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Identities as Enabling Conditions of Sustainability Practices in Urban Planning: A Critical Realist Exploration with Planners in England

The case has been made in reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for the crucial role of the built environment in mitigating the worst excesses of a warming global climate. Urban planners are essential actors in delivering a sustainable built environment. Alongside macro influences such as policy, practices in urban planning are influenced by underlying mechanisms at the level of the individual. Adopting a Bhaskarian critical realist approach, in this study we examined enabling conditions of sustainability practices. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 planners in England with at least seven years’ experience. The analysis found evidence from the planners’ experience of tensions between the three strands of sustainability, and of practices which could be understood from theoretical perspectives of collaboration/consensus, dissensus and pursuit of specific outcomes. A professional commitment towards a better environment appeared to be a generative mechanism for sustainability practices and underlying conditions included professional identity, identity as a public sector worker, organisational and team identities, and personal commitment. Constraining conditions were found to include stakeholder and political pressure and weak policy. The findings suggest points of leverage for the professional body, local authorities and planners themselves, in order to strengthen sustainability practices and potentially lead to transformation.
Coming to America for the good of a deaf child: The case of Joy

Families of children with disabilities must make difficult choices about providing health and educational services that their children need and finding an environment where they can be socially accepted. In this study, parents from Kenya whose daughter is deaf weigh their desire to provide the best life for her against their desire to use their professional expertise to help people in Kenya. This article examines the role of cultural beliefs about disability in this family’s experience. It highlights issues that deserve further research to learn more about how to meet immigrants’ needs in special education, especially immigrant families from African countries with children with disabilities.
Association between emotional functioning and biological rhythm disruptions in patients with schizophrenia

ABSTRACT Objective: Dysregulation of biological rhythm is associated with reduced executive functioning and potentiating psychosis, which are essential for the Theory of Mind (ToM) among patients with schizophrenia. However, the association between cognitive dysfunction, emotional information and disruption of biological rhythm remains uncertain. Methods: Forty-one patients with schizophrenia and forty age, gender and smoking status-matched healthy controls were recruited into the study. The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), The Stroop test, The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET), The Biological Rhythms Interview of Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (BRIAN) were used. Results: BRIAN total, sleep, activity and social scores were higher in patients with schizophrenia than healthy controls. Higher BRIAN score was correlated with lower RMET score; with higher PANSS total, positive and negative scores, and not correlated with executive functions. In the regression analysis, it was observed that gender and increased BRIAN score was independently associated with lower scores for RMET in a patient with schizophrenia. Conclusion: These results suggest that the disruption of biological rhythm might be associated with ToM in patients with schizophrenia. Future research should examine the relationship between biological rhythm and ToM to determine if any causal associations can be identified.
Why Fit in When You Were Born to Stand Out? The Role of Peer Support in Preventing and Mitigating Research-Related Stress among Doctoral Researchers

ABSTRACT This paper probes the two fundamental questions: 1) how do research stressors, related to PhD research in general and to fieldwork in particular, transform into stress for doctoral researchers; and 2) how can peers assist in stress prevention and stress mitigation? The paper dissects the existing literature at conceptual, theoretical and practical levels. To provide a theoretical framework by which research stressors can be identified in doctoral researchers, we first combine the Demand-Resource (D-R) model with Conservation of Resource (COR) theory. We argue that this catalysed theoretical framework provides more effective primary mechanisms to identify stress in doctoral researchers. Secondly, drawing on Social Support Theory, we develop a peer support model of stress prevention and stress mitigation through four types of peer support: 1) informational; 2) emotional; 3) instrumental; and 4) social companionship. Thirdly, the socio-psychological mechanisms underlying Social Support Theory through which peer support can assist in pre- and post-stress situations are analysed to strengthen the explanatory power and practical usefulness of the proposed peer support model. The paper argues that researchers that actively develop a wider spread of peer support in accordance with our peer support model are more likely to cope with the research-related stress effectively during and after their projects and challenging fieldwork.
Framing Teaching in Retrospect: A Qualitative Study of Educational Philosophies and Teacher Socialization through the Teach for America Experience

This study examines the capacity of neoliberalism and organizational socialization to shape alternatively certified teachers’ preparation and understanding of their teaching roles within the context of Teach for America. Using theoretical lenses of both neoliberalism and organizational socialization, I conducted a qualitative study on Teach for America teachers’ previous educational experiences, participation in the program, and the impact of this preparation on their careers post-teaching. None of the five participants are currently classroom teachers. Data collection included semi-structured interviews and critical discourse analysis of program documents. Findings reveal how participants’ educational and program experiences challenged their initial conceptions of teaching and learning and left them minimally prepared and supported for the pedagogical and sociopolitical components of teaching in high-needs areas. Conclusions illuminate TFA’s efforts to shape participants’ understanding of teaching and learning—framing teaching as a temporary career—in order to create and sustain a broader movement in education and beyond that is reflective of neoliberal ideas. Recommendations for future research encourage the investigation of teacher preparation organizations as social and political actors, along with calling for a larger, more collective investment in teacher education.
When Someone Other than the Addressed Recipient Speaks Next: Three Kinds of Intervening Action After the Selection of Next Speaker

ABSTRACT Although speakers in conversation have ways to indicate which one of their recipients ought to speak next, who actually comes to speak next is not an automatic result. There are circumstances in which a participant other than the addressed recipient of a sequence-initiating action speaks next. Here, practices aimed at allocating turns at talk form a local, moment-to-moment normative sequential environment for other-than-addressed participant intervention. Other participants can intervene: to implement the implicated sequence-responding action, to intercede on behalf of the addressed recipient by blocking the continued relevance of a response, or to interject a supplemental action that expands the sequence before a response is produced. These sequence-organizational practices both underpin and expose such culturally prescribed grounds for intervention as personal entitlement, social obligation, and group solidarity among others. Data (happen to be) in several varieties of English found in the United States.
Critical Statistical and Methodological Issues in Sport Management Research

ABSTRACT Sport management research has evolved significantly despite its relatively short history as an academic discipline. Although the pace of scholarly progress has been impressive, the extent to which many research efforts have aided sport management in becoming a distinct academic discipline is, at times, questionable. A major challenge many scholars face is their confusion regarding the adoption of appropriate research and statistical methods. Consistent with the aims of MPEES, this special issue sought contributions that critically examine and shed light on broad perspectives of sport management research protocols. Creating a special issue on critical methodological issues in sport management will help to highlight the significance of research protocol, provide in-depth analysis, adopt contemporary measurement techniques, identify good research examples, and ultimately enhance the rigor of scientific inquiries in sport management. Selected are five articles that address pressing statistical procedures and innovative methodological techniques that advance sport management research.
Bystander Behaviors following an Accusation of Rape: The Effect of Relational Distance and Participant Sex on Victim-Centered Intervention

ABSTRACT Women face heightened risk of sexual assault and a growing body of research has suggested that bystanders play a key role in preventing violence against women. To date, research has not fully explored bystander responses following a sexual assault event. Using self-categorization theory, this study employed an experimental design with 361 surveys using randomly-assigned vignettes to examine participant relationship with victim/perpetrator dyads and participant sex on intentions to intervene and help the victim in a post-sexual assault scenario. A bivariate correlation matrix and three-way factorial ANOVA were estimated to test hypotheses. Bystanders reported increased intentions to intervene when they were “friends” with the victim, but not the perpetrator. Women respondents were more likely to provide victim-centered interventions than men. Both two-way and three-way interactions were not significant; participant sex did not moderate the effect of relational distance to the victim or perpetrator on intervention.
A second apprenticeship: the career transition of trades teachers

This paper describes research conducted at three Western Canadian technical colleges to explore the career transition, or second apprenticeship, of individuals who moved from trades practice to teaching trades. This research set out to understand the career transition of tradespeople as they move to teaching in a college setting. The research questions asked were: what motivates tradespeople to move to teaching; what competencies do they bring from the first career to the second; how do they learn to teach; how does the vocational identity change with a career change; and what are the factors leading to satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the teaching role.
Enhancement of gratitude in the context of elite athletes: outcomes and challenges

ABSTRACT Gratitude has been heralded as important to emotional, social and societal wellbeing. A burgeoning body of recent research on the positive impact of gratitude in sport calls for an investigation into its relevance to the field of elite sport, particularly for building resilience and enhancing relationships. An interpretivist/constructivist research approach was adopted to explore the practices, outcomes and challenges of gratitude of 10 Australian elite athletes – Olympians and Para-Olympians – who participated in a workshop on gratitude. Sports represented in this cohort included cycling, sailing, track and field, beach volleyball and diving. Semi-structured interviews were used to generate data, which were explored using content analysis. Enhancement of gratitude with the elite athletes resulted in the adoption of more meaningful and authentic gratitude towards others. Positive impact of gratitude expressed in this way was reported in the areas of improved attitude; greater awareness; better capacity to deal with stress; increased confidence to express gratitude; and enhanced performance. The paper also discusses the perceived challenges of expressing gratitude within this context.
Distortion of inferences and undue exaggeration of study limitations: Response to Shrotriya et al.

Our study titled “Land sharing potential of large carnivores in human‐modified landscapes of western India” used an occupancy framework to provide baseline information on patterns and determinants of large carnivore presence in human‐use landscapes. In their letter, Shrotriya et al. raise concerns about our survey design, distort our inferences, and present unwarranted exaggeration of our study limitations. Here, we provide detailed responses to key the issues raised by the authors while reiterating the accurate interpretations of our findings.
A SYNTACTICAL ANALYSIS OF SIMPLE SENTENCES IN KEMBHANG BABUR

Syntax is the study of the principles and processes by which sentence that it is constructed in particular language. Whereas that every language in the world certainly has different structure. This research aim to answer: (1) What are kinds of simple sentence found in Kembhang Babur books? (2) What are the differences between English and Madurese in simple sentences? This research is a descriptive qualitative research, descriptively describing the syntactic structures of simple sentences in Kembhang Babur book. The writer followed the rule of the qualitative which the data describe in words as the basis of interpreting data. Words are of utmost importance to qualitative researchers. There are three kinds of simple sentences found in Kembhang Babur book could be classified into: (a) Affirmative sentences, (b) Negative sentences (c) Interrogative sentences. The differences in English sentence is; if this affirmative sentence Aux there is after NP, but in the interrogative sentence Aux there is before NP and there is auxiliary “do/does” as interrogative verb. In Madurese sentence is marked by the addition of the word “apah” which is put before NP. “Apah” is as question word in Madurese, not as an auxiliary.
Examining the role of external factors in influencing green behaviour among young Indian consumers

The purpose of this paper is to measure the influence of peers, and the Government and non-governmental organization (NGO) initiatives on an individual’s attitudinal drivers such as environmental knowledge and environmental concern, which are the reasons for their green purchasing intentions. This concept was applied among the Indian young consumers. ,For the research, a structured online questionnaire was used to obtain responses from 342 Indians from various cities. The participants were 20-25 years of age. SPSS software package was used to refine the data while SmartPLS was used to test the validity of the hypotheses. ,The findings revealed that the Government and NGO initiatives along with peer influence do have a significant effect on a consumer’s environmental knowledge and environmental concerns. Further, this study found a significant positive effect of environmental knowledge and environmental concern on perceived value. In turn, the perceived value had a direct positive impact on green attitude leading to green purchase intention. ,This paper provides critical insights for marketers, as well as for governmental agencies and NGOs promoting the conservation of the environment through environmental-friendly practices. These parties aim to generate greater awareness among consumers and impart knowledge about the benefits of green practices. ,The studies measuring the impact of external factors on green consumption are scarce. Even the few studies available have measured the direct impact of external factors on green purchase intention. Governmental and NGO initiatives along with peer influence are the stimuli impacting operational factors such as environmental knowledge, environmental concern, perceived value, and green attitude, which, in turn, lead to the response of green purchase intention. This study provides new insights to this relationship by using a stimulus – organism – response framework.
How Radical Environmental Sabotage Impacts US Elections

ABSTRACT In this paper we examine the impact of forceful or violent environmental sabotage (FVES) on U.S. elections. We argue that voters see ideological similarities between groups that engage in FVES and other nonviolent environmental organizations, like the Green Party. This means that when an environmentalist organization engages in FVES, it has a negative impact on voter attitudes toward all environmental organizations. Moreover, this negative impact will be stronger if environmentalists had previously made electoral progress, and so they cannot use the excuse that democratic methods had failed and they were forced to turn to FVES. We demonstrate this by showing that when FVES occurs, Green Party candidates tend to win a lower share of the vote in the next election. However, this effect is conditional on the prior electoral history of the Green Party. If the Green Party has a poor electoral record, then sabotage has little effect, but if the Green Party has a better electoral record, then voters are less forgiving of sabotage. We find no evidence that FVES effects Republican or Democratic vote shares. We conclude that different organizations within the same social movement are connected in ways that impact electoral outcomes.
Temporal quality of records in handball

Abstract This work is an exploratory study to increase data quality control, by using temporal correlation coefficients. The consolidation of the observational methodology (Anguera, 2017) has been preceded by improvements of a different nature. It was based on an observational registration tool applied to handball and made up of criteria and categories. The study design corresponded to quadrant III, as a) nomothetic, isolated, and multidimensional. Two observers recorded handball matches (N = 4) with the help of Lince software. Statistical packages, SPSS v. 24 and JASP v. 0820, were used to associate the times of each inter-observer register and calculate the correlation coefficients among other analysis. The practical application of the work would have in the analysis of motor behavior an application but that is not the only one. Addressing the synchronization of observers when registering is a procedure open to improvement both in reliability and accuracy. Resumen Este trabajo es un estudio exploratorio para incrementar el control de la calidad del dato, mediante el empleo de coeficientes de correlacion temporal. La consolidacion de la metodologia observacional (Anguera, 2017) ha venido precedida por mejoras de distinta indole. Se partio de una herramienta de registro observacional aplicada al balonmano y compuesta por criterios y categorias. El diseno del estudio se correspondio con el cuadrante III, a) nomotetico, puntual, multidimensional. Dos observadores registraron partidos de balonmano (N=4) con ayuda del software Lince. Se emplearon los paquetes estadisticos SPSS v. 24 y JASP v. 0820 para asi asociar los tiempos de cada registro inter observador y calcular los coeficientes de correlacion entre otros analisis. La aplicacion practica del trabajo tendria en el analisis del comportamiento motor un campo de aplicacion pero no el unico. Abordar la sincronizacion de los observadores al registrar es un procedimiento susceptible de avanzar en fiabilidad y precision.
The digital symbol digit test : screening for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Neurodegenerative diseases affect the cognition of millions of people worldwide, degrading their quality of life and placing a burden on their families. Early identification can be extremely beneficial in treating or slowing down the onset of these diseases. One technique used to identify early warning signs is the use of cognitive tests. Unfortunately, grading these tests is subjective. In this study, we quantitatively evaluated the digital Symbol Digit Test (dSDT), in which patients translate symbols into digits based on a given mapping. In collaboration with Dr. Penney of Lahey Clinic, we administered the dSDT to over 170 patients using a digitizing pen that measures its position on the page and the pressure applied. We developed support vector machine and logistic regression classifiers that indicate Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease with an area under the curve of 0.957 and 0.963, respectively. Thesis Supervisor: Randall Davis Title: Professor Thesis Reader: Dana L. Penney Title: Director of Neuropsychology, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
The Influence of Authentic Leadership on Authentic Followership, Positive Psychological Capital, and Project Performance: Testing for the Mediation Effects

This study proposes that leaders and followers in university team projects should have authentic leadership (AL) themselves in order to improve the overall performance of the team project. While previous studies have focused mainly on achieving performance through AL on the firm level, this study endeavored to examine the relationship between university students who are expected to serve in an organization’s human resources department in the future and followers’ project performance (FPP). This study also considers both followers’ positive psychological capital (FPPC) and their authentic followership (AF), which can be affected by the degree of AL. In order to verify the hypotheses, we adopted a partial least square-structural equation model (PLS-SEM) with 175 samples of valid data from two universities in South Korea. Results showed that all four hypotheses, including the direct and indirect effects, were significantly corroborated. In compliance with these results, this study suggests that a leader’s AL should be a prerequisite to improve FPP. Furthermore, this study establishes the importance of FPPC through the fact that when a leader is authentic, FPPC and FPP can be cultivated. Having compared our findings with previous research, we predict that if students develop AL at university before becoming part of an organization, they will contribute to the performance of the university as well as to attaining the organization’s sustainable performance as a member.
The Relationship between Working Memory, Speaking Accuracy and Length of Utterances of Iranian EFL Learners

This study explored the relationship among working memory (WM), speaking accuracy and length of utterance of Iranian Intermediate EFL learners. The data were collected from 38 female EFL learners whose age range was between 12 and 15 studying English at a language institute in Tehran. First, an Oxford Placement Test (OPT) was administrated to ensure the homogeneity of the participants and based on the results of the test thirty homogenous learners were selected as the main participants of the study. Next, a working memory capacity test developed by Daneman and Carpenter (1980) was administered to the participants. Later, the researcher administered a speaking test on a topic appropriate to the level of the participants which was taken from Top Notch 1 (Saslow & Ascher, 2011). Then, the researcher recorded their voices and transcribed them in order to calculate the number of lexical words the students could articulate based on a formula developed by Gilmore (2004). Speaking accuracy was also measured using a formula developed by Gilabert (2004); In fact, the students' performance was rated by two experienced teachers. Then, the Pearson correlation formula was utilized to analyze the obtained data. The results revealed a significant correlation between working memory capacity and speaking accuracy. Based on the findings, no significant correlation was shown between working memory and length of utterance. And finally, no significant correlation was depicted between length of utterance and speaking accuracy.