Check Your Privilege

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-102
Author(s):  
Sara Newell
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Literature Instruction ◽  
Responsive Classroom ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Gifted Learners ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

Today’s gifted students are in a unique position. Many come from traditionally advantaged backgrounds. However, the societal tide is shifting, and gifted learners should be at the forefront of change. Exposure to and comprehensive analysis of literature by diverse authors will help prepare students for the world they stand to inherit and will open their minds to the faulty systems that work to their advantage. As gifted students gain an appreciation of global context and the impact of colonial influence and oppression, they will be better positioned to demand change and equity. Participating in a culturally responsive classroom environment is one way to facilitate this awareness. This article includes specific examples of both the challenges and strategies to address issues surrounding diversity in the gifted classroom through inclusive literature instruction.

Comprehensive Effects of Short-Term Rental Platforms Across Hotel Types in U.S. and International Destinations

2021 ◽  
pp. 193896552110335
Author(s):  
John W. O’Neill ◽  
Jihwan Yeon
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Competitive Market ◽  
Substitution Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Hotel Performance ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Location Type ◽  
The Impact

In recent years, short-term rental platforms in the lodging sector, including Airbnb, VRBO, and HomeAway, have received extensive attention and emerged as potentially alternative suppliers of services traditionally provided by established commercial accommodation providers, that is, hotels. Short-term rentals have dramatically increased the available supply of rooms for visitors to multiple international destinations, potentially siphoning demand away from hotels to short-term rental businesses. In a competitive market, an increase in supply with constant demand would negatively influence incumbent service providers. In this article, we examine the substitution effects of short-term rental supply on hotel performance in different cities around the world. Specifically, we comprehensively investigate the substitution effects of short-term rental supply on hotel performance based on hotel class, location type, and region. Furthermore, we segment the short-term rental supply based on its types of accommodations, that is, shared rooms, private rooms, and entire homes, and both examine and quantify the differential effects of these types of short-term rentals on different types of hotels. This study offers a comprehensive analysis regarding the impact of multiple short-term rental platforms on hotel performance and offers both conceptual and practical insights regarding the nature and extent of the effects that were identified.

An Integral Analysis of Labeling, Inclusion, and the Impact of the K-12 School Experience on Gifted Boys

2020 ◽  
pp. 995-1021
Author(s):  
Laurie Alisat ◽  
Veronika Bohac Clarke
Keyword(s):  
School System ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
Integral Model ◽  
Gifted Learners ◽  
Learner Centred Learning ◽  
Education Support ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Urban Public School ◽  
The Impact

Gifted learners are frequently marginalized in community classrooms, as they are placed in competition for special education support, with the students who struggle to meet the minimal curricular demands. In this chapter, we describe the practices of identifying and labelling gifted boys, from the perspective of gifted boys attending high school and from the perspectives of a school system. The case discussed is a large urban public school system, which endeavours to effectively identify gifted students and provide them with learner-centred learning environments. We use Wilber's (2000, 2006) Integral model as a conceptual framework to analyze the findings from an empirical study of gifted boys' school experiences (Alisat, 2013). These findings are also supported by our critical praxis, observing and conversing with gifted young people. The Integral Model is a useful framework for understanding the multiple factors impacting gifted students' daily experiences, engagement and achievement.

scholarly journals Impact of English on the Career of Engineering Students: A Brief Overview in G(local) Context

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 182-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rup Narayan Shrestha ◽  
Bharat Raj Pahari ◽  
Jai Raj Awasthi
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Widespread Application ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Local Contexts ◽  
The World ◽  
Global And Local ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Engineering Journal

The present article highlights the importance of the English language in the career of the students of engineering both in global and local contexts. The main objective of this article is to explore the impact of English language on the career of the students of engineering all over the world in general and in Nepal in particular. Based primarily on the literature review for the necessary data, it reveals the fact that the English language is a most essential language for the students of engineering  not only in Nepal but it is equally relevant in the global context as well. It suggests that there is widespread application of English language in the feld of engineering. Journal of the Institute of Engineering, 2015, 11(1): 182-188

Examining the Scale, Impacts of, and Response to, Illegal Logging in the Global Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 526-542
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Illegal Logging ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Global Context ◽  
The World ◽  
Political Security ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Very High

Globally, illegal logging has been one of the most profitable and fastest-growing types of transnational organized and environmental crime. Its black market has created a large domestic public outcry and generated a great deal of detrimental impacts on economic, social, environmental, and political security. However, illegal logging has been frequently overlooked by researchers, leading to limited understanding about the crime and the harmful consequences. Against this backdrop, by employing the secondary analysis method, this paper is designed to evaluate the scale of illegal logging, its diverse impacts, and international efforts to deal with this type of crime. It is found in this study that illegal logging remains extensive and increasingly sophisticated, transnational and organized across the world demonstrated by very high illicit profits, timber volumes and destroyed forest areas with inseparable links to other examples of major criminality, especially corruption. Although the crime generates abundant and detrimental economic, social, environmental, and political consequences, on the ground, the impact of global efforts to address the crime is dwarfed by its scale. Received 24th March 2020; Revised 17thAugust 2020; Accepted 26th September 2020

An Integral Analysis of Labeling, Inclusion, and the Impact of the K-12 School Experience on Gifted Boys

2017 ◽  
pp. 355-381
Author(s):  
Laurie Alisat ◽  
Veronika Bohac Clarke
Keyword(s):  
School System ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
Integral Model ◽  
Gifted Learners ◽  
Learner Centred Learning ◽  
Education Support ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Urban Public School ◽  
The Impact

Gifted learners are frequently marginalized in community classrooms, as they are placed in competition for special education support, with the students who struggle to meet the minimal curricular demands. In this chapter, we describe the practices of identifying and labelling gifted boys, from the perspective of gifted boys attending high school and from the perspectives of a school system. The case discussed is a large urban public school system, which endeavours to effectively identify gifted students and provide them with learner-centred learning environments. We use Wilber's (2000, 2006) Integral model as a conceptual framework to analyze the findings from an empirical study of gifted boys' school experiences (Alisat, 2013). These findings are also supported by our critical praxis, observing and conversing with gifted young people. The Integral Model is a useful framework for understanding the multiple factors impacting gifted students' daily experiences, engagement and achievement.

Smash-Up

2020 ◽  
pp. 224-239
Author(s):  
Laurie L. Alisat
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Gifted Learners ◽  
Problem Finding ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Promising Practice ◽  
The World ◽  
Authentic Problems

Among the current trends, globally in education, is a focus on personalized learning as a way to meet student needs, increase engagement, and improve achievement. Design thinking is a process, as well as a way of being, which, as a promising practice, provides a means for personalizing learning through work that is meaningful and relevant to students. The mindsets and processes of design thinking were used to invite gifted students into problem finding and problem solving, which began with where the students were at and further developed their knowledge and skills in action-oriented solutions. Using design thinking, students engaged in the world to solve authentic problems through a lens of empathy and human centeredness, strengthening their ties to community. Design thinking provided rich learning opportunities that were effective for gifted learners, engaging their curiosity, sense of social justice, imagination, and critical thinking.

scholarly journals Bringing culture into the school Summary

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 143-150
Author(s):  
Brandy Nothstine
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Early Childhood Teachers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Responsive Classroom ◽  
Multicultural Classroom ◽  
Teacher Needs ◽  
Positive Learning Environment ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Different Cultures

It is the teacher’s responsibility to make the classroom culturally responsive. Children bring their own culture to the classroom with them. The teacher needs to make sure these influences are nurtured in a positive way. The current literature indicates that language, social interactions, and play are all influenced by a child’s culture. The author used the Kendell multicultural checklist to highlight key areas of the classroom that needed to be addressed in order to make the classroom more culturally responsive. A plan was developed and put into practice to better understand family cultures and to better teach the children about different cultures. A culturally responsive classroom is critical for families and children to feel safe and welcome in a positive learning environment away from home. In the United States, 25% of children are immigrants or come from immigrant families (Souto-Manning 2013). This makes it crucial for educators to learn how to have a positive and welcoming multicultural classroom environment. With over 75% of early childhood teachers being white and speaking only English, it makes it that much more important for them to learn about different cultures and set up a classroom ready to nurture a variety of cultures (Souto-Manning 2013).

scholarly journals Media freedom in Melanesia: The challenges of researching the impact of national security legislation

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-85
Author(s):  
Marie M'Balla-Ndi Oelgemoeller ◽  
Levi Obijiofor
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
National Security ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Media Freedom ◽  
Regional Context ◽  
Global Context ◽  
The World ◽  
Democratic Principles ◽  
The Impact

Commentary: In a global context of national security anxiety, governments across the world are passing an increasing number of laws in response to terror-related threats. Often, national security laws undermine media freedom and infringe on democratic principles and basic human rights. Threats to media freedom and abuse of journalists are also increasing in Melanesia. This commentary argues that in a regional context of repetitive political coups, failures in governance, high levels of corruption, insurrections, or even media crises, the tensions between national security legislation and media freedom need to be examined cautiously. The authors suggest that strong methodological and theoretical frameworks that allow for serious consideration of cultural practices and protocols will be necessary to conduct research examining these tensions in Melanesia.

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