Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mapping international students’ expectations from the CY hospitality and tourism higher education: an early dropout indicator

Purpose – The study examined international students’ expectations when studying hospitality and tourism related programs in private colleges in Cyprus, in order to determine any relation between pre-purchased expectations and college dropout intentions. Design / Methodology / Approach – A sequential, mixed-methods approach was first implemented through a qualitative exploration of a purposeful sample, where 24 new international students participated in three different focus groups. Secondly, a survey method based on the Qualtrics market research concept, tested the hypotheses of the study and assisted in the development of the International Students’ Expectation Risk Assessment Matrix (ISERAM). The questionnaires were administered face-to-face to 324 new international students. Findings – The ISERAM analysis classified international students’ expectations in relation to dropout intentions in a mixture of psychographic, behavioural and demographic consuming factors. The ISERAM as a model, may indicate a future student learning engagement or disengagement with academic success or college dropout, respectively. The Interpersonal Expectations were revealed as the most influential and high risk factor to a college dropout, altering the importance of the interpersonal and subjective nature of the self-definitional needs. Furthermore, the behavioral expectations (implicit and explicit-based expectations) specify students’ personal desire for monetary, work experience gains and industry reputation based benefits from internships rather than the program’s accreditation, quality and academic standards. Originality – The ISERAM classifies international students’ expectations from a low to extremely high risk, assisting private colleges to foresee possible dropout intentions for better organizational planning and academic sustainable development.
Social Class, Social Mobility and Life Chances: A Case Study On Rotherham

This research provides an analytical overview of the possibility of social mobility and life chances for working-class people living in Rotherham. It is almost half a century since the decimation of the coal and steel industries in Rotherham which created high unemployment in the area. More recently, Rotherham has become synonymous with institutional failings, political corruption and child sexual exploitation which has created divisions within its communities. Previous studies have highlighted that community cohesion is non-existent and problematic in 21st century Rotherham. Initially, a literature review was undertaken in which questions were unveiled regarding issues on the following topics: Social Class and Social Divide within UK Society; Economic Status-Divided Britain; Social Capital, Cultural Capital and Social Mobility; Educational Performance and the Working Classes; Health and Wellbeing in Deprived Communities; Urban Regeneration. To investigate the aforementioned issues ten semi-structured interviews were undertaken with a purposive sample of Rotherham politicians and community workers. Data was gathered and analysed which highlighted the following four key themes: Importance of Education; Raising Aspirations & Sustaining Social Mobility; Rebuilding a Sense of Community & Place: Regeneration of Rotherham and Implications of class. The themes this study identified indicate that there exists a poverty of aspirations among the town’s people which is deliberated upon and discussed further within this thesis. The data indicated that education is key to gaining any type of social mobility. Furthermore, the data revealed that the town lacks cohesion and needs to rebuild its communities, and that an individual’s social class affects life chances. The research further revealed that many of the participants believe that universities in the UK are still elitist which deters many working-class students from applying. This thesis concludes that the life chances for most residents of Rotherham are somewhat limited. This research study highlighted that education is the key to social mobility and that more government investment in the education system is required to ensure that everyone has access to the same resources. It was also evident that there is poverty of aspirations in the town which participants in this study believe can be addressed with both vision and hope. Finally, the rebuilding of local communities and the regeneration of rundown areas of the town must also be addressed to give everyone living in Rotherham better life chances.
A constructive critique of communities of practice: moving beyond Lave and Wenger

In this paper, the authors argue that although Lave and Wenger’s (1991) seminal work on learning remains key to an understanding of learning, there is a need to rework and extend it, to address some of the major challenges faced by the workplace learning literature and some gaps and weaknesses in the original work that have not, in their view, been dealt with in Wenger’s subsequent work. In presenting what they hope is a constructive critique, the authors focus on the concept of communities of practice and briefly examine ‘legitimate peripheral participation’, which had greater prominence in the original work. Six challenges to workplace learning literature are addressed using Lave and Wenger’s original work as a starting framework: (1) to incorporate wider issues of social and economic inequalities beyond the actual site of learning, fully into the analysis of learning; (2) to blend what is known about the impact of power differentials in relation to access to learning into our understanding of social learning processes; (3) to integrate individual learners into social theorising about learning; (4) to replace and move beyond the common but mistaken assumption that informal and formal learning are distinctly different types of learning, where the former is often assumed to be inherently superior to the latter; (5) to adequately address the fact that workplace learning processes can be very effective in promoting poor or unethical practice; and (6) to examine off-the-job learning/training from a social/participatory perspective.
English Language Teaching

This book is a product of a study on the teaching of English in Kenya. Specifically, it explores the influence of Policy, Teacher Education and Classroom practice on the Secondary School Curriculum. The study was based on field studies that collected data from teachers of English, Education officers from the Ministry of Education, the Kenya Institute of Education and the Kenya National Examinations Council. The author established that the teaching of English in Kenya is not supported by clear educational policies. He observes that the Language educational policies and the experiences in Teacher Education and Classroom practice are at variance. Prof. Barasa argues that there is need to re-define the role of English in the School curriculum to reflect the socio-cultural context in which it is being taught and learnt. In addition, the study appreciates the need for a comprehensive University programme for Language Teachers that emphasizes the use of theories of language learning in the learning situation. This book is highly recommended for English Language teacher educators and educatees, teachers and policy makers in the field of Language Education.
Agrarian Economy and Rural Development - realities and perspectives for Romania

The volume contains the papers accepted and published in the proceedings of the 3rd International symposium entitled: ‘Agrarian Economy and Rural Development - realities and perspectives for Romania’, organized by the Institute of Research for Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Bucharest in cooperation with, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade – Serbia, Institute for Economy, Finance and Statistics, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, Academy of Economic Studies - The Faculty Of Agro-Food And Environment Economy, Bucharest, Romania, University of Agrarian Sciences and Veterinary Medicine – The Faculty Of Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, Bucharest, Romania, Petroleum and Gas University of Ploiesti - Faculty of Economic Sciences, Romania, University “Dunarea De Jos”- Faculty of Economy and Business Administration Galati, Romania, under the high scientific patronage of Academy of Agriculture and Forest Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu Sisesti" and The Balkan Scientific Association of Agrarian Economists, held in Bucharest, Romania, October, 11- 13, 2012 The proceedings are structured in accordance with the sessions of the conference and it includes papers and relevant contributions on plenary speakers, Economy, management and agricultural marketing and Rural development and agricultural policies. Publishing this volume represents a term of the interest expressed by the highest academic and research groups in Romania and EU with interests in the agricultural sector. In the symposium proceedings are shared knowledge, experience and the newest results of your research in the agrarian economy and rural development domain related to the food quality and security, innovation and struggle against climate changes, biodiversity conservation, enhanced competitiveness and efficiency in agriculture and rural development, etc.
The effects of child complexity on responses to behavioural interventions for sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorders.

10 Chapter 1 . 12 Introduction . 12 Autism Spectrum Disorder . 13 Definition. 13 Prevalence. 14 Etiology. 14 Challenging Behaviour in Children With ASD . 17 Externalising behaviours. 18 Internalising behaviours. 18 Sleep and Children With ASD . 19 The function of sleep. 19 Sleep problems and children with ASD. 20 Trajectory of sleep problems in children with ASD. 20 Types of sleep problems in children with ASD. 21 Etiology of sleep problems in children with ASD. 24 A behavioural model of sleep disturbance. 27 Sleep problems and autism symptoms and severity. 31
A Pilot Study of a Trauma Training for Healthcare Workers Serving Refugees in Greece: Perceptions of Feasibility of Task-Shifting Trauma Informed Care

ABSTRACT Few studies to date have investigated trauma training programs for healthcare workers who serve refugees. The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the feasibility of a Train-the Trainer (TTT) seminar designed to bring knowledge of trauma-informed practices and task-shifting to healthcare workers charged to provide trauma informed care (TIC) for refugees in Greece. This study used a mixed-methods design, gathered survey data and qualitative descriptions of the barriers, facilitators, and perceived feasibility of task-shifting trauma screening and TIC interventions in healthcare settings that serve refugees. Thirty-three participants who attended a two-day TTT seminar completed a questionnaire, and 11 participants participated in two focus groups. Descriptive findings showed that healthcare workers reported satisfaction with knowledge gained after the TTT seminar. Qualitative findings indicated three main themes associated with the perceived feasibility of task-shifting TIC: a challenging work context; the relational stance; and broadening the conceptual map related to trauma. The findings suggest a TTT seminar may be a feasible method for knowledge dissemination on trauma and TIC in healthcare workers; however, additional training and supervision in TIC may be an important next-step in task-shifting TIC. Recommendations for supporting healthcare workers and integrating TIC into refugee services are discussed.
Recent Work in Connectivism

Abstract Since the introduction of connectivism as a learning theory in 2004 a body of literature has developed both offering criticisms and expanding on applications and empirical validation. This article surveys recent literature on the topic, grouping it into themes, and developing an understanding of current perspectives in connectivism. It surveys current perspectives and criticisms of connectivism, views of connectivism as a pedagogy and as a theory of learning, recent evidence supporting connectivism, and a wider understanding of connectivism as it is developing today.
An international study of fear of childbirth and tocophobia with application in an Irish maternity setting

Title An international study of fear of childbirth and tocophobia with application in an Irish maternity setting Author(s) O'Connell, Maeve A. Publication date 2019 Original citation O'Connell, M. A. 2019. An international study of fear of childbirth and tocophobia with application in an Irish maternity setting. PhD Thesis, University College Cork. Type of publication Doctoral thesis Rights © 2019, Maeve Anne O'Connell. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
Labour market and income consequences of participation in TAFE

This project addressed the economic outcomes of participation in vocational education and training as well as the differences in participation in TAFE by groups from various social and educational backgrounds. The ACER's 'Youth in transition' survey provided a data base, as that survey was a longitudinal study of the educational attainments of two cohorts of young Australians. Project conclusions covered these areas:
Experimental analysis of representation learning systems

Studying a subject is central to understanding its behavior and what it has learned. In this thesis, we study specific aspects of five representation learning systems for natural language processing tasks. Representation learning systems are a type of machine learning system dedicated to learn representations of data suitable for other machine learning systems, such as classifiers, to operate upon them. Thus, understanding the behavior of and the abilities learned by representation learning systems is crucial for improving the results on the tasks they are used. The aspects on which we focus are interpretability, robustness, and abilities learned. We are interested in obtaining explanations that allow us to understand how a system makes a decision, what factors from the data and internal to the system affect its robustness, and to what extent it has learned a linguistic ability. To do so, we propose to carry out three types of analyses, namely functional, behavioral, and internal analyses which we link with work on the cognitive science, behavioral science, and neuroscience. We present three case studies. In the first study, we provide a functional explanation of a matrix factorization system that allow us to understand how this system makes a prediction. In our second study, we investigate how robust are three systems when the input data suffers a simple transformation and how certain external and internal factors influence their behavior; these systems are trained for the task of natural language inference. Finally, our third study shows that we are able to extract hypernymy from the word embeddings of a popular ReLe system, while studying the influence that the choice of hypernymy dataset plays in the task. In summary, we advance towards better understanding ReLe systems by providing explanations of their predictive behavior and investigating abilities learned by these systems.
Against All Odds: Multicriteria Decision Making with Hazard Prediction Maps Depicting Uncertainty

We report on a multicriteria decision-making study where participants were asked to purchase a house shown on maps that include hazard prediction information. We find that participants decided to buy different houses, depending on whether uncertainty is shown on the map display and on the type of uncertainty visualization (i.e., varying color value, focus, or texture). We also find that participants’ individual differences with respect to their assessed risk-taking behavior influences their spatial decision making with maps. Risk-takers seem to underestimate the dangers of natural hazards when prediction uncertainties are depicted. We are thus able to shed additional light on how people use visualized uncertainty information to make complex map-based decisions. We can demonstrate that not only are design characteristics relevant for map-based reasoning and decision-making outcomes but so are the decision makers’ individual background and the map-based decision-making context. Key Words: experiment, risk maps, risk perception, uncertainty, visualization.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RELAXATION AND DISTRACTION TECHNIQUES ON ADOLESCENTS EXPERIENCING ANXIETY IN EARTHQUAKE PRONE AREAS

Adolescents are a vulnerable group mental health problem development after frequently being exposed to disaster-related information. Some studies show that adolescent living in earthquake-prone areas experience anxiety. Adolescents’ untreated anxiety possibly causes mood disorders, eating disorders, and even anxiety disorder. Nursing intervention conducted to reduce anxiety consists of relaxation and distraction techniques. Relaxation techniques consist of deep breathing exercises and five-finger relaxation techniques. This case study aims to describe the change signs and symptoms of anxiety on adolescent in earthquake prone area that giving relaxation and distraction techniques. The subjects of this study were four high-school-adolescent-students suffering from moderate anxiety about earthquake and were measured by Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS). The results reveal that anxiety levels of all subjects decreases with average HARS score is 11,5. It is concluded that relaxation and distraction techniques can use as one of theraphy to reduce anxiety on middle adolescent in earthquake- prone area. This case study is considered as an important reference material for practitioners who find a similar case in the pratice setting.
Language proficiency and usage among second- and third-generation Rohingya refugees in Mecca

ABSTRACT This study examined responses from a questionnaire administered to 98 second- and third-generation Rohingya refugees living in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Questions concerned participants’ self-reported language proficiency levels in the Rohingya heritage language and Arabic and patterns of language use in various domains. Findings demonstrate that the respondents from both generational groups reported a good level of Rohingya oral skills, which is a departure from the typical patterns of language shift over three generations. While Arabic seems to dominate the public, media, and religious domains, Rohingya is habitually used in the private domains of the family and ethnic community. The most important factors that seem to encourage intergenerational language transfer of Rohingya include (1) habitual use of the Rohingya language at home, (2) geographical concentration of Rohingya refugees in certain ethnic enclave neighbourhoods that provide exposure to the Rohingya language and usage opportunities, and (3) the ability of bilingual Rohingya refugees to utilise their language use patterns to index their status as ethnic Rohingyas and Muslims in the Saudi Arabic-dominant context. This study contributes to the current understanding of language contact situations and calls for greater attention to be paid to contact dynamics between languages in refugee contexts.
Career Self-Efficacy: A Mixed-Methods Study of an Underexplored Research Area for First-Generation, Low-Income, and Underrepresented College Students in a Comprehensive College Transition Program

This mixed-methods study explored whether and how participation in a comprehensive college transition program serving low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented minority students is linked to the development of career self-efficacy in light of the latter’s link to persistence and college completion. Findings suggest that program participation is linked to career self-efficacy, and program participants report significantly higher levels of confidence in their major and career path compared with a control group. Qualitative results indicate that major and career support from college transition program staff and being connected to an ecology of major and career-related activities contributed to the development of program participants’ career self-efficacy. Results hold significance for college transition program design and call attention to an underexplored area of research in the quest to boost college completion for low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented minority students.
Taste uncertainty explains developmental effects on susceptibility to peer influence in adolescence

Adolescence is a time of pronounced cognitive, neural, and social change. Adolescents are prone to social influence from peers, with implications for development, both adaptive and maladaptive. However, the underlying cognitive mechanisms of this influence, as well as their neuro-developmental correlates and real-life social consequences are poorly understood. Here, we replicate a cross-sectional effect of more susceptibility to peer influence in adolescents in a large dataset of 14 to 24 years old. Crucially, we extend this finding by adopting a longitudinal perspective, showing that a within-person susceptibility to social influence decreases over a 1.5 years follow-up time period. Exploiting this longitudinal design, we show that susceptibility to social influences at baseline predicts an improvement in peer relations over the follow-up period. Using a Bayesian computational model, we provide novel mechanistic insight into these effects, showing that in younger adolescents a greater tendency to adopt others’ preferences arises out of a higher uncertainty about their own preferences (a phenomenon called ‘taste uncertainty’). This taste uncertainty decreases over time and, in turn, leads to a reduced susceptibility of one’s own behaviour to an influence from others’. Neuro-developmentally, we show that a measure of myelination within medial prefrontal cortex, estimated at baseline, predicts a developmental decrease in taste uncertainty at follow up. Thus, using computational and neural evidence, we reveal adaptive mechanisms underpinning susceptibility to social influence during adolescence.
Job Dissatisfaction and Turnover Crises in Tunisia

The purpose of this paper is to develop a scale to measure employee satisfaction and test the nature of the relationship between job dissatisfaction and turnover; and to test if some sociodemographic variables can moderate this relation same as above. Data was collected from Tunisian Information and Communications Technology Sector (ICT). As quantitative methodology employs numerical data to quantify the social phenomenon, choosing the right techniques enable social scientists to analyse the findings of the study accurately using both structural equation analysis and hierarchical regression. The results indicated that the level of employee dissatisfaction influences their turnover intention. The results confirm that job dissatisfaction has an even greater impact on departure intentions as the level of satisfaction is low. A Likert scale is developped in this study, often found on survey forms, that measures how people feel about Quality of Working life.
The emergence of politics as a taught discipline at universities in the United Kingdom

While existing disciplinary histories of political science focus on areas such as the development of research agendas, establishment of chairs and the founding of subject associations, little work has been undertaken on the history of teaching and learning. Based on extensive archival work and use of contemporaneous documents and surveys, it combines data sources, which have not previously been used in writing the history of political science. These are used to construct a history of the taught discipline which traces the development of courses and curricula within UK universities during the 20th century. In doing so, it makes a significant contribution to the history of political science, challenging existing accounts and chronologies of the development of politics in UK universities, through a more comprehensive account of its diverse origins.