DOCSLIB.ORG

A Phenomenological Study of Seven Superintendents

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
A Phenomenological Study of Seven Superintendents FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE BOARDROOM: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF SEVEN SUPERINTENDENTS A DISSERTATION IN Educational Leadership, Policy, and Foundations and Curriculum and Instruction Presented to the Faculty of the University of Missouri-Kansas City in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY by JEREMY J. MONTAGUE B.A., Central Methodist University, 2011 M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2014 Ed.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2016 Kansas City, Missouri 2019 © 2019 JEREMY J. MONTAGUE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE BOARDROOM: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF SEVEN SUPERINTENDENTS Jeremy J. Montague, Candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2019 ABSTRACT School superintendents encounter a wide variety of unique and diverse challenges as they attempt to lead individuals and organizations toward success. As such, superintendents must be equipped with the skills to effectively lead districts through inherent challenges and complexities of the role. The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to understand the essence of the meaning of preparation for seven Midwestern district superintendents. The central question of the inquiry was: What essences of meaning do superintendents have of their preparation experiences before assuming the role of superintendent? The theoretical lens of social constructionism and transcendental phenomenology contributed to the design of the data. Various aspects of experiential curriculum theory—political, autobiographical, and phenomenological—deepened an understanding of their experiences. Themes or meaning units were identified in three data sources: semi-structured, in-depth interviews, observations at board of education meetings, and analysis of key district and participant documents. Analysis of documents revealed a common theme of incremental improvements, as superintendents performed their roles. Additionally, participants’ observations generated iii themes of meetings as ceremonies and the superintendent as a storyteller. Phenomenological analysis of the in-depth interviews captured five meaning units or themes as significant to their preparation experiences: challenges, continued education, networking/mentoring, professional moves, and relationships. Together, these findings represented the uniqueness as well as the complexities of the meaning of preparation for the group of superintendents. iv APPROVAL PAGE The faculty listed below, appointed by the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, have examined a dissertation titled “From the Classroom to the Boardroom: A Phenomenological Study of Seven Superintendents,” presented by Jeremy J. Montague, candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, and certify that in their opinion it is worthy of acceptance. Supervisory Committee Loyce Caruthers, Ph.D., Committee Chair Educational Leadership, Policy & Foundations Candace Schlein, Ph.D., Co-Chair Curriculum and Instruction Arthur Jacob, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, Policy & Foundations Uzziel Pecina, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, Policy & Foundations Raol Taft, Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction v CONTENTS ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................. ix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................x Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................1 Statement of the Problem ........................................................................................4 Purpose and Research Questions ............................................................................8 Theoretical Framework ...........................................................................................9 Overview of Methodology ....................................................................................15 Significance of the Study ......................................................................................17 Organization of the Dissertation ...........................................................................19 2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................21 Social Constructionism .........................................................................................22 Curriculum Theory ...............................................................................................37 Conclusion ............................................................................................................51 3. LITERATURE REVIEW .............................................................................................53 Career Pathway Experiences ................................................................................55 Higher Education ..................................................................................................75 Mentors .................................................................................................................94 Twenty-first Century Leadership ........................................................................113 Summary .............................................................................................................139 4. METHODOLOGY .....................................................................................................141 vi Rationale for Qualitative Research .....................................................................141 The Role of the Researcher .................................................................................147 Design of the Study ............................................................................................157 Limitations ..........................................................................................................171 Validity and Reliability .......................................................................................173 Ethical Considerations ........................................................................................176 Summary .............................................................................................................179 5. RESULTS ...................................................................................................................180 Description of Co-researchers ............................................................................182 Documents and Observations .............................................................................185 Phenomenological Interviews .............................................................................196 Reporting of the Findings Based on the Research Questions .............................235 Summary .............................................................................................................248 6. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .....................................................249 Implication of the Findings .................................................................................249 Recommendations ...............................................................................................253 Future Research ..................................................................................................259 Conclusion ..........................................................................................................263 Final Reflections .................................................................................................264 Appendix A. INVITATIONAL EMAIL .............................................................................266 B. INTERVIEW QUESTION HANDOUT ........................................................267 C. INTERVIEW GUIDES ..................................................................................268 vii D. OBSERVATION PROTOCOL .....................................................................271 REFERENCE LIST ........................................................................................................273 VITA ...............................................................................................................................313 viii TABLES Table Page 1. Co-researchers’ Demographics ................................................................................. 184 2. Co-researchers by District Enrollment ..................................................................... 184 3. Themes from the Documents .................................................................................... 237 4. Themes from the Observations ................................................................................. 237 5. Themes from the Interviews ..................................................................................... 238 ix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This dissertation could not have been completed without the support and help I have received from so many people in my life. I wish to offer my most heartfelt thanks to the following: To my committee chair, Dr. Loyce Caruthers. Thank you for pushing my thoughts and ideas so that I could become the educator and researcher I am today. Without your countless hours of help and dedication to helping your students succeed, this dissertation would not have been
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Captivate Collection
    THE CAPTIVATE COLLECTION Perspectives on the business and craft of audience engagement • medium.com/captivate-us THE CAPTIVATE COLLECTION 8 Introduction: The Captivate Collection RANDY BENNETT, DIRECTOR, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS UF COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGAGEMENT THE CAPTIVATE COLLECTION 10 What’s the Key to Media Success? Products that Build Relationships DAVID COHN, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, AJ+ 13 What Buzzfeed, Medium and Adafruit Know About Engagement RYAN SINGEL, CO-FOUNDER, CONTEXLY 17 Be Social, Leverage Technology, Build Stuff TOM KELLEHER, CHAIR/DEPARTMENT OF ADVERTISING, UF COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATIONS 21 Monetize Passion, Not Pageviews: A Q&A with Jim Brady JIM BRADY, CEO, STOMPING GROUND 24 What Customers Want is Invisible to the Eye KAILA COLBIN, CO-FOUNDER, MINISTRY OF AWESOME STORYTELLING THE CAPTIVATE COLLECTION 29 From Story Told to Story Lived DARREN “DAZ” MCCOLL, GLOBAL CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, SAPIENTNITRO 32 An Actor’s Guide to Better Storytelling ROB BIESENBACH, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT AND WRITER 36 Creating a Richer Storytelling Experience MARK POTTS, FOUNDER, NEWSPEG.COM MARKETING THE CAPTIVATE COLLECTION 41 The Dawn of a New Era in Marketing RISHAD TOBACCOWALA, CHIEF STRATEGIST AND MEMBER OF THE DIRECTOIRE+, PUBLICIS GROUP 44 “Emotional fulfillment, not technology, will be the stand-out offering of a winning brand” KEVIN ROBERTS, CEO WORLDWIDE, SAATCHI & SAATCHI 48 Don’t Call It Advertising Anymore DOUG WEAVER, FOUNDER AND CEO, UPSTREAM GROUP 51 We Need a New “Church
    [Show full text]
  • The Tort of Betrayal of Trust
    University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Volume 42 2009 The Tort of Betrayal of Trust Caroline Forell University of Oregon School of Law Anna Sortun Tonkon Torp LLP Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjlr Part of the Legal Remedies Commons, and the Torts Commons Recommended Citation Caroline Forell & Anna Sortun, The Tort of Betrayal of Trust, 42 U. MICH. J. L. REFORM 557 (2009). Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjlr/vol42/iss3/3 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform at University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform by an authorized editor of University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE TORT OF BETRAYAL OF TRUST Caroline Forell* Anna Sortun** Fiduciary betrayal is a serious harm. Wen the fiduciary is a doctor or a lawyer, and the entrustor is a patient or client, this harm frequently goes unremedied. Be- trayals arise out of disloyalty and conflicts of interest where the lawyer or doctor puts his or her interest above that of his or her client or patient. They cause digni- tary harm that is different from the harm flowing from negligent malpractice. Nevertheless, courts, concerned with overdeterrence, have for the most part refused to allow a separate claim for betrayal. In this Article, we suggest that betrayal de- serves a remedy and propose a new statutory tort with limits on the available money damages.
    [Show full text]
  • The Last Laugh
    THE LAST LAUGH A Tangerine Entertainment Production A film by Ferne Pearlstein Featuring: Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Sarah Silverman, Robert Clary, Rob Reiner, Susie Essman, Harry Shearer, Jeffrey Ross, Alan Zweibel, Gilbert Gottfried, Judy Gold, Larry Charles, David Steinberg, Abraham Foxman, Lisa Lampanelli, David Cross, Roz Weinman, Klara Firestone, Elly Gross, Deb Filler, Etgar Keret, Shalom Auslander, Jake Ehrenreich, Hanala Sagal and Renee Firestone Directed, Photographed and Edited by: Ferne Pearlstein Written by: Ferne Pearlstein and Robert Edwards Produced by: Ferne Pearlstein and Robert Edwards, Amy Hobby and Anne Hubbell, Jan Warner 2016 / USA / Color / Documentary / 85 minutes / English For clips, images, and press materials, please visit our DropBox: http://bit.ly/1V7DYcq U.S. Sales Contacts Publicity Contacts [email protected] / 212 625-1410 [email protected] Dan Braun / Submarine Janice Roland / Falco Ink Int’l Sales Contacts [email protected] [email protected] / 212 625-1410 Shannon Treusch / Falco Ink Amy Hobby / Tangerine Entertainment THE LAST LAUGH “The Holocaust itself is not funny. There's nothing funny about it. But survival, and what it takes to survive, there can be humor in that.” -Rob Reiner, Director “I am…privy to many of the films that are released on a yearly basis about the Holocaust. I cannot think of one project that has taken the approach of THE LAST LAUGH. THE LAST LAUGH dispels the notion that there is nothing new to say or to reveal on the subject because this aspect of survival is one that very few have explored in print and no one that I know of has examined in a feature documentary.” -Richard Tank, Executive Director at the Simon Wiesenthal Center SHORT SYNOPSIS THE LAST LAUGH is a feature documentary about what is taboo for humor, seen through the lens of the Holocaust and other seemingly off-limits topics, in a society that prizes free speech.
    [Show full text]
  • User's Guide Guía De Usuario
    2600/2610 USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DE USUARIO • Read this User’s Guide before you start using your P-touch. • Keep this User’s Guide in a handy place for future reference. • Antes de usar su equipo por primera vez, lea cuidadosamente esta guía de usuario. • Guarde esta guía de usuario para futuras referencias. INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the P-touch 2600/2610! Your new P-touch will allow you to create labels and stamps for any need. Its versatility enables you to design custom labels by choosing from a variety of frame designs and from many character sizes and styles. TZ tapes in five different widths (1/4″ (6 mm), 3/8″ (9 mm), 1/2″ (12 mm), 3/4″ (18 mm) and 1″ (24 mm)) and a variety of colors allow you to print personalized labels, useful for color-coded labelling. In addition, three types of AV label cassettes can be used to create easy-to-peel-off, pre-sized address and filing labels (AV2067: 3/4″ × 2 5/8″ (20 mm × 67 mm) address labels, AV1957: 3/4″ × 2 1/4″ (19 mm × 57 mm) return address labels and AV1789: 5/8″ × 3 1/2″ (17 mm × 89 mm) file folder labels). You no longer have to worry about urgent tasks that require professional printing. In the office, the factory, the lab and the home, the quality and performance of the P-touch 2600/2610 makes it an extremely practical machine. Finally, as you may want to occasionally refer to this User’s Guide, we suggest that you keep it in a handy place.
    [Show full text]
  • Adventuring with Books: a Booklist for Pre-K-Grade 6. the NCTE Booklist
    DOCUMENT RESUME ED 311 453 CS 212 097 AUTHOR Jett-Simpson, Mary, Ed. TITLE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K-Grade 6. Ninth Edition. The NCTE Booklist Series. INSTITUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, Ill. REPORT NO ISBN-0-8141-0078-3 PUB DATE 89 NOTE 570p.; Prepared by the Committee on the Elementary School Booklist of the National Council of Teachers of English. For earlier edition, see ED 264 588. AVAILABLE FROMNational Council of Teachers of English, 1111 Kenyon Rd., Urbana, IL 61801 (Stock No. 00783-3020; $12.95 member, $16.50 nonmember). PUB TYPE Books (010) -- Reference Materials - Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF02/PC23 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Annotated Bibliographies; Art; Athletics; Biographies; *Books; *Childress Literature; Elementary Education; Fantasy; Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry; Preschool Education; *Reading Materials; Recreational Reading; Sciences; Social Studies IDENTIFIERS Historical Fiction; *Trade Books ABSTRACT Intended to provide teachers with a list of recently published books recommended for children, this annotated booklist cites titles of children's trade books selected for their literary and artistic quality. The annotations in the booklist include a critical statement about each book as well as a brief description of the content, and--where appropriate--information about quality and composition of illustrations. Some 1,800 titles are included in this publication; they were selected from approximately 8,000 children's books published in the United States between 1985 and 1989 and are divided into the following categories: (1) books for babies and toddlers, (2) basic concept books, (3) wordless picture books, (4) language and reading, (5) poetry. (6) classics, (7) traditional literature, (8) fantasy,(9) science fiction, (10) contemporary realistic fiction, (11) historical fiction, (12) biography, (13) social studies, (14) science and mathematics, (15) fine arts, (16) crafts and hobbies, (17) sports and games, and (18) holidays.
    [Show full text]
  • Hair: Untangling a Social History Penny Howell Jolly Skidmore College, [email protected]
    Skidmore College Creative Matter Art History Faculty Scholarship Art History 2004 Hair: Untangling a Social History Penny Howell Jolly Skidmore College, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://creativematter.skidmore.edu/art_his_fac_schol Recommended Citation Jolly, Penny Howell, "Hair: Untangling a Social History" (2004). Art History Faculty Scholarship. 8. https://creativematter.skidmore.edu/art_his_fac_schol/8 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Art History at Creative Matter. It has been accepted for inclusion in Art History Faculty Scholarship by an authorized administrator of Creative Matter. For more information, please contact [email protected]. UNTANGLING A SOCIAL HISTORY Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Penny Howell Jolly Jolly, Penny Howell. Hair: untangling a social history/ Penny Howell Jolly ; with essays by Gerald M. Erchak ... [et al.]. p. cm. WITH ESSAYS BY Catalog of an exhibition at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Jan. 31-June 6, 2004. Gerald M. Erchak, Amelia Rauser, Includes bibllograph1cal references. ISBN 0�9725188-3-5 (alk. paper) Jeffrey 0. Segrave, and Susan vValzer 1. Hair-Social aspects-Exhibitions. 2. Hair 111 art-Exhibitions. 3. Hairstyles-History-Exhibitions. 4. Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery-Exhibitions. I. Erchak, Gerald Mlchael. II. Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery. Ill. Skidmore THE FRANCES YOUNG TANG College. Art Gallery. IV. Title. GT2290.J65 2004 TEACHING MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY 391.6-dc22 AT SKIDMORE COLLEGE 2003026335 INTRODUCTION TO A SOCIAL HISTORY OF HAIR 7 ROOTS, KNOTS, ANO TANGLES Penny Howell Jolly HOMO HIRSUTUS �� 13 � THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN HAIR GROWTH PATTERN Gerald M.
    [Show full text]
  • College Walk MARK STEELE
    College Walk MARK STEELE eric, red neon “restaurant” sign fans, they experienced Tom’s with became the show’s most visible a “What Would Jerry Do?” atti- New York icon.“It’s like Mecca for tude, though in their case, it was Seinfeld fans,” Kramer says. Elaine they channeled. Peeping at Tom’s Not that the tour group goes “Elaine would have complained inside for a meal. A picture with the whole time!” they said in the real Kramer outside of the real singsong unison. Kenny Kramer has milked a living diner — whose exterior served as Another reason to complain was out of being the real-life inspiration a front for the set of Monk’s Café the size of the place. “It seemed for the Seinfeld character Cosmo — suffices. small,” Casalbuono said. “It looked Kramer and he’s not afraid to admit Some other pilgrims, however, much bigger on TV.” The ensuing it. His tours of the show’s famous like Maria Casalbuono and Betty conversation with the two matron- New York City locales have sold Giordano, sisters from Melbourne, ly women was a bit awkward, as any out every Saturday since 1996. flock to the corner of 112th Street parent who has felt compelled to KHis last tour of the year was and Broadway to breach that barri- puncture the myth of, say,the tooth Labor Day weekend. After that it er between fact and fiction. They fairy, knows:The restaurant’s interi- was off to Mexico and all places open the door and go inside. or was never used on the show.
    [Show full text]
  • The Winonan - 1980S
    Winona State University OpenRiver The inonW an - 1980s The inonW an – Student Newspaper 12-14-1983 The inonW an Winona State University Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan1980s Recommended Citation Winona State University, "The inonW an" (1983). The Winonan - 1980s. 97. https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan1980s/97 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The inonW an – Student Newspaper at OpenRiver. It has been accepted for inclusion in The inonW an - 1980s by an authorized administrator of OpenRiver. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Inside Who's pulling Showing off Off to a the strings? at Max's good start W Page 2 Page 10 Page 13 Winona State University Volume LXI, Number 11 December 14,198 IFO Board to review settlement by Jim Riccioli relations, said it would be time since union officials are the Dr. David Simpson, IFO state- really had any move towards "inappropriate to discuss only ones who've seen the wide president, publicly stated arbitration." . The Board of Directors of the details" of the tentative settlement. shortly after the negotiations Two days before the IFO Inter Faculty Organization will agreement before the IFO Samit said that he was broke off in October that the scheduled a meeting to consider meet Saturday to review the negotiating team presents it to satisfied with the negotiations, union hadn't expected talks to filing for arbitration, the tentative settlement reached last the board Saturday. though he "would've been extend to that point. Talks broke chancellor's office called back week between • the state and "We've had problems which happier if we would've finished off again in early November when the union on Nov.
    [Show full text]
  • Aggregation Analysis in Copyright Infringement Claims: the Fate of Fictional Facts
    NOTES AGGREGATION ANALYSIS IN COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS: THE FATE OF FICTIONAL FACTS Ariel M. Fox* In a copyright infringement dispute, when assessing whether a de- fendant’s work is substantially similar to, and therefore infringing, a plaintiff’s, a court must first determine which works to compare. A unique issue arises when a defendant has appropriated material from multiple works in a series or collection by a plaintiff. A court must decide whether to examine material taken from each of a plaintiff’s indi- vidual works (such as the individual episodes of a television show or each book in a series) or to analyze the body of works collectively. The latter approach has been referred to as “aggregation” analysis, ap- proach, or theory. This Note highlights the unpredictable application of aggregation analysis in copyright infringement disputes, examines how the analysis defies the language of the Copyright Act, and argues the unsettling discord that the analysis creates undermines the fundamen- tal goals of copyright law. It cites prominent cases involving fictional- fact reference works as examples that illuminate the risks of aggregation and discusses the issues that arise when a plaintiff elects to receive stat- utory damages. Ultimately, this Note offers alternatives to aggregation that aim to promote consistent interpretation of the Copyright Act and avoid a windfall for copyright owners when courts find infringement. INTRODUCTION No one likes a copycat, particularly not the law. Legally actionable copying—copyright infringement—holds the prospect of injunction against the distribution of infringing work1 and payment of damages and profits,2 in addition to reputational harm for the infringer.
    [Show full text]
  • TITLE CALL NUMBER for Film Information, Follow This Link: Www
    For film information, follow this link: www.imdb.com TITLE FORMAT CALL NUMBER (500) days of Summer DVD PN 1997.2 .F58 2009 (Un)qualified: how God uses broken people to do big things AB CD BV 4598.2 .F87 2016 *Batteries not included DVD PN 1997 .B377 B377 1999 21 DVD PN 1997.2 .A149 A149 2008 300 DVD PN 1997.2 .E79 T4744 2007 1408 DVD PN 1995.9 .H6 F6878446 2007 2012 DVD PN 1997.2 .T835 2010 2 fast 2 furious DVD PN 1997 .F377 F377 2003 2 guns BLU-RAY PN 1997.2 .A12 2013 2 guns DVD PN 1997.2 .A12 2013 2nd chance AB CD PS 3566 .A822 A614 2002 3:10 to Yuma DVD PN 1997.2 .A138 A138 2007 3 comedy film favorites. Dodgeball DVD PN 1995.9 .C55 V38 2014 V.3 3 comedy film favorites. The internship DVD PN 1995.9 .C55 V38 2014 V.1 3 comedy film favorites. The watch DVD PN 1995.9 .C55 V38 2014 V.2 3 days to kill DVD PN 1997.2 .A15 2014 4 classic film favorites : Affair to remember DVD PN 1997 .A1 F68 2014 V.1 4 classic film favorites : Laura DVD PN 1997 .A1 F68 2014 V.2 4 classic film favorites : A letter to three wives DVD PN 1997 .A1 F68 2014 V.3 4 classic film favorites : The three faces of Eve DVD PN 1997 .A1 F68 2014 V.4 4 film favorites. Western collective DVD PN 1997 .Y68 2010 4 Film favorites: Girl's night collection: Chasing liberty DVD PN 1997 .E88 2010 V.4 4 Film favorites: Girl's night collection: Cinderella story DVD PN 1997 .E88 2010 V.1 4 Film favorites: Girl's night collection: Sisterhood of the traveling pants DVD PN 1997 .E88 2010 V.3 4 Film favorites: Girl's night collection: What a girl wants DVD PN 1997 .E88 2010 V.2 4 for Texas DVD PN 1995.9 .W4 F62 2005 The 5th wave DVD PN 1997.2 .A15 2016 The 6th day DVD PN 1997 .S597 S597 2001 9-1-1.
    [Show full text]
  • II. the Seven Sets
    63 A. THE TREASURES OF THE TEACHING Nowhere in the Canon does the Buddha list the seven sets of teachings under the name of Wings to Awakening. He mentions the seven sets as a group many times when he is summarizingII. his The main teachings, Seven but thereSets is no firm evidence as to whether he ever actually gave a name to the group. In one passage he applies the term “wings to self-Awakening” to the five faculties [§77]; and in two passages [§§24-25] he makes reference to the seven Wings to Awakening, which may or may not denote the seven sets. Nevertheless, given the fact that the Buddha called the five faculties wings to self-Awakening, and all seven sets are equivalent to the five faculties, the name “Wings to Awakening” for all seven seems appropriate. This was the name that they definitely had in early post-canonical texts, such as the Petakopadesa, and that they have maintained ever since. The seven sets have played an important role throughout the history of Buddhism in all of its various branches. They provided the framework for the earliest Abhidhamma texts, systematic presentations of the doctrine that were added to the early Canons a few centuries after the Buddha’s passing away. They were also part of the first Buddhist text translated into Chinese, and later came to exemplify “Hinayana” teachings in T’ien-t’ai and other Chinese doctrinal systems. Tantric Buddhism features mandalas containing 37 deities, symbolic of the 37 factors making up the seven sets. Tibetan architecture, probably following the treatises of the medieval Indian universities, identifies the various parts of standard stupa design as symbols of the seven sets.
    [Show full text]
  • Robbinswold Camp Song Book
    Aardvark in the Park The Airplane Song There’s a large dark aardvark in the park Open your song book to page 13. They say he’s missing from the zoo If I had the wings of an airplane, airplane The police are looking high and low, Up in the sky I would fly, would fly They haven’t seen him, have you? If I had the wings of an airplane, airplane Oh I’ll tell you the reason, I’d fly till the day I would die, would die Because it’s aardvark mating season! When an aardvark makes a date Chorus: Ooh la la, ooh la la, ooh la la, repeat You know he slips right through that old zoo gate Ooh la la, ooh la la, ooh la la, again So if you see two aardvarks playing in the park Ooh la la, ooh la la, ooh la la, once more Don’t upset their apple cart. Ooh la la, ooh la la, la, the end Why? Close your song book You are not a spy, you’re not the FBI, And you should never break an aardvark’s heart! Alive, Awake, Alert, Enthusiastic I’m alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic (2x) I’m alive, awake, alert Adams Family Grace I’m alert, awake, alive I’m alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic *Duh-nuh-nuh-nuh (snap, snap) Duh-nuh-nuh-nuh (snap, snap) Duh-nuh-nuh-nuh, duh-nuh-nuh-nuh, Alice the Camel Duh-nuh-nuh-nuh (snap, snap)* Alice the camel has 10 humps (3x) We thank the earth for giving So go, Alice, go! This food we need for living So bless us while we eat it (Continue on down to…) Because we really need it (The Girl Scout family) * Alice the camel has no humps (3x) Cause Alice is a horse! Animal Song Alligator Animals are lots of fun *Alligator, alligator They’re big and round and hairy Can be your friend, can be your friend, can be your friend, Some have teeth and some have claws too* And some are rather scary.
    [Show full text]