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2. From an Experimental Paper to a Playful Screen: How the Essence of Materiality Modulates the Process of Creation
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Sintonen, Sara
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The article seeks to develop a better understanding of the contribution of materiality in a discourse between a creator (content producer) and an interface, dealing with analogue and digital artefacts. Focus is in the materiality of the two different art-creation learning processes, acrylic painting and digital painting. The objective of this paper is to consider especially the affect and meaning of these two different content creation modalities and intra-action within that. Through reflective autoethnographic consideration, the purpose is to consider the essences of materials manifesting and modulating the processes of content creation as a posthumanist phenomenon. It will be shown that the creation processes with paper are more experimental whereas the processes with digital screen are more playful. There is a growing need to deeper understand the cultural change of material cultures and the people's intra-action with the materials also enabling arts creation. This paper will widen our limited understanding and deepen our theoretical perspectives of the essence of materials which then avails confronting analogue and digital when developing teaching and learning in the posthuman era especially in early education.
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- 2020
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3. Before It's Too Late: A Digital Game Preservation White Paper
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Monnens, Devin, Vowell, Zach, and Ruggill, Judd Ethan
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Over the last four decades, electronic games have profoundly changed the way people play, learn, and connect with each other. Despite the tremendous impact of electronic games, however, until recently, relatively few programs existed to preserve them for future generations of players and researchers. Recognizing the need to save the original content and intellectual property of electronic games from media rot, obsolescence, and loss, the Game Preservation Special Interest Group of the International Game Developers Association has issued a white paper summarizing why electronic games should be preserved, problems that must be solved to do so, some potential solutions, and why all these issues should matter to everyone interested in electronic games and play in general. In the white paper, the editing of which was partially supported by the Preserving Virtual Worlds project and by funds from the Library of Congress, its editor and six authors (Rachel Donahue created a survey for IGDA members not included in this article) issue a call for heightened awareness of the need to preserve electronic games--endangered by relatively rapid electronic decay and intellectual neglect alike--for play scholarship and for the culture of the twenty-first century. [This article was edited by Henry Lowood.]
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- 2009
4. Studying Student Culture via the Internet. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
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Kinser, Kevin, Mueller, John A., and Brownell, Jayne E.
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This paper describes the attempt to use the Internet to study a particular student culture. The goal is to highlight the ethical and procedural issues encountered in the Internet study of an online student culture. The primary purpose of the study was to examine how closeted gay students experience their identity on campus and in an online environment. Other than the invitation to participate, no messages were sent to chat rooms and no conversations or discussions were initiated in the public forums. Researchers only responded to inquiries that were directed to them privately, and were careful to follow the community guidelines for chat rooms they entered. Ultimately 13 individuals consented to participate in the study, and 7 agreed to be interviewed online. In addition to the formal data collection, researchers engaged in more than 100 exchanges with potential participants. The research application was readily accepted by the college's institutional review board. Several technical problems were evident, especially with regard to Internet access. A positive aspect of the research was that costs for data collection were minimal. The greatest benefit of the approach was that the participants' anonymity was virtually assured. It also appears that the anonymous culture of the Internet caused many dropouts and no-shows among those the researchers expected to participate. The researchers thought that they were not altogether successful in negotiating the Internet culture, and they recognized some problems with reliability and validity. They did attract respondents from 11 different states and at least that many institutions, and they thought the study made a real contribution to knowledge about closeted gay students on campus. (Contains 12 references.) (SLD)
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- 2000
5. Creativity, Culture, Education, and the Workforce. Art, Culture & the National Agenda Issue Paper.
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Galligan, Ann M.
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Education in the arts and humanities has always been important to the United States' arts and culture and to its competitiveness in a global economy. Providing all students with a complete education in the arts and humanities can help them cope with, and master, the fast-paced technological advances, forces of globalization, and major demographic and societal shifts that characterize today's world. In the United States and elsewhere, growth of arts, cultural, and intellectual property sectors is outpacing that of the economy as a whole. Other nations are forging education and workforce policies based on this fact. Research has provided evidence that K-12 arts education can help the United States achieve the following national objectives: (1) achieve school standards; (2) reach all learners; and (3) help youth develop positively. Education policy and action in general--and arts education policy and programs in particular--require the commitment and engagement of a multiplicity of stakeholders at the federal, state, and local levels. The United States needs a comprehensive strategy linking education--including education in the arts and humanities--with workforce development as the principal cornerstone for strengthening the country's social capital and developing the skills needed for U.S. workers to remain competitive in the 21st century. (Forty-six endnotes are included. The bibliography lists 22 references.) (MN)
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- 2001
6. Working Papers in Art Education, 1996-1997.
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Iowa Univ., Iowa City. School of Art & Art History. and Thunder-McGuire, Steve
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This collection of working papers in art education is comprised of manuscripts by graduate students presented at the National Art Education Conference. Papers in this issue reflect several educational settings and geographic areas. The 22 articles include: (1) "Symbolic Meanings in the Ghanaian Arts: A Step Towards Developing Cultural Literacy" (Robert Ayiku); (2) "Artistic Scanning as a Classroom Qualitative Research Activity" (Steve Elliot); (3) "Cross Cultural Interpretation and Valuing of Northwest Coast Art by Natives and Non-Native Americans" (Nancy Parks); (4) "A Feminist Study of African American Art in New Orleans: Considerations of Aesthetics, Art History and Art Criticism" (Harriet Walker); (5) "A World Community of Old Trees: An Ecology Art Project on the World Wide Web" (June Julian); (6) "A Feminist-Based Studio Art Critique: A Classroom Study" (Anne Burkhart); (7) "Designing a Collaborative Arts Program: Implications for Preservice Art Education" (Jan Fedorenko); (8) "Text, Discourse, Deconstruction and an Exploration of Self: A Disruptive Model for Postmodern Art Education" (Jane Gooding-Brown); (9) "Preparing Preservice Teachers to Work with Diverse Student Populations: Implications for Visual Arts Teacher Education" (Wanda B. Knight); (10) "A New Case for Clay: Multi-Dimensional High School Ceramics" (Billie Sessions); (11) "A Meta-Critical Analysis of Ceramics Criticism for Art Education: Toward an Interpretative Methodology" (Booker Stephen Carpenter, II); (12) "Teaching Art as Reasoned Perception: Aesthetic Knowing in Theory and Practice" (Richard Siegesmund); (13) "The Feminization of Physical Culture: The Introduction of Dance into the American University Curriculum" (Janice Ross); (14) "Of Hosts and Guests: Curricular Discourses at a Southeast Asian Cultural Village" (Cameron Graham); (15) "Hanging Emily: Issues in Art, Text and Education" (Karen Knutson); (16) "The Creative Process and the Making of a Virtual Environment Work of Art" (Dena Eber); (17) "Spatial Treatment in Children's Drawings: Why Do Japanese Children Draw in Particular Ways?" (Masami Toku); (18) "Conversation as Pedagogy in the Teaching of Art" (Jane Zander); (19) "Sharing the Mountain; Tabasaran Weaving Culture" (Lorraine Ross, '96); (20) "Color Shards and Carpets: Context in Dagestan" (Lorraine Ross, '97); (21) "Anton and Jay's Sports Trading Card Series: Embracing the Presence of Letters" (Lisa Schoenfielder); and (22) "Teaching Art Via Culture: Fictive Travel as a Learning Tool" (Erin Tapley). (EH)
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- 1997
7. Observations on Boundary Spanning and Culture in Higher Education: An Exploratory Study of a Start-up Organization. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
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Siegel, David J. and Carchidi, Daniel M.
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This study examined an institution that is in the process of developing programs and organizations to meet the new challenges faced by higher education. It reviewed the evolution of a new, boundary-spanning organization at a major research university from the perspective of the persons involved. The study looked at the experiences of the people within the organization, at how these experiences reflect a growing professional culture, and at the lessons to be learned by others in similar situations. Cross-sectional ethnographic data were gathered through observations of meetings, interviews, and content analysis of internal documents. Analysis found the data clustered around the following themes: (1) role ambiguity, (2) image management, (3) cultural differences between the study group and other campus units, (4) composition of the study group, and (5) external community service roles. Findings suggest that administrators and faculty will have to: spend considerable time managing constituencies; attend to how people communicate; avoid judging new organizations by conventional standards; and learn to be comfortable with ambiguity. The paper calls for a new language to address the emerging boundary-spanning organizational cultures. (Contains 18 references.) (CH)
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- 1996
8. The Paper Chase: A Team Science Training Exercise.
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Perry, Kristin J., Mutignani, Lauren M., Gette, Jordan A., Kinney, Kerry L., Gissandaner, Tre D., Penner, Francesca, Wen, Alainna, Regan, Timothy, and Lim, Crystal S.
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CULTURE , *HOSPITAL medical staff , *SOCIAL justice , *HUMAN services programs , *EXERCISE - Abstract
Over the past few decades of psychological research, there has been an important increase in both the application of multidisciplinary or collaborative science and in training and research that emphasizes social justice and cultural humility. In the current article, we report on the use of the "Paper Chase" as a team science training and research experience that also facilitates cultural humility in research and when working in teams. The Paper Chase is a synchronous writing exercise originally conceptualized by a cohort of health service psychology interns to reduce lag time between article writing and submission (Schaumberg et al., 2015). The Paper Chase involves a group of trainees coming together for a predetermined amount of time (e.g., 9 or more hours) with the aim of writing and submitting a full article for publication. In the current article, we extend a previous report on the Paper Chase by formally linking the training experience to the four phases of team science: development, conceptualization, implementation, and translation. We also discuss ways in which the Paper Chase as a training experience can promote cultural humility. Finally, we provide updated recommendations for successfully completing a Paper Chase project. Overall, the authors of this article who were predoctoral psychology interns across two recent cohorts at one academic medical center reported positive experiences from the Paper Chase. In addition, the present study suggests that the Paper Chase can be used as one activity that facilitates critical training in team science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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9. Strategy for the New Principal: Negotiating the Culture of the School. Occasional Papers: School Leadership and Education Reform. OP#12.
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National Center for School Leadership, Urbana, IL. and Harvey, Michael J.
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Recognition of the school as a cultural phenomenon has implications for the way in which the new principal enters a fully operational school, defines a role, and attempts to exercise influence. This paper outlines a three-part general strategy whereby the new principal can become a participant in the ongoing negotiation of the school culture. First, the new principal must discover the culture of the school by learning how to read the competing sets of cognitions held by school participants. Second, through communication with school participants, the principal helps to shape the context and meanings that influence behavior. Third, the principal legitimizes meanings and reaffirms key values of the school culture. In the micropolitics of the school, the credibility of the new principal depends upon his or her capacity to manage the culture of the school. (Contains 45 references.) (LMI)
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- 1991
10. Assessing the Culture and Climate for Quality Improvement in the Work Environment. AIR 1994 Annual Forum Paper.
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Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education. and Cameron, Kim
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This study attempted to develop a reliable and valid instrument for assessing work environment and continuous quality improvement efforts in the non-academic sectors of colleges and universities particularly those institutions who have adopted Total Quality Management programs. A model of a work environment for continuous quality improvement was developed and an instrument was designed to assess non-academic staff's perceptions of the quality process, practices, and results at the University of Michigan (UM). A literature review identified major organizational and higher education models of quality improvement. Researchers designed a study instrument of 217 items which was evaluated by pilot testing with focus groups of UM staff. The final instrument consisted of 201 items that incorporated 35 "quality culture and climate" dimensions. Items focused on perceptions at the respondents' immediate work "unit" level. All permanent non-academic staff completed the questionnaire in February 1994. Of 10,400 questionnaires distributed 4,900 were completed and returned. Results were subjected to data reduction, index development, and reliability and validity testing from which 27 factors emerged. Reliability for indices ranged from .53 to .96. Extensive appendixes contain details of methodology, factor analyses, indices descriptions, and comparisons of conceptual categories and factor indices of a quality culture and a quality climate. (Contains 44 references.) (JB)
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- 1994
11. Value co‐creation in cultural heritage information practices: Literature review and future agenda: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper.
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Zhao, Yuxiang Chris, Lian, Jingwen, Zhang, Yan, Song, Shijie, and Yao, Xinlin
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CULTURE , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *INFORMATION resources management , *STAKEHOLDER analysis , *PUBLIC administration , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *PHENOMENOLOGY , *HEALTH , *INFORMATION resources , *INFORMATION science , *BUSINESS , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *ACCESS to information , *GOVERNMENT policy , *MEDICAL informatics , *LITERATURE reviews , *INFORMATION technology , *GOAL (Psychology) - Abstract
Value co‐creation as a research topic has been a critical proposition of interest to a wide range of disciplines. In recent years, the field of cultural heritage has also developed a range of information practices to promote different forms of value co‐creation. While the body of literature has begun to accumulate, we still lack a comprehensive understanding of conceptual foundations and how value co‐creation is implemented in cultural heritage information practices. This paper conducted a hermeneutic literature review to understand and conceptualize the core aspects of value co‐creation in various cultural heritage information works. In particular, this paper provides a research mapping of the genres of co‐creation in cultural heritage information practices, the actors, and the roles played by the stakeholders. Further, this review provides an overview of the dominant value co‐creation models in the cultural heritage field. It distills the drivers of value co‐creation and the core value consequences that arise from a process perspective. Finally, this paper puts forward a thematic, theoretical, and methodological agenda for future work based on these findings. The review contributes to the literature by proposing an integrated conceptual framework that summarizes the core elements of value co‐creation in cultural heritage information practices. The framework also serves as a call for action, providing a general understanding of the conceptual foundation for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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12. A Study of Language, Culture, and Identity in Technology-Assisted Video Presentations of International Students Learning Chinese as a Second Language
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Cheng, Li
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This paper reports a study in a technology-assisted Chinese teaching context where one major teaching objective is to encourage international students to participate in speech contests with the theme of 'Tell China, Tell Your Stories'. Results showed that through four weeks' preparation, all the students had a more robust method for presentation delivery and video making than before the project. Moreover, meeting conventional presentation standards was not only an issue of 'language learning', but also an issue of identity construction and negotiation. Finally, all participants had constructed positive ecocultural identities which encouraged respect for individuals, collaborative working, and a sustainable society. [For the complete volume, "Intelligent CALL, Granular Systems and Learner Data: Short Papers from EUROCALL 2022 (30th, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 17-19, 2022)," see ED624779.]
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- 2022
13. Cultural tourism market: a perspective paper
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McKercher, Bob
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- 2020
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14. Sociocultural Awareness, Cultural Perspectives and Strategies in Language Assistants’ Academic Papers in Spain
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Bianca Vitalaru
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culture ,research ,sociocultural awareness ,language assistants ,academic papers. ,Language and Literature - Abstract
This paper includes an analysis of academic papers that focus on cultural aspects written by MA students in the ‘Teach & Learn in Spain’ program at Instituto Franklin-UAH. The percentage of academic papers focusing on cultural aspects written by these students who acted as Language Assistants (LAs) in bilingual schools in Spain is quite high. This suggests the importance of the cultural component in the teaching of English as a second language and their high level of sociocultural awareness. Thus, this paper has several objectives: a) to determine the existence of a specific sociocultural awareness in research papers; b) to identify the cultural aspects that were considered essential by the LAs in this program and show the strategies used to provide information; and c) to compare findings considering the theoretical background. The method will rely on a mixt approach considering quantitative and qualitative analyses and will be specific for each of the objectives.
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- 2020
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15. A Clash of Culture and Structure: Considering Barriers to Access for People Without Papers.
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Robb, Jaime Shamado
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IMMIGRANTS , *CULTURE , *HEALTH services accessibility , *RESEARCH methodology , *CONVERSATION , *INTERVIEWING , *RULES , *SOCIAL structure , *QUALITATIVE research , *FIELD notes (Science) , *HEALTH insurance , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *THEMATIC analysis , *HEALTH equity , *HEALTH care rationing , *TRUST - Abstract
As the United States' population grows via migration and immigration, with this rise in diverse identities, there has been increasing concern regarding disparities for undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. with limited access to the health system. Given the various constraints involving communication and social structures that undocumented immigrants face, a culture-centered approach is drawn on to investigating how this group goes about navigating a dominant health system given their restricted access. I explore co-constructed themes that emerged through conversations with undocumented immigrants, (people without papers as I call them in this work) living in the United States to gain an understanding as to the structural and cultural limitations faced by this group. By doing qualitative semi-structured interviews with local participants living in the South Florida region, I describe the various features of a complex U.S. health system that undocumented immigrants (people without papers) deemed as important obstacles that limit their willingness to interact with official medical spaces. This work draws on narratives and accounts to shed light on the intersection of disparities this group has to overcome in order to consider entering a medical space to receive the treatment they might need. The findings of this article highlighted the structural violence that certain subaltern groups, such as people without papers experience due to their limited access to foundational systems in their environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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16. Understanding data culture/s: Influences, activities, and initiatives: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper.
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Oliver, Gillian, Cranefield, Jocelyn, Lilley, Spencer, and Lewellen, Matthew J.
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RESEARCH , *CULTURE , *ELECTRONIC data interchange , *SYSTEMATIC reviews , *DATABASE management , *INFORMATION literacy , *INFORMATION science , *DATA security , *LITERATURE reviews , *INFORMATION technology - Abstract
Data culture/s as a research topic has begun to attract attention from a wide range of disciplines, albeit with inconsistent application of definitions, dimensions, and applications. This work builds on a call to investigate data culture/s within the information studies domain as a topic related to, but distinct from, information culture. The purpose of this study is to explore what is known about data culture/s in greater depth. We apply a retroductive approach to select and consider likely dimensions, inputs, and aspects of data culture/s in order to further map this construct to the literature, and thereby highlight gaps and opportunities to add to this body of knowledge. The initial candidate dimensions explored below include data‐related skills and attitudes, data sharing, data use/reuse, data ethics and governance, and a specific focus on Indigenous perspectives to provide insights on why and how a group may contest the emergent dominant discourse of data culture/s. Our conclusion highlights areas needing further research to fully define and examine the dimensions, inputs, and aspects of data culture/s, and calls for greater understanding and engagement with data culture/s from the information studies community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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17. Culture and tourism: natural partners or reluctant bedfellows? A perspective paper
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Richards, Greg
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- 2020
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18. Uncovering nurse educators' beliefs and values about grading academic papers: guidelines for best practices.
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O'Flynn-Magee K and Clauson M
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- Benchmarking, Guidelines as Topic, Humans, Nursing Education Research, Perception, Culture, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate ethics, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate standards, Educational Measurement standards, Faculty, Nursing standards
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Fair and consistent assessment, specifically grading, is crucial to teaching and learning scholarship and is a professional responsibility of nurse educators. Yet, many would agree that assessment is one of the most challenging aspects of their role. Despite differing beliefs, values, and meanings attributed to grading and grades, teachers' grading practices should be guided by principles and supported by policies. Inconsistent grading practices among educators, students' unrealistic expectations of grades, and a trend toward grade inflation may be contributing to both educators' and students' concerns. A teaching scholarship project that led to a research study explored nurse educators' beliefs, values, and practices related to the grading of written academic work. The purpose of this article is to share the findings and the resulting grading guidelines that were developed to support nurse educators' endeavors to enact equitable grading practices., (Copyright 2013, SLACK Incorporated.)
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- 2013
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19. Domestic violence against women has increased during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A perspective paper about the need for change to current and future practice.
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Usher, Kim, Jackson, Debra, Fatema, Syadani Riyad, and Jones, Rikki
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MENTAL illness risk factors , *PSYCHIATRIC nursing , *CULTURE , *NURSING , *MINORITIES , *DOMESTIC violence , *VIOLENCE , *GENDER , *RISK assessment , *PSYCHOLOGY of women , *PSYCHIATRIC nurses , *PEOPLE with disabilities , *COVID-19 pandemic , *PSYCHOLOGICAL distress , *EVIDENCE-based nursing - Abstract
The COVID‐19 outbreak led to widespread disruption and stress to people's lives. Concern about the escalation of domestic violence (DV) rates and related mental health issues soon emerged following the implementation of strategies aimed at curbing the spread of the virus. This perspective paper presents an overview of the issues, argues for greater recognition of the link between DV against women and serious emotional distress, and the need for greater awareness and knowledge about DV among mental health professionals. While we acknowledge that men also experience DV, their rates are much lower than for women and in this paper our focus is on women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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20. I Will Remember You: Discussion of Papers by Kirsten Lentz and Rachel Kozlowski.
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Blaustein, Jeannie
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PSYCHODYNAMIC psychotherapy , *MEMORY , *CULTURE , *PSYCHOANALYSIS , *AVERSION - Abstract
Rachel Kozlowitz and Kirsten Lentz have challenged psychoanalysis to consider more deeply the impact on analysands when the therapist becomes mortally ill and/or dies, and to make the necessary personal exploration (Kozlowski) and structural and theoretical adjustments in the field (Lentz) required to accommodate this possibility. In this discussion, Blaustein contextualizes their thoughtful arguments in our culture's general aversion to talking about death. Drawing on the work of Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Blaustein also builds upon the authors' shared recognition that when serious illness or mortality enter the treatment room, the analytic frame must be reimagined and expanded to make room for the positive and loving aspects of the analytic relationship – which may have been latent and unexplored to date – to become manifest and shared consciously between the dyad as a way to help offset the profound feelings of isolation, self-doubt and betrayal often reported by patients whose analysts have died without preparation or warning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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21. Archiving Records and Papers of Conservators of Art and Artifacts
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McKinstry, E. Richard and Stoner, Joyce Hill
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The records of art conservators are important for many reasons. As people consider artwork a legacy of American culture so too will they also consider the records generated by individuals who have spent their working lives guaranteeing its long-term survival. Conservators and archival repositories need to work together to ensure that records relating to the treatment of art objects in their many forms be retained and made available to researchers generations from now. Some conservators and institutions have already begun to work together, most notably the conservators who have donated their papers to the Winterthur Museum. The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works and The Getty Conservation Institute organized a two-day roundtable discussion in May 2003, bringing conservators and archivists together to discuss the next steps in archiving the records of art conservators. (Contains 7 notes.)
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- 2004
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22. Digital Broadband Content: Public Sector Information. OECD Digital Economy Papers, No. 112
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Public bodies hold a range of information and content ranging from demographic, economic and meteorological data to art works, historical documents and books. Given the availability of information and communication technologies (ICTs) public sector information can play an important role in producing innovative value-added services and goods. Furthermore, these technologies also provide a wider population better access to educational and cultural knowledge. Both commercial opportunities and the wider spread of information have positive economic and social benefits. Knowledge is a source of competitive advantage in the "information economy", for this reason it is economically important that there is wide diffusion of public information. Governments also have a basic commitment that citizens have to access national cultural heritage such as paintings, monuments and books; and this is also important for social inclusion. To contribute to better conditions for learning, the digitisation of cultural and educational resources is fundamental. New communication tools, such as interactive Web sites and games, often also reach groups of people with no previous interest, notably if they allow personal participation. OECD countries have recently initiated many programmes which use these tools for cultural and educational content. The main emphasis of policies has shifted to improving access to available resources, and preservation of content created digitally ("digitally-born") receives increasing attention. Public Sector information (PSI) constitutes the "raw material" for a variety of products and services in applications across a wide range of industries, and analysis has concluded that it is an important economic asset. This study gives an overview of the main areas of PSI and their commercial applications. Currently geographic and meteorological information have the greatest economic potential; and so far their use has had positive impacts on employment and growth. Specifically combining various types of PSI has led to the development of innovative products such as location-based services. Technological innovation including the development of mobile networks open up further markets for PSI-based services, and better data quality and e.g. increased interoperability open up cross-border services. Industry structure has also been affected by ICTs; often higher value added producers have taken the place of previous intermediary distributors in the production value chain. Further, the roles of public and private firms are changing and the growth of mobile services markets stimulates the development of PSI business re-use further. To develop competitive PSI markets, most OECD countries have attempted to ensure private service providers face the same conditions as public institutions, enabled private sector access to public data and clarified conditions under which these data can be used. For example portals have been developed that provide an overview of available PSI and conditions for use. Important questions are: which access regimes and re-use arrangements maximise the positive economic and other benefits of PSI, and which may for example develop commercial activities based on government-created content/data. In some OECD countries access regimes allow commercial re-users have cheap and readily available access to PSI. They then add value to the public data and re-sell it to firms and consumers. Some studies argue that such open access regimes improve competitive market conditions for PSI re-use, stimulate economic growth and create jobs. However there are also arguments that commercial re-users may have low-cost access to data which was costly to create for the government, and that taxpayers may pay twice for the PSI content (once for creation of government content, and the second time when purchasing the content from a commercial re-user, although provided re-use is non-exclusive, users can also go to the original source for the original information, presumably at lower cost, but without value-added services). On the other hand, in other OECD countries, there are access regimes where the public sector holds public sector information for its own use or employs cost-recovery strategies that allow only limited and potentially expensive access. In this scenario there are arguments that potential consumers of this data may have only restricted access to it, and that this approach is more costly to the consumer and for the taxpayer. Moreover, the potential economic gains from development of new commercial activities based on PSI reuse may be foregone. The economic and equity arguments surrounding commercial re-use of public sector information and content are complex and deserve considerably more analysis and policy attention. If public sector content is to be more widely available through ICTs, it is crucial that cultural institutions have adequate in-house capacities and sustainable financial resources for digitisation. In many countries the cultural sector has faced cuts in public funding, and efficient digitisation has been a challenge for small and regional institutions. While public resources will remain important, private-public partnerships and the development of e-learning markets provide alternatives to finance content digitisation. Public sector information can also be sold and monetized to develop self-sustaining revenue streams helping data creation and digitisation efforts. Networks and interactive communities are also important because they allow cost reductions along the lines of open software development. With respect to copyright many challenges for content preservation and diffusion arise. This study addresses challenges and related policy issues with respect to both PSI and public sector content. It is a first review of the area of public sector information and content and it is proposed that follow-up work be carried out in this area, particularly on the economic and distributional aspects of different access, cost, pricing and distribution models for public sector information and content. (A bibliography is included. Selected examples of digital education institutions/projects, recommendations for online cultural content, and related abbreviations are annexed. Contains 7 figures, 17 boxes and 6 tables.)
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23. Culture-bound syndromes in mental health: a discussion paper.
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Isaac D
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- Humans, Culture, Mental Disorders ethnology
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- 2013
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24. Diasporic Identity in Contemporary Sinophone Literature: The Role of Language and Cultural Elements.
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Zhao Z
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- Culture, Identity Crisis, Language
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Amidst the contemporary diasporic landscape in Sinophone literature, this research critically examines the nexus of language, culture, and identity. The study aims to analyze literary pieces composed in Sinophone languages across diverse diasporic communities and uncover the impact of language and cultural elements on the articulation and comprehension of diasporic identity. This paper used the following. comparative and typological research, an in-depth analysis of three Sinophonic texts, and contextual analysis. The subject of the study was three texts: The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan), Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie), and The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston). The results showed that In The Joy Luck Club, language and cultural facets unveil the characters' dual identity struggles due to living abroad, exemplified through code-switching's psychological tension. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress utilizes language and cultural details to underscore the significance of preserving heritage within the diaspora, with literary allusions amplifying this endeavor. In The Woman Warrior, language and cultural elements reflect the heroine's inner conflict as she navigates her dual cultural allegiance. This scholarly revelation deepens comprehension of how these aspects influence identity formation in the diaspora. These findings broaden the understanding of Sinophone diasporic literature, spotlighting shared trends in identity portrayal through language and culture. The research has theoretical value for literary, cultural, and anthropological studies and practical significance, potentially informing educational initiatives on diasporic literature and cultural diversity. This study's outcomes hold relevance for students, researchers, and cultural scholars exploring the role of language and culture in diasporic identity expression., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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25. Papers and Studies in Contrastive Linguistics, Volume Seven.
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Adam Mickiewicz Univ. in Poznan (Poland)., Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA., and Fisiak, Jacek
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This issue of the journal includes these papers on contrastive linguistics: "A Note on Semantic Representation of Lexical Items and on Lexical Gaps" (Maria Grzegorek); "Some Remarks on Case Grammars as Bases for Contrastive Studies" (Hans U. Boas); "Are Exclusively Attributive Adjectives 'Transpositional'?--Some Comments on the Nature of Lexical Rules as Opposed to Syntactic Transformations" (Barbara Fedorowicz-Bacz); "Epenthesis or Deletion--I Could Do" (John W. Dewees); "A Contrastive Description of Deixis in Danish and English" (Claus Faerch); "Deceptive Words. A Study in the Contrastive Lexicon of Polish and English" (Jerzy Welna); "Some Aspects of Style in the Source and the Target Language" (Moira Linnarud); "Tags in English and Equivalent Constructions in Polish" (Wieslaw Oleksy); "Definiteness in Finnish" (Andrew Chesterman); "Testing and Contrastive Analysis" (Naum R. Dimitrijevic); "Problems and Implications of Contrastive Analysis of Vocabulary and Culture" (Naum R. Dimitrijevic); "Towards an Erasure Principle for German and English Infinitive Complements" (Rudolf Thiem); and "Some Aspects of Modification in English and Polish--Pedagogical Implications" (Elzbieta Muskat-Tabakowska). A bibliography of English-Polish contrastive studies is also included. (MSE)
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- 1977
26. You probably think this paper's about you: narcissists' perceptions of their personality and reputation.
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Carlson EN, Vazire S, and Oltmanns TF
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- Adolescent, Family psychology, Female, Friends psychology, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Personality Disorders diagnosis, Personality Disorders psychology, Personality Inventory statistics & numerical data, Psychometrics, Social Desirability, Social Environment, Young Adult, Awareness, Character, Culture, Narcissism, Self Concept
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Do narcissists have insight into the negative aspects of their personality and reputation? Using both clinical and subclinical measures of narcissism, the authors examined others' perceptions, self-perceptions, and meta-perceptions of narcissists across a wide range of traits for a new acquaintance and close other (Study 1), longitudinally with a group of new acquaintances (Study 2), and among coworkers (Study 3). Results bring 3 surprising conclusions about narcissists: (a) they understand that others see them less positively than they see themselves (i.e., their meta-perceptions are less biased than are their self-perceptions), (b) they have some insight into the fact that they make positive first impressions that deteriorate over time, and (c) they have insight into their narcissistic personality (e.g., they describe themselves as arrogant). These findings shed light on some of the psychological mechanisms underlying narcissism., (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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27. On: the possibly narcissistic difficulties among scientific cultures: a response to Marty's 1952 key paper.
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Szajnberg N
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- Humans, Psychoanalysis, Culture, Narcissism, Science
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- 2010
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28. Before the measurement of prejudice: early psychological and sociological papers on prejudice.
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Webster RJ, Saucier DA, and Harris RJ
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- Consciousness, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Knowledge, Models, Psychological, Publishing history, Unconscious, Psychology, Culture, Prejudice, Psychiatry history, Research history, Sociology history
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Given its renown, many psychologists and sociologists likely consider the publication of Gordon Allport's (1954/1979) seminal book The Nature of Prejudice as the inauguration of the psychological study of prejudice. However, we have uncovered rarely-cited, published papers (starting in 1830) that provide a wealth of speculation on prejudice even before psychologists/sociologists attempted to measure it (circa 1925). Thus, this paper intends to discuss early published work on prejudice in psychology and sociology by focusing on three key questions: a) when did psychologists/sociologists recognize prejudice as a psychological phenomenon, b) when did psychologists/sociologists recognize prejudice as a phenomenon in need of study, and c) what were the historical and personal conditions that gave rise to the interest in prejudice? In short, the seeds of prejudice research were maturing for some time before Allport's seminal book and the first attitudinal studies on prejudice, although these earlier works are seldom cited.
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- 2010
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29. This special issue of Culture, Health and Sexuality, contains papers from the IASSCS last conference in Lima in June 2007. Introduction and welcome.
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Cáceres CF
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- Female, Humans, Male, Congresses as Topic, Culture, Sexual Behavior
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- 2009
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30. IFLA General Conference, 1991. Official Opening and Plenary Session, Open Forum on IFLA's Professional Activities, Contributed Papers Session. Booklet 0.
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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands).
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The nine papers in this booklet were presented at three sessions of the IFLA General Conference. The text of the first paper, "Presidential Address at the Opening of the IFLA Council and General Conference: Moscow 1991" (Hans-Peter Geh, President of IFLA), is provided in English, German, and Russian. The text of the second paper, "Libraries and Culture," (N. N. Gubenko, Minister of Culture of the USSR) is provided in English, French, and Russian. Six of the seven remaining papers, which include four reports on IFLA's professional activities, are presented in English: (1) "IFLA Core Programme for Universal Availability of Publications (UAP). Medium Term Programme 1992-1997" (Graham P. Cornish); (2) "The Medium-Term Programme 1992-1997 of the UBCIM Core Programme" (Marie-France Plassard); (3) "Medium Term Programme 1992-1997. Universal Dataflow and Telecommunications Core Programme" (Leigh Swain); (4) "The Medium Term Programme 1992-1997 of IFLA's Core Programme for the Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World--ALP" (Birgitta Bergdahl); (5) "Chinese Libraries for the Promotion of International Cultural Exchange and Cooperation" (Li-Yi-Ti, China); and (6) "National Identity and International Knowledge: The Library's Bridging Role" (Alan E. Smith, New Zealand). The final paper, "Aculturacion y Bibliotecas: Analisis y Propuestas de Actuacion" (J. Fuentes Romero, Spain), is presented in Spanish. (MAB)
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- 1991
31. Archives and sources: the papers of Foster Gunnison, Jr, and the politics of queer preservation.
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McGraw C
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- Cultural Diversity, History, 20th Century, Humans, Male, Politics, Social Conditions economics, Social Conditions history, Social Conditions legislation & jurisprudence, United States ethnology, Archives history, Civil Rights economics, Civil Rights education, Civil Rights history, Civil Rights legislation & jurisprudence, Civil Rights psychology, Culture, Homosexuality, Male ethnology, Homosexuality, Male history, Homosexuality, Male psychology, Manuscripts as Topic history, Public Opinion, Social Change history
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- 2008
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32. Story: From Fireplace to Cyberspace. Connecting Children and Narrative. Papers presented at the Allerton Park Institute (Monticello, Illinois, October 26-28, 1997) Allerton Park Institute, Number 39.
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Illinois Univ., Urbana. Graduate School of Library and Information Science., Hearne, Betsy, Del Negro, Janice M., Jenkins, Christine, Stevenson, Deborah, Hearne, Betsy, Del Negro, Janice M., Jenkins, Christine, Stevenson, Deborah, and Illinois Univ., Urbana. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
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The papers included in this volume emphasize the need to connect the child and the narrative as a way to affect children's development in evaluating literature and information in all forms. Children are lively agents who create meaning as readers, viewers, and listeners. These proceedings address the myriad aspects of storytelling--practical, theoretical, literary, and cultural. The first section "Story as Practice" emphasizes practical application, while the second section "Story as Theory" focuses on theory and the storytelling revival. The third "Story as Literature" and fourth "Story as Institutional Culture" sections move into the realm of the story in book format including book-linking thematically, analyzing narrative in art, storytelling the creation of a picture book with personal and professional aspects interwoven, stories as commodities in the economics of popular culture, and the story dynamic of literature in library culture. Appendices include a discography, bibliographies, and other resources. (Contains an index.) (AEF)
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- 1998
33. The illness trajectory of elderly cancer patients across cultures: SIOG position paper.
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Surbone A, Kagawa-Singer M, Terret C, and Baider L
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- Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Neoplasms epidemiology, Sex Characteristics, Social Support, Aging, Culture, Neoplasms therapy
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Background: Due to the aging of the population, cancer has become a health priority worldwide. While the number of elderly cancer patients is rapidly increasing, many barriers still exist to their effective management. Compared with their younger counterparts, the elderly are less likely to receive optimal medical, psychological and spiritual treatment provided in a culturally competent manner., Design: The scanty literature on cultural competence in elderly cancer patients has been reviewed. Additional material has been selected based on the authors' clinical research in medical oncology and psycho-oncology, and on their scholarly work in anthropology and bioethics., Results: The aging process is a synergistic product of biological, behavioral and social issues within a cultural context. Knowledge about how older people understand, perceive and experience their illness trajectory and make choices is essential to the planning and delivering of effective cancer care., Conclusion: This position paper of the SIOG Task Force on Cultural Competence in the Elderly creates awareness of the influence of culture in geriatric oncology. Negotiating cross-cultural issues in geriatric oncology helps managing possible conflicts between patients, families and physicians over differing health care values, beliefs, or practices. Possible areas of future scholarly investigation and clinical research are identified.
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- 2007
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34. Indigenous Knowledge and Learning. Papers Presented in the Workshop on Indigenous Knowledge and Skills and the Ways They Are Acquired (Cha'am, Thailand, March 2-5, 1988).
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Chulalongkorn Univ., Bangkok (Thailand). and Centre for the Study of Education in Developing Countries, The Hague (Netherlands).
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This proceedings documents an international workshop that focused on the research linking indigenous knowledge and indigenous learning with rural intervention programs. Research into indigenous knowledge and indigenous learning could lead to an improvement in rural intervention programs by building upon the knowledge and skills indigenous to rural communities. Individual presentations were on the following topics: (1) indigenous technological knowledge (ITK) in Malaysia relating to agriculture, fishing, forest resource exploitation, architecture, handicrafts, and indigenous medicine; (2) indigenous knowledge in Thailand and the need for ITK research and a close liaison between development workers, researchers, and politicians to safeguard relevance and applicability of research results; (3) the state of research on indigenous knowledge and indigenous learning in the Philippines; (4) research on indigenous knowledge and skills in Indonesia; (5) methodology of research on indigenous learning systems; (6) the application of research to assist intervention agencies; and (7) examples of research applications from coastal zone resources. This document includes summaries of the conference sessions and group discussions and a list of conference participants. (LP)
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- 1988
35. Improving the Quality of Basic Education, Volume 8. Country Papers: Nigeria, St. Lucia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe. Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (11th, Barbados, October 29-November 2, 1990).
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Commonwealth Secretariat, London (England). and Commonwealth Secretariat, London (England).
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Commonwealth Ministries of Education were asked to report on how they are undertaking the improvement of the quality of basic education in their respective countries. The papers in this volume focus on: (1) Nigeria; (2) St. Lucia; (3) Tanzania; and (4) Zimbabwe. Charts and statistical data support each country's report. (EH)
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- 1990
36. Improving the Quality of Basic Education, Volume 5. Country Papers: Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Kenya, Uganda. Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (11th, Barbados, October 29-November 2, 1990).
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Commonwealth Secretariat, London (England). and Commonwealth Secretariat, London (England).
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Commonwealth Ministries of Education were asked to report on how they are undertaking the improvement of the quality of basic education in their respective countries. The papers in this volume focus on: (1) Brunei Darussalam; (2) Canada; (3) Kenya; and (4) Uganda. Charts and statistical data support each country's report. (EH)
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- 1990
37. Improving the Quality of Basic Education, Volume 6. Country Papers: Antigua, Bermuda, India, St. Kitts, Nevis, Turks & Caicos Islands. Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (11th, Barbados, October 29-November 2, 1990).
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Commonwealth Inst., London (England). and Commonwealth Inst., London (England).
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Commonwealth Ministries of Education were asked to report on how they are undertaking the improvement of the quality of basic education in their respective countries. The papers in this volume focus on: (1) Antigua; (2) Bermuda; (3) India; (4) St. Kitts and Nevis; and (5) Turks and Caicos Islands. Charts and statistical data support each country's report. (EH)
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- 1990
38. Improving the Quality of Basic Education, Volume 7. Country Papers: Botswana, Namibia, Pakistan. Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (11th, Barbados, October 29-November 2, 1990).
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Commonwealth Inst., London (England). and Commonwealth Inst., London (England).
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Commonwealth Ministries of Education were asked to report on how they are undertaking the improvement of the quality of basic education in their respective countries. The papers in this volume focus on: (1) Botswana; (2) Namibia; and (3) Pakistan. Charts and statistical data support each country's report. (EH)
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- 1990
39. Measuring health beliefs on the Internet: A comparison of paper and Internet administrations of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale.
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Hewson C and Charlton JP
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- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Culture, Health Status, Internal-External Control, Internet, Surveys and Questionnaires
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A growing number of studies have supported the use of unidimensional psychometric test instruments administered via the Internet; however, support for the use of multidimensional scales is weak. The present study compares paper and Internet administrations of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scale (Wallston & Wallston, 1981). In terms of reliabilities and factor structures, the Internet data were found to be at least as good as the paper data. MHLC scores were comparable for paper and Internet administrations, although the Internet sample scored significantly lower on the Powerful Others subscale. Overall, the results show that administration of the MHLC Scale via the Internet can produce data comparable to that obtained by pen-and-paper methods. However, it is concluded that generalization of these findings beyond the psychometric test instrument and sampling procedures used here is not warranted.
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- 2005
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40. Freud's presentation of 'the psychoanalytic mode of thought' in Totem and taboo and his technical papers.
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Grossman WI
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- Cultural Evolution, Freudian Theory history, History, 20th Century, Humans, Personality Development, Psychoanalysis history, Psychoanalytic Therapy methods, Research Design, Taboo psychology, Transference, Psychology, Culture, Psychoanalysis methods, Psychoanalytic Theory
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Freud considered 'the psychoanalytic mode of thought' to be an instrument of research. In 'Totem and Taboo', he demonstrated his mode of thinking by applying it to the data of contemporary studies of totemism. While taking the reader along the paths of his selection and weighing of information, he also applied clinical discoveries about mental life in reconstructing 'primitive psychological situations' in the distant past. In the technical papers that appeared concurrently with his book, he applied to the clinical situation the ideas on transference, narcissism, primitive mental mechanisms and unconscious communication that he had explored in 'Totem and Taboo'. In this paper, the author presents material showing the structure of Freud's exposition as a model of analytic exploration. Some of the principles of mental organisation mentioned by Freud are discussed. Examples are given of the close parallels between 'Totem and Taboo' and two technical papers. The author suggests that 'Totem and Taboo' is an important step in Freud's development of his theory of object relations and his ideas about the intersubjectivity of unconscious mental life.
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- 1998
41. International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference Proceedings (Orlando, Florida, February 26-27, 2009). Volume 2009, Issue 1
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International Society for the Social Studies (ISSS) and Russell, William Benedict, III
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The "International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference Proceedings" is a peer-reviewed professional publication published once a year following the annual conference. It contains the following papers: (1) Teacher Perceptions of Authentic Pedagogy: A Case Study of Professional Development in an African American High School's Government Class (Christopher Andrew Brkich); (2) Characteristics of Effective Secondary Level History Teachers (Brad Burenheide); (3) Teaching Secondary Social Studies in Inner-City Schools (Chris Busey); (4) Using the 2008 Election to Teach Political and Social Concepts (Chris Busey and Stewart Waters); (5) Culturally Responsible Teaching: A Pedagogical Approach for the Social Studies Classroom (Brandon M. Butler and Alexander Cuenca); (6) The Battle for Stalingrad: An Interactive Approach towards Learning about World War Two (Jeff Byford); (7) Are We Ready for Another Curriculum Revolution? Evaluating the Strength and Weaknesses of the New Social Studies Projects (Jeffrey Byford, Eddie Thompson, and Cody Lawson); (8) Whitewashed: Social Studies and Raceless Pedagogies (Prentice T. Chandler); (9) Social Studies Professors Theorizing: Insights from Two Decades of Deliberation and Collaboration (Richard H. Chant and Jeffrey Cornett); (10) Revisiting Political Socialization in Secondary Education: A Study of Government Classes in Three Demographically Diverse Schools during the 2008 Presidential Election (Wayne Journell); (11) Heritage Language Learners and the Social Sciences (Christopher John Kazanjian); (12) Global Citizenship Education in the Classroom: A Collaborative Canadian Study (Marianne Larsen); (13) Thematic World History: A Defense and Field Report (Christopher Dean Lee); (14) Utilizing a Personality Template in Differentiating Potential Teaching Styles of Pre-Service Teachers (Sean M. Lennon and Jeff Byford); (15) Who's Responsible for Citizenship Education? Views from Pre-service Educators (Leisa A. Martin); (16) SHOW & TELL: Choosing Appropriate Scaffolding Techniques to Make Social Studies Concepts Comprehensible to English Language Learners (Joyce Nutta and Carine Strebel); (17) Integrating Technology into Teaching Social Studies Methods Course: A Classroom Example (James Oigara); (18) You Tube as a Learning Tool (Russell Owens and Barbara Fralinger); (19) A Case for Infusing Content on Students with Disabilities into Social Studies Teacher Preparation Programs (Kimberly Pawling); (20) Universal Design for Learning in the Social Studies Classroom (Kimberly Pawling); (21) Thinking Critically or Thinking or Thinking Historically: Which Objective do we choose in Secondary History Classrooms? (Anthony Pellegrino); (22) Got History? An Examination of Attitudes, Content Knowledge, and Perceptions Related to Historical Fiction in a Children's Literature Pre-service Course (Sherron Killingsworth Roberts, Vicky Zygouris-Coe, and Patricia Crawford); (23) Enhancing History Instruction with Online Auctions (Kirk Robinson and Scott M. Waring); (24) Utilizing Film to Teach Social Issues (William B. Russell III); (25) Images of the Holocaust: Using Holocaust Art to Promote Higher Order Thinking Skills (William B. Russell III and Stewart Waters); (26) Talkin' the Talk and Walkin' the Walk: The NCSS Position Statements Regarding Controversial Issues Instruction (Kimberlee Sharp); (27) Cross-Border Education: A Basis for Wider Cross-Cultural Communication between Thailand and Cambodia (Sunida Siwapathomchai); (28) Identifying Culturally Responsive Practices in Classrooms Serving Haitian and Haitian American Students (Martha Scott Lue Stewart, Kevin Meehan, and Rosalyn Howard); (29) An International Model: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Cultural Diversity (Brenda S. Thompson); (30) Making the Most of Existing Technology in the Elementary and Middle Grades Social Studies Classroom (Scott M. Waring and Amy J. Good); (31) U.S. Monuments and Memorials: Incorporating the Art of Remembering into the Social Studies Curriculum (Stewart Waters); (32) Promoting Global Citizenship by Analyzing Social Issues and Human Rights Violations of the WWII Era (Stewart Waters and William B. Russell III); (33) Using Digital Storytelling for Vocabulary Instruction (Susan Wegmann); and (34) Film, Arts and Culture as Community Outreach Tools: Perspectives from Singapore (Victor Yu). (Individual papers contain references.)
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42. Paper chase - bundy clocks, toilet paper and award compliance
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Green, Leonie
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- 2020
43. The "Creativity Crisis" as a Mind in Crisis: A Cultural-Historical Activity Theory Position.
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El Maouch M, Jin Z, Zhao K, and Zhang Y
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- Humans, Creativity, Psychological Theory, Culture
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Creativity is considered a global ability and crucial for ordinary-daily and special (e.g., science, aesthetic) activities. In this paper, from the position of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT), we expand the debate about the creativity crisis and hypothesize that the noted crisis is only the tip of the iceberg represented by the crisis of the postmodern' incoherent mind, reflecting the crisis of self-realization as a leading activity in the individualistic epoch. By investigating creativity as an original functionality of the mind, two key titles are stressed. One is the halting of the activity system; two, it is the inconsistency between the objective meanings sphere and the subjective sense-making sphere. Both titles represent the epistemological rupture embedded in the mainstream culture and praxis rooted in the internal contradictions of individualism and post-modernism as worldview and practices, leading the mind to close its eyes on the contradictions which are the crucial source of grasping the internal content (abstraction and generalization) of the given experience, hence, a crucial source of creativity. Thus, it is considered that not only creativity is in crisis, but also the coherence of the mind as well, as an extreme result of the shattered postmodern existence., (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2024
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44. Citizenship and integration: a snapshot of the Polish migrant community in Australia [Paper in: Diversity, Integration and Citizenship. Berryman, Adam and Mitchell, Kate (eds).]
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Markowski, Stefan
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- 2009
45. Historicizing 'cross-cultural': [Paper in: Historicizing Cross-Cultural Research. Penny, Benjamin (ed.).]
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Penny, Benjamin
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- 2007
46. Ecologue [Proposing a new definition of ecology. Paper in: Art and Ecology.]
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Schlunke, Katrina
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- 2006
47. The rise of digital multimedia systems [Paper in: Art and Ecology.]
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Gibson, Ross
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- 2006
48. An exchange on theory and cultural studies [An exchange that arose from a series of posts to the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia discussion list on the current state of Australian cultural sudies. Paper in: Art and Ecology.]
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Frow, John, Gregg, Melissa, Muecke, Stephen, During, Simon, Neilson, Brett, Turner, Graeme, Morris, Meaghan, and Burgess, Jean
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- 2006
49. Natural logics of the Indian Ocean [Paper in: Art and Ecology.]
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Ghosh, Devleena and Muecke, Stephen
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- 2006
50. Statement paper on diversity for the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)
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Weiss, Bjoern and The Task Force and Working Groups for Diversity and Equality of the ESICM
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- 2019
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