1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453857303321

Autore

Ludvik Catherine

Titolo

Sarasvat [[electronic resource] ] : riverine goddess of knowledge : from the manuscript-carrying vīṇā-player to the weapon-wielding defender of the Dharma / / by Catherine Ludvik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007

ISBN

1-281-92633-7

9786611926335

90-474-2036-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 374 pages, [16] pages of plates) : illustrations

Collana

Brill's Indological library, , 0925-2916 ; ; v. 27

Disciplina

294.5/2114

Soggetti

Sarasvatī (Hindu deity)

Sarasvatī (Buddhist deity)

Electronic books.

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 (p. [317]-337) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Materials / C. Ludvik -- Introduction / C. Ludvik -- Vedic Literature / C. Ludvik -- Chapter One. Ṛg Veda / C. Ludvik -- Chapter Two. Atharva Veda / C. Ludvik -- Chapter Three. Yajur Veda / C. Ludvik -- Chapter Four. Brāhmaṇas / C. Ludvik -- Vedic Sarasvatī In Retrospective / C. Ludvik -- Epic And Puranic Literature / C. Ludvik -- Chapter Five. Mahābhārata / C. Ludvik -- Chapter Six. Purāṇas / C. Ludvik -- Epic And Puranic Sarasvatī In Retrospective / C. Ludvik -- Sarasvatī In Buddhist Sutras / C. Ludvik -- Chapter Seven. Sutra Of Golden Light / C. Ludvik -- Chapter Eight. Great Eloquence Deity / C. Ludvik -- Chapter Nine. Bath / C. Ludvik -- Chapter Ten. Kauṇḍinya’s Praises / C. Ludvik -- The Sutra’s Sarasvatī In Retrospective / C. Ludvik -- Identification Of Images And Goddesses / C. Ludvik -- Chapter Eleven. Early Images Of Sarasvatī / C. Ludvik -- Chapter Twelve. Images Corresponding To Yijing’s Goddess / C. Ludvik -- Images In Retrospective / C. Ludvik -- Conclusion / C. Ludvik -- Appendix A Sarasvatī Chapter Of The Sutra Of Golden Light / C. Ludvik -- Appendix B Herb Lists For The Bath Taught By Sarasvatī In The Sutra Of Golden Light / C. Ludvik -- Bibliography Of Sources And Works Cited / C.



Ludvik -- Index / C. Ludvik.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a fascinating depiction of the transformation of the Indian riverine goddess from the manuscript-carrying vīṇā -player to the Buddhist weapon-wielding defender of the Dharma. Drawing on Sanskrit and Chinese textual sources, as well as Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist art historical representations, this book traces the conceptual and iconographic development of the riverine goddess of knowledge Sarasvatī from some time after 1750 B.C.E. to the seventh century C.E. Through the study of Chinese translations of no longer extant Sanskrit versions of the Buddhist Sutra of Golden Light the author sheds light on Sarasvatī's interactions with other Indian goddess cults and their impact on one another.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450406903321

Autore

Alexander Karl L.

Titolo

On the success of failure : a reassessment of the effects of retention in the primary grades / / Karl L. Alexander, Doris R. Entwisle, Susan L. Dauber [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-107-12958-3

1-280-41813-3

1-139-14668-8

0-511-18095-0

0-511-06716-X

0-511-06085-8

0-511-30802-7

0-511-50009-2

0-511-06929-4

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 314 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

371.2/8

Soggetti

Education, Primary - United States

Grade repetition - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-304) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; 1 Grade Retention; 2 Research on Grade Repetition; 3 Retainees in the "Beginning School Study"; 4 Children's Pathways through the Elementary and Middle School Years; 5 Characteristics and Competencies of Repeaters; 6 Achievement Scores before and after Retention; 7 Adjusted Achievement Comparisons; 8 Academic Performance as Judged by Teachers; 9 The Stigma of Retention; 10 Retention in the Broader Context of Elementary and Middle School Tracking; 11 Dropout in Relation to Grade Retention; 12 The Retention Puzzle

AppendixReferences; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is about the practice of grade retention in elementary school, a particularly vexing problem in urban school systems, where upward of half the students may repeat a grade. On the Success of Failure addresses whether repeating a grade is helpful or harmful when children are not keeping up. It describes the school context of retention and evaluates its consequences by tracking the experiences of a large, representative sample of Baltimore school children from first grade through high school. In addition to evaluating the consequences of retention, the book describes the cohort's dispersion along many different educational pathways from first grade through middle school, the articulation of retention with other forms of educational tracking (like reading group placements in the early primary grades and course-level assignments in middle school), and repeaters' academic and school adjustment problems before they were held back.