Gendered transitions: Women’s experiences of experiential education

2020 ◽  
pp. 205699712096598
Author(s):  
Rebecca Burwell ◽  
Mackenzi Huyser
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Education ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Christian Colleges ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Transformative Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Gendered Expectations

This qualitative case study explores the transformative impact of an off-campus US-based experiential education program on female students. Founded by a group of Christian colleges, this program offers students the opportunity to live in a large metropolitan area while learning through experiences in both professional work settings and the city. Data collected from focus groups over the span of 2 years show female students were transformed in their understanding of themselves as professionals and leaders. Students also discovered tensions in messages previously received about identity and gendered expectations in relation to who they felt they were becoming.

scholarly journals Gender and Party Discipline: Evidence from Africa’s Emerging Party Systems

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
AMANDA CLAYTON ◽  
PÄR ZETTERBERG
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Party Systems ◽  
Substantive Representation ◽  
Party Discipline ◽  
Women Legislators ◽  
Ability To Act ◽  
Speech Data ◽  
Legislative Effectiveness ◽  
Gendered Expectations

Are men and women legislators equally loyal to their parties? We theorize that parties select candidates based on gendered criteria, leading to the (s)election of more disciplined women. Moreover, we argue that gendered expectations about proper behavior limit women legislators’ ability to act independently from their parties. Using surveys from over 800 parliamentarians across 17 African legislatures, we find that women report significantly higher levels of party discipline than do their men copartisans. From this survey data and new legislative speech data, we also find support for our proposed causal mechanisms. Further, we find that among women parliamentarians, party discipline is negatively correlated with the prioritization of womens rights. A qualitative case study of the Namibian Parliament illustrates our findings. We discuss the implications of our results for women’s legislative effectiveness, for the substantive representation of women’s interests in policy making, and for the continued democratization of emerging party systems.

scholarly journals New public spaces as the basic nodes for development of new city areas (case study of Kronstadt, Russia)

2020 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 04026
Author(s):  
Olga Kokorina ◽  
Dmitry Zinenkov ◽  
Tamara Datsuk
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Current State ◽  
New Public ◽  
Independent Unit ◽  
New City ◽  
The City ◽  
Further Development

The article presents research materials and analysis of factors affecting the creation of new nodes of public spaces, as starting points for the development of Kotlin Island and the city of Kronstadt. Their current state and problems, resources and opportunities are described. Currently, there is a process of rethinking the value of the coastal territories of Kronstadt, the potential of which is not realized. One of the possible ways to solve this problem is to increase the use of coastal territories by creating tourism and public-business infrastructure along the coastline. Kronstadt has a number of unique characteristics, the use of which can transfer it from degrading to developing. This is possible by creating a polycentric model in the city - new growth points, as well as rethinking the value of abandoned and coastal territories. This approach will not only increase funding, attract more people, provide a sufficient number of jobs, but also subsequently create conditions for the further development of the city as an independent unit - the center of the St. Petersburg metropolitan area.

scholarly journals Florence and the river: new urban perspectives

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1.4) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Francesco Alberti ◽  
Raffaele Paloscia
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Small Cities ◽  
History Of ◽  
University Of Florence ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

The upgrading of riverfronts is a theme that has long played a central role in the renewal programs of large, medium and small cities throughout Europe. The case study presented in this paper is Florence, whose Roman origins and development, from the Middle Ages to today, are closely linked to the Arno River, which runs from east to west. After briefly reviewing some salient moments in the history of the relationship between the city and the river, the paper illustrates some research and projects carried out within the Department of Architecture of the University of Florence, focused on the role that Arno can still play in the future of the Florentine metropolitan area, as a catalyst for interventions aimed at improving urban sustainability, livability and resilience to climate change.

Effectiveness of Barriers at Suicide Jumping Sites: A Case Study

2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 557-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette L. Beautrais
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Central City ◽  
Young Male ◽  
National Database ◽  
Extreme Caution ◽  
Safety Barriers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Objectives: Suicide safety barriers were removed from a central city bridge in an Australasian metropolitan area in 1996 after having been in place for 60 years. The bridge is a known suicide site and is located adjacent to the region's largest hospital, which includes an acute inpatient psychiatric unit. This paper examines the impact of the removal of these barriers on suicide rates. Method: Data for suicide deaths by jumping from the bridge in question, from 1992to 2000, were obtained from the regional City Police Inquest Office. Data for suicide deaths by jumping from other sites in the metropolitan area in question, from 1992 to 1998, were obtained from the national health statistics database. Case history data about each suicide death by jumping in the metropolitan area in question, from 1994 to 1998, were abstracted from coronial files held by a national database. Results: Removal of safety barriers led to an immediate and substantial increase in both the numbers and rate of suicide by jumping from the bridge in question. In the 4 years following the removal of the barriers (compared with the previous 4 years) the number of suicides increased substantially, from three to 15 (χ2 = 8, df = 1, p < 0.01); the rate of such deaths increased also (χ2 = 6.6, df = 1, p < 0.01). The majority of those who died by jumping from the bridge following the removal of the safety barriers were young male psychiatric patients, with psychotic illnesses. Following the removal of the barriers from the bridge the rate of suicide by jumping in the metropolitan area in question did not change but the pattern of suicides by jumping in the city changed significantly with more suicides from the bridge in question and fewer at other sites. Conclusions: Removal of safety barriers from a known suicide site led to a substantial increase in the numbers of suicide deaths by jumping from that site. These findings appear to strengthen the case for installation of safety barriers at suicide sites in efforts to prevent suicide deaths, and also suggest the need for extreme caution about the removal of barriers from known jumping sites.

scholarly journals Reflexões Sobre o Ensino de Artes/Música na Educação Básica no Atual Cenário

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Lucian José de Souza Costa ◽  
Áureo Déo DeFreitas Júnior
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Clear Vision ◽  
Current Context ◽  
The City ◽  
Bibliographic Study

ResumoEste trabalho é um recorte de pesquisa de mestrado que teve como objetivo investigar como ocorre a formação inicial e continuada dos professores de Artes/música na Educação Básica na Use 11. Neste recorte apresentamos o ensino de artes/música no atual contexto de algumas escolas da região metropolitana de Belém. Esta pesquisa desenvolve-se por meio de um estudo bibliográfico e de um estudo de caso. A metodologia aplicada parte de um levantamento bibliográfico preliminar sobre os assuntos, envolvendo o tema desta pesquisa, realizado em fontes infográficas, posteriormente, foi feita a leitura dos textos, com base nas orientações de Severino (2007), e o método escolhido foi o Estudo de Caso. Os resultados permitem verificar que os profissionais da área de Artes, com habilitação no ensino de Música, são direcionados após sua formação acadêmica a lecionar aulas ao ensino fundamental e médio, sendo que no curso de formação não há uma visão clara do que realmente se pode esperar no campo de atuação.AbstractThis work is an excerpt of a master’s research that aimed to research how the initial and continuing training of Arts / music teachers in Basic Education in Use occurs 11. In this excerpt we present the teaching of arts / music in the current context of some schools in the city. metropolitan area of Belém. This research is published through a bibliographic study and a case study. The applied methodology of a preliminary bibliographic survey on the subjects, involving the theme of this research, carried out in infographic sources, was subsequently read through the texts, based on the guidelines of Severino (2007), and the method chosen was the Study of Case. The results allowed to verify that the professionals of the area of Arts, with qualification in the teaching of music, are directed after their academic formation to classes to the elementary and high school, being that in the formation course there is not a clear vision of what can really be expected in the field.

scholarly journals Challenges in the implementation of the City of Johannesburg’s Expanded Social Package in alleviating COVID-19 induced food insecurity

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrino Mazenda ◽  
Koketso Matjane ◽  
Mahlomola S. Maleka ◽  
Tinashe Mushayanyama ◽  
Tyanai Masiya
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Unemployment Insurance ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Insurance Fund ◽  
Means Testing ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Poverty Threshold ◽  
Online Registration ◽  
The City

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has subjected the African urban population into abject poverty. Local government initiatives, such as the City of Johannesburg’s (CoJ) Expanded Social Package (ESP) ‘Siyasizana’ [we help each other], have been established to enhance food security amongst the city’s most vulnerable based on their level of income.Aim: This article analysed the extent to which the ESP was effective in addressing food insecurity in the wake of COVID-19.Setting: This research was descriptive and explanatory in nature that played an important role in obtaining an in-depth interpretation of the challenges of the implementation of ESP in mitigating food insecurity in the CoJ.Methods: This article utilised a qualitative case study design with the aid of existing literature, municipal documents and authoritative internet sources in order to analyse the extent to which the ESP is effective in addressing food insecurity in the wake of COVID-19.Results: This article found out that the ESP did not expressly address the COVID-19-induced food insecurity because of numerous challenges, namely awareness, stigmatisation, qualification and hidden costs.Conclusion: The CoJ should bring in private players to finance the programme as COVID-19 has increased the number of beneficiaries, relax the requirement for in-person application to allow for online registration, increase the ESP poverty threshold of R6100 to cater for those on the border of poverty and diversify its means testing to include other criteria such as Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), which will provide much needed relief to those who might have lost income.

scholarly journals Place brand communication as aspirational talk-further exploring the constitutive model of communication

1970 ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Cecilia Cassinger
Keyword(s):  
Constitutive Model ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Place Branding ◽  
The Political ◽  
Brand Communication ◽  
Concrete Action ◽  
Place Brand ◽  
The City

This paper introduces the concept of aspirational talk to examine the constitutive features of place brand communication. Aspirational talk builds on a performative view of communication and is characterised by a gap between future-oriented visionary talk and concrete action. The study explores place brand communication as aspirational talk through a qualitative case study of how place branding is used to drive changed in two Swedish cities. Two ideological different aspirations are identified and contrasted. It is argued that aspirational talk helps us to further understand the gap between the political visions and ideals that underpin place brand communication and residents’ everyday life in the city.

scholarly journals Analysis of Understanding of DPR Members against Gender Mainstreaming in DPRD Medan

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 2194-2208
Author(s):  
Yurisna Tanjung ◽  
Sahran Saputra
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Draft Regulation ◽  
The City ◽  
Depth Interviews

The aims of this study is to find out the understanding DPR members agains gender mainstreaming in DPRD Medan. This study uses a qualitative case study approach. After in-depth interviews with 5 Members of the DPRD Medan, the researcher can conclude that: 1. Members DPRD Medan do not yet understand the term gender mainstreaming in development. 2. Members DPRD Medan have not provided full support for the acceleration of the development of women's empowerment and child protection. These two things are seen from the lack of DPRD initiative rights in the drafting of a specific Regional Regulation on the Protection of Women and Children in the City of Medan. 3. Between the Legislature and the Executive does not have an understanding of the protection of women and children, the executive should propose a draft regulation on the protection of women and children to be endorsed as a regional regulation.

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