scholarly journals (Im)politeness between copy-editors and translators: Working from different islands?

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Solum
Keyword(s):  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Professional Role ◽  
Occupational Group ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Politeness Strategies ◽  
Editing Process ◽  
Qualitative Analyses

This article addresses the nature of the interaction between translators and copy-editors in the process preceding the publication of literary translations in Norway. The copy-editing of translations is here understood as a potentially face-threatening act. The aim of the article is to take copy-editors’ politeness strategies and translators’ experiences with impoliteness and relate them to the professional role of copy-editors. The material for the study consists of nine translation drafts with copy-editors’ comments and changes, and 14 semi-structured qualitative interviews with copy-editors, translators and publishing editors. The study employs quantitative and qualitative analyses and compares data from the translation drafts, described in positive terms by those who produced it, with accounts of negative experiences from the copy-editing process, as accounted for in the qualitative interviews. I argue that both copy-editors and translators are well aware of the potential for conflict in the copy-editing process. Experienced copy-editors therefore tend to be very polite, which can be regarded as an aspect of their acquired communicative competence. I also argue that some of the negative experiences of copy-editors and translators may be linked to the overall low degree of professionalization of Norwegian copy-editors as an occupational group. 

Professional role of family assistants in the light of qualitative analyses

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 79-98
Author(s):  
Marta Czechowska-Bieluga ◽  
Barbara Sordyl-Lipnicka
Keyword(s):  
Professional Role ◽  
Professional Roles ◽  
Joint Work ◽  
The Family ◽  
Standard Manner ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Analyses

The aim of the study was to identify the role fulfilled by family assistants, along with the subject-matter of their tasks, obstacles they encounter, and favourable factors. Professional role was treated as a framework for professional functioning and experiences of the family assistants participating in the study. The presented material originates from five individual, semi-structured in-depth interviews with family assistants. The results of the study revealed that, to some extent, almost all assistants fulfil their own professional roles in a non-standard manner, although the statements they made have a common characteristic: awareness of the importance of trust in their joint work with families. Moreover, family assistants are characterised as experiencing some difficulties that appear to be the combination of various components. The participants verbalise the conviction that they create their professional roles themselves, which are determined, to some extent, also by the families they support, their managers, and social workers.

Sociological Ambivalence: Relationships between Birth Parents and Foster Parents

Sociology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 825-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaretha Järvinen ◽  
Stine Tankred Luckow
Keyword(s):  
Foster Parents ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Professional Role ◽  
Best Interest ◽  
Emotional Involvement ◽  
Birth Parents ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
The Status

Inspired by Merton and Barber’s sociological theory on ambivalence, this article analyses ‘co-parenting’ between foster parents and birth parents as prototypes of ambivalent relationships; that is, relationships based on incompatible role requirements. This incompatibility is rooted in the conflicts between (a) the professional role of foster carers and their emotional involvement in the child in their care, and (b) the status of birth parents as ‘failed parents’ (from the perspective of the authorities) and their continuous aspirations to get their child home again. The article is based on qualitative interviews with foster parents and birth parents of children in foster care in Denmark. We show how the structural ambivalence is associated with difficulties, for both foster parents and birth parents, in translating the principle of ‘the best interest of the child’ into concrete practice in out-of-home placements.

scholarly journals Primo Levi vs. Dmitri Mendeleev

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 2-7
Author(s):  
Elena Ghibaudi
Keyword(s):  
Life Experiences ◽  
Professional Role ◽  
Primo Levi

AbstractA comparison between the figures of Levi and Mendeleev is proposed, based on their peculiar ways of conceiving their professional role of chemist, their life experiences, their achievements and their thought.

scholarly journals Therapeutic Alliance in Interpreter-Mediated Psychotherapy from the Perspective of Refugee Patients: Results of Qualitative Interviews

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Saskia Hanft-Robert ◽  
Nadine Janis Pohontsch ◽  
Cornelia Uhr ◽  
Alexander Redlich ◽  
Franka Metzner
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Therapeutic Alliance ◽  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Therapeutic Treatment ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Recommendations For Action ◽  
Patients Perspective

<b><i>Background:</i></b> The therapeutic alliance is considered to be one of the most important factors of psychotherapy and is a necessary requirement for a successful treatment in interpreter-mediated psychotherapy. <b><i>Patients and Methods:</i></b> Using interpreter-mediated guided interviews, 10 refugee patients who experienced interpreter-mediated psychotherapy were asked about factors influencing the development of a trusting therapeutic alliance in the triad. The analysis of the interviews followed the rules of content-structuring qualitative content analysis. <b><i>Results:</i></b> A total of 11 factors were identified which could be assigned to the interpreter, therapist, or patient. In the analysis, the central role of the interpreter in establishing a therapeutic alliance in the triad became particularly clear. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Consideration of the factors that, from the patients’ perspective, influence the establishment and maintenance of a trusting alliance within the triad, as well as the recommendations for action derived from this for psychotherapists and interpreters can lead to an improvement in the therapeutic treatment of refugees.

scholarly journals Antioxidants for the Treatment of Breast Cancer: Are We There Yet?

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 205
Author(s):  
Carmen Griñan-Lison ◽  
Jose L. Blaya-Cánovas ◽  
Araceli López-Tejada ◽  
Marta Ávalos-Moreno ◽  
Alba Navarro-Ocón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Cancer Progression ◽  
Redox Homeostasis ◽  
Breast Carcinogenesis ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Chemopreventive Agents ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Potential Use

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in women. Oxidative stress and the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been related to cancer progression. Compared to their normal counterparts, tumor cells show higher ROS levels and tight regulation of REDOX homeostasis to maintain a low degree of oxidative stress. Traditionally antioxidants have been extensively investigated to counteract breast carcinogenesis and tumor progression as chemopreventive agents; however, there is growing evidence indicating their potential as adjuvants for the treatment of breast cancer. Aimed to elucidate whether antioxidants could be a reality in the management of breast cancer patients, this review focuses on the latest investigations regarding the ambivalent role of antioxidants in the development of breast cancer, with special attention to the results derived from clinical trials, as well as their potential use as plausible agents in combination therapy and their power to ameliorate the side effects attributed to standard therapeutics. Data retrieved herein suggest that antioxidants play an important role in breast cancer prevention and the improvement of therapeutic efficacy; nevertheless, appropriate patient stratification based on “redoxidomics” or tumor subtype is mandatory in order to define the dosage for future standardized and personalized treatments of patients.

Educating Coaches on Their Role in the Prevention of Homophobic Bullying in Adolescent Sport

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lana Jade McCloughan ◽  
Emma Louise Mattey ◽  
Stephanie J. Hanrahan
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Bullying Prevention ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
Homophobic Bullying ◽  
Education Workshop

Sporting participation is believed to aid the development of good social skills and promote positive values such as equality, cooperation, and respect. Nevertheless, some people have negative experiences in the sporting environment. The presence of homophobic bullying in sport has been increasingly acknowledged. The purpose of this paper is to critically discuss current views on coaches’ roles in homophobic bullying prevention in adolescent sport and provide an example of a program designed to upskill coaches in this important area. A review of the prevalence of homophobic bullying in sport is provided. The importance of the role of the coach in addressing bullying in adolescent sport is then discussed. Coach education and learning theory are examined and an example of a coach education workshop on homophobic bullying prevention is detailed. A summary of the evaluation completed by the coach participants of the education workshop is provided, with potential modifications to the workshop noted. The need for intervention is linked back to the literature in the conclusion.

An Evaluation of a Self-Initiated Practice Exercise for Investigative Interviewers of Children

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 366-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Wright ◽  
Belinda L. Guadagno ◽  
Martine B. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Investigative Interviewing ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Careful Monitoring ◽  
Complex Skills ◽  
Practice Opportunities ◽  
Ongoing Development ◽  
Qualitative Analyses

The current study extends debate and research on the important role of practice in promoting and sustaining complex skills in investigative interviewing. Specifically, we explored the use of self-initiated practice as one avenue for facilitating ongoing development of professionals who interview children about abuse. A group of 40 investigative interviewers were required to organise and administer their own practice opportunities and to document these sessions in a diary. The professionals were aware of the important role of practice and what constitutes best-practice interview guidelines; however no instruction was given about the desired format, structure and timing of the practice sessions. A combination of quantitative and qualitative analyses revealed poor adherence to self-initiated practice, and the practice (among those who adhered to this model) had negligible impact on performance. Overall, these findings highlight the need for careful monitoring and evaluation of all interviewer practice tasks.

The Professional Role of Physician's Assistants in Adult Ambulatory Care Practices

1982 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Repicky ◽  
Robert C. Mendenhall ◽  
Richard E. Neville
Keyword(s):  
Ambulatory Care ◽  
Professional Role ◽  
Care Practices
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document