Metaphor, myth, ritual, and the people's commune.

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A terminological study of the hsia-fang movement,

Bibliographical references included in "Footnotes" (p. 57-68)

Ni︠e︡skolʹko sovremennykh voprosov /

"Pod zaglavīem: "Ni︠e︡skolʹko sovremennykh voprosov" izdai︠u︡tsi︠a︡ bolʹshei︠u︡ chastʹi︠u︡ statʹi ... napechatannyi︠a︡ v "Moskovskikh Vi︠e︡domosti︠a︡kh" i v "Nashem Vremeni"--p. [5]

Horæ sinicæ: translations from the popular literature of the Chinese.

San-tsi-king: the three-character classic; on the utility and honour of learning.--Ta-hio; the great science.--Account of Foe, the deified founder of a Chinese sect.--Extract from the Ho-kiang.--Account of the sect. Tao-szu.--Dissuasive from feeding on beef.--Specimens of Chinese epistolary correspondence.

A GESTÃO EDUCATIVO-CULTURAL PARA A TERCEIRA IDADE. A EXPERIÊNCIA DO SESC PAULISTA

É evidente a vida mais ativa do idoso assim como a necessidade de espaços que possam oferecer momentos de lazer, cultura, interação e estudo por parte deste grupo. Entendendo isto, este trabalho tem o intuito de estudar dentro do SESC paulista o departamento voltado à terceira idade, a chamada GETI (Gerência de Estudos e Programas para Terceira Idade). Procura-se criar uma linha histórica clara que aborda sua criação, estrutura, forma de gestão e principais ações com o idoso. Busca-se o entendimento do SESC como um possível perfil de atividade do Terceiro Setor. A fim de se verificar a eficácia das ações desenvolvidas, o trabalho estuda o modus operandi de três unidades que hoje possuem o chamado TSI (Trabalho Social com o Idoso) por meio do entendimento da forma de elaboração destas ações pelos coordenadores destas unidades e o resultado deste trabalho pelo olhar do idoso freqüentador. A busca de informações e pesquisa deu-se através de dados secundários provenientes de levantamento bibliográfico e documental em fontes públicas, como o próprio acervo do SESC, além de pesquisas recentes sobre o idoso, como a da Fundação Perseu Abramo. Por meio deste levantamento buscouse analisar o programa, sua metodologia, diretrizes e peculiaridades. A fim de se detalhar a análise, trabalhou-se com uma pesquisa qualitativa descritiva que mostrou os aspectos importantes da gestão educativo-cultural para o idoso, além da pesquisa em profundidade com gerentes e coordenadores da GETI e contribuição valiosa de gerontólogos e ex colaboradores do SESC. Para que fosse possível analisar a existência ou não de divergências no entendimento destas ações para o idoso, o autor procurou identificar esta questão por meio da narrativa oral deste público. Desta forma procura-se a compreensão do tema desde a gerência do SESC até seu freqüentador.(AU)

Optical grooming switch with regenerative functionality for transparent interconnection of networks

We demonstrate a regenerative optical grooming switch for buffer-less interconnection of metro/access and metro/core ring networks with switching functionality in time, space and wavelength domain. Key functionalities of the router are the traffic aggregation with time-slot interchanging (TSI) functionality, the WDM-to-ODTM multiplexing and the OTDM-to-WDM demultiplexing of high-speed channel into lower bit-rate tributaries as well as multi-wavelength all-optical 2R regeneration of several higher-speed signals. BER and Q-factor measurements of different switching scenarios show excellent performance with no error floor and Q-factors above 21 dB.

Occupational stress in private schools: A teacher profile

The purpose of this study was threefold. The primary purpose was to develop a stress profile for teachers in private schools. This study also addressed two exploratory issues. The first, consisted of an examination of the possible differences in the levels of on-the-job stress among teachers in different types of private schools. A second issue was to discuss the findings on private school in light of the extant literature on public schools, specifically using the data collected by Fimain to develop the Teacher Stress Inventory. This study was conducted utilizing 316 full time teachers from seven schools from six different states.^ The instrument employed in this study was the Teacher Stress Inventory (TSI) developed by Fimian (1988). The TSI is a 10 factor, 49 item self-report measure. The 10 factors consist of five Stress Sources and five Stress measure. The 10 factors consist of five Stress Sources and five Stress Manifestations subscales. The mean for these 10 factors yields the stress construct termed "Total Stress." Of the 437 surveys mailed, 316 usable surveys, i.e., 72.3%, were returned.^ The results suggest that private school teachers experience moderate levels of stress. The mean score was 2.27 indicating a lower than average stress level as measured by the TSI. Comparisons between types of private schools revealed that there were no significant differences between the stress levels of teachers in boarding and nonboarding schools. Teachers in large schools experience significantly higher levels of stress than teachers in small and medium size schools. However, the measurable difference between them translates into a very small difference in terms of the real stress levels of these teachers in their professional lives. A significant difference was also found between the stress levels of public $(M=2.60)$ and private school teachers $(M=2.27).$ Both means fall within the moderate range, however, while private school teachers experience lower than average levels of stress, the stress levels of teachers in public schools falls in the higher than average range.^ Recommendations for reducing stress levels in both private and public schools are presented as well as suggestions for future research. ^