Repertoire comprises the curriculum of school music ensembles, yet its selection by music educators is unsystematic, commonly influenced by publishers, and lacking in thoughtful critique (Budiansky, 2005; Forbes, 2001). Research reports that musical worth and pedagogical value are foremost criteria in repertoire selection (Devore, 1989; Ostling, 1978). This ethnographic research explored relationships between musical worth and pedagogical value in works and perspectives of Emma Lou Diemer and Alice Parker, two prominent female composers whose extensive catalogs include music written for educational settings. Data were collected via methods consistent with qualitative inquiry. Smith’s (2003) Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was employed to facilitate co-construction of the composers’ lived experience through personal interviews. Data analysis also incorporated previous texts written about and by the composers, and three choral works of each composer. In this study, Panofsky’s (1972) method of visual art analysis was applied to musical analysis. Findings were presented within single-case and cross-case narratives. Although the composers’ work and perspectives are distinctive, their perceptions of musical worth and pedagogical value transcend their individual qualities. Criteria for creating art for educational settings include: using text as a basis for creating musical meaning, recognizing and emulating the work of composers that they find exceptional; and engaging in an artful, synergistic treatment of musical elements. Diemer and Parker share the belief that longevity, originality, expressivity, and sustained interest are characteristics of music of worth. They offered authentic engagement, holistic learning, and matching skill with challenge as integral aspects of pedagogical value. The motivation that compels Diemer and Parker to compose is both external and internal, and is more oriented toward process than product. In creating works for educational settings, they internalize parameters applicable to specific learners and settings. A “spark” they experience in the creative process indicates the origin of musical worth. Pedagogy derived from and integral to the musical worth of a work allows musically engaged students to recreate the “spark” and thus realize pedagogical value. Within the works and perspectives of Diemer and Parker, musical worth and pedagogical value become unified as a composite whole, though the “spark” is realized in a cyclic process.

Uma visão global sobre a situação da indústria do livro no Brasil e suas tendências e a sugestão de um modelo de atuação empresarial e mercadológico para a atuação das editoras. Examina-se cada etapa do marketing editorial: desenvolvimento do produto, comunicação, vendas e distribuição. Sugestões para agentes de instãncias governamentais ou privadas do fomento da leitura e promoção do livro. / This study aims to identify the main international and Brazilian trends of the book publising industry in the context of digital transition; it proposes that the use of marketing fundamental concepts and tools is necessary and inevitable for the creation and consolidation of sustainable organizations in this segment; and it presents a decision and action model that comprehends the most relevant aspects of marketing and communication activities in the editorial area, focusing Brazilizan marketing conditions; and it offers inputs for the promotion and diffusion of the book in the governmental, institutional and business spheres.

Entre os anos de 1941 e 1955, a Livraria Martins Editora, sediada em São Paulo, publicou a coleção Biblioteca de Literatura Brasileira. Constituída de 15 volumes, os quais, posteriormente, foram reeditados e vendidos em conjunto, num formato de edições colecionáveis, teve como projeto editorial publicar autores canônicos da literatura brasileira, ou seja, escritores consagrados pelo público e pela crítica, tais como Machado de Assis, Álvares de Azevedo, Castro Alves e outros; com textos introdutórios de estudiosos renomados como Antonio Candido, Lúcia Miguel Pereira e Sérgio Milliet. Seus exemplares eram ilustrados por grandes nomes da arte brasileira, como Anita Malfatti, Tarsila do Amaral, Di Cavalcanti, Tomás Santa Rosa, Paim, Alberto da Veiga Guignard etc., e recebiam tratamento gráfico especial, com boa impressão tipográfica e papel de qualidade. Os livros da coleção apresentam um projeto gráfico que se estrutura a partir de parâmetros clássicos de composição, sob a influência de edições francesas e inglesas. O objetivo desta dissertação é analisar o projeto gráfico dos livros a partir da relação entre os elementos do design e sua materialidade (formato, papel, tipografia, mancha gráfica, capitulares e ilustração), com o intuito de identificarmos como as edições adotam certo padrão gráfico que permite atribuir ao conjunto um caráter de coleção. Neste percurso, procuramos definir o conceito editorial e estudar o contexto histórico-social em que os livros foram produzidos. Outro aspecto relevante para a pesquisa é resgatar a memória gráfica da coleção Biblioteca de Literatura Brasileira e propor instrumentos de análise para melhor compreender os parâmetros gráficos da época e a sua percepção atual para o campo do design gráfico. / The collection Biblioteca de Literatura Brasileira edited by Livraria Martins Editora between the years 1941-1955 is characterized by publishing the canons of Brazilian literature such as Machado de Assis, Álvares de Azevedo, Castro Alves and others. In the collection published by Livraria Martins Editora the books were illustrated by great Brazilian artists such as Anita Malfatti, Tarsila do Amaral, Di Cavalcanti, Tomás Santa Rosa, Paim, Alberto da Veiga Guignard etc. The books were well printed, in fine paper and presented a graphic design that were structured by classic parameters of composition, under the influence of French and English editions. This research focus on the graphic design of the collection and analyses the relations between graphic design, editorial conception and the historical-social context in which the books were produced. In terms of visual composition, we investigate how the elements of design (format, paper, typography, grid, initials and illustrations) define a graphic pattern that allows this set of books to be assigned as a collection. Another relevant aspect of the research is the rescue of the graphic memory of the collection Biblioteca de Literatura Brasileira and the attempt in developing tools to better understand the graphic parameters of an era and its current reception for the field of graphic design.

In the context of the growing political instability and deepening economic crisis in Uruguay during the 1960s and early 1970s, the thesis examines two propositions. The first is that politically informed intellectuals, though disaffected or marginalised, will integrate themselves into the political mainstream if circumstances demand and a suitable vehicle allows them to participate usefully in the political process. The second is that, in the Uruguayan case, an expanded notion of dialogue is essential in analysing how this was accomplished, partly because the idea of dialogue was a necessary part of how they worked together and communicated with their public, and partly because dialogue was seen as a crucial element in reforming the nation and as the basis of the relationship between the political party that was to be the agent of such reform and its potential constituency. The thesis begins by examining how the so-called 1945 and 1960s generations overcame intergenerational squabbles and worked together, with the help of an expanding publishing industry, to create a public for their meditations on Uruguay's problems. Then, after briefly outlining the importance of dialogue to the essay as a genre and its role in developing national identity in Latin America, the study examines essays on the state of Uruguay by four major writers in the 1960s: Roberto Ares Pons, Alberto Methol Ferr??, Carlos Maggi and Washington Lockhart. The thesis then traces the intelligentsia's role in the several attempts to heal the rifts within the Uruguayan left and in the formation of the centre left coalition, the Frente Amplio, in 1971, to show how the notion of dialogue was incorporated into its structure, mode of operation and political program. The final section, a case study of Mario Benedetti's political activities and propagandist essays of 1971-1973, examines the contradictions of working as a committed intellectual when the very conditions necessary for intellectual life are breaking down. The thesis concludes that the resurrection of the nation as a site for dialogue with and among all members of society, a project in which the intelligentsia had enthusiastically participated, foundered because drastic political polarisation permitted only one militarist and monologic solution.

This thesis explores the Turkish book publishing industry within the framework of historical development of book publishing since Ottoman practice onwards and current structure of the Turkish book market. The aim of the thesis is to understand recent trends, developments, and problems in the Turkish book market, within its specific historical conditions and in a comparative method to the current structure of book publishing industry in developed countries where book publishing is a global business and highly integrated to other sectors of cultural commodity production. The hypothesis is that although there have been profound changes in the Turkish book publishing sector on the way towards industrialization during recent decade, especially after 2000s / book publishing in Turkey remained an &quot / infant industry&quot / and Turkish book publishing market is still unsaturated as a result of serious problems continuing in different cycles of circulating capital in the Turkish book market and in preconditions of profit-maximization and capital accumulation processes / impediments on the creation of a large mass of readers and new genres / lack of an industrial organization of book production and business, and belated developments in regulative-legal framework in copyright regime.

This thesis consists of a novel, eighteenth, and an exegesis, The ‘Lad Lit’ Dilemma: Institutional influences on creative writing practice. It will address my research question; how did institutional factors surrounding the publishing category of Lad Lit influence my creative practice in drafting and re-drafting the novel eighteenth? eighteenth is the story of Will Swift, a seventeen year-old Brisbane university student. Will is part of a close group of friends from high school. When he falls for Kate, family friend of his mate Simon, his first semester of study becomes more complicated than he might have expected. Will’s movement through these issues and character development is represented symbolically through four eighteenth birthday parties. The project’s exegesis then analyses the changing nature of the publishing industry in the last twenty years, and the implications of these changes for creative writers. Together, the two elements of this practice-led research will articulate the shift in the balance between the cultural and commercial imperatives of publishers, explain the impact of this shift for the publishing category of Lad Lit, and explore the ramifications of this for creative writing practitioners.

In the context of the growing political instability and deepening economic crisis in Uruguay during the 1960s and early 1970s, the thesis examines two propositions. The first is that politically informed intellectuals, though disaffected or marginalised, will integrate themselves into the political mainstream if circumstances demand and a suitable vehicle allows them to participate usefully in the political process. The second is that, in the Uruguayan case, an expanded notion of dialogue is essential in analysing how this was accomplished, partly because the idea of dialogue was a necessary part of how they worked together and communicated with their public, and partly because dialogue was seen as a crucial element in reforming the nation and as the basis of the relationship between the political party that was to be the agent of such reform and its potential constituency. The thesis begins by examining how the so-called 1945 and 1960s generations overcame intergenerational squabbles and worked together, with the help of an expanding publishing industry, to create a public for their meditations on Uruguay's problems. Then, after briefly outlining the importance of dialogue to the essay as a genre and its role in developing national identity in Latin America, the study examines essays on the state of Uruguay by four major writers in the 1960s: Roberto Ares Pons, Alberto Methol Ferr??, Carlos Maggi and Washington Lockhart. The thesis then traces the intelligentsia's role in the several attempts to heal the rifts within the Uruguayan left and in the formation of the centre left coalition, the Frente Amplio, in 1971, to show how the notion of dialogue was incorporated into its structure, mode of operation and political program. The final section, a case study of Mario Benedetti's political activities and propagandist essays of 1971-1973, examines the contradictions of working as a committed intellectual when the very conditions necessary for intellectual life are breaking down. The thesis concludes that the resurrection of the nation as a site for dialogue with and among all members of society, a project in which the intelligentsia had enthusiastically participated, foundered because drastic political polarisation permitted only one militarist and monologic solution.

Uma visão global sobre a situação da indústria do livro no Brasil e suas tendências e a sugestão de um modelo de atuação empresarial e mercadológico para a atuação das editoras. Examina-se cada etapa do marketing editorial: desenvolvimento do produto, comunicação, vendas e distribuição. Sugestões para agentes de instãncias governamentais ou privadas do fomento da leitura e promoção do livro. / This study aims to identify the main international and Brazilian trends of the book publising industry in the context of digital transition; it proposes that the use of marketing fundamental concepts and tools is necessary and inevitable for the creation and consolidation of sustainable organizations in this segment; and it presents a decision and action model that comprehends the most relevant aspects of marketing and communication activities in the editorial area, focusing Brazilizan marketing conditions; and it offers inputs for the promotion and diffusion of the book in the governmental, institutional and business spheres.

Immer mehr Verlage etablieren glatte Preise bei ihren Erzeugnissen, um der Forderung des Buchhandels nach glatten Preisen zu entsprechen. Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht inwieweit diese Fragestellung aus preispsychologsicher Sicht für die Warengruppen Belletristik und Sachbuch berechtigt ist und welche Produkteigenschaften einen Einfluss auf die Zahlungsbereitschaft haben. Hierfür sind 14 branchenfremde Studien nach dem PICO(C)-Schema auf Adaptionspotenzial überprüft worden. Ergänzend sind aktuelle theoretische Forschungserkenntnisse nach WENGER dargestellt worden. Die aktuellen Preisstrategien für die Warengruppen Belletristik und Sachbuch in den Ausgabeformen: Hardcover, Taschenbuch, E-Book und Hörbuch, werden in einer IST-Analyse dargestellt. Da bis heute keine repräsentativen Daten bzgl. des Preisendung im Buchhandel vorliegen, wurde ein Datenerhebungskonzept erarbeitet. Zunächst wurde eine Choice-Based-Conjoint-Analyse mit einer Stichprobe von N=176 Teilnehmern durchgeführt. Ebenfalls wurde mit einer qualitativen Stichprobe von N=11 eine van-Westerndorp-Befragung durchgeführt. Zentrale Ergebnisse der Arbeit sind, dass überwiegend glatte Preise gegenüber gebrochenen präferiert werden. Die Aussage, dass es zentrale Preisschwellen für die genannten Warengruppen gibt, konnte in dieser Arbeit nicht bestätigt werden. Alle Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit sind stark von individuellen Produkteigenschaften abhängig. Für den Transfer in die Praxis wurden, neben der Definition eines SOLL-Zustands, für beide Warengruppen, Preissimulatoren programmiert. Auf dieser Basis kann künftig ein ganzheitliches Preismanagement in Verlagen und dem Buchhandel etabliert werden.:1. Einleitung und Problemstellung 1.1. Motivation 1.2. Ziele der Arbeit 1.3. Aufbau der Arbeit und Methodik 2. Stand der Forschung zu Preisendungen 2.1. Klassische und verhaltensorientierte Studien zu Preisendungen 2.2. Zusammenfassung und Beurteilung 3. Theoretischer Bezugsrahmen 3.1. Preis- und Konsumentenverhalten 3.2. Preiswürdigkeitsurteil 3.3. Phasen eines Kaufprozesses am Beispiel des SOR-Modells 3.4. Verhaltenspsychologische Theorien der Preisforschung 3.6. Zusammenfassung und Beurteilung 4. Analyse deutscher Buchmarkt 4.1. Abgrenzung und Darstellung Buchhandel und Buchmarkt 4.2. Preispolitik im deutschen Buchhandel 4.3. Vorstellung und Analyse ausgewählter Warengruppen im Buchhandel 4.4. Zusammenfassung und Beurteilung 5. Methodisches Vorgehen 5.1. Vorstellung Preisforschungsmethoden 5.2. Datenerhebungskonzept und Vorüberlegungen 5.3. Zusammenfassung und Beurteilung 6. Erstellung und Durchführung der Studien 6.1. Toolauswahl 6.2. Umfrageerstellung 6.3. Durchführung und Verteilung 6.4. Zusammenfassung und Beurteilung 7. Analyse und Auswertung der Ergebnisse 7.1. Demographische Daten und Rating-Teil 7.2. Auswertung CBC I 7.3. Auswertung CBC II 7.4. Auswertung van-Westerndorp PSM 7.5. Zusammenfassung und Beurteilung 8. Implikationen für die Preis- und Produktpolitik 8.1. Entscheidungsmatrix und Definition SOLL-Zustand 8.2. Zusammenfassung und Beurteilung 9. Fazit und Ausblick

In this study the role of the educational publisher as an information intermediary is considered. The focus is on the developmental role of the publisher, against the background of the information age the world is entering today. The publishing industry is regarded as both a vehicle for and the product of development, which entails a twofold responsibility: the development of society in general and the development of the industry in particular. This study highlights the role of the publisher in the development of society, and it is argued that the recent changes in the education system and the language policy potentially offer a great challenge to educational publishers in South Africa to help create suitable educational material in order to facilitate the successful implementation of the new curriculum, thereby contributing to the development of South African society as a whole. However, developments since 1994, when the new political dispensation came into effect, have practically halted the development input of publishers in the new education system and created a severe crisis for the educational publishing industry. / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Information Science / unrestricted