Refugee posttraumatic growth: A grounded theory study

In response to the unprecedented refugee crisis around the world, a growing body of research has focused on psychological distress among individuals and families forced to flee their homelands. Less attention has been directed toward understanding resilience, adaptation, and growth among this population. This grounded theory study explored the posttraumatic growth experiences of Middle Eastern and Afghan refugees resettled in the United States. The principal researcher conducted 23 interviews with seven couples and 16 individuals aged 25 to 67 years, from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and Syria. This study aimed to explore how refugees understand, process, overcome, and grow from the trauma and adversity they have experienced. Findings were used to delineate a model of the process through which refugees experience posttraumatic growth. The overarching theme of moving forward had five specific growth themes: increased awareness of context; tolerating uncertainty; spiritual/religious attunement; consideration of others; and integrating into society. Findings shed light on the complex process of growth and adaptation in the aftermath of war and forced migration. The model can serve as a tool for clinicians to facilitate more empowering posttraumatic narratives with refugee clients rooted in growth experiences.

Evaluating a collaborative and responsive project to develop language assessment literacy

We report on research conducted during a language assessment literacy (LAL) project set up for employees at a university language centre. Teachers, students and an external accreditation body requested a revision of the end-of-course exams to increase comparability, transparency and alignment to course aims. We used a collaborative approach where stakeholders involved in test development, quality control, use and interpretation brought their experiences, skills, knowledge and needs to the table, following Taylor’s (2013) view of differentiated LAL needs for different stakeholders. The project involves teachers (varying in numbers), five course/assessment coordinators and three researchers with a background in assessment (principal researcher, two research assistants, i.e. the authors). LAL training is needs-based, participant-driven, and evaluated in regular intervals. In response to these participant evaluations, delivery, content and focus of the training are adjusted. We present insights from five evaluation points gained during the first 3 years. We found that the collaborative and responsive LAL project was perceived as useful and effective by the participants, leading to learning gains and positive changes in assessment, teaching and coordination practices. Our insights contribute to a better understanding of the conditions that are conducive to designing and delivering effective LAL development projects.

Cell response analysis to synchrotron radiation X-ray microbeam cytoplasm limited irradiation

The cells responsible for cancer start their journey much like any other in the body. However, they grow uncontrollably through the body as a result of the accumulation of certain mutations. If left unchecked, cancer will impact on a number of the human body's key processes, leading, ultimately, to death. There are many challenges associated with treating this disease, but they generally stem from the difficulty in differentiating the disease from the host and the ability of even a few cells to survive, recover and return. The most common treatments generally combine surgery with some type of chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Chemotherapy utilises chemicals that kill fast-growing cells and thereby disproportionally affect the rapidly multiplying cancer cells. Radiotherapy targets the tumour with radiation to cause damage and cell death. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, and both are often not 100 per cent effective. To improve these treatments, it is necessary to understand more about their precise effects on cells and, particularly, what defences cells have against their effects. Senior Principal Researcher Dr Masao Suzuki of the National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) is utilising the considerable radiological resources of QST to investigate the effects of different types of radiation on cells under different conditions.

Efficacy Beliefs, Empowering Leadership and Project Success in Public Research Centers: An Italian–Polish Study

In the world of university research, although the figure of project manager is not formally foreseen, the principal researcher (PR) is, at many times, the last responsible the project results, schedule, and cost. The study aimed to investigate, in the light of the literature and through a cross-cultural study conducted in Italy and Poland, the relationship between soft skills (empowering leadership style, self-efficacy beliefs, and collective efficacy) of the principal researcher (PR) and the perceived success of research projects and satisfaction with the project, taking into account cross-cultural differences. A total of 67 PRs of complex projects in public universities (28 in Italy and 39 in Poland) participated in the study, completing a self-report questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive and correlational analyses. The results showed a significantly higher mean value for team management self-efficacy in a Polish sample and a higher satisfaction with projects in Italian sample. All the soft skills included in the study were related to project success and satisfaction with the project. The results could be used to identify possible ways of intervention to establish a more mature project culture in public research organizations.

Pathways to indigenous identity: one family’s story of colonization and reintegration

This research study is an examination of one family's journey of finding out about their Indigenous ancestry later in life and how, if at all, it has affected their sense of identity or feelings of interest in engaging with the Indigenous communities of Canada. In cooperation with her father, the principal researcher uses an Indigenous research method of storytelling and a methodology based on medicine wheel teachings to discuss their learning about their Indigenous heritage as adults with little to no connections to their original community. Through storytelling, the research study hopes to reveal the complications of forming an Indigenous identity later in life and after generations of colonization have erased familial traditions and knowledge.

Pathways to indigenous identity: one family’s story of colonization and reintegration

This research study is an examination of one family's journey of finding out about their Indigenous ancestry later in life and how, if at all, it has affected their sense of identity or feelings of interest in engaging with the Indigenous communities of Canada. In cooperation with her father, the principal researcher uses an Indigenous research method of storytelling and a methodology based on medicine wheel teachings to discuss their learning about their Indigenous heritage as adults with little to no connections to their original community. Through storytelling, the research study hopes to reveal the complications of forming an Indigenous identity later in life and after generations of colonization have erased familial traditions and knowledge.

Body Count

The need to secure civilians and their fundamental rights has led to the moral imperative to track, record and memorialise the killing and the suffering of those who find themselves in the midst of violent conflict. Body Count tracks and explores civilian deaths in Iraq following the 2003 invasion by the US-led coalition. It is a recounting of the conflict through the counting of its victims. The book provides a narrative of the War on Terror by charting its course and its impact, through ‘live’ reports and through reflective analysis by the principal researcher of the NGO Iraq Body Count. It highlights the importance and the challenges of casualty recording, it maps the insurgency in Iraq and the ensuing civilian deaths, the struggle between military power and ideology, the increasing radicalisation, the seeking of security through hegemony, and the cycle of violence. The book narrates state collapse through discussions on the neoliberal system’s effect on Iraq’s security, on military interventions and the Western control paradigm, on individual and community trauma. It raises questions on leadership and hegemony, the vulnerability of weak states, winning and losing, regime and energy security. It tells the daily story of Iraq: a story of fear, of executions and mass graves, of airstrikes and car bombs, of heroism and sacrifice, and of life carrying on.

Cell response analysis to synchrotron radiation X-ray microbeam cytoplasm limited irradiation

The cells responsible for cancer start their journey much like any other in the body. However, they grow uncontrollably through the body as a result of the accumulation of certain mutations. If left unchecked, cancer will impact on a number of the human body's key processes, leading, ultimately, to death. There are many challenges associated with treating this disease, but they generally stem from the difficulty in differentiating the disease from the host and the ability of even a few cells to survive, recover and return. The most common treatments generally combine surgery with some type of chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Chemotherapy utilises chemicals that kill fast-growing cells and thereby disproportionally affect the rapidly multiplying cancer cells. Radiotherapy targets the tumour with radiation to cause damage and cell death. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, and both are often not 100 per cent effective. To improve these treatments, it is necessary to understand more about their precise effects on cells and, particularly, what defences cells have against their effects. Senior Principal Researcher Dr Masao Suzuki of the National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) is utilising the considerable radiological resources of QST to investigate the effects of different types of radiation on cells under different conditions.

PENINGKATAN KETERAMPILAN BERBICARA ANAK MELALUI MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN POP-UP BOOK PADA KELOMPOK A TK SEJAHTERA 4

ABSTRACTThe type of research used is a collaborative action research between the principal researcher and partner researchers, in this case the teacher is group A. The subject of this study were 15 children in the group A TK Sejahtera 4. The technique of collecting data using observation techniques and field notes. Data analysis is by using qualitative and quantitative descriptive methods with 80% success of 15 children, 12 children who reach very good developing criteria. In line with that, the results of this study are improving children's speaking skills through pop-up book learning media in group A TK Sejahtera 4. The stages of teacher assessment are in learning planning, learning implementation, and the use of pop-up book media and assessment of improving speaking skills children of group A Sejahtera TK 4. With the learning process including: (1) Preparing pop-up book learning media, preparing daily learning plan sheets (RPPH), preparing assessment observation sheets; (2) The pop-up book media is used for the delivery of instructional materials about improving children's speaking skills in group A; The teacher gives rewards as motivation in improving children's speaking skills in group A. Thus the success of this study can be known as follows: (1) Pre-action only reached 33%. (2) The first cycle reaches 46%, (3) In the second cycle 74%, and in the third cycle reaches 86%. ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berbicara anak melalui media pembelajaran pop-up book pada kelompok A TK Sejahtera 4 Kecamatan Kawalu Kota Tasikmalaya. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian tindakan kolaburatif antara peneliti utama dan peneliti mitra, dalam hal ini adalah guru kelompok A. Subjek penelitian ini sebanyak 15 anak pada kelompok A TK Sejahtera 4. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan teknik observasi serta catatan lapangan. Analisis data yaitu dengan menggunakan cara deskriptif kualitatif dan kuantitatif dengan mencapai keberhasilan 80% dari 15 anak yaitu 12 anak yang mencapai kriteria berkembang sangat baik. Sejalan dengan itu hasil penelitian ini adalah peningkatan keterampilan berbicara anak melalui media pembelajaran pop-up book pada kelompok A TK Sejahtera 4. Tahapan penilaian guru yaitu pada perencanaan pembelajaran, pelaksanaan pembelajaran, dan penggunaan media pop-up book serta penilaian terhadap peningkatan keterampilan berbicara pada anak kelompok A TK Sejahtera 4. Dengan proses pembelajaran diantaranya: (1) Menyiapakan media pembelajaran pop-up book, menyiapkan lembar rencana pembelajaran harian (RPPH), menyiapkan lembar observasi penilaian; (2) Media pop-up book digunakan untuk penyampaian materi bahan ajar mengenai peningkatan keterampilan berbicara anak pada kelompok A; Guru memberikan reward sebagai motivasi dalam meningkatkan keterampilan berbicara anak pada kelompok A. Dengan demikian keberhasilan penelitian ini dapat diketahui sebagai berikut : (1) Pra Tindakan hanya mencapai 33%. (2) Siklus ke I mencapai 46%, (3) Pada siklus ke II 74%, dan pada siklus ke III mencapai 86%.

REVIEW OF THE G.S. KAYMARAZOV’S MONOGRAPH “CULTURAL FORMATION IN AUTONOMOUS REPUBLICS OF THE NORTH CAUCASUS. 1961 – 1980S’. HISTORY. PROBLEMS OF COOPERATION. PART 2”

A new monograph by the Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Principal Researcher of the Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography of the Dagestan Scientific Center of RAS Gani Kaymarazov “Cultural Formation in the Autonomous Republics of the North Caucasus. 1961-1980s’. History. Problems of cooperation” has been published. The monograph is a continuation of a two-volume scientific publication, the first part of which was published in 2016. It covers the history of cultural formation in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia and Chechen-Ingushetia in the 1960-1980s’ in the context of their cooperation and interaction.