bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Using oral exams to assess psychological literacy: The final year research project interview
Authors: Turner Mark , Davila-Ross Marina
Published: January 2023

The ability to reason scientifically and communicate research appropriately is central to psychological literacy. Scientific research has little value unless scientists are able to convey results and their consequences clearly to others. In this study, we outline a method of assessing the development of psychological literacy in undergraduate students. Data from three cohorts undertaking assessed interviews as part of a final year research project unit are examined. This assessment evaluated students’ ability to explain the purposes and findings of their research to a lay audience, to articulate the conceptual basis and methodological background to their approach, and to reflect on their own development during the research process. Analysis of marks and feedback from the assessment suggests it provides a reliable means of evaluating skills that contribute to psychological literacy in a manner that is both educationally acceptable to students and a valid indicator of their general level of course performance.
Undergraduates’ experience of preparedness for engaging with sensitive research topics using qualitative research
Authors: Simpson Kerri L. , Wilson-Smith Kevin
Published: January 2023

This research explored the experience of five undergraduates who engaged with qualitative research as part of their final dissertation project. There have been concerns raised over the emotional safety of researchers carrying out qualitative research, which increases when researchers are inexperienced making this a poignant issues for lectures teaching qualitative research methods (Daley, 2012; Haverkamp, 2005). Undergraduates typically have the least research experience; limited research to date has been published into the experience of undergraduates carrying out potentially sensitive research. The following superordinate themes emerged in the lived experiences of the sample: Permissive factors; Protective factors; Coping strategies; and Difference between methodologies.
An exploratory study into the use of Psychology Participant Panels in psychology departments in the United Kingdom
Authors: Perham Nick , Hodgetts Helen , Sanders Lalage D. , Heggs Daniel
Published: January 2023

Psychology Participant Pools (PPP) are known to be used within psychology departments in the United Kingdom as a way to promote understanding of psychological research and as a means to aid students and researchers to collect data. However, there is currently no information regarding the different practices undertaken in each department. This article represents a first exploration in this endeavour by asking representatives from these departments to complete a survey. General findingsrevealed that the number of studies conducted were either under 20 or over 40, Level 4 students had to obtain slightly more credits than Level 5 students, a range of activities were observed for those participants who did not obtain all their credits, and the PPP was more often than not tied to a research methods module. Despite receiving responses from around only a third of departments, the results revealed a wide range of behaviours across the departments. We feel that these are useful for departments who wish to establish, or update, their own PPP, but also recognise that a larger study is required to more accurately capture the use of PPPs in the United Kingdom.
Shifting from face-to-face learning to Zoom online teaching, research, and internship supervision in a technologically developing ‘female students’ university in Pakistan: A psychology teacher’s and students’ perspective
Authors: Eman Saima
Published: January 2023

During the Covid-19 pandemic, students, and teachers of the developing countries had to shift from the face-to-face traditional classroom to an e-learning environment, which elicited various reactions to teaching and learning. I conducted this research to understand how students perceived online learning and to share my reflexive experiences about this shift in a Pakistani public sector women university. I administered a short survey in seven domains. As a teacher, I found (working from home) online teaching, assessment, internship, and research supervision extremely productive, interesting, rewarding, and excellent for my health and wellbeing. More than 50 per cent of the students appeared adjusted to online mode of learning. Improvement in internet connection, development of teachers’ and students’ computer skills, and development of teachers’ cultural sensitivity can enrich students’ learning outcomes. Online educational systems need to be improved in developing countries. Students engaged in practical work or those progressing to online careers need more online hands on experience.
Students’ understanding of psychological literacy in the UK undergraduate curriculum
Authors: Harris Richard , Pownall Madeleine , Thompson Chloe , Newell Samantha J. , Blundell-Birtill Pam
Published: January 2023

Psychological literacy is a concept in psychology learning and teaching in Higher Education (HE) that considers how psychology students can intentionally apply psychological knowledge to personal, professional and societal goals. However, despite its prevalence among psychology Higher Education scholars and developers, it is unclear whether psychology students are aware of psychological literacy. In this mixed methods study, psychology undergraduates studying in the UK (N=117) were asked to rate the core eight competencies of psychological literacy, as outlined by the QAA (2019) subject benchmark statement. Overall, we found that students were mostly unaware of the term ‘psychological literacy’. However, students did value the attributes that it includes. When asked to define the term, students typically referred to the capacity to understand subject–specific knowledge, with some students discussing the application of this knowledge to everyday life too. Implications for the development of psychological literacy as an emergent pedagogic practice are discussed.
‘Elephant spotting’: The importance of developing shared understanding to work more effectively with talented but challenging athletes
Authors: Bickley James , Rogers Andrew , Bell James , Thombs Matt
Published: January 2023

This paper explores the use of psychological formulation within elite sport environments as a process to help practitioners and coaches develop a shared understanding of their athlete’s challenges and successes. The team formulation process or ‘elephant spotting’ incorporates the use of psychological knowledge to develop an understanding of the athlete’s experience, their wider support system, and the broader environment and is used to inform a coherent, consistent and holistic intervention plan that is open to testing and review.
Everything matters: The importance of shared understanding to holistically support the psycho-social needs of academy footballers
Authors: Green Kate , Devaney Darren , Carré Giles , Hepton Alex , Wood Rebecca , Thurston Chris , Law Duncan
Published: January 2023

Elite youth sport environments present unique psychological and social challenges as well as physical challenges to young athletes. In recent years there has been a growing interest in the impact of the psychological and social context across sport including elite football development. However, relatively little has been shared about how these ideas can be put into practice in real world football academies. This paper aims to illustrate concepts and values that underpin the psychological and social environment in a premier league football academy. It describes the work of the academies ‘psych-social team’ (PST), who work with, and within, the wider academy. The aims of the PST are to integrate these ideas across the whole multidisciplinary team (MDT) to create an environment that is both safe and psychologically informed to enhance performance and development of young players. By sharing this developing model, we hope to spark discussion, and collaboration across football about how best to create practical and operational solutions to holistic psychological and social development.
A symmetry or asymmetry: Reflecting upon realities of cultural practice in sport psychology
Authors: Gupta Sahen , Divekar Sanika
Published: January 2023

We present a critical reflective dialogue on the current realities of cultural practice and issues of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in sport psychology. The focus is on highlighting experiences of two BPS Stage 2 Qualification in Sport and Exercise Psychology (QSEP) trainees and Doctoral students from a different cultural, national, linguistic and gender background. We reflect upon the many experiences of applied practice in the course of working with clients spanning across geographical backgrounds. We contextualise our reflections pragmatically, that is, in the real lived experience of training and practice instead of a bubble of constructed reality. Current status of literature and future directions for practitioner-based applied research grounded in cultural realities are discussed. We highlight our doubts, our directions to rectify and invite you to join us in critically appraising our field, to enrich it in the (not so) distant future.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans appearance and embodiment: A critical review of the psychological literature
Authors: Clarke Victoria , Hayfield Nikki , Huxley Caroline
Published: January 2023

This paper provides a review of the psychological literature on LGBT appearance and embodiment. Research on ‘outsider’ perceptions of LGBT appearance and embodiment has focused on the links between perceptions of physical attractiveness and homosexuality, and physical attractiveness and transsexuality, and on the detection of homosexuality from visual cues. ‘Insider’ research has examined LGBT people’s body image, and appearance and adornment practices in non-heterosexual communities. We identify three major limitations of LGBT appearance research: (i) the reliance on a gender inversion model of homosexuality; (ii) the marginalisation of bisexual appearance and embodiment; and (iii) the focus on trans as a diagnostic category and the resulting exclusion of the subjectivities and lived experiences of trans people.
Politics of desire: Exploring the ethnicity/sexuality intersectionality in South and East Asian men who have sex with men (MSM)
Authors: das Nair Roshan , Thomas Shirley
Published: January 2023

‘Intersectionality’ has been used to interrupt dominant discourse surrounding LGB experiences, and has exposed their heterogeneity. Complexities of negotiating desire within a matrix of race/ethnicity and sexuality in South and East Asian men who have sex with men (MSM) has been under-explored in Black and Minority Ethnic LGB research. Our internet survey found discordance between sexual identities and sexual practices amongst Asian MSM. Many did not access LGB physical and cyberspaces, and some experienced abuse attributed to their race/ethnicity. Feeling undesired was read as a function of racism, but racism from Asian MSM, manifesting as dispreference for certain races/ethnicities, was also found. We also explored intersections between internalised racism and homophobia which affect the lived experience of diasporic Asian MSM.
History of LGBT issues and psychology in Colombia
Authors: Ardila Ruben
Published: January 2023

This article presents the development of the rights movement for the LGBT population in Colombia within the international context. As part of the Latin-American tradition and Spanish heritage, the behaviour and attitude towards sexuality in general and towards homosexuality in particular, were very conservative in the country. The beginning of the gay liberation movement in Colombia is presented, along with its historical, psychological and legal aspects, the ideas of homosexuality as a sin, as a criminal offence, as a mental disease, or as an alternative lifestyle. Described are the developments of what is referred to as sexual rights, as human rights, marriage equality, the adoption of children by same-sex couples, homo-parental families, the topics of health, identity, the psychological health of LGBT people, and the attitudes of the Colombian society in relation to these aspects. The roles of psychology as a discipline and the professional psychology associations are shown in a historical perspective.
An exploratory qualitative study of online poker professional players
Authors: H. Recher Jay , D. Griffiths Mark
Published: January 2023

There have been a growing number of studies on various psychological aspects of online poker. Despite increasing research on various aspects of poker, there has been a relative lack of research on the professional online poker player. Given this paucity of research, the present study was designed to explore how online professional poker players think, feel, and act whilst they are on and off the virtual baize. An e-interview (with four male online professional poker players) was conducted and subsequently analysed using Thematic Analysis. The Thematic Analysis identified three superordinate themes, each with three subordinate themes. These were: Player Motivation (Money/Income; Fun To Play; Lack of Jobs), Enhanced Self-Esteem (Ego, Pride and Confidence; Education and Learning; Playing Ability), and Poker Gambling As A Skill (Bad Players Have Problems; I’m Not Addicted; Life Is A Gamble). Each of the online professional poker players believed poker to be predominantly a game of skill. Interestingly, a novel finding that has not been reported in the literature before was that all of the professional players believed that it was possible to be both profitable and addicted to poker simultaneously.
Win-win situation? Learning from parallels and differences between coaching psychology and sport psychology
Authors: O’Broin Alanna , Palmer Stephen
Published: January 2023

A review of the sport psychology literature was conducted, using knowledge and research from this allied profession to make a comparison with coaching psychology and highlight specific parallels and differences potentially useful in progressing discussion, research and practice relevant to coaching outcome in both professions. Common areas of performance psychology, positive psychology and several aspects of the respective relationships are explored. Important areas of difference and their significance are examined. It is suggested that both professions can potentially benefit from progressing such discussion and research strategies.
International News
Authors: Larsen Jens Boris , Kilburn Tina R. , Myszak Anders
Published: January 2023

In this article we describe a recent and important development within the Danish Psychological Association with the creation of the Society of Evidence-based Coaching, the first society in Danish psychological history to deal specifically with coaching and psychology as a distinct profession. Being three of the founding psychologists and elected members of the board of the Society, we present some of the reasons for having a society of this kind, the attitude changes within the Danish psychological profession that are needed if coaching is to develop as a profession amongst psychologists, how we wish to conduct a ‘dialogue of inclusion’ with other professions and players in the field, the need and wish for international relations and our hopes for the future development and the positive impact of the society and evidence-based coaching.
An investigation into stress and coaching needs of staff working in the hospice service
Authors: Hackett Addy , Palmer Stephen , Farrants Jacqui
Published: January 2023

Stress has been identified as the second highest cause of sickness absence in the NHS. Hospice staff could be particularly at risk of experiencing stress, as working with patients with terminal illnesses threatens the sense of omnipotence and brings a repeated need to deal with feelings of loss and grief. Disagreement exists as to whether the work of palliative care nurses is more stressful than the work of other nurses and the literature on specific palliative care stressors is sparse. This research aims to obtain a better understanding of the overall levels of stress and the causes of stress amongst this staff group. A further aim is to run a brief stress-coaching intervention in two hospices and evaluate its suitability and effectiveness for this service using an evaluation questionnaire. This paper presents a review of the literature and an outline of the proposed methodology for this study.
Creating an emotionally intelligent organisation
Authors: Maddocks Jo
Published: January 2023

Paper presented at the 1st European Coaching Psychology Conference, December 2008.

Emotional intelligence (EI) is now well established as a model and process for coaching individuals and to a lesser extent teams. However, there is far less research and practice on creating emotional intelligence within the organisation. For example; what defines an EI organisation? How may this be measured? Do EI individuals necessarily produce EI teams and organisations? How can coaching enable EI at the organisational level? These and other related questions will be explored through this paper.
A wider role for coaching psychology – applying transpersonal coaching psychology
Authors: Law Ho , Lancaster B. Les , DiGiovanni Nikki
Published: January 2023

This paper aims to address the wider role of coaching psychology by showing how:

1. The coaching profession is entering a new realm of coaching consciousness that is beyond the current state of engagement – that is – transpersonal coaching psychology.

2. Transpersonal coaching can be grounded in transpersonal psychology.

3. Transpersonal coaching psychology can be used to lever social change that could have a significant impact upon our environment.

The above is based on our contributions to the 2nd European Coaching Psychology Conference’s symposium entitled ‘Transpersonal Coaching Psychology and the Environment’ in December 2009. The paper also forms a continuous dialogue in response to Outhwaite and Bettridge’s (2009) call for coaching to be used as a means to meet an organisation’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as well as an individuals’ psychological, cultural and spiritual needs.
Lessons from the Norwegian coaching industry’s attempt to develop joint coaching standards: An ACCESS pathway to a mature coaching industry
Authors: Svaleng Inger Lise J. , Grant Anthony M.
Published: January 2023

Purpose:In 2007 the Norwegian attempt by Standards Norway to develop common standards for coaching collapsed in disarray. The purpose of this article is to explore the Norwegian attempt in order to see what lessons can be learnt that may assist in the further maturation of the coaching industry.

Methods & Results:In this paper we use Dean’s (1995) ACCESS criteria for professionalisation and industry maturation (autonomy, commitment, collegiality, extensive education, service orientation, and special skills and knowledge) as a lens though which to view the Norwegian experience and the challenges of developing common standards in a fragmented coaching industry. We discuss the Norwegian experience, and detail how the subsequent failure of the Norwegian coaching industry to come to a joint agreement left the door open for a single faction of the coaching industry to develop a recognised nationalised standard that gave National Standards status to their own NLP-based coach-related commercial offerings.

Conclusions:It is concluded that, from a global perspective, the Norwegian experience of industry fragmentation is an exception rather than the rule. Worldwide there is an increasing emphasise on evidence-based approaches to coaching and increasing cooperation between different coaching and coaching psychology bodies, with such endeavours typically explicitly aimed at fostering the mature development of the broader coaching industry. The paper provides recommendations for future constructive discussion between industry stakeholders who seek to establish coaching as an evidence-based and legitimate practice that provides best care for clients.
Ethics, ‘Leadershift’ and ‘More than Coaching’: Insights for coaching psychologists from the CIPD and AC Conferences
Authors: Liston-Smith Jennifer
Published: January 2023

A report on elements of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Annual Conference and Exhibition, 9–11 November 2009 in Manchester, and Going Global: The Association for Coaching International Conference, 11–12 March 2010, in London.
Does thinking about motivation boost motivation levels?
Authors: Gelona Joe
Published: January 2023

Motivation is key to success and well-being. The achievement of any goal depends in part on peoples’ motivation. Of considerable relevance in this context, is the issue of whether people consciously engage with the process of generating and maintaining self-motivation – particularly whether or not individuals are proactive in bringing to mind motivation related cognitions and emotions.

A motivation research study was carried out by the author to investigate peoples’ awareness and experiencing of their motivational state. This article explores the extent to which people consider their motivational state, and the effect that thinking about their motivation may have on individuals’ ability to exercise motivational self-influence.

Findings from this study suggest that people who tend to think about what motivates them, are likely to perceive themselves as being generally more highly motivated, than individuals who do not tend to think about their self-motivation.

This article discusses the study’s research findings, and people’s ability to impact on their perceived general level of motivation in life. The use of motivational coaching in facilitating clients’ greater self-motivation is also discussed.
Coaching fleet drivers: A randomised controlled trial (RCT) of ‘short coaching’ interventions to improve driver safety in fleet drivers
Authors: Passmore Jonathan , Velez Maria João
Published: January 2023

The issue of coaching as a potential learning methodology has been highlighted by a European Union task force (HERMES, 2010) and has been the subject of a number of research papers over the past two years. This paper reports the results from a RCT study of coaching with fleet drivers based on a sample of 327 participants, and drawing on results from insurance claims, company fleet car records on mileage and driving convictions. The results indicate there was no statistically significant difference between the intervention (coaching) group and the control (instruction) group. The paper considers why this may be the case and contrasts the results with other papers where statistically significant results are reported in coaching and driving research.
The Coaching Skills Self-Efficacy Scale (CSSES): A validation study among a Portuguese sample
Authors: Vieira Diana Aguiar , Palmer Stephen
Published: January 2023

This study presents an instrument to evaluate coaching self-efficacy defined as the extent to which a person believes in his or her capacity to establish trusting relationships and ability to communicate effectively with others in order to facilitate their personal and professional potential. Two-hundred-and-thirty adult trainee coaches completed the Coaching Skills Self-Efficacy Scale (CSSES). In general, the results provided support for the reliability and validity of the CSSES. The implications for psychological research and intervention in this domain are discussed.
Coaching for the greater good: How are Charities accessing and implementing coaching interventions to sustain, develop and innovate?
Authors: Whybrow Alison , Lancaster Haley
Published: January 2023

Objectives:

This paper discusses how 3rd Sector organisations are accessing and using coaching interventions, for what purpose and with what impact. This paper aims to raise awareness and learning for coaching psychologists and coaching practitioners working in this sector.

Design & Methodology:

Two case studies are shared, outlining the use of coaching across two diverse 3rd Sector organisations. Semi-structured interviews conducted with a further five charities provide a broader understanding of coaching context in the sector.

Results & Conclusion:

3rd Sector organisations are using coaching interventions in similar formats to organisations in other sectors. However, whilst there are many similarities at the tactical level, there are differences in the strategic development of coaching, and key aspects to attend to in terms of ‘how’ things are done in relation to coaching. Trust and responsibility, impact, opportunity for learning and strong relationships, are some of the contextual factors that appear to influence how coaching is unfolding in this sector. Partnering with charities to facilitate an organisation led, more strategic approach to coaching may add significant value, maximising the impact coaching interventions offer. Alongside this, enabling learning across and between sectors is a further area where the coaching profession more broadly can add value to this sector.
NLP a promising coaching paradigm
Authors: Grimley Bruce
Published: January 2023

NLP and NLP coaching is often criticised by coaching psychologists for lacking an empirical evidence base. However the ‘wisdom of the crowd’ suggests there is some untapped potential within the NLP paradigm that can be brought further into the light with the help of psychologists.
Coaching psychology and research evidence: The role of scepticism
Authors: Jones Robert S.P.
Published: January 2023

By virtue of their psychological background, coaching psychologists are trained in the perspective of scientific philosophy and this gives them a vital role in relation to the many approaches currently being used by coaches. This philosophical perspective is based on the acceptance or rejection of hypotheses at specified levels of confidence. Using the example of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) the limits of empirical evidence is discussed in relation to the need for a sceptical ‘stance’ in relation to coaching approaches more generally.
Sex and spirit: The relationship between spirituality and attitudes towards sex
Authors: Lawrence Tony R.
Published: January 2023

Sixty-two first and second year psychology students at Coventry University took part in an exploratory study to determine the relationships between self-report attitudes towards sex and expressions of spirituality. Overall, findings suggest that the relationship between sex and spirituality for the ordinary Western man or woman is a very loose and weak one. Nevertheless, certain sex differences were apparent in the strength of relationship between spirituality and attitudes towards sex. For males, high spiritual beliefs correlated with higher endorsement of sex as an act of mergence or communion with one’s partner, although this was not the case for females. For both sexes, higher spirituality was correlated, with lower levels of sexual permissiveness (casual sex and promiscuity) and sexual practice (in terms of shared birth control, masturbation and use of sex toys). These findings are discussed and possible suggested explanations for them offered in terms of concepts familiar in the transpersonal literature. Criticisms of the study are then ooiaed, focusing on problems of measuring spirituality by questionnaire. Finally, I suggest ways in which future research on the topic of sex and spirituality might proceed.
A dialogue on Ken Wilber’s contribution to transpersonal psychology
Authors: Rowan John , Daniels Michael , Fontana David , Walley Malcolm
Published: January 2023

This is an edited, verbatim transcription of a three-hour dialogue on the work of Ken Wilber between John Rowan and Michael Daniels, mediated by David Fontana and chaired by Malcolm Walley. The dialogue was held at the 11th British Psychological Society Transpersonal Psychology Section Conference at Cober Hill, Scarborough, on 15 September 2007. Nothing has been added, apart from reference details, some syntactic and explanatory inclusions (indicated with square brackets) and footnotes. To aid clarity, coherence, and ease of reading, some colloquial wording has been excised and some unintelligible or incidental discussion has been omitted (indicated by ‘…’ in the transcript). The formal structure for the dialogue was agreed by the participants in advance and comprised: (1) introductory presentations by John Rowan and Michael Daniels, followed by; (2) an attempt at reconciliation by David Fontana; (3) responses by all three speakers; (4) further responses; (5) an open discussion; and (6) a summary of key issues by David Fontana. Unfortunately the final 15 minutes of the dialogue did not record successfully, so that David Fontana’s summary ends somewhat abruptly. The paper ends with a postscript on the origins of Wilber’s system of levels of consciousness.
The art of the transpersonal: Its psychology and coaching application
Authors: Clegg Nat , Law Ho
Published: January 2023

This article outlines an approach to transpersonal enquiry and its application to coaching. It evolves from a personal journey (autoethnography) from the study of fine art principles towards the practice of transpersonal coaching and the actualisation of the theories and principles of transpersonal and coaching psychology respectively. The flow of the journey travels through an appreciation of the creation of art, how to understand art and what this may mean to the individual, the links to some psychological principles and the formation of a methodology which combines the learned elements for the practitioner/ participant (coach/coachee) to understand the self in their present condition.
Get off the mountaintop and back in the marketplace: Leadership as transpersonal psychology’s highest calling
Authors: Wade Jenny
Published: January 2023

Leadership since time immemorial has been considered a sacred calling, a spiritual and moral responsibility that attracted great thinkers from East and West. Only with the realpolitik of Macchiavelli, followed by industrialisation, did leadership theory become secular and transactional, a trend that lasted until the late 20th century. About the time transpersonal psychology emerged, sacred leadership was reclaimed and has dominated the past 50 years of the organisation behaviour and psychology literature. Four dominant models of spiritually–oriented leadership have emerged – servant leadership, transformational leadership, authentic leadership, and ethical leadership – with more proliferating every day. Despite William James’s and Abraham Maslow’s pointing the way for transpersonal psychology to engage with leadership as the fulcrum for social change, the field has yet to embrace this responsibility. The current state of leadership theory and research and the current state of the world represent great potential for transpersonal psychology, if the field is to remain relevant and make a vital contribution to the greater good.
Comportamientos seguros y saludables desde el diseño
Authors: Roldán García Andrés Felipe , Escandón Suárez Paula Andrea
Published: January 2023

El Diseño comúnmente se enfoca en mejorar la vida de las personas o satisfacer sus necesidades, pero también los espacios y artefactos de Diseño que se generan a partir de esta intención, pueden influir en el comportamiento humano generando transformaciones y adaptaciones. Sin embargo, solo hasta hace poco se ha definido una especialidad del campo denominada diseño para cambio de comportamientos (DPCC), cuyo objetivo es producir prácticas humanas deseables (Niedderer et al., 2014). Esta teoría se aplica a sostenibilidad ecológica, salud y bienestar, seguridad y diseño social; sin embargo, el cambio de comportamiento es aplicado también con fines comerciales.

A continuación, se presentan dos casos de estudio en proyectos de investigación en DPCC, el primero relacionado a problemáticas relacionadas con la salud como el sobrepeso y la obesidad y el segundo enfocado en seguridad peatonal en el espacio público. El escrito se enfoca en la importancia de entender y estudiar los comportamientos, emociones y conocimientos de las personas afectadas por estas situaciones complejas; y cómo desde las teorías del Diseño, la cognición y la economía conductual, se pueden generar propuestas que aporten a la solución o mejora de estas problemáticas. En este sentido, como parte del análisis metodológico de estas propuestas, se presenta además el proceso participativo de los diferentes actores involucrados, teniendo en cuenta las fases de análisis e ideación.
Diálogos interculturales entre diseñadores y las etnias
Authors: Chamorro Ramírez María Fernanda
Published: January 2023

Este es un entramado de indagaciones desde la formación y hacer profesional que como diseñadores tenemos frente al rol sociopolítico de la disciplina, la preservación de la vida y los transrelacionamientos con otros y de este modo articular alternativas para el cuidado de la sociobiodiversidad. Como propuesta a los diseñadores se presentan diálogos con la diversidad social, en este caso con los saberes ancestrales, los conocimientos tácitos y las vivencias con los territorios del centro y sur colombiano, que a través de la autoetnografía conducen a incorporar experiencias sensibilizadoras como oportunidades para hacer y ser diseño desde el cuidado, la dimensión femenina, la confianza y el afecto.

Se resaltan procesos interdisciplinares e interculturales en los cuales los diseñadores desde la educación estética y sensible de la disciplina coconstruyen junto a colectividades, trascendiendo esta como alternativa de un diseño afectivo en pos del bienestar social.

Finalmente, se generan reflexiones como llamados a sentipensar, corazonar e investigar autoetnográfica y ontológicamente para abordar a los diseñadores y no sólo a la disciplina, para recordarnos que somos profesionales sensibles, gestantes de creaciones que promueven la protección del todo.
3 Sentidos
Authors: Martínez Ardila Yimi Fabián
Published: January 2023

Se hace una reflexión a partir de la experiencia y se hace referencia a los sentidos que están ahí, algunos de ellos no son visibles o conscientes, de los cuales tenemos 5 pero en el trabajo que nos compete vamos a bordar 3 todo desde el punto de vista de la academia, del aprendizaje y del sentir de un estudiante. Que son lo visual, lo publicitario y lo comunicativo que son abordados no desde lo corpóreo, encaminados hacia la comunicación hablada o auditiva.

Lo que nos da una bifurcación, lo primero es pensar una solución - creación que arroje un producto y lo segundo es a partir de lo anterior, poder dar visibilización a todo este proceso que a la vez fortalece el campo de aprendizaje de un comunicador gráfico específicamente desde el proceso de investigación, pero así mismo abrir, construir un medio universitario, en donde los directivos, maestros y a su vez el público externo, aporten desde el espacio que está otorgado como El Observatorio Tingra, que como su nombre lo indica es observar, más allá, todo acompañado desde el Semillero de Tendencias Gráficas de la Tecnología en comunicación gráfica de la Corporación universitaria Minuto de Dios.

Planteando así un Podcast, que fue a su vez un resultado de las problemáticas vistas en pandemia y otros problemas como la procrastinación y el constante cansancio que se da por el estar totalmente conectados a partir de pantallas, debemos descansar algunos sentidos para poner a prueba otros.
Optimización de material lúdico-didáctico
Authors: López Rivera Ángela María , Martínez Gutiérrez Rafael Mauricio
Published: January 2023

El diseñador industrial busca dar soluciones a problemáticas de su contexto mediante la transformación de ideas creativas y conceptos en ciclos de vida de productos manufacturados a diferentes escalas; para este proyecto se establece como propósito realizar una optimización alrededor de factores de uso, ambientales y de producción del material lúdico didáctico que se utiliza como apoyo para los procesos de enseñanza- aprendizaje de las matemáticas en estudiantes de básica primaria.

Para tal fin se realizó el análisis de un conjunto de objetos, algunos creados por los propios docentes a partir de sus propios recursos y otros producidos industrialmente y que se pueden encontrar en el mercado actualmente, sobre este conjunto de objetos se realizó un análisis a partir de criterios asociados a variables ambientales, de uso, significado, función y producción. Así mismo, se realizó una indagación alrededor de estudiantes y docentes de 3 y 4 de primaria y un ejercicio de observación alrededor de las dinámicas de clase con el propósito de validar aspectos de la experiencia que se genera actualmente en una clase de matemáticas.

Como resultados se obtienen, el desarrollo de un conjunto de instrumentos de análisis y levantamiento de información que permite comprender y caracterizar la experiencia actual del proceso de enseñanza- aprendizaje de las matemáticas en estudiantes de tercero y cuarto de primaria, identificar temáticas que más dificultad tienen para su comprensión y la generación de conclusiones que derivan en lineamientos de diseño para ser implementados en la generación de una propuesta de rediseño de material lúdico- didáctico en la que se articulen los aspectos positivos más importantes de las diferentes propuestas revisadas.
Diseño Ciborg
Authors: Uribe Aguilar Sebastián
Published: January 2023

El trabajo académico y de investigación que hemos logrado durante los últimos años, ha permitido hacer una observación participante sobre el fenómeno del diseño cyborg, en el aula de clase. En ese ejercicio cuidadoso, desde lo moral y ético, que implica la enseñanza de la producción de imágenes y diseño de interfaces para la interacción, encontramos aplicación en el diseño que podemos hacer de nosotros mismos, a través de dispositivos tecnológicos endógenos y/o exógenos que permiten la percepción e interacción expandida. Este espacio académico, escenario de experimentación, que hemos forjado en la Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, específicamente en la facultad de Diseño Gráfico ha resultado enriquecedor en términos del método y la metodología para la producción del diseño para el ciberespacio y, por consecuencia, en la reflexión sobre el transhumanismo.

El reconocimiento de los transductores orgánicos como interfaces de paso de los inputs externos al cerebro para conectar nuevas percepciones mediadas por tecnología, abre la posibilidad de crear nuevas interfaces, que no son necesariamente audiovisuales. Estas nuevas interfaces hombre-máquina requieren el diseño de una interacción expandida con el entorno, fortaleciendo no solo las posibilidades de interpretación del mundo para el interactor, sino también un ejercicio de propiocepción y sensibilidad más complejo. Lo anterior implica entonces, una ventana de investigación en los contenidos de un multiverso que aplica para el diseño visual y de interacción de estos nuevos planos de percepción, y hace necesario que sean expuestos, explicados y experimentados en el aula de clase si se pretende formar a los estudiantes para un tercer entorno.
Hubungan Asupan Zat Besi dan Usia Menarche dengan Kejadian Dismenore pada Remaja Putri
Authors: Rahmawati Fiqhi Cahyaningrum
Published: January 2023

Kesehatan reproduksi masa remaja berkaitan dengan kualitas manusia Indonesia di masa depan. WHO mengelompokkan masa remaja mulai dari usia 10 sampai 19 tahun. Pada masa ini terjadi perubahan yang berkaitan dengan pematangan seksual dan reproduksi pada remaja putri yaitu mengalami menstruasi. Masa remaja tak jarang mengalami nyeri menjelang dan saat menstruasi yang disebut dismenore. Proporsi dismenore paling tinggi ditemukan pada remaja dengan usia 14-16 tahun dan rentang usia menarche 11-12 tahun. Selain itu, kejadian dismenore berhubungan dengan asupan zat besi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan asupan zat besi dan usia menarche dengan kejadian dismenore pada remaja putri. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain cross sectional dengan jumlah sampel adalah seluruh siswi putri kelas IX di SMP Negeri 8 Semarang, kemudian dilakukan perhitungan sampel dengan rumus dan didapatkan jumlah sampel sebanyak 123 siswi. Berdasarkan analisis uji Chi-Square didapatkan nilai p-value sebesar 0,001 (p-value <0,05) menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan antara asupan zat besi dengan kejadian dismenore pada remaja putri kelas IX SMP Negeri 8 Kota Semarang. Hasil uji Chi-Square hubungan usia menarche dengan kejadian dismenore didapatkan hasil p-value sebesar 0,003 (p-value <0,05) yang berarti bahwa terdapat hubungan antara usia menarche dengan kejadian dismenore pada remaja putri kelas IX SMP Negeri 8 Kota Semarang.
Application and Prospect of Image Recognition in Intelligent Agriculture
Authors: Hu Wenhao
Published: January 2023

Image recognition has been successfully applied in automatic driving and face recognition, and its application in agriculture can greatly promote the process of intelligent agriculture. This article firstly expounds the basic concepts of the intelligent agriculture and image recognition, and enumerates the part of the development of intelligent agriculture in China and abroad. Then, the image recognition in land classification and protection, accurate identification of animals as well as pest and disease detection are analyzed. It is concluded that the source of image data is relatively single, and it is difficult to deal with the identification problem of multi-agent and multi-variable quickly and accurately, as well as the hardware performance is defective. Finally, the prospect of the application of image recognition in intelligent agriculture is proposed, which can be used as a reference for future research in related fields.
Named Entity Recognition of Ancient Wine Texts Based on Deep Learning Models
Authors: Zhang Wei , Wu Yadong , Zhang Weihan , Zhang Yuling , Ji Xiang
Published: January 2023

Named entity recognition of ancient wine canonical books helps to excavate the history of wine culture, inherit ancient Chinese wine culture and help modern wine industry. In this paper, the collection of ancient wine data was carried out through the web and books, and after analysis and discussion, five types of entities were selected for manual entity annotation: wine name, person name, place name, event name and time, and the corpus was trained and compared using machine learning method CRF and deep learning method LTSM with BERT pre-training model. BERT pre-training model has the best effect among all models, and the reconciliation of entity recognition The average is higher than other models, up to 88.33%. The subsequent annotation process and BERT model can be optimized or the sample corpus can be expanded to improve the training effect, and the entity annotation system of ancient Chinese text can also provide a reference for subsequent research.
Project REACH (Reading Empowerment Asserting Connection at Home): Input to an Enhanced Reading Comprehension Skills of Grade 9 Students in English
Authors:   carla.montallana@deped.gov.ph, cecilia.velasco@lspu.edu.ph, Alaminos Integrated National High School, Alaminos, Laguna, Philippines, Laguna State Polytechnic University, San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines, P. Montallana Carla , Q. Velasco Cecilia
Published: January 2023

Reading comprehension is one of the most useful lifetime skills that go beyond the classroom setting. Students who have excellent reading comprehension can succeed inside and outside the school. Relative to this, the study aimed to find out the possible impact of Project REACH (Reading Empowerment Asserting Connection at Home) on the reading comprehension skills of Grade 9 students of Alaminos Integrated National High School, A.Y. 2021-2022. This study was descriptive correlational for it aimed to accurately and systematically describe a population, situation, or phenomenon and at the same time it investigated relationships between variables without the researcher controlling or manipulating any of them. It aspired to find out the significant difference between the mean pre-test and post-test scores of Grade 9 students in English and the significant relationship between the Project REACH and reading comprehension skills of Grade 9 students in English. Eighty percent (80%) or one hundred and sixty (160) of the two hundred (200) Grade 9 students of Alaminos Integrated National High School who have undergone the Project REACH pilot implementation since the school year 2020-2021 were the respondents and the study covered the Fourth Quarter period of the academic year 2021-2022. The researcher utilized a teacher-made pre-test and post-test based on the particular reading skills, as well as a researcher-made survey questionnaire to test the students’ perception of the Project REACH components. Statistical treatments used in the study were frequency count, percent distribution, mean, standard deviation, paired sample t-test, and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient (Pearson r). The result showed that among all the reading skills, only Getting the Main Idea is associated with the Project Reach’s Assessment, r=.258, when tested at P<.01. However, when tested at P<.05, it was found that Drawing Conclusions has a very weak association with Project REACH’s Content, r=.164 while Noting Details is associated with Project REACH’s Procedure, r=.184., Thus, partially rejecting the null hypothesis. Since the study reveals that there is the partial relationship between the level of reading comprehension skills of Grade 9 students and the Project REACH components, the school may continue supporting and improving the implementation of Project REACH, as well as involving all the learners in this kind of reading program and to religiously follow its mantra, “no child will be left behind”. Keywords: reading, reading comprehension, reading skills, Project REACH, reading materials.
Effects of Remote Business During the Covid-19 Pandemic - A Literature Review
Authors: Tomić Damir , Vizinger Karla
Published: January 2023

Remote work as a form of business has been used for many years, but not in all industries. In the midst of a pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus, this way of working has become an inevitable form of business. Overnight, one had to adjust to the “new normality” and accept a new way of working from home. This way of working has positive and negative effects on the job itself and on the individual. These issues have been addressed in a number of studies that have identified different impacts of distance business on productivity, as well as on all participants in the business process. Research shows that there are a number of positive effects on employees of different companies, but also some negative effects. Most of the research covered by this paper, 81.82% of them, found that this way of working has no negative effects on productivity. Also, 63.64% of papers showed that the consequences for employees are mostly positive. Remote work has had a number of implications for businesses and individuals as it has become more widespread, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. While it has been shown to have mostly positive effects on productivity and employee well-being in many studies, there are also some negative impacts that have been identified. It is important for businesses and individuals to carefully consider the benefits and drawbacks of remote work and to implement strategies to address any potential negative effects.
Aaron Tay is Keeping Tabs on Open Research
Authors: Tay Aaron
Published: January 2023

 Several weeks ago, Cameron Neylon kicked off a good idea to list a few articles he was keen to read and tell us why.   Based on 'open tabs' in their browser, approximately every month one person will share their reading wishlists so we can curate some of the 'must-read' posts of the moment.   Each author concludes by tagging the next; 
Let's make our reviews open, starting now
Authors: Puebla Iratxe
Published: January 2023

Researchers spend a lot of time doing peer review, and by a lot we are talking about over 100 million hours per year (estimate for 2020 by Aczel et al.). It is a complex and time consuming process that is often presented as a pillar to science dissemination, because of its function to scrutinize research papers to check whether they contain any flaws, oversights, or they meet certain criteria for novelty or advance, before the article appears in