Influence of the General Culture on Crime

1967 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald R. Taft
Keyword(s):  
General Culture

The SLS Centenary Lecture: Punching our weight? Legal scholarship and public understanding

Legal Studies ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 519-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Twining
Keyword(s):  
Public Engagement ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Law Schools ◽  
Legal Scholarship ◽  
General Culture

Law has the potential to be one of the humanistic disciplines that is an integral part of general culture. But it is not usually perceived in that way by non-lawyers. As the Society of Legal Scholars celebrates its Centenary, its members are under pressure to broaden the audiences of legal scholarship. Setting this expectation in the context of the movement to encourage all academic disciplines to place greater emphasis on ‘public understanding’ and ‘public engagement’, this lecture considers the what, why and how of confronting this challenge, recognises some obstacles and constraints, and suggests how the Society, law schools and law publishers might contribute to this enterprise.

USEFULITY ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGY EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE COURSES IN TEACHING PROFESSION

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 55-67
Author(s):  
Buket KOYUNCU ◽  
Tahir ATICI
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Field Education ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
General Biology ◽  
Education Courses ◽  
General Culture

The undergraduate education program given depending on the higher education programs is an important factor in the teacher's professional life. Common programs determined by YÖK are applied to teacher candidates in education faculties. The aim of this study is to measure the contribution of the courses in the program to biology teachers in their professional life and to produce new alternatives in the light of the data obtained. In this context, a Likert-type questionnaire consisting of three separate courses as "Vocational Courses", "Field Education Courses", "General Culture Courses" and containing approximately 40 different courses was prepared by taking the expert opinion. Participants were asked to rate the lessons according to the importance of contribution in professional life. Participants consist of biology teachers who are graduates of Faculty of Education and Faculty of Science, who work effectively in their professional life. Participants were reached through digital media and this study was conducted with approximately 160 teachers. According to the study data, among the Vocational Knowledge Courses, the most beneficial lesson is "Teaching Practice". Most of the participants think that this course makes a positive contribution to their professional life. Accordingly, the course hours of this course can be increased. Educational sciences courses are generally carried out theoretically in faculties other than this course, but as can be seen, the effect of applied courses is also great. When looking at the courses that made the most contribution in the "Field Education Courses" section, "General Biology Laboratory", "Zoology Laboratory" and "General Biology" were seen. However, herbarium studies have been proposed in "Cryptogamea" and other plant lessons. It is recommended to add "Field Studies", which is generally accepted as an application within the course in departments, to the curriculum as a course. In the last section, "General Culture Courses", the most contributing course is "Information Technologies Course". In our changing and developing world, this result can be predicted since we cannot consider information technologies and education separately.

Literacy among Jews in Eastern Europe in the Modern Period

2010 ◽  
pp. 190-210
Author(s):  
Shaul Stampfer
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Literary Language ◽  
Cultural Patterns ◽  
East European ◽  
Literary Expression ◽  
Interesting Topic ◽  
Modern Period ◽  
Written Word ◽  
The One ◽  
General Culture

This chapter describes the literacy of the Jews of eastern Europe in the modern period. This is an interesting topic because, on the one hand, these Jews were heirs to a long tradition of literacy. At the same time, they lived in a multilingual world. In that society, Jews usually spoke Yiddish to each other; prayed in Hebrew; came into contact with bureaucrats who spoke the languages of rulers such as Russian or German; and dealt with customers and clients who spoke Polish, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, and Belorussian. Most of the latter were oppressed languages with limited possibilities for publication and literary expression. Thus, when considering the literacy of east European Jews, one has to consider literacy in their vernacular (Yiddish), in their literary language (Hebrew), and also in non-Jewish languages. Literacy in the first two categories is significant as a reflection of cultural patterns and exposure to the written word. Meanwhile, literacy in the last category is a reflection both of acculturation and exposure or openness to general culture and society.

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