bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Lecturer’s Perspective on Talent Management in Private Higher Learning Institutions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Authors: Selvanathan Mahiswaran , Surendran Nisha Nair , Arumugam Thilageswary , Subramaniam Sri Jeyanthirar , Yusof Noraini Mohamad
Published: October 2019

Talent management has been an ongoing focus in teaching and career development among lecturers in universities. However, this effective practice lies in the conduct of certain factors in an organisation. Some of the important factors that contribute to talent management of an organisation are; the ability of lecturers to perform, organizational culture and retention practice of an organisation. Hence, this paper took a milestone in explaining the relationship among talent management and three antecedent factors; performance, organisational culture and retention. Importantly, the research focuses on academicians who are teaching Information Technology related subjects. The leading universities in Malaysia have a tendency to lose competent academicians thus creating a gap in the organisational outcome. Thus, respondents were sampled from Private Higher Learning Institutions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The data was collected from 133 respondents who have been teaching in IT related modules. Hypotheses were built based on the relationship between variables and analysed using Pearson Correlation in via the SPSS software.  The results showthat two hypotheses are not supported except for one of the hypothesis on retention has indicated a significant relationship with the talent management practice of the university.  Information Technology is a fast growing industry as lecturers in this field need to be constantly updated in their knowledge, skills and ability. This requires talent management. Academicians who are unable to do this with the support and motivation of an organisation may not be able to offer their services in the university. Consequently, this can lead to poor outcome on knowledge delivery to students or the turnover rate may be affected. Overall, this paper has called for good human resource practices for lecturers in the teaching profession.
CSR and Corporate Financial Performance: An Inter-Sectorial Analysis
Authors: Salvi Antonio , Doronzo Emanuele , Giakoumelou Anastasia , Petruzzella Felice
Published: October 2019

This study examines the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate financial performance (CFP), shedding new light on the lack of academic consensus and prevailing failure to deal with endogeneity in data. To this purpose, the authors recalculate ESG performance starting from the four pillars (economic, environmental, governance and social) provided by Thomson Reuters’ Asset4 database, able to determine a firm’s CSP. We adjust each ESG pillar score accounting for the firm’s sector, size and headquarter geographic area. We empirically test the relationship with a Generalized Method of Moments approach (GMM) in order to tackle the widely disputed endogeneity issues arising in this type of datasets.

Results highlight a positive relationship between CSR, as measured in a tailored manner in this study, and corporate financial performance.
The Applicability of AIS Practices within Modern Business Environment – Case Study of Amman Stock Exchange
Authors: Albadainah Jomana Mostafa
Published: October 2019

Current study aimed at examining the applicability of Accounting Information Systems within modern business environment in Amman stock exchange between the variables of Software (Industrial application structure, Business application structure, Cloud computing structure) and Hardware (Stand-alone structure design, Multi-user structure design, Network structure design, Cloud computing structure design). In order to be able to highlight extent of applicability researcher has chosen quantitative approach through applying the study tool (questionnaire) on accounting managers within (102) companies in Amman Stock Exchange. After application process total of (65) accounting managers responded to questionnaire with a response rate of 63.72% which was statistically acceptable. Results of study indicated a high level of applicability of AIS within Amman Stock Exchange companies attributed to high awareness of accounting managers regarding AIS. In addition to that, it appeared through the analysis that the applicability degree is more influenced by software equipment more than the hardware which explains that high awareness of individuals.  In light of such results; study recommends companies in Amman stock exchange should continue embracing AISs in their business practices to increase their speed of processing tasks, use data entered into the system to compile reports, and make correction easily where necessary.
Soil Health Assessment of Two Regenerative Farming Practices on Sandy Soils
Authors: Xu Nan , Bhadha Jehangir H. , Rabbany Abul , Swanson Stewart
Published: October 2019

The addition of organic amendments and cover cropping on sandy soils are regenerative farming practices that can potentially enhance soil health. South Florida mineral soils present low soil quality due to their sandy texture and low organic matter (OM) content. Few studies have focused on evaluating the effects of farm-based management regenerative practices in this region. The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in soil properties associated with two regenerative farming practices - horse bedding application in combination with cover cropping (cowpea, Vigna unguiculata), compared to the practice of cover cropping only for two years. The soil quality indicators that were tested included soil pH, bulk density, water holding capacity, cation exchange capacity, OM, active carbon, soil protein and major nutrients (N, P, K). Results indicated no significant changes in soil pH, but a significant reduction in soil bulk density and a significant increase in maximum water holding capacity for both practices. Cation exchange capacity and the amounts of active carbon increased significantly after 1.5-year of the farming practices. Horse bedding application with cover cropping showed a significant 4% increase in OM during a short period. A significant increase in plant-available P was also observed under these two practices. Based on this study, horse bedding application as an organic amendment in conjunction with cover cropping provides an enhanced soil health effect compared to just cover cropping. As local growers explore farming option to improve soil health particularly during the fallow period using regenerative farming practices on sandy soils, these results will assist in their decision making.
Delays and barriers to early treatment initiation for childhood tuberculosis in India
Authors: Valvi C. , Chandanwale A. , Khadse S. , Kulkarni R. , Kadam D. , Kinikar A. , Joshi S. , Lokhande R. , Pardeshi G. , Garg P. , Gupte N. , Jain D. , Suryavanshi N. , Golub J. E. , Shankar A. , Gupta A. , Dhumal G. , Deluca A. , Bollinger R. C.
Published: October 2019

BACKGROUND: India accounts for 27% of global childhood tuberculosis (TB) burden. Understanding barriers to early diagnosis and treatment in children may improve care and outcomes.METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed among 89 children initiated on anti-TB
treatment from a public hospital in Pune during 2016, using a structured questionnaire and hospital records. Health care providers (HCPs) were defined as medical personnel consulted about the child's TB symptoms. Time-to-treatment initiation (TTI) was defined as the number of days between
onset of TB symptoms and anti-TB treatment initiation. Based on Revised National TB Control Programme recommendations, delayed TTI was defined as >28 days.RESULTS: Sixty-seven (75%) of 89 enrolled children had significant TTI delays (median 51 days, interquartile range [IQR]
27–86). Sixty-six (74%) children visited 1–8 HCPs in the private sector before approaching the public sector. The median HCP delay was 28 days (IQR 10–75). Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination (aOR 10.96, P = 0.04) and loss of appetite (aOR 4.44, P = 0.04)
were associated with delayed TTI.CONCLUSION: The majority of the children had TTI delays due to delays by HCPs in the private sector. Strengthening HCP competency in TB symptom screening and encouraging early referrals are crucial for rapid scaling up of early treatment initiation
in childhood TB.
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Lisbon: unfavourable treatment and associated factors, 2000–2014
Authors: Bhering M. , Kritski A. , Nunes C. , Duarte R.
Published: October 2019

SETTING: The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) has been decreasing in Portugal. Lisbon concentrates the largest number of cases of multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB in the country. This study aims at identifying clinical and demographic factors associated with unfavourable treatment
results of patients with MDR-TB in the city.METHOD: The data on 265 MDR-TB cases, notified from 2000 to 2014 in the District of Lisbon, were collected from the Tuberculosis Surveillance System. Unfavourable cases were classified as failure, loss to follow-up (LTFU) and death. Bivariate
and multivariate logistic regressions were undertaken to estimate the factors associated with unfavourable outcomes, LTFU and death.RESULTS: The proportion of unfavourable outcomes was 30.5%. These were associated mostly with being male, foreign-born and resistant to kanamycin.
Death was associated with being human immunodeficiency virus-positive and resistant to kanamycin. Being foreign-born had a 4.46-fold higher odds of a LTFU outcome than did being Portuguese-born. The foreign-born patients were mostly African immigrants.CONCLUSION: The main finding
in this study is that foreign-born patients are associated with a higher probability of unfavourable outcomes than Portuguese-born patients. Therefore, foreign-born patients need more careful monitoring in the control of MDR-TB.
Mobile community-based active case-finding for tuberculosis among older populations in rural Cambodia
Authors: Camelique O. , Scholtissen S. , Dousset J.-P. , Bonnet M. , Bastard M. , Hewison C.
Published: October 2019

OBJECTIVE: To systematically screen older rural populations in Cambodia for tuberculosis (TB) and develop an effective active case-finding (ACF) model for this TB high-risk group.DESIGN: A retrospective study using routinely collected programmatic data on community-based
ACF among people aged ≥55 years using TB symptoms and systematic chest radiography (CXR) screening, followed by Xpert® MTB/RIF testing for participants with positive screening results and TB culture for certain Xpert-negative specimens.RESULTS: Of 22 101
participants included in the analysis, 7469 (33.8%) were screening-positive and 5960 (27.0%) underwent Xpert testing. Pulmonary TB was identified in 482 (2.2%) individuals: 288 (1.3%) were bacteriologically confirmed (253 using Xpert, 35 using culture) and 194 (0.9%) were clinically diagnosed.
Eighty-seven people needed to be screened in order to diagnose one Xpert-positive case. Among the Xpert-positive cases, only 31.6% (80/253) reported cough ≥2 weeks, and 39.9% (101/253) were asymptomatic but had a CXR suggestive of active TB. Treatment uptake was 97.3% (469/482), and treatment
success was 88.0% (424/482).CONCLUSIONS: Community-based ACF was effective in detecting and successfully treating older TB patients, most of whom might otherwise have remained undiagnosed. Mobile CXR appears to be crucial in identifying a high number of asymptomatic, bacteriologically
confirmed cases.
Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: a dose-response relationship between the odds of tuberculosis and HbA1c
Authors: Viney K. , Mills T. , Harley D.
Published: October 2019

SETTING: The main hospital tuberculosis (TB) clinic in South Tarawa, the capital of the Republic of Kiribati, a Pacific nation located in the central Pacific Ocean.OBJECTIVE: To determine if higher levels of HbA1c were associated with greater odds of TB.DESIGN:
A case-control study to assess the association between TB and diabetes (DM). We recruited 275 TB cases and 498 controls (persons without signs and symptoms of TB), aged 18 years and above. A standardised questionnaire was administered and HbA1c was measured in all participants.RESULTS:
The median HbA1c among cases was 6.0%; among controls it was 5.6% (P < 0.001). Comparing cases to controls, the odds ratio for TB was 2.8 (95%CI 2.0–4.1). Adjusted odds ratios for TB associated with HbA1c groupings of 5.7–6.4%, 6.5–8.5% and >8.5% were 1.5, 2.7
and 4.3, respectively (P ≦ 0.001 for trend).CONCLUSIONS: The median HbA1c was higher among TB patients than controls. As the HbA1c rose so did the odds of TB. This demonstrates the importance of targeted TB screening of people with DM in TB-endemic settings. Optimal glycaemic
control is also crucial as this reduces DM-related end organ damage and may also reduce TB risk.
Contribution of Xpert MTB/RIF to clinical diagnosis in adolescents with tuberculosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Authors: Oliveira M. C. B. , Sant'Anna C. C. , Luiz R. R. , Soares E. C. C. , Kritski A. L.
Published: October 2019

SETTING: Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, a high tuberculosis (TB) burden city.OBJECTIVE: To compare the sociodemographics, clinical characteristics, care process indicators (CPIs) and treatment outcomes among adolescents with pulmonary TB (PTB) and those with PTB + extrapulmonary
TB (EPTB), who underwent testing with Xpert® and sputum culture.DESIGN: This was a retrospective study of data from three national databases from 2014 to 2016 of adolescents (aged 10–18 years) residing and notified in Rio de Janeiro City. Three groups were identified
according to their Xpert and culture results: Group 1, Xpert- and culture-positive; Group 2, Xpert-positive and culture-negative; and Group 3, Xpert- and culture-negative. Study CPIs were as follows: the time between ‘sample collection and Xpert result release', ‘sample collection
and treatment initiation' and ‘notification and treatment outcome'.RESULTS: Of 258 adolescents included in the study, 223 (86.4%) were in Group 1, 20 (7.8%) in Group 2 and 15 (5.8%) in Group 3. Groups 1 and 2 had a similar profile. Compared to Group 1, Group 3 had a higher
proportion of HIV-positive cases (21.4% vs. 3.0%, P = 0.016), adolescents with a hospital diagnosis (53.3% vs. 7.6%, P < 0.001), and PTB + EPTB cases (20% vs. 0.4%; P < 0.001). There were no statistically significant differences in CPIs or treatment outcomes.CONCLUSION:
The clinical diagnosis was decisive in more critical or complex patients, despite Xpert-negative results.
Multidisciplinary advisory teams to manage multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: the example of the French Consilium
Authors: Guglielmetti L. , Jaffré J. , Bernard C. , Brossier F. , El Helali N. , Chadelat K. , Thouvenin G. , Dautzenberg B. , Henry B. , Jaspard M. , Guillot H. , Pourcher V. , Le Dû D. , Marigot-Outtandy D. , Mougari F. , Raskine L. , Rivoire B. , Andrejak C. , Jarlier V. , Aubry A. , Robert J. , Frechet-Jachym M. , Veziris N.
Published: October 2019

SETTING: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment should be managed in collaboration with multidisciplinary advisory committees (consilia). A formal national Consilium has been established in France since 2005 to
provide a centralised advisory service for clinicians managing MDR-TB and extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB) cases.OBJECTIVE: Review the activity of the French TB Consilium since its establishment.DESIGN: Retrospective description and analysis of the activity of the
French TB Consilium.RESULTS: Between 2005 and 2016, 786 TB cases or contacts of TB cases were presented at the French TB Consilium, including respectively 42% and 79% of all the MDR-TB and XDR-TB cases notified in France during this period. Treatment regimens including bedaquiline
and/or delamanid were recommended for 42% of the cases presented at the French TB Consilium since 2009. Patients were more likely to be presented at the French TB Consilium if they were born in the WHO Europe Region, had XDR-TB, were diagnosed in the Paris region, or had resistance to additional
drugs than those defining XDR-TB.CONCLUSION: The French TB Consilium helped supervise appropriate management of MDR/XDR-TB cases and facilitated implementation of new drugs for MDR/XDR-TB treatment.
Challenges in conducting trials for pediatric tuberculous meningitis: lessons from the field
Authors: Paradkar M. , Devaleenal D. B. , Mvalo T. , Arenivas A. , Thakur K. T. , Afrin S. , Giridharan P. , Selladurai E. , Kinikar A. , Valvi C. , Gupta A. , Mave V. , Dooley K. E.
Published: October 2019

SETTING: TBM-KIDS is a phase I/II trial enrolling children with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in three tertiary referral centers in India and Malawi.OBJECTIVE: To describe the challenges encountered in conducting the first randomized clinical trial of antimicrobial
agents in pediatric TBM.DESIGN: The sources of the data were primarily monthly trial reports, non-enrollment case report forms, study diaries and registers maintained for recruitment, experiences shared by key team members during regular study calls and comments from site review
visits. We reviewed, broadly categorized, and describe in detail the challenges encountered by study teams in trial implementation.RESULTS: Over 17 months, 3371 children with clinical presentations consistent with meningoencephalitis or undergoing lumbar puncture were assessed for
eligibility; 21 (<1%) met enrollment criteria. We encountered challenges related to diagnosis, management of sick children, large catchment areas, adverse event attribution, concomitant medications, infrastructure requirements, expensive pediatric formulations with short expiry, and detection
of treatment response in a highly variable disease across the age continuum. Training and adaptation of tools for neurocognitive and neurologic function assessment were necessary. Special care was undertaken to explain study participation to distraught caregivers and manage children longitudinally.CONCLUSION:
Interventional trials in pediatric TBM are challenging but are critically important for improving the treatment of a disease that disables children physically, cognitively and emotionally. Sharing these challenges may help to address them more effectively as a TB research community and to
advance treatments for this at-risk population.
Plato and Kant on Beauty and Desire
Authors: Ramos Santiago ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: October 2019

This article attempts to find common ground between Plato and Kant on the topic of beauty and aesthetic contemplation. The Kantian notion of “liking devoid of interest” is interpreted in such a way that it can be brought into harmony with two Platonic accounts of beauty found in the Symposium and the Hippias Major. I argue that both thinkers do justice to the relationship between desire and beauty, while also both asserting that the proper appreciation of beauty per se—whether in an object or as an essence—requires a disinterested stance.
Influência do uso e cobertura da terra na variabilidade espacial e temporal da evapotranspiração no sudeste da Amazônia, utilizando o modelo SWAT
Authors: Serrão Edivaldo Afonso de Oliveira , Silva Madson Tavares , Sousa Francisco de Assis Salviano de , Ataide Lorena Conceição Paiva de , Santos Cleber Assis dos , Silva Vicente de Paulo Rodrigues da , Silva Bruce Kelly da Nobrega
Published: October 2019

Os impactos da degradação antrópica estão cada vez mais evidentes na Amazônia, e coloca em risco seus sistemas ambientais e recursos hídricos, principalmente em bacias pouco monitoradas. Nesse sentindo, a utilização de modelos hidrológicos faz-se necessária para auxiliar no entendimento desses impactos. Objetivou-se, neste trabalho, analisar a simulação da evapotranspiração na bacia hidrográfica do rio Itacaiúnas e sua relação com os impactos antrópicos na região sudestes do estado do Pará utilizando o modelo SWAT, bem como sua calibração e validação. Para a modelagem do SWAT são necessárias várias bases de dados, tais como: relevo, uso e ocupação do solo, tipos de solo, variáveis climáticas e hidrológicas, esses dados são parâmetros de entrada para o SWAT. Os resultados mostraram que a evapotranspiração na Amazônia tende a seguir o inverso do ciclo sazonal da precipitação, onde os maiores valores estão entre junho a outubro e os menores entre dezembro a maio. Ficou evidente que os fluxos de base e lateral são os fluxos que mantêm os rios perenes na estiagem de precipitação. Diante das ações antrópicas na bacia, a evapotranspiração potencial e real é visivelmente afetada em condições de degradação ambiental, como a substituição de floresta por pastagem e mineração. No sentindo da calibração e validação e teste de tendência foi observado que o SWAT consegue simular evapotranspiração com eficiência para a região, e que existe evidências de tendência negativa na evapotranspiração na pastagem, outrossim a floresta se mantém homogenia. Tais resultados poderiam auxiliar em políticas de mitigação e adaptação nos sistemas ambientais da região.
Alocação de locomotivas no transporte ferroviário de cargas com foco em redução de custos e emissões de CO2
Authors: Reis Caio Almeida Arêas , Bandeira Renata Albergaria de Mello , Lopes Luiz Antônio Silveira , Silva Júnior Orivalde Soares da
Published: October 2019

No contexto do transporte ferroviário de cargas, a alocação de locomotivas se destaca por ser uma operação estratégica para as empresas do setor em função do elevado investimento necessário para aquisição dos diversos custos relacionados e dos impactos ambientais decorrentes de sua utilização. Logo, em um cenário de crescimento da participação do modo ferroviário na economia brasileira, um maior aprimoramento dos meios de gestão e programação, principalmente através de ferramentas que busquem otimização dos processos, torna-se cada vez mais importante quando se buscam vantagens competitivas frente aos demais concorrentes do setor de transportes. Sendo assim, este artigo apresenta um procedimento para direcionar a decisão de alocação de diferentes modelos de locomotivas em diversos tipos de trens no transporte ferroviário de cargas que visa à redução dos custos do transporte associado a uma diminuição das emissões de CO2. Foi realizada a aplicação do modelo proposto em uma empresa do setor de transporte ferroviário de cargas brasileiro, gerando uma redução de cerca de 10% nos custos operacionais e 7% nas emissões de CO2, quando comparado com o cenário atual praticado pela empresa. Através da análise dos resultados da aplicação realizada, foi possível constatar a consistência e aplicabilidade do procedimento proposto neste trabalho.
Crescimento do milho em resposta à rizobactérias, molibdênio e nitrogênio
Authors: Picazevicz Angelita Aparecida Coutinho , Kusdra Jorge Ferreira , Moreno Andréia de Lima
Published: October 2019

Bactérias como Azospirillum brasilense e Rhizobium tropici apresentam potencial para melhorar o desempenho agronômico do milho em função de sua atividade diazotrófica e, também por atuarem como rizobactérias promotoras do crescimento de plantas. Além disso, o uso destas espécies microbianas pode ampliar os benefícios isolados e combinados do molibdênio e nitrogênio aplicados por ocasião da semeadura. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos isolados e combinados de Azospirillum brasilense, Rhizobium tropici, molibdênio e nitrogênio no crescimento do milho AG 1051. O experimento foi conduzido em casa de vegetação seguindo-se o delineamento inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial 2x2x2x2, com 5 repetições, considerando a ausência e presença de Azospirillum brasilense, Rhizobium tropici e molibdênio nas sementes e nitrogênio no solo. No pendoamento foi avaliada a altura da planta, diâmetro basal do colmo, o nitrogênio acumulado na parte aérea e as massas secas da parte aérea, raízes e total. Foi observado maior crescimento do milho devido à adubação nitrogenada. Também se verificou que a inoculação de Azospirillum brasilense nas sementes potencializou o efeito da adubação nitrogenada em incrementar a quantidade de nitrogênio acumulada na parte aérea das plantas. Além disso, esta variável foi aumentada devido à coinoculação das rizobactérias associada à adubação molíbdica.
Proposta de uma matriz de indicadores de sustentabiliade para avaliação da caprinovinocultura no cariri paraibano através de uma adaptação da metodologia MESMIS
Authors: Barbosa Robson Fernandes , Xavier Rafael Albuquerque
Published: October 2019

Diante da importância econômica que a caprinovinocultura representa para o Nordeste, em especial para as cidades de clima semiárido, esse estudo teve como objetivo elaborar um sistema de indicadores para avaliar a sustentabilidade da caprinovinocultura nos municípios do cariri ocidental paraibano por meio da inclusão do capital social no método MESMIS - Marco para Avaliação de Sistemas de Manejo incorporando Indicadores de Sustentabilidade. A ferramenta metodológica utilizada foi o MESMIS. Trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratória e descritiva em que, para obtenção dos dados para a construção do sistema de indicadores, foi necessário realizar pesquisa de campo através de visitas in locu nas propriedades rurais, acompanhadas de entrevistas semiestruturadas e participação dos caprinovinocultores. Como resultado, verificou-se que a metodologia MESMIS possui uma lacuna em sua concepção por não dar a ênfase necessária ao atributo social, mas apenas aos aspectos relacionados ao meio ambiente e produtividade. Desta forma, foi proposta uma adaptação do método MESMIS com a inclusão do atributo capital social a fim de tornar os resultados mais fidedignos e consistentes para retratar os indicadores do agroecossistema - caprinovinocultura paraibana.
Sustentabilidade de agroecossistemas familiares de cultivo de manga irrigada versus sequeiro: aplicação do MESMIS
Authors: Silva Houtran Lima da , Camelo Gerda Lúcia Pinheiro
Published: October 2019

Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar a sustentabilidade em agroecossistemas de cultivo da manga irrigada versus sequeiro, mediante aplicação dos 4 passos do método MESMIS em práticas nos municípios da zona rural das cidades de Acari e Cruzeta, localizadas na região semiárida do Rio Grande do Norte, dada a sua relevância em ajudar na avaliação da sustentabilidade dos sistemas de manejo dos agroecossistemas, com ênfase no contexto dos agricultores rurais. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio da pesquisa de campo, com visitas e observação direta, com participação dos agricultores locais. O método utilizado abordou uma série de indicadores ambientais, sociais e econômicos para diagnosticar a sustentabilidade em sistemas agrícolas. A partir dele, foi possível identificar as potencialidades oriundas do MESMIS para maximizar o desenvolvimento sustentável dos agroecossistemas que, devido às suas características de adaptabilidade às realidades locais e ao seu uso em diferentes tipos de análises, permitiu a identificação de novos objetivos para a sua utilização.
Heroes, Tricksters, Monsters, and Caretakers: Indigenous Law and Legal Education
Authors: Borrows John
Published: October 2019

Teaching Indigenous peoples’ own law in Canadian law schools presents significant challenges and opportunities. Materials can be organized in conventional or innovative ways. This article explores how law professors and others might best teach Indigenous peoples’ law. Questions canvassed include: whether Indigenous peoples’ law should primarily be taught in Indigenous communities, whether such law should even be taught in law schools, whether it is possible to categorize Indigenous peoples’ law or teach it in English, and whether it is possible to theorize Indigenous peoples’ law within a single framework or organize the subject within common law categories. While this article suggests that Indigenous peoples’ law can be discussed in numerous ways, including within conventional law school frameworks, it emphasizes that such law is best taught in other ways. Indigenous legal traditions should be organized in accordance with Indigenous frameworks. Some of these frameworks include Heroes, Tricksters, Monsters, and Caretakers. Using these Anishinaabe law examples, this article stresses how the teaching of Indigenous peoples’ law should be done in culturally appropriate ways that open rather than confine fields of inquiry within Indigenous law and practice.
The Lifeworlds of Law: On Revitalizing Indigenous Legal Orders Today
Authors: Mills Aaron
Published: October 2019

What ultimately counts as law and as the legitimate processes of its generation, adjustment, and destruction are both empowered and constrained by the constitutional order from which they derive life. A constitutional framework, in turn, reflects unique understandings about what there is and how one can know: a lifeworld. Reflecting on his own experience, the author emphasizes how legal education harms when it fails to acknowledge and to begin to articulate the lifeworld beneath any system of law it aims to impart.

There are serious questions to be taken up in considering whether we may move law between constitutional contexts without subjugating the law of one community to the lifeworld of another. The author asserts this is particularly important with respect to Canadian law schools’ recent interest in teaching Indigenous peoples’ own systems of law. He argues that Canadian (liberal) and Indigenous (what he calls “rooted”) constitutionalisms are not only different, but different in kind. As such, efforts to articulate Indigenous law within the forms of liberal constitutionalism ignore or trivialize the ongoing significance of Indigenous lifeworlds to governance of Indigenous lives today. Many Indigenous legal scholars are adverting to this tension, moving on from simply making space for Indigenous law in the academy to asking whether and how this may be done. The author briefly canvasses Indigenous theorists (students, professors, lawyers, and elders) whose works present Indigenous systems of law within their own lifeworlds.

Tracking the lifeworld-law relationship, he proposes three reforms to legal education in Canada: (1) teach that all law is storied; (2) teach that Canadian constitutional law is a species of liberal constitutionalism; (3) require students to enrol in a prerequisite on an Indigenous people’s constitutional order before enrolling in a course on their law. By way of example, he concludes with the syllabus for an intensive course he designed and taught on Anishinaabe constitutionalism.
Des compétences législatives personnelles en matière d’activités de chasse, de pêche et de piégeage dans les ententes de revendications territoriales : les limites de la cogestion
Authors: Motard Geneviève
Published: October 2019

Les accords de règlement des revendications territoriales globales conclues entre l’État canadien et des nations autochtones prévoient des compétences législatives en matière de prélèvement des ressources fauniques, floristiques et halieutiques. Ces ententes permettent la reconnaissance étatique du droit autochtone sur ces questions. Les compétences ainsi reconnues le sont cependant sur une base personnelle, ce qui signifie qu’elles ne s’appliquent qu’aux personnes identifiées comme bénéficiaires des droits dans les ententes. Cet article présente, dans un premier temps, les difficultés de coexistence entre les ordres juridiques autochtones et étatiques posées par l’exercice d’une compétence législative personnelle en matière de prélèvement des ressources fauniques, floristiques et halieutiques. Dans un deuxième temps, le texte s’intéresse aux forums de cogestion, dont la mise en place par les ententes cherche à résoudre certaines de ces difficultés. Enfin, le texte s’attarde aux limites à l’autonomie que posent ces forums de cogestion aux compétences législatives personnelles reconnues aux nations signataires des ententes.
Toward a Bijural Interpretation of the Principle of Respect in Aboriginal Law
Authors: Manley-Casimir Kirsten
Published: October 2019

Aboriginal law disputes are disputes that arise in the spaces between Indigenous and non-Indigenous societies. To date, the Supreme Court of Canada has resolved Aboriginal law disputes under section 35 by relying heavily on the common law to the exclusion of Indigenous legal traditions and principles. In this article, the author argues that applying a bijural interpretation of the principle of respect provides a promising pathway forward in resolving Aboriginal law disputes in a way that supports the grand purpose of section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982—reconciliation. The author discusses the principle of respect by considering both non-Indigenous and Indigenous theories to propose a robust conception of respect to guide Aboriginal law jurisprudence. She then suggests three ways to implement the principle of respect in the intercultural relationship: (1) making interdependence and relationships primary; (2) rejecting colonial attitudes and stereotypes of Indigenous peoples; and (3) creating political and legal space for the expression and flourishing of cultural difference.
The Tricksters Speak: Klooscap and Wesakechak, Indigenous Law, and the New Brunswick Land Use Negotiation
Authors: Ulrich Lara , Gill David
Published: October 2019

In 2015, the University of New Brunswick hosted the Kawaskimhon Talking Circle Moot. The moot problem was based on the case of Buctouche First Nation v. New Brunswick. The applicant First Nation applied to the courts for an injunction opposing the New Brunswick government’s forest strategy. The forest strategy increased the annual harvesting of softwood timber while reducing the area of Crown-protected conservation forest.

Participants were assigned clients and asked to represent these clients’ interests and perspectives. This article presents the argument made on behalf of the Council of Traditional Elders and Chiefs of the Mi’kmaq peoples. Their interests consist of protecting the traditional lands of the Mi’kmaq people while recognizing that the Mi’kmaq have a legal duty to the forests upon which they depend. The argument is presented as a dialogue between two Indigenous tricksters—Klooscap (a Mi’kmaq trickster) and Wesakechak (a Cree trickster). The tricksters advance their position using Mi’kmaq law. In particular, the tricksters focus on the environmental and constitutional principle of netukulimk. Netukulimk is a theory of sustainability that is offered as an alternative framework to the colonial laws that currently dominate Canadian Aboriginal legal issues. The use of Mi’kmaq law presents opportunities for self-governance by recognizing and applying Mi’kmaq legal obligations to the natural world.

This article concludes with a brief commentary on the application of Indigenous law in this fictionalized context and its future as an influence on and alternative to Canadian Aboriginal law.
L’apport du construit au champ didactique : le savoir-enseigner au collégial
Authors: Alexandre Marie
Published: October 2019

Le processus de travail enseignant et les construits qui en découlent concourent à éclairer l’interdépendance de concepts fondamentaux de la didactique. Les résultats d’une étude de cas multiple sur le savoir-enseigner d’enseignants expérimentés en Techniques d’éducation à l’enfance au collégial révèlent un processus didactique à quatre phases : interprétation, représentation, conception d’environnements d’apprentissage et adaptation aux caractéristiques des étudiants. Les liens repérés entre les activités clés et les actions façonnent des zones d’interactions précisant la notion de construit didactique et mettent en lumière des concepts de la didactique tels que la transposition, les niveaux de formulation des concepts et le schème. Le savoir-enseigner devenu objet didactique est au coeur d’un nouvel espace de problématisation : la didactique de l’enseignement supérieur.
Le rôle de l’encadrement administratif sur l’insertion professionnelle des enseignants débutants : cas des enseignants nouvellement recrutés dans trois établissements francophones du liban
Authors: Challah Rana , Salamé Ramzi
Published: October 2019

Cet article présente les résultats d’une recherche sur le rôle de l’encadrement administratif sur l’insertion professionnelle des enseignants débutants et leur développement professionnel dans des établissements du réseau de l’Agence pour l’enseignement français à l’étranger (AEFE) au Liban. L’encadrement est considéré, d’une part, sous l’angle de l’accompagnement des enseignants et, d’autre part, à travers les dispositifs de suivi du travail des enseignants et de communication. Un questionnaire à échelles de type Likert rempli par 111 enseignants (dont 41 enseignants débutants assez également répartis entre les trois établissements) de lycée oeuvrant dans trois établissements francophones conventionnés du Liban a permis de mettre en évidence les spécificités de l’encadrement des chefs d’établissement dans les établissements respectifs. L’examen des résultats montre que cet encadrement privilégie la dimension collective de l’insertion professionnelle des enseignants au détriment de l’étayage individuel de ceux-ci, apportant ainsi un éclairage quant aux spécificités et aux problématiques de l’enseignement français à l’étranger.
Torch Bearer, Weary Juggler, and Heckler: Representations of Teacher Leadership
Authors: Stout Rosana Mary , Cumming-Potvin Wendy , Wildy Helen
Published: October 2019

This paper is drawn from a mixed methods study, which examined the leadership practices of teachers in the Level Three Classroom Teachers program in Western Australia. Three archetypal characters, the Torch Bearer, Weary Juggler, and Heckler, are used to represent the diverse leadership experiences of these “expert” teachers and the extent to which they embraced or resisted policy constructions of teacher leadership. Narrative analysis and the construction of these representations provided the means of inserting teachers’ voices and problematizing dominant discourses on teacher leadership in a way that invites policymakers to reconsider the larger narrative of teacher leadership, along with the personal dimension of leadership work.
Teacher Candidates as LGBTQ and Social Justice Advocates through Curricular Action
Authors: Tompkins Joanne , Kearns Laura-Lee , Mitton-Kükner Jennifer
Published: October 2019

Critical challenges facing teacher educators at faculties of education is how to prepare teacher candidates to see schools situated in larger social contexts and support their ongoing learning as social justice advocates. Anti-oppressive work that challenges the marginalization of Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Two-Spirited, Queering and/or Questioning (LGBTQ) youth is critical to this work. The purpose of this paper is twofold, first to understand the impact of the Positive Space program on teacher candidates’ reasons and abilities to act as allies and social justice advocates. Second, we explore the process of teacher candidates becoming knowledgeable, empowered, and action-oriented for, with, and as LGBTQ community members and the ways they challenge heteronormativity and the gender binary through the formal and informal curriculum.
Self-study en contexte de supervision de stage à distance : présence au sein d’une communauté d’apprentissage en ligne à l’aide d’un blogue réflexif
Authors: Petit Matthieu , Ntebutse Jean Gabin
Published: October 2019

Ce self-study propose l’analyse d’une expérience de supervision à distance d’enseignants en formation à l’aide d’un dispositif numérique lors d’un stage à l’étranger. Au coeur du dispositif de cette « e-supervision », on retrouve la rédaction d’un blogue par le superviseur-chercheur. L’étude porte sur les manifestations de présence sur ce blogue qui tente de modéliser une pratique réflexive au sein d’une communauté d’apprentissage en ligne réunissant six stagiaires. L’analyse du contenu des billets du blogue s’est faite en collaboration avec un ami critique, selon la démarche méthodologique du self-study. Les résultats révèlent que la pratique réflexive du superviseur semble stimuler celle des stagiaires et que plusieurs indicateurs des présences enseignante, cognitive et sociale se manifestent par le blogue. Ainsi, le blogue consolide la posture d’accompagnateur du superviseur de stage dans un contexte d’e-formation, tout en mettant en lumière certains gestes pouvant guider cette pratique en émergence.
Tell Me With Pictures! Grade 8 Students’ Digital Representations of Engagement in Learning
Authors: Scheffel Tara-Lynn
Published: October 2019

This article discusses what constitutes engagement in learning from the perspective of Grade 8 students. While a mixed methods approach was employed to gather quantitative and qualitative data, the focus of this article is the qualitative data collected from an interactive, participatory workshop. As part of this workshop, Grade 8 students were asked to capture moments of engagement by taking digital pictures of spaces, places, items, and activities that represented their engagement in learning. Analysis of the digital pictures revealed themes related to: interest, collaboration, inspiration/motivation, nourishment, enjoyment, discovery, and a future purpose. Each theme is discussed with supporting pictures and quotes to prompt reflection and raise critical questions from the viewpoint of learners.
Revue des écrits systématiques des interactions enseignant-élèves ayant un effet négatif sur les jeunes
Authors: Levasseur Stephane , Hamel Christine
Published: October 2019

Les élèves peuvent vivre plusieurs effets négatifs liés à la fréquentation scolaire, comme le désengagement et la détresse psychologique. Le but de cette recherche est de décrire comment les enseignants y contribuent. Nous avons réalisé une revue des écrits en utilisant la méthode EPPI. L’analyse démontre que les interactions négatives rapportées par les élèves sont l’incompétence, le caractère offensant et l’indolence de l’enseignant. Certaines interactions négatives échappent à la perception des élèves, soit le contrôle de l’enseignant et les relations conflictuelles. Même si les interactions négatives débutent dès le préscolaire, la situation s’aggrave surtout au secondaire. Nous décrivons les mécanismes psychiques à l’origine des comportements des enseignants, et leurs effets sur le développement des jeunes.
Utiliser le coefficient omega de McDonald à la place de l’alpha de Cronbach
Authors: Béland Sébastien , Cousineau Denis , Loye Nathalie
Published: October 2019

Des chercheurs discutaient récemment de l’importance de rester à jour au sujet des plus récentes avancées en méthodes quantitatives. À ce titre, de nombreux auteurs ont exposé leur souhait de voir les chercheurs abandonner le populaire coefficient alpha de Cronbach. C’est dans une optique de diffusion et de vulgarisation que ce court article a comme objectif de présenter l’alternative qui semble la plus prometteuse pour mesurer la fidélité d’un test, le coefficient omega de McDonald, qui est basée sur l’analyse factorielle à un facteur commun.
Le rôle des infrastructures naturelles pour la gestion des eaux de ruissellement et des
crues dans un contexte d’adaptation aux changements climatiques
Authors: Simard Caroline , L’Ecuyer-Sauvageau Chloé , Bissonnette Jean-François , Dupras Jérôme
Published: October 2019

Cet article présente une recension des écrits sur les infrastructures naturelles
(IN) comme moyen d’adaptation aux changements climatiques, en prenant pour exemple la
gestion des eaux de ruissellement et des crues. Une revue d’études de cas permet d’apprécier
le potentiel des IN comme solution de rechange aux approches reposant sur des
infrastructures conventionnelles dites grises. En effet, les approches d’aménagement du
territoire urbain et périurbain qui intègrent les IN valorisent la production de services
écosystémiques afin d’améliorer la résilience des villes et l’adaptation aux changements
climatiques, avec comme objectif ultime de trouver des solutions durables et efficaces aux
nouvelles conditions climatiques. Cet article propose des balises conceptuelles afin de
mieux évaluer le potentiel des IN et la faisabilité de leur mise en oeuvre. Nous présentons
une revue de cas d’implantation d’IN en regard de leur rapport coût-efficacité, de leur
résilience et de leur capacité à concilier des intérêts souvent divergents entre les sphères
sociales, économiques et environnementales.
L’aménagement multifonctionnel des bassins de rétention en contexte autoroutier : une optimisation des services écologiques
Authors: Guay Jérome , Lafrance Martin
Published: October 2019

Le réaménagement de l’échangeur des autoroutes Félix-Leclerc (A-40) et Laurentienne (A-73) dans la ville de Québec a nécessité la construction de bassins de rétention pour réguler les débits d’eaux pluviales acheminés vers les réseaux de drainage situés en aval du projet. Le plus grand bassin a été aménagé avec une retenue permanente en vue d’optimiser ses fonctions écologiques dans un environnement caractérisé à l’origine par un milieu écologiquement pauvre. Les objectifs de l’aménagement incluaient la lutte contre les espèces exotiques de plantes envahissantes, la création d’habitats floristiques et fauniques ainsi que la requalification paysagère du site et sa capacité d’évoluer sans intervention humaine en consolidant son caractère naturel. Adéquatement conçus, de tels bassins peuvent fournir une gamme de services écologiques de régulation, socioculturels, de production et de support. Ils offrent une solution à l’anthropisation inévitable des écosystèmes dans un contexte d’étalement urbain et de densification de l’occupation du territoire. La valorisation des services écologiques rendus par les bassins aménagés dans le cadre des processus d’autorisation environnementale inciterait les promoteurs à davantage mettre en oeuvre cette pratique et permettrait une meilleure intégration des principes de développement durable aux projets d’infrastructures.
Les corridors écologiques : un moyen d’adaptation aux changements climatiques
Authors: Monticone Kateri
Published: October 2019

Sous les effets des changements climatiques (CC), il est démontré que les niches écologiques des espèces se déplaceront vers le nord au rythme de 45 km par décennie. À l’échelle continentale, la position géographique du Québec est déterminante dans l’adaptation aux CC. Afin d’atténuer les impacts des CC et favoriser l’adaptation des espèces, le maintien de corridors écologiques est jugé crucial. Les aires protégées et les habitats naturels devront être mieux connectés par des corridors axés sud-nord essentiels à la migration des espèces. Conservation de la nature Canada (CNC) travaille déjà à protéger des sites naturels de grande valeur écologique à l’échelle du pays; certains s’avèrent critiques au maintien de la connectivité écologique. Dans cette perspective, CNC propose, au Québec, une approche intégrée en partenariat avec les acteurs de la conservation dont les activités de sciences, de protection, d’aménagement du territoire, d’engagement des collectivités et d’adaptation des infrastructures routières permettent de consolider les efforts de conservation dans un contexte de CC. D’ici avril 2020, des plans d’intervention visant une concertation accrue entre les différents acteurs seront mis en place avec les partenaires locaux dans cinq zones critiques pour le maintien de la connectivité au Québec.