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Clinical outcome in patients monitored by the NIHSS after mechanical thrombectomy in relation to time and cerebrovascular risk factors
Authors: Mileusnic Valentina , Grkic Irena , Zecevic Aleksandra
Published: August 2024

Background/Aim. Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is an endovascular treatment that involves the extraction of thrombotic masses in the first hours of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) from the large blood vessels of the head and/or neck. The aim of the study was to determine the role of predictors (time and vascular risk factors) of the clinical outcome of patients with AIS monitored by the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). Methods. The study included 134 patients diagnosed with occlusion of a blood vessel of the head and/or neck with a clinical picture of AIS who met the criteria for MT and in whom, upon admission to the hospital, existing vascular risk factors were observed. In relation to the time parameter from the onset of the clinical picture of AIS to the start of MT, the patients were divided into two groups. The first, the examined group, consisted of 85 (63.4%) patients in whom recanalization was initiated within the first four hours from the onset of symptoms, and the second, the control group, consisted of 49 (36.6%) patients in whom recanalization was initiated after the fourth hour. The results were monitored by the change of the NIHSS score at the time of discharge of the patient, on the 30th and 90th day, in relation to the NIHSS score on admission. Results. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups except for the variables endovascular treatment (EVT) and previous vascular event [cardiovascular disease (CVD)] (p < 0.05). A statistically significant correlation was found between improvement and the time when EVT was performed in relation to the onset of complaints (?2(1) = 4.756; p < 0.05). A statistically significant correlation was also found between improvement and CVD (?2(1) = 4.756; p < 0.05). Conclusion. The results of our study support MT as a promising stand-alone therapy for AIS. Clinical outcome monitored by the NIHSS after MT in relation to time and cerebrovascular risk factors shows that patients in whom EVT was performed in the first four hours have an improvement more often than patients in whom E VT was performed four hrs after the onset of symptoms. Likewise, patients without CVD were more likely to show improvement than patients with CVD.
A neural-mast cell axis regulates skin microcirculation in diabetes
Authors: Li Xinran , Yuan Dan , Zhang Peng , Luo Chenglei , Xie Xinyang , Zhang Yue , Wei Zhengqi , Wang Mingyang , Cai Yunqiu , Zeng Yi , Lai Luying , Che Delu , Ling Hao , Shi Shengjun , Zhang Hong-Fei , Wang Fang , Li Fengxian
Published: August 2024

Abstract

Changes in microcirculation lead to the progression of organ pathology in diabetes. Although neuroimmune interactions contribute to a variety of conditions, it is still unclear whether abnormal neural activities affect microcirculation related to diabetes. Using laser speckle contrast imaging, we examined the skin of patients with type 2 diabetes and found that their microvascular perfusion was significantly compromised. This phenomenon was recapitulated in a high-fat-diet-driven murine model of type 2 diabetes-like disease. In this setting, although both macrophages and mast cells were enriched in the skin, only mast cells and associated degranulation were critically required for the microvascular impairment. Sensory neurons exhibited enhanced TRPV1 activities, which triggered mast cells to degranulate and compromise skin microcirculation. Chemical and genetic ablation of TRPV1+ nociceptors robustly improve skin microcirculation status. Substance P (SP) is a neuropeptide and was elevated in the skin and sensory neurons in the context of type 2 diabetes. Exogenous administration of SP resulted in impaired skin microcirculation, whereas neuronal knockdown of SP dramatically prevented mast cell degranulation and consequently improved skin microcirculation. Overall, our findings indicate a neural-mast cell axis underlying skin microcirculation disturbance in diabetes and shed light on neuroimmune therapeutics for diabetes-related complications.

Article Highlights

· Impaired microcirculation is a shared feature of various complications in type 2 diabetes. Mechanisms underlying its pathology remain not fully understood. Compared to internal organs, the skin is superficial and accessible for microcirculation observation.

· Whether neuroimmune elements play a role in the skin microcirculation impairment associated with type 2 diabetes.

· Sensory neurons are hypersensitized in diabetes and induce overexpression of substance P that triggers mast cell degranulation and consequently impairs skin microcirculation.

· Neuroimmune modulation sheds light on new strategies for treating microcirculation disturbance in type 2 diabetes.
La inteligencia artificial IA y la preparación de materiales didácticos
Authors:   Instituto Superior Tecnológico Publico Argentina, Perú., Condor Yachachin Daniel , Ccencho Pareja Franco Antonio ,   Instituto Superior Tecnológico Publico Argentina, Perú., Condor Cruz Marilyn ,   Instituto Superior Tecnológico Publico Argentina, Perú., Cruz Barrios Enrique Cirilo ,   Instituto Superior Tecnológico Publico Argentina, Perú.
Published: August 2024

Este artículo es de enfoque cuantitativo de diseño correlacional y descriptivo, proporciona una visión sobre el uso de la inteligencia artificial IA en la preparación de materiales educativos, tuvo como objetivo principal determinar la importancia de la IA en el ahorro de tiempo en la preparación de materiales didácticos, mediante la prueba estadística se determinó una correlación de 0.692 moderada y un p_value=0,000 < 0,05 los cuales permitieron aseverar la importancia de las herramientas de IA en entornos educativos. En general, la implementación de ChatGPT, perplexity y CICI y otros en el ámbito educativo ofrecen posibilidades interesantes para mejorar en la preparación de materiales, fomentar el aprendizaje autónomo y crear recursos educativos interactivos. Sin embargo, solo el 33% de docentes utiliza IA en la preparación de materiales y presenta limitaciones que deben tenerse en cuenta para su uso efectivo. Así mismo la IA en la educación superior tiene el potencial de mejorar la docencia transformadora al permitir una mayor personalización de los cursos y proporcionar herramientas que ayuden a los profesores a desempeñar su trabajo de manera más eficiente.
Disparity, diversity and body size changes of the Toarcian Spiriferinides (Brachiopoda, Lower Jurassic) in the westernmost Tethys
Authors: García Joral Fernando , Baeza-Carratalá José Francisco , Comas-Rengifo María José , Goy Antonio
Published: August 2024

The fossil record of the Order Spiriferinida in the Toarcian basins surrounding the Iberian Massif (Spain and Portugal) is exposed as one of the most well-known, complete, and continuous worldwide. Despite the low specific diversity intrinsic to this group, the peri-Iberian basins include representatives of the main different morphological types recognized throughout the post-Paleozoic history of the group, representing the ultimate “Lost Eden” for this clade before its definitive demise in the Early Toarcian Mass Extinction Event (ETMEE). The changes in morphology and body size observed during the latest Pliensbachian–earliest Toarcian, corresponding to the Extinction interval of the ETMEE, are analyzed in specimens of the genus Liospiriferina carefully recorded bed by bed in two stratigraphical sections of the Iberian Range, in order to stablish their detailed relationship with the evolution of the seawater temperature during this hyperthermal event. This analysis has revealed an initial decrease in diversity and size coinciding with the first important warming episode at the beginning of the Toarcian, while the big sizes observed in the last representatives of this genus probably correspond with a short but intense event of seawater cooling, intercalated in the severe warming episode that most probably was the main triggering factor of the spiriferinide clade extinction.
Triász medence-geometria és fáciesváltozások hatása a Balaton-felvidék és a Veszprémi-fennsík eoalpi szerkezetalakulására
Authors: Héja Gábor , Budai Tamás , Csicsek Ádám
Published: August 2024

Munkánkban a triász medence-geometria kréta gyűrődésre gyakorolt hatását vizsgáltuk a Balaton-felvidék és a Veszprémi-fennsík területén. A terület paleozoos és triász formációit reológiai alapon csoportokba rendeztük, és ezeket a terület földtani térképén ábrázoltuk. A dolgozatban röviden jellemeztük a Balaton-felvidék és a Veszprémi-fennsík legfontosabb kréta kompressziós szerkezeteit (pl. Litéri-rátolódás) az általunk szerkesztett földtani térkép elemzése, valamint a korábbi szerzők munkái alapján. A földtani térkép alapján vázlatosan körvonalaztuk a triász medence geometriáját, melyben a legjelentősebb laterális fáciesváltások a középső anisusi és a karni képződmények esetében jelentkeznek.
Kimutattuk, hogy a Litéri-rátolódás délnyugati szegmensét a karni platform–medence átmenete lokalizálta. Értelmezésünk szerint a Litéri-rátolódás két szegmensét összekötő laterális rámpa (harántszerkezet) a középső triász Felsőörsi-medence területén jött létre, a medencét délnyugatról határoló platformperemmel párhuzamosan. Ezzel szemben a Litéri-rátolódás északkeleti szegmense csapásváltás nélkül metszi a Felsőörsi-medence északkeleti peremét.
A vizsgálati területre kidolgozott modellünk jól összeegyeztethető a téma nemzetközi irodalmával, mely alapján elmondható, hogy a gyűrődést megelőzően kialakult medence-geometria alapjaiban határozza meg a gyűrt–pikkelyes övek felépítését.
Enhancing Midwifes’ Competence in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Cpr) for Pregnant and Postpartum Women to Reduce Maternal Mortality Rates
Authors: Lesmana Hendy , Budiman  , Sinabutar Nerli Adria , Hasriana  , Zulfia Rahmatuz
Published: August 2024

The maternal mortality rate is an indicator of women's welfare and is one of the main indicators of a country's health status. Apart from that, the maternal mortality rate indicates the quality and capacity of health services in a region. In Indonesia, the maternal mortality rate is the second highest in ASEAN. To reduce the maternal mortality rate, the role of midwives who work in health services is vital. The aim of this service is to improve the skills of midwives in carrying out cardiopulmonary resuscitation, especially for pregnant and postpartum mothers in Tana Tidung Regency. This cardiopulmonary resuscitation training activity was carried out in Tana Tidung Regency in collaboration with the Tana Tidung Regency Health Service. The training participants were 25 midwives who worked in government health service facilities. The training method is carried out by lectures and simulations of skills in carrying out cardiopulmonary resuscitation for pregnant and postpartum women, which ends with an evaluation of the participants' knowledge and skills. The results of this service activity were that there was an increase in the training participants' knowledge to good by 80% and sufficient by 20%, as well as their skills in performing cardiopulmonary resistance with a score above 80.
Strengthening Understanding of Sharia Finance and Dissemination of Sharia Bank Products for the Community of Tanjung Rema Darat Martapura
Authors: Aisyah Lisda , Mardini Yulida , Dairobi
Published: August 2024

Community service activities are one of the efforts to carry out the Tri dharma of Higher Education, which includes education, research and community service. Therefore the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business at the Martapura Darussalam Martapura Islamic Institute in 2023 has a community service program organized by lecturers in accordance with the Institute's Vision and Mission. In this program, we carry out community service activities entitled "Strengthening Islamic Financial Understanding and Dissemination of Islamic Bank Products for the people of Tanjung Rema Darat Martapura. The results of the implementation of the increase in financial literacy and inclusion indexes are the result of good cooperation between the OJK, related ministries/institutions, the financial services industry and various other parties, both within the National Financial Inclusive Council and the Team for the Acceleration of Regional Financial Access (TPAKD). increased from 171 in 2019 to 462 TPAKD in 2022.
Role Of The Elderly In Bamboo Handcraft Production In Households At Bumi Subur Village Katingan Kuala Sub-District Katingan Regency
Authors: Lestari Ulva Ayu , Safitri Novi Angga , Jaki Akhmad
Published: August 2024

The research background is low in a family economy, so older people still have an important role in fulfilling their life needs, with a very low economy, they need help funding their daily lives. The objectives are to know the process of handcraft making by older people, the role of older people in bamboo handcraft marketing, and the older people's motivation in bamboo handcraft making in Bumi Subur Village. This research used field research with descriptive qualitative. Then, the subjects were the people who were active in bamboo handcraft production at Bumi Subur Village Katingan Kuala Sub-district Katingan Regency, older people, and their workplaces had permission. The sampling technique used purposive sampling. Data resources were obtained from interviews, observation and documentation. Data validation used triangulation technique, source triangulation and theory triangulation.The results showed that: the first process in handcraft making by older people was cutting the bamboo tree, bamboo stem can not be used directly, after that, rest it for 2-3 days. The measurement has been set to become an ingredient that is ready for plaited. the role of older people in bamboo handcraft marketing was to introduce the product directly to consumers and promote the product door to door, Pagatan market and Katingan market. the older people's motivation in making bamboo handcraft got additional income, so in elder time, they didn't just keep silence at home but were more productive with reason as a hobby and other.
Analysis Of The Implementation Of Tax Amnesty In Indonesia
Authors: Wartoyo Wartoyo , Usman Usman
Published: August 2024

The purpose of this study is to analyze the implementation of the tax amnesty policy in Indonesia by describing the indicators of its success on macroeconomic variables. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach with the type of case study research method and data analysis technique using literature study. The results of the study show that the tax amnesty program based on Law Number 11 of 2016 has not succeeded in significantly increasing taxpayer compliance, and the realization of revenue from this program is still below the set target. However, the implementation of this program has a positive impact on Indonesia's economy, including increasing liquidity, improving the rupiah exchange rate, lowering interest rates, and stimulating increased investment. Thus, while tax amnesty has not been optimal in improving overall tax compliance, the program has made a significant positive contribution to several aspects of the national economy.
Factors that Influence People to Take Loans from Mobile Banks
Authors: Arrizky Bintang Juannita , Adinugraha Hendri Hermawan
Published: August 2024

Economics is one of the problems experienced by humans in their daily lives, especially in terms of meeting needs. Humans must fulfill all their complex needs to survive. Human needs are very diverse and tend to always change from time to time. This situation is influenced by the nature of humans themselves who tend to never feel satisfied with what they have obtained. This article aims to analyze the behavior of people who borrow from roving banks and the problems that occur due to the existence of these banks for the public. Among the middle and lower economic classes, roving banks are quite popular because they provide easy loan services and fast processing. This convenience makes people idolize mobile banks because they provide emergency money and are welcomed by the public. For this reason, this article contains a discussion of how the behavior of the public, especially for those who borrow money from roving banks, and what factors are behind mothers borrowing from roving banks. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method. This method was chosen because the author intends to describe and explain the factors that influence people to make loans to roving banks. Based on the results of the discussion, many people are ensnared by this roving bank. Many problems arise, ranging from the family economy getting strangled, the destruction of family relationships, to social relationships with neighbors becoming less good. This happens because many people borrow from more than one bank and use the names of other people who have never borrowed from the bank. So that many people are ultimately ensnared by the practice of digging holes to pay these debts
Moderation of Religiosity in Fashion Trends and Lifestyle on Muslimah Clothing Purchasing Decisions
Authors: Matondang Zulaika , Nasution Hamni Fadlilah , Panggabean Asrani
Published: August 2024

The increasingly diverse fashion trends for Muslim women's clothing have apparently not been able to increase the decision to purchase Muslim women's clothing among students at the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business, UIN Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary Padangsidimpuan because it does not suit their passion and lifestyle, even though many Muslim women's fashion now follows fashion but also following current trends. The purpose of this research is to determine the influence of fashion trends and lifestyle on purchasing decisions for Muslim women's clothing with religiosity as the moderating variable. This research is quantitative research with primary data sources, and the sample used was 66 female respondents from the sharia economics study program class of 2019. The data analysis technique used prerequisite tests and moderated regression analysis (MRA) tests. The results of this research show that there is a partial influence between the fashion trend variable on purchasing decisions, and lifestyle on purchasing decisions. With the moderation test, the regression equation model two states that religiosity does not moderate the influence of fashion trends on purchasing decisions. The lifestyle variable with the third model regression equation moderation test states that religiosity is unable to moderate the influence of lifestyle on purchasing decisions.
Analisis Sentimen Terhadap TikTok Shop Dengan K-Nearest Neighbor, Decision Tree, dan Naive Bayes
Authors: Fieryando Fieryando , Kristianto Budhi
Published: August 2024

Di era digital yang berkembang dengan cepat, banyak aplikasi yang membantu manusia, salah satunya adalah TikTok. TikTok merupakan aplikasi yang menampilkan video dengan berbagai jenis kategori, TikTok juga terdapat fitur marketplace, yaitu TikTok Shop. TikTok Shop merupakan sebuah fitur yang dapat digunakan untuk berbelanja dalam memenuhi kebutuhan. Hadirnya fitur TikTok Shop membuat orang-orang berpendapat terkait fitur tersebut, ada yang berpendapat positif dan juga negatif. Dengan adanya pendapat dari orang-orang tentang fitur TikTok Shop ini, dilakukan penelitian dengan tiga algoritma, yaitu K-Nearest Neighbor mendapatkan hasil akurasi sebesar 94%, Decision Tree dengan akurasi sebesar 96% dan Naive Bayes dengan akurasi sebesar 98%. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menyediakan data yang baik dan mudah dimengerti terkait pendapat pengguna TikTok Shop, sehingga dapat menjadi landasan evaluasi untuk perbaikan fitur TikTok Shop.
Implementasi Data Mining untuk Estimasi Produksi Cabai menggunakan Metode Exponential Smoothing
Authors: Lintang Fauziyatu Azmi  , Zahrotun Lisna
Published: August 2024

Cabai merupakan komoditas hortikultura yang banyak dibudidayakan dan berpengaruh pada fluktuasi ekonomi di Kabupaten Sleman. Dalam upaya menstabilkan fluktuasi harga dan pertumbuhan ekonomi di Kabupaten sleman, maka perlu dilakukan estimasi produksi cabai untuk periode ke depan. Estimasi produksi cabai yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan tiga jenis metode Exponential Smoothing dengan kombinasi parameter alpha, beta, dan gamma. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan model estimasi produksi cabai dengan menggunakan Single, Double, dan Triple Exponential Smoothing. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Triple Exponential Smoothing adalah metode yang paling tepat digunakan untuk mengestimasi produksi cabai di masa mendatang, dengan persentase tingkat error sebesar 6.5%.
Gamified Distance Learning Application Design for Enhanced Student Engagement and User Experience
Authors: Putra Prakasa Fedelis Brian , Samodra Joseph Eric , Purnomo Sidhi Thomas Adi
Published: August 2024

Distance Learning in Indonesia is one of the learning methods that began to be applied during the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet students face some obstacles, such as lack of motivation, struggling with operating learning devices, difficulty maintaining focus, and student engagement during the learning process. Gamification offers a solution to these problems by significantly enhancing user motivation and engagement, as it has been tested in research to have a profound impact. Therefore, this study aims to design a mobile application for Distance Learning by implementing gamification. It employs qualitative and quantitative data, including 32 students' responses from questionnaires like UEQ-S, utilized for testing user interface, and UES-SF, employed for testing gamification elements. By implementing gamification in this design, an engagement score of 83% was obtained, and the overall UEQ-S result was 1.89 in the Excellent category.
The Effect of Room Facilities on Guest Satisfaction while Staying at Gran Malindo Hotel Bukittinggi
Authors: Akbar Maulana , Manvi Kurnia Illahi
Published: August 2024

This research is motivated by the presence of guests who are dissatisfied with the room facilities of Gran Malindo Hotel Bukittinggi so that it can affect guest satisfaction while staying at Gran Malindo Hotel Bukittinggi, which causes guest loyalty to be low as well as room occupancy rates that have not reached the target. This study aims to analyze the effect of room facilities on guest satisfaction while staying at the Gran Malindo Hotel Bukittinggi. This research is classified as quantitative research with a causal associative approach. The study population was all guests who stayed at Gran Malindo Hotel Bukittinggi during January–June 2021. The total sample in this study was 88 people. The analytical prerequisite tests used in this study are the normality test, the homogeneity test, and the linearity test. To test the hypothesis using a simple linear regression test. The results of the study were: Variable X (Room Facilities) is in the unfavorable category with a percentage of 35%. Variable Y (Guest Satisfaction) is in the good category with a percentage of 38%. Based on a simple linear regression test f count of 76,276 with a significant 0.000 0.05, the room facilities variable can affect guest satisfaction with an R Square value of 0.470. Room facilities affect guest satisfaction significantly by 47% and are influenced by other factors by 53%. Based on the results of the study, it is recommended to further improve room facilities so that they become better and guest satisfaction increases.
The Influence of Tourist Motivation on Visiting Decision at Banto Royo, Tourism Destination in Agam Regency
Authors: Agustin Sindi Afriani , Asnur Lise
Published: August 2024

This research was conducted against the backdrop of several issues, such as a lack of visitor engagement, underutilized tourist attractions, subpar services, and exorbitant ticket prices. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of Tourism Motivation on the decision to visit the Banto Royo Tourism Destination in Agam Regency. The research methodology employed herein is quantitative, and employs causal-associative methods using purposive sampling techniques. Data collection was conducted by disseminating questionnaires to 96 individuals who had previously visited the Banto Royo tourism site in Agam Regency. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were verified using SPSS version 24. Results from the study revealed the following: (1) Tourism Motivation falls within the "fairly good" category, accounting for 43.75% of responses, (2) Visiting Decisions fall within the "good" category, accounting for 55.2% of responses, and (3) The influence of Tourism Motivation on the decision to visit DTW Banto Royo, Agam Regency, is 46.7%, while 53.3% is influenced by other factors not considered in this study.
Essential vs. Desired Digital Skills in Hotel Industry
Authors: Yudistira Sukma
Published: August 2024

This study aims to identify and analyze the digital skills required in the hotel industry and distinguish between those necessary for basic operations and those desired for enhanced performance and competitive advantage. By reviewing the existing literature, this study provides a comprehensive overview of the digital competencies’ hotel employees need to acquire to thrive in a digitalized environment. Furthermore, this study offers insights into which digital skills should be considered of high precedence and which are of lower precedence for inclusion in hotel management programs. The findings of this research have significant implications for both hotel management and education programs, particularly in terms of arranging effective training programs. By identifying critical and desirable digital skills, hotel management programs can design more targeted and relevant curricula that better prepare students for the demands of the industry. Additionally, the results can serve as a reference for hotel development plans, ensuring that both current and future employees possess the digital competencies necessary to excel in their roles.
Suran Tradition as A Tourism Attraction in Traji Village : A Continuous Tradition of Welcoming the Javanese New Year
Authors: Hapsari Notriska Karumetta , Subandi Agus , Mugiyo Mugiyo
Published: August 2024

The customary practice of suran in Traji Village serves as a traditional means of welcoming the Javanese New Year, which typically occurs during the month of Suro, corresponding to the 1st of Muharram in the Hijri calendar. The Sendang Sidhukun tourist site in Traji Village features a customary bridal procession ritual conducted for the benefit of rice fields. This location serves as a vital source of irrigation for farmers in Traji Village. This tradition imparts its own charm to the tourism industry in Sendang Sidhukun. This study utilized a qualitative research methodology using a case-study approach. The results of this study show that the Suran tradition in Traji Village has been practiced continuously since antiquity and has been transmitted from one generation to the next. This tradition started to thrive with the emergence of a water source in 1443, now known as Sendang Sidhukun. This tradition has contributed to the development of Sendang Sidhukun as a tourist destination. As a result, both the community and village administration employ the suran tradition as a tourist attraction, emphasizing the singularity of Javanese customs in terms of attire, rituals, and shadow puppet performances.
Implementation of Culinary Business Management in Student Careers with Entrepreneurship Education in The Creative Industries
Authors: Gusnita Wiwik , Giatman M , Syah Nurhasan
Published: August 2024

Graduates of the D3 Culinary Study Program are expected to create their own fields through entrepreneurship. Through entrepreneurship, students are able to develop their mindset to have the courage to open their own job opportunities. This article aims to determine the role of entrepreneurship education in business management in the culinary sector during culinary business management learning. This research method uses quantitative descriptive techniques with Product Moment correlation. The population of this study was 28 IKK D3 Culinary students who were randomly selected who had taken the practical course in Catering Business Management. The results of the research show that there is an influence of entrepreneurship education on the management of catering businesses with rhit results greater than the rtable value with a significance level of 5% and df 26, namely the rhit value of 0.375 and the rtable value of 0.086. It was concluded that the role of entrepreneurship education on food business management has a high level of influence, if students cannot implement management knowledge to start an entrepreneur, then students will not be able to run a food business
A Scientist-practitioner Model for Inclusive Education: Supporting Graduate Students to Conduct Systematic Reviews for Evidence-based Practice
Authors: Bourke Roseanna , Loveridge Judith
Published: August 2024

Evidence-based practices and programmes are premised on the assumption that research plays a role in determining ‘what works’ for whom, and when. Governments require evidence-based practices and policies in education to service the dual purpose of maximising or rationalising their funding and to ensure children and young people access the type of services most likely to facilitate successful inclusion through supporting positive learning, social and behaviour outcomes. Subsequently, this also means practitioners and specialist teachers need to access the best available evidence to answer their questions of practice. Postgraduate students in education need to become critical consumers of systematic reviews, as well as knowing how to actively engage in them, when determining how they ensure young people’s learning opportunities are inclusive and maximised. This article explores the process of engaging postgraduate students in an Evidence-based Practice in Education course within an Education Faculty, undertaking systematic reviews around clinically relevant questions.
The Issue of Mandating Literacy Assessments in Primary Schools: Examples from the United Kingdom and New Zealand
Authors: Greaney Keith
Published: August 2024

A current issue of concern in New Zealand and the United Kingdom (UK) is the thrust of both governments to mandate some forms of literacy-related assessment practices in primary schools. In New Zealand, the National Government has recently mandated the national Reading and Writing Standards for Years 1-8 (Ministry of Education, 2009), and the UK Government has recently mandated a new non-word reading test for all 6-year-olds. In both countries it appears that one of the rationales behind these policies is an attempt to raise the literacy achievement levels of all students and in particular, those who are having difficulties. However, in both countries the teachers and teacher unions have continued to strongly oppose the introduction of these assessment-related policy initiatives. There are several reasons why the teachers and teacher unions are opposing the implementation of the respective policies, and some of these reasons are common to both countries. It is also contended that if the non-word (or any) reading test was mandated for use in New Zealand, there would be similar levels of disapproval as those that have occurred in the UK (and for similar reasons).
The Golden Thread: Rethinking Learning Outcomes in Early Childhood Education
Authors: Duncan Judith , Eaton Sandra , Te One Sarah
Published: August 2024

Using the metaphor of the ‘golden thread’, drawn from a parable written by New Zealander Robyn Lawrence (2002),1 this article presents one case study from an empirical research study investigating adult participation in early childhood education. The methods of gathering information on learning outcomes (through teacher conferences, learning stories and anecdotal records) will be discussed, as well as our discussion on representing children’s learning outcomes. Early childhood education has come under increasing pressure to describe, record and present evidence of the benefits for learning. We argue that it is time to understand children’s and families’ lived experiences in new, complex, and meaningful ways. We propose that learning narratives would benefit from a reframing of centre-based child learning narratives to a family/community-based design, which includes narratives that encompass the wider contexts and experiences of the child.
Redefining Appraisal: Giving Teachers Ownership of their Practice
Authors: McKenzie Janelle
Published: August 2024

Appraisal has, for many years, been seen as something ‘done’ to teachers. It has simply been that bit extra that needed to be completed each year to ensure teachers could teach one more year. It was seen as having little benefit orsignificance, simply being a ‘tick box’ exercise. This article reports on a study aimed to change this view and give teachers ownership of the appraisal process through self-directed professional development within a collaborative and collegial environment. The study demonstrated the need for teachers to direct their own professional development and learning within an open and supportive environment where they felt safe to ‘take a chance’. In enabling and supportingteachers to do this, a structured portfolio ‘skeleton’ was developed. Teachers were then able to ‘flesh out’ and personalise their portfolios in order to demonstrate their individual professional practice.
Teaching Beyond Connectivity: A Year Comparing Blended and Face-to-face Learning in a Secondary Classroom
Authors: V Smith Nigel
Published: August 2024

This article reflects and explores the findings of a year-long mixed methods research project in a New Zealand secondary classroom exploring social connectedness and blended learning. The performance and perceptions of students in two classes, in the same subject and taught by the same teacher, were compared to explore the differential impact of blended or face-to-face teaching modalities. Teacher reflections throughout the year are used to draw out surprising discrepancies between empirical findings and teacher perceptions. Further reflection on the nature of teacher-student relationships in blended learning contexts is informed by both theory and the experiences of students and the teacher who participated in the project.
Negotiating Discourses: A Pākehā Teacher Educator’s Exploration of Bicultural Teaching Practice
Authors: Warren Alison
Published: August 2024

Bicultural teaching practice in Aotearoa New Zealand is based on commitment to partnerships reflecting Te Tiriti o Waitangi/ The Treaty of Waitangi between Māori and non-Māori cultures, and is governed by professional standards and documents. I am a Pākehā (European ethnicity) early childhood teacher educator concerned about how effectively I engage in bicultural teaching practice. According to Michel Foucault’s theories, individuals’ self-understandings are shaped within discourses that frame their values and beliefs, and their thoughts and actions. This article reports on poststructural self-study research into my negotiations within three discourses of bicultural teacher education practice, as well as discourses of colonisation that continue to pervade Aotearoa New Zealand.
Practitioners’ Perspectives on the Value of a National Adult Literacy and Numeracy Qualification
Authors: Benseman John
Published: August 2024

Adult literacy and numeracy practitioners are integral to the successful development of this emerging sector and yet there is little research about them as a professional group or their practices. This study of 217 enrollees in two national adult literacy and numeracy certificates reviews their experiences undertaking these qualifications and explores the impact their participation has had on their practice. Overall, it shows that the respondents rate their involvement in the certificates very positively and that they believe it has had a beneficial effect on their work.
Using the Knowledge Base about Family and Community Influences on Child Outcomes
Authors: White Jayne , Miller Don
Published: August 2024

Family and community partnerships with teachers can significantly influence children’s learning and development. However, poorly designed programmes can be ineffective or even counterproductive. We investigated the knowledge base concerning these relationships and its application to a course on effective family/community partnerships. Using case methods we engaged a group of third year diploma students in studying a case report about difficulties and challenges of developing partnerships. Students were assessed before and after the case study on five aspects of their knowledge and case learning. Weconcluded that our case methods effectively engaged students in the complexities of developing partnerships. Data indicated that their thinking shifted from literal implementation of national guidelines to interpretative strategies that were responsive to the local context.
Teaching Psychology At Undergraduate Level: Rethinking What We Teach And How We Teach It
Authors: Goedeke Sonja
Published: August 2024

Traditionally undergraduate psychology has maintained an allegiance to a positivist scientist-practitioner model and has focussed on building a solid theoretical foundation. The development of skills and self-awareness has typically been the domain of postgraduate study. It is argued that in the process of trying to justify itself as a ‘science’, psychology has lost many of the aspects that first attracts people to its study: the desire for greater understanding of self, others and social phenomena. This article reflects on the experience of offering an undergraduate degree that integrates theory and a valuing of personal and vocational development. A less positivist-dominated formulation of the scientist-practitioner model may offer a constructive way in which to unite the ‘human’ and ‘scientific’ sides of psychology.
Establishing Control and Manufacturing Consent in Teachers’ Work
Authors: George Rob
Published: August 2024

Teaching is an individual act of one teacher in one classroom. It is also a collegial and collective endeavour. The job of teaching is a creative and complex activity; however, we may not often consider the underlying nature of this work. This article seeks to identify the structures of control and dynamics of consent and resistance at play in teachers’ work that results in the conversion of their labour potential into children’s learning. The focus of this exercise is generically teachers; however, a narrower reading would be a primary teacher with some classroom-based responsibility. Conclusions reveal that there are layers of structural and detailed control directing their labour, teachers consent stems from a range of sources and that resistance is present in a variety of ways, both visible set pieces and more oblique individual actions.
Speaking Plainly: Student Led Reporting in Relation to the New Zealand Curriculum Standards
Authors: Charteris Jennifer , Trafford Rebecca
Published: August 2024

With the development of the New Zealand Curriculum Standards how can teachers encourage the engagement of their students and community in the learning and reporting process? Student agency can be seen both as a prerequisite for and as an outcome of meaningful, engaged and self-directed learning. Agentic learners research their own learning and are active participants in a tripartite relationship with their teacher and parents/ whanau. Arguably the most important achievement of school should be for learners to set learning tasks interdependently, analyse the foundations of one’s actions and of the actions of others (including the teacher), learn from one’s mistakes, sense the boundary between the known and the unknown (Kudriavtsev & Urazalieva, 2006), ultimately driving their own learning in whatever the context may be.
Nailing Down an Identity – The Voices of Six Carpentry Educators
Authors: Maurice-Takerei Lisa , Jesson Joce
Published: August 2024

This paper reports on a small research study in which six carpentry tutors at an urban polytechnic were interviewed regarding their identity and perceptions of their work as trades educators. Some preliminary findings suggest that the ‘occupational identity’ (Seddon, 2008) of trades educators as ‘teachers’ is less problematic than suggested (see Haycock & Kelly, 2009). This paper argues that notions of good teaching within Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) may be driven by normative/singular notions of pedagogy that do not recognize specific or ‘signature pedagogies’ (Shulman, 2005) active within trades education. It is suggested that further work in the area of ‘signature pedagogies’ for the  trades will legitimise trade educator practice. However, it may challenge professional developers, teacher trainers and educational administrators within institutions to reconsider their assumptions about what constitutes ‘good teaching’ in a trade related environment.
Unorthodox Learning For Economics Teachers
Authors: Dredge Lesley
Published: August 2024

An internet based teachers’ network, Ecoteachers, has been established by economics teachers to learn from each others’ expertise. Social learning requires interaction to develop shared meanings and values. In the competitive, assessment driven context of New Zealand’s secondary schools, teachers do not have many opportunities to learn from each other, particularly teachers who are the sole teachers of subjects such as economics. This article suggests a complementary use of the economics teachers’ network site to encourage teacher learning about the meanings and values of economics teaching.
Expanding Women’s Work in the University and Beyond – Carnegie Connections, 1923-1942
Authors: Collins Jenny
Published: August 2024

This paper examines the significance of Carnegie Corporation philanthropic grants for the expansion of women’s work in the academy during the first half of the twentieth century and considers ways in which a Corporation grant for‘home science education’ helped to expand the work of women as ‘domestic experts’ in the academy and as social reform agents in the wider community. The first part of the paper considers the impact of the rise of philanthropic foundations on the growth of the new ‘experts’ in the late nineteenth century, and challenges previous scholarship claims that attribute the spread of Carnegie models of education and social reform to ‘key men’. Drawing on previously unpublished sources from the Carnegie Corporation Archives it examines the significance of ‘key women’ who served as contacts for the Carnegie enterprise including Ann Gilchrist Strong, Professor of Home Science at The University of Otago, who utilised her relationships with Carnegie and her own professional networks to establish herself as a link with New Zealand universities and as a gate keeper for Carnegie grant and travel programmes. The second section of the paper focuses on a New Zealand case study to illustrate the way that Carnegie philanthropy helped to expand the ‘domestic expertise’ of women in the academy and their role as professional social reformers in contemporary society.
Effective Educative Mentoring Skills: A Collaborative Effort
Authors: McDonald Lyn , Flint Annaline
Published: August 2024

Teacher induction programmes provide critical support for new teachers moving into teaching. The focus of this paper is to examine and identify the specific understandings, attitudes and skills educative mentors require in supporting Provisionally Registered Teachers’ (PRTs) learning. The research for this paper is based on a qualitative approach grounded in the interpretive tradition. Qualitative data were collected from 17 mentor teachers in the form of semi-structured one-to-one interviews which were audio-taped, transcribed and analysed using a thematic approach. Based on the findings the specific understandings, attitudes and skills required by mentor teachers in effective educative mentoring with PRTs are: excellent curriculum and pedagogical knowledge, being an effective and reflective practitioner, clear communication skills, and personal skills of supportiveness and understanding. These findings are important for professional development and practice in induction and mentoring programmes in New Zealand. The findings of this study and the implications that have arisen must be considered within the context and size of the study.
The Place of History in The New Zealand Curriculum
Authors: Taylor Rowena , Sheehan Mark
Published: August 2024

The implementation of The New Zealand Curriculum has major implications for teaching and learning history both in junior secondary school social studies and in senior history courses. It requires a shift in orientation for both subject communities. Social studies has generally adopted a presentist stance to judging events of the past and seldom required students to prioritise the methodologies and vocabulary of the discipline, namely, historical context, a respect for evidence, argument and historical significance. In senior history, the typically topic-based model of history programmes has borne little resemblance to the dynamic nature of the parent discipline. It is argued that the way to bridge the different orientations of both subject communities is for historical thinking that reflects the key concepts of the discipline of history to be central to both social studies and history programmes so that students are intellectually equipped to make authentic connections between the past and the present.
Empowering Students as Active Participants in Curriculum Design and Implementation
Authors: Jagersma John , Parsons Jim
Published: August 2024

Curriculum is constructed with the learner as its central focus. Yet the voice of the learner is largely excluded from the curriculum design and implementation process. The intent of this paper is to seek a deeper understanding of the potential for increased learning when students are included in curriculum design. To support this position, the authors review how curriculum perspectives have historically recognised the absence of student voice in curriculum planning. The analysis is not exhaustive, but hopes to review the work of significant theorists from the past hundred years. Building from this review, a case is presented as to why students should be included in the process. To bolster the philosophical argument in favour of student voice, research-based evidence is reviewed that shows positive results when students are included in the curriculum planning process. The paper concludes with a review of how the Ministry of Education in Alberta is changing its view of the role of the learner.
‘Seeing-as’ in the School Context
Authors: Claesson Silwa
Published: August 2024

‘Seeing-as’ in the school context is suggested as complementary to the customary planning of teaching in advance. Seeing-as has to do with a lived agreement between teacher and pupils. It can simply frame an activity or be very specific. Teachers can use seeing-as in their own way in today’s classrooms where teaching seems more than ever to do with sensitivity, interaction and a willingness to play. To agree on seeing-as in the school context has to do with teachers’ openness for dialogue and the concept of tact.
Peer Reviewers for the 2006-2011 Issues of the New Zealand Journal of Teachers’ Work
Authors: O'Neill John , Adams Paul
Published: August 2024

An acknowledgement and thank you to the peer reviewers of NZJTW 2006-2011