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Developing creative learning through possibility thinking with children aged 3-7
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Violence in Schools: Perspectives (and hope) from Galtung and Buber
Research into violence in schools has been growing steadily at an international level, and has shown high degrees of violence at various different levels. Given the seriousness of the problem, finding ways of responding to this issue in schools becomes an imperative for educationists. In this article, we engage with this problem by defending the view that whilst violence might be endemic in schools, there are also real possibilities for working towards different ways of being in relationship in schools. Firstly, we discuss Galtung’s understanding of violence and peace, paying particular attention to his concepts of structural and cultural violence, peacekeeping, peacemaking and peacebuilding. Secondly, we connect Galtung’s notions of peacemaking to Buber’s philosophy of dialogue, in order to make a case for an ‘epistemological shift’ which might enable individuals and communities to achieve ‘peace’. Finally, we direct our argument to the education context and put forward some concrete proposals for peacemaking in schools.This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Taylor & Francis via http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2015.110203
Does use of touch screen computer technology improve classroom engagement in children?
Many studies have shown that the use of technology in the classroom may influence pupil
engagement. Despite the recent widespread use of tablet technology, however, very little research has
been carried out into their use in a primary school setting. We investigated the use of tablet computers,
specifically Apple’s ‘iPad’, in an upper primary school setting with regard to children’s engagement.
Cognitive, emotional and general engagement was higher in lessons based on iPads than those which
were not. There was no difference in behavioral engagement. Of particular significance was the increase
in engagement seen in boys, which resulted in their engagement levels increasing to levels comparable
to those seen in girls. These findings suggest that tablet technology has potential as a tool in the
classroom setting
Teachers as writers: a systematic review
This paper is a critical literature review of empirical work from 1990-2015 on teachers as writers. It interrogates the evidence on teachers’ attitudes to writing, their sense of themselves as writers and the potential impact of teacher writing on pedagogy or student outcomes in writing. The methodology was carried out in four stages. Firstly, educational databases keyword searches located 438 papers. Secondly, initial screening identified 159 for further scrutiny, 43 of which were found to specifically address teachers’ writing identities and practices. Thirdly, these sources were screened further using inclusion/exclusion criteria. Fourthly, the 22 papers judged to satisfy the criteria were subject to in-depth analysis and synthesis. The findings reveal that the evidence base in relation to teachers as writers is not strong, particularly with regard to the impact of teachers’ writing on student outcomes. The review indicates that teachers have narrow conceptions of what counts as writing and being a writer and that multiple tensions exist, relating to low self-confidence, negative writing histories, and the challenge of composing and enacting teacher and writer positions in school. However, initial training and professional development programmes do appear to afford opportunities for reformulation of attitudes and sense of self as writer
Terahertz third harmonic generation in c-axis LaSrCuO
Terahertz nonlinear optics is a viable method to interrogate collective
phenomena in quantum materials spanning ferroelectrics, charge-density waves,
and superconductivity. In superconductors this includes the Higgs amplitude and
Josephson phase modes. We have investigated the nonlinear c-axis response of
optimally doped LaSrCuO using high-field THz time domain
spectroscopy (THz-TDS) at field strengths up to 80 kV/cm. With increasing
field, we observe a distinct red-shift of the Josephson plasma edge and
enhanced reflectivity (above the plasma edge) arising from third harmonic
generation. The non-monotonic temperature dependent response is consistent with
nonlinear drive of the Josephson Plasma Mode (JPM) as verified with comparison
to theoretical expectations. Our results add to the understanding that, using
THz light, the JPM (in addition to the Higgs mode) provides a route to
interrogate and control superconducting properties
Simple models of the chemical field around swimming plankton
Background. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, and we recently reported human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles showing strong associations with cervical neoplasia risk and protection. HLA ligands are recognized by killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) expressed on a range of immune cell subsets, governing their proinflammatory activity. We hypothesized that the inheritance of particular HLA-KIR combinations would increase cervical neoplasia risk. Methods. Here, we used HLA and KIR dosages imputed from single-nucleotide polymorphism genotype data from 2143 cervical neoplasia cases and 13 858 healthy controls of European decent. Results. The following 4 novel HLA alleles were identified in association with cervical neoplasia, owing to their linkage disequilibrium with known cervical neoplasia-associated HLA-DRB1 alleles: HLA-DRB3*9901 (odds ratio [OR], 1.24; P = 2.49 × 10−9), HLA-DRB5*0101 (OR, 1.29; P = 2.26 × 10−8), HLA-DRB5*9901 (OR, 0.77; P = 1.90 × 10−9), and HLA-DRB3*0301 (OR, 0.63; P = 4.06 × 10−5). We also found that homozygosity of HLA-C1 group alleles is a protective factor for human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16)-related cervical neoplasia (C1/C1; OR, 0.79; P = .005). This protective association was restricted to carriers of either KIR2DL2 (OR, 0.67; P = .00045) or KIR2DS2 (OR, 0.69; P = .0006). Conclusions. Our findings suggest that HLA-C1 group alleles play a role in protecting against HPV16-related cervical neoplasia, mainly through a KIR-mediated mechanism
Question-posing & question-responding at the heart of possibility thinking in the early years.
publication-status: Publishedtypes: ArticleDrawing on research that sought to explore the characteristics of ‘Possibility
Thinking’ as central to creativity in young children’s learning, this paper considers
question-posing and question-responding as the driving features of ‘Possibility
Thinking’ (PT). This qualitative study employed micro-event analysis of peer and
pupil–teacher interaction. Events were sampled from two early years settings in
England, one a Reception classroom (4- to 5-year olds) and the other a Year 2
classroom (6- to 7-year olds). This article arises out of the second stage of an ongoing
research programme (2004–2007) involving the children and practitioners in these
settings. This phase considers the dimensions of question-posing and the categories of
question-responding and their interrelationship within PT. Three dimensions of
questioning were identified as characteristic of PT. These included: (i) question
framing, reflecting the purpose inherent within questions for adults and children
(including leading, service and follow-through questions); (ii) question degree:
manifestation of the degree of possibility inherent in children’s questions (including
possibility narrow, possibility moderate, possibility broad); (iii) question modality,
manifestation of the modality inherent in children’s questions (including verbal and
non-verbal forms). The fine-grained data analysis offers insight into how children
engage in PT to meet specific needs in responding to creative tasks and activities and
reveals the crucial role that question-posing and question-responding play in creative
learning. It also provides more detail about the nature of young children’s thinking,
made visible through question-posing and responding in engaging playful contexts
Aligning the Global Delta Risk Index with SDG and SFDRR Global frameworks to assess risk to socio-ecological systems in river deltas
River deltas globally are highly exposed and vulnerable to natural hazards and are often over-exploited landforms. The Global Delta Risk Index (GDRI) was developed to assess multi-hazard risk in river deltas and support decision-making in risk reduction interventions in delta regions. Disasters have significant impacts on the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, despite the strong interlinkage between disaster risk reduction and sustainable development, global frameworks are still developed in isolation and actions to address them are delegated to different institutions. Greater alignment between frameworks would both simplify monitoring progress towards disaster risk reduction and sustainable development and increase capacity to address data gaps in relation to indicator-based assessments for both processes. This research aims at aligning the GDRI indicators with the SDGs and the Sendai Framework for Disaster and Risk Reduction (SFDRR). While the GDRI has a modular indicator library, the most relevant indicators for this research were selected through a delta-specific impact chain designed in consultation with experts, communities and stakeholders in three delta regions: the Red River and Mekong deltas in Vietnam and the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna (GBM) delta in Bangladesh and India. We analyse how effectively the 143 indicators for the GDRI match (or not) the SDG and SFDRR global frameworks. We demonstrate the interconnections of the different drivers of risk to better inform risk management and in turn support delta-level interventions towards improved sustainability and resilience of these Asian mega-deltas
Defining the genetic susceptibility to cervical neoplasia - a genome-wide association study
Funding: MAB was funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) Senior Principal Research Fellowship. Support was also received from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation. JL holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Human Genome Epidemiology. The Seattle study was supported by the following grants: NIH, National Cancer Institute grants P01CA042792 and R01CA112512. Cervical Health Study (from which the NSW component was obtained) was funded by NHMRC Grant 387701, and CCNSW core grant. The Montreal study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (grant MOP-42532) and sample processing was funded by the Reseau FRQS SIDA-MI. The Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, the ALF/LUA research grant in Gothenburg and Umeå, the Lundberg Foundation, the Torsten and Ragnar Soderberg’s Foundation, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, and the European Commission grant HEALTH-F2-2008-201865-GEFOS, BBMRI.se, the Swedish Society of Medicine, the KempeFoundation (JCK-1021), the Medical Faculty of Umeå University, the County Council of Vasterbotten (Spjutspetsanslag VLL:159:33-2007). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscriptPeer reviewedPublisher PDFPublisher PD
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