scholarly journals Participation in Community Dance: a Road to Empowerment and Transformation?

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Houston
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Sheltered Housing ◽  
Dance Movement ◽  
Dance Studies ◽  
Maximum Security ◽  
Community Dance ◽  
Maximum Security Prison ◽  
Art Form ◽  
The University

The community dance movement in the United Kingdom has been very active in organizing and delivering dance projects for disenfranchised communities and individuals for several decades. But initiatives have gained momentum following a shift in policy for arts funding after the 1997 General Election. This article examines how dance social-inclusion projects seek not only to allow those excluded from mainstream opportunities to participate in dance, but also to empower them. The aim of the paper is critically to examine these aims while acknowledging the work that the dance community has done in welcoming participation from groups traditionally not associated with the art form. Sara Houston firstly sets the political and social context that welcomes notions of empowerment to take root within arts projects, then goes on to debate what practitioners mean by the term within the context of championing a social inclusion policy, and discusses how examples of claims manifest themselves in practice, if they do at all. She examines one three-year initiative for residents of a sheltered housing unit and an eighteen-month project in an adult male maximum security prison, outlining what the projects offered and considering the limits of recording evidence of empowerment. Sara Houston lectures in the Department of Dance Studies at the University of Surrey. Her work on social inclusion initiatives in dance has been published by Animated, Primary Health Care, and has also been utilized in a Government White Paper.

scholarly journals Empirical Evidence for Professional Practice and Public Policies: An Exploratory Study on Social Exclusion in Users of Primary Care Social Services in Spain

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (23) ◽  
pp. 4600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giménez‐Bertomeu ◽  
Domenech‐López ◽  
Mateo‐Pérez ◽  
de‐Alfonseti‐Hartmann
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Life Trajectories ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The University

This study examines the social exclusion characteristics of a sample of users of primary care social services in two local entities in Spain. The objective of this study was to identify the intensity and scope of social exclusion in an exploratory way and to look at the typology of existing exclusionary situations to inform policy making and professional practice. Data from 1009 users were collected by primary care social services professionals, completing the Social Exclusion Scale of the University of Alicante (SES-UA). The dimensions with the greatest levels of social exclusion in the study population were those related to work/employment, income and education and training. The dimensions with an intermediate level of exclusion were those related to housing and social isolation. Social acceptance, family and social conflict and health were the dimensions with the lowest levels of exclusion. The analysis also showed the existence of five significantly different groups, that showed five different life trajectories along the continuum between social exclusion and social inclusion. The results show the importance and utility of developing professional and policy intervention protocols based on research evidence, with the objective of improving the quality of life of the users.

The Abuse of Executive Prerogative: a Purposive Difference Between Detention in Black Africa and Detention in White Racist Africa

1976 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
Eddison Jonas Mudadirwa Zvobgo
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Board Member ◽  
Political Prisoner ◽  
Ivory Tower ◽  
The West ◽  
Amnesty International ◽  
Maximum Security ◽  
Black Africa ◽  
Maximum Security Prison

As a lawyer, a law-teacher, a Board-member of Amnesty International (U.S.A.) and, more importantly, as an African revolutionary, matters of human rights are of grave concern to me. With racism and fascism gaining ground in the West, reactionary bourgeois chauvinism on the rampage in many of the newly liberated states in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and statist revisionist tyranny masquerading as revolutionary socialism in some of the socialist countries, few can afford ivory-tower debates involving human rights. Certainly I cannot, having spent seven years in Salisbury Maximum Security Prison as Ian Smith’s political prisoner.

Improvement in Self-Concept during Psychotherapy in a Maximum Security Prison

1974 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 311-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert R. Zimmermann ◽  
Raymond Guest ◽  
Charles Geist
Keyword(s):  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Concept Inventory ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Maximum Security ◽  
Maximum Security Prison ◽  
Therapeutic Program ◽  
Psychotherapy Program

24 prison inmates who participated in a psychotherapy program were compared on a self-concept inventory with 19 inmates who did not participate. Self-esteem was defined in terms of the discrepancy between actual-self and ideal-self measures. The greater the discrepancy, the lower the self-esteem. A significant number of Ss in the therapeutic program showed reduction in the discrepancy score after 1 yr. in the program, while the non-therapy Ss showed a slight, but nonsignificant, increase.

scholarly journals A Māori Model of Leadership Practice

Te Kaharoa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Te Rita Papesch
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
Graduate Degree ◽  
Leadership Practice ◽  
Art Form ◽  
The University ◽  
Management Communications

He Waka Hiringa (HWH) is a Masters of Applied Indigenous Knowledge offered as a programme of two years’ study by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. The main pre-requisite for enrolment in to this graduate degree is for the student to be a master of their own practice, whatever that practice may be. In other words, they are already leaders in their own field of practice. My task is to help them clarify how they indigenise their practice; introduce them to academic processes to achieve the rangahau (research) around this and encourage them to create their own Models of Practice (MsOP) to guide them as they work with students or clients. In six years three cohorts of students have succesfully graduated through my encouragement in the development and approval of about 100 different new MsOP, each unique in its own way. These add to the use by graduates of HWH to models such as Whare Tapatoru ( Wi Te Tau Huata Snr. 1967, personal communication), Whare Tapawhā (Durie, M. 1984), Te Wheke (Pere, R. 1997) and Poutama Pōwhiri (Huata, P. 2011) to name a few well known MsOP. In terms of a Leadership MOP I have not seen a better model than that created by Te Wairere Te Pūāwaitanga o te Whakaaro Ngaia (my youngest child and daughter) to fulfil the requirements of her Masters in Management Communications and Te Reo Māori (Māori Language) graduate degree at The University of Waikato. I am going to use her MOP for leadership in competitive Kapa Haka[1] (Māori performing arts) as my model in this delivery with her permission. The title comes from a waiata-ā-ringa (action song) composed by one of her tuākana (older sisters), Te Ingo Karangaroa Ngaia, entitled ‘He Rākau Taumatua!’[2], for their whānau (family) kapa haka, Te Haona Kaha.   [1] I use capital letters when talking about the art form and small letters when talking about a group that does the art form. [2] “He rākau taumatua” was first performed as a whakawātea by Te Haona Kaha kapa haka at the Tainui Waka Cultural Trust Regional Kapa Haka competitions in 2016.

scholarly journals Analisis Koreografi Tari Ganjur Pada Upacara Adat Erau Kutai Kertanegara Kabupaten Kutai Kertanegara, Kalimantan Timur

JOGED ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 517-532
Author(s):  
Agus Yulianti
Keyword(s):  
Surrounding Area ◽  
Dance Movement ◽  
Dance Performance ◽  
Classical Dance ◽  
Art Form ◽  
The People ◽  
City District ◽  
Evil Spirits ◽  
Musical Accompaniment ◽  
Male Dancers

Tari Ganjur merupakan kesenian yang berbentuk ritual dalam sebuah upacara adat yaitu Upacara Erau adat Kutai Kartanegara Ing Martadipura, yang dilestarikan oleh masyarakat kota Tenggarong, kabupaten Kutai Kartanegara, Kalimantan Timur.Tari Ganjur merupakan tarian Klasik yang dimiliki oleh Kesultanan Kutai Kartanegara Ing Martadipura dalam bentuk koreografi kelompok, karena dapat dilihat dari bentuk pertunjukan tari ganjur yang ditarikan oleh empat penari laik-laki. Di dalam tari Ganjur menggunakan sebuah properti Gada yang biasa disebut dengan ganjur. Tari Ganjur menggambarkan seorang pangeran yang sedang menjaga keamanan tiang ayu agar pada saat acara Bepelas Sultan tidak diganggu oleh roh-roh jahat. Tari Ganjur mengenakan busana atasan miskat sedangkan bawahannya mengenakan celana panjang berwarna hitam dipadukan dengan sarung Samarinda. Rias penari menggunakan rias natural, serta iringan tari menggunakan seperangkat alat gamelan Kutai.Dalam hal ini yang menjadi pokok permasalahan adalah analisis koreografi tari Ganjur pada Upacara Erau Adat Kutai Kartanegara Ing Martadipura. Untuk menjawab permasalahan tersebut, maka akan meminjam teori Y. Sumandiyo Hadi mengenai Koreografi Bentuk-Teknik-Isi. Menurut Y. Sumandiyo Hadi ketiga konsep bentuk, teknik, dan isi ini tidak dapat dipisahkan dalam sebuah pertunjukan tari. Dalam penelitian ini tari Ganjur pada Upacara Erau Adat Kutai Kartanegara Ing Martadipura dapat ditinjau dari aspek bentuk, teknik, dan isi. Aspek bentuk tari Ganjur terbagi menjadi tiga bagian, pembagian ini terlihat dari perpindahan iringan musiknya. Aspek teknik gerak tari Ganjur terdapat kesamaan dengan gerak tari Klasik yang ada di Surakarta dan Yogyakarta. Aspek isi tari Ganjur bertemakan keamanan yang bertujuan untuk menjaga keamanan daerah sekeliling Tiang Ayu. Kehadiran tari Ganjur dalam upacara Erau adat Kutai Kartanegara Ing Martadipura sangat berperan penting dalam acara bepelas sultan, karena kehadirannya diperuntukan menurunkan Pangeran Sri Ganjur untuk menjaga keamanan tiang ayu dari roh-roh jahat, dan kehadirannya selalu ada pada malam Bepelas Sultan.  Ganjur dance is a ritual art form in a traditional ceremony that is customary Erau ceremony Kutai Ing Martadipura, preserved by the people of Tenggarong city, district, Kutai, East Borneo. Ganjur dance a classical dance that is owned by the Sultanate of Kutai Ing Martadipura in the form of choreography Group, because it can be seen from the form of dance performances ganjur danced by four male-male dancers. In Ganjur dance uses a property called Gada commonly called ganjur. Ganjur Dance depicts a prince who is guarding the security pole so that at the time of the Sultan Bepelas event is not disturbed by evil spirits. Ganjur Dance wearing a clothing top miskat while his subordinates dressed in black trousers combined with sarong Samarinda. The dancers makeup using natural makeup, dance accompaniment using a set of Kutai gamelan instruments.In this case an issue of concern is the analysis of dance choreography Ganjur Ceremony Indigenous Erau Martadipura Kutai Ing. To answer these problems, it will borrow Y. Sumandiyo Hadi theory regarding Choreography Form-Fill-technique. According to Y. Sumandiyo Hadi these three concepts of form, technique, and content can not be separated in a dance performance. In this study dance Ganjur Ceremony Indigenous Erau Kutai Ing Martadipura can be viewed from the aspect of forms, techniques, and content. Aspects of dance form Ganjur is divided into three parts, this division is seen from the transfer of musical accompaniment. Techniques of motion dance movement Ganjur there are similarities with Classical dance movement in Surakarta and Yogyakarta. Aspects of dance contents Ganjur themed security that aims to maintain the security of the surrounding area Tiang Ayu. The presence of dance in the ceremony Ganjur custom Erau Kutai Ing Martadipura very important role in the event bepelas sultan, because his presence is intended to lower the Prince Sri Ganjur to maintain the security of ayu pole of evil spirits, and his presence is always there at night Bepelas Sultan.

scholarly journals Quality of life and associated variables of life-sentenced inmates in Jos maximum security prison

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aishatu Yusha'u Armiya'u ◽  
Tajudeen Abiola ◽  
Lubuola Issa Bamidele ◽  
Charles Nnameka Nwoga ◽  
Francis John Davou
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Maximum Security ◽  
Maximum Security Prison ◽  
Associated Variables

scholarly journals Stormwater Biofilter Media Performance Updates for WinSLAMM: Data Summary for Unit Process Components, Example Calculations and Model Use

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Pitt ◽  
◽  
Shirley Clark ◽  
Redahegn Sileshi ◽  
J. Voorhees ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Group ◽  
Field Research ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Unit Process ◽  
Wisconsin Department ◽  
Penn State ◽  
The Media ◽  
Maintenance Requirements ◽  
The University

This paper focuses on specific information needed to model various aspects of the pollutant retention processes in stormwater biofilters. Updates currently being incorporated in WinSLAMM (Source Loading and Management Model) are building on expanded data from laboratory and field research mostly conducted by Pitt’s research group at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, by Dr. Shirley Clark’s research group at Penn State–Harrisburg, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Geological Survey (DNR/USGS). These processes and data can be used in manual calculations or other models. Extensive summaries of these data sources and associated statistical analyses, plus additional references, are included in an online white paper available at the PV & Assoc. website. These tests were conducted to provide the details needed for modeling the performance of biofilters, specifically focusing on: methods to predict treatment flow rates through the media; particulate and associated particulate bound pollutant retention for several particle sizes; maintenance requirements due to sediment clogging and pollutant breakthrough; and retention of filterable pollutants. This multiyear research program also examined issues not commonly described in the biofilter performance literature, such as failure due to excessive salt loadings on media having large amounts of fines, problems associated with compaction of the media, and leaching of previously captured material from the media.

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