Designing Transformative Multicultural Initiatives: Theoretical Foundations, Practical Applications and Facilitator Considerations ed. by Sherry K. Watt

2016 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 758-760
Author(s):  
Larry D. Roper
Keyword(s):  
Practical Applications ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

An Evaluation of Mode Tracking Methods for Practical Rotor Dynamic Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anurag Rajagopal ◽  
Dilip K. Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Rotating Machinery ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Test Cases ◽  
Dynamic Simulations ◽  
Campbell Diagram ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Rotor Dynamic ◽  
Mode Tracking ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

Abstract An important precursor to the dynamic analysis of rotating machinery, in either frequency or time domain, is the extraction of its mode shapes and corresponding frequencies. This is often presented as a Campbell diagram, which plots the frequency of each mode as a function of the rotor speed. A typical Campbell diagram has several backward whirl, linear and forward whirl modes leading to numerous intersections. Therefore augmenting the eigenvalue solution with a mode tracking algorithm to output the Campbell diagram is of essential interest to a practicing engineer. This paper presents an evaluation of several mode tracking approaches for rotor dynamic simulations, starting from their theoretical foundations to practical applications using several test cases. These tracking algorithms are implemented in the structural solver, OptiStruct, part of Altair Engineering’s CAE framework. Finally, the conclusions drawn from this exercise offer engineers studying rotating machinery several key insights.

Geochemical Reaction Modeling

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig M. Bethke
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Methods ◽  
Natural Waters ◽  
Environmental Geochemistry ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Mineral Surfaces ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Reaction Processes ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Geochemical Reaction ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

Geochemical reaction modeling plays an increasingly vital role in several areas of geoscience, from environmental geochemistry and petroleum geology to the study of geothermal and hydrothermal fluids. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the use of numerical methods to model reaction processes in the Earth's crust and on its surface. Early chapters develop the theoretical foundations of the field, derive a set of governing equations, and show how numerical methods can be used to solve these equations. Other chapters discuss the distribution of species in natural waters; methods for computing activity coefficients in dilute solutions and in brines; the complexation of ions into mineral surfaces; the kinetics of precipitation and dissolution reactions; and the fractionation of stable isotopes. Later chapters provide a large number of fully worked calculation examples and case studies demonstrating the modeling techniques that can be applied to scientific and practical problems. Students in a variety of specialties from low-temperature geochemistry to groundwater hydrology will benefit from the wealth of information and practical applications this book has to offer.

Research agenda for supporting learners and educators in developing language learner autonomy

10.47908/8/6 ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 153-162
Author(s):  
Ward Peeters
Keyword(s):  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Autonomy Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Context Of Learning ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

In this chapter, the author reflects on the ideas in this volume, that have explored some of the theoretical foundations, philosophical underpinnings, practical applications as well as evaluations of learner autonomy and learner autonomy spaces. In the editors’ view, the findings that are presented throughout the chapters exemplify the ‘social turn’ in researching learner autonomy development and second language acquisition, in which the social, interactive and co-dependent nature of the concept has increasingly come to the foreground (cf. Little, Dam, & Legenhausen, 2017; Peeters & Ludwig, 2017; Toohey & Norton, 2003). This social turn also forms the backbone of the research agenda that is presented in this section, with questions about the context of learning, the different frames in which autonomy can develop and how we define ‘value’ in learning. By making suggestions for how to start answering these questions, this chapter aims to outline a pathway for future research in the field of learner autonomy.

Augmented Reality in Language and STEM Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 35-59
Author(s):  
Nhu Le ◽  
Hanh Dinh
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

Rapid advancement in technology has altered language and STEM education, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. Augmented reality (AR) has emerged as one of the latest technologies offering a new way to bridge virtual and real worlds, which can enhance both teaching and learning experience. Due to the widespread proliferation of digital technology, the implementation of AR on internet-based devices and mobile devices has become a growing trend in educational settings related to language and content-based instruction. There has been an increasing number of studies exploring the design, evaluation, and applications of AR for pedagogical purposes. This chapter aims to 1) delineate AR technology and its theoretical foundations, 2) review AR-pertinent literature regarding language and STEM education, 3) discuss the potentials as well as challenges of this innovative technology, and 4) propose practical applications for ESL/EFL teachers, educators, and practitioners alike.

scholarly journals Decolonizing Methodologies in Qualitative Research: Creating Spaces for Transformative Praxis

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110147
Author(s):  
Vivetha Thambinathan ◽  
Elizabeth Anne Kinsella
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Decolonizing Methodologies ◽  
Critical Reflexivity ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Colonial Legacies ◽  
Historical Trajectory ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

Though there is no standard model or practice for what decolonizing research methodology looks like, there are ongoing scholarly conversations about theoretical foundations, principal components, and practical applications. However, as qualitative researchers, we think it is important to provide tangible ways to incorporate decolonial learning into our research methodology and overall practice. In this paper, we draw on theories of decolonization and exemplars from the literature to propose four practices that can be used by qualitative researchers: (1) exercising critical reflexivity, (2) reciprocity and respect for self-determination, (3) embracing “Other(ed)” ways of knowing, and (4) embodying a transformative praxis. At this moment of our historical trajectory, it is a moral imperative to embrace decolonizing approaches when working with populations oppressed by colonial legacies.

Poglądy Zygmunta Bugajskiego (1887–1940) na wychowanie fizyczne więźniów oraz ich praktyczna realizacja w systemie penitencjarnym II Rzeczpospolitej

2020 ◽  
pp. 54-75
Author(s):  
Bartosz Kułan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Social Rehabilitation ◽  
Physical Exercises ◽  
Interwar Poland ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

The article presents the views of Zygmunt Bugajski on the issue of physical education in prisons of the Second Polish Republic. Bugajski was one of the main representatives of the Polish penitentiary thought in the years 1918–1939. Many of his thoughts were accomplished. Physical education was also brought to prisons. The article presents his thoughts on physical exercises, but also (as far as the sources allowed) their practical applications in prisons of interwar Poland. Increased interest in physical education as a form of social rehabilitation ended in the early 1930s. Bugajski played an important role in this, being not only responsible for introducing legal functions, but also covering the theoretical foundations presented in his work: “Education and physical education in prisons” published in 1929. Bugajski was murdered by NKVD in the spring of 1940 in Katyn.

scholarly journals Disability Studies in Education – Building Platforms to Reclaim Disability and Recognise Disablement

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Slee ◽  
Tim Corcoran ◽  
Marnie Best
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Disability Studies ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Disability Studies In Education ◽  
Conceptual Foundations ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

This paper provides the historical and theoretical foundations for the emergent field of Disability Studies in Education. Disability Studies in Education proceeds from the trans-disciplinary work we find in the continuing development of Disability Studies. It applies the principles and conceptual threads of Disability Studies to critique the ableist traditions, structures and cultures of education and to suggest how education might be otherwise. The paper makes clear the distinction between special education and disability studies in education. Special education has proven its resilience and willingness to appropriate the discourse of inclusive education in order to adapt and sustain its core assumptions about children with disabilities and their education. Accordingly, it is critical that this journal make explicit the distinctions between the conceptual foundations and practical applications of special education and Disability Studies in Education. This first paper is an attempt at draw these lines of distinctions and the aspirations for the Journal of Disability Studies in Education.

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