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2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 400-417
Author(s):  
Leonardo O. Munalim ◽  
Cecilia F. Genuino ◽  
Betty E. Tuttle

Conversation Analysis (CA) deals with the description of the microscopic and corpus-driven data in an ‘unmotivating looking’ analytical fashion. As long as there are new, interesting, or deviant features from the data, they are always worthy of a micro analysis. For this paper, we report the ‘question-declaration coupling’ in meeting talks as a new feature and explicate it through the discourse of social inequality and collegiality in the academe. The data came from a total of five recorded meetings from three departments, such as Education, Arts Science, and Social Work, in a private university in Manila, Philippines. The meetings lasted for five hours and 50 minutes. From adjacency pairs of question-answer, the sequential pattern shows that the questions deserve conspicuous answers from the subordinates, but the Chair automatically couples them with declarative sentences and other utterances that serve as continuers. The pattern is categorised as a strategic turn-suppressing mechanism to hold back the members from possibly challenging the existing policies of the institution. It is also seen as a strategic mechanism to deprive the members of extending the litanies of possible counter-arguments. From a positive perspective, we argue that it is through the air of social inequality and collegiality that people are able to know their boundaries in an ongoing interaction. Toward the end, we state the implications of the results for teaching and learning socio-pragmalinguistics. We also recommend future cross-linguistic comparisons for these microscopic features under study, considering the small corpus of this study.


2022 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-03
Author(s):  
Umar Farooq Baba

The COVID-19 pandemic changed us individually as well as our routines, goals, and motives. Rightly so, some changes may last longer. Importantly, the pandemic has made us understand several lessons, and has tried to enhance our positive perspective regarding life and its requirements. We came to know how quickly we are capable of adapting to changes. These adjustments proved beyond doubt that there’s not much in life that is truly indispensable. We are practising self-care in a multitude of ways. We might not have thought of our power of resilience. Again, mental health took over as an epicentre of overall wellbeing, reminding us of the power of ‘mind matters’ over ‘money matters’. The health sector disparities and unpreparedness to combat any sort of pandemic situation surfaced not only in resource-limited countries like ours but the uneasiness of the developed world became exposed. The pandemic had been a harsh learning experience for all of us, irrespective of our position in the spectrum.


2022 ◽  
pp. 156-174
Author(s):  
Ana María Pinto-Llorente

The research was carried out at the School Santísima Trinidad in the framework of robotics education and social science. The aims of the study were to determine participants' perceptions about the effectiveness of the experience to meet the learning objective, to construct and programme robotics models, and to help pupils to become familiar with computational concepts and practices. Based on these goals, it employed a case study method in which were involved a teacher and 52 students of the fourth grade of primary education. The instruments used to collect data were a questionnaire, a semantic differential, a semi-structured interview, and a monitoring guide. The findings suggested participants' positive perspective towards the project to achieve the objectives and contents of the unit; acquire the skills of critical thinking, creative thinking, problem solving; apply their knowledge to real-world problems; and become familiar with some mechanical movements and with a set of computational concepts.


2022 ◽  
pp. 187-207
Author(s):  
Tânia Moço Morgado ◽  
Tiago Oliveira Costa ◽  
Odete Lomba de Araújo ◽  
Rosa Gomes da Silva

Mental health literacy (MHL) was originally defined as knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management, and prevention. More recently, this concept has evolved to a more positive perspective by adding the focus on knowledge and abilities necessary to benefit mental health. Higher levels of MHL have a positive influence on several domains. Therefore, MHL programs should be provided in different contexts across the lifespan. Mental health is now a major public health issue in modern societies, and higher levels of MHL can prevent and mitigate the impact of mental illness. For clinical practice, the authors recommend the use of the assertiveness, clear language, and positivity (ACP) model in MHL programs and strategies that encourage the implementation of these and other programs in different settings, as well as more research.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 252
Author(s):  
Qothrunnada Almubarokah ◽  
Yudhi Arifani

The pandemic situation of COVID-19 has damaged various aspects, including education. Distance learning becomes the substitute to facilitate teaching-learning, especially in rural areas. It uses television as a teaching medium to tackle the internet connection problem. Television has been used for a long time and used for entertainment purposes. However, educators start to add educational purposes, especially to learn a language. Unfortunately, television was only an additional teaching tool and was not used thoroughly. This research aims to observe the teacher's perspective of Distance Learning Television (DLTV) to teach speaking, particularly in a rural area, Thailand. The subject research is two English teachers who teach primary school in Thailand, and they use DLTV as the teaching media. The result showed that teachers have a positive perspective on DLTV as a teaching medium, especially in speaking. It contains benefits that can support students in their speaking comprehension. Furthermore, teachers have the role of facilitators and encourage students during the learning process. Despite the drawback of DLTV, it is still be taken care of by teachers by collaborative work with colleagues


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1493-1499
Author(s):  
Irwansyah ◽  
Muchamad Zainul Rohman ◽  
Wahyuni Eka Sari

The branding of a product or service is now more creative. One of them is using video. The right video can give potential buyers a positive perspective. However, there are obstacles in making attractive branding with videos, namely the ability to package attractive videos such as editing sound and images, dubbing and adding text. Another obstacle is the distribution of the video itself. Video creation sometimes requires applications with large resources. Meanwhile, as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), it is still rare to have computers with high enough specifications. As a solution to this problem, community service activities were carried out by the Samarinda State Polytechnic team to MSME owners in the city of Samarinda using the Kinemaster. The implementation of this activity is carried out for one day to meet face to face with online mentoring for one week. The method of implementation is carried out by lectures, practices, discussions and questions and answers. This intensive service was given to 35 participants. A total of 28 participants succeeded in making business product branding videos with a duration of 1 to 2 minutes


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Lichtenthaler

Purpose This paper develops the concept of positive sustainability or positainability to go beyond many leaders’ traditional understanding of sustainability as primarily avoiding harm. Rather, executives need to embrace a positive perspective in terms of doing good and creating value in a firm’s core business as the next level of sustainability management. Positive sustainability is defined as the combination of doing good and avoiding bad to arrive at innovative solutions for achieving a “net positive impact” in the core business rather than merely targeting “no net loss” by reducing harm for the environment and society. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual paper with an example, and it relies on prior insights from related research fields, including the sustainable development goals, corporate social responsibility, creating shared value, positive psychology, social entrepreneurship and social innovation. Findings Many organizations have recently launched sustainability initiatives, which often focus on achieving efficiency gains, for example, by reducing power consumption to lower carbon emissions in the face of climate change and to simultaneously save costs. In future competition, however, avoiding unsustainability in the core business and potentially doing good in separate social responsibility programs will not be enough. Furthermore, a focus on “quick win” efficiency gains may limit a more fundamental transformation, which is needed in many firms. There is a massive shift in consumer expectations, especially among younger generations, concerning firms’ active contribution to solving environmental and social challenges. Consistent with positive psychology, these market shifts require a positive perspective in terms of doing good in the core business. Originality/value The concept of positive sustainability has major implications for innovation, transformation and communications management. Even those firms that view themselves as leaders hardly realize the opportunities from positive sustainability. By developing innovative solutions, products and services, companies may positively contribute to the environment and society. In the medium to long term, this positive impact will often exceed the short-term benefits of efficiency-centered programs. Most firms and leaders will simply have no choice but to embrace a “net positive impact” because customers strongly expect companies to take action in terms of positive sustainability.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-458
Author(s):  
Leonardo Carvalho Alves ◽  
Heron Salazar Costa ◽  
Renato Abreu Lima

ResumoA Biotecnologia é considerada uma ciência multidisciplinar, e usa seres vivos a partir da aplicação de técnicas, ferramentas ou procedimento com auxílio de novas tecnologias para fabricação de bens de consumo ou serviços. Objetivou-se propor instrumento metodológico para abordar a Biotecnologia e elucidar um campo de discursão teórico/prático desta ciência, considerando a percepção dos estudantes. Esta pesquisa foi desenvolvida em uma escola pública na cidade de Humaitá- AM. Foram selecionadas, de forma aleatória, duas turmas do Ensino Fundamental. Utilizou-se pesquisa de caráter bibliográfico, pesquisa ação com abordagem qualitativa e quantitativa com referência ao método Materialismo Histórico e Dialético, as técnicas de coletas de dados utilizadas foram: diagramas de fluxo do pensamento pré e pós-atividades da pesquisa e construção de atividade didática. Os resultados apontam que os diagramas expressaram a verdade pelos sujeitos, em um paralelo inicial e final da abordagem sobre Biotecnologia. Além disso, por meio da abordagem de conteúdo, os estudantes puderam se apropriar de informações sobre o processo de produção, as vantagens, as desvantagens, as curiosidades e as demais informações pertinentes sobre Biotecnologia. Por este motivo, esta pesquisa demonstrou que é possível propor metodologia de simples execução para ensinar Biotecnologia dentro das possibilidades do professor e aluno, no cenário atual de evolução tecnológica, e uso de organismos biológicos para melhorar a condição da vida do homem. Portanto, espera-se que outros agentes de conhecimento adotem métodos similares para aproximar o estudante da Biotecnologia, em uma perspectiva positiva de mundo, considerada a ciência do século. Palavras-chave: Tecnologia. Organismos Biológicos. Abordagem. AbstractBiotechnology is considered a multidisciplinary science, and uses living beings from the application of techniques, tools or procedures with the aid of new technologies for the manufacture of consumer goods or services. The objective was to propose a methodological instrument to approach Biotechnology and to elucidate a field of theoretical / practical discourse on this science considering the students' perception. This research was developed in a public school in the city of Humaitá-AM. Two classes of elementary school were selected at random. Bibliographic research was used, action research with a qualitative and quantitative approach with reference to the Historical and Dialectical Materialism method, the data collection techniques used were: Pre- and post-thought flow research diagrams and didactic activity construction . The results show that the diagrams expressed the truth by the subjects in an initial and final parallel of the approach on Biotechnology. In addition, through the content approach, the students were able to appropriate information about the production process, the advantages, disadvantages, curiosities and other pertinent information about Biotechnology. For this reason, this research has shown that it is possible to propose a simple execution methodology to teach Biotechnology within the possibilities of the teacher and student in the current scenario of technological evolution and use of biological organisms to improve the man's life condition. Therefore, it is expected that other knowledge agents adopt similar methods to bring the student closer to Biotechnology, in a positive perspective of the world, considered the science of the century. Keywords: Technology. Biological Organisms. Approach.


2021 ◽  
pp. 135910532110614
Author(s):  
Jessica R Carney ◽  
Brigid Behrens ◽  
Laura E Miller-Graff

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted widespread changes and challenges worldwide. In the context of the early months of the pandemic, the current study utilized thematic analysis to assess parents’ ( N = 13) perspectives of need for resources to foster their family’s wellbeing. Five themes emerged: Information Deficits, Need for More Instrumental Supports, Frustration and Worry, Resources Promoting Resilience, and Positive Perspective Shift. Results indicate the importance of information and expanded access to community resources to scaffold resilience in the face of ongoing mass stressors.


2021 ◽  
pp. 46-65
Author(s):  
Robert H. Woody

Although musicians may know what they need to do to improve their skills, it is quite another thing to actually do it. Similarly, it is easy for a teacher to write down a list of exercises to be practiced but much more difficult to get students to carry them out. Although a great many people get involved with music as children and set out to become musicians, relatively few of them achieve a satisfying level of proficiency. Building musical skill necessarily involves effort. A better understanding of motivation may allow musicians to approach the required effort with a positive perspective, so as to keep their musical lives sufficiently rewarding and enjoy the fruits of their labor. This chapter considers the multiple ways that people are effectively motivated toward meaningful achievement in music. It discusses how music is intrinsically motivating, as well as the most important sources of extrinsic motivation. Special attention is given to how young musicians’ beliefs—about music and about themselves—can greatly affect their motivation going forward.


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