A Review of School Board Cyberbullying Policies in Alberta

An online search for school board cyberbullying/bullying policies in Alberta was conducted. The results showed that while only five school boards had a bullying policy, many schools had technology or Internet use guidelines. The online search included an assessment of one extensive school board cyberbullying policy as well as Internet use guidelines in two large school boards in Alberta. While technology and Internet use guidelines support anti-bullying initiatives, it is argued that a clear well defined policy empowers administrators to make informed decisions on how to handle cyberbullying. Finally, policy recommendations are proposed based on the results of the online search. On a entrepris une recherche en ligne pour trouver les politiques des conseils scolaires albertains en matière d’intimidation/harcèlement en ligne. Les résultats indiquent que si seulement cinq conseils ont mis en place une politique en matière d’intimidation, plusieurs écoles ont des directives quant à l’emploi des technologies et de l’internet. La recherche en ligne a comporté l’évaluation d’une politique scolaire approfondie sur le harcèlement en ligne ainsi que les directives quant à l’emploi de l’internet de deux grands conseils scolaires en Alberta. Bien que les directives en matière de l’emploi des technologies et de l’internet appuient les initiatives contre le harcèlement, nous affirmons que la mise en place d’une politique clairement définie permet aux administrateurs de prendre des décisions éclairées quant à la gestion du harcèlement en ligne. Nous terminons en proposant des recommandations stratégiques reposant sur les résultats de la recherche en ligne

POTENSI PENERAPAN PRODUKSI BERSIH PADA RUMAH POTONG HEWAN (RPH) KOTA JAMBI

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menganalisis  potensi  pencemaran dan pemanfaatan limbah cair dan limbah padat dari UPTD Rumah Potong Hewan (RPH) Kota Jambi, serta  penerapan produksi bersih bersih berdasarkan Guidance Manual: How to Establish and Operate Cleaner Production Centres.  Parameter  yang  diambil  adalah  BOD,  COD, TSS,  Minyak  &  Lemak,  pH.  Limbah  padat  berupa  C  dan  N,  serta  wawancara dengan  pekerja.  Hasil  penelitian  menunjukan  kualitas  BOD  11.280  mg/l,  COD 17.110 mg/l, TSS 2.300 mg/l, Minyak & Lemak 168 mg/l berada di atas standar baku  mutu  yang  berpotensi  mencemari  lingkungan  kecuali  pH  7,9  yang  masih dibawah  baku  mutu.  Darah  dapat  berpotensi  sebagai  pakan  ternak  sekitar  60 kg/hari,  urine  menjadi  pupuk  organik  cair  sekitar  900  liter.  Limbah  padat berpotensi  menjadi  Pembangkit  Listrik  Tenaga  Biogas  (PLTB)  sekitar  11,28 kWh/hari  dan  pupuk  organik/kompos  yang  bisa  meningkatkan  produktivitas pertanian  sekitar  180kg/hari.  kesimpulan  yang  dapat  diambil  untuk mengoptimalkan  produksi  bersih,  yakni:  pemasangan  keran,  pemasangan  water sprayer  gun,  penggunaan  masker,  dan  pembuatan  poster  mengenai  produksi dengan penghematan mencapai Rp 3.718.578,08/tahun

Constructive and destructive conflict strategies in sibling relationships : a family systems approach

The results of this study make distinctions between positive conflict techniques that are beneficial to family dynamics, and negative strategies that may be detrimental to the functioning of the family unit

The Relationship Between Indirect Aggression and Loneliness for Emerging Adults: What Does Interpersonal Competence Have to Do with Wellbeing?

The present study investigated the mediating role of interpersonal competence in the relationship between indirect aggression and loneliness for emerging adults. One hundred and sixty-seven Canadian undergraduate students aged 18-25 participated and completed an anonymous, online survey. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the mediating role of interpersonal competence in the relationship between indirect aggression and loneliness. The findings revealed that interpersonal competence mediated the relationship between indirect aggression for targets and loneliness. These findings have implications for mental health researchers and practitioners and can inform the development of prevention and intervention programs for young adults dealing with indirect aggression. Keywords: indirect aggression, emerging adults, interpersonal competence, loneliness, psychosocial functioning La présente étude porte sur le rôle de médiation de la compétence interpersonnelle dans le lien entre l’agression indirecte et le sentiment de solitude chez les adultes émergents. Cent soixante-sept étudiants canadiens de premier cycle et âgés de 18 à 25 ans ont complété un sondage anonyme en ligne. Nous avons eu recours à la modélisation par équation structurelle pour analyser le rôle de médiation de la compétence interpersonnelle dans le lien entre l’agression indirecte et le sentiment de solitude. Les résultats indiquent que la compétence interpersonnelle joue un rôle de médiation dans le lien entre l’agression indirecte et le sentiment de solitude. Ces résultats ont des implications pour les chercheurs et les praticiens en santé mentale et ils peuvent contribuer à l’élaboration de programmes de prévention et d’intervention visant les jeunes adultes aux prises avec l’agression indirecte. Mots clés : agression indirecte; adultes émergents; compétence interpersonnelle; sentiment de solitude; fonctionnement psychosocia

Estimasi Emisi Gas Rumah Kaca pada Pengelolaan Sampah Domestik dengan Metode IPCC 2006 di TPA Talang Gulo Kota Jambi

The waste that loaded to the Talang Gulo Landfill in 2018 is 1,012.234 m3/day and is predicted to produce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions such as CH4 and N2O. The purpose of this study was to create a waste management layout, to determine the generation data and composition of waste in Jambi city and calculate the estimated amount of Greenhouse Gas (GHG). The calculation of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in this study used from Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change (IPCC) 2006 method. Sampling results show that the average waste generation in Jambi City is 0.207 kg/person/day. Food waste, plastics, and paper were the dominant components from the composition of waste in landfill by 47,381%, 20.565%, and 13.096%. CH4 emissions generated from landfill zone VI in 2019 amounted to 4,695×10-2 Gg and would increase to 16,608×10-2 Gg in 2030. Greenhouse gas emissions generated from the composting zone consisted of 8,6×10-4 Gg CH4 and 5,16×10-5 Gg N2O in 2019 and 9,5×10-4 Gg CH4 and 5,7×10-5 Gg N2O in 2030. Emissions from heavy equipment activity in 2019 amounted to 1,065 Gg CO2. Estimates of greenhouse gas emissions are useful for taking steps to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

Mothers’ and fathers’ parenting styles and associations with toddlers’ externalizing, internalizing, and adaptive behaviors

The two primary objectives of the present study were to (a) investigate mothers’ and fathers’ reports of their own as well as their partner's parentingstyles, and (b) assess how mothers’ and fathers’ parentingstyles uniquely and jointly predicted toddlers’ externalizing, internalizing, and adaptivebehaviors. Fifty-nine mothers and fathers independently completed the ParentingStyles and Dimension Questionnaire (PDSQ; Robinson, Mandleco, Olsen, & Hart, 2001) and the Behavior Assessment Scale for Children-2 (BASC-2; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2004). Parents’ self-reports of their parentingstyles were positively correlated with each other for all three parentingstyles (authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive). Comparisons between parents’ reports of their partner's styles with that of the partner's self-reports were positively and moderately correlated for all three parentingstyles. Findings revealed mothers’ and fathers’ self-reported parentingstyles explained 44% of the variance in youngsters’ externalizingbehaviors. In particular, permissive parenting by mothers and authoritarian parenting by fathers uniquely and significantly predicted toddlers’ externalizingbehaviors, while authoritative paternal parenting was predictive of adaptivebehaviors

Differential Validity and Utility of Successive and Simultaneous Approaches to the Development of Equivalent Achievement Tests in French and English

Described in this article are the first three activities of a research program designed to assess the differential validity and utility of successive and simultaneous approaches to the development of equivalent achievement tests in the French and English languages. Two teams of multilingual/multicultural French-English teachers used the simultaneous approach to develop 70 items respectively for mathematics and social studies at the grade 9 level. The evidence gained from the pilot study suggests that the issue of differential item performance attributable to translation differences appears to be confounded by the presence of socioeconomic differences between the two groups of students. Consequently, the next activities of this research will be directed toward disentangling these two issues to obtain a clearer view of the efficacy of the simultaneous method in reducing differential group performance and enhancing linguistic and cultural decentering