1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990004035590403321

Autore

Dihle, Albrecht <1923- >

Titolo

The theory of will in classical antiquity / Albrecht Dihle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley ; Los Angeles ; London : University of California Press, 1982

Descrizione fisica

VIII, 268 p. ; 22 cm

Collana

Sather classical lectures ; 48

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

P2B-440-DIHLE A.-1982

P2B-440-DIHLE A.-1982 (BIS)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910966441803321

Autore

Hoebel E. Adamson (Edward Adamson), <1906-1993.>

Titolo

The law of primitive man : a study in comparative legal dynamics / / E. Adamson Hoebel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : Harvard University Press, 1954

ISBN

9780674038707

0674038703

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource e (viii, 357 pages)

Disciplina

340.1

Soggetti

Customary law

Political anthropology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- PART I The Study of Primitive Law -- 1 The Cultural Background of Law -- 2 What is Law? -- 3



Methods and Techniques -- 4 Fundamental Legal Concepts as Applied in the Study of Primitive Law -- PART II Primitive Law-ways -- 5 The Eskimo: Rudimentary Law in a Primitive Anarchy -- 6 The Ifugao: Private Law tn Northern Luzon -- 7 Comanche, Kiowa and Cheyenne: Plains Indian Law in Development -- 8 The Trobriand Islanders: Primitive Law as Seen by Bronislaw Malinowski -- 9 The Ashanti: Constitutional Monarchy and the Triumph of Public Law -- PART III Law and Society -- 10 Religion, Magic, and Law -- 11 The Functions of Law -- 12 The Trend of the Law -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This classic work in the anthropology of law offers ambitiously conceived analyses of the fundamental rights and duties treated as law among nonliterate peoples. The heart of the book is an analysis of the law of five societies: the Eskimo; the Ifugao; the Comanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne tribes; the Trobriand Islanders; and the Ashanti.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910220134003321

Titolo

Inspiration, perspiration, and time : operations and achievement in Edison Schools / / Brian P. Gill ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Education, 2005

ISBN

9780833040848

0833040847

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GillBrian P. <1968->

Disciplina

371.01/0973

Soggetti

Privatization in education - United States - Evaluation

School management and organization - United States - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MG-351."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-250).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Dedication; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One - Introduction; Purpose of This Study; Data and Methods; Limitations of This Study; How This Monograph Is Organized; Chapter Two - A Brief History of Edison Schools and a Review of Existing Literature; Emergence of Private Educational Management Organizations; History of Edison Schools;



Number and Types of Schools; Chapter Three - Inspiration: Edison's Strategies for ""World-Class"" Education; Resources; Edison Strategy Summary; Chapter Four - Perspiration: The Edison Model in the School; Methods

Accountability Systems Resources; Conclusion; Chapter Five - Methodology for Examining Academic Achievement in Edison Schools; Defining the Research Questions; Estimating the Counterfactual; Methodology; Exclusions; Interpreting Z-Score Changes; Limitations of Our Analyses; Chapter Six - Time: Effects of Edison Management on Academic Achievement; Recent Achievement Trends in Edison Schools; Academic Achievement in Edison Schools from Y1; Academic Achievement in Edison Schools from Y0; Summary: The Importance of Time

Chapter Seven - Inside the Black Box: Differences in Achievement Among Edison Schools How Has Achievement in Edison Schools Changed in Recent Years, Relative to Similar Schools?; Year-One Analysis for Older and Newer Edison Schools; Trends in First-Year Results for Edison Conversion Schools; Achievement Trends for Charter Versus Contract Schools; Achievement Trends for Elementary Versus Secondary Schools; Achievement Trends in Case Study Schools; Summary; Chapter Eight - Conclusions and Implications; Summary of Findings; Recommendations; Conclusion

Appendix A - Causal Inference in the Analysis of Academic Achievement in Edison Schools References

Sommario/riassunto

Reports an evaluation of Edison Schools, the nation's largest for-profit manager of public schools. RAND analyzed Edison's school improvement strategies the implementation of those strategies, and effects on student achievement.



4.

Record Nr.

UNISA996643372103316

Autore

CUKOVSKIJ, Kornej Ivanovič <1882-1969>

Titolo

Ilʹja Repin / K. Čukovskij

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Moskva, : Iskusstvo, 1983

Descrizione fisica

142 p., [79] carte di tav. : ill. in parte color. ; 21 cm

Collana

Serija 'Zizn v iskusstve'

Disciplina

759.7

Soggetti

Repin, Ilja Efimovič

Collocazione

XII.2.C. 2914

Lingua di pubblicazione

Russo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia