M?glichkeiten der Evaluation von Coaching

This article presents the actual Discussion of evaluating coaching. At first different possibilities of evaluation are described, then the author presents reviews of Swiss, German and US-American Authors. At the end all the work is criticized as to simple.     

Chemistry of growth medium and leachate from green roof systems in south-central Texas

Installation of intensive and extensive green roofs is becoming popular for reducing runoff from impervious surfaces in many cities around the world. Most studies on runoff quality from green roofs have been conducted in cooler northern climates. We examined the losses and gains of nutrients, cations and selected anions in planted and unplanted growth medium and compared these to initial growth medium (IGM) typically used for green roof modules in south-central Texas. Water extracts of growth medium and leachate from three replicates of unplanted growth medium and three planted species (Sedum kamtschaticum, Delosperma cooperi and Talinum calycinum) were examined. During the first 6 months after establishment we observed high losses of nitrate (25 to 44 mg kg⁻¹), dissolved organic carbon (DOC: 155 to 190 mg kg⁻¹) and nitrogen (DON: 9.0 to 11.2 mg kg⁻¹) and orthophosphate-P (1 to 2 mg kg⁻¹). Average leachate concentrations based on four rain events 6 months after establishment ranged from 0.3 to 6.6 mg L⁻¹ in planted modules and 6.3 mg L⁻¹ in unplanted modules for nitrate-N, 38 to 42 mg L⁻¹ in planted modules and 32 mg L⁻¹ in unplanted modules for DOC, 2.1 to 3.1 mg L⁻¹ in planted modules and 2.1 mg L⁻¹ in unplanted modules for DON and 0.27 to 0.37 mg L⁻¹ in planted modules and 0.40 mg L⁻¹ in unplanted modules for orthophosphate-P. We suggest that after the establishment of green roofs, leachate losses may contribute some runoff concentrations of nitrogen, carbon and phosphorous in urban areas.     

Nanny politics

This article examines the new migration of Peruvian domestic workers into Santiago, Chile, where laws protecting the labor rights of household workers have recently been strengthened. Through field observations and interviews, we found that employers were disgruntled with Chilean workers who had begun to assert demands. Many of them preferred Peruvian workers, not because the labor was cheaper, but because foreign workers were more compelled to perform a traditional deference and servility. We argue that the Peruvian migrants' relative disempowerment was the product not only of the economic inequality between states, but also the process of migration itself, as well as popular ideological discourses about development, race and gender that rationalized and perpetuated a transnational division of labor in the household. Ultimately, this study illustrates how the role of the ‘servile’ woman in the household persists when women are transnationally mobile, despite the growing empowerment of both professional and working-class Chilean women in the public sphere. The article concludes with recommendations for change to improve the conditions of both native-born and foreign domestic workers.     

Manipulating surface and producing ‘effortless’ elegance – analysing the social organization of glamour

ABSTRACT

This article explores the social organization of glamour in a specific affective economy. Glamour, a phenomenon often viewed as frivolous and feminine, has been relatively under-explored within organization studies, and, although there have been some relative theoretical engagements, there are few empirical studies on how glamour is produced ‘in the field’. Here, I draw upon ethnographic material to analyse three ways in which glamour is produced within the particular setting of a fashion show – through the clothing collection, throughout the frontstage and backstage spaces stimulating glamour, and finally, through individuals embodying glamour. This article develops glamour as an organizational phenomenon. Specifically, the social organization of glamour, always in flux, is contingent on situated improvisation, manipulative acts and interactions among multiple agents. Finally, the overlooked subject of glamour is of interest in regards to the sociology of organizations more generally, since much of contemporary capitalism relies on its production.     

Life-Coaching von Frauen um die 30

In this article the situation of women around the thirtieth is discussed, who come in a coaching with questions about there professional future. But in many cases the problems often lie more in their general life style. The issues are, what is the best way for the future with husband or not, with children or not? The author argues that there is no tradition for women to plan their life and there are little models for female life between family and professional work. Therefore it is important to find out, how was the earlier plan of life. Finally, the author gives some recommendations for life-coaching with young women.