John C. Hill, Kristina D. Hains and Bryan J. Hains
The ability to develop and employ competent leaders with a global understanding has and continues to be a major challenge facing today’s universities and professional workforce…
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The ability to develop and employ competent leaders with a global understanding has and continues to be a major challenge facing today’s universities and professional workforce. To effectively lead within today’s globalized society, it is imperative that leadership skills and knowledge relevant to international contexts be included within the leadership development and educational process. Through conceptual discussion and specific examples, the authors will argue that utilizing learner-centered instruction techniques such as cultural experiences, learner-centered assignments, and international leadership immersion experiences are all important ways to disseminate important leadership skills and knowledge. Keywords: Global Leadership, International Immersion, International Leadership Experience, Leadership Development, Learner-Centered Instruction.
A proposition offered in this manuscript is that activist musicians use their musical competencies to enhance their social change strategies within the local community. However…
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A proposition offered in this manuscript is that activist musicians use their musical competencies to enhance their social change strategies within the local community. However, it is unclear what strategies are being utilized by local activist musicians in order to reach collective action and achieve social and political change. A self-developed framework, the Framework for Activist Musicians (FAM), portrays how an activist musician utilizes their social experiences, behaviors, and influence to enact social change. The framework delineates how a musician utilizes their music-making involvement and status to enhance their charisma and authenticity as an activist to establish social change. Additionally, the framework outlines the unique qualities of a musician and activist which make them well-prepared to be an influential community leader.
Dean G. Pruitt, John C. Parker and Joseph M. Mikolic
In two experiments on reactions to persistent annoyance from another person, participants employed a very orderly verbal escalation sequence that fit a cascading Guttman scale…
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In two experiments on reactions to persistent annoyance from another person, participants employed a very orderly verbal escalation sequence that fit a cascading Guttman scale. This began with requests and moved on to demands, and then to complaints, angry statements, threats, harassment, and abuse, in that order. The more escalated the tactic, the fewer people used it. People seldom skipped a step on the way to their most escalated tactic. Two possible explanations for this pattern seemed plausible in light of the data, that it is due to either a widely snared try‐try‐again script or a declining hierarchy of thresholds. Verbal escalation was associated with a negative view of the annoyer's character, while physical escalation was associated with blame and feelings of frustration and anger. Escalation was discouraged by membership in the same group as the annoyer. Loud noise did not encourage escalation in general but promoted the use of angry statements.
Colin Lea, E.E. de Kluizenaar and W. Rubin
‘Fluxing and Cleaning in Electronics Soldering’ The Grosvenor Hotel, London, 22 February 1989. ‘To clean or not to clean?’ ‘Aqueous or solvent cleaning?’ ‘What is the future for…
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‘Fluxing and Cleaning in Electronics Soldering’ The Grosvenor Hotel, London, 22 February 1989. ‘To clean or not to clean?’ ‘Aqueous or solvent cleaning?’ ‘What is the future for CFCs and other chlorinated solvents?’ The electronics assembly industry is ringing with such questions that make the cleaning of electronic assemblies the key issue for 1989—an issue that urgently requires answers that have the stamp of authority based on fact rather than speculation. This BABS seminar was therefore very timely and attracted a large audience to listen to eight presentations from speakers representing the cleaning equipment manufacturers, flux manufacturers, MoD quality assurance, and users' experience, as well as background on solvents in the environment.