Robert Hooke and the Visual World of the Early Royal Society

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felicity Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Visual World ◽  
Robert Hooke ◽  
The Subject

This article argues that despite individual Fellows’ interest in artistic practices, and similarities between a philosophical and a connoisseurial appreciation of art, the Royal Society as an institution may have been wary of image-making as a way of conveying knowledge because of the power of images to stir the passions and sway the intellect. Using Robert Hooke as a case study it explores some of the connections between philosophers and makers in Restoration London. It goes on to suggest that some epistemic images were in fact designed to elicit an emotional response in their viewers in order to force them to re-evaluate the subject-matter by presenting it in a new and surprising way.

scholarly journals ARABIC TEACHERS’ COMPETENCE: A CASE OF MADRASAH SCHOOLS IN MALUKU

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ummu Saidah ◽  
Saidna Zulfiqar Bin-Tahir ◽  
Nuril Mufidah
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Rigorous Evaluation ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Pedagogical Competence ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Subject

In reality, not a few teachers who have been certified as educators are less competent in teaching the field of study. Many teachers are also able to master the subject matter, but they have difficult to present the material. This research applied a qualitative method using a case study design. It was carried out in the State Madrasah schools of Salahutu District, Central Maluku Regency. This research was conducted from August to 02 November 2017. The subjects of this study were 3 Arabic teachers, two principals and 6 class students totaling 12 informants. Based on the results, it was found that the pedagogic competence of Arabic language teachers was still relatively low due to the several indicators that were not implemented during the learning process. The personality’s competence of Arabic language teachers is relatively good compared to their pedagogical competence. The lacks of training, facilities, and rewards have caused the low educational competence of teachers. Their personal competence is due to strict supervision and their commitment to building the ummah as followers of religion and not because of their profession as teachers. Students are motivated to learn Arabic due to the motivation is given by the teacher, the mu'amalah is good between teachers and students, and there is a continuous and rigorous evaluation.

Visiting the state’s secret places

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Kendall
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Legal Representation ◽  
Police Custody ◽  
Local Case ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Subject

Suspects arrested by the police spend their time in police custody out of public view: custody visitors check on the welfare of detainees being held in police custody and report on their findings. The key issues are policy, independence and effectiveness, and the key concepts are power and the ideology of criminal justice. The research was carried out by a former visitor, and was specially designed to suit the subject matter, centring on an in-depth local case study. The setting, custody, remains very much the police’s territory, where legal representation is inadequate. Custody visiting is a type of regulation as part of the United Kingdom’s National Preventive Mechanism: police behaviour in custody blocks should be subject to more, and more effective regulation.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Online Teaching mode in the Subject of Geography at Undergraduate Level from Student's Perspective during the Academic Year 2020-21 : A Case Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 280-290
Author(s):  
Dr. Kanchan Wani
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Education System ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Contactless Method ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Year

The COVID-19 is an ongoing global pandemic, caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 resulted in the abrupt shutting of all the educational institutions (schools, colleges, and universities) in India. This resulted in dramatic changes in the education system with the distinctive rise of e-learning, whereby teaching is undertaken remotely and on digital platforms. Online learning is a competent and contactless method of teaching to remotely located students. Geography is a branch of science which deals with the study of the earth’s surface and the relationships between people and their environment. Geographers explore both the physical properties of the earth’s surface and the human societies spread across it. The subject matter of Geography containing different theory papers and practical papers cannot just be effectively taught in a classroom or laboratory but best enlightened on the field. For the effective learning process in the subject of Geography, students require on-ground observations, laboratory analysis, projects and dissertations, field surveying, computer mapping and analysis, field trips and excursions, etc. It helps the budding Geographers to acquire not only theoretical knowledge but also practical skills. But the COVID-19 pandemic situation confronted the education system, forcing the educators in the field of Geography to shift to an online mode of teaching, leaving them with no option. During this crisis, the educators have given their best in teaching the subject matter of Geography to the students by using various open-source teaching aids by overcoming the issues like lack of training and professional technical support. This altered the traditional teaching and learning process in the field of Geography, which essentially affects the students of Geography. Thus, a case study was undertaken to assess the online teaching in the subject of Geography at the undergraduate level during the academic year 2020-21 from the student’s perspective.

scholarly journals XVIII. An estimate of the degrees of legitimate natality as derived from a table of natality compiled by the author from his observations made at Budapest

1895 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 781-875
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Method ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Vital Statistics ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Foundation Stone

Statistics applied to the subject-matter of different sciences are merely a method: but statistics exist also as an independent science, the contents of which represent the demological facts obtained by application of the statistical method. The two branches of demological science, that is, statistics of natality and of mortality, are, both of them, sprung from the soil of England. It was in 1665 that the Royal Society, by publishing the 'Natural and Political Observations,' written by Captain John Graunt three years before, laid the foundation stone of that science which, under the name of Vital Statistics, or Demology (Demography), forms the scientific nucleus of statistical researches.

scholarly journals الأحوال الشخصيّة في القانون الفرنسي وما يقابله في التشريع الإسلامي: غينـيا كوناكري نموذجاً

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-107
Author(s):  
Mohamed Lamine Sylla ◽  
Muhammad roflee Waehama ◽  
Asman Taeali
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Comparative Methods ◽  
The State ◽  
French Law ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject

This paper discusses some of the Islamic virtues as compared to other religions, either divine or non-celestial, in the most important subjects of life, namely the social issues of marriage and its related matters. In doing so, the research compares Islamic law with French law, with the state of Guinea Conakry as the case study, due to its position as a French colony which practices Islam. This study aims to highlight the similarities in the principles of Islam and French law with regard to many social issues relating to marriage, and in doing so, the researcher has adopted the inductive, analytical and comparative methods. This paper also suggests that there is an interest to translate the relevant Islamic laws in relation to the subject matter, because of the clearly defined principles between the good and the bad.

scholarly journals “Alchemy and smoke in a bottle” – contemporary improvisational theater in Poland and the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Szuster
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dynamic Phenomenon ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Improvisational Theater ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Subject

The article is an attempt to capture improvisational theater as a modern dynamic phenomenon through analyzing its features, definitions and traits in order to characterize the genre and to systematize the current state of knowledge on the subject matter. By comparing and contrasting various aspects and notions of impro(v) in Poland and the United States, the study not only looks at the theater of improvisation through the prism of the “relocation” of the form from its original grounds and implementing it in within a different tradition, but also shows the experimental flexibility of the genre within different cultural traditions and structures. Based largely on interviews with Polish and American improvisers alike, this article is an in-medias-res case study of the contemporary improvised theater in Poland and the USA.

scholarly journals Learning from Visual Materials: A Psycho-Didactic Experiment

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomáš Svatoš ◽  
Martina Maněnová
Keyword(s):  
Eye Tracking ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Similar Form ◽  
Textual Information ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Visual Materials ◽  
Years Of Schooling

Abstract Introduction: The authors consider a book (as a pedagogical text) a traditional and timeless source of knowledge for many different groups of learners. It is a known fact that textbook authors, teachers, researchers, etc. generally pay more attention to the text part of the book than to its visual materials. However, the latter are just as important in understanding the subject matter and its applications as textual information on the topic.Methods: The psycho-didactic experiment described in this paper aims to widen the findings about the perception and understanding of visual parts of textbooks for pupils in their first years of schooling. In the paper, a less-known research method based on eye-tracking is presented.Results: The main results of the research are as follows: According to the findings of the authors, each pupil accepts and understands visual materials individually and this acceptance and understanding of visual materials is influenced by pupils’ personality traits. The research also shows that pupils prefer visual materials that depict reality as accurately as possible.Conclusions: The research was designed as a case study which could be used for further research of a similar form.

Faith and Photography

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asma Mustafa
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Innovative Method ◽  
Static Images ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Photography Method

This article explores the usage of the innovative method of auto photography in eliciting perceptions of religious identity. The article explores auto-photography as a research tool assisting in understanding religious identity and identification. Using static images in auto-photography triggers the respondents in expressing their connection to their faith. These images have a potential to generate further discussion on the subject matter of faith, religiousness and belief. Auto-photography is a helpful instrument in bridging spiritual feelings/thoughts and religiously oriented actions. It encourages respondents to express their feelings regarding faith after exploring the images taken using a camera. This article debates the use of auto photography through the case study of young Muslims in Britain. Based on this research project, the auto-photography method will be analysed as a research tool, revealing its usefulness in exploring faith matters and the challenges of using this method.

Robert Hooke as mechanic and natural philosopher

1980 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-48 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Royal Society ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Natural Philosophy ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Natural Philosopher ◽  
Robert Hooke ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Professional Duty ◽  
The Subject

One of the most important aspects of the scientific work of Robert Hooke was his contribution to instrumentation (i), and the part this played in his natural philosophy may be crucial to our understanding of this problematic figure. To be sympathetic both to Hooke’s genius and to his role within the scientific community, such a study must be more expansive and less precisely focused than we have so far allowed. Too much concentration on Hooke’s controversies has given us a distorted perspective on his work. Controversy illustrates where Hooke’s work crossed that of others, not necessarily what he initially considered important, and in many cases when we look in detail, we find Hooke working on a much wider variety of possibilities than the subject of the argument. A further distortion has come from a failure to remember and to take due account of Hooke’s designated role within the scientific community. He was, during his most active and productive period, Curator of Experiments to the Royal Society. It was part of his professional duty to range over a wide field. As Curator he was expected to engage in a great variety of subjects, and to provide experiments, which included both instructive demonstrations of theoretical interest and examples of useful practical applications. His stated duties were to ‘. . . both bring in every day of the meeting three or four experiments of his own, and take care of such others, as should be mentioned to him by the society’ (2).

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