Progress Report on the Role of Digital Resource Preservation and Utilization for Libraries in China

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Niu ◽  
Hui Li
Keyword(s):  
Progress Report ◽  
Digital Resource ◽  
Resource Preservation

Lifting Bodies: interactive dance – finding new methodologies in the motifs prompted by new technology – a critique and progress report with particular reference to the Bodycoder System

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
JULIE A. WILSON ◽  
MARK A. BROMWICH
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Progress Report ◽  
Detailed Case ◽  
Art Form ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
New Methodologies

This paper offers a critique of what are seen as key issues which are problematised within the field of interactive dance, centring on the role of the various artists and technologies involved in the development of interactive dance systems, the notion of interactivity versus non-interactivity, and the influence of traditional single art-form practices. The paper proposes that it is only through identifying the particular motifs promoted by the technology itself that a way forward can be found, and an interactive dance aesthetic can begin to emerge in earnest. The arguments presented in this paper are framed within the context of the authors' long-term work and collaboration within the area of interactive dance, and provides a detailed case study of the piece Lifting Bodies (1999).

Progress Report on the Activities of the Independent Evaluation Office

Policy Papers ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (73) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Progress Report ◽  
International Reserves ◽  
Learning From Experience ◽  
Executive Board ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Public Comment ◽  
Independent Evaluation ◽  
The Imf

Since its last report to the IMFC in April 2011, the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) completed the evaluation of Research at the IMF: Relevance and Utilization. The IEO continues its work on the evaluations of “International Reserves: IMF Advice and Country Perspectives” and of “The Role of the IMF as Trusted Advisor,” announced last spring. Draft issues papers on these two evaluations, as well as on a new study, “Learning from Experience at the IMF: An IEO Assessment of Self-Evaluation Systems,” were circulated to the Executive Board and posted on the IEO website for public comment.

Progress Report on the Activities of the Independent Evaluation Office

Policy Papers ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Progress Report ◽  
International Reserves ◽  
Learning From Experience ◽  
Executive Board ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
Work Program ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Independent Evaluation ◽  
The Imf

This report summarizes the activities of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) since the 2011 Annual Meetings. In this period, the IEO has advanced work on three ongoing evaluations: International Reserves: IMF Advice and Country Perspectives, The Role of the IMF as Trusted Advisor, and Learning from Experience at the IMF: An IEO Assessment of Self-Evaluation Systems. The IEO expects to submit these evaluations to the Executive Board over the course of the year. The IEO has begun consultations on topics for future evaluations and will present a tentative work program to the Executive Board for review in due course.

A Gender Agenda: A Progress Report on Competitiveness

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (5) ◽  
pp. 115-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muriel Niederle
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Progress Report ◽  
Open Area ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Behavioral Trait ◽  
Institutional Differences ◽  
Trait Competitiveness

I review the role of a new behavioral trait, competitiveness, on the gender agenda. I first describe how to measure competitiveness in the laboratory and show that gender differences in competitiveness are robust. I then establish the external economic relevance of the experimental measure of competitiveness: competitiveness correlates with education and labor market outcomes and can help account for gender differences therein. Finally, institutions can differ in the importance they place on competitiveness and hence can affect gender differences in economic outcomes. Exploring these institutional differences and their effects remains an open area of behavioral market design.

Visualization Forms in the Cross-cultural Collaborative Activities of Design and Development of a Digital Resource for Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guolong Quan ◽  
Xiaoqing Gu
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Qualitative Behavior ◽  
Digital Resource ◽  
Support Tools ◽  
Visualization Tools ◽  
Visualization Technology ◽  
Collaborative Activities ◽  
Diverse Cultures

Recent studies have demonstrated the integration of visualization technology to support collaboration and stimulate learning performance. The use of visualization tools during the collaborative activities of international students is a worthy topic for further exploration. Based on grounded and activity theories, this research uses observation and qualitative behavior analysis to determine how participants use visualization tools to distinguish the behavior features of learners and to explain the role of these tools in a telecollaborative project. The analysis distinguishes three major types of visualization forms: shaped, diagramed, and tabled presentations, which serve particular epistemic and social demands of collaborative tasks. Findings indicated that visualization forms and tools can enhance collaborative activities by helping international members visualize their thoughts, comprehension, and discussion, although they use different languages and are from diverse cultures. Further research can develop new and effective methods for collaboration and learning using visual support tools.

The Slow Demise of Foster Care in South Australia

2001 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES G. BARBER
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Care Service ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Progress Report ◽  
Policy Preference ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Alternative Care ◽  
Role Of The State

In December 1997, South Australia's alternative care system was radically restructured along ‘funder-purchaser-provider’ lines. A recent progress report into the workings of the new system (Barber, Cooper and Delfabbro, 1999) identified high levels of frustration and dissatisfaction throughout the sector. This article argues that the current problems in alternative care are a legacy of policy decisions by successive state governments, some of which date back many years. The most important of these are the nationwide demise of residential care, the unhelpful role of the state under the ‘funder-purchaser-provider’ model, and the decision to outsource the entire foster care service through competitive tender. The article concludes that the state's policy preference for distancing itself from service delivery is incompatible with the community's growing reluctance to volunteer.

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