Torin Monahan:Schools Under Surveillance: Cultures of Control in Public Education
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Univ of Regina Pr, 2018. Paperback. New. 352 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches., Univ of Regina Pr, 2018, 6, New. The Ideology of Competition in School Music explores competition as a struc… More...
Univ of Regina Pr, 2018. Paperback. New. 352 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches., Univ of Regina Pr, 2018, 6, New. The Ideology of Competition in School Music explores competition as a structuring force in school music and provides critiques of that system from multiple philosophical and theoretical perspectives. Competition is seen by many music teachers, students, and supporters as natural and inevitable—a taken-for-granted aspect of music education or an irresistible force, rather than a choice. This book uncovers this ideological nature of competition and examines its effect on student learning, teacher agency, and equity within music education. It considers ways in which music educators might reconsider the role of competition in their teaching practice and offers alternative frameworks for organizing school music. In this book, author Sean Robert Powell views competition as a microcosm of the wider neoliberal capitalist society, in which subjects are interpolated in an antagonistic competitive field as market logic dictates a system of accountability, reduction, and audit culture. Music teachers, students, and education administrators, consciously and unconsciously, reinforce, replicate, and sustain the competitive structure, even if they do so while expressing a cynical disavowal. Powell considers competition broadly, including, for example: formal competitions between schools in which ensembles are given numerical scores and ranked; "festivals" in which groups are given ratings based on pre-given criteria; state, regional, and national honor ensembles; hierarchical arrangements within school music programs; or simply the pursuit of social prestige, reputation, and ever-higher performance standards. Although the book provides examples from the competitive landscape of school music in the United States (and, especially, Texas, considered a "hyper" example of competitive culture), Powell's analyses and discussions are relevant to readers in any context around the world. Although the degree to which competitive achievement as an explicitly-stated aim of instruction varies from program to program and location to location, the "realism" of neoliberal capitalism—and its effect on all aspects of education—is a global phenomenon., 6, ISBN: 9781107515260Cambridge University Press | 26 March 2015Paperback | 452 pages This book evaluates and compares risk regulation and safety management for offshore oil and gas operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway and Australia. It provides an interdisciplinary approach with legal, technological and sociological perspectives on efforts to assess and prevent major accidents and improve safety performance. Presented in three parts, it begins with a review of the factors involved in designing, implementing and enforcing a regulatory regime for industrial safety. It then evaluates the four regimes exploring the contextual factors that influence their design and implementation, their reliance on industrial expertise and standards, and the use of performance indicators. Finally the book assesses the resilience of the Norwegian regime, its capacity to keep pace with new technologies and emerging risks, respond to near miss incidents, encourage safety culture, incorporate vested rights of labor, and perform inspection and self-audit functions. This book is relevant for those in government, business and academia, and anyone involved in offshore safety issues., 0, Paperback / softback. New. Most people dread writing reports; they also dread reading reports. What they don't realize is that the techniques that make writing more readable make it more powerful. This is especially relevant for professionals in areas such as audit, risk, compliance, and information security. This small volume provides the tools and techniques needed to improve reports. It does so through addressing crucial concepts all too often overlooked in the familiar rush to perform tasks, complete projects, and meet deadlines. These concepts - the role of culture in communication; the link between logic and language; the importance of organizing thoughts before writing; and how to achieve clarity - may seem academic or theoretical. They're not. Unless writers understand their own thoughts, actions, and objectives, they cannot hope to communicate them at all - let alone clearly. Sara I. James, PhD, CIA, is an internationally recognized expert in audit communications, delivering report-writing and other training to audit, risk, compliance, and information security teams worldwide (www.saraijames.com). With over 30 years' academic, teaching, writing, publishing and corporate experience in the US and Europe, she brings a wealth of varied yet specialist expertise to clients and audiences., 6, Rawat Publications, 2019. 1st. Hardcover. New., Rawat Publications, 2019, 6, Rawat Publications, 2019. 1st. Hardcover. New., Rawat Publications, 2019, 6, Washington, DC: United States, Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administra, 2008. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket.. Various paginations (approximately 50 pages). References. Definitions. Acronyms. This was approved: 02-15-08 and expired 02-15-10. From Wikipedia: Safety management system (SMS) is a term used to refer to a comprehensive business management system designed to manage safety elements in the workplace. A SMS provides a systematic way to identify hazards and control risks while maintaining assurance that these risk controls are effective. SMS can be defined as: ...a businesslike approach to safety. It is a systematic, explicit and comprehensive process for managing safety risks. As with all management systems, a safety management system provides for goal setting, planning, and measuring performance. A safety management system is woven into the fabric of an organization. It becomes part of the culture, the way people do their jobs. For the purposes of defining safety management, safety can be defined as: ...the reduction of risk to a level that is as low as is reasonably practicable. There are three imperatives for adopting a safety management system for a business these are ethical, legal and financial. There is an implied moral obligation placed on an employer to ensure that work activities and the place of work to be safe, there are legislative requirements defined in just about every jurisdiction on how this is to be achieved and there is a substantial body of research which shows that effective safety management (which is the reduction of risk in the workplace) can reduce the financial exposure of an organisation by reducing direct and indirect costs associated with accident and incidents. To address these three important elements, an effective SMS should: Define how the organisation is set up to manage risk. Identify workplace risk and implement suitable controls. Implement effective communications across all levels of the organisation. Implement a process to identify and correct non-conformities. Implement a continual improvement process. A safety management system can be created to fit any business type and/or industry sector. Basic safety-management components[edit]International Labour Organization SMS model[edit]Since there are many models to choose from to outline the basic components of a safety management system, the one chosen here is the international standard promoted by the International Labour Organization (ILO). In the ILO document ILO-OSH 2001 Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems, the safety management basic components are: Policy Organizing Planning and implementation Evaluation Action for improvement Although other SMS models use different terminology, the process and workflow for safety management systems is always the same; 1. Policy Establish within policy statements what the requirements are for the organization in terms of resources, defining management commitment and defining OSH targets 2. Organizing How is the organization structured, where are responsibilities and accountabilities defined, who reports to who and who is responsible for what. 3. Planning and Implementation What legislation and standards apply to our organization, what OSH objectives are defined and how are these reviews, hazard prevention and the assessment and management of risk. 4. Evaluation How is OSH performance measured and assessed, what are the processes for the reporting of accidents and incidents and for the investigation of accidents and what internal and external audit processes are in place to review the system. 5. Action for Improvement How are preventative and corrective actions managed and what processes are in place to ensure the continual improvement process. There is a significant amount of detail within each of these sections and these should be examined in detail from the ILO-OSH Guidelines document. A SMS is intended to act as a framework to allow an organisation, as a minimum, to meet its legal obligations under occupational health and safety law. The structure of a SMS is generally speaking, not of itself a legal requirement but it is an extremely effective tool., United States, Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administra, 2008, 3, Paperback / softback. New. Musical Theater in Schools: Purpose, Process, and Performance is a comprehensive resource for general classroom teachers, music and drama educators. The book is the first of its kind to provide strategies for including musical theater across the K-12 curriculum, inviting teachers and arts specialists to utilize musical theater as an interdisciplinary art form within their own classrooms, or as collaborative projects throughout the school community. Typically relegated to after-school activities, musical theater can have a strong place both as an avenue for performance, creativity, and self-expression, or as a pathway for student learning about academic subjects. Drawing upon musical theater terminology, the book is organized into three distinct acts. The first section gives an overview of how this popular art form developed and how its stories reflect our culture and community, with descriptions of musical theater as a profession for adults, and for children. This section also discusses musical theater's compromised position within the arts, often relegated to theater departments even though repertoire and songs are available to music teachers, and argues for musicals as a form of interdisciplinary education. The second section outlines ways of integrating musical theater into the curriculum with considerations for the National Core Arts Standards. The third section provides suggestions for auditions, casting, rehearsing, and presenting a complete production, with a specific focus on student-centered performances. ased on the author's own experiences as a professional musical theater performer, coupled with teaching and research in classroom settings, the book reasons that you do not have to be a Broadway star to teach or perform musical theater. This unique and innovative book supports educators through the process of bringing musical theater into the biggest and most important performance space - the classroom stage., 6, Washington DC: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit Services, 1998. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Very good. [4], 13, [3] pages. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Knowledge retention involves capturing knowledge in the organization so that it can be used later. Walsh and Ungson (1991) defined five knowledge repositories, namely individuals, culture, transformations (i.e. procedures & formalized systems), structures (e.g. formal and informal networks), and external activities. This is where knowledge can exist or be retained in an organization. Most often, one hears of knowledge retention in the context of losing key employees and using techniques such as exit interviews to try to capture their knowledge. In reality, knowledge retention should be integrated into how the organization operates and start well before a key employee is about to depart. Although it is considered crucial for long term organizational success, few organizations have formal knowledge retention strategies. knowledge retention A knowledge retention strategy as a part of knowledge management (KM) will identify the knowledge resources that are at risk and must be retained, and then implement specific initiatives so as to keep these resources in the firm. Like most other KM-related processes and strategies, success depends upon successful knowledge sharing and having a knowledge sharing & learning organizational culture. In the past, nuclear testing and the continuous development of new nuclear weapons have been the basis for confidence in the safety, reliability, and performance of the nuclear weapons stockpile. However, due to recent changes in the U.S. nuclear posture, confidence in the stockpile must now be sustained without these activities. specifically, the Department of Energy (Department) has ceased conducting nuclear tests, production of fissile materials, and production of new-design nuclear warheads. The Department must now rely on scientific understanding and expert judgment, rather than on nuclear testing and the development of new weapons, to predict, identify, and correct problems affecting the stockpile. The scientific understanding and judgment will be based on the knowledge created by the Department and its predecessor agencies throughout the history of the nuclear weapons program, as well as such factors as nonnuclear testing and advanced computer modeling., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit Services, 1998, 3, Paperback / softback. New. Dissident Knowledge challenges the audit-based, neoliberal culture that is threatening the foundational values of higher education institutions everywhere., 6, New. As your school district undertakes the process of evaluating its K-12 reading program, literacy curriculum, or literacy instructional practices, this book will be your go-to resource. Pennell offers a step-by-step guide for educators, school leaders, or professional learning communities to evaluate high-quality instructional materials and standards-aligned literacy practices. It includes a wealth of tools such as timelines, full meeting agendas, stakeholder surveys, and evaluation rubrics. Chapters cover key topics, including: Literacy leadership team meetings Reviewing foundational skills Comprehension and vocabulary Evaluating writing Selecting new materials Implementing new literacy materials Supporting educators through instructional coaching and professional learning Pennell provides a straightforward framework for how educators can work together collaboratively to analyze, reflect, and ultimately evaluate their school district's literacy program. Each chapter is grounded in salient research on the why of literacy teaching and learning and helps you understand how instruction can be meaningfully aligned with current standards. The research and theory that support effective literacy instruction-including culturally responsive practices-are explained in an accessible and pragmatic manner. The practical tools in this book are essential for administrators and educators tasked with evaluating literacy programs and practices, as well as graduate students who must learn how to audit a literacy curriculum. Whether you're a school administrator, teacher, or reading specialist, this book will ensure all your students can reach success in literacy., 6, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Hardcover. 184950900X Like New; Hardcover; Close to new condition; Covers are still glossy with straight" edge-corners; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are bright and unmarked; Binding is tight with a straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); Blue and white covers with title in white lettering; 2010, Emerald Group Publishing Limited; 184 pages; "Tourism-Marketing Performance Metrics and Usefulness Auditing of Destination Websites (Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research)," by Arch G. Woodside. . Fine., Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 5, New York: Broadway Books, 2003. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Good/Very good. [10], 272, [6] pages. Notes. Index. Signed by Toffler on title page. Slightly cocked. Autographed sticker on front of DJ. Barbara Ley Toffler is the author of Final Accounting: Ambition, Greed, and the Fall of Arthur Andersen, described as a fascinating insider expose that may be the most important analysis coming out of the corporate disasters of 2001 and 2002. Barbara, a former Harvard Business School professor with a Ph.D. from Yale, was brought in to Arthur Andersen as a partner to develop consulting services in Ethics and Responsible Business Practices. She left Andersen four years later, because of many of the concerns that are now common knowledge. Barbara has been prominent in the field of business ethics since the early 80s. She was a founding Principal of Resources for Responsible Management, Inc., a Boston-based consulting firm. Barbara served on the faculty of the Boston University School of Management, and on the Harvard Business School faculty. In addition, she was a lecturer at the Yale School of Management, and adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. Most recently, she was a Research Professor at Vanderbilt University. Derived from a Publisher's Weekly review: The doomed accounting firm of Arthur Andersen emerges as a grown-up version of Lord of the Flies in this fascinating insider expose. Toffler provides an engrossing history of the accounting firm, from its early days as an icon of financial probity to its demise after a drumroll of accounting scandals culminating in the Enron and WorldCom bankruptcies. The book's greatest strength is the author's first-hand account of corporate corruption. Toffler spent four years at Andersen selling ethics consulting services while her own ethics were affronted by the atmosphere at Andersen. There was sleaze a-plenty--outrageous over-billing and forcefully selling consulting services clients didn't need. Her observations of this sordid milieu, of bullying bosses, desperate sales pitches, jockeying for power and demeaning motivational hoopla, are both funny and revealing. Toffler blames Andersen's problems on an ethos of conformity and deference to senior managers, bizarre compensation schemes that set partners at each other's throats, and the relentless pressure for lucrative consulting tie-ins that made auditors acquiesce in clients' fraudulent bookkeeping. This is essential reading., Broadway Books, 2003, 2.75, New. Schools under Surveillance gathers together some of the very best researchers studying surveillance and discipline in contemporary public schools. Surveillance is not simply about monitoring or tracking individuals and their data - it is about the structuring of power relations through human, technical, or hybrid control mechanisms. Essays cover a broad range of topics including police and military recruiters on campus, testing and accountability regimes such as No Child Left Behind, and efforts by students and teachers to circumvent the most egregious forms of surveillance in public education. Each contributor is committed to the continued critique of the disparity and inequality in the use of surveillance to target and sort students along lines of race, class, and gender. Special topics covered in this title include: security systems; police officers; audit cultures; standardized tests; marketing research; and, military recruiters., 6<
