scholarly journals ICT and Reflective Practice integration; A Constructivists Approach in Teacher Preparation at Primary Teachers Colleges in South Eastern Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Gusango ◽  
John Maani ◽  
John Ssetumba
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
The Body ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Teachers Colleges ◽  
Integration Of Ict

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the ICT and reflective practice integration in teacher preparation at Primary Teachers Colleges and to establish whether these practices were among the constructivist approaches being used to teach students. Methodology: This phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of tutors and students in light of constructivists’ teaching. It involved 3 PTCs and 15 participants who were purposively sampled. This study used a qualitative research design. Data was gathered using in-depth multiple interviews and analyzed following Moustakas (1994) procedure. Findings: Data analysis and results revealed that tutor‘s continue to rely on traditional approaches in both instruction and supervision of school practice. The colleges are in a nascent stage in the integration of ICT and reflective practice in education being accustomed to traditional instructional practices and lack of motivation and knowledge among tutors to adopt ICT in teaching. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: This research study adds to the body of knowledge suggesting ways in which constructivists’ teaching supports teaching effectiveness and promotes students’ learning amplifying the need for ICT and reflective practice integration in instruction. The study recommends establishing and setting up Reflective Practice Laboratories in Primary Teachers Colleges for tutors and students  induction on several constructivists’ practices that include systematic reflection, clinical supervision, use and integration of ICT and other interventions in a proper and professional  setting

scholarly journals The use of Constructivists’ Approach in Teacher Preparation; A case of Primary Teachers Colleges of South Eastern Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-84
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Gusango ◽  
John Maani ◽  
John Ssetumba
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Teachers Colleges ◽  
Phenomenological Research Design ◽  
Constructivist Approaches

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the implementation of constructivists’ principles in teacher preparation in colleges and to establish whether the constructivist approaches were being used to teach students. Methodology: This phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of tutors and students in light of constructivists informed teaching. It involved 3 PTCs and 15 participants who were purposively sampled. The methodology for this study was qualitative with a phenomenological research design where data was gathered using in-depth multiple interviews and observation. The data collection and analysis followed Moustakas (1994) procedure. Findings: Data analysis and results revealed that tutor‘s continue to rely on traditional approaches in both instruction and supervision of school practice. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: This research study adds to the body of knowledge about ways in which constructivists’ informed teaching supports teaching effectiveness and promotes students’ learning amplifying the need for reflective practice in instruction. The study recommends establishing and setting up Reflective Practice Laboratories in PTCs for tutors and students  induction on several constructivists’ practices that include reflection, clinical supervision, use and integration of ICT and other interventions in a proper and professional  setting.  

Kajian Kandungan Fe dalam Air Tanah Terhadap Kadar Ekskresi Yodium dalam Urin pada Anak Sekolah di Desa Cerme Kecamatan Panjatan Kabupaten Kulon Progo

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-11
Author(s):  
Vivi Linda Fristianti ◽  
Nur Hidayat ◽  
Slamet Iskandar
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
School Children ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Optimal Level ◽  
The Body ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fe Content

Background : IDD problem is a serious problem, 33% of districts in Indonesia are endemic, 21% of endemic mild, moderate endemic 5% and 7% by weight endemic. Urine Iodine Excretion (EYU) illustrates the iodine intake of a person, because 90% of the iodine that enter the body are excreted through the urine. Blocking agents are substances certain minerals such as iron, manganese and calcium, which can bind iodine in groundwater. Objectives : This study aims to determine the relationship of Fe content in ground water sources against EYU levels in school children in the village of the District Cerme Panjatan Kulon Progo. Methods : An observational analytic research with cross sectional design. Data collection is done in May - June 2015. Location research Elementary School Cerme, District Panjatan Kulon Progo. The subjects of the study as many as 34 children in elementary school classroom Cerme 3, 4 and 5 were taken by simple random sampling. Well water and urine samples taken students then tested the iron in the Central Health Laboratory test Yogyakarta and iodine in urine in Magelang BP2GAKY Laboratory. Data analysis using Spearman Range test with significancy level : 0.05. Result : Fe content in the ground water is below the normal threshold is <0.3 mg / L. While levels EYU school children who are under the optimal level of 5.9%, the optimal level of 32.4%, and the optimum levels above 61.8% (optimal: 100 - 199μg / L). Conclusion : There was no significant relationship between the Fe content in groundwater with levels of EYU in school children in District Panjatan Kulon Progo (p = 0.447).   Keywords: Fe, EYU

scholarly journals ‘Somebody stuck me in a bag of sand’: Lived experiences of the altered and uncomfortable body after stroke

2021 ◽  
pp. 026921552110007
Author(s):  
Hannah Stott ◽  
Mary Cramp ◽  
Stuart McClean ◽  
Ailie Turton
Keyword(s):  
Support Groups ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
The Body ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
Personal Perceptions ◽  
Psychological Sense ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological

Objective: This study explored stroke survivors’ experiences of altered body perception, whether these perceptions cause discomfort, and the need for clinical interventions to improve comfort. Design: A qualitative phenomenological study. Setting: Participants’ homes. Participants: A purposive sample of 16 stroke survivors were recruited from community support groups. Participants (median: age 59; time post stroke >2 years), were at least six-months post-stroke, experiencing motor or sensory impairments and able to communicate verbally. Interventions: Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were analysed using an interpretive phenomenological approach and presented thematically. Results: Four themes or experiences were identified: Participants described (1) a body that did not exist; (2) a body hindered by strange sensations and distorted perceptions; (3) an uncontrollable body; and (4) a body isolated from social and clinical support. Discomfort was apparent in a physical and psychological sense and body experiences were difficult to comprehend and communicate to healthcare staff. Participants wished for interventions to improve their comfort but were doubtful that such treatments existed. Conclusion: Indications are that altered body perceptions cause multifaceted physical and psychosocial discomfort for stroke survivors. Discussions with patients about their personal perceptions and experiences of the body may facilitate better understanding and management to improve comfort after stroke.

Feeling stuck: exploring experiences of junior doctors

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Lauren Alexander ◽  
Eimear Counihan ◽  
Deirdre McNally ◽  
Leonard Douglas
Keyword(s):  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Further Training ◽  
Paper Version ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
System Factors ◽  
Clinical Interactions

Objectives: Staff working in mental health services provide care for individuals with a variety of difficulties, which can pose treatment challenges. Perceived lack of progress in patients can engender uncomfortable feelings within the clinician, such as frustration, ‘heartsink’ and ‘feeling stuck’. The aim of this study was to explore the phenomenon of ‘feeling stuck’ amongst NCHDs in psychiatry. Methods: A total of 30 participants were recruited from three psychiatric hospitals to complete a 15-item questionnaire. The survey was designed to pursue a thematic analysis. Participants were asked to complete the survey anonymously, either online or paper version. The analysis was carried out by two researchers using open coding, with themes finalised through collective discourse. Results: Three themes were elicited from the data. The central theme – ‘causes of feeling stuck’ – consisted of three subthemes (patient, doctor and system factors). Participants were adept at describing patient and system factors, but reflected on doctor factors, such as countertransference, less often and in less detail. Other themes, explored in less detail by respondents, were ‘the experience of feeling stuck’ and ‘responses to feeling stuck’, with participants tending to seek solutions to, rather than an understanding of, these feelings. Conclusions: Trainee psychiatrists can clearly identify the situations where they are ‘stuck’ with clinical interactions. In spite of clinical supervision and reflective practice groups, they desire further training in managing these scenarios. NCHDs would benefit from further training, using these ‘stuck’ interactions as material, to further develop their understanding of the underlying factors in both themselves and their patients.

Music in the Body

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-106
Author(s):  
Alison Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Art Music ◽  
The Body ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Musical Styles

Abstract Dance in general and the contredanse in particular have long been recognized as important to eighteenth-century European music. But music theorists have tended to understate the contredanse's unique contribution, when they haven't overlooked it entirely: dances are more often treated as musical styles or topics than as movement patterns, and the minuet, with more explicit connections to art music, has received more attention than the contredanse. This article analyzes the choreography as well as the music of eighteenth-century contredanses to show how this dance supported the development of hypermetrical hearing. The contredanse had surpassed the minuet in popularity by the second half of the eighteenth century, probably in part because of its participatory rather than performative nature. More important, it was the first dance in which alignment of choreography and music consistently extended to multiple hypermetric levels. In addressing the importance of contredanse choreography to eighteenth-century hypermeter, this article makes a broader appeal for incorporation of dance and the body into the study of meter.

Promoting reflective practice through structured clinical supervision

1997 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. E. Marrow ◽  
D. M. Macauley ◽  
A. Crumbie
Keyword(s):  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Clinical Supervision

Optimization of Pneumatic Vibration Isolation System for Vehicle Suspension

1978 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 500-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Esmailzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Damping Ratio ◽  
Optimization Technique ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
The Body ◽  
Vehicle Suspension ◽  
Design Data ◽  
General Outline ◽  
Wide Range

The suspension system of a vehicle provides the means by which forces and movements are transferred from the body to the wheels and vice versa. While the general outline of vehicle suspension behavior is fairly well known, little interest has been shown in the detailed dynamic performance of the various components. Air springs are perhaps the most versatile and adaptable type of suspension element. They provide practically frictionless action, adjustable load capacity and simplicity of height control. Initially, a vehicle suspension system with a pneumatic isolator connected to a fixed volume tank via parallel plate restrictor is considered. Here the damping is provided by the flow of air through the restricted passage which has an advantage over the conventional viscous shock absorber. Body movements are only considered to be vertical harmonic displacement. An optimization technique is applied to evaluate the optimum values of many parameters involved for which the maximum transmitted motion to the body would be minimum over the broad frequency range. Theoretical expressions for the transmissibility of the body and the wheel, optimum values of mass ratio, stiffness ratio and damping ratio are presented. Design data are presented nondimensionally for parameter variations which are sufficiently broad to encompass a wide range of practical engineering problems.

scholarly journals Methods of Exploring Transpersonal Lucid Dreams: Ineffability and Creative Consciousness

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (15) ◽  
pp. 53-69
Author(s):  
Fariba Bogzaran
Keyword(s):  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Core Beliefs ◽  
Lucid Dreaming ◽  
The Public ◽  
Relevant Today ◽  
Transpersonal Experience ◽  
Transpersonal Experiences ◽  
Habitual Behavior

Lucid dreaming is being conscious and aware while dreaming. Lucid dreaming is a form of meta-consciousness and reflective practice that calls in to question habitual behavior, fixed perceptions, core beliefs, and presuppositions. From an epistemological perspective, lucid dreaming could be considered as a way of knowing. The practice of lucid dreaming ultimately leads to the practice of lucid waking, creating a recursive relationship between waking and dreaming awareness. This article discusses three research methods exploring lucid dreaming and specific transpersonal experiences within lucid dreaming I call “Hyperspace Lucidity”. Hyperspace Lucidity is the experience within lucid dreams beyond time and space, transpersonal in nature, nondual, nonrepresentational in content, and at times, extraordinary and impactful. These inquiries were conducted over two decades, however, their significance and implications are becoming relevant today as the topic of lucid dreaming is discussed within psychological and spiritual frameworks. Each research project informed the next. It began with quantitative research designed to explore the transpersonal experiences in lucid dreams, expanded into a phenomenological study including some of the lucid dreamers from the first study, and then finally it evolved into an art-based inquiry involving the public. KEYWORDS Dreaming, transpersonal experience, dream signs, creative consciousness, research.

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