Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Exploring the creation of a new initial teacher education (ITE) programme underpinned by inclusion

ABSTRACT This paper seeks to investigate constraints and opportunities underlying the development of a new initial teacher education (ITE) programme with the goal of reconceptualising what inclusive education might mean in the Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) education system. The opportunity to develop this new ITE programme emerged from a request of the Ministry of Education [MoE. 2013. Request for Application for Provision of Exemplary Post Graduate Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Programmes. Welington: Author] to ITE providers to develop a Masters’ level programme directed at intervening in the persistent disparity in educational outcomes for students identified as ‘priority learners’. How teaching practitioners are ‘working the space’ in the creation and implementation of a new ITE programme committed to improving the learning outcomes of all students in Aotearoa NZ is of interest to this paper. We draw on critical discourse analysis (CDA) to investigate the ways inclusion is constructed and practised in past and current educational approaches in Aotearoa NZ. We argue that a broader analysis of the shifting nature and complex social, cultural, historical, political and institutional contexts in which students are situated is required in reforms and initiatives that aim to raise the learning outcomes of all students in the education system.
Integrity according to Whom? An Experiment of the Effects of Gender, Moral Integrity, and Behavioral Consistency on Evaluations of Leaders

ABSTRACT Organizational stakeholders place great importance on leaders’ integrity, which, current theory indicates is a multidimensional construct. Drawing from leadership categorization theory and multidimensional leadership perspective, this research offered novel tests of the independent and interactive effects of a leaders’ behavioral consistency (the alignment between a leader’s words and actions) and moral integrity (doing right and not doing wrong) using experimental methods. The results of the 2x3x3 between-subjects (N = 781) factorial design reveal the moderate-strong magnitude of the effects of leader integrity on followers’ evaluations, and indicate the two dimensions of leader integrity—behavioral consistency and moral integrity—interact in fascinating ways. Results also indicate gender and leader integrity interact. Implications include support for a multidimensional view of leader integrity, but reveal nuances in this theoretical perspective, emphasizing the value of both avoiding low integrity and striving for high integrity, and a caution on the importance of gender in considering leaders' integrity.
“We are a collective, a lot of us together, standing up”: South African black lesbian women’s activism against discourses of blackwashing homophobia

abstract Research centring South African black lesbian women’s identities has increased significantly in recent years. However, a politics of visibility (in academic and public spaces) has not secured equal status and human rights for many of these women. Instead, dominant discourses of blackwashing homophobia (re)produce colonial strategies of othering, associating their identities with violence, fear, shame and victimhood. Black lesbian women are often constructed as inevitable targets of special crimes – particularly that of ‘corrective rape’ in township settings (in the case of South Africa). This repeated, negative stereotype conceals the effects of historical and contemporary inequalities that constrain the constitutional protection and social sanctioning of black, queer identities. An increasingly relevant, but under-examined area of study is the potential for collective political action to disrupt reductionist discourses, recognising these women’s identities as whole, plural, fluid, complex and contradictory. This article thus focalises one exemplar of such resistance, using a feminist, intersectional methodological framework to explore secondary, textual data. The findings contribute to a growing body of research that foregrounds intersectionality theory as a valuable lens through which contemporary South African identities can be viewed. Counter-discourses that challenge blackwashing strategies are also offered. The findings allude specifically to the significance of black lesbian women’s community-level mobilisation against gender-based violence, and its intersections with racial and sexual inequalities. Where blackwashing discourses tend to essentialise and divide these identities into parts, findings suggest that for some black lesbian women, racial, gendered and sexual identities are indivisible: connected particularly to joy, solidarity, pleasure, power, resilience and strength.
Weight-Based Link Scheduling for Convergecast in WirelessHART Network

WirelessHART is considered to be one of the most promising wireless network protocols for its high robustness comparing to other similar wireless networks. Convergecast is an efficient approach for industrial control. But in WirelessHART specifications, no scheduling algorithms are defined for convergecast. In this paper, an efficient link arrangement strategy for packet delivering named WBLSS (Weight-Based Link Scheduling Strategy) is proposed. In order to improve the communication reliability and assign time slots to nodes in the network evenly, WBLSS considers network topology for time slot assignment. Nodes with more children in the communication tree have more time slots for communication, which improves the global throughput dramatically. As compared to the existing link arrangement strategy in WirelessHART, both the throughput of the network and the real-time performance are improved in WBLSS.
Familiarity with Collocations in EFL Context and Strategies Utilized in Translating Them into Arabic

This paper aims at examining the familiarity of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners at Najran University with English collocations and the strategies being used when translating them into Arabic. The data of this study are collected from 40 female EFL learners of the English Department at Najran University. The participants’ familiarity with English collocations is measured by means of a two-part test adopted from Gyllstad (2007). A translation test consisting of 48 collocations in both short texts and short sentences has been used to determine the participants’ familiarity with translation strategies when translating English collocations into Arabic. Results show that Najran University EFL learners’ knowledge of collocations is unsatisfactory and below what is expected from them as English language major students. The results of the Pearson correlation test indicate a positive relationship between the learners’ familiarity with English collocations and their ability to translate them into Arabic using different translation strategies.
Acquisition without evidence: English infinitives and poverty of stimulus in adult second language acquisition

This article provides a Poverty of Stimulus argument for the participation of a dedicated linguistic module in second language acquisition. We study the second language (L2) acquisition of a subset of English infinitive complements that exhibit the following properties: (a) they present an intricate web of grammatical constraints while (b) they are highly infrequent in corpora, (c) they lack visible features that would make them salient, and (d) they are communicatively superfluous. We report on an experiment testing the knowledge of some infinitival constructions by near-native adult first language (L1) Spanish / L2 English speakers. Learners demonstrated a linguistic system that includes contrasts based on subtle restrictions in the L2, including aspect restrictions in Raising to Object. These results provide evidence that frequency and other cognitive or environmental factors are insufficient to account for the acquisition of the full spectrum of English infinitivals. This leads us to the conclusion that a domain-specific linguistic faculty is required.
Now you see me, now you don't? : effects of choice set configuration in complex choice tasks

This dissertation considers stimulus-based influences on consumer decision-making. Context effects, referred to as set configuration effects in this dissertation, have repeatedly been shown to influence choices consumers make. For example, the choice probability of an alternative increases when a similar, but inferior alternative is added to a set originally containing two alternatives. Studies examining set configuration effects have generally been conducted using simple choice tasks; that is choice sets with few attributes and alternatives. Some authors have argued that increasing the number of alternatives and attributes, a more complex task, should reduce the probability of set configuration effects. Very few studies have utilized complex tasks to empirically test this assumption. Hence, the extent to which choice set configurations influence choice in complex tasks (i.e. more alternatives and attributes) has not been sufficiently examined. This thesis considers choice set configuration effects among consumers presented with complex choice tasks. Five experiments were created to test the influence of set configurations on choice in more complex choice tasks than typically researched. Across these experiments, two set configurations were examined; uniqueness and asymmetric dominance. Uniqueness denotes a set configuration in which a single alternative is unique on an important attribute among heterogeneous competitor alternatives. Asymmetric dominance is a set configuration in which an alternative that is similar, but inferior, to another alternative is added to the set. Findings from several experiments indicate that these set configurations, uniqueness and asymmetric dominance, can increase choice of a target alternative in complex tasks. A second key finding from this study is that asymmetric dominance can influence choice directly, as just discussed, and at a secondary level, or step. That is, an asymmetric dominance relationship among non-considered alternatives can influence choice among considered alternatives. To my knowledge, this type of secondary level set configuration effect has not been observed in the literature. Secondary level set configuration effects were moderated by task complexity (simple vs. complex) and product involvement (high vs. low): secondary level effects were observed in higher involving, complex tasks. I argue that salience of an asymmetric dominance relationship leads to a comparison of considered alternatives to a non-considered, yet good alternative. This comparison can help consumers discriminate among the considered alternatives. Findings lend support to this suggested mechanism for secondary level set configuration effects.
SCHOLASTIC GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST AS A PREDICTOR OF STUDENTS FIRST YEAR GRADUATE STUDENTS

Graduate Aptitude Test predicts the future performance of students in first-year graduate examination of University of Calabar Cross River State, Nigeria. Specifically, the purpose of the study determined the predictive validity of 2012/2013, 2013/2014 graduate aptitude tests. The correlational research design was adopted for the study. A sample of seven hundred and seventy-three (737) students were selected for the study. The selection was done through the purposive. This was because the researcher intentionally decided to use the sample for the study because of certain characteristics or elements. Here the researcher intentionally decided to use only graduate students in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 academic sessions in the University of Calabar. A researcher-designed proforma titled “Graduate Students’ Academic Records Inventory” was the main instrument used for data collection. Face validation of the instrument was carried out by the supervisors who scrutinized and affirmed the suitability of the inventory. The reliability of the instrument was not ascertained since questionnaires were not used in the study. Regression analysis was the statistical analysis technique adopted to test the hypotheses under study tested at . 05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that Graduate aptitude test of 2012/2013, and 2013/2014 does not significantly predict the performance of first-year graduate CGPA. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended that Graduate Aptitude Test should be used as a valid criterion in the University of Calabar since it does not significantly predict graduate students future performance in the first graduate examination.
Subjective Well-being and Job Performance: Testing of a Suppressor Effect

This is a four-year follow-up study on the relationship between the cognitive and emotional components of subjective well-being (SWB) and job performance. We hypothesized a positive relationship between these variables and job performance. The sample consisted of 170 managers of a Spanish company in the Information Technology and Communication (ITC) industry. The cognitive component of SWB was assessed with the Satisfaction with Life (SWL) scale and the emotional component with the SPANE scale. Two independent ratings, one from the direct supervisor and another from the HR manager, served as evaluations of job performance during four years in a row. Results showed that the two components of SWB predicted job performance over the four years. Additionally, when the two components are entered in a regression equation the validity increases over time as a consequence of a suppressor effect on the cognitive component of SWB. Finally, we discuss the implications for the theory and the practice of SWB at work.
Social media snooping on job applicants

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how HR professionals use social networking website information to evaluate applicants’ propensity to engage in counterproductive work behaviors and suitability for hire. Design/methodology/approach Using an experimental design, 354 HR professionals participated in a two-part study. In part 1, participants viewed a fictitious resume and rated the applicant’s likelihood to engage in counterproductive work behavior as well as likelihood of a hiring recommendation. In part 2, participants viewed a fictitious social networking website profile for the applicant and repeated the ratings from part 1. The authors analyzed their responses to determine the effect viewing a social network website (SNW) profile had on ratings of the applicant. Findings Unprofessional SNW information negatively affected ratings of applicants regardless of applicants’ qualifications, while professional SNW profile information failed to improve evaluations regardless of qualifications. Originality/value Anecdotal reports suggest that many employers use SNW information to eliminate job applicants from consideration despite an absence of empirical research that has examined how SNW content influences HR recruiters’ evaluation of job applicants. This study represents one of the first attempts to understand how HR professionals use such information in screening applicants. The findings suggest that unprofessional SNW profiles negatively influence recruiter evaluations while professional SNW profile content has little to no effect on evaluations.
EFFECTS OF RULE CHANGES ON PERFORMANCE EFFICACY: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WINNERS AND LOSERS TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS

The goal of this study was to analyze the differences in table tennis games between winning and losing players, considering changes of rules. The data taken from four major rule changes in 122 games between 244 players in the period 1996-2015 were analyzed. Performance indicators were 30 technical and tactical activities (type, total number, and stroke outcome) as well as serve and return activities (type, total number, serve outcome, and return outcome). A Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon nonparametric test (p≤0.05) was done. The results showed that the number of strokes per points considering change of rules varied, while domination of forehand play remained. The existence of statistically significant differences between winners and losers in all the analyzed periods: playing with a 38 mm ball to 21 points in eight activities, playing with a 40 mm ball till 21 points in one activity, playing with a 40 mm ball till 11 points in seven activities, and playing with new racket coverings in 14 activities were noted. The results showed the existence of different playing patterns, styles of play, and performance profiles for winning. Nowadays, players use, to a larger extent, different ways to win, but the effectiveness of the serve and return play gained importance.
Puntos de corte de la versión española del Cuestionario de Cualidades y Dificultades (SDQ)

Introduction: The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was developed by Professor Robert Goodman at the Institute of Psychiatry (UK) in the 1990’s. It is a brief behavioural screening instrument internationally used for the screening of mental health problems in children and adolescents. It consists in a 25 item questionnaire with 5 different scales: emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity / inattention peer relationship problems and prosocial behaviours. Its simple administration and interpretation has made it a very useful tool in paediatrics. The SDQ has been translated and validated in more than 70 languages, these includes a Spanish version. It is widely used as an adequate tool for epidemiological, early detection and clinical studies, as demonstrated by its psychometric properties. Material and methods: Parents and teachers ratings of SDQ were collected for a community-based sample of 597 children between 7 and 10 years, in which both genders were equally represented. Statistical evaluation of cutt-offs were performed. Bandings identifying normal, borderline, and clinical ranges were defined for each scale. Results: The present study reveal cut off results sensibly different to those obtained in other languages. Conclusions: The Spanish translation seems to be a similarly useful tool as the original English and other languages questionnaire.
Translingual Discursive Spaces in Language and Arts Lessons

Flexible multilingual pedagogies such as translanguaging pedagogies are promising stepping stones towards a more equitable access to educational resources for students of different backgrounds. Recent research in Luxembourgish preschool, Year 1 and Year 2 classes, show that teachers have begun to implement such pedagogies by encouraging the deployment of the students’ full linguistic repertoires, including their home languages. Little attention has however been paid to the later years of primary school where the achievement gap between students with and without a migration background is particularly high. The present qualitative longitudinal study focusses on students in Years 4 and 5 and examines to what extent they deploy their linguistic repertoires in interaction with their peers. Drawing on observations, recordings and interviews, this paper explores the language use of two Portuguese-speaking 4 graders in Language and Arts lessons. Findings show that the students mobilize their linguistic and cultural resources to different extents and, hereby, open or close translingual discursive spaces for further exchange. The findings should contribute to the understanding of multilingual students’ language practices and provide insight into how their linguistic and cultural resources can be capitalized on.
Evidence Based Abortion Stigma Reduction Using Radio Drama in Nigeria

A substantial number of Nigerian women/ girls have unwanted pregnancies due to their low contraceptive prevalence. Many of these pregnancies are resolved through unsafe abortion. Unsafe abortion constitutes a huge burden to women's health and reproductive lives especially in Nigeria where it is perceived illegal. The media plays a significant part in shaping public perceptions of health issues, and abortion attracts continued media interest. The objective of this research was to explore the context of abortion stigma on campus using University of Benin as a reference point, through qualitative and quantitative research at baseline/ endline. In achieving this, related youth concerns on the campus that fuels unplanned pregnancy and unsafe abortion such as rape, none use of contraception, drug abuse and cultism were equally assessed to determine the level of stigmatization placed on perceived offenders. Findings were used to develop an intervention strategy on stigmatizing attitudes and beliefs about abortion. Following airing of 24 episodes radio drama on abortion and related concerns, findings were scored and interpreted using the Stigmatizing Attitudes, Beliefs and Actions Scale (SABAS). Our findings showed significant decrease in the negative dimensions and improvement in positive discuss of abortion following increased awareness and education on abortion and related concerns.
“Set your minds on things above”: shifting from trauma-based ruminations to ruminating on God

ABSTRACT In this study, the authors investigated the relationship between trauma-based “Christian rumination,” mindfulness, and focusing on God among an online sample of Christian adults (N = 234) from the United States. Participants endorsed experiencing a range of traumatic events, including natural disasters, car accidents, the death of loved ones, assault, and abuse, as well as the tendency to continue to think about the event. Using structural equation modelling, results revealed that “Christian rumination,” consisting of trauma-related ruminations (e.g., “why” and “what if” questions about the traumatic event, questioning God’s availability in the midst of the traumatic event), was positively associated with attempts to focus on God as a form of religious coping, mediated by mindfulness skills (i.e., attention, present focus, awareness, acceptance). The authors conclude by discussing a manualized treatment approach in development, based on the empirically-confirmed theoretical model in the present study, along with study limitations.
Economic Shocks and Personality Traits of the Ultra-Poor

A BSTRACT Personality characteristics and non-cognitive skills are key determinants of decision-making and economic outcomes. While personality is commonly believed to be stable after age 30, evidence suggests that significant changes in occupational or social roles, or exposure to family or health shocks, can have effects on personality traits. In this paper, we study the short-term effects of two kinds of shocks on measured personality traits among young adults from ultra-poor households in Uganda. In particular, we examine the short-term impacts of (i) a randomized anti-poverty program and (ii) environmental changes — exposure to drought, high temperatures, and wind — on personality traits. We find significant differences in measured personality traits across these factors, in particular among food insecure individuals. These results suggest that economic shocks and environmental factors may have an effect on the non-cognitive skills among young ultra-poor adults. On the other hand, our results also suggest that caution is warranted when using these tools used to measure personality traits in such rural, low-income settings.
Knowledge of universal precautions and fears of occupational exposure to HIV/AIDS among student nurses and midwives in Ethiopia

A cross-sectional survey was carried out to determine knowledge of universal precaution and fear of occupational exposure to HIV/AIDS among nursing and midwifery students. Eighty nursing students and 25 midwifery students were selected through a stratified random sampling method. Fears discouraged them from continuing to work in caring professions. Therefore, the researchers recommended that more comprehensive studies should be conducted about HIV education in nursing and midwifery curricula.