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Cyberbullying among Young Users of Social Networks
Authors: Kiriukhina D.V.
Published: October 2019

In the recent years, the number of studies of modern adolescents’ aggressive behavior in the Internet, including cyberbullying, has increased. However, so far there are few summarizing works describing different aspects of this phenomenon and its specific manifestations in various social networks. The goal of the article is a review of foreign studies on virtual aggression among young users of social networks. Studies revealing peculiarities of the Internet-bullying in popular social networks and its negative psychological consequences are considered. Statistical data on the prevalence of cyberbullying among adolescents in a number of countries are given. The main motives of cyber-aggression are analyzed, as well as risk factors stimulating the involvement of young people in cyberbullying and factors decreasing its influences on the psychological well-being of young users. The article describes some modern areas of cyberbullying prevention. Better understanding peculiarities of adolescents’ aggressive behavior on various virtual platforms will help to develop effective anti-bullying programs and to increase the level of security for youth activities in the digital space.
Foreign tests used for psychological assessment of sexism
Authors: Zizevskaia E.S. , Shchukina M.A.
Published: October 2019

We pay attention on the problems of Russian modern studies of sexism, which are suffering from the lack of relevant psychodiagnostic tools. We examine and describe foreign experience in diagnosing sexism. диагностики сексизма. The development of sexism interpretations and its measurement methodologies in the concepts of N. Benokraitis and J. Feagin (overt/blatant, covert, and subtle sexism), P. Glick and S. Fiske (hostile and benevolent sexism) are analyzed. The review presents the main theoretical concepts of sexism and related tests such as Attitudes Toward Women Scale by J. Spence and R. Helmreich; Modern Sexism Scale by J. Swim, K. Aikin, W. Hall, B. Hunter; Neosexism Scale by F. Tougas, R. Brown, A. Beaton, A. Joly; Ambivalent Sexism Inventory by P. Glick and S. Fiske; Implicit Association Test by A. Greenwald, D. McGhee and J. Schwartz.
Relative overgrowth of the greater trochanter and trochanteric-pelvic impingement syndrome in children: causes and X-ray anatomical characteristics
Authors: Pozdnikin Ivan Y. , Baskov Vladimir E. , Barsukov Dmitry B. , Bortulev Pavel I. , Krasnov Andrey I.
Published: October 2019

Background. The formation of multiplanar deformities of the proximal femur, in most cases combined with hypertrophy of the greater trochanter (relative overgrowth of the greater trochanter (ROGT)) and its high position relative to the femoral head, up to the development of pelvic and pelvic spine syndrome (trochanteric-pelvic impingement), has been considered one of the most common problems in the treatment of children with hip joint pathology of various etiologies.
Aim. The aim of this study was to determine the causes of and characterize the X-ray anatomical changes in children with ROGT.
Materials and methods. This study is based on an analysis of the survey results of 350 children 3 to 17 years old with an emerging high position of the greater trochanter due to various diseases of the hip joint. Details of the radiological indicators characterizing the change in the growth of the greater trochanter relative to the head and neck of the thigh were examined in 68 of these children (112 joints).
Results. Most often, hypertrophy of the greater trochanter was observed in children with the sequele of ischemic disorders that occurred during the conservative treatment of hip dysplasia and developmental hip dislocation, as well as due to previous hematogenous osteomyelitis. It was revealed that in the affected hip joints, there was a regular decrease in the articulo-trochanteric distance index; simultaneously, TTD values, which characterize the isolated growth of the greater trochanter, were almost the same in normal and pathological conditions (p 0.05).
Conclusion. Damage to the growth plates of the pineal gland and neck of the femur of various etiologies was the reason for ROGT formation. The X-ray anatomical changes include progressive shortening of the femoral neck. Moderately pronounced in preschool-age children, they progress with the childs growth and become the cause of chronic trauma injuries of the components of the hip joint.
Medical abilitation of patients with proximal ectromelia of the lower limbs
Authors: Yakovleva Veronika A. , Shvedovchenko Igor V. , Koltsov Andrey A.
Published: October 2019

One of the rarest and most severe variants of underdevelopment is proximal ectromelia of the lower extremities, in which all segments of the lower limb are affected and the degree of damage decreases from proximal to distal direction. A review of the domestic and foreign literature sources that describe the various clinic-radiological variants of pathology was carried out, from the presence of a single rudimentary foot adjacent to the trunk to the presence of all three leg segments. The terminological designations of this type of underdevelopment were then analyzed. The term proximal ectromelia is proposed as the most appropriate clinical and radiological features of the pathology. With a severe degree of reduction of the limb, when the femur is absent or sharply hypoplastic, prosthetics is carried out in almost all patients. In this situation, surgical treatment is used as a preparatory stage to optimize the design of the future prosthesis. In addition, surgery is the main method of treatment in cases with a lighter degree of underdevelopment, in which case the technical means of rehabilitation are auxiliary. Therefore, despite the relative rarity of this pathology, its severity and medical and social significance determine the interest of specialists of the world community in the study of the problem.
Rupture Directivity Analysis of the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake and Its Seismotectonic Implication
Authors: Zang Chong , Ni Sidao , Shen Zhichao
Published: October 2019

The Mw 6.6 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake striking southern Hokkaido Island on 5 September 2018 was a disastrous and peculiar event. In contrast to the usually shallow crustal earthquakes, this event occurred at a hypocentral depth about 37 km, close to the Moho discontinuity. To infer the rupture feature of the 2018 Hokkaido earthquake, we determine focal mechanism and centroid depth of the event with inversion of teleseismic waveforms. The result reveals that the centroid (at depth about 26 km) of this thrust earthquake is shallower than the hypocenter, which suggests the upward rupture propagation and dominant rupture in the lower crust. We also investigate the causative fault and rupture directivity based on waveform modeling. The steeply dipping fault (70°) with strike in the north–south direction is preferred to be the causative fault. The total dimension of rupture is estimated to be about 30 km, based on the aftershock distribution and rupture directivity. We propose that a seismogenic model with low temperature and complex stress field in the lower crust above the subduction‐zone interface may explain this event.
A aprendizaxe-servizo en perspectiva. John Dewey como referente histórico
Authors: Sotelino Losada Alexandre
Published: October 2019

A metodoloxía do service-learning é relativamente nova como tal, xa que o seu nacemento data de principios do século XX, aínda que non recibiu o seu nome definitivo ata tempos relativamente recentes. O pioneiro para a maioría de autores é o coñecido filósofo e pedagogo John Dewey, a que nos referiremos nun apartado específico, dada a súa contribución á filosofía conformadora desta metodoloxía. Interesaranos examinar a medida en que a súa obra pedagóxica aparece reflectida no que na actualidade chaman, e chamamos, aprendizaxe-servizo.O auténtico pulo desta metodoloxía prodúcese no último terzo do século XX, con especial relevancia nos Estados Unidos. A Europa non chegará ata os anos noventa da pasada centuria, e pode dicirse que a súa andaina en España apenas é perceptible ata a inauguración do novo século XXI.
Antonio F. Canales Serrano & Amparo Gómez Rodríguez (Eds.) La larga noche de la educación española. El sistema educativo español en la postguerra
Authors: Costa Rico Antón
Published: October 2019

Recensión do libro: Antonio F.  Canales Serrano& Amparo Gómez Rodríguez (Eds.)  La larga noche de la educación española. El sistema educativo español en la postguerra.
Bandage Therapeutic-Optical Keratoplasty in Keratoconus Patients after Intrastromal Corneal Segments Implantation
Authors: Osipyan G. A. , Sheludchenko V. M. , Youssef N. Y. , Khraystin Kh.
Published: October 2019

Purpose — to evaluate the functional results of bandage therapeutic-optical keratoplasty (BTOK) in keratoconus eyes after implantation of intrastromal corneal ring segments (CRS). Material and methods. The study included 18 patients with stage II and III keratoconus (as per Amsler-Krumeich classification) who had underwent implantation of CRS with unsatisfactory long-term outcomes. The patients were divided into two groups. The first group consisted of 7 patients (7 eyes) of 27 ± 3 years old with had past history of CRS implantation followed by the absence of predicted improvement of visual acuity during the observation period of up to 18 months. The second group included 11 patients (11 eyes) who had visual acuity improvements after CRS implantation, but had regression in the long-term follow-up of 2 to 5 years. The surgical algorithm consisted of two steps: first, all 18 patients had the intrastromal ring segments removed; second, 3 months later they underwent BTOK. Outcomes. After the removal of CRS, patients of both groups showed improvements in central corneal refraction, their visual acuity decreased to 0.07 ± 0.02 and 0.09 ± 0.04, respectively. The 36 months follow-up after BTOK revealed significant improvements in visual acuity — up to 0.48 ± 0.04 and 0.54 ± 0.11, respectively — in all patients in both group due to marked flattening of the cornea in the optical zone. Conclusion. Bandage therapeutic-optical keratoplasty allows treatment of patients with complicated or who had unsatisfactory results after implantation of intrastromal ring segments. The surgery leads to stabilization of keratectasia in keratoconus patients and significantly increases uncorrected visual acuity.
Surgical Treatment of Epibulbar Malformations
Authors: Saakyan S. V. , Tatskov R. A. , Ivanova O. A. , Tsygankov A. Yu. , Maybogin A. M.
Published: October 2019

Aim.Analysis of the results of surgical treatment in patients with epibulbar malformations.Patients and Methods.The study included 126 patients with a preliminary diagnosis of “epibulbar neoplasm”, who received treatment from January 2013 to December 2017. Male patients were 57.9 % (n = 73), female — 42.1 % (n = 53). The age range was from 6 months to 82 years (13.0 ± 11.4). All patients underwent complex ophthalmological examination and surgical treatment with histological verification of the obtained material. In case of deficiency of own tissues, when the conjunctival defect was closed, plastic was made using an amniotic membrane.Results.67 (53.2 %) patients had a diagnosis of dermoid of the conjunctiva and / or cornea. In 14.3 % of cases, a diagnosis of lipodermoid with spreading into the eyelids fornix was established. In 7 patients there was a combined lesion, of them in 4 cases with Goldenhar syndrome, 1 case with Jadassohn syndrome and in 2 cases without syndromic disorders. In 10 patients, multicentric lesions were noted with the formation of several dermoids. Choristomas of different structures were identified in 41 patients (32.5 %). Complications of surgical treatment included limitation of eye mobility (n = 9), ptosis of the upper eyelid (n = 7), diplopia (n = 4), ocular deformity (n = 3), corneal perforation (n = 1), symblepharon (n = 1) and entropion (n = 1), which required additional surgical interventions with a favorable functional outcome.Conclusions.Diagnosis of epibulbar malformations requires a comprehensive ophthalmological examination to determine the prevalence of the process, the extent of the lesion in order to plan the timing and tactics of surgical treatment. Congenital epibulbar malformations of the eye are subject to surgical treatment with the growth of lesion, chronic inflammation, cosmetic dissatisfaction and spread to the central parts of the cornea. The use of the amniotic membrane improves normal epithelization and reduces the degree of postoperative scar deformation.
Navigated Pattern Laser System Versus Single-Spot Laser System for Postoperative Laser Retinopexy
Authors: Kulikov A. N. , Maltsev D. S. , Boiko E. V.
Published: October 2019

Purpose: To compare three 360°-laser retinopexy (LRP) approaches (using navigated pattern laser system, single-spot slit-lamp (SL) laser delivery and single-spot indirect-ophthalmoscope (IO) laser delivery) in regard to procedure duration, procedural pain score, technical difficulties and the ability to achieve surgical goals. Patients and Methods. Eighty-six rhegmatogenous retinal detachment patients (86 eyes) were included in this prospective randomized study. Ten patients were underwent scleral buckling procedure, 37 patients were underwent vitrectomy, 7 patients had a combined procedure, and 32 patients had silicone oil tamponade. The mean procedural time, procedural pain score (using 4-point Verbal Rating Scale), number of laser burns, and achievement of the surgical goals were compared between three groups (pattern LRP (NAVILAS laser system), 36 patients; SL-LRP, 28 patients; and IO-LRP, 22 patients). Results. In the pattern LRP group, the time needed for LRP and pain level (12.4 ± 5.4 min and 1.1 ± 0.5 scores, respectively) were statistically significantly lower, whereas the number of applied laser burns (1108.7 ± 345.5) was higher compared to those in the SL-LRP group (21.7 ± 7.6 min, 1.8 ± 0.5 scores, and 714.5 ± 219.8 burns) and in the IO-LRP group (17.0 ± 10.1 min, 1.9 ± 0.5 scores, and 408.1 ± 95.5 burns). In the pattern LRP, SL-LRP, and IO-LRP groups, surgical goals were fully achieved in 28 (77.8 %), 17 (60.7 %), and 13 patients (59.1 %), respectively (p > 0.05). In the pattern LRP, SL-LRP and IO-LRP groups, the mean duration of follow-up after silicone oil removal was 6.6 ± 3.1 months, 8.1 ± 4.5 months and 7.1 ± 4.1 months, respectively (ANOVA3x, p = 0.35), with re-detachment found in 1 case (8.3 %), 2 cases (18.2 %), and 1 case (11.1 %), respectively. Conclusions. The navigated pattern approach allows improving the treatment time and pain in postoperative 360° LRP. Moreover, 360° pattern LRP is at least as effective in achieving the surgical goal as the conventional (slit-lamp or indirect ophthalmoscope) approaches with a single-spot laser.
Сorneаl Penetrаtion of Fluoroquinolones: Detection the Aqueous Humor Conсentrаtions аfter Topiсal Appliсаtion
Authors: Hintubа T. S. , Tаkhtаev Yu. V. , Okolov I. N.
Published: October 2019

Fluoroquinilones play major role in prevention of infectious complications after cataract surgery. It is important to notice their speсtrum of antimicrobial асtivity as well their sаfety and bioаvаilаbility. In our research we aimed to study in vivo the mean time of minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of three different fluorquinolones in aqueous humour and role of preservative presence, as well as its concentration, in reaching MIC in aqueous humour. This was a randomized study, that included 90 patients treated with fluorquinolones by the same prescription 4 drops in 1 hour every 15 mins starting 60 minutes before planned phacoemulsification. We compared 1. Oftаquix™ (levofloxасin 0.5 %; Santen Oy, Finlаnd with 0,05 mg/ml preservative); 2. Signiсef® (levofloxасin 0.5 %; Sentiss Phаrmа Pvt. Ltd., Indiа — contains 0.1 mg/ml preservative) 3. Vigаmox® (moxifloxасin 0.5 %; Alсon Lаboratories, Inс., USА without preservative). We collected aqueous humour at the surgery beginning and measured the concentration of antimicrobial drug by method of highly effective liquid chromotogrаphy. The study showed that presence of preservative in different concentration may decrease the function of corneal epithelial barrier and change drug’s potential bioаvаilаbility. Prescription of fluorquionolones eyedrops in first few days after phacoemulsification allows to reduce the risk of endophtalmitis and avoid preservative-induced side effects in short period of use.
Effects of slough clearance rates post adult tonsillectomy in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux disease
Authors: L. Manoj Kumar , Shree N. Raadhika , K. H. Anand
Published: October 2019

Background: Laryngopharyngeal reflux is known to be associated with multiple disease of the upper aero digestive tract and can cause serious injury to the mucosa long term.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with chronic tonsillitis and indicated for surgery were evaluated for laryngopharyngeal reflux using reflux symptom index score. When score greater than 13 was suggestive of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and counselled for 24 hours ambulatory dual probe pH monitoring. When the reflux event was 7 or more were diagnosed having LPR. Patients were divided into two groups Group A patients with chronic tonsillitis and without LPR and Group B patients with chronic tonsillitis and LPR. Postoperatively there slough percentage was calculated as 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% on the postoperative day (POD) 7, 14 and 21. Slough clearance rates were calculated as 100- slough percentage.  

Results: There were 40 patients in Group A and 40 patients in Group B. The slough clearance rates of Group A were 46.3, 73.8 and 96.9 on post-operative days 7, 14, 21 respectively. The slough clearance rates of Group B were 30.1, 57.6, 90.1 on POD 7, 14, 21 respectively. The p values comparing slough clearance rates showed 0.00, 0.002, 0.013 on POD 7, 14, 21 which was statistically significant. Group B with laryngopharyngeal reflux had delayed healing than Group A.

Conclusions: Laryngopharyngeal reflux seems to adversely affect healing and complication following tonsillectomy due to lowering of slough clearance rates. Hence we recommend the need for assessment and treatment pre/post operatively of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease in adult patients undergoing tonsillectomy.
Unusual medial tibial plateau fracture fixation using dual plating
Authors: Bora S. Shradha , L. Senthil , U. Thiyagarajan , J. P. Pradeep , Raj D. Gokul
Published: October 2019

Background: Medial tibial plateau fractures is a subtype of proximal tibial fractures that involve the articular surface and can present in several distinct patterns. Purpose of this study was to assess the clinical outcome of stabilizing these biplanar medial tibial plateau fractures using dual plating technique through a single incision.

Methods: Between 2017 to 2019, 12 men and 8 women with closed medial tibial plateau fracture who underwent reconstruction using two plates through a posteromedial approach were included in the study group. The fractures were classified using the three column concept of Lou.

Results: One patient had an articular step off that was unacceptable and two patients had an acceptable articular step off. Functional assessment was done using the objective scoring of Oxford knee score criteria and radiological assessment was done using the Rasmussen modified score.

Conclusions: Biplanar reconstruction using dual plates is a reliable and safe technique to reconstruct complex medial tibial plateau fractures.
“Viver em paz no campo é coisa do passado”: deslocamento espacial de ações criminosas e a ressignificação do rural brasileiro
Authors: Vieira João Paulo Louzada , Doula Sheila Maria
Published: October 2019

O aumento da criminalidade no Brasil vem se destacando gradativamente nos veículos de comunicação e sendo debatido pelos órgãos governamentais e secretarias de Segurança Pública. Essa expansão da criminalidade, além dos contextos urbanos, também passa a ser observada no campo. Neste sentido, o presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar as representações sociais da mídia sobre o deslocamento da criminalidade para os espaços rurais. Metodologicamente, optou-se por analisar matérias veiculadas nos principais telejornais brasileiros no período de janeiro de 2017 a março de 2018. Os resultados da pesquisa indicam que o imaginário que se tinha sobre o campo se modifica e hoje esse espaço passa a ser ressignificado pela insegurança e pelo medo. Assim, a criminalidade e violência vêm expandindo suas fronteiras e chegando ao campo, onde passa a ser incorporada nas estatísticas de segurança pública nacional.
Education Quality & Competitiveness in the UAE
Authors: Farah Samar
Published: October 2019

The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been able to achieve rapid economic growth over the past 40 years, which has largely been the result of vast reserves of oil and gas. However, the 21st century has seen a global shift towards establishing knowledge-based economies, through moving away from the dependence on oil to promoting business, tourism, and other sectors. This has changed the nature of jobs demanded by the labour market in the GCC and has resulted in a radical shift in the type of education that needs to be provided. The consequence of these changes has been an increasing disconnect between the education sector and the labour market, the impact of which is yet to be seen.
This policy paper will look beyond the quantity of education provision in the UAE and focus on how the quality of education can be improved in order to better contribute to economic growth and competitiveness. It will first provide the context for this discussion, followed by a review of the literature on returns to education, paying particular attention the quality of education as a determinant of economic competitiveness. Next, the paper will consider the case of the UAE and will address the missing link between the education system and the labor market. Finally, it will conclude by offering a number of recommendations that could help policymakers improve the quality of education in the UAE in order to create a truly knowledge-based economy.
Universities and Innovation Networks in the UAE
Authors: A. Farrugia Christine
Published: October 2019

"This policy paper describes the role of UAE universities in local networks to support research and innovation. UAE leaders have recently stated intentions to develop a knowledge economy (Emirates Competitiveness Council, 2011). With higher education widely recognized as a key driver in innovation economies (Aubert & Reiffers, 2003; Etzkowitz & Dzisah, 2008), the UAE’s universities have a central role to play in sustaining active networks among universities, industry, and government. Such networks support innovation by promoting the flow of information and ideas across institutional boundaries (Etzkowitz & Dzisah, 2008).
This qualitative study, based on interviews with 62 higher education stakeholders in the UAE, finds possible advantages to developing networks across institutions and sectors, as well as a number of barriers to their development. The policy paper first provides an overview of the role that universities play in innovation networks, followed by a presentation of the study’s findings regarding stakeholders’ perceptions of the value of local networks and the barriers faced in developing them. Lastly, policy recommendations are presented to address the challenges faced by universities in building networks among and between universities, industry, and government."
Who Teaches English in Ras Al Khaimah? Implications for the Recruitment and Development of Male English Teachers
Authors: Russell Cambria Dodd
Published: October 2019

This policy paper describes some key characteristics of the male English teachers working in government schools in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and discusses the policy implications of this information. The data and analysis presented are the result of a research study conducted during the 2012-2013 academic year. This mixed-methods study is based on questionnaires, interviews, and classroom observations with male English teachers. The findings have policy implications for the development of current teachers and the recruitment of new teachers. Policy recommendations include the development of a comprehensive assessment and feedback system and the piloting of alternative strategies for recruiting English teachers.
Who Benefits from Private Education in the UAE and Qatar?
Authors: Ridge Natasha , Kippels Susan , Shami Soha , Farah Samar
Published: October 2019

Over the last three decades, continued expatriate population growth across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar has created an unprecedented demand for private education. However, a combination of a lack of affordable private education options, monopolistic behaviors of private education providers, and a mix of government regulations have resulted in serious issues surrounding access and quality. This policy paper presents the nature and implications of private school provision for access and equity in K-12 education in the UAE and Qatar. We find that, across the populations of these countries, there are considerable socioeconomic differences that determine who has access to private schooling. As a result of increasing growth in the for-profit private education sector in both countries, poorer families are ultimately left less able to access quality education than are their wealthier counterparts. The potential of non-profit schools to create greater equity and accessibility is discussed, and recommendations for policymakers are offered.
التنمية المهنية للمعلمين في الإمارات: ما الذي يريده المعلمون بالفعل؟
Authors: باكنر إليزابيث , شيدا، ، سونال , كيندريش جوستينا
Published: October 2019

"بالإعتمـــــــــــــــــاد على بيانات المسح والمقابلة، يتناول موجز السياســــــــــــــة هذا تصــــورات التنميــــــــــة المهنيــــــــــــة بين المعلمين في المدارس الحكوميــــــــــــة في دولة الإمارات العربيـــــــــــة المتحـــــــدة . ويستكشف أنواع برامج التنميـــــــــــة المهنيــــــــــــــــة التي شارك فيها المعلمـــــــــــــــون والتحديـــــــــــــــات أو العقبـــــــــــــــــات التـــي يواجهونهـــــــا في هذه البرامــــــــــــج، والإحتياجـــــــــــــاتالتيصّرحبهاالمعلمــــــــــونلمزيد من التنميــــــــــــة المهنيـــــــــــة. نجد أن المعلميـــــــــــــن في دولـــــــــــــــة الإمارات العربيـــــــــــــة المتحـــــــــــدة لديهم معدلات عالية من المشاركـــــــة في التنميـــــــــة المهنية. فهــــم يستفيــــــــــدون من ورش التنميـــــــــــــة المهنيـــــــــــة التــــــــي تقام لمــــــــــــدة أسبوع وكذلـــــــك من شبكات المعلميــــــــــــــــن في المدارس التـــــــــــــي تغطـــــي أدوات المــــــــــــــــواد فض ًلا عن المهــــــــــارات التربويــــــــــة. ومع ذلـــك، فإن المخـــــــــاوف بشــــــــــــأن عروض التنميـــــــــــــة المهنيــــــــــــــة القائمــــــة تضمـــــــــن أن تكـون برامـــــــــــــج التنميــــــــــة المهنيــــــــــــة متكــــــــــــررة أو ليست على صلـــــــة وأن هنـــــــاك القليــــــل مـــــن الحوافز المرتبطـــــــــــــــة بحضور الدورات التدريبية. تشمل المجالات الرئيسيــــــــــــة للدعم المستقبلــــــــــــــي تقديم برامج تدريــــــــــب خاصة ب 1) الطلبـــــــــــــة ذوي الاحتياجــــــــــــات الخاصــــــــــــة؛ 2) تكنولوجيـــــــــــــا المعلومات والإتصالات؛ و 3)
المشاركــــــــــــة المجتمعيـــــــــــــة."
Curriculum Development in the United Arab Emirates
Authors: Ridge Natasha , Kippels Susan , Farah Samar
Published: October 2019

With an increasing emphasis on youth development and employability in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has made a substantial effort to re- imagine and reform its public education sector. Local education authorities have implemented many reforms to try to shift education from rote memorization toward a skills-based system that prepares students to thrive in the 21st century. This policy paper explores the history of curriculum development in the UAE, the role of various agencies, ministries, and current initiatives as well as the challenges and possibilities that lie ahead on the road of reform. It concludes with recommendations for policymakers relating to the implementation of sustainable curriculum reforms.
Preserving and Promoting Ras Al Khaimah’s Cultural Heritage
Authors: MacLean Matthew
Published: October 2019

Perhaps more than any other emirate, Ras Al Khaimah’s urban and rural environments convey the aura of authenticity sought by many visitors to the region. The emirate contains numerous sites of cultural and archaeological interest, many of which are underutilized and underdeveloped. Current efforts to revitalize these sites are in their planning stages and as the emirate grows as a tourist destination, it will have to balance the desire to attract tourists with the need to retain the authentic atmosphere that attracts visitors in the first place. This paper proposes a broader temporal and spatial heritage concept than is usually found in the Gulf, and emphasizes continuities between heritage and contemporary Ras Al Khaimah. The paper then makes recommendations for how Ras Al Khaimah, as well as specific sites, can be made more accessible to visitors interested in the emirate’s history and culture.
الحفاظ على التراث الثقافي لإمارة رأس الخيمة وترويجه
Authors: ماكلين ماثيو
Published: October 2019

"تعتبر البيئـــــة الحضرية والريفية في إمارة رأس الخيمة من أكثر البيئات التي تعكس الأصالة التراثية في المنطقة، وتعد هذه المسألة إحدى أهم الأسباب التي تشجع الزّوارعلىزيارةهذهالإمـــــارة.تتمتعإمارة رأس الخيمة بالعديد من المواقع الثقافيـــــــة والتراثيـــــــــــــة المهمة، لكن للأسف لم يتم استغــــــــلال وتطوير بعـــــض المعالم فيها بالشكل الصحيح والمطلــــوب، ولكن بالوقت الحالي يتم التخطيط من أجل تنشيطهــــــــــا بهدف استقطــــاب المزيـــــــــد من الز ّوار. ومع نمـــــو الإمـــــــــــارة كواجهة سياحيــــــة، سيتحتم عليهـــــــــا خلق توازن بين عملية استقطــــــــاب الزائرين والمحافظـــــة على المعالم الأصيلة والعريقـــــــة التي تجذب الزّوارفـــــــــــــيالمقامالأول.تقترحورقةالعمل هذه تعزيــــــــز المحافظـــة على المعالم الأثرية داخـــــــــل إمارة رأس الخيمــــــــــة، بحيث يتم تحديث المعالم لتعكس تاريخ الإمــــــارة العريق مع تفادي الأخطــــــــاء المعماريــــــــــــة التي حدثت في بقيـــــــة دول الخليج عند إجرائهم للتحديثات العمرانيـــــــــة. بعد ذلك تقــوم برفع مجموعــــــــة من التوصيات التـــــــــي تساعد إمارة رأس الخيمة علــــــــى استقطابجميعالزّوارالمهتمينبالتعرف على تاريخ وثقافـــــــــــــة الإمارة بحيث يتمكنون بكل سهولة من التمتع بكـــــــل ما تقدمه من معالم تراثية وتاريخية أصيلـــــــة وعريقـــــة
بديعة للغاية."
Expatriate Experiences with Language Policy in the UAE: Challenges, Contradictions, and Opportunities
Authors: Cook William
Published: October 2019

This policy paper offers a preliminary discussion of an ethnographic language policy project based in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The project focused primarily on the language choices and experiences of the expatriate communities that make up the majority of the population of the city and considered the relationship between those choices and the larger policy goals targeted by the government. The paper draws on narrative data from participants and offers several points of entry for further research and debate, including: the degree to which expatriates are interested in learning Arabic or other languages; the economic and social incentive structures that may impact language decisions; and the connections between work and social life language networks and decisions. The paper argues that these issues are of fundamental importance for policymakers to investigate more closely if they are to move forward with large-scale Arabic language policy initiatives such as Vision 2021 and The Arabic Language Charter, both effectively and ethically.
The Aflaj Waterworks of Ras Al Khaimah: Current Conditions and Prospects for Conservation
Authors: Raynolds William
Published: October 2019

The aflaj waterworks of Ras Al Khaimah are a testament to human ingenuity, yet they have largely been abandoned due to declining water tables, waning date palm cultivation, and lack of maintenance. Due to the extraordinary communal efforts that once went into creating and maintaining these systems, the aflaj should be inventoried in greater detail, incorporated into the existing heritage management and tourism frameworks, reactivated when possible in conjunction with contemporary solutions for date palm irrigation, and leveraged as public- facing sites broadcasting the importance of judicious management of water resources.
A Conceptual Model of National Skills Formation for Knowledge-based Economic Development in the Arab World
Authors: Schwalje Wes
Published: October 2019

The movement of many Arab countries toward knowledge-based economic development requires the transition to more effective skills formation systems. This paper proposes an institutionalist approach to national skills development systems in the advancement toward knowledge-based economic development. There is currently no accepted general framework to analyze national skills development systems, and this has resulted in countries adopting reactive approaches to skills development problems. The conceptual framework advanced is an integrated, systemic view of national skills formation systems guided by government intervention in light of rampant failures of skills formation approaches that rely exclusively upon market mechanisms. The framework contributes to the skills formation literature by reviewing, synthesizing, and building on the literature from a multidisciplinary perspective. It considers the relevant institutions and interests of key stakeholders as highly interrelated in the context of knowledge-based economic development and achievement of accompanying economic, political, and social objectives in the Arab World.
Keywords: skills formation, knowledge economy, skills development policy, economic development, lifelong learning, Arab World.

تتطلب حركة العديد من الدول العربية نحو التنمية الاقتصادية القائمة على المعرفة الانتقال إلى أنظمة
To Cheat or Not to Cheat: Evidence on Ethical Decision-Making from a Study of Arab Youth
Authors: W. Jones Calvert
Published: October 2019

How do young people make judgments about what is right and ethical? The challenge of cultivating ethical citizens is one that every community faces, yet it has received only limited research attention, with almost no work on this subject having been done in the Arab world. This paper summarizes much of what we know about how youth engage in ethical decision- making, with an emphasis on educational settings in which students are confronted with the question of whether to cheat or not. Its broader aim is to begin a more systematic and evidence- based discussion of the factors that influence ethical decision-making in the Middle East, which may have important implications not only for education but also for political and economic development.
The paper first provides an overview of research on dishonesty, particularly cheating in schools and the question of whether cheating is ever justified. Second, it provides a conceptual outline of strategies that may be used to combat cheating and other forms of unethical behavior. The classification of strategies presented is based on differing (but not mutually exclusive) perspectives on the reasons for dishonesty in any given situation, including perspectives that emphasize external costs and benefits, social norms, self-awareness, and self-deception. Third, the paper summarizes findings from an original study of the attitudes and ethical choices of a sample of Arab students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Nature and Impact of Arab Father Involvement in the United Arab Emirates
Authors: Ridge Natasha , Jeon Soohyun , El Asad Sahar
Published: October 2019

"In the Arab World, and in the Gulf in particular, the father has traditionally occupied a unique and integral place, both in his own family and in his wider kinship networks. While much has been written about the role and function of the patriarchy in the Middle East, most of this has been negative, in particular with relation to the impact on women and children. Most of this research has also been qualitative in nature, relying on small sample sizes that make it difficult to extrapolate findings to the general population. As such, information on Arab fathers living in the Gulf and the impact of their lives on their children remains limited.
In an effort to address the gap in the literature, this paper uses data from a pilot study1 of 61 Arabs (both expatriates and Emiratis living in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates) to explore the nature and impact of Arab father involvement in their children’s lives. The study finds that Arab fathers score highly on their role as good providers, in terms of the nature of their involvement with their children, but low in regards to their responsible paternal engagement, which refers to father involvement in the child’s education and related activities. It was also found that the more positively involved a father has been in his child’s life, the higher the child’s self- esteem tends to be, consistent with Western literature on self-esteem. Future research aims to examine a much larger sample from across the Arab world to explore issues relating to gender, education, and career trajectory."

تحتل مكانة الأب في العالم العربي وبالأخص الخليج العربي مكانة متكاملة و فريدة من نوعها سواءً كان ذلك ضمن أسرته أو ضمن شبكات الأقارب بشكل أوسع. في حين تم كتابة الكثيرعن دورسلطة الرجال في منطقة الشرق الأوسط، حيث كانت معظمها ذات نتائج سلبية، و بالأخص عن العلاقة و تأثيرها على النساء و الأطفال. وعلاوة على ذلك، كانت معظم هذه البحوث نوعية في طبيعتها، و تعتمد على أمثلة لعينات بسيطة مما أدى إلى صعوبة إستقرائها لعامة الناس.إن المعلومات المتوفرة عن الآباء المقيمين في الخليج وتأثيرهم على أطفالهم لا تزال محدودة إلى هذا اليوم.
The Status of Teaching and Teacher Professional Satisfaction in the United Arab Emirates
Authors: Buckner Elizabeth
Published: October 2019

This paper examines teacher satisfaction in the United Arab Emirates. First, it examines the overall level of professional satisfaction among teachers in Abu Dhabi using data from the OECD’s 2013 Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS). It finds that there is a significant gap in overall teacher satisfaction that is driven by higher rates of satisfaction among expatriate teachers than Emirati teachers. It also finds that the perceived value of the teaching profession is a large and statistically significant predictor of teachers’ professional satisfaction. The second part of the paper investigates the reasons for this satisfaction gap further– it uses new survey data to explore attitudes towards teaching as a career among a cross-section of Emirati residents. It finds that while Emirati residents – nationals and non-nationals alike –generally consider teaching a good job, individuals’ perceptions of both status and salary affect attitudes towards teaching. While the first part of the paper finds that teachers’ perceptions of status affect their job satisfaction, the second part finds that salary is an even more significant predictor of whether Emirati residents believe teaching is a good job, and that there is a tight coupling between expected salary and perceived status. Policy recommendations suggest that attracting Emiratis – particularly male Emiratis – back into teaching would require both more pay and a significant status upgrade. Meanwhile, teaching remains a desirable profession for expatriate Arabs and Southeast Asians, as it provides comparably good pay and benefits.

تقوم هذه الورقة بالبحث في مستوى رضا المعلمين في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة. أولاً، تقوم الورقة بدراسة مستوى الرضا المهني لدى المعلمين في أبوظبي بشكل عام باستخدام بيانات من استبيان أجرته منظمة التعاون الاقتصادي والتنمية (OECD) في العام ٢٠١٣ تحت مسمى "استبيان الدراسة الدولية للتعليم والتعلم" (TALIS). وأدت نتائج هذا الاستبيان إلى اكتشاف فجوة كبيرة في مستوى الرضا العام بين المعلمين وكون سبب هذه الفجوة يعود إلى ارتفاع مستويات رضا المعلمين المغتربين مقارنةً بمستوى رضا المعلمين الإماراتيين وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، تشير نتائج الاستبيان إلى أن منظور المعلمين حيال مهنة التعليم تمثل مؤشراً كبيراً احصائياً هام للرضا المهني لدى المعلمين. بينما يقوم الجزء الثاني من هذه الورقة بالتحقيق في الأسباب المؤدية إلى هذه الفجوة
PAPEL DO SUPERVISOR ESCOLAR DIANTE DA RELAÇÃO PROFESSOR-ALUNO
Authors: Cruz Marlons Lino da , Siqueira Antonio Marcos de Oliveira
Published: October 2019

RESUMO. A preocupação básica deste estudo é refletir sobre o papel do supervisor escolar diante da relação professor/aluno, relação esta que se faz imprescindível para que o processo educativo aconteça. Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a importância de um bom relacionamento entre professores e alunos no processo de construção do conhecimento. Realizou-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica considerando as contribuições de diversos autores, procurando enfatizar a importância do bom convívio entre educando e educadores, bem como a necessidade do pedagogo cuidar para que a dimensão interpessoal entre ensinantes e aprendentes não interfira de modo negativo no processo ensino-aprendizagem. Concluiu-se a importância de ter um supervisor escolar atuando como mediador dos afetos que ocorrem no interior da escola, de modo a garantir que o processo educativo formal aconteça com qualidade.

 

ABSTRACT. The basic concern of this study is to reflect on the role of the school supervisor regarding the teacher / student relationship, which is essential for the educational process to happen. This article aims to analyze the importance of a good relationship between teachers and students in the process of knowledge construction. A bibliographic research was carried out considering the contributions of several authors, trying to emphasize the importance of the good coexistence between educating and educators, as well as the necessity of the pedagogue to take care that the interpersonal dimension between teachers and learners does not negatively interfere in the teaching process. learning. It was concluded the importance of having a school supervisor acting as a mediator of the affections that occur within the school, in order to ensure that the formal educational process happens with quality.
VISÃO DOS CAFEICULTORES SOBRE O MARKETING DE SERVIÇOS OFERTADO PELOS CORRETORES DE CAFÉ EM CAPARAÓ – MG
Authors: Prado Lopes Diony Gregório , Ferreira Leonardo dos Santos , Freitas Rodrigo da Silva , Lacerda de Almeida Altamiro Júnior , Araújo Wagner dos Reis Marques
Published: October 2019

RESUMO. O presente artigo descreve a relevância do marketing e suas ferramentas para as organizações. Em serviços, o artigo descreve e analisa o marketing especifico do setor, apresentando as ferramentas a serem estudadas pelos prestadores, afim de minimizar os impactos causados pelos aspectos dos serviços, baseando-se em seu composto, conhecido como oito P’s, responsáveis por tangibilizar qualidade na prestação dos mesmos. A metodologia foi definida como descritiva e abordagem qualitativa, auxiliada por pesquisas bibliográficas, com aplicação de entrevistas semiestruturadas para a coleta de dados através de amostra composta por 40 (quarenta) cafeicultores do município de Caparaó - MG. Procurou-se identificar a visão dos cafeicultores em relação às estratégias de marketing de serviços utilizadas pelos comércios de corretagem de café do município e a importância da utilização de tais estratégias na expansão competitiva, diante de um mercado saturado. Constatou-se que na visão dos cafeicultores, a inovação competitiva deu lugar ao conformismo com o padrão mercadológico trabalhado atualmente pelo setor e o marketing utilizado é ineficiente, não alcançando uma comunicação direta com o público-alvo. ABSTRACT. This article describes the relevance of marketing and its tools to organizations. In services, the article describes and analyzes the specific marketing of the sector, presenting the tools to be studied by the providers, in order to minimize the impacts caused by the service aspects, based on its compound, known as eight Ps, responsible for tangible quality in providing them. The methodology was defined as descriptive and qualitative approach, aided by bibliographic research, with the application of semi-structured interviews for data collection through a sample composed of 40 (forty) coffee growers from Caparaó - MG. We sought to identify the view of coffee farmers in relation to the marketing strategies of services used by the municipality's coffee brokerage trades and the importance of using such strategies in competitive expansion, facing a saturated market. It was found that in the coffee growers' view, competitive innovation has given way to conformity with the market standard currently being worked by the sector and the marketing used is inefficient, not reaching direct communication with the target audience.
Buscando Conexões para o Desastre: Poder e Estratégia na Rede Global de Produção da Vale
Authors: Milanez Bruno , Dos Santos Rodrigo Salles Pereira , Mansur Maíra Sertã , Coelho Tádzio Peters
Published: October 2019

Utilizando o modelo das Redes Globais de Produção, argumenta-se que os fatores que levaram ao rompimento da Barragem I, da Vale S.A., em Brumadinho (MG) em 2019, podem ser interpretados a partir do exercício de poder corporativo, que anulou os sistemas existentes de pesos e contrapesos, e da captura de valor por meio da redução de custos operacionais para garantir o aumento da remuneração aos acionistas, em um contexto de crescente financeirização. O artigo é construído a partir de revisão bibliográfica e análise documental. A construção do argumento se inicia a partir da construção do conceito de estratégia, definida como um repertório de ações coordenadas desempenhadas por um ou mais agentes que envolve o exercício do poder com o objetivo de: (1) aumentar a capacidade de ampliar ou capturar valor; (2) expandir o poder ou reduzir o poder de outros agentes; e/ou (3) modificar condições de enraizamento, próprias e as de outros agentes. Lançando mão dessa definição, em seguida, apresenta-se uma análise de restrições e oportunidades de geração e captura de valor pela Vale e da associação de suas estratégias com um aumento do risco operacional da Barragem I.
The politics of Judaea in the 50s CE: the use of the New Testament
Authors: Goodman Martin
Published: October 2019

In an article in
JJS
LXVIII:2 (Autumn 2017), Peter Tomson took issue with my arguments against the traditional view that the politics of Judaea witnessed an increase in tension between Jews and Gentiles in the 50s CE. In responding to Tomson, this study examines in particular the New Testament texts he cites in support of the traditional view and enquires more generally into the value of the New Testament as evidence for Judaean politics in this period, with a close investigation, in particular, into the significance of Galatians 6:12 and the depiction of Agrippa II in the Acts of the Apostles.
Some unique lexica in the Jerusalem Talmud
Authors: Mastey Emmanuel
Published: October 2019

The article discusses a few Hebrew words and meanings unique to the Jerusalem Talmud: (1) A newly discovered version – הגנגמ – is suggested to have been derived from a Greek word meaning ‘to mumble’. (2) The verb תפטפטמ in connection with sunrise is examined in light of a possible Syriac cognate; another solution, based on a rare Hebrew verb, is also presented. (3) The word םיִנַיבֵּ as found in a specific context is explained on the basis of a parallel Tosefta as signifying an architectural item. Two of the findings are supported particularly by their attestations in manuscripts from the Cairo Genizah (T-S NS 329.343 and Antonin 324). As is often the case, the Genizah manuscripts record the text of the Jerusalem Talmud more authentically than other manuscripts.