scholarly journals Social Sustainable Education in a Refugee Camp

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3925
Author(s):  
Marit Heldal ◽  
Trond Løge Hagen ◽  
Ingvild Olsen Olaussen ◽  
Gry Mette D. Haugen
Keyword(s):  
Refugee Camp ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Sustainable Education ◽  
Cultural Mediator ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
Children's Activities

The main objective of this article is to discuss how an Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) institution in a refugee camp can promote social sustainable education. By giving empirical examples of innovative pedagogical ideas and practices inside a Greek ECEC institution, this article argues that concepts of formation are ways to promote social sustainable education. The article draws on data from an ECEC institution in which both the children living in a refugee camp and Greek children are located together. With nature as a neutral cultural mediator, serving as a pedagogical framework, children can make new experiences based on participation, equality and mutual respect. Data were produced through field observations, semi-structured interviews and one group interview from March 2019 until September 2019. The empirical data reveal three dimensions that we suggest work as markers for social sustainable pedagogical practice: the importance of nature and play as a facilitator for children’s activities; the importance of participation and equality; and the importance of commitment to the community. The findings are discussed in relation with theoretical concepts of formation, with a particular focus on children as active agents and the value of experiences, and the importance of highly qualified educators.

Students' Independent Professional Activity in Pedagogical Practice

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-58
Author(s):  
Aina Strode
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
Study Process

Students' Independent Professional Activity in Pedagogical PracticeThe topicality of the research is determined by the need for changes in higher education concerned with implementing the principles of sustainable education. The article focuses on teacher training, highlighting the teacher's profession as an attractive choice of one's career that permits to ensure the development of general and professional skills and an opportunity for new specialists to align with the labour market. The empirical study of students' understanding of their professional activity and of the conditions for its formation is conducted by applying structured interviews (of practice supervisors, students, academic staff); students and experts' questionnaire. Comparative analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and triangulation were used in case studies. As a result, a framework of pedagogical practice organisation has been created in order to form students' independent professional activity. The criteria and indicators of independent professional activity have been formulated and suggestions for designers of study programmes and organisers of the study process have been provided.

scholarly journals Lost in Migration – Mirandese at a Crossroads

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 488-495
Author(s):  
Cláudia Martins ◽  
Sérgio Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Minority Language ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Linguistic Rights ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Literary Forms ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The One ◽  
The 19Th Century

AbstractThe linguistic rights of Mirandese were enshrined in Portugal in 1999, though its “discovery” dates back to the very end of the 19th century at the hands of Leite de Vasconcellos. For centuries, it was the first or only language spoken by people living in the northeast of Portugal, particularly the district of Miranda do Douro. As a minority language, it has always moved among three dimensions. On the one hand, the need to assert and defend this language and have it acknowledged by the country, which proudly believe(d) in their monolingual history. Unavoidably, this has ensued the action of translation, especially active from the mid of the 20th century onwards, with an emphasis on the translation of the Bible and Portuguese canonical literature, as well as other renowned literary forms (e.g. The Adventures of Asterix). Finally, the third axis lies in migration, either within Portugal or abroad. Between the 1950s and the 1960s, Mirandese people were forced to leave Miranda do Douro and villages in the outskirts in the thousands. They fled not only due to the deeply entrenched poverty, but also the almost complete absence of future prospects, enhanced by the fact that they were regarded as not speaking “good” Portuguese, but rather a “charra” language, and as ignorant backward people. This period coincided with the building of dams on the river Douro and the cultural and linguistic shock that stemmed from this forceful contact, which exacerbated their sense of not belonging and of social shame. Bearing all this in mind, we seek to approach the role that migration played not only in the assertion of Mirandese as a language in its own right, but also in the empowerment of new generations of Mirandese people, highly qualified and politically engaged in the defence of this minority language, some of whom were former migrants. Thus, we aim to depict Mirandese’s political situation before and after the endorsement of the Portuguese Law no. 7/99.

The role of farm-to-table activities in agritourism towards sustainable development

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Fatimahwati Pehin Dato Musa ◽  
Wei Lee Chin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Local Agriculture ◽  
Balanced Approach ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
Food Activism

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of farm-to-table (FTT) activities in agritourism towards sustainable development based on three agritourism farms in Brunei. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on qualitative data using semi-structured interviews with 23 participants involved in the management of the farms. In-depth interviews are considered the most appropriate approach to gain the unexplored perspectives of the agriculture community at the three agritourism farms. Findings The study found that FTT activities imparted in agritourism contribute towards sustainable development economically, socially and environmentally. FTT leads to the establishment of small medium and micro enterprises, which, in turn, creates employment for the local people. It also plays a part in preserving the ethno-culinary heritage of indigenous food, promoting food localism and sustainable agriculture. These findings suggest that FTT activities play an important role in revitalizing the local community. The outcome of this empirical research may enable planners to better formulate regional policy based on a balanced approach taking into account the three dimensions of sustainability towards agritourism development. From a theoretical standpoint, this study adds value to the literature by identifying the contributions of FTT activities towards sustainable development emphasising on the consumption of local ethnic food and food localism. Originality/value The contributions of agritourism for local farms has not been extensively discussed especially in Brunei’s local agriculture industry. This study will provide evidence that FTT activities contribute towards a moderate form of food activism; one that re-forges the disrupted linkages between people, nature and cultural heritage.

The moderating role of remote work in the relationship between organizational culture and OCB: case studies from the financial sector

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoltán Krajcsák ◽  
Anita Kozák
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Home Office ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to show how remote working affects employees' organizational citizenship behavior (OCB).Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted research on organizations in the financial sector, as this segment was able to easily adapt to the challenges of remote working and teleworking. They used the case study approach: they analyzed organizational documents and management communications related to crisis management back to March 2020, when the pandemic started in Hungary, and conducted semi-structured interviews with managers and subordinates.FindingsThe results highlighted that the dominant organizational culture determines the effects of remote working on OCB. In organizations with a dominant market culture, OCB has changed the least because of the home office, with only a decline in the dimension of civic virtue. In organizations with a dominant clan culture, conscientiousness decreased, while the other three dimensions increased. The dominant hierarchy culture reacted the most unfavorably, excluding the dimension of courtesy, as all dimensions decreased.Originality/valueThe study shows how the pandemic and working in home office have changed the dimensions of OCB in different organizational cultures.

Exploring teacher written feedback in EFL writing classrooms: Beliefs and practices in interaction

2021 ◽  
pp. 136216882110576
Author(s):  
Xiaolong Cheng ◽  
Lawrence Jun Zhang ◽  
Qiaozhen Yan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
Written Feedback ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Writing Teachers ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Feedback Strategies

As an important instructional affordance, teacher written feedback is widely used in second language (L2) writing contexts. While copious evidence has shown that such a pedagogical practice can facilitate L2 learners’ writing performance, especially their writing accuracy, little is known about how novice writing teachers conceptualize and enact written feedback in contexts of English as a foreign language (EFL). To fill this gap, we examined four novice writing teachers’ espoused written feedback beliefs and their actual practices in Chinese tertiary EFL writing classrooms. Based on data from semi-structured interviews and students’ writing samples, we found that they adopted a comprehensive approach to feedback provision, and were most concerned with errors in language, particularly grammar when providing feedback. These teachers almost reached a consensus in their beliefs about feedback scope and feedback focus, but they held varying beliefs about feedback strategies. Additionally, this study revealed the complexity of belief-practice relationships, in terms of the coexistence of consistencies and inconsistencies. Specifically, these teachers’ beliefs paralleled their practices in feedback scope, but their beliefs and practices mismatched with regard to feedback focus and feedback strategies. This article concludes with a discussion of the important pedagogical implications.

scholarly journals "When you marry a Serb, then you do not have any problems". Foreigners in Serbia - introduction to anthropological analysis

Stanovnistvo ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-125
Author(s):  
Marija Brujic
Keyword(s):  
Life Histories ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
German Woman ◽  
Irregular Migrants ◽  
Eu Integration ◽  
Individual Strategies ◽  
The Eu

Although according to some scholars, Serbia does not have great immigration potential, there is more and more research within social science?s framework about immigrants in Serbia. However, the majority of these papers focus on current ?migration crisis? and, in relation to this, asylum seekers and irregular migrants. Therefore, this paper has had manifold aims. Firstly, the paper has drawn attention to the anthropological study of foreigners who live and work in Serbia. Secondly, it has revealed some of the problems they had been confronted with in reality. Within this framework, the focus was on highly qualified female foreigners from the EU countries who came for love or/and work which is a topic that does not occupy a prominent place in anthropological research in Serbia. However, with regard to the EU-integration of Serbia and Europeanization of migratory policies, the research of personal experiences of foreigners living in Serbia could signify the gaps in migrants? integration policy and in the adaptation of migration strategies. Thus, in this research were used in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted in 2016 in Belgrade as a method of collecting data and the ?bottom-up? approach. As a result, in this paper were analyzed narratives of a German and a British woman about their everyday experiences connected with their residing and working status. Their narratives showed their struggle with Serbian bureaucracy and related to this, how they legalized their ?migratory status?. Furthermore, in the analysis of the micro context the term ?ethnography of particular? was used, an approach developed by Lila Abu-Lughod in order to, one the one hand, avoid generalization and, on the other, to focus on individual life histories, which is an approach usually used in socio-anthropological studies. In particular, the paper stresses the relevance of individual strategies used for regulation of residence of foreigners in Serbia. Both British and German woman are married to Serbs, have no children, speak The Serbian language, socialize mainly with the Serbs and live and work in Belgrade. While German woman came during Milosevic?s regime in 1999, the British woman came in 2002. Although they did not suffer from ?professional deskilling?, which is typical for female migration in general, they both had to prequalify in order to find a job in Serbia. However, they both found it was easier to regulate their residence status through family, not working, visa, especially before new legal documents concerning foreigners? status were introduced. For instance, the most important legal document adopted as part of EU-integration process are Law on Foreigners (2008), Law on Migration Management (2012) and Law on Employment and Work of Foreign Citizens (2014). Foreigners living in Serbia represent the important group as many of them either work or use their pensions in Serbia. Therefore, having in mind the importance of Europeanization of migratory strategies in Serbia within Europeanization of Serbia and EU-integration process in general and possible migration of EU nationals to Serbia, this paper discussed the importance of individual (working) migration to Serbia on a micro level.

scholarly journals Problems of formalization of the mentoring institute in healthcare and ways of solving them

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 461-466
Author(s):  
Yulia V. Burdastova
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Quality Of Medical Care ◽  
Mentoring System

Introduction. This study focuses on the formalization of the institution of mentoring in health care. The mentoring system in Russia has existed for a long time. Still, there is a particular interest in this topic since the requirements for the quality of medical care are changing, new challenges arise in the healthcare sector, and reducing staff turnover and retaining highly qualified specialists in the workplace arises. Targets and goals. The aim of the study is to clarify the need for institutional consolidation of the institution of mentoring. The tasks of the work included identifying factors motivating or demotivating medical workers to participate in the mentoring system, as well as the search for problems of formalizing the institution of mentoring. Material and methods. The author conducted a sociological study in Moscow: a mass questionnaire survey among doctors and nurses in 6 medical institutions subordinated to the Department of Health of the city of Moscow and a series of in-depth structured interviews with representatives of medical organizations in charge of mentoring in their organizations (17). Analysis of quantitative data was carried out using the construction of classification trees using the CHAID method. Results. The main issue that experts propose to spell out when formalizing mentoring is the skills and abilities. Employee willingness to become mentors varies. The study found that physicians over the age of 27 are most likely to become mentors convinced of the need to introduce and expand mentoring in the workplace. Young doctors under the age of 27 are less likely to take on the mentoring function due to a lack of confidence in their qualifications, as well as older colleagues who are dissatisfied with the working conditions in the workplace and do not consider it necessary to introduce or expand a mentoring system in their organization. Conclusion. The study showed that experts have a positive attitude to formalizing the institute of mentoring, noting that there should be a single document of a recommendatory nature.

scholarly journals O Pibid Diversidade na UFGD: conquistas e desafios

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Elâine da Silva LADEIA ◽  
Andréia SANGALLI
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Context ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Previous Edition ◽  
Politica Publica ◽  
Public Education Policy ◽  
Initiative Program ◽  
Teachers Training ◽  
Structural Aspects

O presente texto traz reflexões sobre o Programa Institucional de Bolsa de Iniciação à Docência - PIBID Diversidade, desenvolvido pelo curso de Licenciatura Intercultural Indígena - Teko Arandu, na Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD). O PIBID D iniciou suas atividades em 2011. A metodologia para construção do texto pautou-se em discutir o contexto do pibid diversidade na UFGD e na formação de professores; pibid diversidade como política pública de educação; quem são e onde estão os sujeitos indígenas? Ações/atividades desenvolvidas pelos subprojetos; resultados e os impactos da edição atual e anterior; as conquistas e os desafios do Pibid Diversidade. Dentre os resultados alcançados destacam-se: Maior interação entre os docentes do curso de Licenciatura Indígena e entre os docentes e as escolas e comunidades indígenas, permitindo um conhecimento mais aproximado da realidade vivida nessas escolas (aspectos estruturais, recursos didáticos e dificuldades enfrentadas pelos professores que atuam nessas escolas);  Contribuir no desenvolvimento de conceitos teóricos através de oficinas práticas com os bolsistas e estudantes das escolas indígenas possibilitando a discussão de conhecimentos tradicionais e ocidentais sobre esses conceitos; Discutir conteúdos nas diversas áreas de conhecimento e a sua (re) elaboração no âmbito do ensino escolar indígena, a partir da prática pedagógica dos professores, da abordagem dos livros didáticos disponíveis e da contextualização do ensino associado aos conhecimentos tradicionais; Desenvolver habilidades para a escolha de metodologias, procedimentos didáticos e paradigmas científicos/tradicionais englobando processos que melhorem seu conhecimento profissional.PIBID. Diversidade. Universidade Federal de Grande Dourados. The Pibid Diversidade in the UFGD: achievements and challenges ABSTRACTThe present text reflects on the Institutional Scholarship Initiative Program for Diversity - PIBID Diversidade, carried out by the Indigenous Intercultural Licentiate course - Teko Arandu, at the Grande Dourados Federal University (UFGD). The PIBID started its activities in 2011.The methodology for the text construction was intended to discuss the Pibid Diversidade organizational context at UFGD and on the teachers training; Pibid as public education policy; who are and where are the indigenous individuals? Actions/activities promoted by subprojects; Results and the impacts of the current and previous edition; The achievements and challenges of the Pibid Diversity. Among the results achieved, stands out: Greater interaction between Indigenous Licentiate course teachers and among teachers, schools and the indigenous communities, allowing a closer knowledge about the reality lived in these schools (structural aspects, didactic resources and difficulties faced by the teachers who work in these schools); To contribute in the theoretical concepts development through practical workshops with the scholarship holders and the indigenous schools students enabling the discussion of traditional and Western knowledge about these concepts; To discuss content in the various areas of knowledge and their (re)elaboration in the scope of indigenous school education, based on the teachers pedagogical practice, on approach to available textbooks and contextualization of teaching process associated with traditional knowledge; To Develop skills to choose methodologies, didactic procedures and scientific / traditional paradigms encompassing processes that improve their professional knowledge.PIBID. Diversity. Grande Dourados Federal University.

scholarly journals Disconnection in Information Exchange During Pediatric Trauma Transfers: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 237437352110565
Author(s):  
Hadley S Sauers-Ford ◽  
James B Aboagye ◽  
Stuart Henderson ◽  
James P Marcin ◽  
Jennifer L Rosenthal
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Traumatic Injury ◽  
Pediatric Trauma ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽  
Clinician Communication ◽  
Flow Of Information

Pediatric patients experiencing an emergency department (ED) visit for a traumatic injury often transfer from the referring ED to a pediatric trauma center. This qualitative study sought to evaluate the experience of information exchange during pediatric trauma visits to referring EDs from the perspectives of parents and referring and accepting clinicians through semi-structured interviews. Twenty-five interviews were conducted (10 parents and 15 clinicians) and analyzed through qualitative thematic analysis. A 4-person team collaboratively identified codes, wrote memos, developed major themes, and discussed theoretical concepts. Three interdependent themes emerged: (1) Parents’ and clinicians’ distinct experiences result in a disconnect of information exchange needs; (2) systems factors inhibit effective information exchange and amplify the disconnect; and (3) situational context disrupts the flow of information contributing to the disconnect. Individual-, situational-, and systems-level factors contribute to disconnects in the information exchanged between parents and clinicians. Understanding how these factors’ influence information disconnect may offer avenues for improving patient–clinician communication in trauma transfers.

scholarly journals Time Regulation as Institutional Condition for Children’s Outdoor Play and Cultural Formation in Kindergarten

2021 ◽  
pp. 111-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Åsta Birkeland ◽  
Hanne Værum Sørensen
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Outdoor Play ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Cultural Formation ◽  
Institutional Condition ◽  
Dialectical Relationship ◽  
Children's Activities ◽  
Outdoor Playtime

AbstractTime regulation is an important aspect of the everyday life in any kindergarten and has an impact on which activities are given priority. In this case study, the outdoor playtime in one kindergarten in China and one in Norway is compared based on the understanding that children’s cultural formation develops in a dialectical relationship between children’s interests and motives and societal, institutional, and weather conditions. The aim of the article is to identify how time regulations provide conditions for children’s play and cultural formation during outdoor playtime. The research question is: How does institutional time regulation interplay with the pedagogical practice and children’s activities in the outdoor playtime? Employing a cultural-historical approach, drawing on Hedegaard’s concepts of development and cultural formation as an individual, institutional and societal process, the dialectical interplay between institutional time regulation and children’s engagement in outdoor activities is the unit of analysis in this study. Our findings indicate that the kindergarten teachers in the Chinese kindergarten as well as the Norwegian kindergarten aim to adjust the pedagogical content and time schedule to the traditions, values, and conditions in both countries. This chapter contributes to knowledge about the interplay between institutional conditions and children’s activities and cultural formation in outdoor play.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document