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8 - Quality Assurance Self-assessment: A Catalyst at Aga Khan University
Authors: Dhamani Khairunnisa , Khamis Tashmin
Published: July 2023

This article describes the establishment of the Aga Khan University’s Network of Quality Assurance and Improvement in promoting the principles of quality in its programmes. As an international university, the experiences and lessons learned have the potential to inform quality assurance and improvement in similar contexts. The authors reflect on past attempts to improve the quality of educational offerings, which were primarily traditional quality assurance audits. With the advent of the Inter-University Council for East Africa self-assessment process, the next generation of quality assurance and improvement was launched for the Aga Khan University programmes. They found the self-assessment process effective in changing attitudes towards quality enhancement and implementation of improvement plans, because it created ownership in the process. Practically, self-assessment is an important tool for academic quality assurance providing critical feedback, and catalysing action. The article will be useful for those establishing quality teaching and learning units across multi-site, multi-campus universities, especially in resource challenged environments.
JHEA, Volume 16, n° 1 & 2, 2018 - Full Issue
Authors: Journal System
Published: July 2023

Contents

Editorial

Elísio S. Macamo........................................................................v

Introduction: Reclaiming the African Diaspora to Support African Higher Education

Patrício V. Langa & Samuel Fongwa.............................................................vii

African Diaspora and the Search for Academic Freedom Safe Havens: Outline of a Research Agenda

Nelson Casimiro Zavale & Patrício V. Langa..............................................................1

Modelling an African Research University: Notes towards an Interdisciplinary, Cross-Cultural and Anticipative Curriculum

Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga.........................................................25

African Diaspora and its Multiple Academic Affiliations: Curtailing Brain Drain in African Higher Education through Translocal Academic Engagement

Patrício V. Langa.......................................................................51

Navigating the Uncertain Path of Research Partnerships: The Role of ICT

John Kwame Boateng & Raymond Asare Tutu.....................................................77

Moving Beyond Poststructural Paralysis: Articulating an Ethic of Diaspora Collaboration

Nelson Masanche Nkhoma..........................................................95

Diaspora Collaboration and Knowledge Production in Africa: Reflections on Caveats and Opportunities

Samuel Fongwa................................................................115

Advancing Collaboration between African Diaspora and Africa-based Scholars: Extracts of Interviews with Selected African Diaspora Scholars

Patrício V. Langa, Patrick Swanzy & Pedro Uetela........................................135
JHEA, Volume 17, n° 1 & 2, 2019 - Full Issue
Authors: Journal System
Published: July 2023

Contents

Re-imagining Leadership Development for Middle-level Academic Leaders in Africa

Oliver Seale..........................................................................................1

Academic Programme Leadership in African Higher Education: A Phenomenological Reflection

Lester Brian Shawa.........................................................................27

Leadership Development Schemes for Middle-level Academics in Merged Universities: The Case of Kyambogo University

George Wilson Kasule.....................................................................43

The Culture of Middle-level Academic Management at a Comprehensive South African University

George Mavunga............................................................................63

Junior Academics within Middle Level Academic Leadership in Emerging Universities in Nigeria

Babatunde Joshua Omotosho..........................................................83

Roles, Stress and Coping Mechanisms among Middle-level Academic Leaders in Multi-campus Universities in Africa

Dennis Zami Atibuni...............................................................................95
7 - Leadership Challenges of Middle-level Academics in Universities in Nigeria
Authors: Afolabi Olugbemiga Samuel
Published: July 2023

One key issue confronting universities in Nigeria is the leadership challenges facing middle-level academics, especially at the Senior Lecturer cadre. This problem is rooted in a lack of leadership preparation and training for this category of academics. Through primary data sourced from interviews and secondary data, this paper analyses the underlying challenges middle-level academics face that inhibit their effective performance in leadership posts to which they have been appointed. The analysis is with a view to understanding and proffering possible solutions to the leadership challenges of middle-level academics in universities in Nigeria.
JHEA, Volume 2, n°2, 2004 - Full Issue
Authors: Journal System
Published: July 2023

Journal of Higher Education in Africa, Volume 2, n°2, 2004
4 - Science and Education in Mexico: Lessons for Africa from the Transition from National Capitalism to the Crisis of Globalisation
Authors: Aboites Hugo
Published: July 2023

Almost two decades have passed since governments in Latin American, African and Asian countries were lured by capitalism in crisis to take their populations through the new course of modernisation and globalisation. The case of Mexico represents a good example of why and how this transition took place, why it is not working and what alternative perspectives are emerging. Seen from a point of view of knowledge in society, as is the intention here, this history is even more revealing. This paper shows how science and education, including research and schools, were first called on to play an important role in the nation-building experiment of na- tional capitalism and how, when deprived of any clear social mandate, they have been left to float aimlessly in the market streams, independent social subjects that emerged from the contradictions of a globalising model of capitalist development. At the same time I argue that some recent developments, notably the Zapatista uprising in the southern state of Chiapas and the impetus this has given for the creation of new responses to globalisation and new organizations of academics, students and worker, are creating spaces of autonomy which were once inconceiv- able. I conclude that the resistance to neo-liberal policies can be decisively sup- ported by social forces arising from science and education.
6 - L’Efficacité externe et l’équité d’accomplissement des diplômés sénégalais de l’enseignement technique supérieur
Authors: Fadiga Maïmouna , De Ketele Jean-Marie
Published: July 2023

La présente recherche est une étude portant sur l’évaluation de l’efficacité externe et de l’équité d’accomplissement des diplômés sénégalais sortis de l’École Nor- male Supérieure d’Enseignement Technique et Professionnel (ENSETP) de 1981 à 1994. Malgré de nombreux dysfonctionnements notés au niveau des systèmes édu- catifs de la plupart des pays d’Afrique, l’enseignement technique et la formation professionnelle semblaient y constituer des voies de salut dans la dynamique de leur développement socio-économique. C’est à cet effet que l’ENSETP de Dakar a été mise sur pied dès octobre 1976 en vue d’assurer la formation des formateurs de l’enseignement technique et de la formation professionnelle. Toutefois, le contexte des programmes d’ajustement structurel (PAS) et de libéralisation est venu atténuer cet élan puisque les sortants de l’ENSETP (à l’instar de ceux de nombre d’écoles de formation) qui étaient embauchés dans la fonction publique ne le sont plus depuis 1995. L’objectif de cette étude vise donc, à travers une étude longitudinale et ré- trospective, à fournir une réflexion approfondie sur les relations de causalité entre les formations dispensées à l’ENSETP et leur influence sur l’environnement socio- économique du Sénégal. Il s’agit de voir si les formations dispensées à l’ENSETP (et par conséquent les diplômes qu’elles délivrent) permettent à leurs titulaires de tirer des bénéfices cognitifs, sociaux, professionnels, personnels de nature à in- fluencer le développement économique et social du pays. L’intérêt non moins important de ce travail est d’avoir consisté en une approche qualitative ; elle a ainsi permis de déceler des indicateurs qualitatifs permettant d’évaluer la qualité des ressources humaines et pouvant aider à une meilleure prise de décision.
JHEA, Volume 5, n°1, 2007 - Full Issue
Authors: Journal system Journal system
Published: July 2023

Abstract
7 - ‘It’s Literacy, Stupid!’: Declining the Humanities in National Research Foundation (NRF) Research Policy
Authors: Higgins John
Published: July 2023

This article examines the role and place of the skills of advanced cultural literacy in NRF policy and argues that there is no role or place for them in current policy formulations. Through a brief analysis of the work of Goody and Gellner, the paper argues that this gap in policy ignores the necessary and crucial force that the skills of advanced literacy are widely acknowledged to have in the function and constitu- tion of modern states and their economies. Ignoring this, the NRF jeopardises its mission to support social development and economic growth in South Africa. The paper further argues that the current structure of selective support for research in the humanities is likely to have the perhaps unintended consequence of their de- struction in global competitive terms due to the penalisation of core disciplinary research activity and the consequent erosion of disciplinary reproduction. All in all, current NRF policy towards the humanities appears as a declining of the humani- ties, in all senses of the term. To which this paper responds, troping Bill Clinton’s favoured slogan, ‘It’s literacy, stupid!’
1 - Private Surge amid Public Dominance in Higher Education: The African Perspective
Authors: Mabizela Mahlubi
Published: July 2023

This article lays a foundation for the debates that follow in the rest of the volume. It particularly focuses on the broad pertinent issues such as the historical develop- ment of private higher education in Africa. While we may largely talk about ‘pri- vate surge’, it argues that this may be a case of ‘resurgence’ as antecedents of private higher education existed at the same time as the establishment of public sector institutions or even before in some instances. The article also explores is- sues of the definition of private higher education as a way of preparing the reader to understand what the rest of the articles in the volume refer to when discussing the subject. It then discusses underlying factors in the establishment and growth of private higher education, pointing to issues that seem to be unique to the conti- nent and other developing countries. It then concludes by arguing that private higher education has a future in the continent, especially because it is required by the systems of higher education and the challenges and lessons this poses for governments. The article draws extensively from the rest of the articles in the volume, partly as a way of introducing their debates but also as an illustration of the richness of knowledge they contain, and it also draws from other international literature.
5 - The Growth of Private Universities in Kenya: Implications for Gender Equity in Higher Education.
Authors: Onsongo Jane
Published: July 2023

The establishment of private universities in Kenya and Africa is relatively new. At independence (1960s) there were about seven universities on the continent. How- ever, by 2005 there were 85 private and 316 public universities in Africa (Kihara 2005). Kenya is leading in this expansion of private higher education in East Africa with 16 in 2006 compared to three in 1980. This article examines the implications of the growth of private universities on gender equity in higher edu- cation in Kenya. The article is based on two studies conducted in Kenya in 2002 and 2004 on the participation of women in university management. These two studies and a survey of literature on student enrolment in private and public uni- versities reveal that private universities are providing increased opportunities for women to access higher education both as students and staff. Increased opportuni- ties are provided through flexible admission and recruitment criteria, a conducive working environment and the appointment of more women into senior manage- ment positions.
JHEA, Volume 6, n°1, 2008 - Full Issue
Authors: Journal system Journal system
Published: July 2023

Abstract
3 - The Quality of Nigeria’s Private Universities*
Authors: Erinosho  Olayiwola A. , Aina Diji , Okhomina Stephen , Temilola Segun
Published: July 2023

This study is about the quality of private universities in Nigeria. Three of them (Babcock, Bowen and Igbinedion), two mission-sponsored and one that is owned by an entrepreneur, were studied using six indicators of quality assurance that are outlined by GOS Ekhaguere for similar work in African universities. First, the data indicate that the institutions mount academic programmes in science, hu- manities and, most especially, in the social and management sciences. Second, there is gender parity among students and disparity among staff. Third, the mis- sion institutions are better positioned to give quality education. However, these private universities need to strengthen their staff and improve access to informa- tion and communication technologies. There is also room for improving the physical facilities. Overall, the study concludes that while it may be worthwhile to encour- age private investors in higher education, this should not be at the expense of public universities because the latter’s academic programmes are much more di- versified than those which are offered by the former.
5 - A Search for Post-apartheid Collective Identities: Ethnic Student Organisations at a South African University
Authors: Sikwebu Dinga
Published: July 2023

Scholarship on higher education decries the levels of student activism in post- apartheid South Africa. It argues that student organisation is sporadic, fragmented and unrepresentative of broad student layers. Because of its emphasis on political identities as well as the failure to define activism broader than protests, this as- sessment fails to recognise the myriad of organisations such as cultural and reli- gious bodies in South African universities today. By ignoring these forms of or- ganisation, the literature that emphasises the decline in student activism after the demise of apartheid not only ignores initiatives where students are organising around their ‘new’ identities, but also fails to appreciate how historically these ‘hold-over’ organisations connected one wave of protest to the other. Using the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) as a research site, this article focuses on ethnic identities as a significant feature around which a section of the student population is organising. The paper looks at how the disappearance of legal apart- heid, the new political environment as well as the failure of traditional political student movements to organise around their constituency’s multiple identities, have provided space and impetus for new forms of organisation.
7 - Une nouvelle génération politique : les étudiants et le mouvement anti-CPE en France
Authors: Obono Danièle
Published: July 2023

Les mouvements étudiants ont depuis longtemps joué un certain rôle sur la scène politique en France. Au cours des dernières décennies, les réformes néolibérales du système d’enseignement supérieur menées par les gouvernements successifs ont eu un impact sur les étudiants à différents niveaux, à la fois en termes de dégradation de leurs conditions d’études, mais aussi par une politisation accrue au travers des luttes antilibérales des dernières années. Le mouvement anti-CPE (contrat première embauche) de 2006 représente un moment-clé dans cette évolution. Les étudiants ont en effet réussi à vaincre un gouvernement qui avait jusque là réussi à défaire tous les mouvements sociaux précédents. La thèse principale développée dans cet article postule l’émergence d’une nouvelle génération politique au sein de la jeunesse étudiante en France. Après avoir analysé le développement et les formes particulières du mouvement, notre étude revient sur ses racines sociologiques et politiques plus profondes qui renvoient à une dynamique globale bien plus large des processus de restructurations et de résistances à l’échelle mondiale. Cette dernière dimension est aussi ce qui, avec notamment la dégradation de leurs condition et statuts, relie le cas des étudiants anti-CPE en France avec les expériences de mobilisations de leurs homologues étudiants sur le continent africain.
8 - Academic Freedom from a Human Rights’ Perspective: The Indian Case and its Relevance to Africa
Authors: P. Radhakrishnan P. Radhakrishnan
Published: July 2023

Academic freedom is the chant of the time, particularly in the context of globalisation and the gendered and restructured academia. But many scholars have not addressed what this freedom is all about in developing countries which are still very backward in education. This paper argues that academic freedom cannot be seen as part of the larger social freedom when it is concerned only with the freedom of a fortunate few who are in institutions of higher education and related learning centres and that seen from a human rights’ perspective academic freedom entails first universal access to education at all levels viewing develop- ment as freedom and then understanding the freedom of the stake holders at dif- ferent levels of the academia. The paper first looks at the education systems in developed countries to see to what extent the education system in India varies from them. It then looks at various issues concerning Indian education. Its main conclusions are that Indian education is in disarray, only a fraction of the eligible population has any access to higher education, most of those getting enrolled for primary, middle, and secondary levels drop out, and such a dismal scenario leaves hardly any scope for a meaningful debate on academic freedom. By way of conclu- sion the paper argues that as Indian education has been mired in problems and many of these problems have been identified, African countries can learn a lot from India’s failures in reshaping its education systems.
University Crisis and Student Strikes in Africa: The Case of the University of Buea (Cameroon)
Authors: Piet Konings
Published: July 2023

The deepening crisis in African universities has had grave consequences for stu- dents who are faced with a dramatic deterioration in their living and study condi- tions and bleak prospects for future employment. The authoritarian management style and political control prevailing in most of these universities form formidable obstacles for students wishing to voice their grievances and organize in defence of their interests. However, African students seem not to be resigned to their fate and instead have displayed a growing activism that is reflected in various forms of protest, including strike actions. This study focuses on two recent violent strikes in the English-speaking University of Buea (UB) in Anglophone Cameroon. Like most other student protests in Africa during the ongoing process of economic and political liberalization, the UB students went on strike in an attempt to improve their unsatisfactory living and study conditions and to create democratic space within and outside the university. What was peculiar to the UB strikes was that they were inspired by deep feelings among the Anglophone student community of being more oppressed and marginalized than their Francophone counterparts, owing to their Anglophone identity, by the Francophone-dominated post-colonial state.
Race and Opportunity in the Transition from School to Higher Education in South Africa
Authors: Michael Cosser
Published: July 2023

While South Africa is well into its second decade of democracy, higher education opportunities in the country remain different for different race groups. Black African learners are not represented in the first-year higher education enrolment profile (the intake of learners who proceed to higher education directly from school) in relation either to their representation in the general population or to their aspirations for entry into higher education. This much emerges from a triangulation of the findings of two surveys of Grade 12 learner aspirations for higher education study, conducted in 2001 and 2005, with analyses of the Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS) enrolment profiles of 2002 and 2006. That the 2001– 02 aspiration-enrolment disjunction is replicated in the 2005–06 study, moreover, confirms the slow pace of educational transformation in the new democratic order. The key conclusion drawn from the juxtaposition of these two studies is that discrimination, while not overt, remains entrenched in South African educational pathways by virtue of the differential opportunities available to learners of different races – opportunities that are a function largely of socio-economic status (SES) and of the differential horizons for action which SES opens up for learners.
Teaching and Researching Africa in an ‘Engaged’ Way: The Possibilities and Limitations of ‘Community Engagement’
Authors: Sally Matthews
Published: July 2023

An increasing number of universities around the world are making commit- ments to ‘community engagement’ or some similar term. The idea that uni- versities should engage with their contexts is related to concerns about the relevance of the knowledge being produced by universities today. Such concerns about relevance are familiar to those working in African Studies where there have long been debates about the relevance of the knowledge produced by Africanists. In this article, I draw on some of these debates in African Studies to explore the possibilities and limitations of the idea of community engagement. I argue that it is not possible to produce knowledge that is broadly relevant to ‘the community’ as a whole. Rather, we need to identify for whom exactly we wish to produce relevant knowledge. In order to do this, questions around the politics of knowledge, which have been highlighted in many of the debates about African Studies, must be given further attention.
In Search of Sources other than Governmental in the Financing of Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Word of Caution Beyond the Gains
Authors: Touorouzou Herve Some
Published: July 2023

With the massification of higher education, the African higher education system is undergoing a profound structural crisis. The economic situation is not the only cause of the debilitating state of higher education in Africa. The African university is caught up in a dilemma: It seems to be left with little choice but to diversify the sources of its revenue, which means the neces- sity of introducing cost sharing. With this scheme, students and parents, especially, are expected to bear an important share of the cost of education. This article takes a look at the financial and management reforms adopted in some African countries in a bid to boost access, quality and efficiency. It documents the cost sharing measures introduced alongside its gains, then takes a critical look at the impact that revenue diversification might have on the mission of the university, the quality of learning and the community with the increasing commercial ordering of life. It suggests that African govern- ments and university leaders resolutely look for ways beyond the financial and management policies to bail out their tertiary education systems. Build- ing political consensus and adopting regional and continental strategies will go a long way toward creating sustainable institutions of higher learning.
Tension Between Massification and Intensification Reforms and Implications for Teaching and Learning in Ethiopian Public Universities
Authors: Solomon Areaya
Published: July 2023

This paper critically examines the context under which public universities are implementing series of predominantly government initiated and controlled reforms. Accordingly, it attempts to unpack those political, professional, and epistemological factors contributing to the decline of the quality of teaching and learning. Focus group discussions, official government documents and views, proclamations, pertinent national and international studies, informal discussions with university colleagues, and personal experiences have been used as sources of evidence to inform my analysis and discussion. The study revealed that the current educational environment in most public universities is messy and the quality of teaching and learning are at risk. Excessive intervention by the federal Ministry of Education and lack of autonomy seem the prime factors contributing to substandard outputs of the universities. A tension has been created between government’s political desire for massification of higher education on one hand, and the inherent desire of the universities and their academic communities for quality education by way of academic intensification on the other hand. Accordingly, the quality of teaching and learning in Ethiopian public universities currently is at risk.
Pursuing Excellence in a ‘World-Class African University’: The Mamdani Affair and the Politics of Global Higher Education
Authors: Isaac A. Kamola
Published: July 2023

Four years after the end of apartheid, the administrators of the University of Cape Town (UCT) suspended Mahmood Mamdani, then chair of the Centre of African Studies, from his teaching obligations because they deemed his course – ‘Problematizing Africa’ – too theoretically difficult for incoming students. The ensuing showdown between Mamdani and the university administration culminated in a spirited public debate over how to best ‘trans- form’ the historically segregated university to achieve racial integration. Less commented upon, however, is the fact that this debate coincided with UCT’s efforts to brand itself as a ‘World Class African University,’ attract greater funding from foreign institutions, privatise its campus services, and adopt National Qualifications Framework (NQF) standards. In other words, UCT – like many post-apartheid universities – was busy remaking itself into a ‘global’ university. Taken in this context, Mamdani’s argument for the importance of ‘teaching Africa in an African university’ takes on a new resonance. This article re-reads the 1998 curriculum debates as also a struggle for academic autonomy within a neoliberal university. Doing so offers the op- portunity to think about the political strategies of pedagogy, while pro- viding students and faculty a compelling model for how they might resist the neo-liberalisation of higher education within their own institutions.
The Impact of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles on Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Release Rate in Mice Organs
Authors: Ifijen Ikhazuagbe , Omonmhenleb Selina Ilunakan
Published: July 2023

The impact of exposing significant mouse organs to cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2 NPs) has received considerable attention in the literature, but a comprehensive review on this topic is lacking. This review aims to address this gap by examining the influence of CeO2 NPs on the release rate of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in various organs of mice. CeO2 NPs have demonstrated potential therapeutic applications due to their ROS-scavenging abilities, which are relevant to oxidative stress-related diseases. Recent studies investigating the effect of CeO2 NPs on ROS release rate in organs such as the liver, spleen, lung, and brain are highlighted in this article. The findings reveal a complex interaction between CeO2 NPs and the ROS system, influenced by factors such as particle dose, size, and surface chemistry. Furthermore, the impact of CeO2 NPs on ROS release rate is organ-specific and dependent on the tissue microenvironment. The review also addresses the potential toxicity of CeO2 NPs and emphasizes the need for further research to better comprehend their mechanisms of action and long-term effects. By providing valuable insights into the influence of CeO2 NPs on ROS release rate in mice organs, this review holds significant implications for the therapeutic applications of CeO2 NPs in oxidative stress-related diseases. This review contributes to the existing body of knowledge by examining the impact of CeO2 NPs on ROS release rate in various mouse organs
Advances in research on the use of Brevundimonas spp. to improve crop and soil fertility and for soil bioremediation
Authors: Zaim Souad , Bekkar Ahmed Amine
Published: July 2023

Biofertilizers or biological fertilizers maintain soil fertility by fixing atmospheric nitrogen, solubilizing P and K, producing plant growth substances and antibiotics as well as biodegradation of organic matter in the soil that enriches the root rhizosphere. Microbial biofertilizers are eco-friendly and less expensive alternatives to chemical fertilizers. The key components of healthy soil are populations of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) which play multiple beneficial and ecological roles in the rhizosphere soil. PGPR colonizes rhizosphere or plant roots, resulting in phytostimulation, biofertilization and biocontrol either directly and/or indirectly. Another important role of PGPR is its ability to decontaminate soils through a process called soil bioremediation. Recently, the known rhizobacteria environmentally friendly biofertilizers for sustainable agriculture are those belonging to Brevundimonas spp., which play a significant role in improving crop production and soil health
Algılanan ebeveyn tutumları ve obsesif-kompulsif belirtiler arasındaki ilişkide kişilik inançlarının aracı rolü
Authors: Cekci Banu Cicek , Inozu Mujgan
Published: July 2023

Bu araştırmanın amacı 18-65 yaş aralığındaki bireylerde algılanan ebeveyn tutumları, kişilik inançları ve obsesif-kompulsif belirti şiddeti arasındaki ilişkilerin değerlendirilmesidir. Ayrıca, algılanan ebeveyn tutumları ve obsesif-kompulsif belirtiler arasındaki ilişkide kişilik inançlarının nasıl bir aracı rol oynadığı incelenmiştir. Çalışmanın örneklemi 319’u kadın, 87’si erkek ve 2’si diğer cinsiyet olmak üzere toplam 408 katılımcıdan oluşmuştur. Ölçme araçları olarak Kısaltılmış Algılanan Ebeveyn Tutumları Ölçeği–Çocuk Formu, Kişilik İnanç Ölçeği–Kısa Türkçe Form ve Obsesif-Kompulsif Envanteri–Revize Edilmiş Form kullanılmıştır. Katılımcıların ebeveynlerinden algıladıkları reddedicilik ve aşırı korumacılık arttıkça obsesif-kompulsif belirti düzeylerinin de arttığı görülmüştür. Algılanan duygusal sıcaklık ile kişilik inanç boyutları olan pasif agresif, obsesif kompulsif, antisosyal, narsistik, şizoid, paranoid özellikler ve obsesif-kompulsif belirti düzeyi arasındaki ilişkilerin anlamlı olmadığı saptanmıştır. Reddedicilik ile şizoid kişilik inancı arasındaki ilişkinin de anlamlı olmadığı bulunmuştur. Diğer tüm değişkenler arasındaki ilişkilerin anlamlı olduğu görülmüştür. Elde edilen bulgular, algılanan reddedicilik ve obsesif-kompulsif belirti düzeyi arasındaki ilişkide çekingen, obsesif kompulsif ve paranoid kişilik inanç boyutlarının aracılık; algılanan aşırı korumacılık ve obsesif-kompulsif belirti düzeyi arasındaki ilişkide de çekingen, obsesif-kompulsif ve paranoid kişilik inanç boyutlarının aracılık etkisini göstermektedir. Bu çalışmanın klinik uygulamalarda obsesif-kompulsif semptomatolojinin etiyolojisine ve tedavisine yönelik faydalı ipuçları sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.
The Impact of Misinformation Promoted by the Brazilian Government on Social Mobility during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Lisboa Lucas A. , Ferro João Victor R. , Brito José Rubens S.
Published: July 2023

The circulation of misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic was extremely detrimental to the control of disease spread in society, especially when such misinformation is propagated by state leaders. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate how a particular statement by the President of Brazil impacted the social mobility of the country. The analysis was conducted by comparing data from Google Mobility Trends before and after the selected event, resulting in the finding of a decrease in the social isolation index after the period in question.
Investigando o desenvolvimento de soft skills em projetos parceiros do Programa Meninas Digitais: um estudo exploratório
Authors: Desidério Sofia Bento , Lelis Maria Rebecca L. , Rodrigues Maria Elanne M. , Santos Francisca Kelen F. dos , Marques Anna Beatriz
Published: July 2023

Os projetos parceiros do Programa Meninas Digitais (PMD) realizam diversas ações que impactam no desenvolvimento acadêmico e profissional de suas integrantes. Neste contexto, se destacam as habilidades interpessoais ou soft skills. Este trabalho investiga o desenvolvimento de soft skills em alunas e pessoas coordenadoras que participam dos projetos parceiros do PMD. Para coleta dos dados foi conduzido um survey. Uma análise temática foi realizada para identificação de evidências de soft skills desenvolvidas durante a atuação dos respondentes nos projetos. As ações realizadas pelos projetos participantes da pesquisa foram mapeadas. Os resultados mostram que as ações promovidas pelos projetos impactam no desenvolvimento de habilidades como auto direção, comunicação, trabalho em equipe, diversidade e responsabilidade social.
Análise do comportamento social das estudantes nas turma do curso técnico em Informática de uma Instituição Pública Federal de Ensino utilizando Redes Complexas
Authors: Santos Vitória Calonga dos , Teixeira Nathalia G. , Pereira Kalel Baião M. , Teixeira Phelipe Oliveira , Silva João Gabriel Rocha
Published: July 2023

Ainda que com grande marca e importância histórica na área de informática, as mulheres são minoria em diversos âmbitos da computação, inclusive entre as discentes dos cursos técnicos, de graduação e pós-graduação da área de tecnologia da informação. Compreender os motivos pelos quais esse fenômeno acontece e buscar estratégias para mitigar a situação são problemas de alto interesse e necessidade da comunidade científica. Nesse sentido, neste trabalho desenvolvemos redes de amizades das 6 turmas do curso técnico em informática no Instituto Federal do Mato Grosso Campus Pontes e Lacerda - Fronteira Oeste buscando compreender como as estudantes estabelecem suas relações e se portam nas turmas. Para obtenção das redes de amizade das turmas a tecnologia de redes complexas foi utilizada. Resultados apontam que as mulheres são minoria em número em todas as turmas analisadas e seus comportamentos apontam tendências de agrupamentos femininos, na maioria das turmas.
Promovendo a Participação Feminina em STEM na Educação Básica: Projeto Meninas!
Authors: Marini Andreia , Tives Heloise Acco , Muler Isa de Fatima Sarda , Oliveira Gricel de
Published: July 2023

A grande disparidade de gênero e a falta de inclusão de mulheres nas áreas da ciência, tecnologia, engenharia e matemática (STEM) podem ter custos enormes e sustentar desigualdades econômicas e sociais no futuro. Este artigo descreve um projeto que buscou sensibilizar e incluir meninas da educação básica em áreas científicas, digitais e de exatas, tornando a importância da mulher mais visível em diferentes contextos sociais, por meio de rodas de conversa, oficinas, mobilização em rede social, entre outras. As participantes relataram satisfação e aprendizado em todas as atividades realizadas. No entanto, ainda há muito a ser feito para que as meninas se sintam motivadas e seguras para acessar áreas tidas como predominantemente masculinas.
Peg.Ada: Um jogo educacional para abordar a importância da pegada digital no futuro profissional de jovens meninas
Authors: Vinhal Andressa R. , Odakura Valguima V. V. A.
Published: July 2023

Este artigo apresenta um jogo educacional com o objetivo de ensinar jovens meninas sobre pegada digital. O jogo tem o propósito de educar as meninas sobre a importância de proteger sua privacidade e segurança online, bem como encorajá-las a serem cidadãs digitais responsáveis. O jogo foi projetado com uma abordagem lúdica e interativa, com desafios que ajudam a manter o interesse das jogadoras. Espera-se que este jogo possa ser útil para educadores, pais e outros profissionais que trabalham com jovens meninas e que desejam ajudá-las a entender melhor sua presença online.
Análise do gênero de pesquisadores em eventos do Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Computação
Authors: Soares Maria Laura , Silva Anna Paula , Carneiro Érica , Varjolo Luciana , Guedes Gustavo
Published: July 2023

Segundo dados do IBGE, as mulheres correspondem a 51,03% da população brasileira. Apesar disso, apenas 23% do total de pesquisadores na área de Computação são do gênero feminino. Diversos fatores sociais parecem ser responsáveis por essa lacuna, porém algumas ações que visam atrair mulheres para a área de informática vêm surgindo a fim de mitigar essa questão. Diante dessa disparidade, este estudo tem como objetivo comparar a representatividade de gênero na autoria de artigos publicados em eventos do Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Computação (CSBC) nos últimos cinco anos. Os resultados indicam que a autoria de artigos nesses eventos é predominantemente masculina, refletindo a disparidade de gênero presente na área.
Projetos de robótica desenvolvidos por meninas
Authors: Santana Daniela S.
Published: July 2023

O objetivo do projeto é estimular e fortalecer a participação de meninas nas áreas de STEM, haja vista, que a participação feminina é muito baixa, contribuindo para o debate sobre gênero e educação e desenvolvendo de ações que promovam a igualdade de gênero na educação. Foram desenvolvidos projetos de robótica, com a plataforma arduino uno, que serão levados para escolas do ensino fundamental e médio, estes projetos foram desenvolvidos por alunas do ensino médio.
Investigating the Relationship Between Structural Determinants of Health and Domestic Violence Against Pregnant Women Based on the World Health Organization Model
Authors: Roozbahani Sahar , Dolatian Mahrokh , Mahmoodi Zohreh , Zandifar Atefeh , Alavi Majd Hamid , Shams Jamal
Published: July 2023

Background: Domestic violence is recognized as a global health problem. In recent years, understanding the factors affecting violence against women has become one of the most prominent issues. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the relationship between the structural determinants of health and domestic violence against pregnant women. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 560 volunteer pregnant women, aged 28 - 35 weeks, who were referred to healthcare centers affiliated with Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran, during 2021 - 2022, using a multistage cluster sampling method. The data collection tools used in this research included questionnaires on demographic and gynecologic/obstetric factors, socioeconomic status, and domestic violence. The collected data were analyzed by measuring descriptive and inferential statistics using the chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: Based on the results, more than 50% of women were subjected to domestic violence during pregnancy (66.3% emotional violence, 10.2% physical violence, and 9% sexual violence). Domestic violence showed a significant relationship with the majority of the structural determinants of health (P < 0.005). Based on the logistic regression model, demographic/obstetric and socioeconomic factors explained 73% and 85.3% of the variance in domestic violence, respectively. Certain structural social determinants of health acted as protective factors against domestic violence toward pregnant women, as the possibility of domestic violence was lower in women with high school education, working spouses, and high income (OR = 0.310, 0.217, and 0.255, respectively). Conclusions: This study showed that more than half of Iranian women experienced domestic violence during pregnancy. To prevent adverse maternal and neonatal consequences, it is necessary to identify these women and introduce them to support centers.
Mig segle a l’Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona : 50 anys en 50 minuts : Lliçó inaugural 2014-15. El lugar, los lugares : Conferència ETSAB 2007-08
Authors: Ferrater Lambarri Carlos , Moreno Mansilla Luis
Published: July 2023

La conferència Mig segle a l’Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona. 50 anys en 50 minuts, va ser impartida per l’arquitecte i professor Carlos Ferrater Lambarri el 14 d’octubre de 2014 com a lliçó inaugural del curs 2014-15 de l’Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona.

La conferència El lugar, los lugares va ser impartida per l’arquitecte i professor Luis Moreno Mansilla el 13 de novembre de 2007 dins un cicle de conferències del curs 2007-08 coordinades per Carles Martí i organitzades per l’Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona sota la direcció de Jaume Sanmartí. Amb aquesta edició és transcriu per primer cop la conferència i s’incorpora la versió traduïda en llengua anglesa.
Redes internacionales de la arquitectura española : 2o Seminario AEMCI : Barcelona, 29 de enero de 2021, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona, ETSAB-UPC
Authors: Arza Garaloces Pablo , Martín Domínguez Nicolás , García Vergara Marisa , Garnica González-Barcena Julio Fidel , Granell Trias Enrique , Pizza de Nanno Antonio , Franchino Magalí , García Estévez Carolina Beatriz , Graus Ramon , Navas Ferrer Teresa
Published: July 2023

El presente volumen se edita con motivo de la celebración del segundo seminario AEMCI, celebrado a través de la plataforma Google Meet el 29 de enero de 2021, en el marco del proyecto competitivo «La Arquitectura Española en los Medios de Comunicación Internacionales: publicaciones, exposiciones, congresos (primera parte: 1940-1975)», AEMCI 2, (HAR2017-85205-P). Editado con el apoyo del Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades y el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional de la Unión Europea.
Our Problem Isn’t Polarization—It’s Sectarianism
Authors: White Tony ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: July 2023

A common analysis of current U.S. politics identifies the main problem as ideological polarization leading to government dysfunction, and moderation as the main solution. But drawing from Martin Luther King Jr., I contend that the main problem is sectarianism or us-them thinking, leading to injustice, and the main solution a social movement of love and justice. Notably, while many call for deemphasizing ideas, my solution calls for more emphasis on ideas. The purpose of government is justice. The moderation solution, although superficially value-free, implicitly values the status quo or gradualism over justice, reflecting King’s “white moderate, who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice.” Sectarianism is bad for involving animosity toward outgroup members and undermining critical thinking, resulting in decision-making based on group power rather than rationality and justice. The moderation solution resembles sectarianism in encourag­ing decision-making based not on substance but relative to where others stand. Moreover, responding to injustice with moderation often involves capitulation to it. Counteracting sectarianism requires caring across group lines and making political decisions based on justice. A social movement, appealing to high ideals and broad solidarity—like King’s “extremism” for love and justice—is necessary to transform policies and our political culture.
APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING IN ESTIMATING ONTREE YIELD OF CITRUS FRUIT
Authors: Gill Ahsan Rehman , Azam Muhammad , Nouman Muhammad
Published: July 2023

Citrus is manually counted to estimate the yield. By using some innovative agricultural techniques yield and production can be increased. Numerous agricultural innovations have been introduced in recent years. Higher agricultural production, prediction, and reliable crop status information are more important than ever due to the expected growth of the human population. Agriculture has always been the foundation of human society. Current study was aimed to develop a reliable and meaningful information-gathering agricultural field based on image processing during 2020. Citrus yield can be increased in the initial stages by counting it with RGB and HSV-based images taken from an Android phone from various angles using machine learning techniques. Fertilizers such as potash, phosphorus, and nitrogen can then be utilized to boost yield. According to the findings, farmers can control and monitor citrus health production more efficiently and effectively by integrating machine learning with agriculture. The citrus calculation using the given technique compared with manually counted citrus, having difference of up to 5 to 10 citruses for a single plant per plot in a field. The proposed method produced excellent results under varying lighting conditions, leaf occlusion, and fruit overlap on photos taken at various distances from the orange trees.
FH-444: A HIGH YIELDING AND SUPERIOR FIBER QUALITY UPLAND COTTON VARIETY SUITABLE FOR COTTON GROWING AREAS OF PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
Authors: Sarwar Ghulam , Abbas Hafiz Ghazanfar , Rizwan Muhammad , Ilahi Furrukh , Farooq Amjad , Farooq Jehanzeb , Younas Abia , Sarwar Muhammad Kashif Shahzad , Ahmad Khalil , Ali Abid
Published: July 2023

FH-444 is a new Bt cotton variety which was released during the year 2020-21 by Cotton Research Station, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, for irrigated areas of Punjab, Pakistan to maintain fiber quality and production through gradually replacement of existing cotton cultivars to avoid the yield losses caused by insect, pest and unexpected disease attacks. The FH-444 possesses drought tolerance and very good combination of traits to meet the requirements of the farmers, pickers, ginners, spinners and textile industry. The evaluation of this promising line was started during 2011-12 in different yield tests viz: preliminary & advance yield trials, Provincial Coordinated Cotton Trial (PCCT), National Coordinated Varietal Trial (NCVT), Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) Trial, Agronomic trials, 1.25 Acre trials etc. In preliminary yield trials, FH-444 showed 45.96% increase in yield (3592 kg/ha) over standard variety FH-113 (2461 kg/ha) during 2011-12 while in advanced yield trials, FH-444 exhibited 23.61% increase in yield (3408 kg/ha) over standard variety FH-113 (2757 kg/ha) during 2013-14. It was also found that the effects of Cotton Leaf Curl Disease (CLCuD) were low (1.7 %) in FH-444 during growing season of 2014-15, while FH-142 showed increased incidence of attack (4.9%). FH444 demonstrated significant resistance with respect to thrips, whitefly, jassid and pink bollworm infestation. In present study it was found that the variety FH-444 possesses higher yield potential and will contribute to improve cotton yield and production under different stress conditions.