bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Urban Everyday Life and Electrification in Context of Fuel Crises in First Quarter of 20th Century
Authors: Agafonova A. B.
Published: November 2023

The article examines the social response to the introduction of new electric technologies (street lighting and trams) in cities, as well as the limitations on their use during periods of fuel crises. The concepts of “energy transition” and “shift towards consumerism” serve as the methodological basis for the study. The author relies on L.B. Kafengauz’s periodization when analyzing changes in cities’ electricity supply. The research shows that the new electric infrastructure was in demand among city dwellers. The adaptability of power plants to fuel shortages allowed for the maintenance of electricity supply during crisis years. For the first time, city residents faced a shortage of fuel for power plants during the First World War and the Civil War. The fuel crisis of 1901-1908 went unnoticed by urban populations, as power plant operations were more often disrupted due to worker strikes than fuel shortages. The article discusses the public debate that erupted in Moscow in 1909 regarding the acceptability of allowing tram traffic on Red Square. It also reports on the discussion in contemporary periodicals of the phenomenon of “tramvayizatsiya literatury” (the “tramwayization” of literature, “the literature for trams”): more than half of the passengers on tram cars were reading newspapers or books. The author has gathered interesting materials on worker strikes at tram depots, dissatisfaction among passengers with sharp hat pins on women’s hats, and other social issues that arose as a result of electrifying city life during the specified period.
Ethiopia and Great Powers in Final Stage of Italo-Ethiopian War (March — May 1936)
Authors: Nesterova T. P.
Published: November 2023

This article examines the political situation that emerged in international relations after Germany’s remilitarization of the Rhineland on March 7, 1936, and the impact this event had on the development of the Italo-Ethiopian War in both political and military spheres. Published diplomatic documents from Italy, France, the Soviet Union, and the League of Nations are studied. It is argued that the introduction of German troops into the Rhineland significantly diminished the interest of major powers in the Italo-Ethiopian War and brought to the forefront their desire for “Italy’s return to Europe,” as both France and Britain were interested in involving Italy in countering Germany and protecting Austria’s independence. Based on the examined documents, it is concluded that France and Britain sought to resolve the conflict through concessions from Ethiopia, as a realistic approach to international relations led to the belief that Ethiopia could not achieve a military victory, especially after its attempt to strike at Italy’s armed forces resulted in defeat at the Battle of Maychew. The capture of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa and the exile of Emperor Haile Selassie I effectively destroyed any prospects for a peaceful resolution of the conflict, despite Ethiopia’s attempts to act through the structures of the League of Nations.
Population of Bolshederbetovskii Ulus of Kalmykia during Transition to Settled Life in Second Half of 19th Century
Authors: Ochirov B. V.
Published: November 2023

This article analyzes the economic state of Kalmyk society in the Bolshederbetovskii Ulus of Kalmykia during the intensive process of transition to settled life. This transition led to significant structural changes in the economic system of nomads. The author provides a comparative analysis of the changes in animal husbandry practices among the Kalmyks in the Bolshederbetovskii Ulus during the second half of the 19th century. The gradual development of agriculture in Kalmyk society is also examined. The main conclusion of this article is that throughout the second half of the 19th century, there was a gradual impoverishment of the nomadic Kalmyk population due to changes in their traditional way of life and a decrease in available grazing land, which was a crucial aspect of their economy. As a result, the majority of ordinary nomads became part of the rural proletariat and served as a source of cheap labor in the region. The expansion of the all-Russian market and the inclusion of the steppe regions of the North Caucasus, as well as the settlement of peasants on these lands, along with the active policies of the Tsarist government towards nomads and transition to settled life, shaped significant structural changes in the economic and social structure of nomadic society.
Yakutsk Complex Expeditions of USSR Academy of Sciences and Study of Arctic Regions in Yakutia in 1950s
Authors: Suleymanov A. A.
Published: November 2023

The aim of the article is to reconstruct the history of scientific research in the Arctic regions of Yakutia within the framework of two major research initiatives conducted in the region from 1950 to 1958: the Yakutsk Complex Expedition of the Council for the Study of Productive Forces and the Yakutsk Complex Expedition of the Yakut Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The study is primarily based on the analysis of documentary material collected by the author from Moscow and Yakutsk archives, as well as information gleaned from scientific literature related to the subject matter. The work allowed for the identification of the personnel involved in the expeditions, the geography of the conducted research, their main directions and results, as well as the key features. It is noted that the work carried out within the Yakutsk Complex Expedition from 1950 to 1955 in the Arctic region was primarily analytical in nature and based on materials collected in previous periods. The research conducted by participants of the Yakutsk Complex Expedition from 1956 to 1958 focused on accumulating original field material. It was established that the research within this expedition was solely carried out in the interests of diamond mining industry development.
Macro-Modeling Linguistic Variability: Expanding the Boundaries of Linguistic Variation Studies (A Comprehensive Review of Russian Linguists’ Works)
Authors: Golev N. D.
Published: November 2023

This paper presents a comprehensive review of contemporary works by Russian linguists on the topic of linguistic variation. The aim of the review is to identify universal foundations for systematizing the diverse manifestations of this concept in language and speech, as reflected in linguistics. The main focus of the review is on two parameters of macromodeling linguistic variability: structural-level and functional-discursive. The first is associated with “enlarging” the subject of variation studies from phonemes to texts, while the second parameter is related to considering various phenomena of speech activity in terms of variation, such as language consciousness, language personality, and formats of speech activity (goals, discourses, speech genres, etc.). The relevance of this research is determined by the context of the emergence of variation studies as a universal direction in language research. A monitoring of linguistic works on variation shows that linguistics in this aspect is developing along the lines of globalization. The material for this study was collected from publications on Elibrary.ru from 2000 to 2023. The focus was primarily on works that explicitly mentioned concepts related to the ontological manifestations of linguistic variation and the epistemological trend towards their metalinguistic globalization.
Mobility of Contemporary Terminology
Authors: Alekseeva L. M. , Mishlanova S. L.
Published: November 2023

The subject of this research is the justification of the category of “terminology mobility”. The question arises about the need to study the mobility of terminology, which has not been previously analyzed. The authors focus on the characteristics of terminology mobility based on theoretical assumptions related to the concept of knowledge transfer and the dynamic nature of terminology. The authors consider mobility as a complex evolutionary process, which, unlike dynamics comparable to movement or simple replacement of linguistic units, serves as a source of terminology renewal in language. A review of modern terminological studies is carried out in order to identify the theoretical foundations and prerequisites for the formation of the new concept of “terminology mobility”. A significant role is given to discourse and social (extralinguistic) factors. We see a unique cycle of terminology mobility, starting with the identification of a term as a linguistic sign and ending with a metaterm. It is asserted that terminology mobility goes through five stages of development. The multi-stage structure of terminology mobility is manifested in the transition to a more complex sphere (domain) of functioning: from a unit of specialized knowledge, through a specialized form of their organization — a terminological system, through a specialized text, communicative situation, professional activity to the tasks and needs of society.
Compensation for non-material damage caused to legal entities
in the decision-making practice of the CJEU and the ECHR
Authors: PAVELEK Ondřej , ZAJÍČKOVÁ Drahomíra
Published: November 2023

This article examines the recognition and compensation of non-material damage to
legal entities by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Court
of Human Rights (ECHR). Both courts acknowledge the moral dimension of legal entities,
addressing non-material damage that is inherently intertwined with these entities and
challenging to quantify. While neither court provides a precise definition of non-material
damage, this ambiguity enables adaptable interpretations tailored to specific cases. The
absence of a comprehensive definition results in a lack of a singular criterion for determining
compensation amounts, given the multifaceted nature of non-material damage encompassing
subjective and objective elements. Legal entities primarily seek compensation for harm to
goodwill and associated intellectual property issues, as well as the frustration stemming from
prolonged legal proceedings. The divergence between the CJEU and ECHR becomes evident
in the awarded compensation, with the latter typically granting amounts four times smaller.
This discrepancy can be attributed to the CJEU's focus on economic competition-related
claims involving substantial sums. Notably, the analysis of court decisions reveals an
escalating trend in cases related to non-material damage compensation for legal entities,
particularly since 2010.
Impacto del uso del rodillo aireador para la siembra de pasto en el proceso hidrológico de una cuenca con lluvia natural y en condiciones de lluvia simulada
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Unidad Regional Universitaria de Zonas Áridas, Bermejillo, Durango, México, Mauricio-Pérez Azucelli Maythe , Sánchez-Cohen Ignacio ,   Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria Relación Agua, Suelo, Planta, Atmósfera, Gómez Palacio, Durango, México, Pedroza-Sandoval Aurelio ,   Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Unidad Regional Universitaria de Zonas Áridas, Bermejillo, Durango, México, Velásquez-Valle Miguel Agustín ,   Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Centro Regional de Investigaciones Noreste, Buenavista, Saltillo, Coahuila, México
Published: November 2023

La investigación se realizó en la Región Hidrológica 36 (ríos Nazas-Aguanaval), zona árida del norte de México. En 2017, parte de la cuenca fue alterada durante el establecimiento de pasto buffel (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) con rodillo aireador (RA). El objetivo de esta investigación fue proponer un marco metodológico para integrar y analizar la información experimental de una cuenca de zonas áridas. El impacto del RA se cuantificó mediante el uso de simulador de lluvia in situ en el área de la cuenca. Los resultados indican que el empleo de RA provoca un retraso en el inicio del escurrimiento. De igual manera, la producción de escurrimiento fue menor en la parcela donde se utilizó el RA, con una producción media de 0.000004 m3s-1, mientras que la producción media de escurrimiento en las parcelas bajo condiciones naturales (testigo) fue de 0.000016 m3s-1. Además, la producción de sedimentos en la parcela con paso de RA fue significativamente mayor en la producción de sedimentos, con un valor medio de 833 mgl-1; en tanto que en la parcela experimental bajo condiciones naturales, la producción media de sedimentos fue de 470 mgl-1. Se infiere que las microdepresiones causadas por el RA capturaron el agua de lluvia ejerciendo una mayor retención del líquido en el suelo, lo cual redujo la escorrentía y aumentó la infiltración de agua en la cuenca. Los hallazgos muestran que, debido al tamaño, la cuenca (158.87 ha) es muy sensible a los cambios en los regímenes de precipitación y la cubierta vegetal.
Morphological Aspects in Seedlings of Adenanthera pavonina under doses of Poultry Manure
Authors: Da Costa Patrícia Paz , Vieira Cristiane Ramos , De Souza Marcelo Dias
Published: November 2023

Purpose: To analyze the growth and development of Adenanthera pavonina seedlings submitted to substrates containing different proportions of chicken manure.
 
Theoretical framework: Based on scientific articles found on search engines and in books on seedling production; types, characteristics and functions of substrates, with emphasis on poultry manure; morphological characteristics that characterize the growth and quality of seedlings and; characteristics of Adenanthera pavonina, which was the studied species.
 
Method:  The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse for a period of 90 days, in which the Adenanthera pavonina seedlings were submitted to different proportions between soil and chicken manure, 100% soil, 75% soil + 25% chicken manure, 50% soil + 50% chicken manure, 25% soil + 75% chicken manure, 100% chicken manure. During 90 days of growth, growth in height and diameter and; at the end of 90 days, the dry mass of the aerial part and the root part of the seedlings was obtained.
 
Results and conclusion:  The proportion of 25% chicken manure + 75% soil is the most suitable for the growth and dry mass production of Adenanthera pavonina seedlings, allowing to obtain quality seedlings for planting. While proportions such as the one with 100% bird manure make germination of seeds of this species unfeasible.
 
Research implications: These results provide a correct and ideal recommendation for the studied species, because it proves that the amount of chicken manure in the substrate composition interferes in order to improve or reduce the growth capacity of the seedlings. Proving, therefore, that there is an ideal amount to be used and that this should be the focus of attention for the nurseryman who wants to produce quality seedlings of this species.
 
Originality/value: Use of organic waste for the seedlings production, which is an environmentally correct destination.
Pengaruh Kepemimpinan dan Pengetahuan Kewirausahaan terhadap Business Performance
Authors: Donova Albet , Widjaja Oey Hannes
Published: November 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kepemimpinan dan pengetahuan kewirausahaan terhadap business performance UMKM di sektor perdagangan di Belitung Timur. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan waktu penelitian cross sectional. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuesioner yang disebarkan kepada 60 UMKM di industri perdagangan di Belitung Timur. Metode pengolahan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah partial least square dengan menggunakan software SmartPLS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kepemimpinan dan pengetahuan kewirausahaan berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap business performance UMKM Perdagangan di Belitung Timur. Penelitian selanjutnya dapat menggunakan lebih banyak variabel independen lain yang bisa berpengaruh terhadap kinerja bisnis atau business performance seperti literasi keuangan, locus of control, dan inovasi. Dan pihak akademis dapat mengedukasikan pentingnya kepemimpinan dan pengetahuan kewirausahaan bagi para mahasiswa yang berminat menjadi pengusaha.

 

This study aims to determine the effect of leadership and entrepreneurial knowledge on the business performance of MSMEs in the trade sector in East Belitung. This research is a quantitative research with cross sectional research time. The data collection method used in this study was a questionnaire distributed to 60 SMEs in the trading industry in East Belitung. The data processing method used in this study is partial least squares using SMARTPLS software. The results of the study show that leadership and entrepreneurial knowledge have a significant positive effect on the business performance of trading SMEs in East Belitung. Future research can use more independent variables that can affect business performance or business performance such as financial literacy, locus of control, and innovation. And academics can educate the importance of leadership and entrepreneurial knowledge for students who are interested in becoming entrepreneurs.
Pengujian Pengaruh Investment Opportunity terhadap Economic Value Added, Return on Assets dan Return on Equity dalam Penilaian Kinerja Keuangan Perusahaan
Authors: Young Jovan Clement , Nuringsih RR. Kartika
Published: November 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji pengaruh investment opportunity terhadap economic value added, return on asset dan return on equitydalam menilai kinerja keuangan perusahaan. Sampel yang dipilih menggunakan purposive sampling sebanyak 4 perusahaan manufaktur sub-sektor rokok tercantum di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) tahun 2018-2021 serta tidak sedang dalam keadaan delisting. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan mengambil informasi sekunder yang yang diterbitkan oleh Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI). Analisis di dalam penelitian ini meliputi analisis deskriptif dan analisis regresi linear sederhana dengan menggunakan software Eviews versi 12 dalam mengolah data. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Investment Opportunity berpengaruh positif terhadap Return on Asset, Investment Opportunity berpengaruh positif terhadap Return on Equity, Investment Opportunity tidak berpengaruh positif terhadap Economic Value Added.
 

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of investment opportunity on economic value added, return on assets and return on equity in assessing a company's financial performance. The sample selected using purposive sampling consisted of 4 manufacturing companies in the cigarette sub-sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for 2018-2021 and are no longer delisted. Data collection techniques are carried out by taking secondary information published by the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The analysis in this study included descriptive analysis and simple linear regression analysis using EVIEW version 12 software to process the data. The results of this study indicate that Investment Opportunity has a positive effect on Return on Assets, Investment Opportunity has a positive effect on Return on Equity, Investment Opportunity has no positive effect on Economic Value Added.
Endomarketing
Authors: Lôbo Érica Cristina dos Santos , Luiz Fernanda Gouvea
Published: November 2023

O tema abordado neste artigo é o Endomarketing aplicado às políticas de atendimento do setor comercial da Roraima Energia S.A. O objetivo central do trabalho foi identificar quais estratégias de endomarketing poderiam contribuir para as políticas de atendimento. A metodologia utilizada foi baseada em uma pesquisa bibliográfica, onde se obteve artigos e livros para a construção do referencial teórico, e também a pesquisa documental. O estudo de caso único consistiu em uma pesquisa de caráter qualitativo e quantitativo e está descrito na análise de resultados com gráficos e abordagens sugestivas conforme literatura do referencial teórico.  Nas considerações finais estão descritas as observações da pesquisadora durante a realização do estudo de caso e sugestões de técnicas e estratégias para implementar o endomarketing no departamento pesquisado.
Thinking like Grass, with Deleuze in Education?
Authors: Ling Xiao-Jiu
Published: November 2023

The French philosopher Gilles Deleuze might not be well known yet to the Canadian education landscape. So in this paper, I begin with a close-reading of “On the Superiority of Anglo-American Literature”, a chapter in Deleuze’s collaborative works with his colleague Claire Parnet, appropriately titled Dialogue, where they exemplifies their own “deterritorialization” of thought across disciplines and geographical domains. I then give a sketch of his reflection on the major movements in Philosophy as an attempt to envision his own possible orientation of philosophizing that is close to life in its creative force. By introducing some of the important yet creative concepts as well as the fresh spirit of his philosophical movements in thinking, I intend to create a space of openness where we the educators could think anew on the some fundamental theoretical questions in curriculum studies, for instance: what does it mean to attempt to bring Deleuze’s work from the “outside” in the proximity of our educational realm, or rather, to extend our ignorance to the edge of the inter-disciplinary borders, to think about curriculum questions with his diverse philosophical thinking?
Living as Textual Animals: Curriculum, Sustainability and the Inherency of Language
Authors: Howard Patrick
Published: November 2023

The ecosystems that sustain us are sending warning signals we ignore at our peril.  Environmental and economic indicators tell us how we live in our respective places must change radically. Education in general and curriculum developers specifically, struggle to find an appropriate response to an impending crisis.  Literacy learning focuses on the spoken and written word as well as representation that contribute vitally to how individuals understand maintain and transform their worldview.  The language arts classroom is potentially a powerful site for challenging taken for granted cultural assumptions.  A research project undertaken with middle school students was designed to allow the students to address questions that increase awareness of how we live in our places. The project provided students the space to record connections, observations, descriptions and evidence of ecological relationships that emerge out of daily living.  By attending to felt sense through an embodied approach to writing and response, students developed a deeper sensibility for the existence of their ecological selves. Students were able to sensitively address inner connectivities of body, mind and emotions to awaken and develop a deeper connection with the living landscapes in which they dwell demonstrating the integral role the literacy classroom will have in efforts to re-orient education to teach for the values of sustainability.
"Art in Times of Conflict"
Authors: Farley Lisa , Kennedy RM , Matthews Sara
Published: November 2023

Editorial for Issue 10, Number 2 (2012).
Imago, Imago, Imago
Authors: Grumet Madeleine
Published: November 2023

Response to Anchor Article
“Students are Once Again ‘Numbers’ Instead of Actual Human Beings”: Teacher Performance Assessment and The Governing of Curriculum and Teacher Education.
Authors: Coloma Roland Sintos
Published: November 2023

This paper will examine the educational experiences of teacher candidates and the use of teacher performance assessment (edTPA) to measure their quality, competence, and impact. It will situate edTPA within the national, politically-charged debate between the defenders and reformers of teacher education who advocate for the professionalization versus deregulation of the field, respectively. Their positions converge, however, in the collective belief and reliance on testing to measure educational inputs and outputs. Even the defenders are caught in a reactive stance to show through testing data the value and relevance of teacher preparation. The paper will also investigate the perspectives on edTPA of teacher candidates at a medium-sized, public university in the US Midwest. Using a survey of candidates who completed edTPA during the 2014-15 academic year, it will highlight candidate resistance to edTPA, even though they have been disciplined and immersed in a culture of testing throughout their K-12 and university education. Their resistance foregrounds three themes: (a) time and stress; (b) outsourcing of teacher evaluation; and (c) contradictions between curriculum and assessment in teacher education. Moreover, it will mobilize Michel Foucault’s concepts of governmentality and critique to analyze the ruling logic and practices in education and the candidates’ resistance under difficult conditions.
Traces of the Past: Raising the Allumettières (Matchworkers) in Sites of Collective Remembering
Authors: McCallum Conrad J. , McLean Lorna R.
Published: November 2023

Engaging with historical events, people and places encourages students to envision history as a dynamic process where individual, group, and national identities are reproduced. These types of educational interventions can foster recognition that history—both past events and our records about them—result from a process of authorship. The recent surge of interest amongst history educators and within recent publications of provincial curricula that focus on historical thinking concepts—historical significance, primary source evidence, continuity and change, cause and consequence, historical perspectives, and the ethical dimension of historical interpretations—encourages educators to consider ways to integrate these concepts within their teaching practice. Our case study of the narrative account of the allumettières (matchworkers) of Hull, Quebec is an example of one type of classroom inquiry into local places of remembering that could be taken up in the context of recent developments in, and aspirations for, the history curriculum. Our project invites readers to engage in the historical process of understanding the past within contemporary classrooms by drawing upon a range of interdisciplinary approaches including web-based exhibits and artefacts, visits to historic sites, published accounts and dramatic representations to meet these curriculum expectations.
The Dissonant Duet: An Autoethnography of a Teacher-Student Relationship
Authors: Gouzouasis Peter , Ihnatovych Diana
Published: November 2023

In reading the research available on the topic of teacher-student relationships in learning, it is evident that over the past four centuries very little has changed in traditional, individual music lessons. Through an exploration of the research literature, we came to realize that it is difficult to describe the socioemotional aspects of learning using traditional research methods, and there are many aspects of learning that are beyond explanation in quantitative, realist-styled studies of the efficacy of learning techniques, learning outcomes, evaluation, motivation, literacy, and technical competency. While we began with our inquiry with an interest in studying traditional piano pedagogy, a complex journey led us to using autoethnography as a way to share and demystify a taboo story from the piano studio that extends beyond music learning. Ours is a sensitive story to tell, and the risks involved in discussing this topic in pedagogical contexts have kept many learners silenced for decades. Through this process, we have learned that when autoethnography is considered as a form of pedagogy, it is an evocative way to reveal and describe subjective, yet crucial, aspects of learning.
A Sensory Experiment into Languages as (R)evolution
Authors: Vaudrin-Charette Julie , Beard Colin
Published: November 2023

How are we informed and transformed by tuning into our relationships to land, emotions, relations, and bodies within our academic pathways into languages? In this paper, we tell a story of our journey, as scholars, into how languages relate to land, historicity, bodies, and the ecosophical concept of ubuntu. Our discussion brings in the temporal and spatial multi-disciplinary lineage of languages, as an open space to re-envision, re-experience, and re-engage with our academic writing in new and ancient ways. We use multimodal layers of language ontology—from ecological, physical, historical, and intercultural perspectives—as a decolonizing, pedagogical process of (re)covering humanness. We use the particular example of academic writing and reading as a sensory experience to dive into languages as ontological ways of becoming human. And because we are academics (or failed magicians) we try to provide insights into theoretical and practical ways to transform this conversation into pedagogy.
Wilderness, the Body, Poetics, and the Crane: Curriculum in Four Parts
Authors: Fidyk Alexandra
Published: November 2023

Written as a circuitous reflection on curricular lessons from nature, each of the four parts highlights endangered aspects of learning that if not attended will jeopardize who we are as a species. Attention to wilderness, non-dual consciousness, and the body, along with the centrality of instincts guide part one. Creation myths, wisdom traditions, and the Hermetic arts, including language and play, lead part two while body and nature maintain a necessary yet oft unrecognized container. The wild, poetics, and creativity shape part three, honouring the subtle role of language via the body. Part four brings the crane to the foreground, with its psychological symbolism as well as its anthropological and mythological history, an image to provoke curricular remembering of its ancestral roots. Together the four parts call for awareness to our forgotten bodily relations, as reflected in language and relationships with the natural world and all its life forms, while amplifying the storybird crane.
Challenging the Status Quo: The Evolution of the Supervisor-Student Relationship in the Process of Potentially Stigmatizing and Emotionally Complex Autoethnographic Research
Authors: Docherty-Skippen Susan Maureen , Brown Hilary
Published: November 2023

Writing and reliving autoethnographic research is a complex process, both emotionally and intellectually. This is especially true when the focus of the autoethnographer’s research involves experiences with stigma, discrimination, and marginalization in the presence of mental illness. Supervising this process, where students may find themselves feeling vulnerable and confused, presents a unique academic and ethical challenge. How far can a supervisor “push” the student to unearth personal experiences that draw meaning to the larger socio-cultural context to which those experiences took place? How do students confront emotionally painful issues to describe and systematically analyze as part of the academic process? By engaging in a duoethnographic process that pushed beyond surface learning to exploring depths of unconscious biases and hidden assumptions, this paper unveils how the academic relationship between a supervisor and student evolved in terms of understanding, influence, and inspiration, as part of the student’s autoethnographic research. It serves to guide others in the academic supervisor-student relationship when students find themselves confronting emotionally painful issues in their learning. Specifically, the dialogic process of duoethnographic research, where sensitive lived experiences are brought to light and examined, has the potential for students and supervisors to reconceptualize their ways of knowing and being in relation to one another. If successful, this pedagogical framework may be used to support students in their scholarly growth.
Reframing Syllabi as Aesthetic Encounters
Authors: Lockett Michael , Wong Gabriel
Published: November 2023

This academic work, which is comprised of three artefacts, responds to Maxine Greene’s “Spaces of Aesthetic Education” (1986). The main artefact is a syllabus, from an era of increasingly standardized syllabi, which imagines its aesthetic and educative attributes otherwise. In doing so, it reconsiders the kinds of learning a syllabus might prompt. It stems from a series of conversations we, the co-creators, shared about the ways curricular structures can come to prompt critical, creative and aesthetic attention. We had pursued those intersections in the past from our respective disciplinary perspectives and decided to collaborate on an art/research project, one that could inform and provoke a series of future curricular conversations. As our work unfolded, we spoke of curricular experiences that were meaningful and those were not and tried to articulate what we meant by “aesthetic experience”. We came to lament institutional demands for standardized curricular documents in our respective teaching contexts, especially mandated templates for syllabi. We wondered about the educative and aesthetic consequences of limiting their expression to a series of prescribed descriptors. Eventually we had an opportunity to experiment with the form through a fourth-year course on curriculum theory and practice, an ideal venue for introducing a parallel, yet supplementary, syllabus. That syllabus is displayed in full in this issue of the journal. It is also accompanied by an audio file and a corresponding transcription. Through that recording, we address some of the aesthetic considerations we incorporated into the design, delineate certain curricular choices, and explain the artefact’s discursive significance.
The Basic Understory: A Curriculum of Interrelation
Authors: Sameshima Pauline
Published: November 2023

This editorial is an inquiry into the curriculum of interrelation. In preparation of the articles for this issue, I was struck by the spiritual, ecological, and genealogical resonances in the complex search for meaning. My makings invite you on a thread that networks here and there in a synaptic ontological question of re-storing experience in the languages we know. Through reverence, restoration, reflection and reparation, how might we find grace in the curriculum of learning life? What is the understory of education?
Mathematics: A Place of Loving Kindness and Resilience-Building
Authors: Cousins Sarah , Johnston-Wilder Sue , Baker Janet Kilpatrick
Published: November 2023

Places of mathematical learning are not always places of loving kindness. Instead, they are sometimes loci of undetected cultural violence (Galtung, 1969) and associated harm. We explore how Cousin’s (2015) interpretation of love in the context of early years relates to building mathematical resilience across the lifespan. Our interpretation of loving kindness in the context of older learners includes unconditional positive regard (Rogers, 1961) and the explicit building of this into the classroom milieu. Education is understood in this work in a broad sense, not only as a means of acquiring knowledge and skills, but also an arena for making connections and gaining a shared understanding about what it is to be human (Tagore, 1933). One of the tools found helpful in the practice of loving kindness, especially where learners have experienced significant prior harm, is the growth zone model (Lugalia, Johnston-Wilder, & Goodall, 2013), informed by the hand model of the brain (Siegel, 2010) and the relaxation response (Benson, 2000). With unconditional positive regard, and with such tools, learners may be empowered to become less avoidant and more engaged with mathematics. They may also acquire resilience, including coping skills, to on greater challenges, once perceived as dangerous. Loving kindness in mathematics is enabling.
Respond or Dismiss: Interactions That May Support Loving, Bullying and Solitude in Mathematics
Authors: Andersson Annica , Wagner David
Published: November 2023

We develop an analytical frame to support reflection on how love, bullying and solitude appear in communication in mathematics classrooms. The frame distinguishes among communication acts that are responsive or dismissive to others, and identifies how the acts draw on authority to open or close dialogue. Our examination of high school students’ language repertoires revealed that their communication acts influence both their development of mathematics and their interpersonal relationships. To illustrate the framework in use, we draw on transcripts from group interactions in one high school mathematics class. We consider how the particular kinds of communication acts may support and develop caring, antagonism or reclusion. The illustrative analysis illuminates the complexity of human relationships—how communication acts in mathematics classrooms intertwine personal autonomy, interpersonal positioning, and how these communication acts are intertwined with interpersonal positioning.
Play and Mathematics
Authors: Francis Krista
Published: November 2023

In this paper, I argue that a lack of play and joy in classrooms could be due to our North American standardized education system, which emphasizes achievement outcomes. I argue that this system does not benefit the majority of students, nor the field of mathematics. Many students are negatively affected—both emotionally and academically—by a focus on results. Rather than outcome-driven pedagogy, a focus on learning to enjoy doing mathematics might change the conversation. A kinder, process-driven approach through mathematical play may spark enjoyable teaching and learning. Play (Gadamer, 1960/1989; Huizinga, 1944/1949) has the potential to absorb learners as they seek answers to fun yet challenging mathematics problems. The experience of flow is similar to that of play (Csikszentmihalyi, 2000); when playing, learners get a chance to practice and elaborate on their existing skills in manners that suspend notions of time. When the play releases them from its grasp, learners experience the joy from solving problems. Dewey (1916) considered play to be purposeful activity that sponsors a child’s growth. Teachers could capitalize on this for growth in learning. Learning to bring mathematical play into the classroom requires intention, an inviting attitude, knowledge of the types of problems that invoke play, and knowledge of how to connect playful problems to mathematical concepts and curriculum. Such engaging experiences with mathematics could sponsor joyful engagement in mathematics and an intrinsic desire to learn more.
Digging Wells, Divining a Curriculum of Hope in Slipping Fidelities
Authors: Sameshima Pauline
Published: November 2023

Joanna Macy (2009) suggests that a shift toward a life-sustaining civilization includes reassessing values and relooking at perceptions of reality. In this editorial, the metaphor of divining is used to explain the creation of hope in the grief-filled epoque of the Chthulucene. Authors in this issue collectively ask: How do we live together? How do we see the world? How do we make meaning? How do we tell truths? How do we make a better world? Imagination is the self and the world merging and emerging, entanglements of making that challenge our commitments and obligations as researchers. As we conduct research, we are constructing new life worlds, dreaming and shaping futures. In this editorial, I’m thinking about hope, of metaphorically digging wells, committing to the difficult work of moving through layers of barriers toward the originary whys, and knowing there are multiple truths and needs. In this process we can come to places of relation, understanding, self- and world-healing.
Parlons sciences ensemble : la place du dialogue dans l’enseignement des sciences au secondaire en contexte minoritaire
Authors: Lebel Josée M. L.
Published: November 2023

Cette communication propose de caractériser la place de l’oral, et plus précisément du dialogue, dans des cours de sciences dans une école secondaire de langue française en milieu francophone minoritaire. Les résultats découlent d’une recherche collaborative entreprise avec trois enseignants de sciences chevronnés qui cherchaient à mieux comprendre le rôle et le potentiel du dialogue exploratoire dans leur enseignement. Les activités analysées par l’équipe révèlent une variété de postures empruntées par les élèves et l’enseignant selon le type d’activité, le but de l’activité et l’ergonomie de la salle de classe. Une discussion sur la place (et l’absence) du dialogue exploratoire et des pistes pour favoriser son utilisation contribue au répertoire d’approches pédagogiques adaptées au milieu minoritaire francophone canadien dans le domaine de l’enseignement des sciences.
Scientific Inquiry With the Steps to Inquiry Framework Fosters Creativity in an Early Primary Classroom
Authors: Dunn Melissa , Rees Carol A. B.
Published: November 2023

Student-centred science inquiry, and creative approaches to science, are both recommended in curricula for early years and primary education. In student-centred science inquiry, children learn to design simple investigations to address their own science questions. Creative approaches to science education involve supporting children in self-motivated imaginative activity, which generates knowledge that is of value to the child. Based on the literature, a conceptual framework of seven synergies between the two was developed by Cremin et al. (2015) categorized as Play and Exploration, Student Motivation and Affect, Questioning and Curiosity, Problem-Solving and Agency, Dialogue and Collaboration, Reflection and Reasoning, and Teacher Scaffolding and Involvement. This qualitative study used this conceptual framework as a lens to examine the science activities of children in a grade-one classroom with the Teacher Scaffolding and Involvement aspect engaged via the Steps to Inquiry posters created by Youth Science Canada (n.d.). Results suggest that guidance with the Steps to Inquiry posters resulted in increases in the following categories: Student Motivation and Affect; Problem-solving and Agency; Dialogue and Collaboration; and Reflection and Reasoning. Although the categories of Play and Exploration and Questioning and Curiosity also showed increases, there were limitations on what the children explored and the subject matter for their questioning and curiosity. The results imply that although the Steps to Inquiry posters did reduce “free rein” regarding subject matter, they did maintain the seven synergies between student-centered science inquiry and creative approaches to science. Implications are that the Steps to Inquiry posters are a valuable resource for supporting these pedagogical approaches that are recommended world-wide.
Enhancing Instruction in Inquiry-Based Early Literacy Classrooms
Authors: Lovell-Johnston Meridith Ann , Mastrangelo Sonia , McPhail Tracy , Kennedy Becky , Carbino Crystal , Robson Kelsey
Published: November 2023

Ontario’s Kindergarten Program document (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2016) advocates for student-directed and inquiry- and play-based pedagogies to support four- and five-year-old children’s learning. In practice, educators’ understanding and implementation of inquiry-based pedagogies varies considerably. Our study sought to bridge theory and practice through collaboration between a faculty of education and a local school board to support pre- and in-service educators’ understanding of inquiry-based pedagogy. It also sought to help these teachers integrate opportunities for embedded literacy instruction. We used classroom observations, pre- and post-surveys and workshops to determine educator and teacher candidates’ understanding of inquiry and early literacy. Overall, educators expressed a positive inclination towards inquiry-based pedagogy and early literacy instruction; however, their implementation of these varied. Through concrete learning experiences, reflection and facilitation, educators’ understanding improved and they began to implement ideas from the workshops into their practice. Our results highlight the need to improve training and support for kindergarten educators to enable them to implement inquiry-based pedagogies effectively and build vital literacy skills through embedded learning. This has direct implications for local and provincial policy and for children’s ability to learn, build skills and become successful readers.
Transforming the (Teacher) Educator Through Ecojustice and Decolonization
Authors: Lemon Meredith Joy
Published: November 2023

Transformative Inquiry (Tanaka, 2015) can be a methodological ally in critical education that addresses systems of oppression. Transformative Inquiry (TI) actively decenters institutional knowledge by placing one’s intuitions and embodied experiences and classroom observations on an equal footing with the academic literature. The process draws heavily upon Indigenous methodologies and pedagogies, specifically, relational accountability. This paper reports how using TI challenged the author’s previously held Western cultural beliefs around scientism and individualism. It also reports on selected experiences from the author’s teaching career, salient public pedagogy moments and conversations with fellow critical ecojustice educators that helped decolonize her thinking and made her more aware of eco-cidal neoliberal structures often overlooked, like the Janus-face of science. Data are still being collected as the research process is (and always will be) ongoing. However, initial results point to an increased understanding of unjust local power structures and habits of mind and the need for courage in pointing them out. These results also suggest the necessity of speaking out in allyship with oppressed groups who may not have a voice and using the author’s white privilege to make and hold space for everyone to be heard. This study is about how one scientist-turned-educator used TI to learn from and with others about how to decolonize her mind and unlearn Western, eco-cidal, neoliberal norms that have created the conditions for current socio-ecological crises.
One Path, Four Travellers: A PhD Journey of the Mind, Heart, Body and Spirit
Authors: Tucker Allison Lynette , Poff Jessica , Manitowabi Melanie , Bruce Angie
Published: November 2023

As PhD students in Education Sustainability at Nipissing University, the authors each experienced a personal process of becoming and knowing (Absolon, 2011; Miller, 2019). This paper draws on journal entries, personal narratives, various significant artifacts and uses an autoethnographic (Bochner & Ellis, 2016; Holman et al., 2013) process. The paper offers a counternarrative to the solely academic PhD experiences. We consider how holistic learning engages the whole person and is deep, rich and sustaining (Archibald, 2008; Miller, 2000; Sterling, 2001). Through an exploration of how one path was shared by four travelers and personally understood, it is also an opportunity to reimagine learning (Sterling, 2001) as relational and personally meaningful journeys of mind, heart, body and spirit (Wilson, 2008). It focuses on relational learning (Battiste, 2013), communities of trust (Palmer, 1998), inter-sectionality, acknowledgement and acceptance of many ways of being. In this paper, four graduate students share humanized, educational experiences rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing and relationality that are personally constructed and transformative in nature. Their experiences bring about new ways of understanding themselves and extend it to an emergent and deepening understanding of their world views and of who they are as researchers, writers and learners. The four interconnected papers explore each student’s learning journey as it was understood in this context, at this time in life and within this community of learners.
The Making of Resilience
Authors: Sameshima Pauline
Published: November 2023

This special issue contains select refereed conference proposal abstracts of presentations planned for the cancelled Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) conference at Western University May 30-June 4, 2020. The abstracts represent paper presentations, round tables, symposia and panel presentations from the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (CACS) and CACS’ special interest groups including: the Arts Researchers and Teachers Society (ARTS), the Canadian Critical Pedagogy Association (CCPA), the Science Education Research Group (SERG), the Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada (LLRC), and the Regroupement pour l’étude de l’éducation francophone en milieu minoritaire (RÉÉFMM).