scholarly journals The Vocational School of Sintra and Its Contribution to Heritage Education

Heritage ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 466-478
Author(s):  
Ana Mafalda Cardeira ◽  
Marta Frade
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Heritage Education ◽  
12Th Grade ◽  
And Training

This paper aims to share the experience acquired with students of the 3rd year (namely the 12th grade of the Portuguese educational system) at the Vocational School for the Recovery of Heritage of Sintra in the Course of Studies for Conservation and Restoration Assistants in the field of Plaster Restoration, in the classes of Work-Related Training and Analytical Methods of Examination and Laboratory Analysis, by carrying out theoretical-practical work and training in a work context specifically focused on Portuguese heritage, demonstrating how practical classes motivate students and prepare them for future professional work. This vocational course helps students to reflect and question themselves on the role of “looking” at heritage. Thus, its cross information, both interdisciplinary and from the historical-artistic context of the monument, will provide a better perspective over its materiality and its use. In situ learning awakens students to the reality of work. The notion that they are helping to maintain the memory of ancestors credits them and gives them confidence in their work. After presenting their Final Year Projects, they look at heritage with a more awakened vision. With this, they have the perception that they have contributed to the reconstruction of memory, their cultural heritage.

scholarly journals Integrating a FISH imaging system into the cytology laboratory

CytoJournal ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Denice Smith ◽  
Matt Riding ◽  
Kim Oswald ◽  
Joel S. Bentz
Keyword(s):  
Training Programs ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Hard Drives ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Automated Scanning ◽  
Space Requirements ◽  
And Training

We have implemented an interactive imaging system for the interpretation of UroVysion fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to improve throughput, productivity, quality control and diagnostic accuracy. We describe the Duet imaging system, our experiences with implementation, and outline the financial investment, space requirements, information technology needs, validation, and training of cytotechnologists needed to integrate such a system into a cytology laboratory. Before purchasing the imaging system, we evaluated and validated the instrument at our facility. Implementation required slide preparation changes, IT modifications, development of training programs, and revision of job descriptions for cytotechnologists. A darkened room was built to house the automated scanning station and microscope, as well as two imaging stations. IT changes included generation of storage for archival images on the LAN, addition of external hard drives for back-up, and changes to cable connections for communication between remote locations. Training programs for cytotechnologists, and pathologists/fellows/residents were developed, and cytotechnologists were integrated into multiple steps of the process. The imaging system has resulted in increased productivity for pathologists, concomitant with an expanded role of cytotechnologists in multiple critical steps, including FISH, scan setup, reclassification, and initial interpretation.

scholarly journals Experience of the cultural route in the space of the tourist landscape

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 69-81
Author(s):  
Natalie Moreno-Kamińska
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Memory Protection ◽  
Intangible Heritage ◽  
Heritage Education ◽  
Cultural Routes

Cultural routes present the values or elements of cultural heritage. They have been permanently inscribed in the landscape of Poland and Europe, thanks to their potential, in the context of historical memory, protection of tangible and intangible heritage, education, and tourism. They are tools for popularizing and bringing out the ethos and identity of the inhabitants. In the context of the development of cultural tourism and the introduction of new trails to the tourist landscape, it is worth considering the role of the experiences acquired by travelers through overcoming the subsequent stages of the cultural route. Participation in activities prepared by trail organizers plays an important role in enabling visitors and natives to learn about the heritage of a given area or to take root in the traditions of a region or nation. The analysis is based on research concerning the tourist landscape, cultural routes, and the author’s own experiences.

Enhancing Competences For Co-Creating Appealing and Meaningful Cultural Heritage Experiences in Tourism

2020 ◽  
pp. 109634802095163
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Kastenholz ◽  
Werner Gronau
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Cultural Heritage Management ◽  
Tourist Gaze ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Meaningful Experiences ◽  
Global And Local ◽  
And Training

Co-creation in tourism is a powerful way of developing involving and meaningful experiences of services, places, and cultures that tourists have contact with when traveling. Cultural heritage should thus not only attract the passive “tourist gaze” but rather stimulate the curious visitor to engage creatively with this heritage in ways that cultural heritage providers may creatively imagine. This is easier to say than do. This article discusses the role of higher education in improving students’ competences regarding the development of co-creation opportunities with cultural heritage. Results of a survey and additional interviews directed at those involved in cultural heritage management and training identified challenges for improving higher education curricula in tourism and heritage management. Additional research and respective teaching and management efforts need to overcome not only national borders in cultural heritage provision for tourists but also borders between teachers and students, academia and practitioners, heritage and tourism, and global and local themes and experiences.

scholarly journals Education in Fictional Dystopian Societies: The Case of Veronica Roth’s “Divergent”

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Stefanopoulou ◽  
◽  
Christos-Thomas Kechagias ◽  
Konstantinos D. Malafantis ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Educational System ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Literary Genres ◽  
Dystopian Fiction ◽  
Youth Education ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
The One ◽  
And Training

Dystopian fiction is evolving in one of the most interesting literary genres for youth. Education in “Divergent” constitutes a domain of the society which affects directly the citizens and turns to be a catalyst for the establishment of the regime. This article focuses on the role and aspects of education and portrays some representations of the educational system in force in “Divergent”, making possible associations with our social and educational worlds. Using the method of quantitative content analysis, we found that “ranking” and “training” have the most powerful presence in the novel. In this dystopian society, the concept and institution of education has a very different role of the one we would imagine in another more friendly and warless society. Based on our findings, we propose ways in which students can actually learn from dystopian fiction and make steps towards the change of their own educational system and society.

Co-Creation of Narratives for “Minor” Sites of Cultural Heritage in Euro-Mediterranean Peri-Urban Areas: Conditions of a Small Temple on the East Coast of Attica, Greece

Heritage ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 2918-2941
Author(s):  
Attilio Torre ◽  
Charis Christodoulou
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Public Involvement ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Dynamic Interface

The protection and enhancement of places of cultural heritage in their contemporary context stand as major challenges in Euro-Mediterranean peri-urban areas, where heritage is vast and urbanization pressure is extremely high. This article refers to those historical and archaeological sites that are considered “minor” as they lack “exceptional character”, or they appear in the shadow of major monuments and, thus, fall marginally within the scope of mainstream cultural policy priorities to protect and enhance significant monuments and heritage sites. This study presents the results of exploratory qualitative research that addresses questions about the in situ actual future and potential role of “minor” sites in cultural heritage awareness-raising and management. In a sustainable perspective, this article discusses the value of heritage fragments and public involvement in their enhancement within their territory with the use of digital resources and ICT. This study focuses on the alienated Small Temple on the beach of Loutsa within the wider archaeological area of Vravrona on the east coast of the metropolitan area of Attica/Athens. It concludes that co-creation of shared narratives can create a dynamic interface and constructive involvement of stakeholders and local communities provided that smart applications are combined and adapted to the specificities and conditions of the wider context.

scholarly journals Higher education in prehistory and archaeology

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-40
Author(s):  
Luiz Oosterbeek
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Rock Art ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Humanities Education ◽  
Heritage Education ◽  
Adaptation Mechanisms ◽  
Cultural Networks ◽  
And Training

The growing divide between sciences and humanities has led, in the last decades, to their global weakening, leading to a pragmatic empire of technological solutions deprived from meaning and global reasoning. In parallel, the source o many current disruptive processes is the incapacity of understanding the implications of the global merger of economies and societies, but also the trend towards segregating new identities and cultural networks. We consider that education and training are key elements in the process of building shared landscapes, i.e., shared convergent perceptions of the territories, and that education in prehistory and archaeology should be structured within this framework. Reflecting on general concerns and perspectives of Humanities education at large, and on specific constraints in Europe and Portugal, we argue that the specific relevance of archaeology within a programme for humanities concerns its expertise in assessing adaptation mechanisms, economy-environment balances, techniques and technology, as well as its interdisciplinary approach, going beyond humanities and involving social and natural sciences. The text concludes by presenting the structure and strategy of the Master programme in Prehistoric Archaeology and Rock Art, as part of a wider programme of archaeology and cultural heritage education at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar.

scholarly journals Higher education in prehistory and archaeology

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-40
Author(s):  
Luiz Oosterbeek
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Rock Art ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Humanities Education ◽  
Heritage Education ◽  
Adaptation Mechanisms ◽  
Cultural Networks ◽  
And Training

The growing divide between sciences and humanities has led, in the last decades, to their global weakening, leading to a pragmatic empire of technological solutions deprived from meaning and global reasoning. In parallel, the source o many current disruptive processes is the incapacity of understanding the implications of the global merger of economies and societies, but also the trend towards segregating new identities and cultural networks. We consider that education and training are key elements in the process of building shared landscapes, i.e., shared convergent perceptions of the territories, and that education in prehistory and archaeology should be structured within this framework. Reflecting on general concerns and perspectives of Humanities education at large, and on specific constraints in Europe and Portugal, we argue that the specific relevance of archaeology within a programme for humanities concerns its expertise in assessing adaptation mechanisms, economy-environment balances, techniques and technology, as well as its interdisciplinary approach, going beyond humanities and involving social and natural sciences. The text concludes by presenting the structure and strategy of the Master programme in Prehistoric Archaeology and Rock Art, as part of a wider programme of archaeology and cultural heritage education at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar.

scholarly journals The Effect of Home Architecture on Child Rearing

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 409-413
Author(s):  
Seyed Ali Seyedian ◽  
Fahime Ghorbani
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Analytical Methods ◽  
The Other ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
Educational Workshop ◽  
And Training

Human beings always live in embedded place called home where is one of the main places influence them. Since home has mental relationship with family, its architecture is severely important and undeniable. It is established that training occur in every periods of life and childhood has the most significant role comparable to other periods. On the other hand, the concept of home is widely used in child welfare policies and practises, we do, however, recognize that children’s social relations and belonging to the place called ’home’ are fluid, contextual and mobile. Moreover, the quality of growing place of children is the basic for maturity and training, so the role of architecture becomes more worthy. In the current work with focus on the role of home architecture on the children’s training, different parameters were studied. In addition, the role of architecture in some characters of children such as creativity, mobility, identity and etc is the important effect of this art on the children’s training which attracted little attention since now. This study, using descriptive and analytical methods, enumerates some of the needs of the child, The capacities of architecture in the direction of training, in the other word, the role and effect of architecture of living place on parenting and the formation of their personalities and finally by providing appropriate solutions architecture, such as educational workshop spaces, spaces with high security, both physically and mentally and to improve parenting are discussed.

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