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The Theory of Special Relativity
Authors: Gutfreund Hanoch , Renn Jürgen
Published: May 2018

This chapter shows how the principle of special relativity and the principle of the constancy of the velocity of light uniquely determine the Lorentz transformation. Unlike in pre-relativity physics, space and time are not separate entities. They are combined into a four-dimensional spacetime continuum, which is most clearly demonstrated in the formulation of the theory of special relativity due to Hermann Minkowski. The chapter then defines vectors and tensors with respect to the Lorentz transformation, leading to a tensor formulation of Maxwell's equations, of the electromagnetic force acting on charges and currents, and of the energy-momentum of the electromagnetic field and its conservation law. It also introduces the energy-momentum tensor of matter and discusses the basic equations of the hydrodynamics of perfect fluids (the Euler equations).
Jabotinsky's Children
Authors: Heller Daniel Kupfert
Published: May 2018

By the late 1930s, as many as fifty thousand Polish Jews belonged to Betar, a youth movement known for its support of Vladimir Jabotinsky, the founder of right-wing Zionism. Poland was not only home to Jabotinsky's largest following. The country also served as an inspiration and incubator for the development of right-wing Zionist ideas. This book draws on a wealth of rare archival material to uncover how the young people in Betar were instrumental in shaping right-wing Zionist attitudes about the roles that authoritarianism and military force could play in the quest to build and maintain a Jewish state. Recovering the voices of ordinary Betar members, the book paints a vivid portrait of young Polish Jews and their turbulent lives on the eve of the Holocaust. Rather than define Jabotinsky as a firebrand fascist or steadfast democrat, the book instead reveals how he deliberately delivered multiple and contradictory messages to his young followers, leaving it to them to interpret him as they saw fit. Tracing Betar's surprising relationship with interwar Poland's authoritarian government, the book overturns popular misconceptions about Polish–Jewish relations between the two world wars and captures the fervent efforts of Poland's Jewish youth to determine, on their own terms, who they were, where they belonged, and what their future held in store. Shedding critical light on a vital yet neglected chapter in the history of Zionism, the book provides invaluable perspective on the origins of right-wing Zionist beliefs and their enduring allure in Israel today.
Little Fascists?
Authors: Heller Daniel Kupfert
Published: May 2018

This chapter focuses on 1928–1931, the years in which Betar began its transformation into a mass movement in Poland. Across Europe, admirers of Fascist Italy were sifting through Benito Mussolini's political program in search of an antidote to their own political challenges. Fascist ideology in Italy was replete with contradictions and in a state of perpetual flux. Fascist leaders often used this ideological ambiguity to their advantage. The chapter then looks at the workshops of Betar's cultural architects, as they designed an array of myths and rituals linking the group to Judaism and ancient Jewish history, and explores how these projects provided fertile ground for Betar's leaders to determine the extent to which they would embrace the beliefs and behaviors they associated with fascism.
The Peace of the Gods
Authors: Champion Craige B.
Published: May 2018

This book takes a new approach to the study of Roman elites' religious practices and beliefs, using current theories in psychology, sociology, and anthropology, as well as cultural and literary studies. The book focuses on what the elites of the Middle Republic (ca. 250–ca. 100 BCE) actually did in the religious sphere, rather than what they merely said or wrote about it, in order to provide a more nuanced and satisfying historical reconstruction of what their religion may have meant to those who commanded the Roman world and its imperial subjects. The book examines the nature and structure of the major priesthoods in Rome itself, Roman military commanders' religious behaviors in dangerous field conditions, and the state religion's acceptance or rejection of new cults and rituals in response to external events that benefited or threatened the Republic. According to a once-dominant but now-outmoded interpretation of Roman religion that goes back to the ancient Greek historian Polybius, the elites didn't believe in their gods but merely used religion to control the masses. Using that interpretation as a counterfactual lens, the book argues instead that Roman elites sincerely tried to maintain Rome's good fortune through a pax deorum or “peace of the gods.” The result offers rich new insights into the role of religion in the lives of the Roman ruling elite.
Celebrating Lares
Authors: Flower Harriet I.
Published: May 2018

This chapter focuses on the mid-winter festival of Compitalia, the most important celebration of the lares compitales at their crossroads shrines, whether in town or on the farm. The rituals and practices used for their annual festival at the crossroads shrines provide vivid glimpses of what was a high point in the year for many ordinary people, including especially slaves and freedmen. The chapter has three related themes that are explored in some detail. These include the annual festival itself, the relationship of the compital shrines to their local administrative structure(s), and the practice of local politics in a compital context in republican Rome.
Empire and Revolution
Authors: Bourke Richard
Published: May 2018

Edmund Burke (1730–1797) lived during one of the most extraordinary periods of world history. He grappled with the significance of the British Empire in India, fought for reconciliation with the American colonies, and was a vocal critic of national policy during three European wars. He also advocated reform in Britain and became a central protagonist in the great debate on the French Revolution. Drawing on the complete range of printed and manuscript sources, the book offers a vivid reconstruction of the major concerns of this outstanding statesman, orator, and philosopher. In restoring Burke to his original political and intellectual context, this book overturns the conventional picture of a partisan of tradition against progress and presents a multifaceted portrait of one of the most captivating figures in eighteenth-century life and thought. A boldly ambitious work of scholarship, this book challenges us to rethink the legacy of Burke and the turbulent era in which he played so pivotal a role.
From Dust to Life
Authors: Chambers John , Mitton Jacqueline
Published: May 2018

The birth and evolution of our solar system is a tantalizing mystery that may one day provide answers to the question of human origins. This book tells the remarkable story of how the celestial objects that make up the solar system arose from common beginnings billions of years ago, and how scientists and philosophers have sought to unravel this mystery down through the centuries, piecing together the clues that enabled them to deduce the solar system's layout, its age, and the most likely way it formed. Drawing on the history of astronomy and the latest findings in astrophysics and the planetary sciences, the book offers the most up-to-date and authoritative treatment of the subject available. It examines how the evolving universe set the stage for the appearance of our Sun, and how the nebulous cloud of gas and dust that accompanied the young Sun eventually became the planets, comets, moons, and asteroids that exist today. It explores how each of the planets acquired its unique characteristics, why some are rocky and others gaseous, and why one planet in particular—our Earth—provided an almost perfect haven for the emergence of life. The book takes readers to the very frontiers of modern research, engaging with the latest controversies and debates. It reveals how ongoing discoveries of far-distant extrasolar planets and planetary systems are transforming our understanding of our own solar system's astonishing history and its possible fate.
The Enlightenment
Authors: Ferrone Vincenzo , Ferrone Vincenzo
Published: May 2018

In this book, one of the world's leading historians of the Enlightenment provides a bracing and clarifying new interpretation of this watershed period. Arguing that philosophical and historical interpretations of the era have long been hopelessly confused, the author makes the case that it is only by separating these views and taking an approach grounded in social and cultural history that we can begin to grasp what the Enlightenment was—and why it is still relevant today. The book explains why the Enlightenment was a profound and wide-ranging cultural revolution that reshaped Western identity, reformed politics through the invention of human rights, and redefined knowledge by creating a critical culture. These new ways of thinking gave birth to new values that spread throughout society and changed how everyday life was lived and understood. Featuring an illuminating afterword describing how the author's argument challenges the work of Anglophone interpreters including Jonathan Israel, the book provides a fascinating reevaluation of the true nature and legacy of one of the most important and contested periods in Western history.
Europe's Orphan
Authors: Sandbu Martin , Sandbu Martin
Published: May 2018

Originally conceived as part of a unifying vision for Europe, the euro is now viewed as a millstone around the neck of a continent crippled by vast debts, sluggish economies, and growing populist dissent. This book presents a compelling defense of the euro. It argues that rather than blaming the euro for the political and economic failures in Europe since the global financial crisis, the responsibility lies firmly on the authorities of the eurozone and its member countries. The eurozone's self-inflicted financial calamities and economic decline resulted from a toxic cocktail of unforced policy errors by bankers, politicians, and bureaucrats; the unhealthy coziness between finance and governments; and, above all, an extreme unwillingness to restructure debt. The book traces the origins of monetary union back to the desire for greater European unity after the Second World War. But the euro's creation coincided with a credit bubble that governments chose not to rein in. Once the crisis hit, a battle of both ideas and interests led to the failure to aggressively restructure sovereign and bank debt. The book concludes that the prevailing view that monetary union can only work with fiscal and political union is wrong and dangerous. Contending that the euro has been wrongfully scapegoated for the eurozone's troubles, the book charts what actually must be done for the continent to achieve an economic and political recovery. This revised edition addresses the economic and political implications of Brexit. It charts what actually must be done for the continent to achieve a full recovery.
Persons in the Image of God
Authors: Mittleman Alan L.
Published: May 2018

Using the motif of the image of God as an organizing principle, this chapter shows how Jewish sources address such issues as mind/body dualism, body and soul, the relation of human nature to animal nature, sexuality, birth and death, vulnerability and dependence, and violence and evil as well as selfhood and the relations among rationality, emotion, desire, and imagination. Classical Jewish thought assumes and propagates dichotomies: human beings are bodies and souls, male and female; a little lower than the angels, but not much higher than the animals; descended from a common father and mother, yet divided into nations and races; biologically the same, though unique in their individuality; and a part of nature, yet possessing a power to remake both nature and themselves. Underlying the dichotomies is a basic Jewish commitment. Human beings are made in the image of God, and therefore possess intrinsic and undeniable worth. The idea of an image of God has an ethical function. It integrates human nature into personhood and gives persons an ethical orientation.
The Unquiet Frontier
Authors: Grygiel Jakub J. , Mitchell A. Wess , Grygiel Jakub J. , Mitchell A. Wess
Published: May 2018

From the Baltic to the South China Sea, newly assertive authoritarian states sense an opportunity to resurrect old empires or build new ones at America's expense. Hoping that U.S. decline is real, nations such as Russia, Iran, and China are testing Washington's resolve by targeting vulnerable allies at the frontiers of American power. This book explains why the United States needs a new grand strategy that uses strong frontier alliance networks to raise the costs of military aggression in the new century. The book describes the aggressive methods which rival nations are using to test American power in strategically critical regions throughout the world. It shows how rising and revisionist powers are putting pressure on our frontier allies—countries like Poland, Israel, and Taiwan—to gauge our leaders' commitment to upholding the American-led global order. To cope with these dangerous dynamics, nervous U.S. allies are diversifying their national-security “menu cards” by beefing up their militaries or even aligning with their aggressors. The book reveals how numerous would-be great powers use an arsenal of asymmetric techniques to probe and sift American strength across several regions simultaneously, and how rivals and allies alike are learning from America's management of increasingly interlinked global crises to hone effective strategies of their own. The book demonstrates why the United States must strengthen the international order that has provided greater benefits to the world than any in history.
Responses of U.S. Allies
Authors: Grygiel Jakub J. , Mitchell A. Wess
Published: May 2018

This chapter examines how U.S. allies are responding to the combination of probes and America's deprioritization of alliances by reconsidering their “menu cards” of options for surviving geopolitical change. Using historical examples such as Central and Eastern European states during the interwar period of the 1930s, it argues that U.S. allies, to an extent largely overlooked in Washington, are now considering a wide range of coping mechanisms to prepare for the possibility of U.S. retrenchment and examine the effects that their strategic choices could have over time. From East Asia to the Middle East and Eastern Europe, American allies are hurriedly altering their diplomatic postures, military capabilities, and national strategic outlook in response to rapidly changing security environments and their assessment of American behavior.
The Benefits of Alliances
Authors: Grygiel Jakub J. , Mitchell A. Wess
Published: May 2018

This chapter assesses the benefits of frontier alliances for the United States both historically and today. The most important benefit that the United States derives from alliances is through their use as tools of geopolitical management that enhance its ability to compete against other states. For the United States as a maritime power of global reach, using forward-deployed alliances in the rimlands of Eurasia is a cost-effective tool for managing the international system that is preferable to the strategic alternatives now being presented for U.S. foreign policy. From this emerges the main imperative of U.S. grand strategy: to prevent the emergence of a power or combination of powers within the Eurasian landmass that could invade or economically dominate the United States. America has three basic options for how it does so: direct containment, retreat and reentry, and alliances.
Do Parents And Social Environment Influence Stundent Understanding Of Retirement Planning? A Study On Islamic Economic And Bussines Student In Bogor
Authors: Fajar Riski , Syamlan Yaser Taufik
Published: May 2018

ABSTRACTFinancial planning for retirement is a desire to achieve satisfaction with life in retirement. Good financial condition is a main component to having a quality life during retirement. The study aimed to find the factors influences on understanding of financial planning for retirement. Methodology that used in this study is a quantitative approach. The sample in this study as many as 350 respondents from students Islamic of economics in Bogor. Technique analysis that used in this study is Path analysis. The result in this study The results of this study indicate that in sub-structural I the variables parental influence on saving, social influence, and goal clarity have a significant influence to financial knowledge. Sub-structural II the variabel future time perspective have a significant influence to goal clarity and all variables of sub-structural III (parental influence on saving and conscientiousness) have significant infulence to future time perspective. According the result test on the sub-structural IV the variable financial knowledge have a significant influence to expectations of financial planning for retirement. On the sub-structural V there is a not significant variable, the variable is parental influence on saving to satisfaction life in retirement. Consequently, the author do a trimming on the sub-structural V to fix a structure of path model. Keywords: Financial Planning, Retirement, Retirement Planning
Sustainability Education in Elementary Classrooms: Reported Practices of Alumni from a Pre-Service Teacher Course
Authors: Merritt Eileen G. , Archambault Leanna , Hale Annie E.
Published: May 2018

The article reflects results from a web-based survey of early career teachers who had taken a required, hybrid course focused on sustainability science. Many alumni reported early efforts to integrate sustainability topics and ways of thinking into their K-8 classrooms. Teachers reported modeling of classroom behaviors that promoted sustainability more than implementing sustainability into the curriculum. Read-aloud books and videos were used frequently, suggesting the need for available high quality children’s books and videos on sustainability topics. Supports that were most helpful to teachers included school-wide initiatives, curricular and instructional resources, like-minded colleagues and supportive administrators. Lack of time and alignment with curricula were barriers that hindered some teachers’ progress, suggesting the importance of systemic curricular reform that brings awareness to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Second Language Teaching Effectiveness from the Perspective of University Students: A Case Study of Departments of Applied Linguistics
Authors: Mehrparvar Frough , Karimnia Amin
Published: May 2018

Effective teaching is considered to be one of the factors that can facilitate learner achievement. The present study investigated the indicators that constituted good teaching from the perspective of higher-education students at Applied Linguistics departments, Iran. To do this, following a substantial review of the literature, the five major indicators (with their sub-components) defining teaching effectiveness were identified (viz. Preparation-Organization, Knowledge, Learning-Thinking, Enthusiasm and Delivery). Next, the questionnaire developed by Delaney et al. was administered to 80 higher-education students who were selected through convenience sampling by emails. The open-ended nature of the data needed a manual approach to the analysis and coding of the data. Overall, 13 final characteristics were observed based on the analysis and were further discussed and elaborated on.
Novice Teachers’ Concerns, Early Professional Experiences and Development: Implications for Theory and Practice
Authors: Zhukova Olena
Published: May 2018

Quality teaching, being a key factor in shaping students’ academic and personal growth, has been at the centre of scientific debate for many years. Sustainable professional development of novice teachers has recently been recognized worldwide as one of the key areas for improving the quality of teaching and learning in schools. Given that the initial years on the job are generally characterised by novice teachers as the most challenging and intense in their career, the following questions typically arise: What can be done to sustain and facilitate teaching at the early developmental stages in teachers’ career? What are the contextual factors and the prerequisites leading to the quality of teaching and learning?

The article presents the findings from a two-year longitudinal qualitative study aimed to contribute to the research base for understanding this crucial stage. More specifically, the purpose of this study was to provide deeper understanding and insights into key factors influencing and shaping novice teachers’ early professional development and learning, as well as their capacities to effectively adapt to their new roles and operate in complex and dynamically changing open-ended school environment. The research is framed as a cross-case analysis of 4 cases of novice teachers working in public secondary schools. The data were collected through multiple sources (i.e. semi-structured in-depth interviews, questionnaire, and focus groups) over a two-year period spanning the participants’ first and second full-time teaching years. Substantial differences in experiences and beliefs among the novice teachers, with varying levels of job satisfaction and professional support received, were identified in the study. The authors have also identified numerous patterns of novice teachers’ teaching practice closely associated with teachers’concerns and early professional experience interpretations, which might result in substantial fluctuation in teaching quality and teacher’s career paths.

Implications for teacher education programs, mentoring, supervision, teachers’ professional development, and future research are discussed.
More of the Same or a Different Breed Altogether?: A National Comparison of Role Perceptions and Ethical Stances among Finnish Political Journalists
Authors: Väliverronen Jari
Published: May 2018

To date, specialised sub-groups of journalists have received little attention in comparative studies of the professional values of journalists. To shed new light on the situation in Finland, this article explores the role perceptions and ethical stances of an elite group of reporters – political journalists – in comparison with other Finnish journalists. A statistical analysis of two surveys from the Worlds of Journalism Study (WJS) project is undertaken, indicating that political journalists stand out from others by endorsing the role of analytical independent watchdogs and by maintaining more distance to audiences and commercialism. Ethically, they are more cautious than other journalists in using controversial reporting practices. These attributes should stem from the demands of political journalism and the high status of this form of journalism in newsrooms. Political journalists are also more uniform in their values than other sub-groups, but their uniformity is likely to be challenged by current external and internal pressures.
Journalism and Gender: Toward a Multidimensional Approach
Authors: Ruoho Iiris , Torkkola Sinikka
Published: May 2018

In this article, we raise some methodological questions regarding the study of journalism and gender. We start with the idea that in many studies, researchers tend to think that the relationship between gender and journalism is external, that is, gender and journalism are considered essentially separate phenomena. In such a scenario, journalism appears to be gender neutral. Instead of theoretically keeping journalism and gender apart, we suggest that it is worth studying journalism as a gendered institution with its own history, culture, and social roles. We ask how the understanding of the relationship between journalism and gender may change if different social, cultural, and conventional dimensions of journalism are examined. Our main argument is that journalism and its relationship to gender can be investigated systematically as a multidimensional object that highlights various aspects of both concepts, depending on the specific research focus. Based on our former study, we aim to develop a model for examining these diverse facets of journalism.
Financial Literacy and Stock Price Informativeness: a Cross-Country Study
Authors: Todea Anita
Published: May 2018

This paper examines the impact of financial literacy on stock price informativeness in a sample of firms from 20 countries. Using four measures of stock price informativeness, we find a significant relationship between higher financial literacy and higher stock price informativeness. The individual investors’ contribution regarding the incorporation of specific information into stock prices includes private information also and not mere specific information in the general sense. Financial knowledge is the key element that helps individual investors to incorporate specific information into stock prices.
What Mongolia Produces that the World Should Know About? Consumers’ Information Processing Mechanisms
Authors: Purevdorj Tuul , Silva Susana Costa e
Published: May 2018

The present study attempts to understand the use of three information processing mechanisms – cognitive, affective, and normative – to assess the quality of cashmere products made in Mongolia. For attaining the above aims, semi-structured interviews were conducted to test a framework that resulted from literature reviewed on country of origin (COO) effect and information processing mechanisms. Results demonstrate that for Business-to-Business (B2B) clients, the COO is an extremely relevant cue to evaluate the quality of cashmere. Conversely, most of the consumers do not seem to include the COO effect on their information processing and base their evaluation on four distinct product-related attributes: quality, brand, social status, and price. Results are relevant for the Mongolian cashmere industry, as well as for marketers interested in understanding what drives consumers of cashmere in their buying decisions. We also understand these findings to assist in improving the image of Mongolia as one of the world’s best manufacturers of cashmere.
Los cambios históricos y la interdisciplina de la ciencia en la innovación pedagógica de la enseñanza geográfica
Authors: Santiago Rivera José Armando
Published: May 2018

El propósito del artículo es reflexionar sobre la necesidad de innovar la enseñanza de la geografía ante el desarrollo de los cambios históricos contemporáneos, con el apoyo de la interdisciplinariedad. El motivo lo constituye la existencia de una realidad ambiental, geográfica y social que amerita de explicaciones integrales, holísticas, sistémicas y contextualizadas, de tal manera de entender los temas y problemáticas desde la integración de fundamentos teóricos y metodológicos de disciplinas afines. Metodológicamente, se realizó una revisión de bibliografía para estructurar un planteamiento donde se analiza los cambios históricos en la ciencia social durante el siglo XX y la explicación interdisciplinaria para analizar la realidad geográfica. Se concluye al resaltar la importancia de enseñar geografía desde la perspectiva interdisciplinaria, fundada en una visión científica, pedagógica y didáctica, reveladora del origen, cambios y transformación del comportamiento geográfico del objeto de estudio.
Martínez Toro, Pedro Martín & Patiño Gómez, Zaida Liz. 2015. Área metropolitana del sur del Valle y norte del Cauca -AMVACA- definición, caracterización y propuesta de conformación. Cali: Programa Editorial de la Universidad del Valle, 341 p.
Authors: Bolaños Trochez Francy Viviana
Published: May 2018

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La religión bajo sospecha: Freud y Gramsci
Authors: Dip Patricia Carina
Published: May 2018

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar dos modelos complementarios de laicización de la cultura formulados a principios del siglo XX a partir de la confrontación con el paradigma religioso, a saber: el psicoanálisis freudiano y el socialismo del joven Gramsci. La hipótesis que conduce el análisis es la siguiente: la comprensión gramsciana del problema de la cultura introduce la dimensión política desconocida en los escritos antropológicos de Freud. Es la introducción de esta dimensión la que explica que Gramsci no describa la función de la religión a partir de la consideración del cristianismo en términos generales, como hace Freud, sino que estudie la función de la Iglesia Católica en el proceso italiano de unificación nacional conocido como Risorgimento.
Asesinar, robar y fornicar: los absolutos morales en Aristóteles
Authors: Ramos Umaña Leonardo
Published: May 2018

En el libro II de la Ética Nicomaquea (EN), Aristóteles menciona 6 casos para los cuales la fórmula según la cual la virtud es el término medio no aplica, esto es, 3 acciones y 3 pasiones donde no es posible pensar ocasión o modo correctos de realizarlas, acciones y pasiones que siempre estarán mal independientemente del contexto y del agente, lo que hoy día llamaríamos «absolutos morales». Dentro de la bibliografía secundaria tal afirmación no ha suscitado gran polémica, pero poco o nada se ha reparado en el hecho de que (1) la cualidad por la cual esas 6 son siempre reprobables la comparten muchas otras acciones y pasiones y que, por tanto, (2) habría que aceptar que en Aristóteles hay un listado relativamente extenso de «absolutos morales».
Poésie et ethnographie Henri Michaux et Michel Leiris
Authors: Perrot Mathieu
Published: May 2018

En étudiant l’influence des méthodes et des découvertes ethnographiques sur la poétique d’Henri Michaux et Michel Leiris, cet article cherche à montrer l’intérêt commun partagé par poètes et ethnographes de « traduire un monde » différent au « nôtre ». Comme les ethnographes, les poètes se servent des métaphores et des documents pour expliquer et rendre témoignage de ce qu’ils ont vu pendant leurs voyages. La littérature comparée permet de montrer l’importance de la poésie et ses tentations ethnographiques pour comprendre nôtre monde et les différences culturelles ; la poésie nous aide à surmonter les malentendus et prophétiser le futur de nos sociétés de plus en plus interconnectées en même temps qu’elle souligne des problèmes éthiques et la beauté des choses communes, soit disant méprisables ou inutile
Bolaño y la poesía francesa: “De los hijos de Limo a los hijos de Lima”
Authors: Bejarano Alberto
Published: May 2018

Nuestra ruta es peinar la historia a contrapelo a la manera de Nietzsche, Benjamin, Deleuze y Agamben. Nuestro método consiste en leer a Bolaño desde Baudelaire, a través de Octavio Paz, con el fin de rastrear la manera como Bolaño revoluciona la relación entre poesía y prosa. Para ello nos centraremos en una escena de Los Detectives salvajes en la que Octavio Paz es justamente uno de los personajes. La escena se concentra en tres visitas que hace Paz al Parque Hundido, tres mañanas consecutivas, en las que se encuentra espectralmente con Ulises Lima, alter-ego de Mario Santiago, joven poeta mexicano, el mejor amigo de Bolaño, de lejos.
Despaisamiento: autoetnografía del pretexto, el francés como lengua literaria y la ciencia ficción como canon migratorio
Authors: Muñoz Zapata Juan Ignacio
Published: May 2018

Este artículo es una autoetnografía genética sobre una novela cuya escritura se desarrolla en la experiencia migratoria en Quebec y en el uso del francés como lengua literaria por parte de su autor. Tomando el marco teórico de la interseccionalidad y algunos referentes sobre la literatura étnica y la adopción del francés como lengua literaria, se hace un seguimiento a partir de manuscritos de la novela L’Invisible Chromognon compartidos con un círculo de lectores escogido y otras obras publicadas en línea. En este proceso, se confronta el abandono de prácticas escriturales en español lengua materna que estaban desarraigadas del país natal (Colombia) con el retorno simbólico a dicho lugar por medio de la lengua francesa y procedimientos complejos en los que se desbordan las expectativas que la cultura de acogida se hace a partir del mimetismo y la identidad. Así, la ciencia ficción, género que enmarca la novela, es un procedimiento más en la serie de distanciamientos que surgen del despaisamiento y de una búsqueda personal de estilo, lengua y visión del mundo.
Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Fisika Berorientasi Pada Kreativitas Calon Guru
Authors: Sahidu Hairunnisyah , Gunawan Gunawan , Rokhmat Joni , Rahayu Satutik
Published: May 2018

Learning tools are an important part of learning. Innovative learning tools will help lecturers and students achieve the goals in learning. The purpose of this research is to produce an innovative learning tools oriented to the creativity of preservice physics teachers. The type of research is development research, using DDD-E model: decide, design, develop, and evaluate. Instruments used include physics concept test with multiple choice form, essay-type creativity test, activity observation sheet in Likert scale questionnaire. In this study also conducted empirical testing to measure the effectiveness of learning tools which developed to increase student creativity. The results show that the highest creativity improvement of the experimental class on verbal creativity.
Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Think-Pair-Share Dengan Metode Eksperimen Terhadap Hasil Belajar Peserta Didik MAN Lombok Barat Tahun Pelajaran 2017/2018
Authors: Pratiningsih Juliana Audina , Sahidu Hairunnisyah , Kosim Kosim
Published: May 2018

Abstract - This research is aimed to find the effect of cooperative model learning think pair share type with experiment method toward learning physics result of the students at man west Lombok in academic year 2017/2018. The kind of this research is quasi experiment with Untreated control group design with pretest-posttest research design. The population of this research is all of the XI students of MAN West Lombok which consist of 34 students. Sampling jenuh technique is a way of taking the sample, while XI IPA 1 students as experiment class and XI IPA 2 as control class. The instruments that used are; multiple choice test and observation sheet. The amount of the multiple choice test are 25 questions where the test before has been through validity test, reliability, different capacity and standard of questions difficulty, while the observation sheet used to measure the affective and psychomotor score. Based on the result of the research that achieved from the mean score for pretest of experiment class is 40,19 and control class is 37,45, while the mean score of post-test experiment class is 73,52 and control class is 51,27. The hypothesis of the research is tested using t-test polled varians with significant standard 5% and achieved tresult 7,646 and ttable ÃÂ 2,021. Based on the criteria of hypothesis test, if tresult > ttable, it means Ho released and Ha accepted, where it can conclude that there is a effect of cooperative model learning think pair share type with experiment method toward learning physics result of the students at man west Lombok in academic year 2017/2018.
Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Berbasis Masalah Berbantuan Media Animasi Terhadap Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis dan Hasil Belajar Fisika Siswa SMAN 5 Mataram Tahun Ajaran 2016/2017
Authors: Munandar Haris , Sutrio Sutrio , Taufik Muhammad
Published: May 2018

Abstract Ã¢â¬â The aim of this research is to know the impact of the applying of problem-based learning with animation toward the critical thinking skill and result of learning physics of student of SMAN 5 Mataram academic year 2016/2017. This research is belong to quasi experiment with pretest-postest control group design. The population is all student of XI MIPA at SMAN 5 Mataram, while the sample are class XI MIPA 4 as the experimental class, and the XI MIPA 6 as control class. The sample taken by the random sampling. The collect of data is done by give the test, 20 multiple choice to knowing the result of learning phyisics and 5 essay for knowing the studentÃ¢â¬â¢s critical thinking skill. The collected data has been analyzed by using the -test. The result of this research shows that (1) there is an impact of the applying of problem-based learning with animation toward the studentÃ¢â¬â¢s critical thinking skill that includes the ability in: (a) focusing the question, (b) analyzing the argument/identificating the reason, (c) inducing and considering the result of induction, (d) evaluating the result of consideration, (e) giving the reason; (2) there is an impact of the applying of problem-based learning with animation toward the studentÃ¢â¬â¢s result of learning physics that includes the result of learning in the cognitif area that follow the BloomÃ¢â¬â¢s taxonomy, that is C1 till C6 (remembering, knowing, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating).
Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Berbasis Masalah Berbantuan Simulation Based Laboratory (SBL) Terhadap Hasil Belajar Fisika Peserta Didik Kelas XI IPA SMAN 1 Montong Gading
Authors: Nurhikmah Nurhikmah , Gunawan Gunawan , Ayub Syahrial
Published: May 2018

This research is aimed to know the influence of Problem-Based Learning Models assisted with Simulation Based Laboratory (SBL) on studentsÃ¢â¬â¢ physics learning outcome in class XI IPA of SMAN 1 Montong Gading academic year 2015/2016. The material used in the research is momentum and impulses. The type of the research is quasi experiment with pretest-posttest control group design. The population which is used in this research are the whole students of class XI IPA of SMAN 1 Montong Gading which decided by purposive sampling technique. C lass XI IPA 1 as the experiment class and class XI IPA 2 as the control class. The result of study was analized using t-test polled varians. Based on the research outcome, it can be concluded that Problem-Based Learning Models Assisted with Simulation Based Laboratory (SBL) influenced students` physics learning outcome.
Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Inkuiri Terbimbing Terhadap Keterampilan Proses Dan Penguasaan Konsep Sains Ditinjau Dari Pengetahuan Awal Peserta Didik
Authors: Fatwa Muhammad Wawan , Harjono Ahmad , Jamaluddin Jamaluddin
Published: May 2018

The study intended to discover : 1) the impact of Guided InquiryÃÂ  Learning Model (henceforth, GILM) towards students scientificÃÂ  processing skills and conceptual mastery which was reviewed from their prior knowleadgeÃÂ  (high or low ), 2)ÃÂ  the impact ofÃÂ  students basic levelÃÂ  of knowledge towardsÃÂ  theirÃÂ  scientific processing skills and conceptual mastery, and 3) the interaction between learning model and students prior knowledge towards their scientific processing skills and conceptual mastery. The study employed quasi experimental method with 2 x 2 factorial analyses. The study was conducted in Junior High School 2 Mataram (SMPN 2 Mataram) in academic year of 2016/2017. The sample of data collection utilized cluster random sampling technique. Both experimental and control groups were consisted of 62 students.ÃÂ  Scientific processing skills and conceptual mastery observation sheets were used as research instruments. The data analyzed with Anava with SPSS version 20 for windows. The results showed that 1) there was a significant impact of GILM and conventional learning model towards studentsÃ¢â¬â¢ scientific processing skills and conceptual mastery, 2) there was no significant impact of students prior knowledge towards their scientific processing skills and conceptual mastery, 3) there was no interaction between learning models and studentsÃ¢â¬â¢ prior knowledge towards their scientific processing skills and conceptual mastery.
PEMANTAPAN KEMAMPUAN MENGAJAR BERBASIS LESSON STUDY DI PROGRAM MAGISTER PENDIDIKAN IPA UNIVERSITAS MATARAM
Authors: Hadiprayitno Gito , Khair Baiq Niswatul
Published: May 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan praktik pembelajaran dengan menggunakan prinsip lesson study yang melibatkan 6 orang mahasiswa program magister pendidikan IPA Universitas Mataram. Praktik pembelajaran dengan pola lesson study ini dilakukan di SMP 4 Lingsar selama 2 bulan (Oktober-November 2016). Setiap mahasiswa berkesempatan untuk berperan sebagai guru model selama 2 kali, dan 10 kali pertemuan lainnya bertindak sebagai observer. Langkah-langkah lesson study berupa tahap plan, do, see dilakukan dalam 2 seting yang berbeda, sebagian besar tahap plan dilaksanakan di kampus sedangkan tahap do dan see dilaksanakan di sekolah. Adapun temuan dari penelitian ini antara lain (1) proses belajar pembelajaran dengan pola lesson study ini secara umum dinilai menarik bagi siswa, meskipun masih ada beberapa siswa yang kurang serius dan kurang disiplin seperti berbicara, bercanda, atau mengganggu teman lainnya saat pembelajaran berlangsung, (2) perlu adanya persiapan yang lebih matang dari tim, khususnya guru model sebelum kegiatan pembelajaran dilaksanakan, (3) perlu upaya yang lebih optimal untuk meningkatkan kemampuan guru dalam manajemen kelas, (4) terdapat beberapa masalah teknis di luar kendali atau faktor guru, yakni kurangnya dukungan daya listrik, bel tanda akhir pembelajaran berbunyi sebelum waktunya, dan rombongan belajar yang terlalu besar
PELATIHAN METODE PENGEMBANGAN MOTORIK KASAR ANAK USIA DINI PADA GURU PAUD
Authors: Cendra Romi , Gazali Novri , Parulian Toktong , Alficandra Alficandra , Apriani Leni
Published: May 2018

This activity was aimed to educate and train teachers of early childhood education program concerning two key matters for the success of early-age children’s gross motor skill development, namely: basic knowledge and skills of early-age children’s gross motor skill development methods. This training was provided using direct practice method, a method employed by teachers by practicing in a direct manner in accordance with the materials to be delivered to children. It was expected that through this direct practice activity, children gain experience by directly interacting with objects. This activity was carried out for a period of one day on April 30, 206 from 07.30 to 17.00 outside the effective learning hours. This activity was conducted in Plamboyan, District of Tapung, Regency of Kampar, Province of Riau, with 24 teachers of early childhood education program being participants. From this activity, it was concluded that physical/motoric development is part of basic skill development in kindergarten leading to activities for training children’s motoric skills, especially gross motoric skills, including walking, running, leaping, exercising, playing with ball, using tools, dancing, doing rhythmic exercise and combined moves.Keywords: Method Development, Gross Motor Skills ABSTRAKKegiatan ini bertujuan untuk memberikan pembekalan ilmu dan keterampilan kepada para guru pendidikan anak usia dini (PAUD) mengenai dua hal penting untuk sukses dalam mengembangkan kemampuan motorik kasar anak-anak usia dini, yaitu : memberikan pengetahuan dan keterampilan dasar metode pengembangan motorik kasar anak usia dini melalui metode praktik langsung. Metode praktik langsung adalah metode yang dilakukan oleh guru dengan cara melakukan praktek secara langsung sesuai dengan materi yang akan disampaikan kepada anak-anak. Melalui kegiatan praktik langsung diharapkan anak mendapatkan pengalaman melalui interaksi langsung dengan objek.. Program kegiatan dilaksanakan selama satu hari, yaitu pada tanggal 30 April 2016 mulai pukul 07.30 hingga 17.00 di luar jam efektif belajar. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan di Plamboyan Kecamatan Tapung Kabupaten Kampar Provinsi Riau dengan  peserta adalah guru-guru pendidikan anak usia dini (PAUD) yang berjumlah 24 orang. Kesimpulan kegiatan ini yaitu pengembangan fisik/motorik merupakan salah satu bagian pengembangan kemampuan dasar di TK yang mengarah pada kegiatan untuk melatih motorik anak khususnya motorik kasar anak yang terdiri atas gerakan-gerakan jalan, lari, lompat, senam, keterampilan dengan bola, keterampilan menggunakan peralatan, menari, latihan ritmik dan gerak gabungan. Kata Kunci: Metode Pengembangan, Motorik Kasar
OPTIMASI PENGGUNAAN SMARTPHONE BAGI MASYARAKAT PERUMAHAN GRIYA PRATAMA
Authors: Chan Andi Supriadi , Azwanti Nurul
Published: May 2018

ABSTRACTThe development of smartphones and the internet if not accompanied by sufficient knowledge can lead to difficulties in utilizing the technology, with the existence of smartphone smartphone optimization training for residential griya pratama community can help in the use of smartphones and the internet, so as to bring a new knowledge for the community itself in utilizing the development of technology, especially the use of smartphones and internet.banyaknya smartphone users from the early age to adulthood can not be separated from using smartphones for everyday needs.karena lack of knowledge and education about the use of smartphones, but the smartphone was created to have a much more sophisticated function than the functionality of mobile phones in general, so with the guidance in the optimization of the use of smartphones for residential community griya pratama to help the community on the housing for optimal use of smartphones owned for everyday needs, such as to assist in making schoolwork, looking for references and more. And for the purposes of housewives can also develop talent or to entrepreneurship, can to sell online by using smartphones and others, so many things that can be done by the community in utilizing smartphones in everyday life.Keywords: Smartphone, internet, optimization, Community, technologyABSTRAKPerkembangan smartphone dan internet ini bila tidak diiringi dengan pengetahuan yang cukup dapat mengakibatkan kesulitan dalam memanfaatkan teknologi tersebut,dengan adanya pelatihan optimasi penggunan smartphone bagi masyarakat perumahan griya pratama ini dapat membantu dalam penggunaan smartphone dan internet,sehingga dapat memunculkan suatu pengetahuan baru bagi masyarakat itu sendiri dalam memanfaatkan perkembangan teknologi,khususnya penggunaan smartphone dan internet.banyaknya pengguna smartphone baik dari usia dini sampai dengan usia dewasa tidak lepas dari menggunakan smartphone untuk kebutuhan sehari-hari.karena kurangnya pengetahuan dan pendidikan tentang penggunaan smartphone,padahal smartphone diciptakan memiliki fungsi jauh lebih canggih daripada fungsi handphone pada umumnya,sehingga dengan adanya pembinaan dalam optimasi penggunaan smartphone bagi masyarakat perumahan griya pratama membantu masyarakat pada perumahan tersebut agar optimal dalam penggunaan smartphone yang dimiliki untuk kebutuhan sehari-hari, seperti untuk membantu dalam membuat tugas sekolah, mencari referensi dan lainnya. Dan untuk keperluan ibu rumah tangga juga bisa mengembangkan bakat ataupun untuk berwirausaha, bisa untuk berjualan online dengan menggunakan smartphone dan lain-lainya, sehingga banyak hal yang bisa dilakukan oleh masyarakat dalam memanfaatkan smartphone dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.Kata Kunci: Smartphone, internet, Optimasi, masyarakat, teknologi