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Intercultural Relations in Georgia and Tajikistan: A Post-Conflict Model

The paper presents the results of two studies of intercultural relations in post-Soviet Georgia and Tajikistan. These countries have in common a sharp decline in cultural diversity as a result of wars and conflicts, and this model of intercultural relations on post-Soviet space was identified as a post-conflict model. The goal of this study was to evaluate three hypotheses of intercultural relations: multiculturalism, contact and integration (Berry, 2017) among majority members and the ethnic Russian minorities. We surveyed 312 Ethnic Russians and 298 Georgians in Georgia; 277 Ethnic Russians and 317 Tajiks in Tajikistan. The studies used scales from the MIRIPS questionnaire. To test the three hypotheses of intercultural relations we followed a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach. The multiculturalism hypothesis found partial support in all four groups in Georgia and Tajikistan. The contact hypothesis received partial support in Tajiks and in Ethnic Russians in Georgia and was not supported among Ethnic Russians in Tajikistan and Georgians. The integration hypothesis was fully supported in Tajiks and Ethnic Russians in Georgia, partially supported among Ethnic Russians in Tajikistan and was not supported among Georgians. The results obtained in these two countries are discussed taking into consideration the sociocultural contexts and recent history of wars and conflicts.
Elementary School Teacher Development Policy in Yogyakarta City

This research analyses policy on elementary school teacher development as implemented in Yogyakarta City. The research was conducted using a qualitative phenomenological approach. Respondents of research were forty stakeholders in elementary school teacher development policy including teachers, principals, officers from local government, and member of the local house of representative. Data was collected through in-depth interviews, document analysis, and focused group discussion (FGD). The results suggest that a policy on developing elementary school teachers has been implemented. However, such policy is viewed as highly related to local politics as consequences of local autonomy. Some teachers and member of local house of representative view policy on teachers as part of local government effort to strengthen political position. To some extends, the policy has positive impact in the form of teacher continuing education. However, the policy has negative effect such as uneven or even discriminative distribution especially among private schools. https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.18. 6. 14
Investigation of the Arc Characteristics of Switching DC Arcs on Hydrogen Containing Gas Mixtures

The characteristics of switching DC current arcs in hydrogen containing gas mixtures under pressure were investigated using a model chamber. The switching device consists of an electro-mechanic double breaker unit with copper contacts. High-speed imaging and spectroscopy were used to observe and to characterize the switching arc. The experiments indicate how the dynamic interaction of an external magnetic field with a high-pressure discharge causes an elongation and twisting of the arc-channel and consequently a voltage increase. Comparative measurements with and without external magnetic field indicate a strong influence of this factor. Cu and N lines together with strongly broadened H lines were observed.
A Principal's Perceptions of Character Education in a Rural Public School

A PRINCIPAL'S PERCEPTIONS OF CHARACTER EDUCATION IN A RURAL PUBLIC SCHOOL Sandra H. Harrison Old Dominion University, 2011 Committee Chairperson: Dr. Karen Sanzo A majority of rural public schools face difficult and challenging problems: geographical isolation, escalating crime, impoverished families, economic inequities, faculty nonretention, declining enrollments, and lack of success in meeting accreditation benchmarks. In the past decade, support for character education as a valuable pedagogy to complement instruction and academic achievement emerged. The obligation to meet federal and state standards created expectations that school principals have the leadership ability to facilitate strong academic curricula as well as programs fostering students' moral development through character education. Mobilizing resources for character education initiatives becomes the responsibility of school principals or their designees. The purpose of this study was to investigate a principal's perceptions of character education and implementation of such programs in a rural public school, located in a state requiring character education pedagogy. The case study revealed the principal's perceptions of character education, how they affected leadership and decision making for program implementation, and the perceived relationship between character education and student achievement. A triangulated protocol employed the critical incident technique, vignettes, interviews, site observations, a focus group, and review of documents to illuminate the inquiry questions. Results provided insights about character education through discernment of the attitudes and beliefs of the principal who facilitated leadership and implementation of character education pedagogy in the school.
Integration and generalization of “Universal Test and Treat” strategies for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa : The ANRS 12249 TasP Trial and beyond

Increasing evidence of the preventive effect of antiretroviral treatment (ART) on HIV transmission havelaid the foundations for mathematical models to suggest that universal and repeated HIV testing,combined with immediate initiation of ART among those diagnosed HIV-positive could curtail the HIVepidemic, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. It is still unknown if this strategy, labelled as “UniversalTest and Treat” (UTT), could be workable at population level, given the unprecedented HIV servicesuptake rates that it requires.The objective of this thesis was to explore the terms of large-scale UTT implementation. Based on theprotocols of community-based trials conducted in sub-Saharan Africa, we characterized the diversity ofUTT approaches. Within the framework of one of those studies, the ANRS 12249 TasP trial, conductedin rural South Africa, we described the perceptions of health care workers regarding UTT and studiedthe care trajectories of people living with HIV from care referral to viral suppression.The findings reported in this thesis highlight that UTT strategies encompass a variety of healthinterventions, challenging the assessment of their impact on the HIV epidemic. Analyses of health careworkers opinions and patients’ behaviours when exposed to UTT underlined the potential of the strategyto change professional practices and patients’ access to care. Overall this work provides some insightson the efforts needed to allow the maximal public health impact of UTT in sub-Saharan Africa.
Faktor-Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Partisipasi Ibu Balita ke Posyandu di Jorong Tarantang

Posyandu serves to facilitate the community in knowing or checking health, especially for pregnant women and children under five. in Dharmasraya the achievement of weighing D / S on toddlers is in the 12th rank out of 19 regencies / cities in West Sumatra with an achievement of 73.5%, this figure shows lower achievement if in 2013 it was 82.9%. This study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge, work, motivation and the role of cadres with the participation of mothers of toddlers visiting posyandu. The research design was descriptive analytic withdesign cross sectional. The population of this study was 108 mothers of toddlers in Tarantang Jorong. The sampling technique is simple random sampling, the sample size is 85 respondents. Data collection techniques through observation, interviews and distribution of questionnaires to respondents. Data analysis usingtest chi square. The results showed that among 85 known samples who did not participate in Keposyandu visit 55.3% (47 respondents from the analysis there was a relationship between knowledge (Pvalue = 0.021, OR = 3.098), work (Pvalue = 0.014, OR = 3.467), motivation (Pvalue = 0.003, OR = 4.332), the role of cadres (Pvalue= 0.027, OR = 2.971) participation of mother's visit to posyandu. The conclusion of the study is that there is a relationship between knowledge, work, motivation, the role of cadres and the participation of mothers of toddlers to posyandu Motivate and invite mothers to toddlers to always go to posyandu every once a month.Posyandu berfungsi untuk memudahkan masyarakat dalam mengetahui atau memeriksakan kesehatan terutama untuk ibu hamil dan anak balita. di Dharmasraya pencapaian penimbangan D/S pada balita berada pada rangking ke-12 dari 19 Kabupaten/Kota di Sumatera Barat dengan pencapaian 73,5%, angka ini menunjukan pencapaian lebih rendah jika dari pada tahun 2013 yaitu 82,9%. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pengetahuan, pekerjaan, motivasi dan peran kader dengan partisipasi kunjungan ibu balita ke posyandu. Desain penelitian adalah deskriptif analitik dengan desain cross sectional. Populasi penelitian ini adalah 108 ibu balita di jorong tarantang. Teknik Pengambilan sampel secara simple random sampling, besar sampel 85 responden. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara dan pembagian kuesioner kepada responden. Analisis data dengan menggunakan uji chi square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa diantara 85 sampel diketahui yang tidak partisipasi dalam kunjungan keposyandu 55,3% (47 responden dari hasil analisis terdapat hubungan antara pengetahuan (Pvalue= 0,021, OR =3,098), pekerjaan (Pvalue=0,014, OR=3,467), motivasi (Pvalue=0,003,OR=4,332), peran kader (Pvalue=0,027,OR=2,971) partisipasi kunjungan ibu balita ke posyandu.Kesimpulan penelitian diketahui ada hubungan antara pengetahuan, pekerjaan, motivasi, peran kader dengan partisipasi kunjungan ibu balita ke posyandu. Memberikan motivasi serta mengajak ibu balita untuk selalu ke posyandu setiap satu bulan sekali.
Emotional Competency Issues Faced by Youths in Malaysia

Introduction Researchers portray the possibility that emotional competency issues among adolescents can cause behavioural problems in future. They are at risk of becoming dissatisfied and unhappy teenagers and may choose to become involved in negative activities such as gangsterism, bullying, drug abuse, sexual misconduct, and crime” (Kuldas et al, 2015). The aim of the study is to explore emotional issues that are more evident among youngsters. Method Interviews were conducted with 14 professionals and 13 students from the Tunas Bakti schools, secondary schools and universities. Results Through thematic analysis using the MAXQDA software revealed nine themes which are professional competency, living environment, relationship management, self-management, social awareness, self-awareness, juvenile institution negative and juvenile institution positive and ways of coping. Future recommendations, Future studies can help investigate the new findings discovered in the thematic analysis such as the professional competency. Meanwhile, studies in overcoming issues involved in the living environment theme can be explored further.
Academic Year Changes in Student-Teacher Developmental Relationships and Their Linkage to Middle and High School Students’ Motivation: A Mixed Methods Study

Student-teacher relationships that improve over time may help slow or prevent declines in student motivation. In a diverse sample of 1,274 middle and high school students from three schools, this mixed-methods study found that those who improved in developmental relationships with teachers reported greater academic motivation, and more positive perceptions of school climate and instructional quality. Improvements in teacher-student relationships had some positive effects on students’ grade point averages (GPAs) but they varied by school as well as by aspect of the relationship measured. No differences by poverty status were seen in any of these results. Student focus groups yielded additional understanding of the actions and mechanisms through which student-teacher relationships improve. Results of this study suggest that if individual educators and entire school communities focus on strengthening student-teacher relationships, significant improvements can be made in students’ motivation, engagement, and performance.
Users’ Perceptions of the WhatsApp Usefulness in Learning

The purpose of this study was to know users’ perception towards WhatsApp in several aspects such useful, ease of use, ease of learning and satisfaction. Descriptive method and questionnaire developed by Lund, A. M (2001) were used in this study. This questionnaire was consisted of 30 questions and translated to Indonesian. The subjects of this study were 175 participants who were of different age and professions. The result of this study shows that the participants give positive response for every aspect. The mean response of participants’ perception argued that WhatsApp is useful, ease to use, ease to learning and give satisfaction. Therefore, WhatsApp can implement in learning system.
Hannibal and the paradox of disgust

ABSTRACT Hannibal (NBC 2013–15) is a bloody and violent television series that also displays an embellished and self-consciously expressive visual style. This article explores the disparity between aesthetic pleasure and repugnance, an issue that scholars working in aesthetic theory have dubbed the ‘paradox of disgust’. It begins by focusing on the specific qualities of disgust among the so-called ‘negative’ emotions in art, and develops this analysis through a close reading of significant scenes in Hannibal. Drawing on Strohl’s ‘hedonic ambivalence’, the article argues that Hannibal intensifies its aesthetic value precisely by visually boosting the paradox of disgust, maximizing both aversion and pleasure simultaneously. However, the article also shows that Hannibal attempts to circumvent the paradox of disgust by prompting an ‘aestheticist turn’, embodied in the experience of protagonist Will Graham.
Reflections on reflection: the nature and function of type 2 processes in dual-process theories of reasoning

Abstract I present a critical discussion of dual-process theories of reasoning and decision making with particular attention to the nature and role of Type 2 processes. The original theory proposed that A: Type 2 processes serve to rationalise and support intuitive choices. For most of its history, however, such accounts have emphasised instead B: Type 2 processes reason to conclusions or decisions. B is part of the “received theory” of dual processing, often inaccurately linked to the idea that Type 2 reasoning is necessary for correct solutions. While not mutually exclusive, the evidence for each proposition is assessed. I then present a default-interventionist model which incorporates both propositions A and B. This is consistent with evidence that reasoning to support the default intuition is the norm, although intervention may also occur. Other issues discussed include (1) whether we should treat Type 2 as well as Type 1 processing as originating from multiple systems, (2) whether we need to separate postulate “Type 3” processes to explain underlying cognitive control and attention switching, and (3) whether recent experimental observations of “logical intuitions” undermine the default-interventionist approach. I point to some new directions in which research on dual processes may proceed.
The Impact of Religiosity and Spirituality on Academic Dishonesty of Students in Pakistan

Business ethics has become a very popular topic in recent decades and having news on media on a daily basis which is now increased in a number of high profile business scandals that shook the business world. That is the cause of academy dishonesty of students in many universities and colleges where student training of ethics are very low for such kind of business scandals emerged. There are two factors which are under research in this topic in academy dishonest and cheating behavior which are religiosity and spirituality. This study shed lights on the religious beliefs and unethical behaviors by focusing the students of Pakistan which are studying at Universities level having academic dishonesty and cheating behavior. The individual attitudes, views, decisions making and the behaviors according to the situation are influenced by religiosity and spirituality which are posited in this study. The objective of this research is to find out the relationship between religiosity and spirituality on cheating behavior with the help of cheating attitude as mediator. A cross-sectional study conducted on the postgraduate student in Pakistan and collected from four post-graduate institutes in Lahore, which are COMSATS, NCBA&E, UMT and Punjab University. So the result of this research shows that religiosity but not spirituality is a predictor of attitudes of the student toward cheating and cheating behavior.
ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN REPRESENTASI MATEMATIS SISWA DALAM MENYELESAIKAN SOAL PEMECAHAN MASALAH MATEMATIKA

This research is motivated by the low mathematical representation ability of students in solving mathematical problem solving questions based on TIMSS data and facts in the field. The study aims to analyze the mathematical representation ability of MTsN Batusangkar students visually, verbally and symbolically in solving mathematical problem solving problems. This field research uses descriptive method. The instrument used is a description question and interview guide. Quantitative data based on test results were analyzed to determine the predicate of mathematical representation ability, while Miles and Huberman model wwas used to analyze qualitative data from interviews. The results show that students' mathematical visual and symbolic abilities are satisfactory, while verbal mathematical representations are less satisfactory.
Seeing Mathematical Practices in an African American Mother-Child Interaction.

This article provides an in-depth analysis of the mathematical ways of thinking present in a 15-minute interaction between an African American mother and her preschool son as they worked together on a craft project as part of a family involvement activity. This analysis, which was conducted as part of a broader ethnographic research project, showed that the mother supported her son in working with a variety of mathematical concepts by making directive statements and referring him to the provided diagram. By engaging in these practices, the child had opportunities to engage with a variety of mathematics described in the kindergarten Common Core State Standards, including solving problems, recognizing and naming 2-dimensional figures, orienting shapes, and attending to precision. This study contributes to recent work that has sought to reconceptualize previous characterizations of family support in mathematics—particularly in relation to low-income and minority families—as lacking and in need of remediation. The purpose of the analysis is not to make broad generalizations about parents and other caregivers, but to provide a model of a strengths-based analysis of a parent–child interaction in mathematics.
Study on quantification method for dispersion and distribution of sphere-like particles and relationship with AC/DC breakdown strength in polymer nanocomposites

Polymer nanocomposites are more and more researched and employed as dielectrics in electrical power equipment. However, the bad dispersion and distribution of particles are often reported to deteriorate the dielectric properties of polymer nanocomposites. In most cases, researchers tend to use SEM/TEM images with imprecise descriptions to describe these two factors, and there was still no clear relationship between their quantified particle dispersion characteristics and dielectric properties of polymer nanocomposites. This work is to, first, propose a combined quantification method to estimate the dispersion and distribution of spherical/ellipsoidal particles/aggregates in polymer nanocomposites based on SEM images of epoxy SiO2 nanocomposites. Based on the proposed quantification method, epoxy nanocomposite with surface treated SiO2 shows overall better dispersion and distribution of particles/aggregates than those with untreated ones. The presence of agglomerations would lead to the enhancement of mobility of charge carriers and thus reduction of breakdown strength, which become more obvious with the growth of filler loadings. It is found that, in AC breakdown tests, dispersion and distribution of particles/aggregates show little influence on the reduction of AC breakdown strength. However, those should be the main factor which influences the DC breakdown strength in epoxy nanocomposites with a variation of filler loading concentrations.
Students’ and teachers’opinions about ski lessons taught by using peer teaching model

The aim of this study is to determine students’ and teachers’ opinions about the ski lessons in which peer teaching model is used. The participants of the study were 12 students as ‘peer teachers’, 16 students as ‘peer learners’ and one academician teaching skiing at a university. The participation was on a voluntary basis. Qualitative research method is used in the research and the data were obtained through semi-structured interviews, and the learner diaries also provided supplementary data. The data obtained were analysed by using content analysis method. The findings revealed that peer teachers improved their teaching and communication skills, and peer learners communicated more comfortably while improving their skills and their questions were answered more effectively. In addition, the analysis of the data obtained from the academician revealed that the time was used more efficiently in ski lessons, and the classroom was managed more easily, so there were more opportunities and time for practice. Keywords: Peer teaching, skiing, teaching, sport, education.
The Cambridge Guide to Blended Learning for Language Teaching

to live by’ (p. 183). Following this, we are drawn to ‘conveying new stories’ (p. 185) for ecological concern, rather than being lost in the difficult problem of modifying languages. There is a glossary of linguistic terms, which is very helpful. The only criticism which we would make of this book concerns the small amount of information that it has on traditional Chinese ecosophy, which is well known for its abundance of ecological wisdom and its long influence on East Asian ecoculture. We do appreciate Stibbe’s wish for more ‘voices. from traditional and indigenous cultures from around the world’ (p. 193), which shows his open attitude in doing ecolinguistic analysis. Due to its theoretical and practical depth, its well-organized contents and its vivid and thought-provoking language and pictures, this book would be an ideal textbook for a course in ecolinguistics. Moreover, non-linguist readers may find it appealing, since it contains interesting stories as well as inspiring arguments. Every creature has its stories, and this book, by means of its appropriate use of linguistic tools, encourages us to listen to them.