scholarly journals Mastery pleasure versus mere ownership: A quasi-experimental cross-cultural and cross-alphabetical test of the name letter effect

1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Hoorens ◽  
Jozef M. Nuttin ◽  
Ildikó Erdélyi Herman ◽  
Ubolwanna Pavakanun
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Experimental Cross ◽  
Quasi Experimental

scholarly journals Physical activity and weight following car ownership in Beijing, China: quasi-experimental cross sectional study

BMJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. l6491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L Anderson ◽  
Fangwen Lu ◽  
Jun Yang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Global City ◽  
Car Ownership ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Experimental Cross ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Beijing China

AbstractObjectiveTo determine the implications of car ownership for physical activity and weight in a global city.DesignQuasi-experimental cross sectional study.SettingBeijing, China, 2011-15.ParticipantsPeople aged 18 and older from a random sample of households who had entered a permit lottery to purchase a vehicle between January 2011 and November 2015.InterventionsPermit allowing purchase of a vehicle within six months of permit issuance.Main outcome measuresTransit use (number of subway and bus rides each week), physical activity (minutes of walking or bicycling each day), and weight, measured once in early 2016.ResultsOf 937 people analysed in total, 180 had won a permit to purchase a new vehicle. Winning the permit lottery resulted in the purchase of an additional vehicle 91% of the time (95% confidence interval 89% to 94%; P<0.001). About five years after winning, winners took significantly fewer weekly transit rides (−2.9 rides (−5.1 to −0.7); P=0.01) and walked and cycled significantly less (−24.2 minutes (−40.3 to −8.1); P=0.003) than those who did not win the lottery. Average weight did not change significantly between lottery winners and losers. Among those aged 50 and older, however, winners’ weight had increased relative to that of losers (10.3 kg (0.5 to 20.2); P=0.04) 5.1 years after winning.ConclusionsThese data indicate that vehicle ownership in a rapidly growing global city led to long term reductions in physical activity and increase in weight. Continuing increases in car use and ownership in developing and middle income countries could adversely affect physical health and obesity rates.

scholarly journals Effects of Sure Start local programmes on children and families: early findings from a quasi-experimental, cross sectional study

BMJ ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 332 (7556) ◽  
pp. 1476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Belsky ◽  
Edward Melhuish ◽  
Jacqueline Barnes ◽  
Alastair H Leyland ◽  
Helena Romaniuk
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Experimental Cross ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Impact of Missionary Training on Intercultural Readiness

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-261
Author(s):  
Paul Sungro Lee
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Cultural Performance ◽  
Missionary Training ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Proper Training ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Critical Components

Abstract Going as a missionary or sending a missionary without proper training is quite reckless, and one of the most critical components of missionary preparation is intercultural readiness. This research was conducted to study the means to enhance one’s intercultural readiness and to measure its four sub-domain components that are likely to enable such a meaningful preparation at pre-departure stage. A group of 45 missions trainees at the Evangelical Alliance for Preacher Training/Commission’s School of Mission in Seoul, Korea were split into two groups, and quasi-experimental research was made on these groups through pre-test and post-test design. The research carefully examined whether EAPTC’s Missionary Candidate Training program could be another option for training the missionary candidates for effective cross-cultural performance with greater longevity on their field experience.

scholarly journals The Impact of Short-Term Cross-Cultural Experience on the Intercultural Competence of Participating Students: A Case Study of Australian High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 313
Author(s):  
Wendy Nelson ◽  
Johannes M. Luetz
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Short Term ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cultural Experiences ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

Over recent years, globalisation occasioned a dramatic rise in cross-cultural interactions until this was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The ability to competently engage in a multicultural world is often considered the “literacy of the future”. Global interconnectedness has brought studies into intercultural competence to centre stage. This has increased the demand for cross-cultural education experiences that facilitate such learning. However, there is a dearth of empirical research into the issues and effects surrounding short-term cross-cultural educational experiences for adolescents. This mixed-methods study extends previous research by looking specifically into what impact short-term cross-cultural experiences may have on the formation of intercultural competence (IC) and emotional intelligence (EI) of Australian high school students. This study used two instruments for measuring IC and EI in a pre- and post-test quasi-experimental design (n = 14), the General Ethnocentrism (GENE) Scale and Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ). Moreover, it conducted in-depth post-experience qualitative interviews (n = 7) that broadly followed a phenomenological paradigm of inquiry. The findings suggest that fully embodied cross-cultural immersive experiences can effectively support the formation of IC and EI in high school students and may thereby play a contributing role in redressing ignorance, xenophobia, prejudice, and discrimination. A greater understanding of the linkages between immersive cross-cultural experiences and intercultural competence offers prospects for policymakers, educators, pastoral carers, and other relevant stakeholders who might employ such experiential learning to foster more interculturally and interracially harmonious human relations.

scholarly journals Influence of VBA-based Monopoly Game in Microsoft Excel as Teaching Material on Primary School Students’ Cross-Cultural Competence in Social Studies Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galih Dani Septiyan Rahayu ◽  
Hana Sakura Putu Arga
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Religious Language ◽  
Teaching Material ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
School Students ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Cultural Skills

The background of this research is based on diversity of Indonesia in terms of social, cultural, religious, language and ethnic groups. The specific problem in this research lies on the diversity of students in one public elementary school in Cimahi City, situated in the area of the Indonesian Army. Therefore, this research seeks to investigate the difference in improvement of students’ cross cultural skills between learning using VBA (Visual Basic of Application)-based Monopoly game teaching materials in Microsoft Excel and conventional learning. This research aims at improving students’ cross cultural skills, and observing the differences or disconnection of the improvement of students’ cultural skills between learning using VBA-based teaching materials and conventional learning. This research employed a quasi-experimental method with a non-randomized pretest-posttest control group design. A quantitative observation instrument in the form of a checklist was used as the research instrument. The results revealed that both learning using a teaching material of VBA-based Monopoly in Microsoft Excel and conventional learning were able to improve the students’ cross cultural skills. However, based on the result of N-Gain test, learning using teaching material of VBA-based Monopoly game in Microsoft Excel was better than conventional learning.

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