Diversity, Identity, Oppression: The Construction of “Blackness” in Dear White People

In the series Dear White People (DWP), students at the fictional University of Winchester struggle for racial justice. We analyze how the series treats “race” and racism and how this relates to contemporary debates in the United States. While the series presents an imaginary environment, we recognize strong similarities to actual student life and students grappling with various experiences of oppression including sexual violence. We draw on theories of identity formation (Margalit and Raz; Vondermaßen; Young) and intersectionality (Crenshaw; Collins) to uncover how the series portrays and complicates “Blackness” as an identity-forming experience and as an experience shaped by converging forms of structural discrimination. While we highlight the merit of combining two theoretical approaches (one of identity formation and one of oppression), we note that especially intersectionality helped uncover a major blind spot of the series. Although Black women are at the center of the series and the struggle for racial equality at Winchester, their particular experiences of violence are marginalized in seasons 1–3. This tendency to overlook the experiences of Black women reflects the larger debate around race, racism, and movements for social justice.

The Effect of Place Attachment on Overseas Students’ Tourism Ambassador Behavior: A Mediation Role of Life Satisfactionrdrd

Life satisfaction is a research hotspot in positive psychology in recent years. This study uses overseas students as subjects and attempts to examine the effect of place attachment and student life satisfaction on Mainland Chinese students’ word-of-mouth (WOM) recommendations and their Ambassador Behavioral (AB) intention. A survey was systematically conducted in six institutions in Macao. The results of 312 valid data indicate that place dependence has a positive influence on place identity; place identity and place dependence have a positive influence on student life satisfaction; student life satisfaction mediates the influence of the two dimensions of place attachment on WOM and AB intention. Recommendations are provided to improve overseas students’ life satisfaction in the study places. It helps to improve their sense of ownership and actively participate in the construction of the study places.

A study to assess the perception towards online classes during COVID 19 pandemic among nursing students studying in a selected nursing college of Jammu

The COVID-19 pandemic situation had led to drastic change in lifestyle of common people especially in student life as this led to shift from traditional method of teaching to online learning. Online teaching plays a crucial role, helping in continuing the courses during this pandemic. Hence, it is essential for the educators to find out students’ perception that ensures their satisfaction towards the online classes. A descriptive study was used toassess the perception towards online classes during COVID 19 pandemic among 205 nursing students selected by total enumerative sampling technique. Structured likert scale was used to collect the data through online survey.The results revealed that majority 96.6% of the nursing students were partially satisfied, whereas only 2.4% were fully satisfied and only 1% was unsatisfied towards online classes.

Does BDS Produce Antisemitic Disruption to Student Government and Jewish Student Life? An Analysis of Pro-BDS Resolutions at Ohio State University and the Exclusion of Jewish Students on Campus

The proliferation of debates and resolutions related to the “Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions” movement at US colleges and universities raises questions about the relation­ship between the objectives of Israel- and Palestine-related student activism with that of student governments and their nature and purpose within campus life. This study makes use of direct observation by the first author of two debates held at Ohio State University (OSU) in January 2018 and December 2018 over resolutions proposed to the university’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) to adopt a pro-BDS platform. The authors examine the recognition and non-recognition of Jewish students’ right to perceive and identify racism and exclusion within these contexts. The authors further examine whether purported goals of inclusion, constructive dialogue and conflict resolution are benefited by contemporary BDS resolution debates, concluding that such goals-in addition to the formal purpose and function of student governments-are ill-served by the process, con­tent, and outcomes of debates in the form taken at OSU.

MEMAHAMI PELANGGARAN HUKUM DAN KONSEKUENSINYA TERKAIT DENGAN PENYALAHGUNAAN NARKOTIKA BAGI SISWA SMAS KATOLIK YOS SUDARSO

There are various kinds of law violations committed by high school students, and one of them is using narcotics. Drug abuse is a serious problem faced by high school students in Indonesia. The survey also explains that the main reason for high school students to use drugs is to experiment or be curious. This is a serious problem because drugs have a negative impact on the lives of high school students and can damage their future. Drug abuse has an impact on every aspect of student life, both psychologically, healthily, and socially. The solution to dealing with drug abuse is to increase students' understanding through legal counseling. The method of implementing community service activities this time is the lecture method. The material presented relates to various violations of the law and narcotics. This activity was held at Yos Sudarso High School. The result of this outreach activity is an increase in understanding of the law, the purpose of the law, violations of the law, the consequences of violating the law and the dangers of narcotics for adolescents.Pelanggaran hukum yang dilakukan oleh anak SMA beraneka ragam, dan salah satunya menggunakan narkotika. Penyalahgunaan narkoba merupakan masalah serius yang dihadapi oleh anak SMA di Indonesia. Survei juga menjelaskan alasan utama penggunaan narkoba pada anak SMA adalah ingin mencoba-coba atau penasaran. Ini adalah masalah serius dikarenakan narkoba berdampak negatif bagi kehidupan anak SMA dan dapat merusak masa depan mereka. Penyalahgunaan narkoba berdampak di setiap aspek kehidupan siswa, baik terhadap psikis, kesehatan, dan sosialnya. Solusi untuk menghadapi penyalahgunaan narkoba yaitu dengan meningkatkan pemahaman siswa melalui penyuluhan hukum. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat kali ini adalah metode ceramah. Materi yang disampaikan berkenaan dengan berbagai pelanggaran hukum dan narkotika. Kegiatan ini diadakan di SMA Yos Sudarso. Hasil dari kegiatan penyuluhan ini adalah peningkatan pemahaman mengenai hukum, tujuan hukum, pelanggaran hukum, konsekuensi pelanggaran hukum dan bahaya narkotika bagi remaja.

Student agency in Non-Traditional Learning Spaces: Life in-between and on the fringes

Non-Traditional Learning Spaces (NTLS) boasting innovative building designs that embody an array of modern technology, visually and functionally sever schooling practices from the factory model, suggesting a reconceptualisation of what it is to ‘do school’ at the level of research and practice. This process of reconceptualisation includes reconceptualised pedagogical practice, and the development by students of spatial competency. In this regard, ‘student agency’ plays a significant role. For some years now, student agency has been prioritised by education policymakers and reformers alike, and it is a concept that has become central to questions relating to teacher practice and student life in NTLS. In this article, agency is construed as a contestable, politically domesticated construct that is reduced to student engagement with prescribed, mainstream and ‘official’ educational processes. We argue, instead, that the notion of student agency be taken beyond this sanitised usage, so that the broader complexity of agentic practices be understood. Understanding student agentic practice in NTLS is a critical dimension of the overall aim of more rigorously theorising spatiality, and in this article, we begin the task of considering how student agentic practices can be included in achieving that aim. Therefore, we discuss and explore the complexities of agentic student behaviour, considering where it is located in the complex relationship between the development of student spatial competence and mere compliance in NTLS.