role as most importan in democratic socium. As a result, we come to a new perspective and the necessity to develop citizenship depending on how a person understands the world and acts in it. After the restoration of Lithuanian independence, when we starte formation of civic society and integration into European Union, the question of citizenship became extremly critical. Citizenship training was defined a priority of the educational reform in Lithuania („Lithuanian Educational Conception“, 1900). An integrated program of teaching citizenship was published in 1994 („General Programs“). Backgrounds of civic society were introduced in school curriculum in 1998. since 1990 the topic has been the focus for discussions by representatives of social studies in Europe:e.g., T. McLaughlin, 1997; M.Montane, Y.Beernaert, 2001; J.P.harpes, E.Meehan; J.M.Ferry, 1993. Much attention to different aspects of civic education is given in Lithuanian educational literature as well. R. Grigas (2000), A. Šliogeris (2000), V. Jakavičius (1998), V. Gudonienė (2002), V... [to full text]

Lietuvoje yra apie 300 miestų ir miestelių. Lietuvių kalbos žodynuose fiksuota 370 gyventojų pavadinimų (įtraukiami dariniai pagal tarmines ir topografines vietoves). Dauguma šių gyventojų pavadinimų yra ir moteriškosios giminės, todėl galima teigti, kad apytiksliai lietuvių kalbos žodynuose yra apie 740 gyventojų pavadinimų. Lietuvos gyventojams pagal kilmės ir gyvenamąją vietovę vadinti vartojami du būdai: nusakomasis ir darybinis. Nusakomieji pavadinimai esti ne vienažodžiai, bet sudaryti iš kelių žodžių, t. y. junginiai. Jie būna dviejų rūšių: 1) kelių daiktavardžių, kurių vienas yra vietovardžio kilmininkas (norint tiksliai nusakyti asmens gimimo ar gyvenamąją vietą). Pvz.: Aš pati esu Švėkšnos gimimo LKŽ III 308 (Šv). Ji Nemunaičio parapijos gimimo Alv. 2) junginiai su prielinksniais. Pvz.: Ar iš tolo esi kilimo? – Kilimo aš iš Švėkšnos LKŽ V 778 (J. Jabl). Jis paeina iš Kybartų LKŽ II 1093 Šnekamojoje kalboje asmens gyvenamoji vieta dažniau nurodoma nusakomuoju būdu. Todėl galima teigti, kad šis būdas yra senesnis, tarminis. Darybinių pavadinimų skyriuje analizuojami asmenų pavadinimai pagal jų kilimo bei gyvenamąją vietą, t. y remtasi tikrinių gyvenamųjų vietų vardais. Taigi derivaciniai vienažodžių Lietuvos gyventojų pavadinimų būdai yra tokie: 1) daiktavardiniai priesagų vediniai, pvz.: pakruojietis, -ė, veliuonytis, -ė, salantiškis, -ė. 2) daiktavardiniai galūnės -is vediniai, pvz.: ariogalis, -ė, šeduvis, -ė, širvintis, -ė. Visoje Lietuvoje, gal kiek mažiau... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Names of places or geographical names plany an important part in our living and cultural surroundings. Geographical names help us to identify the location, its features, good and bad sides, which were or are seen by people living there. The shosen topic „Lithuanien and Latvian Citizens‘ Names“ (Comparatyve aspect) is actuale, because people‘s names are litlle researched. In bilingual Lithuanian – Latvian dictionaries this topic is not researched either. The aim of the work is to examine and deseribe citizens‘ names which are fixed in Lithuanian dictionaries and compare them with Latvian citizens‘ names. The material was being analysed by using word building analysis, mathematic methods. The examples were analysed by analytical, descriptyve and coparatyve methods. There are about 300 towers and seflements in Lithuania. In Lithuanian dictionaries are 370 citizens‘names fixed (compounds from dialects and topographic places being included). The majority of these citizens‘ names are of feminina genda thes we can slate that aproximately there are 740 citizens‘ names there. Lithuanian people according to their origin and living place are named in two ways: descriptive and compound. Descriptyve names are made of a few words, i. c. they are compounds. Lithuanian people‘s names are made not only from geographical names and words used in dialectical areas but from topographical objects too Names of such Type are mostly understandable to local people of a concrete area, especialy if the... [to full text]

The purposes of the study were to determine what perceptions, if any, were held by the state representatives of six selected special interest groups regarding the perceived influence each group has had on public school curricula and the attitudes held by the representatives regarding the selection of materials and content for public school curricula.The population contacted consisted of the 289 state level representatives of the groups; 103 representatives returned completed questionnaires. The six selected special interest groups were the NAACP, ACLU, MM, PP, LWV, and NOW.FindingsThe NAACP, ACLU, PP, LWV, and NOW reported similar attitudes regarding several topics, such as the inclusion of sex education in public school curricula, the exclusion of both scientific creationism and the concept that some values are absolute and must be obeyed, and the inclusion of the concept that parents should not decide what students read in school. The MM respondents held that sex education should be eliminated from public school curricula, scientific creationism, and the teaching of some absolute values should be included in the public school curriculum. MM respondents also held that parents should decide what the student may read in school.NAACP, PP, LWV, and NOW respondents judged that the respective organizations have brought about change in the public school curricula. The respondents for the other organizations made no claims of influence.ConclusionsDue to the population of the study, no attempt was made to generalize from the respondents to the total organizations. Generally, the respondents reported attitudes and perceptions in keeping with stated organizational policy; differences occurred in the reported degree of agreement or disagreement on various topics.

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Doctor of Philosophy(PhD) / Action, agency and protest were notions that seeped through the social and political terrain of 1960s Japan. Opposition to the Vietnam War, disputes in the universities, environmental concerns and anticipation of the US-Japan Security Treaty’s renewal set down for 1970, saw the entire decade engulfed in activism and protest. This thesis explores these sites of activism revealing the disparate character of protest in the 1960s – the often competing tactics and agendas that were manifested within the burgeoning and dynamic cultures of protest. The shifting definitions of protest and the competing ideals that emerged from its various sites of articulation are crucial to our understanding of postwar Japan. Excavating these sites – reading the character of protest and the ideals expressed – exposes the notions of autonomy and activism that underpinned conceptions of the postwar national identity. In the aftermath of the Pacific War intellectuals and activists looked for new forms of political expression, outside the auspices of the state, through which to enact the postwar nation. The identity of postwar Japan was constructed within the spheres of protest and resistance as anti-Vietnam War activists, Beheiren (Betonamu ni Heiwa o! Shimin Rengō), student groups such as Zenkyōtō, and local citizens’ movements negotiated the discursive space of ‘modern Japan.’ Examining the conceptions of political practice and identity that manifested themselves in the protest and resistance of the period, provides insights into the shifting terrain of national identity in the 1960s.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2004. / Adviser: Susan Padro.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-67). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Indiana University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 161-175). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / "1995"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-106).