Resistance through Culture. Satirical Student Groups of the Last Decade of Communism and the Silence of Theatre Critics

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-134
Author(s):  
Miruna Runcan
Keyword(s):  
Student Groups ◽  
Cultural Policies ◽  
Communist System ◽  
Privileged Status

"In the ‘80s, satirical student groups, the so-called artistic “brigades”, were one of the most dynamic subversive artistic phenomena against the communist system. This paper aims to shine a light on the dimension of this phenomenon, to find explanations for the apparently privileged status enjoyed by such groups, as well as to clarify the reasons why theatre critics of the time so stubbornly ignored them. Keywords: theatre, cultural policies, camps humour, political humour, theatre criticism "

Are There Test Administrator Effects in Large-Scale Educational Assessments?

Methodology ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 149-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Lüdtke ◽  
Alexander Robitzsch ◽  
Ulrich Trautwein ◽  
Frauke Kreuter ◽  
Jan Marten Ihme
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Mathematics Scores ◽  
International Student Assessment ◽  
Sample Attrition ◽  
Educational Assessments ◽  
Test Administrator ◽  
Practical Implications

Abstract. In large-scale educational assessments such as the Third International Mathematics and Sciences Study (TIMSS) or the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), sizeable numbers of test administrators (TAs) are needed to conduct the assessment sessions in the participating schools. TA training sessions are run and administration manuals are compiled with the aim of ensuring standardized, comparable, assessment situations in all student groups. To date, however, there has been no empirical investigation of the effectiveness of these standardizing efforts. In the present article, we probe for systematic TA effects on mathematics achievement and sample attrition in a student achievement study. Multilevel analyses for cross-classified data using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) procedures were performed to separate the variance that can be attributed to differences between schools from the variance associated with TAs. After controlling for school effects, only a very small, nonsignificant proportion of the variance in mathematics scores and response behavior was attributable to the TAs (< 1%). We discuss practical implications of these findings for the deployment of TAs in educational assessments.

Working Together

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Randi Veiteberg KVELLESTAD ◽  
Ingeborg STANA ◽  
VATN Gunhild
Keyword(s):  
Design Education ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Arts And Crafts ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
Manual Skills

Teamwork involves different types of interactions—specifically cooperation andcollaboration—that are necessary in education and many other professions. The differencesbetween cooperation and collaboration underline the teacher’s role in influencing groupdynamics, which represent both a foundation for professional design education and aprequalification for students’ competences as teachers and for critical evaluation. As a testcase, we focused on the Working Together action-research project in design education forspecialised teacher training in design, arts, and crafts at the Oslo Metropolitan University,which included three student groups in the material areas of drawing, ceramics, and textiles.The project developed the participants’ patience, manual skills, creativity, and abilities,which are important personal qualities for design education and innovation and representcornerstones in almost every design literacy and business environment. The hope is thatstudents will transform these competences to teaching pupils of all ages in their futurecareers.

Transformation and Education in GDR Youth Literature: A Script Theory Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-82
Author(s):  
Jean E. Conacher
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Socialist Realism ◽  
National Literature ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Conceptual Blending ◽  
Script Theory ◽  
Cultural Policies ◽  
Youth Literature

Youth literature within the German Democratic Republic (GDR) officially enjoyed equal status with adult literature, with authors often writing for both audiences. Such parity of esteem pre-supposed that youth literature would also adopt the cultural–political frameworks designed to nurture the establishment of socialism on German soil. In their quest to forge a legitimate national literature capable of transforming the population, politicians and writers drew repeatedly upon the cultural heritage of Weimar classicism and the Bildungsroman, Humboldtian educational traditions and Soviet-inspired models of socialist realism. Adopting a script theory approach inspired by Jean Matter Mandler, this article explores how directive cultural policies lead to the emergence of multiple scripts which inform the nature and narrative of individual works. Three broad ideological scripts within GDR youth literature are identified which underpin four distinct narrative scripts employed by individual writers to support, challenge and ultimately subvert the primacy of the Bildungsroman genre. A close reading of works by Strittmatter, Pludra, Görlich, Tetzner and Saalmann reveals further how conceptual blending with classical and fairy-tale scripts is exploited to legitimise and at times mask critique of transformation and education inside and outside the classroom and to offer young protagonists a voice often denied their readers.

All Animals Are Equal, or Are They? The Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ’s Animal Epistle and its Unhappy End

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarra Tlili
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Final Outcome ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Main Text ◽  
Nonhuman Animals ◽  
Privileged Status

The Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ’s animal epistle is an intriguing work. Although in the body of the narrative the authors challenge anthropocentric preconceptions and present nonhuman animals in a more favourable light than human beings, inexplicably, the narrative ends by reconfirming the privileged status of humans. The aim of this paper is to propose an explanation for this discrepancy. I argue that the egalitarian message reflected in the body of the narrative is traceable back to the Qur'an, the main text with which the authors engage in the fable, whereas the final outcome is due to the Ikhwān's hierarchical worldview.

Peningkatan Prestasi Siswa dalam Mengidentifikasi Teks Deskripsi dengan Metode Discovery

Dinamika ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Suryati Suryati
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Mastery Learning ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Contextual Learning ◽  
Historic Sites ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
A Value

Tujuan Penelitian Tindakan kelas ini untuk mendeskripsikan pembelajaran kontekstual fokus Discovery dalam meningkatkan kemampuan menelaah struktur dan unsur kebahasaan dari teksdeskripsi tentang objek (sekolah, tempat wisata, tempat bersejarah, dan atau suasana pentas seni daerah).Pada siklus I ini rata-rata pencapaian siswa dalam belajar baru mencapai nilai 76.43dari 21 siswa. Tingkat ketuntasan pembelajaran di kelas hanya mencapai 66,67%, padahal standar yang dipersyaratkan adalah 85%. Hasil pengamatan yang dilakukan observer menunjukkan beberapa fakta pengelolaan pembelajaran yang belum maksimal, terutama dalam pelayanan kelompok siswa yang kurang merata. Hal ini disebabkan oleh jumlah kelompok belajar di kelas yang relatif banyak, yakni 5 kelompok.Dengan demikian, pembelajaran kompetensi dasarmenelaah struktur dan unsur kebahasaan dari teksdeskripsi tentang objek (sekolah, tempat wisata, tempat bersejarah, dan atau suasana pentas seni daerah) yang didengar dan dibaca masih belum mencapai tingkat yang diharapkan sehingga diperlukan perlakuan tindakan pada siklus II.Kata kunci: prestasi siswa, teks deskripsi, DiscoveryResearch Objectives this class action is to describe the contextual learning of Discovery's focus in improving the ability to study the structure and linguistic elements of the description text about objects (schools, tourist attractions, historic sites, or the atmosphere of local performing arts). In this first cycle, the average student achievement in learning only reached a value of 76.43 out of 21 students. The level of mastery learning in class only reaches 66.67%, whereas the required standard is 85%. The observations made by the observer show some facts of learning management that have not been maximized, especially in the uneven service of student groups. This is caused by the relatively large number of study groups in the class, which is 5 groups. Thus, learning basic competence examines the structure and linguistic elements of the text description of objects (schools, tourist attractions, historical places or the atmosphere of local art performances) that are heard and read still not reaching the level expected so that action treatment is needed in cycle II.Keywords: student achievement, description text, Discovery

Comparing Intensive English Program (IEP) and Directly-Admitted International Students’ Academic Achievement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Equivalence Testing ◽  
Intensive English ◽  
Intensive English Program ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Intensive English Programs ◽  
Statistical Equivalence ◽  
Direct Admission

Intensive English programs (IEPs) exist as an additional pathway into higher education for international students who need additional language support before full matriculation. Despite their long history in higher education, there is little research on the effectiveness of these programs. The current research examines the effectiveness of an IEP by comparing IEP students to directly-admitted international students. Results from regression models on first-semester and first-year GPA indicated no significant differences between these two student groups. Follow-up equivalence testing indicated statistical equivalence in several cases. The findings lead to the conclusion that the IEP is effective in helping students perform on par with directly-admitted international students. These findings imply further support for IEPs and alterative pathways to direct admission.

Social Technology: A Compendium of Short Cases

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-430
Author(s):  
Brett Considine ◽  
John Peter Krahel ◽  
Margarita M. Lenk ◽  
Diane J. Janvrin
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Performance Monitoring ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Social Technology ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Accounting Information Systems ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Technology Strategies

ABSTRACT Seven short cases highlight the need for organizational control of the use of social technology. Executives now consider the management of social technology strategies and risks to be their fourth highest priority, investing significant resources to develop effective social technology use policies (Carrick et al. 2013; Deloitte 2012; Feltham and Nichol 2012). Moreover, organizations vary their social technology investment choices depending on their objectives and their target audiences (AICPA 2013; Gallaugher and Ransbotham 2010; Kaplan and Haenlein 2010). A wide variety of case learning objectives involve applying internal control models, and developing and justifying opinions about how social technology uses and abuses affect operational, financial reporting and regulatory compliance objectives, risks, controls, and performance-monitoring activities. Instructors may utilize one or more of these cases at a time, either individually or in student groups, and in undergraduate or graduate financial accounting, accounting information systems, governance, or auditing courses.

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