Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Teachers’ perceptions of sustainable integration of garden education into Head Start classrooms: A grounded theory approach

The perceived benefits of outdoor learning have influenced recommendations and policies alike in early childhood education, yet one component (garden education) in Head Start preschools is inconsistent and researchers do not yet know why. The purposes of this qualitative interview study were to explore preschool teachers’ experiences and perceptions of incorporating garden education into a preschool curriculum for children from low-income families and to develop a grounded theory-based conceptual model to explain the findings. Causal conditions included being comfortable in nature, having administrative support, focusing on safety, and reacting to weather. The intervening conditions were teacher knowledge and skills, program structure, resources and physical supplies, and human resources. The strategies for implementing sustainable use of preschool gardens were employing child-directed practices, applying multi-curricular techniques, incorporating health education, and engaging the community. The consequences identified for using preschool gardens were impacting whole child learning, influencing health, and exposing children to nature. Holistic integration of the results into the current literature suggested several opportunities for pre-service teacher education, professional development, and assessment tool development and validation.
Popular health beliefs: Old wives tales about pregnancy and its outcome in Mosul city.

Background: Searching of popular health beliefs carries many benefits to the whole health process and any physician wants to function effectively in his community must be aware, socially, about these important popular beliefs about health and illness that may manipulate any treatment or preventive health plan. This work was conducted to evaluate the most important popular health beliefs related to pregnancy and its outcome. Methods: A cross sectional design was used in this work. From the sociological point of view, it is a qualitative research, using a consecutive sample of women attendants at a primary health care centers for the period from. 1. October 2006 to 1. February 2007. Assessment of the popular health beliefs about pregnancy regarding nutrition, hygiene, physical activity, dressing, utilization of medical services during pregnancy, deliveries, breast feeding, and sexual activities throughout the pregnancy was carried out by the use of especially designed questionnaire. All the information were gathered from women more than 40 years old, who have children and living in Mosul city since 30 years. Results: Most of the participants in this study agreed about the importance of organ and red meats, milk, vegetables and fruits during pregnancy (99%, 97%, 95%, and 94% respectively). A lower proportion agreed about the usefulness of vitamins (63%), iron tablets (61%) and white meats (61%). Sufficient numbers (71%) regarded bathing as a healthy practice during pregnancy as well as tooth brushing (68%) and hand washing (92%). Only 36% went with walking for the pregnant women, 96% were against aerobics and also against running. More than two thirds (77%) supported vaccination, all refused exposure to X-ray and 90% also refused non-prescribed medication. The majority (91%) agreed about the importance of hospital deliveries and three quarters (75%) disagreed about untrained dia as a birth attendant. Fortunately, 83% were agreed about giving the colostrums to the new born directly after delivery. A dangerous proportion (18%) of mothers was assured about the benefits of application ash of dung or dung on the umbilical stump. Breast feeding got support from 84% while, 60% agreed about 3 weeks and more as a rest period after delivery. Conclusion: Many popular health beliefs regarding pregnancy in Mosul city go in agreement with the scientific health facts and theories that should be reinforced and supported. Moreover, the very hazardous popular health belief that ash of dung or dung may be applied to the umbilical stumps of the newly born babies, still needs an intensive intervention health educational program. ةصلاخلا : قئاقحلا عم ةقفاوملاب بهذت ىونين ةظفاحم يف لمحلا صخي اميف ةيبعشلا ةيبطلا تادقتعملا نم ديدعلا نإ معدتو ىوّقت نا بجي يتلاو ةيملعلا ةيبطلا تايرظنلاو . ةفاضإ تعم كانه ،اذه ىلإ ق ةحصلا ةيحان نم يبعش د عضو وهو اًدج اريطخ ةدعاق ىلع تاناويحلا ثور وأ ثور دامر ةدلاولا يثيدح لافطلأل ةرّسلا . ةقيقح اذهو اذه لثمل نوضرعتي دق نيذلا ةدلاولا يثيدح لافطلأا ةايح ذاقنلإ كلذو يفيقثتو يحص يلخادت جمانرب ىلإ جاتحي
Leisure education and active participation for persons with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

ABSTRACT Leisure education programs may provide opportunities for persons with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder to learn or re-acquire leisure-related knowledge, attitudes and skills. Yet, persons with these disorders tend to discontinue leisure programs. A case study research design was created to explore leisure experiences in a five week leisure education program for 10 persons with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. The program consisted of leisure education and recreation participation in the community. Three semi-structured audiotaped interviews were held over the course of the program to construct an in-depth picture of each participant’s leisure experiences in the community. Thematic data analysis suggested an understanding of leisure, developing relationships, community engagement, and autonomy support were key to participation. This study offers a unique qualitative perspective about community-based leisure experiences for people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. It adds to the legacy of leisure research by addressing a gap in mental health service provision.
Giving Voice to First Nations Young People Disengaged from Education in the Northern Territory with a Specific Focus on Barriers to Education and their Aspirations for the Future

This paper discusses some of the findings of a phenomenological study completed in 2015, which focused on finding out the perceptions about secondary school from disengaged Indigenous youth from a community less than 20km from Darwin in the Northern Territory. The study was informed by aspects of the transformative paradigm and CRT as social transformation for this cohort was a driving motivation for the researcher and there was also a desire to challenge the 'norms' in the mainstream education system for these Indigenous young people. Ten young people (five male and five female), aged between 15 and 25 who had varying lengths of time at secondary schools but were not engaged in the education system at the time, were interviewed. This paper focuses primarily on what they perceived as barriers that prevented them from engaging in education and their aspirations for the future. Family and community life, relational issues at school, their own feelings, drugs and alcohol and exclusion were barriers to engagement. Their future aspirations included employment within their home community and wanting to re-engage with education but not knowing how to was an issue. There are implications both at a school and policy level. Schools need to take heed of the cultural and family issues of Indigenous young people ensuring adequate training of staff and where possible, increasing Indigenous staff. Cross-cultural training and training to strengthen staffs' relationships with students is necessary, with specific efforts to engage communities and families. In addition, place-based alternatives for educational pathways need to be explored.
Typology and decision-making process of cinema audiences in theaters: Actors and Directors

This article provides additional information about moviegoers. It aims to define, through a correctly applied methodology, the motivational factors (internal, external or experiential) that determine the choice of one film over another. The analysis of these factors has been able to establish those that have a greater or lesser effect on the consumer’s decision-making process. This can be of great significance in terms of the economic impact that this decision has on the final box office revenue of a movie. Likewise, the applied methodology has allowed us to establish, with a discriminant and predictive nature, the different typologies of Spanish moviegoers. It was possible to clearly differentiate two groups, which we have called Actors and Directors, whose decision-making process is significantly different, according to the factors that motivate their process of selection of the movie they decide to watch. Actor consumers make decisions from a simpler perspective, while Director consumers decide from a much more complex perspective, taking into consideration a large number of variables.
Ketajaman Klinis dalam Mendiagnosis Bising Inosen

Latar belakang. Bising inosen adalah bising yang tidak berhubungan dengan kelainan organik atau kelainan struktural jantung. Kepustakaan menyebutkan bising inosen ditemukan pada 50% populasi anak sehat. Bising ini tidak bersifat patologis tetapi sering disalahartikan sebagai bising organik, sehingga dilakukan berbagai pemeriksaan penunjang yang mahal yang sebenarnya tidak diperlukan. Ketajaman klinis seorang dokter anak dalam mendiagnosis bising inosen sangat penting untuk mengatasi biaya tinggi dan rasa kecemasan orang tua terhadap kondisi anak. Ketajaman klinis ini dapat diperoleh dengan pengalaman dan pelatihan khusus pengenalan bising jantung pada anak. Tujuan. Membandingkan sensitivitas dan spesifitas pemeriksaan fisis dengan pemeriksaan ekokardiografi (sebagai baku emas) dalam mendiagnosis bising inosen. Metode dan subyek penelitian. Desain penelitian adalah uji diagnostik. Populasi terjangkau pasien berusia 0 bulan–12 tahun yang berobat di Poliklinik Anak Umum RS Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo dari tanggal 1 Agustus sampai 31 Oktober 2005. Populasi target adalah pasien dengan bising jantung tanpa sianosis. Baku emas ekokardiografi dilakukan pada semua pasien dengan bising jantung untuk mengkonfirmasi hasil pemeriksaan fisis. Hasil. Sensitivitas diagnosis bising inosen berdasarkan pemeriksaan fisis oleh peneliti adalah 97% dan spesifisitas 50%. Nilai duga positif adalah 91% dan nilai duga negatif 75%. Rasio kemungkinan untuk hasil positif adalah 1,94 dan hasil negatif adalah 0,6 (hasil uji sedang). Kesimpulan. Pemeriksaan fisis oleh peneliti yang telah mendapat pelatihan khusus pengenalan bising jantung, cukup dapat dipercaya sehingga dapat menurunkan keharusan pemeriksaan ekokardiografi yang mahal. Pelatihan berkala mengenal jenis-jenis bising jantung pada anak bagi peserta Program Dokter Spesialis Anak (PPDS) 1 Ilmu Kesehatan Anak dan dokter spesialis anak sebaiknya dilakukan untuk menambah kompetensi dalam mendiagnosis bising inosen dan menghindari biaya tinggi pemeriksaan penunjang.
Robust adaptive control: a unified approach

The theory and design of adaptive control is viewed by many researchers as a collection of tricks and analytical tools which are difficult to understand. To demonstrate that this is not the case, a general procedure for designing robust adaptive controllers and simple analytical tools to analyze them are presented. Simple examples are used to show that the approach unifies most of the adaptive control designs presented in the literature and gives a straightforward procedure for designing and analyzing new ones. <<ETX>>
Human Resource Development: Learning & Training for Individuals & Organizations

"The book will provide both thought-provoking questions and stimulating answers to the key factors in HR development today". ("IT Training"). "Human Resource Development" is the ideal handbook for all professional trainers and provides core information needed by all professional students of this subject. This new second edition has been fully updated and revised, with the inclusion of three new chapters making this the most topical book in this field: Design, Development and Application of E-learning; Knowledge Management & Transfer; and, Human & Intellectual Capital. Clearly structured with detailed sections covering each aspect of the training cycle, the book also includes sections on: The Role of Learning Training and Development in Organisations; Learning and Competitive Strategy; The Identification of Learning, Training and Development Needs; The Planning and Designing of Learning, Training and Development; Delivering Learning, Training and Development; Assessment and Evaluation of Learning, Training and development; and, Managing the Human Resource Development Function. Co-ordinated and edited by Dr John P. Wilson, individual contributors include Professor Geoff Chivers, Professor of Continuing Education, Sheffield University, Joan Keogh OBE and Colin Beard both senior lecturers, Sheffield Hallam University, Alan Cattall, University of Bradford plus many more leading academics in the field of Human Resource Development.
Self-identification as a “gamer” among college students: Influencing factors and perceived characteristics

Much of the research involving perceived characteristics of so-called “gamers” has been directed at deconstructing traditional stereotypes associated with the term. As gaming has become mainstream, research has investigated the changing nature of the term “gamer” as well as the factors which influence the perceptions of gamers. This study extends the literature by examining modern perceptions of “gamer” among a set of college-age adults. The study explores factors which impact self-identification as a “gamer” and uses content analysis to explore perceived characteristics of gamers. The results confirm that previously found factors influencing self-identification (frequency of play, gaming in the social network) still correlate with the “gamer” identity. The results also show that while traditional stereotypes still persist, the perceived meaning of the term “gamer” may be evolving. These results provide a foundation for future examinations of the gamer identity and provide insight into the evolution of the traditional gamer stereotype.
School culture, self-efficacy, outcome expectation, and teacher agency toward reform with curricular autonomy in South Korea: a social cognitive approach

ABSTRACT This survey study investigated structural relationships among school culture, self-efficacy, and outcome expectation, and teacher agency development toward the national curriculum reform in South Korea, employing Social Cognitive Theory (SCT). Specifically, focusing on school culture as an environmental factor and teacher self-efficacy and outcome expectation as two different personal determinants, as per Bandura’s model, this study aims to examine how these factors influence Korean teachers’ agency development towards the national curriculum reform that has enhanced autonomy on them. In all, 605 elementary school teachers’ data were analyzed using structural equation modeling analysis with phantom model approach. Findings indicated that the school culture fostered by supportive teacher-principal and teacher- teacher relationships directly influenced individual teachers’ agency over either school- or classroom-level curriculum. In addition, teachers’ self-efficacy and outcome expectation both directly influenced their agency towards reform for enhanced autonomy and mediated associations between school culture fostered by supportive teacher-student relationships and teacher agency to exercise curricular autonomy within their classrooms. The paper gives implications applying these findings, considers the utility of SCT in the Korean context, and covers limitations and future research ideas.
The role of classroom video in music teacher research: a review of the literature

ABSTRACT While there are extensive literature reviews on how classroom video may support teacher learning, none is specific to music educators. We reviewed the literature published over the last 30 years in peer-reviewed journals, focusing on empirical studies where classroom videos had been used with pre- and/or in-service school music teachers. Twenty four articles were shortlisted and analysed according to six dimensions. Findings indicated that most research in this field has been qualitative (mainly exploratory), focused on general and/or instrumental primary and secondary music teachers, and conducted within formal teacher education programmes. Moreover, classroom videos have been mainly utilised to foster teachers’ reflection upon their own teaching, with the final goal of improving instructional practices. We conclude that the use of classroom video in music teacher education is still in its infancy as compared to mathematics, science, and literacy teacher education. Lines for further research are proposed.
Aramis Or The Love Of Technology

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Comparison between the Short Story Task and the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test for evaluating Theory of Mind: A replication report

Abstract Introduction The ability to attribute emotional states, beliefs, and intentions to others has been termed Theory of Mind (ToM), mentalizing, and mind reading. The purpose of this study was to find an instrument to measure ToM in the Mexican population, that would yield similar results to those obtained in other cultures, and could discriminate between individuals. To achieve this objective, we replicated a study which compared two measures of ToM in a sample of English-speaking, neurologically intact adults. Methods A sample of young Mexican adults (n = 118) was evaluated on the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) and a test that uses naturalistic narrative stimuli, the Short Story Task (SST), and on tests of general cognitive ability, executive functions, and empathy. Results We found a significant correlation between the ToM tests, and both tests correlated with verbal ability, general cognitive ability, and empathy, similar to what was seen in a previous study. Both tests discriminated between individuals and were challenging enough that we found no perfect scores. Conclusions These results show that both the RMET, which taps into emotion recognition and its categorization with language, and the SST, which relies on narrative fiction to test the ability to interpret mental states, show concurrent validity in a sample of neurologically intact young adults from a Latin-American culture; these tests may be useful in the clinical setting and for basic research into ToM.
Backward Uniqueness for the Heat Equation in Cones

It was shown in [4, 14] that a bounded solution of the heat equation in a half-space which becomes zero at some time must be identically zero, even though no assumptions are made on the boundary values of the solutions. In a recent example, Luis Escauriaza showed that this statement fails if the half-space is replaced by cones with opening angle smaller than 90°. Here we show that the result remains true for cones with opening angle larger than 110°.
Ideal And Actual In The Story Of The Stone

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Deep Knowledge Based Agent: Learning to do tasks by self-thinking about imaginary worlds

Lifelong and meta learning aim to learn quickly new skills by transferring knowledge from past experiences. Current algorithms learn a meta-policy from a set of hand-crafted training tasks and adapt their policy to new but similar problems. In contrast, human are able to learn from very sparse data and apply learned skills to very different situations. In this work, we integrate the old-standing idea of knowledge-based agents with deep modelbased reinforcement learning. We show that our model can transfer knowledge from completely randomly generated environments to real tasks. We argue that the weights of forward models can be used as a knowledge-base by an inference engine to infer optimal policy in real environments. We demonstrate that this approach automatizes both task-specification and knowledge base construction.
Women geographers and the International Geographical Union

This article reports the under representation of women in the discipline of geography in the world and focuses on the position of women in the global geography community of the International Geographical Union IGU. First, it gives an overview of the underrepresentation of women in geography in different parts of the world, demonstrating that women are particularly underrepresented in positions of power and prestige. Second, it summarizes factors that explain the underrepresentation of women in geography. Finally, it analyzes the position of women in the governance of the IGU. It concludes that women geographers are still underrepresented in the IGU in the same way as in geography departments all over the world. The participation of women in the governance of the IGU reflects the gendered nature of subdisciplines in geography as an integrative natural sciences-social sciences-humanities discipline, with a higher share of female representation in human geography than in physical and technical subdisciplines. Female representation is more often from high-income countries in Europe, North-America and Oceania and from Latin-America than from Asia and Africa.
EFEK PENGGUNAAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN INQUIRY TRAINING BERBANTUAN MEDIA VISUAL DAN KREATIVITAS TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN PROSES SAINS SISWA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efek penggunaan model pembelajaran inquiry training berbantuan media visual dan kreativitas terhadap keterampilan proses sains siswa SMP. Penelitian dilaksanakan di SMP Amir Hamzah Medan Tahun Pelajaran 2014/2015. Sampel penelitian ditentukan secara cluster sampling , satu kelas sebagai kelas eksperimen dibelajarkan dengan model pembelajaran inquiry training dan satu kelas kontrol dibelajarkan secara konvensional. Uji hipotesis menggunakan ANAVA dua jalur. Instrumen penelitian terdiri dari tes keterampilan proses sains dan tes kreativitas. Hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa (1) Keterampilan proses sains siswa yang dibelajarkan dengan model pembelajaran inquiry training menggunakan media visual lebih baik dari yang dibelajarkan secara konvensional. (2) Keterampilan proses sains siswa yang memiliki kreativitas tinggi lebih baik dari siswa dengan kreativitas rendah. (3) Terdapat interaksi antara model pembelajaran inquiry training dan pembelajaran konvensional dengan kreativitas siswa dalam meningkatkan keterampilan proses sains siswa. Kata kunci : Model pembelajaran inquiry training , kreativitas , keterampilan proses sains