1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910466702103321

Titolo

Driver acceptance of new technology : theory, measurement and optimisation / / edited by Tim Horberry, Michael A. Regan and Alan Stevens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2016

©2014

ISBN

1-317-14794-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (380 pages)

Collana

Human factors in road and rail transport

Disciplina

629.283

Soggetti

Motor vehicle driving - Safety measures

Traffic safety - Technological innovations

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Introduction. Driver acceptance of new technology : overview -- Part II. Theories and models of driver acceptance. The definition of acceptance and acceptability ; Modelling acceptance of driver assistance systems : application of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and use of technology ; Socio-psychological factors that influence acceptability of intelligent transport systems : a model ; Modelling driver acceptance : from feedback to monitoring and mentoring systems -- Part III. Measurement of driver acceptance. How is acceptance measured? ; Overview of measurement issues, methods and tools ; Measuring acceptability through questionnaires and focus groups ; The profile of emotional designs : a tool for the measurement of affective and cognitive responses to in-vehicle innovations ; An empirical method for quantifying drivers' level of acceptance of alerts issued by automotive active safety systems -- Part IV. Data on driver acceptance : case studies ; Driver acceptance of in-vehicle information, assistance and automated systems : an overview ; Driver acceptance of electric vehicles : findings from the French MINI E study ; User-centred design and evaluation as a prerequisite for the success of disruptive innovations : an electric vehicle case study ; Motorcycle riders' acceptance of advanced rider assistance systems ; Driver acceptance of



technologies deployed within the road infrastructure ; Operator acceptance of new technology for industrial mobile equipment ; Carrots, sticks and sermons : state policy tools for influencing adoption and acceptance of new vehicle safety systems -- Part V.  Optimising driver acceptance. Designing in-vehicle technology for usability.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789039103321

Autore

Andreassi Anthony

Titolo

Teach me to be generous : the first century of Regis High School in New York City / / Anthony Andreassi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Focal Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8232-5636-7

0-8232-5634-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

Empire State Editions

Classificazione

REL091000REL026000HIS036010

Disciplina

371.071/209747

Soggetti

Catholic high schools - New York (State) - New York - History

Catholic high school students - New York (State) - New York - History

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

Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- 1 Mrs. Grant's Gift -- 2 Strong Beginnings, 1914-1930 -- 3 "See You in North Africa!": Regis Through the Depression and World War II -- 4 A Winning Team, Father Gannon, and Anniversary Celebrations -- 5 Neat and Clean with Socks and Covered Shoes: A Revised Dress Code, a New Curriculum, and Other Changes, 1964-1980 -- 6 The Return of the Missing Owl -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

"Teach Me to Be Generous tells the remarkable story of Regis High School, the Jesuit school on New York's Upper East Side that was founded in 1914 by an anonymous donor as a school for Catholic boys whose families could not otherwise afford a Catholic education. Enabled by the philanthropy of the founding family for nearly a century, and now by alumni and friends carrying on that tradition of generosity, Regis has been able to provide tuition-free, all-scholarship education



for its entire history. It also holds the distinction of being the first free-standing Jesuit high school in the United States, with no connection to any Jesuit colleges or universities.  Regis High School's unique story is told by an engaging storyteller and historian who has taught at the school for more than ten years. Father Andreassi offers captivating glimpses into the lives and daily experiences of Regis's students and faculty while chronicling the development of the school's educational philosophy and spiritual approach in its first century. Filled with entertaining anecdotes alongside wider historical context and illuminating statistical analysis, Teach Me to Be Generous tracks Regis High School through the decades of the twentieth century to the present day--from the generosity of a devout Catholic widow, through the Depression and World War II, to changes in demographics of the Catholic community and shifts in the landscape of Catholic education in New York City. During the school's first few decades, Regis admitted thousands of Catholic boys, mostly from poor or lower-middle-class families, helping prepare them for success in college and leadership positions in the professions. Because of the closing of dozens of urban Catholic schools and the general decline of the quality of New York City's public schools, in more recent years the school has faced the challenge of remaining true to its mission in offering an education to Catholic boys "who otherwise would not be able to afford a Catholic education."  Teach Me to Be Generous paints a vivid portrait of the first one hundred years of an exceptional institution and looks with hope and confidence to its future"--