Eminent Teacher Research Articles

Julia Kisielewska (1874–1943) i jej wkład do praktyki i myśli pedagogicznej Ewa Wiśniewska

Julia Kisielewska (1874‒1943) and her contribution to pedagogical practice and thought: The article presents the profile of Julia Kisielewska (1874‒1943), a publicist, literary critic, teacher and social worker, who lived and worked at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Moreover, the study shows the most important facts from her life, literary work, as well as pedagogical and social activities. Her journalistic and teaching activity was developed at the highest level. She is the author of over one hundred and fifty publications in magazines of the Young Poland and the interwar period, as well as several textbooks for teaching history at school. She was an eminent teacher, organizer and social worker. Kisielewska worked in girls’ schools of various types. For twenty years, she managed schools for girls in Płock. At that time, she was a well-known and respected person. Unfortunately, today Julia Kisielewska remains practically forgotten despite her interesting biography and rich legacy.

An Eminent Academician Dr Bhaben Ch Kalita (24 June 1954 to 13 July 2023): A Tribute

This necrology focuses on the geographical contributions of Dr Bhaben Chandra Kalita, an eminent teacher and geographer from North East India, to mark tribute on his untimely demise on 13 July 2023.

A Tribute to Forrest Galey

A Tribute to Forrest Galey Suzanne Marrs The cry of "Oh, no!" has been ringing throughout the world of Welty scholarship. Forrest Galey, for twenty-five years the curator of the Eudora Welty Collection at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, has retired. A knowledgeable and incisive reader of Welty's fiction, Forrest proved to be the ideal person for a demanding job. She oversaw the accession and opening of the large collection of Welty manuscripts and correspondence that came to the Archives after Welty's death in 2001 as well as the accession and opening of the Welty family papers just last year. Her meticulous attention to the details of organizing, dating, describing, and conserving the newly acquired materials was masterful as was her choice of staff to assist her. In addition, she took the lead in preparing a successful National Endowment for the Humanities grant proposal called "Sharing the Literary and Photographic Legacy of Eudora Welty" and by doing so provided for the digital future of the Welty Collection. She supervised the selection of the Welty Research Fellowship awarded annually to a graduate student: the recipients of these fellowships have benefitted immensely from Forrest's knowledge of the collection and from her support of their projects. So too have individuals preparing films about Welty, books of her photographs, or books drawing upon archival holdings. And members of the Eudora Welty Society in many meetings over the years have enjoyed hearing Forrest speak eloquently about the collection. Forrest's Public Humanities Award (presented in 2012 by the Mississippi Humanities Committee) testifies to her expertise and generosity as does a 2013 award of appreciation from the Eudora Welty Society, the only one it has ever bestowed.uHu Hu For Eudora Welty herself and for her family, Forrest was a most trusted advisor. As Welty's niece Mary Alice White notes, "Forrest has been a constant for the Welty family for many years, first working with Eudora and then with my sister, Elizabeth Thompson, and me. Her spreadsheets [End Page 5] were formidable, in particular those providing information on photographic images. As requests were received for use of an image, Forrest would discuss the pros and cons of granting permission. She provided me with the information I needed without attempting to impose a decision. I am ever grateful for her knowledge, her judgment, and her kindness and for her efforts to maintain the Welty Collection in an appropriate and safe environment." Let me add my own personal note of thanks to Forrest. She has been an invaluable colleague. Whether suggesting materials that might be cited, or assisting with permissions, or helping to revise my prose, Forrest has always been there for me as she has for many other scholars. As Harriet Pollack recently wrote to me, "For twenty years, Forrest has made my research in the Welty special collection possible and a pleasure. I arrive at the Archives and look for Forrest first and then at what she has readied for me. She has been and is a perfect repository of information about all aspects of the special collection, an eminent teacher of research skills, and in the bargain, a fine friend and great lunch date. Fortunately, retirement does not affect friendship and lunch." Fortunately, indeed. We all wish Forrest a joyous retirement and many delicious lunches with Welty aficionados from around the country and around the globe. But make no mistake about it—we will miss seeing her at MDAH. [End Page 6] Suzanne Marrs Professor of English Emerita Millsaps College Copyright © 2023 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

The hand that wears cane can also garland: Reminiscences from Dr SP Dey’s life

Abstract Dr. SP Dey was a gigantic personality in the field of Homoeopathy. He was well-known as an eminent teacher, a very reputed clinician in the domain of classical homoeopathy, an outstanding author, and a popular speaker of his time. His deliberations on homoeopathic philosophy, blended with profound knowledge of Practice of Medicine, Materia Medica, and Chronic miasms, brought him to prominence at national and international levels, as a frontline professional.

ИНСТИТУЦИОНАЛНИ РАЗВОЈ И ДРУШТВЕНИ ЗНАЧАЈ СОЦИОЛОГИЈЕ КУЛТУРЕ НА ФИЛОЗОФСКОМ ФАКУЛТЕТУ У НИШУ

The commemoration of the first half century of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Niš provides an occasion for us to take a critical view of the most important segments of the institutional development of the Sociology of culture, as one of the first academic sociological disciplines established at the very foundation of this institution, in 1971. The goal of the paper is to view the decades of development in the context of the development of the sociology of culture in the world and in Serbia (SFRY), of certain social circumstances, political upheaval, and educational reforms, as well as through the analysis of the educational-pedagogical and scientific-research work and the broader social engagement of important individuals (eminent teachers and associates) who have made a significant contribution to the academic foundation and development of the study of the sociology of culture at the Faculty of Philosophy in Nis. Segments of archival, biographical, and biobibliographical material have been gathered, analysed and presented, while at the same time the professional experience and accounts provided by numerous colleagues and associates, as well as the primary work experience of the authors of this text, were also taken into consideration.

The Legacy of the Life and Work of Lotika Sarkar

Based on a talk by the author, the article seeks to sketch the work and contribution of Professor Lotika Sarkar, the first woman law teacher of the Delhi University. A much sought after teacher, with a progressive outlook, Professor Sarkar mentored several generations of law scholars, teachers and judges. The article speaks of Professor Sarkar’s seminal contribution as member of the Committee on the Status of Women in India. Her chapter on ‘women and the law’ formed a significant part of the Committee’s 1975 report. Professor Sarkar joined three other eminent law teachers in penning an Open Letter to the Chief Justice of India, on September 16, 1979, in the wake of the Tukaram case. This letter paved the way for significant changes in law relating to custodial rape. The issues that Professor Sarkar worked on are of contemporary relevance to any serious legal scholar looking for a reference point, and the right questions to ask.

ИВАН АЛЕКСЕЕВИЧ ДВИГУБСКИЙ: К 250-ЛЕТИЮ СО ДНЯ РОЖДЕНИЯ

The article discusses the scientific biography of Ivan Alexeyevich Dvigubsky (1771/72-1839/40), Moscow State University’s provost (1826-33), dean of the Department of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, honorary professor (1830) and honorary member of the university, an eminent teacher and naturalist.

Учебные периодические издания в «придворной педагогике» М.Н. Муравьева и В. А. Жуковского. Статья третья

The article analyzes Vasily Zhukovsky’s magazine Muraveynik (Anthill) and proves that it combines features of both an educational and a “circle” magazine. The starting point for Muraveynik was the educational context. But, unlike Sobiratel ’, Muraveynik had its educational nature smoothed and supplemented with “circle” features. The concept of the magazine implied cooperation between adult, eminent teachers of literature (Zhukovsky, who actually took over the duties of the editor-inchief of Muraveynik, and Pletnev, who became his assistant) and their very young students. The status of Muraveynik as a “circle” magazine was emphasized by its subtitle. Traditionally, researchers see this subtitle as a reference to the Arzamas circle. However, Muraveynik took the ideal of moral brotherhood from the Arzamas heritage, rather than game. In this sense, the conceptions of Muraveynik were closer to the “serious” circles originating in boarding schools, which also strongly influenced Zhukovsky: the Assembly of Noble Pupils of University Boarding School, the Friendly Literary Society. The Moscow Noble Boarding School strongly encouraged students’ literary creative works, their compositions and translations were constantly published in the school’s editions. In fact, when conceiving Muraveynik, Zhukovsky turned to this experience. He hoped to form around the magazine a friendly community uniting teachers and students in the field of literature. These hopes were not realized. Too young an age, a specific social affiliation and life priorities associated with it, and, finally, personal inclinations and abilities did not allow Zhukovsky’s students to respond to his life-building message. The students perceived Muraveynik more as part of the school routine than as an exciting intellectual adventure. Most of the “children’s” texts published in Muraveynik were not related to free creativity, but to the educational process and were often exercises performed as homework or class assignments. But in his own materials Zhukovsky actively tried to involve the “circle” context and even the life-building context. In this, he follows Mikhail Muravyov, who used the same strategy in Obitatel’ predmestiya (Suburban Dweller). As part of this “circle” strategy, Zhukovsky filled his texts in Muraveynik with motifs and allusions that build up two leading themes - idyllic and chivalrous. They were connected to each other in the life-building ideal of the chivalrous idyll. The author declares no conflicts of interests.

Not with a Ten-Foot Pole?

This article brings together Alfred North Whitehead and Śaṅkara, the eminent eighth-century teacher of Advaita Vedanta, in a dialogue on causation. After arguing that comparative philosophical encounter is possible, the article investigates how Whitehead might benefit Śaṅkara in his critique of the Buddhist doctrine of momentariness and how Śaṅkara may assist Whitehead in responding to criticisms of his own doctrine of causation and his critique of Hume.

В. СУХОМЛИНСЬКИЙ ТА Р. ШТАЙНЕР: ПОРІВНЯЛЬНИЙ АНАЛІЗ ПЕДАГОГІЧНИХ ІДЕЙ

У статті представлено загальний концептуальний нарис основних ідей і досвіду видатних педагогів В. Сухомлинського та Р. Штайнера, здійснено їх компаративний аналіз.

Horizontes para a Constituição Nacional: reforma constitucional segundo três professores da Faculdade de Direito e Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Buenos Aires (Argentina, 1930-1950)

The aim of this article is to reflect on the ideas and proposals for constitutional reform in Argentina during the 1930 crisis and the fall of the first government of Juan Domingo Peron, as devised by three professors at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires. By studying several of their works, lectures, and manuals on constitutional law in a comparative key, the article aims to analyze the ideas that three eminent jurists and university teachers (Carlos Ibarguren, Juan Gonzalez Calderon, and Carlos Sanchez Viamonte) had on reforming the Argentine Constitution in this tense national and global context. Nuanced in themselves and representing three projects distinct in ideological terms, these scholars agree on the need to aggiornar the Magna Carta to reflect the new era to have dawned on the country and the world. Although each of them formulated different theories (Ibarguren argued for a corporatist model; Gonzalez Calderon for a liberal model; and Sanchez Viamonte for a “social” model), they agreed on the need to adapt the terms of the Constitution to the new trends on social and economic rights sweeping the world at the time.

Konstantin Vladislavovich Kuimov

The conference “Modern Astrometry 2017,” which took place on Octobr 23–25, 2017 at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute of Lomonosov Moscow State University, was dedicated to the memory of the eminent astrometrist, teacher, and outstanding scientist and Doctor of Physical–Mathematical Siences Konstantin Vladslavovich Kuimov, who worked at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute during 1962–2017. This article is based on a presentation made at this conference.

Repair Strategies of Teacher’s Talk in EFL Classroom

This study investigated the curiosity of how an eminent senior high teacher handled the communication in EFL classroom when he has problems in expressing ideas during the learning process where English is unlikely to be spoken than Javanese. It examined two repair strategies; repetition and self-initiated repair since these two are prominent features of daily communication mostly in the setting of English as a foreign language. It was a classroom discourse analysis study which used a descriptive qualitative approach. Numbers used in the form of percentage to support the findings. The participant of this study was an eminent teacher of a private senior high in Semarang. The learning session was video recorded then was carefully transcribed. Then, the repair strategies of the teacher’s talk were analyzed through the study. The findings revealed that self-initiated repair was used less frequently than repetition. There were 45 out of 210 utterances done for repetition (13.81%) and 16 out of 210 utterances done for self-initiated (7.61%). It was also found the combination of those two repair strategies in one utterance. The findings indicate that the effort of the teacher to build English speaking classroom atmosphere is very high even though the students were lack of motivation in speaking English. Yet, the teacher shows the repair strategy mostly in the beginning of the learning session, but he finally made it through the rest of the session. The findings may inspire those of many other English teachers, especially in Indonesia, in giving positive contribution in building EFL classroom.

Victoria Lukyanets is the eminent Ukrainian opera singer and teacher

Victoria Lukyanets is the eminent Ukrainian opera singer and teacher

East And West: Allama Jafari on Bertrand Russell by Seyed Javad Miri (review)

Reviewed by: East And West: Allama Jafari on Bertrand Russell by Seyed Javad Miri Ali Paya (bio) East And West: Allama Jafari on Bertrand Russell. By Seyed Javad Miri. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2013. Pp. xvi + 89. Hardcover $50.00, isbn 978-0-76-186082-2. In 1964, an Iranian philosopher-theologian, Mohammad Taqi Jafari, wrote a letter to Bertrand Russell to discuss some of the issues introduced by the British philosopher in an interview with Woodrow Wyatt (consisting of a series of thirteen brief dialogues, which were filmed for BBC television during the spring of 1959). The interview had been published in 1960 under the title Bertrand Russell Speaks His Mind. The Iranian philosopher, who was also affectionately called Ostad (eminent teacher) and Allama (polymaths) by his students, wished to discuss three topics, namely philosophy, religion, and ethical taboos, which Russell had discussed, among many other topics, in the interview. Russell replied, rather briefly, to Allama’s first two letters, but there is no evidence of his reply to Allama’s last letter dated May 19, 1965. A year later, a Persian translation of Russell’s book with detailed comments by Allama Jafari was published. Seyed Javad Miri, a Swedish Iranian Associate Professor of Sociology and History of Religion at the Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies in Tehran, has used this brief encounter between the two philosophers to discuss the wider theme of East-West dialogue and to expose Westerners’ implicit or explicit snobbery in their dealing with their Eastern interlocutors. Miri’s book, East And West: Allama Jafari on [End Page 991] Bertrand Russell, is, in a sense, a plea for understanding: by elucidating Allama’s comments on Russell’s views with regard to the three themes of philosophy, religion, and ethical taboos, Miri has tried to argue that when it comes to philosophical deliberation both parties can learn from each other and the flow of ideas is not unidirectional from the West to the East. The book is organized in three chapters plus an introduction, a prologue, and an epilogue. The prologue, written by Dustin Byrd, Professor of Humanities at Olivet College in Michigan, is an endorsement of Miri’s argument. Byrd concludes by emphasizing that “It is in the spirit of our common humanity that attempts by scholars such as Allama Jafari to enter into honest discourse with members of the intelligentsia from other civilizations are so important, as they are the first steps towards a future world reconciliation where hatred and war are abolished between peoples and nation-states . . .” (p. xvi). In developing the book’s chapters Miri has tried, as much as possible, to compare and contrast the views of the two philosophers. To help his readers he has provided loads of extra information in the long endnotes of each chapter. He has also tried to remain impartial and provide critical and objective assessments of the views of Allama Jafari and Russell. Thus for example, he explains to the reader that while “dialogue” between scholars from different cultures and traditions is not, in principle, impossible, in reality one needs to take care of issues such as misunderstanding due to incorrect or inaccurate translations. He goes on to highlight a few such cases in the comments made by Allama Jafari on Russell’s views concerning notions such as “commonsense” and “self-evident beliefs.” He writes: I am not sure if the concepts of commonsense and self-evident as well as primordiality (fitra) are synonymous. Allama Jafari has translated the concept of “commonsense” into Persian as “Primordial Beliefs.” We know that the concept of “Primordiality” or “Fitra” has a specific connotation in Iranian philosophy which is not similar to the concept of commonsense as employed in the British tradition of philosophy. In addition, to equate “Primordial Beliefs” with the concept of “self-evident beliefs” is a matter of discussion as they are not of similar category. (p. 26) Notwithstanding such difficulties, Miri rightly maintains that “dialogue” across cultures, traditions, and civilizations is not impossible, and strong incommensurability, contrary to what some relativist philosophers argue, is not tenable. However, cultural differences make the task of comparative philosophers who want to bridge the intercultural gap...

Tribute to a great obstetrician: in memory of Ingemar Ingemarsson.

Ingemar Ingemarsson, grew up in a rural area in Smaland in the southern part of Sweden. He studied and graduated at the Medical Faculty at Lund University and started his career in obstetrics and gynecology in 1972 at the University Hospital in Lund. He defended his PhD thesis in 1975, was appointed consultant and later became Head of the Department and Professor in Obstetrics at Lund University. In 1997 the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists acknowledged Ingemar Ingemarsson's contributions to our speciality and honored him by the "Fellow ad eundum" award; one of seven Swedish obstetricians and gynecologists to be given that honor. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Law Studies

At the origin of the International Law Department were such eminent scientists, diplomats and teachers as V.N. Durdenevsky, S.B. Krylov and F.I. Kozhevnikov. International law studies in USSR and Russia during the second half of the XX century was largely shaped by the lawyers of MGIMO. They had a large influence on the education in the international law in the whole USSR, and since 1990s in Russia and other CIS countries. The prominence of the research of MGIMO international lawyers was due to the close connections with the international practice, involving international negotiations in the United Nations and other international fora, diplomatic conferences and international scientific conferences. This experience is represented in the MGIMO handbooks on international law, which are still in demand. The Faculty of International Law at MGIMO consists of seven departments: Department of International Law, Department of Private International and Comparative Law; Department of European Law; Department of Comparative Constitutional Law; Department of Administrative and Financial Law; Department of Criminal Law, Department Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics. Many Russian lawyers famous at home and abroad work at the Faculty, contributing to domestic and international law studies. In 1947 the Academy of Sciences of the USSR published "International Law" textbook which was the first textbook on the subject in USSR. S.B. Krylov and V.N. Durdenevsky were the authors and editors of the textbook. First generations of MGIMO students studied international law according to this textbook. All subsequent books on international law, published in the USSR, were based on the approach to the teaching of international law, developed in the textbook by S.B. Krylov and V.N. Durdenevsky. The first textbook of international law with the stamp of MGIMO, edited by F.I. Kozhevnikov, was published in 1964. This textbook later went through five editions in 1966, 1972, 1981, 1987. In 1994 the International Law Department together with the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs prepared new textbook, reflecting the development of international law in the 1960-1990s. In 2000 "International Law" textbook appeared, which was prepared exceptionally by the Department of International Law at MGIMO. In 2005 "European international law" textbook was published. It became the first textbook in Russian Law studies dedicated to the international legal aspects of interstate cooperation in Europe. Quarterly magazine "Moscow Journal of International Law" has made significant contribution to the development of the MGIMO international law school. Y.M. Kolosov, who is the Honored Scientist of Russia and professor of international law, was the founder of the magazine. He has been its editor in chief up to present.

Maria Borowiecka – niedokończony biogram

The paper presents a brief biography of Maria Borowiecka (born in 1875), the social and educational activist of the inter-war period, particularly devoted to the education of adults. It refers to her social origins; mentions her academic titles in Mathematics, Physics and Educational Sciences; includes the names of her eminent teachers. Maria Borowiecka is depicted as a long-term teacher, who was engaged also in courses and schools for adults; an author of textbooks and other didactic materials; a coordinator of didactic work of teachers in adult education, who enjoyed a lot of successes in constructing theories in that field. A substantial part of the study is devoted to her most influential work under the following title: Kształcenie dorosłych. Próba dydaktyki. At the end there is an appeal for the completion of Borowiecka’s biography, still full of many gaps, which unequivocally proves that despite the industrious search by the author of this paper for facts relating to the last years of Borowiecka’s life and the date of her death, the endeavours to fill these gaps have been ineffective so far.

Grandhalaya Samachara Sastra Avalokanam: Vyasasankalanam by Prof. A A N Raju (A Collection of Essays on Library and Information Science (Telugu) (Srirekha Publications, 2012, XII, 346p, Paperback, Price ` 300/-)

Prof. A. A. N. Raju is a well known professional throughout the country in the field of Library and Information Science. He is an eminent teacher and writer. He served for 30 years in the Department of Library and Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad and he was Head of the Department of it for two decades. He is an author of several books in English and Telugu.

Foster Kennedy Syndrome

Foster Kennedy Syndrome