94 research outputs found
A MISSING PIECE: EXAMINING TEACHERS’ RESPONSES TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS IN BURKINA FASO
Gender inequality leading to gendered violence in schools is a concerning reality worldwide. This study examines gender-based violence (GBV) in an educational context by conducting a vertical comparative case study on gender-based violence at two secondary schools in the central area of Burkina Faso, West Africa. The study sought to understand the multiple influences that guide secondary schoolteachers’ responses to GBV and the implementation of existing national policies in combatting the violence in Burkina Faso. Using the feminist poststructuralist framework, the study conducted discourse analysis of policies and explored teachers’ discourse of the phenomenon through how teachers’ meaning-making of GBV in schools contributes to decisions around addressing the violence. This qualitative research contributes to the on-going discussion of how teachers can be change agents in schools. These findings can help inform teachers’ training programs and national policy
Analysis of data on the certificate of advanced graduate specialization program as collected by means of questionnaire
Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit
Whose Reality? A Meta-Analysis of Qualitative Research in International and Comparative Education
This meta-analysis seeks to critically examine the qualitative research being published in influential journals in the field of international and comparative education in order to determine whether qualitative research has remained true to the constructivist paradigm and its theoretical and philosophical underpinnings. Decades after the heated paradigmatic debates within the field of education in the 1980’s, we seek to examine whether predictions that the constructivist paradigm would be pushed out by the call for post-positivist, quantifiable, data-driven research have come to fruition. Based on a review of all qualitative research published in the past three volumes of five influential journals in the field, we conclude that while qualitative articles are represented in approximately equal numbers as quantitative articles, there are key elements of the constructivist paradigm that are largely absent from these qualitative articles. In particular, our conclusion attempts to address the concern that qualitative researchers are failing to address the issue of researcher positionality in their qualitative work
Exile Vol. XVII No. 2
POETRY
Grammer lesson by Julie Lockwood 5
Hunter by J. Barmeier 10
(rare) by Alice Merrill 13
November Leaf by J. Barmeier 13
In retrospect by Julie Lockwood 14
Weaving by Alice Merrill 16
SPETSE by Cary Anne Spear 17
View From A Garret To Infinity J. Barmeier 18
Morning after Reflection by J. Barmeier 19
A MINOR CHANGE AT DENISON U.? by Pete Porteous 30
Snowflak by J. Barmeier 32
LOVING by Curtis Hutchens 34
IRISH CONVERSATION by Cary Anne Spear 36
On This Planet by yasue aoki 39
FICTION
Visiting Before The Mirror by Holly Battles 8-9, 31
Cypher by Keith McWalter 22-28
ART
by Sandy Adams: Cover, 31
by Beth Newman 4
by Jill Harris 6, 13
by Ned Bittinger 7
by Bill Musgrave 12, 20
by Gail Lutsch 15, 18, 26, 29
by M. A. Albert 31
by Charlie Greacen 35
by Diane Ulmer 38
PHOTOGRAPHY
by Jill Harris 19
all others by Tim Het
The Vehicle, Fall 1994
Table of Contents
Poetry
Noah\u27s WifeJennifer Moropage 8-9
The Intensity of a BreathHeather Anne Winterspage 10-11
When I Was RainNicole Moonpage 11
Wreckage at Low Tide, After a Storm On Cape FearMatt Parkspage 12-14
two belowKeith Spearpage 16
HeatScott Langrenpage 17
Plastic Shard WordsMatthew J. Nelsonpage 18
Mr. Snowplow ManMartin Paul Brittpage 19
Carpe DiemMichael Lairpage 19
untitledWalt Howardpage 20
The GameKellie J. Olsenpage 21
AT PEACEJennifer Surmanpage 22
SawdustSue Songerpage 23
Photography
Unbound RealitiesKris Quiriconipage 26
untitled Mark Porter page 27
untitled Mark Porter page 28
untitled Mark Porter page 29
Prose
I am Here...RememberingJ. Dylan McNeillpage 32-34
RecognitionSue Songerpage 35-36
SACCADICSteve Beinpage 37-40
The BurnBryan Levekpage 41-45
Biographiespage 46-48https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1063/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, Fall 1994
Table of Contents
Poetry
Noah\u27s WifeJennifer Moropage 8-9
The Intensity of a BreathHeather Anne Winterspage 10-11
When I Was RainNicole Moonpage 11
Wreckage at Low Tide, After a Storm On Cape FearMatt Parkspage 12-14
two belowKeith Spearpage 16
HeatScott Langrenpage 17
Plastic Shard WordsMatthew J. Nelsonpage 18
Mr. Snowplow ManMartin Paul Brittpage 19
Carpe DiemMichael Lairpage 19
untitledWalt Howardpage 20
The GameKellie J. Olsenpage 21
AT PEACEJennifer Surmanpage 22
SawdustSue Songerpage 23
Photography
Unbound RealitiesKris Quiriconipage 26
untitled Mark Porter page 27
untitled Mark Porter page 28
untitled Mark Porter page 29
Prose
I am Here...RememberingJ. Dylan McNeillpage 32-34
RecognitionSue Songerpage 35-36
SACCADICSteve Beinpage 37-40
The BurnBryan Levekpage 41-45
Biographiespage 46-48https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1063/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, Spring 1995
Table of Contents
Poetry
The SwimmersJennifer Moropage 2
Everlasting ArmsSue Songerpage 2
Talking to an AddictBridgett Jensenpage 3
SecretsTiffany Abbottpage 5
CryingMatthew Berrypage 6
winter fieldsKeith Spearpage 7
untitledKemp Nishan Munizpage 7
Rainy Night in ParisDiana Matijaspage 8
nap timeKelly A. Pricepage 10
Angel of the EarthHeather Anne Winterspage 10
Color DreamsMatthew J. Nelsonpage 12
Dandelion PaintSandy Beauchamppage 13
Merry Go Round MarathonElizabeth Bromleypage 14
The ArmadilloKeith Spearpage 15
The Shoe SagaJennifer Moropage 16
Coffee Cup Confessional BoothSue Songerpage 18
What Gravity, A Rock And A Rabbit Have To Do With My Love LifeMartin Paul Brittpage 19
Good Bye, Good KnightRich Birdpage 20
Photography
Railroad Station IKelly A. Pricepage 22
1000 VinesKelly A. Pricepage 23
Self PortraitKelly A. Pricepage 24
Prose
Queen of Dead AirBryan Levekpage 26
Closer to the noiseMichell Heidelpage 29
Somewhere in BetweenKimberly Hunterpage 32
Miss SteakBryan Levekpage 37
Chasing the ChasteTerry Bassettpage 43
Biographies
Authors, editorspage 48https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1065/thumbnail.jp
Estimation of TETRA radio use in the Airwave Health Monitoring Study of the British police forces.
BACKGROUND: The Airwave Health Monitoring Study aims to investigate the possible long-term health effects of Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) use among the police forces in Great Britain. Here, we investigate whether objective data from the network operator could be used to correct for misreporting in self-reported data and expand the radio usage availability in our cohort. METHODS: We estimated average monthly usage of personal radio in the 12 months prior to enrolment from a missing value imputation model and evaluated its performance against objective and self-reported data. Factors associated with TETRA radio usage variables were investigated using Chi-square tests and analysis of variance. RESULTS: The imputed data were better correlated with objective than self-reported usage (Spearman correlation coefficient = 0.72 vs. 0. 52 and kappa 0.56 [95% confidence interval 0.55, 0.56] vs. 0.46 [0.45, 0.47]), although the imputation model tended to under-estimate use for higher users. Participants with higher personal radio usage were more likely to be younger, men vs. women and officer vs. staff. The median average monthly usage level for the entire cohort was estimated to be 29.3 min (95% CI: [7.2, 66.6]). CONCLUSION: The availability of objective personal radio records for a large proportion of users allowed us to develop a robust imputation model and hence obtain personal radio usage estimates for ~50,000 participants. This substantially reduced exposure misclassification compared to using self-reported data and will allow us to carry out analyses of TETRA usage for the entire cohort in future work
The prevalence, incidence and risk factors of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among pregnant Zimbabwean women followed up nine months after childbirth
Background
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is the leading cause of genital ulcer disease worldwide. The virus can be transmitted to neonates and there are scarce data regarding incidence of HSV-2 among women in pregnancy and after childbirth. The aim of this study is to measure the incidence and risk factors for HSV-2 infection in women followed for 9 months after childbirth.
Methods
Pregnant women were consecutively enrolled late in pregnancy and followed at six weeks, four and nine months after childbirth. Stored samples were tested for HSV-2 at baseline and again at nine months after childbirth and HSV-2 seropositive samples at nine months after childbirth (seroconverters) were tested retrospectively to identify the seroconversion point.
Results
One hundred and seventy-three (50.9%) of the 340 consecutively enrolled pregnant women were HSV-2 seronegative at baseline. HSV-2 incidence rate during the 10 months follow up was 9.7 (95% CI 5.4-14.4)/100 and 18.8 (95% CI 13.9-26.1)/100 person years at risk (PYAR) at four months and nine months after childbirth respectively. Analysis restricted to women reporting sexual activity yielded higher incidence rates. The prevalence of HSV-2 amongst the HIV-1 seropositive was 89.3%. Risk factors associated with HSV-2 seropositivity were having other sexual partners in past 12 months (Prevalence Risk Ratio (PRR) 1.8 (95% CI 1.4-2.4) and presence of Trichomonas vaginalis (PRR 1.7 95% CI 1.4-2.1). Polygamy (Incidence Rate Ratio (IRR) 4.4, 95% CI 1.9-10.6) and young age at sexual debut (IRR 3.6, 95% CI 1.6-8.3) were associated with primary HSV-2 infection during the 10 months follow up.
Conclusions
Incidence of HSV-2 after childbirth is high and the period between late pregnancy and six weeks after childbirth needs to be targeted for prevention of primary HSV-2 infection to avert possible neonatal infections
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