759 research outputs found

    Sing a Song o\u27 Syntax

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    Can music be an effective tool for teaching grammar to ESL students? While some believe that grammar should not be approached through music, since the two are processed in opposite hemispheres of the brain, a review of literature on neural processing suggests that a normal brain readily transfers information between hemispheres via the corpus callosum, and such transfer is facilitated by repetition. If an ESL student leans a song that correctly places certain grammatical forms in context, the student should be able to transfer those patterns correctly to speech, especially if the music imitates natural spoke intonation, rhythm, and emotion. Music should create an advantage for children from 7-10 years of age, for females, and for students who first language is tonal. This study, conducted with over 100 first- through fourth-grade ESL students in the St. Cloud area, examines the correlation between learning and the use or non-use of music to teach four specific grammar structures: reflexive pronouns; there is/there are; (another) and I; and plurals ending with s. The control group subjects were taught without music, while the test group subject were taught with music written by the researcher specifically for this project. A pre-test and post-test were used to determine gains in learning and to make comparisons between the groups. Music appears to have given the test group only a slight edge over the control group in most aspects evaluated. Further analysis of the data when research subjects were grouped by moderator variables reveals that test fourth graders and test subjects with tonal home language made substantial gains, not only beyond their counterparts in the control group, but also beyond test group subjects of other ages or with tonal home languages

    Peripheral neuropathy and quality of life of adults living with HIV/AIDS in the Rulindo district of Rwanda

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    Although the life expectancy of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) has increased in the past years, they could experience secondary illness such as peripheral neuropathy (PN). Therefore, they need to adapt to chronic disablement which could affect their quality of life (QoL). The research that informed this article aimed at determining the prevalence of PN among adults living with HIV/AIDS and attending the outpatients’ clinic at Rutongo Hospital in the Rulindo district of Rwanda. Another aim was to determine these patients’ QoL. A cross-sectional descriptive quantitative research design was used. A time-constrained method was used to sample 185 adults living with HIV/AIDS and attending the outpatients’ clinic at Rutongo Hospital. The subjective PN screen and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief Version were used to collect the data. Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Student’s t-test and one-way analysis of variance were performed to determine ifsignificant differences existed between QoL scores in participants with and without PN symptoms. The results indicated that 40.5% of respondents experienced PN. QoL in participants with PN showed significantly lower scores in the physical (p ¼ 0.013) and psychological (p ¼ 0.020) domains when compared with those who did not have PN. These results indicate a high prevalence of neuropathy among PLWH attending the outpatients’ clinic at Rutongo Hospital. In addition, patients with neuropathy had lowerQoL scores in the physical and psychological domains than those without neuropathy symptoms. The management of PLWH should therefore include interventions to optimise QoL as well as screening for neuropathy symptoms so that sufferers can liaise with their medical providers to find medical and supportive therapies that could assist them

    Employee advocacy in Africa:the role of HR practitioners in Malawi

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    Purpose: In recognizing the weakness of trade unions and the lack of an institutional framework designed to enforce employee rights in an African context, this study examines the extent to which HR practitioners are perceived to play the role of employee advocate.Design/methodology/approach: The quantitative data set is derived from a sample of 305 respondents (95 HR practitioners, 121 line managers, and 89 employees) from Malawi.Findings: Despite the challenges of the context, HR practitioners are perceived by key stakeholders (line managers and employees) to be playing the role of employee advocate. Standard multiple regression results indicate that the main factor contributing to the perception that HR practitioners are playing this role is their contribution to ‘motivating employees’.Research limitations/implications: The study was conducted in Malawi. Further research is necessary to explore the generalizability of the findings to other contexts.Originality/value: The findings provide an empirical base for future studies which explore perceptions of the employee advocacy role undertaken by HR practitioners in Africa

    Mapping and exploring the topography of contemporary financial accounting research

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    This paper reports on a review of 1055 papers in the financial accounting literature published in eleven leading accounting journals in the period 2002 to 2007 inclusive. In contrast to most prior published literature reviews, which are located within a particular methodology and highly specialised, this is a broad literature review that covers both empirical/quantitative streams and critical/qualitative streams and is an attempt to draw a map of the overall structure and topography of published financial accounting research. The paper analyses a range of information collected from each paper about the authors, content, use of theories and research methods. The conclusions summarise the structure of the literature and give an insight into what journal editors and peer reviewers deem to be a contribution to knowledge in the field of financial accounting. Comments are included on the unique contribution made to the field by those authors within our sample writing and publishing outside the US. The paper is likely to be particularly relevant to new career researchers in financial accounting, PhD students reviewing the literature to locate their own research and academics looking for appropriate research outlets

    Rhoda F. and Henry J. Sandler to Mr. Meredith (25 September 1962)

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    Accounting for Inequality in India: Evidence from Household Expenditures

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    J. Salcedo Cain, Rana Hasan, Rhoda Magsombol, and Ajay Tandon examine the evolution of inequality in India between 1983 and 2004. Inequality levels were relatively stable between 1983 and 1993, but increased between 1993 and 2004, a period of relatively fast economic growth. While the increases in inequality have not precluded reductions in poverty, decompositions of inequality and its change suggest that for the benefits of economic growth to be spread wider, greater dynamism in Indian agriculture and manufacturing will be essential
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