Many musicians, artists and other creative thinkers often struggle with organizational skills in preparation for events that require detailed planning, notably recital preparation. Musicians often find themselves ill-prepared and must reschedule the event, recycle music that they do not wish to perform, or ultimately perform at a lower standard. Currently, there is no standardized, established model for pianists or other types of musicians to guide them in setting up a recital and successfully executing all of its parts from start to finish. This study, through discussion of the employment of project management principles, aids artists in putting together a performance successfully. Specifically, it explored the planning and execution of all facets of the performance. This study sought to present a guide on the basic steps in planning a successful recital using the established methodology of a business model and applying it to piano performance. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate how project management principles can be applied to recital preparation, planning and execution. The study addressed the returning performer; however, aspects of this study can be used by the student and seasoned professional alike. Results of the study generated an integrated project plan, illustrating the project life cycle of piano performance.

Family is the base of every nation, historical and everyday life of society. Lithuanian family obtains features typical for all developed countries. Marriages are delayed for later time, more pairs are in common – law marriage, more children are born in such families and birthrate decreases. The doubt about strength of marriage appears with increasing of number of common – law marriage. Though children living in town argue for marriage (39,25%) the negative opinion about marriage increases. Negative opinion about marriage has the best part of pupils living in the city (40%). Though mixed opinion of marriage, family as wealth is the most important and significant, according pupils’ opinion. It is very important to understand importance of family and its functions before marriage. According pupils’ opinion the main function of family is to grow children. Such answer had 43% of pupils living in the city and 35,48% living in town. Very important functions are birth of children and recreation as well. Many problems such as quarrel, divorces or even violence appear in families because of devaluation of spiritual wealth and misunderstanding of familial functions. According results of investigation pupils have negative opinion of divorces (in city - 60%, in town – 60,75%). Pupils almost do not sustain violence in the family (in city - 1%, in town - 4%), but this data are not reliable, as children do not like to speak up about problems in the family. It is very important to prepare... [to full text]

The participation of parents in the education is interpreted as one of main its educational rights, realizing the objects of qualitative development, because the families and pedagogues constantly are sharing the engagements in children’ developing, each time they are directed in the deeper variety of life in the family, pre-school group and community. The problem of survey is determined by the fact, that the education of parents of pre-school institutions in Utena is a new phenomenon and it is not enough related with the change of pre-school education, the modern educational models oriented to the child and the ideas of adults’ education and the permanent (self-) learning. The purpose of survey was to establish the relation between the family and pre-school group. To show the possibilities of parents’ participation in the activity (the life) of pre-school group. To evaluate the perception and expectation about preparing the child to school. The survey was done in the pre-school groups of pre-school institutions and kindergartens-primary schools of Utena town. The result of survey showed, that the relation among pedagogues and parents help to develop the personality of the child, the interchanging information enables to know better the character, likings, aptitudes of child, the cooperation permits to know better the child’s behavior in the group of peers.

There are a greater number of inclusive postsecondary education (PSE) programs for students with intellectual disabilities (ID) in the U.S. than ever before. Consequently, there are a greater number of students with ID who now have the opportunity to participate in fully inclusive PSE programs with the intent of improving their transition outcomes related to employment, independent living, and quality of life. For students with ID to get the most out of these expanding PSE opportunities, it is imperative that they develop the personal competencies that will better prepare them to participate in such programs. The current study began the exploratory process of identifying, from a parent perspective, the personal competencies related to inclusive PSE readiness for students with intellectual disabilities in the broad categories of (a) the personal skills, (b) knowledge, and (c) attributes. This purpose was achieved by using a three-round Delphi survey, administered to a sample of parents of students with ID who have participated in one of the 44 federally funded Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSIDs). The first round of the survey generated 56 items that participants in Round Two then rated on a 7-point scale of importance related to preparing students with ID for participation in inclusive PSE. In the final round of the Delphi survey, participants were provided with the mean, standard deviation, and frequency distribution for each of the 56 items from Round Two and asked to rerate each item based on the additional information provided. In Round Three the expert panel of parents gained consensus on 33 items related to personal skills, knowledge, and attributes they deemed important for students with ID to develop in order to be prepared for an inclusive PSE program. Results of the study were discussed in the context of the literature related to personal competencies for college readiness for students with and without ID. Additionally, implications, limitations, and recommendations for future research were discussed.

THE THESIS DEALS WITH PROBLEMS OF SANITARY INSTALLATIONS IN OFFICE BUILDING WITH SHOPS IN THE CITY OF BRNO. THE THEORETICAL PART FOCUSES OPTIONS OF PREPARING HOT WATER. EXPERIMENTAL PART FOCUSES ON DRINKING WATER CONSUMPTION. ANOTHER PART FOCUSES TO OPTIONS OF SPECIALIZATION. THE LAST PART OF THESIS FOCUSES TO SELECTED SANITARY INSTALLATIONS IN BUILDING.

This thesis used fifty hours of naturally occurring video and audio taped data from the ‘weigh-in' section of four commercial weight management groups in the East Midlands of England. This thesis is a discursive psychological and conversation analytic investigation of the turn-taking organization of the talk, examining what the group leaders and members make relevant in their talk about food and dieting. The data was transcribed using the Jeffersonian method. Group members attend the group weekly, and are weighed - their weight gain, loss or maintenance is recorded on a membership card. The analytic chapters follow the format of the ‘weigh-in' section of the meeting exploring firstly how the group leaders and members manage the practices of getting ready to be weighed; then how the ‘news' of weight gain, loss or maintenance is told and receipted; before exploring how ‘advice-giving' is constructed and the final analytic chapter deals with the issues of morality and accountability in the leaders' and members' talk. Analysis shows that the ‘pre-weigh in practices' involved before the group members are weighed consists of two robust patterns, 1) the practice of getting undressed is not oriented to by either the group members or group leaders and the group leaders avoided direct eye contact and concerned themselves with other business or 2) when no undressing practices took place, the group leaders were much more comfortable with direct eye contact. These sequences show how the body and its practices are constructed in particular ways within, and as part of the practices of getting ready to be weighed. Analysis showed the telling and receipting of weight news gets done differently depending on whether the group members have gained, lost or maintained weight. When the news concerned weight gain, the sequence included a ‘pre-announcement' and the news TCU was punctuated with marked trouble. When the news concerned weight loss, only the group members produced a pre-account and the news TCU contained no marked trouble. Finally, when the group members had maintained weight, the news TCU was delivered bluntly, and there was no evidence of trouble. In relation to advice-giving, analysis showed that group members repeatedly worked to assert their epistemic priority to avoid having to acknowledge the advice and the advice was receipted minimally. Finally, analysis showed that group members produced accounts with reference to a moral evaluation, such as blame or culpability. Sometimes an account was produced to circumvent being held publicly accountable for the event or action. It became apparent that both the group leaders and group members could not orient to themselves, their behaviour or food without it being constructed within a moral or accountable framework. Therefore, the thesis is an exploration of how group leaders and members manage the ‘dieting-practices' involved in getting weighed in a commercial weight management group and how using DP and CA can show the intricate turn by turn organization of such practices.

Programwide implementation uses implementation science to provide the supports needed so all practitioners can use DEC recommended practices to improve child outcome. Participants will learn the process of programwide implementation, tools, and strategies they can use and how programwide implementation occurs within classroom and home visiting programs.

The aim of the thesis "Marriage preparation" is to reflect topics of marriage preparation in the context of cultural and historical changes; to find out whether the church themes of marriage preparation are written from a view "what is good for marriage" or "what threatens marriage." "Entry into marriage" or "stay married". The theoretical part describes conception and development of marriage since the modern scientism (late 19th century) till the present from a legal, the Christian (biblical and canon law of the Catholic Church and Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren) and sociology point of view. Each input describes the definition of marriage, the conditions for its closure and its termination. This thesis focuses on Czech territory. The analytical part is devoted to issues of marriage preparation in the Catholic Church and Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren and the perspective of themes. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

This curriculum exposes students in Visual Arts classes to the art of exhibition and prepares them to complete the artistic cycle by exhibiting their own work and others. The curriculum is presented in the form of a guide book in which the main body of lessons are geared towards high school Intro to Art classes with quick tips and activities that are adapted toward all grade levels. By learning about all aspects of exhibiting art, theme development, installation design, accessioning and preparing art, and publicity, students are given another tool with which to create a connection with artistic mediums and history. The final goal is to infuse exhibition skills into every aspect of the curriculum as a natural part of learning and talking about art.

Calls for reform in doctoral education are not new. However, the past decade has experienced renewed interest and discussion in preparing the future professoriate. Whereas most studies of graduate student socialization and preparation for faculty roles have focused on doctoral students or new faculty, this study examined the perceptions of senior faculty members involved in doctoral education. All senior faculty (n=4970) in biological sciences, English, mathematics, and non-clinical psychology from a stratified sample of 69 research universities nationwide were invited to participate. More than 1150 faculty completed a web-based survey. Respondents rated the importance of 18 competencies (based on a framework by Austin and McDaniels) and 24 roles during 1) the first three years of faculty work and 2) doctoral education. Additionally, participants identified persons having primary responsibility for introducing doctoral students to each competency or role. Faculty respondents rated general competencies and research roles as more important than teaching and service roles for both new faculty and doctoral students. Whereas nearly all items were rated higher in importance for faculty than students, mean difference scores showed great variability. Results also varied by discipline. In general, most respondents viewed the doctoral student advisor or all faculty members in the academic unit as having primary responsibility for introducing specific roles and competencies to doctoral students; other common responses included the student and nobody. Results of the study have important implications for doctoral education at the national, institutional, and unit levels. First, consideration of disciplinary differences in priorities for doctoral training and new faculty development programs is vital. Additionally, multiple stakeholders can impact the preparation of future faculty. Training institutions, hiring institutions, and students can play a role in narrowing the gap between doctoral student preparation and the work required of new faculty. Suggestions for future research include expanding the sample to include a broader array of academic disciplines and incorporating qualitative methods to discern reasons for disparities in the importance assigned to specific competencies and roles. Research should also explore the perceptions of senior faculty concerning the worth and feasibility of recent recommendations aimed at better preparing future faculty.