This multiple case study shows how motherhood works with and against two women's literacy identities, as interpreted through the theoretical lens of Herman's Dialogical Self Theory. The evidence of this is shown in the tension between their roles as mothers and their personal roles as readers and writers. In many ways, taking on a reader or writer role meant to deny other roles for these women, showing the clash between efforts to consolidate multiple I-positions. While their meta-positions helped them recognize the discrepancies in their I-positions, there was little evidence of mediating third positions to negotiate their roles. This descriptive study explored the way two women approach their roles "I a reader" and "I as writer" while simultaneously navigating their I-position "I as mother." This exploration was conducted through the use of semi-structured interviews and the subsequent coding of the transcripts of those interviews. The coding included the identification of all instances where I-positions manifested in the interview text. Among numerous other roles, the roles related to literacy and motherhood involved a particular friction. The findings of the study make evident that tension exists for these two women between their roles as mothers and as literate people.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(情報学) / 甲第18407号 / 情博第522号 / 新制||情||92(附属図書館) / 31265 / 京都大学大学院情報学研究科知能情報学専攻 / (主査)教授 黒橋 禎夫, 教授 西田 豊明, 教授 河原 達也 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Informatics / Kyoto University / DFAM

The focus of this project is on the use of the reader-response orientation in the development of a poetry unit for grade seven. The reader-response orientation is a literary theory which suggests that the meaning of any literary work is the result of the interaction between the text and the reader. In this project, the emphasis is on providing a bridge between this theory and the practice of teaching poetry. To implement the reader-response orientation into teaching practices, it is important for teachers to understand how theory affects classroom activities. If the theory behind the reader-response orientation is understood, then teachers may be better able to change their teaching approaches. In the classroom, reader-response activities involve students in ways that encourage interest and personal response to poetry. Understanding the reader-response critical theory can help teachers plan their poetry lessons and develop more effective teaching practices. This project begins with a survey of the literature of the reader-response criticism and provides a summary of the theory. The link between theory and practice is demonstrated with a review of a current curriculum project that uses the reader-response orientation. Chapter Five is a poetry unit, for grade seven, designed to embody the reader-response theory in actual classroom practices. In my conclusion I briefly highlight some concerns and give suggestions for further research direction. / Thesis / Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

The focus of this project is on the employment of reader response theory, methodology and strategy in the development of poetry units for grades nine through twelve for university-bound students. The purpose of the project is to introduce teachers to various reader-response theories, demonstrate how a curriculum may be designed using the transactional reader-response methodology, and provide units of study which are founded on the transactional theory and methodology, and also support the expectations for students established in the various Ministry documents. / Thesis / Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

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The electronic text reading device, or e-book, is an idea that has reached the implementation stage. Technology has only recently made possible the production of a device to challenge the printed book’s dominance as the media for information transmission. These microprocessor-based devices are attempts to exceed the limitations of printed texts while retaining their strengths. Two generations of these devices, and the companies that created them, have reached the marketplace. This thesis provides a short history of electronic text readers and gives an overview of the first and second generations. The issues that will affect the adoption of the e-book as the dominant media for the transmission of texts are discussed. The primary objections to the e-book’s replacement of the book are durability, ease of use and clarity. With these concerns addressed by improvement of the underlying technology, the e-book will replace the majority of the printed books in the marketplace.

Moderne Automatisierungstechnologien können das Laborpersonal von sich wiederholenden Aufgaben entlasten, sowie die Fehlerquote senken. Der Bedarf an qualifiziertem Personal für die Entwicklung und/oder Wartung solcher Systeme ist entsprechend hoch. Labormitarbeiter benötigen ein Grundverständnis der Technologie und Automatisierungsingenieure ein Grundverständnis der Laborprozesse. Aus diesem Grund wurde das System LabAutomation entwickelt. Durch die Verwendung verschiedenster Komponenten aus dem Bereich der Laborautomation, der modernen Transport-, Robotikund Sicherheitstechnik eignet sich das System für die Personalqualifizierung in unterschiedlichen Disziplinen. Nach entsprechender Softwareanpassung kann das System auch für Forschungszwecke eingesetzt werden. Das erste automatisierte Verfahren ist ein Enzyme-linked Immunosorbet Assay (ELISA), an dem die Funktion aller Komponenten deutlich wird.

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