Kevin Albertson, Chris Fox, Chris O'Leary, and Gary Painter
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781447340706
- eISBN:
- 9781447340744
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447340706.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, Public Policy
Over recent years there has been increasing interest in ‘Payment by Results’ (PbR) — Pay for Success (PFS) or outcomes-based funding in the US — as a model for outcomes-based commissioning in the ...
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Over recent years there has been increasing interest in ‘Payment by Results’ (PbR) — Pay for Success (PFS) or outcomes-based funding in the US — as a model for outcomes-based commissioning in the public sector. Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) — Pay for Success financing in the US — are a class of PbR where the finance needed to make the contract work is provided by private finance, rather than the service provider. This short book asks whether and under what circumstances PbR/PFS and SIBs/PSBs are an efficient way to unlock new capital investment and advance social goods. It considers whether PbR/PFS and SIBs/Pay for Success financing drive efficiency and innovation in the delivery of social outcomes, and whether attempts to reconcile corporate profits and social goods may lead to perverse incentives and inefficiency. It also analyses the impact of PbR and SIBs on not-for-profit and smaller players in the market for social outcomes.Less
Over recent years there has been increasing interest in ‘Payment by Results’ (PbR) — Pay for Success (PFS) or outcomes-based funding in the US — as a model for outcomes-based commissioning in the public sector. Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) — Pay for Success financing in the US — are a class of PbR where the finance needed to make the contract work is provided by private finance, rather than the service provider. This short book asks whether and under what circumstances PbR/PFS and SIBs/PSBs are an efficient way to unlock new capital investment and advance social goods. It considers whether PbR/PFS and SIBs/Pay for Success financing drive efficiency and innovation in the delivery of social outcomes, and whether attempts to reconcile corporate profits and social goods may lead to perverse incentives and inefficiency. It also analyses the impact of PbR and SIBs on not-for-profit and smaller players in the market for social outcomes.
Donald Peurach
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199736539
- eISBN:
- 9780199914593
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199736539.001.0001
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology
What is the shoulder-to-the grindstone work of transforming underperforming schools into higher performing schools? What makes this work so difficult? This book sheds light on these questions from ...
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What is the shoulder-to-the grindstone work of transforming underperforming schools into higher performing schools? What makes this work so difficult? This book sheds light on these questions from the perspective of the Success for All Foundation (SFAF), an organization that has collaborated with thousands of elementary schools to enact a common strategy for comprehensive school reform, all in an effort to improve the reading achievement of millions of students. This story of SFAF spans twenty turbulent years. It begins in 1987, with the strategy of improving reading achievement by improving students’ cooperative learning in classrooms. It stretches through 2008, with efforts to influence federal education policy to support that strategy. There is nothing in the story to suggest a quick fix. Rather, the theme that emerges is that the problems and possibilities of effective, large-scale, sustainable education reform lie in the complexity of public education: in interdependencies among underperforming schools, programs of reform, the organizations that advance those programs, and the environments in which all operate. The story ultimately locates the problems of education reform not in schools but, instead, in reformers, themselves. By tracing SFAF’s deep push into public education, the purpose of the book is to assist a wide array of reformers in seeing, understanding, and ultimately confronting its complexity.Less
What is the shoulder-to-the grindstone work of transforming underperforming schools into higher performing schools? What makes this work so difficult? This book sheds light on these questions from the perspective of the Success for All Foundation (SFAF), an organization that has collaborated with thousands of elementary schools to enact a common strategy for comprehensive school reform, all in an effort to improve the reading achievement of millions of students. This story of SFAF spans twenty turbulent years. It begins in 1987, with the strategy of improving reading achievement by improving students’ cooperative learning in classrooms. It stretches through 2008, with efforts to influence federal education policy to support that strategy. There is nothing in the story to suggest a quick fix. Rather, the theme that emerges is that the problems and possibilities of effective, large-scale, sustainable education reform lie in the complexity of public education: in interdependencies among underperforming schools, programs of reform, the organizations that advance those programs, and the environments in which all operate. The story ultimately locates the problems of education reform not in schools but, instead, in reformers, themselves. By tracing SFAF’s deep push into public education, the purpose of the book is to assist a wide array of reformers in seeing, understanding, and ultimately confronting its complexity.
Donald J. Peurach
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199736539
- eISBN:
- 9780199914593
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199736539.003.0009
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology
The introduction identifies the central theme of the book: that of complexity as manifest in interdependencies among underperforming schools, programs of reform, the organizations that advance those ...
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The introduction identifies the central theme of the book: that of complexity as manifest in interdependencies among underperforming schools, programs of reform, the organizations that advance those programs, and the environments in which all operate. In contrast to Herbert Simon’s “empty world hypothesis”, this complexity is framed in terms of a “full world hypothesis”. The introduction also identifies the purpose of the book: the goal of supporting education reformers in seeing, understanding, and confronting that complexity. In doing so, the introduction reviews interdependent problems that routinely undermine student achievement. It charts the rise of “systemic reform” as a logic addressing those problems, as well as “comprehensive school reform” and “standards-based reform” as policy movements embracing that logic. And it identifies the Success for All Foundation as a leading reformer with twenty years experience pursuing systemic, comprehensive, school-wide reform.Less
The introduction identifies the central theme of the book: that of complexity as manifest in interdependencies among underperforming schools, programs of reform, the organizations that advance those programs, and the environments in which all operate. In contrast to Herbert Simon’s “empty world hypothesis”, this complexity is framed in terms of a “full world hypothesis”. The introduction also identifies the purpose of the book: the goal of supporting education reformers in seeing, understanding, and confronting that complexity. In doing so, the introduction reviews interdependent problems that routinely undermine student achievement. It charts the rise of “systemic reform” as a logic addressing those problems, as well as “comprehensive school reform” and “standards-based reform” as policy movements embracing that logic. And it identifies the Success for All Foundation as a leading reformer with twenty years experience pursuing systemic, comprehensive, school-wide reform.
Eve Golden
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- September 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780813180953
- eISBN:
- 9780813180960
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813180953.001.0001
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
Jayne Mansfield (1933−1967) was driven not just to be an actress but to be a star. One of the most influential sex symbols of her time, she was known for her platinum blonde hair, hourglass figure, ...
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Jayne Mansfield (1933−1967) was driven not just to be an actress but to be a star. One of the most influential sex symbols of her time, she was known for her platinum blonde hair, hourglass figure, outrageously low necklines, and flamboyant lifestyle. Hardworking and ambitious, Mansfield proved early in her career that she was adept in both comic and dramatic roles, but her tenacious search for the spotlight and her risqué promotional stunts caused her to be increasingly snubbed in Hollywood. In the first definitive biography of Mansfield, Eve Golden offers a joyful account of the star Andy Warhol called "the poet of publicity," revealing the smart, determined woman behind the persona. While she always had her sights set on the silver screen, Mansfield got her start as Rita Marlowe in the Broadway show Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?. She made her film debut in the low-budget drama Female Jungle (1955) before landing the starring role in The Girl Can't Help It (1956). Mansfield followed this success with a dramatic role in The Wayward Bus (1957), winning a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year, and starred alongside Cary Grant in Kiss Them for Me (1957). Despite her popularity, her appearance as the first celebrity in Playboy and her nude scene in Promises! Promises! (1963) cemented her reputation as an outsider. By the 1960s, Mansfield's film career had declined, but she remained very popular with the public. She capitalized on that popularity through in-person and TV appearances, nightclub appearances, and stage productions. Her larger-than-life life ended sadly when she passed away at age thirty-four in a car accident. Golden looks beyond Mansfield's flashy public image and tragic death to fully explore her life and legacy. She discusses Mansfield's childhood, her many loves -- including her famous on-again, off-again relationship with Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay -- her struggles with alcohol, and her sometimes tumultuous family relationships. She also considers Mansfield's enduring contributions to American popular culture and celebrity culture. This funny, engaging biography offers a nuanced portrait of a fascinating woman who loved every minute of life and lived each one to the fullest.Less
Jayne Mansfield (1933−1967) was driven not just to be an actress but to be a star. One of the most influential sex symbols of her time, she was known for her platinum blonde hair, hourglass figure, outrageously low necklines, and flamboyant lifestyle. Hardworking and ambitious, Mansfield proved early in her career that she was adept in both comic and dramatic roles, but her tenacious search for the spotlight and her risqué promotional stunts caused her to be increasingly snubbed in Hollywood. In the first definitive biography of Mansfield, Eve Golden offers a joyful account of the star Andy Warhol called "the poet of publicity," revealing the smart, determined woman behind the persona. While she always had her sights set on the silver screen, Mansfield got her start as Rita Marlowe in the Broadway show Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?. She made her film debut in the low-budget drama Female Jungle (1955) before landing the starring role in The Girl Can't Help It (1956). Mansfield followed this success with a dramatic role in The Wayward Bus (1957), winning a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year, and starred alongside Cary Grant in Kiss Them for Me (1957). Despite her popularity, her appearance as the first celebrity in Playboy and her nude scene in Promises! Promises! (1963) cemented her reputation as an outsider. By the 1960s, Mansfield's film career had declined, but she remained very popular with the public. She capitalized on that popularity through in-person and TV appearances, nightclub appearances, and stage productions. Her larger-than-life life ended sadly when she passed away at age thirty-four in a car accident. Golden looks beyond Mansfield's flashy public image and tragic death to fully explore her life and legacy. She discusses Mansfield's childhood, her many loves -- including her famous on-again, off-again relationship with Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay -- her struggles with alcohol, and her sometimes tumultuous family relationships. She also considers Mansfield's enduring contributions to American popular culture and celebrity culture. This funny, engaging biography offers a nuanced portrait of a fascinating woman who loved every minute of life and lived each one to the fullest.
Phebe Sessions and Verba Fanolis
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- April 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195159226
- eISBN:
- 9780199893843
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195159226.003.0020
- Subject:
- Social Work, Health and Mental Health, Communities and Organizations
This chapter presents the work of Partners for Success (PfS), a collaborative project between Smith College School for Social Work (SSW) and an urban public school system of a mid-size city in the ...
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This chapter presents the work of Partners for Success (PfS), a collaborative project between Smith College School for Social Work (SSW) and an urban public school system of a mid-size city in the Northeast. In a context of widespread experimentation in locating mental health services in the public schools, this program succeeded in achieving the goals of providing multi-systemic mental health services consistent with system-of-care principles, while preparing social work interns for clinical and leadership roles in school-based mental health services. The chapter describes the impetus for the project, the initial negotiations between the two partners, the agreed-upon goals, the initial stages of entry and engagement, a lengthy period of stability and expansion, the clinical model that evolved over time, evaluative studies of the degree of satisfaction experienced by different stakeholders, and the process of adjustment to recent financial crisis in the schools, with reduction in the scope of the program, coupled with integration into the structure of the school system. The story is supplemented by integrating discussions of important issues from the literature about school-based mental health practice, as well as with case examples.Less
This chapter presents the work of Partners for Success (PfS), a collaborative project between Smith College School for Social Work (SSW) and an urban public school system of a mid-size city in the Northeast. In a context of widespread experimentation in locating mental health services in the public schools, this program succeeded in achieving the goals of providing multi-systemic mental health services consistent with system-of-care principles, while preparing social work interns for clinical and leadership roles in school-based mental health services. The chapter describes the impetus for the project, the initial negotiations between the two partners, the agreed-upon goals, the initial stages of entry and engagement, a lengthy period of stability and expansion, the clinical model that evolved over time, evaluative studies of the degree of satisfaction experienced by different stakeholders, and the process of adjustment to recent financial crisis in the schools, with reduction in the scope of the program, coupled with integration into the structure of the school system. The story is supplemented by integrating discussions of important issues from the literature about school-based mental health practice, as well as with case examples.
Gary L. Bowen
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- April 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195370706
- eISBN:
- 9780199893515
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195370706.003.0003
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families
This chapter addresses strategies for assessing and predicting the risk of school violence. The review is framed by a seven-step planning strategy: results-focused planning (RFP). Working with ...
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This chapter addresses strategies for assessing and predicting the risk of school violence. The review is framed by a seven-step planning strategy: results-focused planning (RFP). Working with student, school, and community stakeholder groups in planning strategies to decrease school violence (the performance team), a status quo assessment is the first step in this planning strategy. Four critical status quo data collection tasks are discussed. A survey of students, the School Success Profile (SSP), is introduced as a tool that supports the status quo assessment for school social workers and other school-based professionals.Less
This chapter addresses strategies for assessing and predicting the risk of school violence. The review is framed by a seven-step planning strategy: results-focused planning (RFP). Working with student, school, and community stakeholder groups in planning strategies to decrease school violence (the performance team), a status quo assessment is the first step in this planning strategy. Four critical status quo data collection tasks are discussed. A survey of students, the School Success Profile (SSP), is introduced as a tool that supports the status quo assessment for school social workers and other school-based professionals.
Brian Pugh
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- May 2021
- ISBN:
- 9781496830197
- eISBN:
- 9781496830234
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781496830197.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, Political History
This chapter discusses budget power that was briefly enhanced under Governor Ray Mabus at the beginning of his administration. It shows how Mabus fended off an attempt by the legislature to weaken ...
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This chapter discusses budget power that was briefly enhanced under Governor Ray Mabus at the beginning of his administration. It shows how Mabus fended off an attempt by the legislature to weaken executive budget authority by vetoing S.B. 2214. Chapter 4 explains how Mabus worked with the legislature to abolish the Fiscal Management Board and replace it with the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA). This chapter also looks at the efforts made by Mabus to get more funding for public education, more specifically, funding for Mississippi’s B.E.S.T. (Better Education for Success Tomorrow) program.Less
This chapter discusses budget power that was briefly enhanced under Governor Ray Mabus at the beginning of his administration. It shows how Mabus fended off an attempt by the legislature to weaken executive budget authority by vetoing S.B. 2214. Chapter 4 explains how Mabus worked with the legislature to abolish the Fiscal Management Board and replace it with the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA). This chapter also looks at the efforts made by Mabus to get more funding for public education, more specifically, funding for Mississippi’s B.E.S.T. (Better Education for Success Tomorrow) program.
Kevin Albertson, Chris Fox, Chris O’leary, Gary Painter, Kimberly Bailey, and Jessica Labarbera
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781447340706
- eISBN:
- 9781447340744
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447340706.003.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, Public Policy
This book examines outcomes-based commissioning as an important element of the public service reform agenda, focusing on Payment by Results (PbR) and Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) in the UK (also known ...
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This book examines outcomes-based commissioning as an important element of the public service reform agenda, focusing on Payment by Results (PbR) and Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) in the UK (also known as Pay for Success (PFS) or outcomes-based funding and Pay for Success financing in the US, respectively). It considers whether PbR/PFS and SIBs/Pay for Success financing drive efficiency and innovation in the delivery of social outcomes, and whether attempts to reconcile corporate profits and social goods may lead to perverse incentives and inefficiency. It also analyses the impact of PbR and SIBs on not-for-profit and smaller players in the market for social outcomes. This introduction provides an overview of outcomes-based commissioning, the distinction between PbR/PFS and SIBs/Pay for Success financing, some key questions raised by outcomes-based commissioning, and the chapters that follow.Less
This book examines outcomes-based commissioning as an important element of the public service reform agenda, focusing on Payment by Results (PbR) and Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) in the UK (also known as Pay for Success (PFS) or outcomes-based funding and Pay for Success financing in the US, respectively). It considers whether PbR/PFS and SIBs/Pay for Success financing drive efficiency and innovation in the delivery of social outcomes, and whether attempts to reconcile corporate profits and social goods may lead to perverse incentives and inefficiency. It also analyses the impact of PbR and SIBs on not-for-profit and smaller players in the market for social outcomes. This introduction provides an overview of outcomes-based commissioning, the distinction between PbR/PFS and SIBs/Pay for Success financing, some key questions raised by outcomes-based commissioning, and the chapters that follow.
Edna Lim
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781474402880
- eISBN:
- 9781474444613
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474402880.003.0006
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This chapter begins the book’s examination of Singapore’s revival cinema as a post-national one, emerging after Singapore had already transitioned from Third to First World, as heralded by the title ...
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This chapter begins the book’s examination of Singapore’s revival cinema as a post-national one, emerging after Singapore had already transitioned from Third to First World, as heralded by the title of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s memoirs. Central to this perspective is the performance of national identity, primarily the difference between the state’s version of the nation and the other Singapores produced by this cinema. This chapter develops and expands on my prior work on this period and explores a series of acts and gestures that constitute the state’s performance of a successful Singapore as a unified, homogeneous national identity, including the Singapore Story, policies, speeches and the ubiquitous annual National Day Parade.Less
This chapter begins the book’s examination of Singapore’s revival cinema as a post-national one, emerging after Singapore had already transitioned from Third to First World, as heralded by the title of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s memoirs. Central to this perspective is the performance of national identity, primarily the difference between the state’s version of the nation and the other Singapores produced by this cinema. This chapter develops and expands on my prior work on this period and explores a series of acts and gestures that constitute the state’s performance of a successful Singapore as a unified, homogeneous national identity, including the Singapore Story, policies, speeches and the ubiquitous annual National Day Parade.
Edna Lim
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781474402880
- eISBN:
- 9781474444613
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474402880.003.0007
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This chapter argues that films of the revival engage the national through a relational force of counter-performative strategies present in the narrative, film style, use of language such as Singlish, ...
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This chapter argues that films of the revival engage the national through a relational force of counter-performative strategies present in the narrative, film style, use of language such as Singlish, depictions of spaces like the Housing Development Board’s heartland, and the prevalence of heartlanders as ‘other’ Singaporeans left out of the state’s performance of success. Together, these films not only produce different Singapores. They perform (an) other Singapore.Less
This chapter argues that films of the revival engage the national through a relational force of counter-performative strategies present in the narrative, film style, use of language such as Singlish, depictions of spaces like the Housing Development Board’s heartland, and the prevalence of heartlanders as ‘other’ Singaporeans left out of the state’s performance of success. Together, these films not only produce different Singapores. They perform (an) other Singapore.
Gerald Horne
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520243729
- eISBN:
- 9780520939936
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520243729.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
When John Howard Lawson arrived in Hollywood in 1928, he was “dead broke” and “had heavy debts.” His family decided not to return to Hollywood; with their newfound wealth, they “bought a house out ...
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When John Howard Lawson arrived in Hollywood in 1928, he was “dead broke” and “had heavy debts.” His family decided not to return to Hollywood; with their newfound wealth, they “bought a house out near the Sound on Long Island.” Lawson, the proud avant-gardist, was now moving toward Marxism-Leninism. Success Story was an auspicious start for one of Lawson's few plays to be translated to cinema. It had obvious echoes of his own life: a Jewish man in New York torn between mammon and politics who treats women questionably. He was virtually unique in his ability to bounce between Broadway and Hollywood and maintain prominence in both. Lawson stated that Gentlewoman and The Pure in Heart were not closed by the public and were closed by an irresponsible dictatorship of critics. Lawson was near the pinnacle of success but nonetheless was anguished, distressed, and under siege.Less
When John Howard Lawson arrived in Hollywood in 1928, he was “dead broke” and “had heavy debts.” His family decided not to return to Hollywood; with their newfound wealth, they “bought a house out near the Sound on Long Island.” Lawson, the proud avant-gardist, was now moving toward Marxism-Leninism. Success Story was an auspicious start for one of Lawson's few plays to be translated to cinema. It had obvious echoes of his own life: a Jewish man in New York torn between mammon and politics who treats women questionably. He was virtually unique in his ability to bounce between Broadway and Hollywood and maintain prominence in both. Lawson stated that Gentlewoman and The Pure in Heart were not closed by the public and were closed by an irresponsible dictatorship of critics. Lawson was near the pinnacle of success but nonetheless was anguished, distressed, and under siege.
Janet Batsleer and James Duggan
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- May 2021
- ISBN:
- 9781447355342
- eISBN:
- 9781447355397
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447355342.003.0006
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Social Groups
The normalised pressures which the current education system places on young people, into their twenties and beyond, mean that the regular summer reporting on the exam results of particular cohorts of ...
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The normalised pressures which the current education system places on young people, into their twenties and beyond, mean that the regular summer reporting on the exam results of particular cohorts of young people are followed by reports of an increasing incidence of mental health problems and suicidality. Beginning with young people’s discussions of aspiration during the research project,this chapter points to the fact that discussions of aspiration, achievement and failure of aspiration in educational research have not engaged with the emotional dynamic created especially for working class students leaving their families through educational mobility nor by the belief that ‘success is individual.’ The subheadings of Instrumentality and Achievement; Individualism; On (Not) DisappointingParents and Unhappiness as Loneliness frame the discussion.Less
The normalised pressures which the current education system places on young people, into their twenties and beyond, mean that the regular summer reporting on the exam results of particular cohorts of young people are followed by reports of an increasing incidence of mental health problems and suicidality. Beginning with young people’s discussions of aspiration during the research project,this chapter points to the fact that discussions of aspiration, achievement and failure of aspiration in educational research have not engaged with the emotional dynamic created especially for working class students leaving their families through educational mobility nor by the belief that ‘success is individual.’ The subheadings of Instrumentality and Achievement; Individualism; On (Not) DisappointingParents and Unhappiness as Loneliness frame the discussion.
Janet Grossbach Mayer
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780823234165
- eISBN:
- 9780823240814
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823234165.003.0012
- Subject:
- History, Social History
On graduating, students who participated in the Rewarding Success Program all said that they would remember the performances for the rest of their lives. By the time Pedro entered Carter High School, ...
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On graduating, students who participated in the Rewarding Success Program all said that they would remember the performances for the rest of their lives. By the time Pedro entered Carter High School, not only had the Camelot years ended, but there were no students left who even remembered those grand old days. Carter High School was one of the oldest city high schools but lo and behold, in a closet housing worn and torn discarded social studies textbooks that had been thrown all over the filthy floors, was a broken-down spinet piano — untuned, of course, limping on a broken leg, and abandoned many years earlier. So began Pedro's ten minutes of piano playing every day. Pedro's living room wall remained bare for the rest of the term but he was transferred to the Manhattan School of Music where his talent was recognized and nurtured.Less
On graduating, students who participated in the Rewarding Success Program all said that they would remember the performances for the rest of their lives. By the time Pedro entered Carter High School, not only had the Camelot years ended, but there were no students left who even remembered those grand old days. Carter High School was one of the oldest city high schools but lo and behold, in a closet housing worn and torn discarded social studies textbooks that had been thrown all over the filthy floors, was a broken-down spinet piano — untuned, of course, limping on a broken leg, and abandoned many years earlier. So began Pedro's ten minutes of piano playing every day. Pedro's living room wall remained bare for the rest of the term but he was transferred to the Manhattan School of Music where his talent was recognized and nurtured.
Brian Mcnair
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748634460
- eISBN:
- 9780748670925
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748634460.003.0011
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This chapter looks at films about public relations. It specifically investigates the ways in which cinema has represented the journalistic king-makers, and also the changing nature of media power in ...
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This chapter looks at films about public relations. It specifically investigates the ways in which cinema has represented the journalistic king-makers, and also the changing nature of media power in the age of the internet. Sweet Smell of Success is revered as a powerful and prescient exploration of the rising power of the journalist in democratic societies, and a warning against the abuse of that power. As in films about journalism, cinematic representations of public relations professionals often combine grime with glamour, and positive with negative images. As a film about journalism, Citizen Kane formulates both the normative liberal ideal. Rupert Murdoch may turn out to have been the last media baron. The structures of media power are being radically transformed, with uncertain consequences for democratic and authoritarian societies alike.Less
This chapter looks at films about public relations. It specifically investigates the ways in which cinema has represented the journalistic king-makers, and also the changing nature of media power in the age of the internet. Sweet Smell of Success is revered as a powerful and prescient exploration of the rising power of the journalist in democratic societies, and a warning against the abuse of that power. As in films about journalism, cinematic representations of public relations professionals often combine grime with glamour, and positive with negative images. As a film about journalism, Citizen Kane formulates both the normative liberal ideal. Rupert Murdoch may turn out to have been the last media baron. The structures of media power are being radically transformed, with uncertain consequences for democratic and authoritarian societies alike.
Bowen Paulle
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780226066387
- eISBN:
- 9780226066554
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226066554.003.0005
- Subject:
- Education, Secondary Education
Chapter Five begins with how once promising students get knocked off successful trajectories and propelled towards tragic outcomes. The chapter then details how two male students self-identifying as ...
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Chapter Five begins with how once promising students get knocked off successful trajectories and propelled towards tragic outcomes. The chapter then details how two male students self-identifying as black not only overcame setbacks (such as being evicted or homeless) but avoided invitations to continue self-destructing and, in one case, used a “failing school” as a springboard into the Ivy League. This chapter shows how habitus formation processes rooted in the past undergirded here and now in-school coping processes shaped by orientations to likely futures. Along with revealing the keys to successful trajectories through overwhelmed schools, this chapter shows why so few of the students ever acquire them. The core finding is that (early) socialization based most fundamentally on socio-emotional networks and body-based learning can contribute not just to comparatively high levels of cultural capital but, even more importantly, to extremely stable, self-disciplined, and coherent second natures.Less
Chapter Five begins with how once promising students get knocked off successful trajectories and propelled towards tragic outcomes. The chapter then details how two male students self-identifying as black not only overcame setbacks (such as being evicted or homeless) but avoided invitations to continue self-destructing and, in one case, used a “failing school” as a springboard into the Ivy League. This chapter shows how habitus formation processes rooted in the past undergirded here and now in-school coping processes shaped by orientations to likely futures. Along with revealing the keys to successful trajectories through overwhelmed schools, this chapter shows why so few of the students ever acquire them. The core finding is that (early) socialization based most fundamentally on socio-emotional networks and body-based learning can contribute not just to comparatively high levels of cultural capital but, even more importantly, to extremely stable, self-disciplined, and coherent second natures.
John Orr
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748640140
- eISBN:
- 9780748671090
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748640140.003.0008
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
Stanley Kubrick had settled in England to film big pictures that revolutionised the genre and indeed cinema itself. Located in London, the self-exiled Jerzy Skolimowski tended to live from hand to ...
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Stanley Kubrick had settled in England to film big pictures that revolutionised the genre and indeed cinema itself. Located in London, the self-exiled Jerzy Skolimowski tended to live from hand to mouth, was nomadic like Polanski, and chased money and producers everywhere for independent, on-the-hoof projects. Yet both were to the 1970s what Michel Angelo Antonioni, Joseph Losey and Roman Polanski had been to the 1960s in British cinema: visionaries with an expatriate eye who got under the skin of the indigenous culture and its many complexities. While Kubrick and Skolimowski are at opposite ends of the modernist spectrum, they both play a crucial part in the evolution of British cinema. In the relativistic world of artistic modernism, it is surprising that what drives Kubrick much of the time is something absolute: the existence in human affairs of original evil. This chapter looks at Kubrick's films A Clockwork Orange and Barry Lyndon as well as those of Skolimowski such as Knife in the Water, Deep End, The Shout, Moonlighting and Success is the Best Revenge.Less
Stanley Kubrick had settled in England to film big pictures that revolutionised the genre and indeed cinema itself. Located in London, the self-exiled Jerzy Skolimowski tended to live from hand to mouth, was nomadic like Polanski, and chased money and producers everywhere for independent, on-the-hoof projects. Yet both were to the 1970s what Michel Angelo Antonioni, Joseph Losey and Roman Polanski had been to the 1960s in British cinema: visionaries with an expatriate eye who got under the skin of the indigenous culture and its many complexities. While Kubrick and Skolimowski are at opposite ends of the modernist spectrum, they both play a crucial part in the evolution of British cinema. In the relativistic world of artistic modernism, it is surprising that what drives Kubrick much of the time is something absolute: the existence in human affairs of original evil. This chapter looks at Kubrick's films A Clockwork Orange and Barry Lyndon as well as those of Skolimowski such as Knife in the Water, Deep End, The Shout, Moonlighting and Success is the Best Revenge.
Jonathan A. Knee
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780231179287
- eISBN:
- 9780231543330
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231179287.003.0006
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Corporate Governance and Accountability
Not everyone who has invested in education has gone bust. This chapter includes shorter case studies to demonstrate how applying traditional strategic analysis to the structure of educational markets ...
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Not everyone who has invested in education has gone bust. This chapter includes shorter case studies to demonstrate how applying traditional strategic analysis to the structure of educational markets reveals a path to potential success across a wide range of models – from digital to traditional, from products to services and from K-12 to higher education. The structure and source of competitive advantage is not fundamentally different for educational endeavors. But applying these principles to players across the educational eco-system requires a deep appreciation of the nuances inherent in its highly anachronistic industry structures. Showing how these winners were able to navigate the treacherous shores of educational investing both provides a useful contrast to the case studies of the previous chapters and lays the groundwork for the key lessons outlined in the final chapter.Less
Not everyone who has invested in education has gone bust. This chapter includes shorter case studies to demonstrate how applying traditional strategic analysis to the structure of educational markets reveals a path to potential success across a wide range of models – from digital to traditional, from products to services and from K-12 to higher education. The structure and source of competitive advantage is not fundamentally different for educational endeavors. But applying these principles to players across the educational eco-system requires a deep appreciation of the nuances inherent in its highly anachronistic industry structures. Showing how these winners were able to navigate the treacherous shores of educational investing both provides a useful contrast to the case studies of the previous chapters and lays the groundwork for the key lessons outlined in the final chapter.
Grace Elizabeth Hale
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- January 2022
- ISBN:
- 9781469654874
- eISBN:
- 9781469654898
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469654874.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, Cultural History
After the signing of many bands from Athens, the city was hardly a secret. Alternative music fans wanted to not only go to Athens but to UGA for college. With a constant churn of new people moving to ...
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After the signing of many bands from Athens, the city was hardly a secret. Alternative music fans wanted to not only go to Athens but to UGA for college. With a constant churn of new people moving to town and new bands forming, the scene in the late eighties continued to expand and fragment. Many bohemians also got involved in local politics for the first time. In the second half of the 1980s, the place-based structure of alternative culture played a key role in propelling this new political engagement. In Athens, growing activism around the effort to save the old parts of town turned many scene participants into registered voters concerned about historic preservation, environmentalism, and homelessness. The growing level of political energy coincided with unprecedented levels of success for the Athens scene’s bands.Less
After the signing of many bands from Athens, the city was hardly a secret. Alternative music fans wanted to not only go to Athens but to UGA for college. With a constant churn of new people moving to town and new bands forming, the scene in the late eighties continued to expand and fragment. Many bohemians also got involved in local politics for the first time. In the second half of the 1980s, the place-based structure of alternative culture played a key role in propelling this new political engagement. In Athens, growing activism around the effort to save the old parts of town turned many scene participants into registered voters concerned about historic preservation, environmentalism, and homelessness. The growing level of political energy coincided with unprecedented levels of success for the Athens scene’s bands.
Victor Svorinich
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781628461947
- eISBN:
- 9781626740891
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781628461947.003.0007
- Subject:
- Music, History, American
This chapter examines the marketing behind Bitches Brew and its response from the media, critics, and fans once the album was released. Davis was now forty-three and wanting to remain relevant. In ...
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This chapter examines the marketing behind Bitches Brew and its response from the media, critics, and fans once the album was released. Davis was now forty-three and wanting to remain relevant. In order to stay on top, many critics argued that Davis sold his soul for commercial success, leading to his fall from grace. Davis was hostile towards the accusations and criticism he had received by releasing this album.Less
This chapter examines the marketing behind Bitches Brew and its response from the media, critics, and fans once the album was released. Davis was now forty-three and wanting to remain relevant. In order to stay on top, many critics argued that Davis sold his soul for commercial success, leading to his fall from grace. Davis was hostile towards the accusations and criticism he had received by releasing this album.
Manduhai Buyandelger
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780226086552
- eISBN:
- 9780226013091
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226013091.003.0007
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Asian Cultural Anthropology
In Chapter 6 the author explores conventional and creative strategies for success by male shamans. Unlike female shamans who constantly push against the larger system, male shamans are gainfully ...
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In Chapter 6 the author explores conventional and creative strategies for success by male shamans. Unlike female shamans who constantly push against the larger system, male shamans are gainfully positioned in a male-dominated patriarchal system. Their shamanic strategies include demonstrating kinship affiliations with well-known (during their lifetime) ancestors; seeking international recognition through global travel and networking; and using everyday micro-tactics to recruit clients through casual conversations and impromptu encounters. These postsocialist shamans must also demonstrate their prowess in dealing with the influx of previously suppressed unidentifiable spirits who roam in search for human hosts. Some shamans construct tight-knit kinship enclosures from their origin spirits and block the stranger-spirits from pestering them. Others take the opposite route, adopting the orphaned spirits for various tasks. Economic success and spiritual power prove to be interdependent; material resources are necessary to support spiritual advancement. But this presents a delicate line for shamans to tread: though they display their economic success in order to prove that their spirits are potent, they must also downplay their material interests in order to persuade others of their spiritual power, thus maintaining their credibility and avoiding being labelled “business shamans.”Less
In Chapter 6 the author explores conventional and creative strategies for success by male shamans. Unlike female shamans who constantly push against the larger system, male shamans are gainfully positioned in a male-dominated patriarchal system. Their shamanic strategies include demonstrating kinship affiliations with well-known (during their lifetime) ancestors; seeking international recognition through global travel and networking; and using everyday micro-tactics to recruit clients through casual conversations and impromptu encounters. These postsocialist shamans must also demonstrate their prowess in dealing with the influx of previously suppressed unidentifiable spirits who roam in search for human hosts. Some shamans construct tight-knit kinship enclosures from their origin spirits and block the stranger-spirits from pestering them. Others take the opposite route, adopting the orphaned spirits for various tasks. Economic success and spiritual power prove to be interdependent; material resources are necessary to support spiritual advancement. But this presents a delicate line for shamans to tread: though they display their economic success in order to prove that their spirits are potent, they must also downplay their material interests in order to persuade others of their spiritual power, thus maintaining their credibility and avoiding being labelled “business shamans.”
