Disloyal Mothers and Scurrilous Citizens : Women and Subversion during World War I / / Kathleen Kennedy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910154709003321
• Autore: Kennedy Kathleen <1963->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bloomington, Indiana ; ; Indianapolis, [Indiana] : , : Indiana University Press, , 1999; ©1999
• ISBN: 9780253028495; 0253028493
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 pages)
• Disciplina: 940.3082
• Soggetti: Political persecution - United States - History - 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 - Protest movements; Subversive activities - United States; World War, 1914-1918 - Women - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-161) and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: A concise and highly readable study of women's influence on a crucial era in American political and cultural history. Kathleen Kennedy's unique study explores the arrests, trials, and defenses of women charged under the Wartime Emergency Laws passed soon after the US entered World War I. These women, often members of the political left, whose anti-war or pro-labor activity brought them to the attention of federal officials, made up ten percent of the approximately two thousand Federal Espionage cases. Their trials became important arenas in which women's relationships and obligations to national security were contested and defined. Anti-radical politics raised questions about the state's role in defining motherhood and social reproduction. Kennedy shows that state authorities often defined women's subversion as a violation of their maternal roles. Yet, with the exception of Kate Richards O'Hare, the women charged with sedition did not define their political behavior within the terms set by ; maternalism. Instead, they used liberal arguments of equality, justice, and democratic citizenship to argue for their right to speak frankly about American policy. Such claims, while often in opposition to strategies outlined by their defense teams, helped form the framework for modern arguments made in defense of civil liberties.

Competence and Competence Development / / Valérie Cohen-Scali

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910284441403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leverkusen, : Verlag Barbara Budrich, 2012
• ISBN: 9783866495142; 3866495145
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (148 p.)
• Collana: Study Guides in Adult Education
• Soggetti: Adult Learning; Adult Education; Competence Development
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Competence and Competence Development -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction / Valérie Cohen-Scali -- 2. Changes in Work and Competences / Alain Kokosowski -- 2.1 Main changes in the workplace -- 2.2 Continued existence of a wide variety of work situations -- 2.3 The question of competences in the new working environment -- 3. Professionalisation and the Development of Competences in Education and Training / Richard Wittorski -- 3.1 Professionalisation: A polysemous word -- 3.2. The development of competences: Varied processes -- 3.3 The development of competences and professionalisation: A question of identity -- 4. The Role of Professional Didactics in SkillsDevelopment for Training and Education Professionals / Thierry Piot -- 4.1 Introduction: From quality of service to the development of professional skills 4.2 Professional didactics: Objectives and theoretical foundations -- 4.3 Analysing ; activity: A tool for understanding and action -- 4.4 Activities "aimed at other people" -- 4.5 Conclusion -- 5. Competence Evaluation Processes in Adult Education / Valérie Cohen-Scali -- 5.1 What is involved in evaluating competences? -- 5.2 Competences: A difficult object to evaluate -- 5.3 Psychosocial bias in competence evaluation -- 5.4 Competence evaluation tools -- 5.5 Evaluating competences in Europe -- 5.6 Conclusion -- 6. Competence Management and Adult Education / Valérie Cohen-Scali -- 6.1 The main determinants of competence management -- 6.2 Competence based on individual identity -- 6.3 Competence management practices and tools -- 6.4 Conclusions -- 7. Changes in Vocational Training and New Models of Competences for Individuals / Alain Kokosowski -- 7.1 New structures and new paradigms -- 7.2 The central role of work in vocational training -- 7.3 Principal changes in the teaching and training professions -- 7.4 Conclusion -- 8. Conclusion / Valérie Cohen-Scali -- List of Abbreviations -- Annotated Bibliography -- References List of Abbreviations -- Annotated Bibliography -- References -- About the Authors -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: What are today’s main concepts and theories – and the main stakes – associated with the issue of competences in organisations? Several topics are discussed, including competence issues regarding the evolution of work, professionalisation, competence evaluation, competence management, and the competences of adult educators and trainers, as well as European policies regarding competence needs and development. From the Contents: Changes in Work and Competences Professionalisation and the Development of Competences in Education and Training The Role of Professional Didactics in Skills Development for Training and Education Professionals Competence Evaluation Processes in Adult Education Competence Management and Adult Education Changes in Vocational Training and New Models of Competences for Individuals; Der Sammelband bietet eine Einführung in die französische Kompetenzdebatte, insbesondere in der beruflichen Weiterbildung und am Arbeitsplatz. DIE Zeitschrift für Erwachsenenbildung 4/2012