The integration of refugees into the education system in rural Ireland an analysis of policy and practice in relation to the lived experience of refugees in one county

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the experience of a range of individuals and groups involved in trying to integrate refugees into the education system in rural Ireland. It investigates the Government’s moral position towards refugees and whether or not a gap exists between the current government policies and the reality of the lived experience of refugees and those working closely with them. The proposals focusing on education detailed in the Migrant Integration Strategy (2107) are embedded in the framework of this research as it examines language, culture, integration, employment opportunities and diversity. The stark variations in the Syrian refugee community and the local communities in Co. Donegal are highlighted. The impact of Lockdown due to the Covid pandemic (which occurred during this research) on education is also addressed. Quantitative data from surveys of refugees and qualitative data from interviews were gathered and analysed to get an in-depth view of the refugees’ journey from fleeing Syrian to settling in Co. Donegal. Interviews with headteachers, teachers, integration officer, interpreters, volunteers, befrienders, and others working directly with the refugees yielded rich data which engenders the voice of all stakeholders, ensuring the evidence was not divorced from the social context. This thesis, whilst acknowledging the positive contribution of the Irish government,contests the notion that sufficient infrastructures are in place to fully integrate refugees into society and address the education gap that exists. Findings further demonstrate that recent proposals to eradicate Direct Provision are not on track, wasting funding and resources which could be deployed more productively

The reformation of the future:dating English protestantism in the late Stuart era

In late Stuart England, print genres such as histories and almanacs were happy to put a precise date on the Reformation, but 1517 was not widely memorialised. This was partly because the complex history of English Protestantism meant that different dates for its founding could be canvassed (the arrival of Luther's ideas in the 1520s, Henry VIII's 1532 break with Rome, the reforms of Edward VI's reign (1547-1553) and Elizabeth's ecclesiastical settlement (1558-1599); and because this ambiguous past was used as a weapon in contemporary religious battles. While Anglicans tended to point to the settlements under Henry and Elizabeth as their ideal moment in the past, Dissenters and the more radical wing of the church celebrated the reforms of Edward’s rule and efforts by the Elizabethan puritan movement to perfect worship in England from the 1560s. These disputes first prevented a dating consensus emerging, and then convinced those trying to unite English Protestantism that it was counter-productive to be too precise about Tudor history. Particularly after the 1689 Revolution, commentators tried to resolve the issue by placing the Reformation in the future. The idea that reform still had to be completed provided an unfinished objective to unite different strands of opinion. This enshrined the notion of a long Reformation, that was a process – not an event; and helps explain the great spiritual energy of late Stuart Protestantism

Focus on the Child: Preventing the Intergenerational Transmission of Eating Disorders and Dieting Behavior

PURPOSE: There is a paucity of research exploring individuals\u27 recall of parental dieting behavior, engagement in fat talk , or criticism of weight or eating behavior in childhood. This dearth of literature exists in both community samples and in clinical populations of eating disorder patients. There is also limited information on women with a history of eating disorders and their pregnancy experience or anticipation of their pregnancy experience. This dissertation focuses on the aforementioned areas in order to develop the research literature further to understand whether parental feedback (such as parental comments or parental dieting) is associated with health outcomes such as BMI or eating pathology in community or clinical cohorts respectively. Secondly, there is also research provided to fill the gap on intergenerational transmission of eating disorders and dieting behavior between mother and child in a population of child-bearing women with current or past eating disorders. Together, the research presented aims to provide a framework to both understand and prevent intergenerational transmission of eating disorders and dieting behavior in both community and clinical samples. METHODS: This dissertation explores the topic of intergenerational transmission of eating disorders and dieting behavior in three aims, two quantitative aims, and one qualitative aim. The first quantitative aim comprised a total of 507 participants (78.1% female; 20.7% male; and 1.2% transgender) who participated in an online, self-administered survey. The qualitative study included 15 women -- 9 of whom were mothers and 6 of whom were nulliparous -- who had either a current or past eating disorder and were recruited through purposive sampling. The last aim used convenience sampling to recruit 60 participants, 93.3% of whom were female. RESULTS: The primary finding from the first aim showed that participants who recalled maternal encouragement to diet reported a significantly higher adult BMI (beta = 1.31, SE = 0.32, p\u3c.0001). In the second aim, one of the prevailing major themes that arose from both mothers and nulliparous participants was intergenerational transmission, especially the concern that their children would develop an eating disorder or pick up on some of their behaviors. The primary finding in the last aim showed a significant relationship between parental feedback and eating pathology (beta = 14.1, SD = 7.0, p=.05). CONCLUSION: Despite the known genetic risk factors for EDs, there remain malleable environmental factors that warrant further study to improve prevention efforts for these serious illnesses. In particular, the family context can be extremely effective in ED recovery for children, but they can also play a role in the development of body dissatisfaction, feeling pressure to diet, and have an association with children having a higher BMI as adults. With this understanding, parents are not to be blamed, but rather can contribute to the solution by reinforcing positive over negative behaviors and focusing on health rather than weight. More research is needed to both confirm and expand some of the findings in these studies. However, the research presented can help to guide interventions with the hope that parents can create environments for children to foster a positive relationship with food and their bodies

Transitions in synchronization states of model cilia through basal-connection coupling

Despite evidence for a hydrodynamic origin of flagellar synchronization between different eukaryotic cells, recent experiments have shown that in single multi-flagellated organisms, coordination hinges instead on direct basal body connections. The mechanism by which these connections leads to coordination, however, is currently not understood. Here we focus on the model biflagellate {\it Chlamydomonas reinhardtii}, and propose a minimal model for the synchronization of its two flagella as a result of both hydrodynamic and direct mechanical coupling. A spectrum of different types of coordination can be selected, depending on small changes in the stiffness of intracellular couplings. These include prolonged in-phase and anti-phase synchronization, as well as a range of multistable states induced by spontaneous symmetry breaking of the system. Linking synchrony to intracellular stiffness could lead to the use of flagellar dynamics as a probe for the mechanical state of the cell.Comment: 14 pages, 9 figure

Canadian Perspectives on International Law and Organization. Toward an Expanding Role in World Order

In their Introduction to this massive collocation of almost forty essays comprising nearly a thousand pages, the editors advance a series of claims and outline a number of themes which may serve as useful points of departure for considering the contribution of this volume to scholarship in the area of international law and organization. Perceiving the book as providing for the first time a comprehensive Canadian conspectus on current issues and developments in international law , they state the goal of their endeavour to be the sketching of a modem Canadian world view. Through emphasis placed by the contributors on issues of particular concern in Canada or which reveal Canadian assumptions and preferences , the book is characterized as a fairly complete reflection of contemporary Canadian approaches to international law. General questions are raised about whether the emerging Canadian global role reflects a shift from internationalism toward the unilateral pursuit of national goals perhaps incompatible with world community interests. Finally, the editors invite speculation about the preferred nature of Canada\u27s global orientation

Canadian Perspectives on International Law and Organization. Toward an Expanding Role in World Order

In their Introduction to this massive collocation of almost forty essays comprising nearly a thousand pages, the editors advance a series of claims and outline a number of themes which may serve as useful points of departure for considering the contribution of this volume to scholarship in the area of international law and organization. Perceiving the book as providing for the first time a comprehensive Canadian conspectus on current issues and developments in international law , they state the goal of their endeavour to be the sketching of a modem Canadian world view. Through emphasis placed by the contributors on issues of particular concern in Canada or which reveal Canadian assumptions and preferences , the book is characterized as a fairly complete reflection of contemporary Canadian approaches to international law. General questions are raised about whether the emerging Canadian global role reflects a shift from internationalism toward the unilateral pursuit of national goals perhaps incompatible with world community interests. Finally, the editors invite speculation about the preferred nature of Canada\u27s global orientation

Reforming automatism and insanity: neuroscience and claims of lack of capacity for control

This paper examines some of the issues raised by the current criminal law defence of automatism and the related defence of insane automatism, and considers what neuroscience may contribute to the reform discussion. It also considers some of the claims made in relation to the impact of neuroimaging in the courtroom. It examines an American medical case report in which an individual’s criminal behaviour is linked to a brain tumour, and considers how the reformed law as presented in the Law Commission for England and Wales’ Discussion Paper might treat such claims. It concludes by examining what assistance the law may gain from a deeper understanding of how a sense of agency emerges from brain states, and the implications of this scientific knowledge for the reform of the law

Two Models of CSR and Sustainability: A comparison between the ‘Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility’ and the ‘Model of Sustainable Development’

Although many different theories existof the notion of Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) and the terms associatedwith it (sustainability, CorporateGovernance, sustainable development),very few have managed to develop acomprehensive model of CSR or sustainabilitybut instead concentrate oneither one or a few stakeholders withinspecific contexts or examples. Aras andCrowther (2009) present an interestingnew ‘Model of Sustainable Development’that can be usefully contrastedwith Carroll’s (1991) Pyramid of CorporateSocial Responsibility’, now almosttwenty years old.With the creation of many governmentbodies in the 1970s, such as the EnvironmentalProtection Agency and the ConsumerProduct Safety Commission toprotect the environment, employees andconsumers, it became apparent at thetime that the business world was undercriticism for not being accountableenough to their stakeholders and societyin general (Carroll 1991). The perceptionof social responsibility shifted tosocial responsiveness by some writerswho argued that the former was not concentratingenough on the actions of thecorporation. This was a necessary reorientationas it emphasised the importanceof corporate action and implantation of asocial role, however the question stillremained of how to reconcile the economicorientation with such social role.From this, a four part comprehensivedefinition of CSR was proposed, whichemphasised the importance of businessesresponding to all aspects of the socialworld: economic, legal, ethical and philanthropicand it is from this that Carrollconstructed the four tiered pyramid(Carroll 1991).More Content can be found in the attached PDF file. Copyright © www.iiste.or