scholarly journals Read the world to write the future: An interview with professors E Wayne Ross and Xosé Manuel Souto, experts in critical social studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. e974
Author(s):  
Jordi Castellví Mata
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
The Past ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Curricular Material ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
The University

E Wayne Ross is professor at the University of British Columbia (Canada). He is interested in the influence of social and institutional contexts on teachers’ practice as well as the role of curriculum and teaching in building a democratic society in the face of antidemocratic impulses of greed, individualism, and intolerance. Xosé Manuel Souto is professor at the University of Valencia (Spain), in the department of social and experimental sciences education. He directs the Gea-Clío educational innovation group that has developed, for the past thirty years, its work in the fields of teacher training, creation of curricular material and educational research.

scholarly journals The editor's page

2002 ◽  
Vol 69 (415-417) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
P. Psomopoulos
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
World Society ◽  
Tsinghua University ◽  
The Past ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
City Regions ◽  
The World ◽  
The University ◽  
The City ◽  
Beijing China

As a documentation and communication vehicle - part of a broader effort of the Athens Center of Ekistics (ACE) to contribute to the development of a sound approach to the field of Human Settlements - Ekistics makes itself available as a free forum for the exposure of ideas and experiences from anywhere to everywhere, provided they are relevant and transferable. In this effort, writings of members of the World Society for Ekistics (WSE) have quite frequently been considered and published in Ekistics. How could our attitude be different in cases of collective efforts of the WSE such as its meetings last year in Berlin (24-28 October, 2001) with the title "Defining Success of the City in the 21st Century"? Actually, we have reported on such events on various occasions in the past, the most recent being in vol. 64, no. 385/386/387, July/August-Sept./Oct.-Nov./Dec.1997 and vol. 65, no. 388/389/390, Jan./Feb.-Mar./Apr.-May/June 1998 on "Mega-Cities ...and Mega-City Regions", a conference of which the WSE was a co-sponsor together with Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and the University of British Columbia, Canada. We are happy that the World Society for Ekistics welcomed our proposal to consider the large number of documents made available at its meetings in Berlin and select some of the papers presented for publication in Ekistics. However, the amount of material available far exceeded the capacity even of one triple issue. Hence the following two triple issues: Defining Success of the City in the 21st Century - 1 of 2 (Ekistics, vol. 69, no. 412/413/414,January/February-March/April-May/June 2002); and, Defining Success of the City in the 21 st Century - 2 of 2 (Ekistics, vol. 69, no. 415/416/417, July/August-September/October-November/December 2002).

scholarly journals The editor's page

2002 ◽  
Vol 69 (412-414) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
P. Psomopoulos
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Tsinghua University ◽  
The Past ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
City Regions ◽  
The World ◽  
The University ◽  
The City ◽  
Beijing China ◽  
Mega Cities

As a documentation and communication vehicle - part of a broader effort of the Athens Center of Ekistics (ACE) to contribute to the development of a sound approach to the field of Human Settlements - Ekistics makes itself available as a free forum for the exposure of ideas and experiences from anywhere to everywhere, provided they are relevant and transferable. In this effort, writings of members of the World Society for Ekistics (WSE) have quite frequently been considered and published in Ekistics. How could our attitude be different in cases of collective efforts of the WSE such as its meetings last year in Berlin (24-28 October, 2001) with the title "Defining Success of the City in the 21st Century"? Actually, we have reported on such events on various occasions in the past, the most recent being in vol. 64, no. 385/386/387, July/August-Sept./Oct.-Nov./Dec.1997 and vol. 65, no. 388/389/390, Jan./Feb.-Mar./Apr.-May/June 1998 on "Mega-Cities ...and Mega-City Regions", a conference of which the WSE was a co-sponsor together with Tsinghua University, Beijing, China and the University of British Columbia, Canada.

scholarly journals Kearifan Lokal Masyarakat Kalimantan Tengah "Karungut Sansana Dayak" Sebagai Sumber Belajar IPS di Era Globalisasi

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayu Fajriyah
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Local Character ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Times

This article describes local wisdom in Indonesia, namely "Karungut Sansana Dayak" as social studies learning resources in the face of the millennial era. The millennial era itself is marked easily people get information from various parts of the world as a result of the rapid development of technology. This condition not only contributes positive for a particular nation or social aggregate. But at the same time it gives impact (residual). Therefore, as the next generation of cultural relay, we are obliged get to know the culture that is the value of the cultural heritage later maintain it until it is not lost by the times. Effectiveness of wisdom local communities in taking on the role of community development is mainly due to communication strategies that it offers, including through the language of symbols which is quite effective. Wisdom Local character is a characteristic of an area that needs to be preserved and maintained its authenticity. The sustainability of local wisdom in an area is carried out from generation to generation to the next generation.

scholarly journals Kearifan Lokal Masyarakat Kalimantan Tengah "Karungut Sansana Dayak" Sebagai Sumber Belajar IPS di Era Globalisasi

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayu Fajriyah
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Local Character ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Times

This article describes local wisdom in Indonesia, namely "Karungut Sansana Dayak" as social studies learning resources in the face of the millennial era. The millennial era itself is marked easily people get information from various parts of the world as a result of the rapid development of technology. This condition not only contributes positive for a particular nation or social aggregate. But at the same time it gives impact (residual). Therefore, as the next generation of cultural relay, we are obliged get to know the culture that is the value of the cultural heritage later maintain it until it is not lost by the times. Effectiveness of wisdom local communities in taking on the role of community development is mainly due to communication strategies that it offers, including through the language of symbols which is quite effective. Wisdom Local character is a characteristic of an area that needs to be preserved and maintained its authenticity. The sustainability of local wisdom in an area is carried out from generation to generation to the next generation.

Teaching About Home: Geography at Work in the Prewar Nagano Classroom

2000 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 550-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kären Wigen
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
National Identities ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Institutional Linkages

Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in the geography classroom as a crucible of nationalist ideology. In the past decade, scholars from around the world have exposed the chauvinism of national atlases (Black 1997; Fahlbusch, Rossler, and Siegrist 1989), assessed the citizenship models implicit in social-studies readers (Bailly 1998; Soysal 1998), traced the institutional linkages between geography and imperialism (Bell, Butlin, and Heffernan 1995; Godlewska and Smith 1994; Livingstone 1992), and explored the role of spatial images and metaphors in shaping national identities (Hooson 1994; Thongchai 1994).

scholarly journals Multi-Disciplinary Experience - A Key Learning Experience in Effective Education for Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahendra Gooroochurn ◽  
Bhoomitra Toolsy
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Graduate Attributes ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
The University ◽  
Sustainability Principles

The key role of education for achieving sustainable development has been well recognized around the world and used as a powerful lever for transforming economies based on sound principles. Indeed universities are prime institutions which have the essential role to impart requisite knowledge and skills to learners so that they can stand to the challenges in their respective professions, which means universities have had to bring radical changes to their curricula over the past decade to integrate sustainability principles as well as come up with new programmes centered on sustainability. However, the multi-disciplinary nature of sustainability projects as they occur in real-life has meant that the education curricula cannot be developed in isolation for a given programme of studies, but need to have linkages and crossover with other disciplines to provide a platform for learners to nurture this all-important skill. The University of Mauritius has aligned this key ingredient of education for sustainable development (ESD) with the accreditation framework for engineers provided by the Washington Accord through its graduate attributes, specifically Graduate Attribute 8 which includes multidisciplinary work within the range statement. This paper describes the methods adopted to implement this cross-linking between programmes from different disciplines effectively.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Students’ Perception of University Sustainability Programs and Image

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Adeyanju
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Climate Justice ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
The World ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Combat Climate Change ◽  
The University ◽  
Urgent Action

As sustainability gains significance within Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) worldwide, the University of British Columbia (UBC) stands as one of the global champions of sustainability. In 2019, Times Higher Education ranked UBC as number one in the world for taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts and ranked one in Canada for making cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. Over the years, UBC students have been instrumental to sustainability on the UBC campus by advocating for divestment, climate justice, and other sustainability commitments and projects in the university. Hence, this qualitative study examines students’ engagement with or their perception of the university’s sustainability programs and image. The study found that students acknowledged and commended the university’s sustainability efforts in teaching, research, providing sustainability-related opportunities for students, and in sustainability operations. However, students also addressed hesitation on the part of university administration in championing climate justice and bolder climate action. The conclusion is that continued support and engagement with students are critical for UBC to achieve its climate action plans and sustainability goals in general. The study contributes to the ongoing discourse on the influential role of young people and the youth climate movement in catalyzing ambitious global climate action at all levels.

scholarly journals The Hierarchy of Walking Needs and the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7461
Author(s):  
Mohammad Paydar ◽  
Asal Kamani Fard
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Current Context ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
Different Levels

More than 150 cities around the world have expanded emergency cycling and walking infrastructure to increase their resilience in the face of the COVID 19 pandemic. This tendency toward walking has led it to becoming the predominant daily mode of transport that also contributes to significant changes in the relationships between the hierarchy of walking needs and walking behaviour. These changes need to be addressed in order to increase the resilience of walking environments in the face of such a pandemic. This study was designed as a theoretical and empirical literature review seeking to improve the walking behaviour in relation to the hierarchy of walking needs within the current context of COVID-19. Accordingly, the interrelationship between the main aspects relating to walking-in the context of the pandemic- and the different levels in the hierarchy of walking needs were discussed. Results are presented in five sections of “density, crowding and stress during walking”, “sense of comfort/discomfort and stress in regard to crowded spaces during walking experiences”, “crowded spaces as insecure public spaces and the contribution of the type of urban configuration”, “role of motivational/restorative factors during walking trips to reduce the overload of stress and improve mental health”, and “urban design interventions on arrangement of visual sequences during walking”.

scholarly journals Steroid Sulphatase and Its Inhibitors: Past, Present and Future

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 2852
Author(s):  
Paul A. Foster
Keyword(s):  
Good Evidence ◽  
The Past ◽  
Steroid Sulphatase ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
Therapeutic Value ◽  
Breast And Prostate Cancer ◽  
The University ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Steroid sulphatase (STS), involved in the hydrolysis of steroid sulphates, plays an important role in the formation of both active oestrogens and androgens. Since these steroids significantly impact the proliferation of both oestrogen- and androgen-dependent cancers, many research groups over the past 30 years have designed and developed STS inhibitors. One of the main contributors to this field has been Prof. Barry Potter, previously at the University of Bath and now at the University of Oxford. Upon Prof. Potter’s imminent retirement, this review takes a look back at the work on STS inhibitors and their contribution to our understanding of sulphate biology and as potential therapeutic agents in hormone-dependent disease. A number of potent STS inhibitors have now been developed, one of which, Irosustat (STX64, 667Coumate, BN83495), remains the only one to have completed phase I/II clinical trials against numerous indications (breast, prostate, endometrial). These studies have provided new insights into the origins of androgens and oestrogens in women and men. In addition to the therapeutic role of STS inhibition in breast and prostate cancer, there is now good evidence to suggest they may also provide benefits in patients with colorectal and ovarian cancer, and in treating endometriosis. To explore the potential of STS inhibitors further, a number of second- and third-generation inhibitors have been developed, together with single molecules that possess aromatase–STS inhibitory properties. The further development of potent STS inhibitors will allow their potential therapeutic value to be explored in a variety of hormone-dependent cancers and possibly other non-oncological conditions.

COVID-19: implications for NHS Staff

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 193-197
Author(s):  
Alan Glasper
Keyword(s):  
World Health ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
The World ◽  
Clinical Environments ◽  
Public Health Institutions ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The University

In light of the emergence in China of COVID-19, the novel corona virus, emeritus professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton discusses the role of the World Health Organization and other public health institutions in responding to potential new global pandemics and deliberates on the role of NHS staff in coping with infectious disease in clinical environments.

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