Martin Porter
Biographic Data
| ID | 4502617 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martin Porter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martin |
| FAMILY NAME | Porter |
| SIGNATURE | PORTER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bath |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Making Sense as a Cultural Practice
The production of sense is a central field of action of cultural and political practice. The articles examine how, in different contexts, the construction of sense and its outcome as a cultural practice
Windows of the Soul
In late fifteenth century Florence, Renaissance humanists rediscovered a secret, natural language hidden in the visual wisdom of the proverb 'the eyes are the windows of the soul'. Through its magical prism, the language of eyes, faces, voices, laughs, walks, even stones, plants and animals, all became windows into the souls of other people, of oneself, of nature, and ultimately of God. Some saw in its words the perfect hieroglyphic language by w…
Windows of the Soul
Environmental Administration in Six European States
To what extent has environmental administration in Europe been shaped by common secular forces or by distinctive national contexts? Middle range theories of the policy process suggest competing answers to this question, with some implying the likelihood of convergence in administrative structures and others suggesting persistent national distinctiveness. Using data on Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK, we construct a measu…
Some researchers’ understanding of primary teaching
This article is a critique of a research paper taken as representative of its kind. We believe that the work under review exhibits important defects in conceptualizing the relationship between knowledge and teaching and in turn between educational research and the improvement of practical teaching. If educational research is to contribute to the improvement of teachers’ practice, it must adopt a more sophisticated view of what teaching is and, co…
An algorithm for suffix stripping
The automatic removal of suffixes from words in English is of particular interest in the field of information retrieval. An algorithm for suffix stripping is described, which has been implemented as a short, fast program in BCPL. Although simple, it performs slightly better than a much more elaborate system with which it has been compared. It effectively works by treating complex suffixes as compounds made up of simple suffixes, and removing the …
Environmental Administration in Six European States
To what extent has environmental administration in Europe been shaped by common secular forces or by distinctive national contexts? Middle range theories of the policy process suggest competing answers to this question, with some implying the likelihood of convergence in administrative structures and others suggesting persistent national distinctiveness. Using data on Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK, we construct a measu…
An algorithm for suffix stripping
The automatic removal of suffixes from words in English is of particular interest in the field of information retrieval. An algorithm for suffix stripping is described, which has been implemented as a short, fast program in BCPL. Although simple, it performs slightly better than a much more elaborate system with which it has been compared. It effectively works by treating complex suffixes as compounds made up of simple suffixes, and removing the …
Some researchers’ understanding of primary teaching
This article is a critique of a research paper taken as representative of its kind. We believe that the work under review exhibits important defects in conceptualizing the relationship between knowledge and teaching and in turn between educational research and the improvement of practical teaching. If educational research is to contribute to the improvement of teachers’ practice, it must adopt a more sophisticated view of what teaching is and, co…
Environmental Administration in Six European States
To what extent has environmental administration in Europe been shaped by common secular forces or by distinctive national contexts? Middle range theories of the policy process suggest competing answers to this question, with some implying the likelihood of convergence in administrative structures and others suggesting persistent national distinctiveness. Using data on Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK, we construct a measu…
Windows of the Soul
In late fifteenth century Florence, Renaissance humanists rediscovered a secret, natural language hidden in the visual wisdom of the proverb 'the eyes are the windows of the soul'. Through its magical prism, the language of eyes, faces, voices, laughs, walks, even stones, plants and animals, all became windows into the souls of other people, of oneself, of nature, and ultimately of God. Some saw in its words the perfect hieroglyphic language by w…
Windows of the Soul
Making Sense as a Cultural Practice
The production of sense is a central field of action of cultural and political practice. The articles examine how, in different contexts, the construction of sense and its outcome as a cultural practice
Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Physics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)