bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Memantine-responsive catatonia secondary to tuberculosis, neurocysticercosis, and pneumococcal pneumonia: A case series
Authors: Bhattacharjee Debanjan , Bandyopadhyay Ujjwal
Published: November 2023

Catatonia, a psychomotor disorder, can have underlying psychiatric and medical etiologies. Around 29% of the catatonias with medical etiologies are related to either infectious or immune causes. Benzodiazepines like lorazepam and electroconvulsive therapy are the conventional treatment modalities for catatonia. In this case series, three cases of catatonia secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumococcal pneumonia, and neurocysticercosis have been described, in which conventional treatment modalities like lorazepam or electroconvulsive therapy either failed or were disadvantageous and were successfully treated with memantine (20–30 mg).
Platelet rich plasma combination therapies for treatment of androgenetic alopecia: A systematic review
Authors: Kaiser Michael A , Ferrari Lina M , Gaumond Simonetta I , Issa Najy , Jimenez Joaquin J , Issa Naiem T
Published: November 2023

Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most common cause of alopecia in males and females. Minoxidil and finasteride are the only FDA-approved treatments for AGA. New treatments including Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and microneedling have shown promising results. The purpose of this literature review was to highlight recent studies examining the effects of topical minoxidil combined with PRP to minoxidil or PRP monotherapy. The method used for this paper includes a systematic review of the literature from 2010 to 2022 using the PubMed, EMBASE, and MEDLINE databases examining studies evaluating combination therapies for AGA. Three randomized control trials compared combination PRP + topical 5% minoxidil to either no treatment, 5% minoxidil, or PRP only. Two studies found increased hair growth at five months and at six months following combined therapy. Another study found an increase in hair density and improved patient satisfaction with combination therapy compared to monotherapy. A prospective study revealed that patients treated with combined 5% minoxidil, PRP, and microneedling reported the highest patient and physician satisfaction compared to minoxidil monotherapy. An observational study evaluating topical 5% minoxidil with PRP reported an increase in hair diameter after one year of combination treatment compared to minoxidil monotherapy. PRP therapy combined with minoxidil and microneedling in a retrospective study was shown to increase hair growth compared to PRP with minoxidil as well as PRP or minoxidil monotherapy. In conclusion, a variety of studies demonstrated superior treatment response with a combination of PRP and minoxidil therapy in patients with AGA. Limitations to this study include different PRP preparation protocols, few randomized control studies, and small sample sizes.
Spectral analysis of an open $q$-difference Toda chain with two-sided boundary interactions on the finite integer lattice
Authors: van Diejen Jan Felipe
Published: November 2023

A quantum

n

-particle model consisting of an open

q

-difference Toda chain with two-sided boundary interactions is placed on a finite integer lattice. The spectrum and eigenbasis are computed by establishing the equivalence with a previously studied

q

-boson model from which the quantum integrability is inherited. Specifically, the

q

-boson-Toda correspondence in question yields Bethe Ansatz eigenfunctions in terms of hyperoctahedral Hall–Littlewood polynomials and provides the pertinent solutions of the Bethe Ansatz equations via the global minima of corresponding Yang–Yang-type Morse functions.
Almost complex structures, transverse complex structures, and transverse Dolbeault cohomology
Authors: Cahen Michel , Gutt Jean , Gutt Simone
Published: November 2023

We define a transverse Dolbeault cohomology associated to any almost complex structure

j

on a smooth manifold

M

. This we do by extending the notion of transverse complex structure and by introducing a natural

j

-stable involutive limit distribution with such a transverse complex structure. We relate this transverse Dolbeault cohomology to the generalized Dolbeault cohomology of

(M,j)

introduced by Cirici and Wilson in 2001, showing that the

(p,0)

cohomology spaces coincide. This study of transversality leads us to suggest a notion of minimally non-integrable almost complex structure.
Polypharmacy in Older Patients: A Three-Year Longitudinal Analysis in Primary Care Settings of Aragón, Spain
Authors: Matovelle Priscila , Oliván-Blázquez Bárbara , Fraile-Peñaranda Irene , Turón-Lanuza Alberto , Gallego-Royo Alba , Casado-Vicente Verónica , Magallón-Botaya Rosa
Published: November 2023

Background: Challenges of polypharmacy and the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in older patients require further investigation. This retrospective study analyzed the progression of polypharmacy and anticholinergic burden in older patients in a primary care setting before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: This 3-year cross-sectional study (2019, 2020, and 2021) comprised a dynamic cohort of individuals aged ≥75 years, who attended the Arrabal Primary Care Center in Zaragoza, Spain. Older patients with polypharmacy (≥5 medications) were identified according to their electronic health records. We collected demographic and clinical data, including medication prescriptions, diagnoses, and anticholinergic risks, and performed descriptive and statistical analyses.Results: This study included a total of 1,928 patients with a mean age of 83.52±0.30 years. Over the 3-year study period, the mean number of medications prescribed increased, from 9.4 in 2019 to 10.4 in 2021. The prevalence of excessive polypharmacy (≥10 medications) increased from 39% in 2019 to 45% in 2021. The most commonly prescribed drugs were anilides, proton pump inhibitors, benzodiazepine derivatives, and platelet aggregation inhibitors. Women had a higher prevalence of illnesses and anticholinergic drug prescriptions than men.Conclusion: The results of this study highlighted an upward trend in polypharmacy and excessive polypharmacy among older patients in primary care settings. Future research should focus on optimizing medication management and deprescribing strategies and minimizing the adverse effects of polypharmacy in this population.
Dissecting molecular mechanisms underlying ferroptosis in human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells: Role of cystathionine γ-lyase/hydrogen sulfide pathway
Authors: Hu Bin , Zhang Xiang-Xi , Zhang Tao , Yu Wan-Cheng
Published: November 2023

BACKGROUND

Ferroptosis can induce low retention and engraftment after mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) delivery, which is considered a major challenge to the effectiveness of MSC-based pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) therapy. Interestingly, the cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE)/hydrogen sulfide (H2S) pathway may contribute to mediating ferroptosis. However, the influence of the CSE/H2S pathway on ferroptosis in human umbilical cord MSCs (HUCMSCs) remains unclear.

AIM

To clarify whether the effect of HUCMSCs on vascular remodelling in PAH mice is affected by CSE/H2S pathway-mediated ferroptosis, and to investigate the functions of the CSE/H2S pathway in ferroptosis in HUCMSCs and the underlying mechanisms.

METHODS

Erastin and ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1) were used to induce and inhibit ferroptosis, respectively. HUCMSCs were transfected with a vector to overexpress or inhibit expression of CSE. A PAH mouse model was established using 4-wk-old male BALB/c nude mice under hypoxic conditions, and pulmonary pressure and vascular remodelling were measured. The survival of HUCMSCs after delivery was observed by in vivo bioluminescence imaging. Cell viability, iron accumulation, reactive oxygen species production, cystine uptake, and lipid peroxidation in HUCMSCs were tested. Ferroptosis-related proteins and S-sulfhydrated Kelch-like ECH-associating protein 1 (Keap1) were detected by western blot analysis.

RESULTS

In vivo , CSE overexpression improved cell survival after erastin-treated HUCMSC delivery in mice with hypoxia-induced PAH. In vitro , CSE overexpression improved H2S production and ferroptosis-related indexes, such as cell viability, iron level, reactive oxygen species production, cystine uptake, lipid peroxidation, mitochondrial membrane density, and ferroptosis-related protein expression, in erastin-treated HUCMSCs. In contrast, in vivo , CSE inhibition decreased cell survival after Fer-1-treated HUCMSC delivery and aggravated vascular remodelling in PAH mice. In vitro , CSE inhibition decreased H2S levels and restored ferroptosis in Fer-1-treated HUCMSCs. Interestingly, upregulation of the CSE/H2S pathway induced Keap1 S-sulfhydration, which contributed to the inhibition of ferroptosis.

CONCLUSION

Regulation of the CSE/H2S pathway in HUCMSCs contributes to the inhibition of ferroptosis and improves the suppressive effect on vascular remodelling in mice with hypoxia-induced PAH. Moreover, the protective effect of the CSE/H2S pathway against ferroptosis in HUCMSCs is mediated via S-sulfhydrated Keap1/nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 signalling. The present study may provide a novel therapeutic avenue for improving the protective capacity of transplanted MSCs in PAH.
Principal and Teacher Collaboration: An Exploration of Distributed Leadership in Professional Learning Communities
Authors: DeMatthews David E.
Published: November 2023

Professional learning communities (PLCs) can be powerful tools for school improvement but require principals and teachers to collaborate and work together. This article reports on a qualitative multi-case study focused on six elementary schools in West Texas that had been identified for having effective PLCs. Principals and teachers were observed and interviewed over the course of one academic school year to understand how leadership was distributed across the school to facilitate effective PLCs. Findings highlight the ways principals distribute leadership across their school, relevant teacher and principal interactions, and how key aspects of PLCs are influenced by principals, teacher leaders, and teachers. Findings have implications for in-service professional development experts within school districts and faculty working in principal preparation programs.
Towards a Conceptualization of Dialogic Leadership
Authors: Padrós Cuxart Maria , Flecha Ramon
Published: November 2023

In 1968, Freire included in his work the need of dialogue for those acting as leaders. Since then, leadership has been widely addressed by authors around the world and different conceptual frameworks have been developed. The role of dialogue for leading change has been significant across different social and educational movements. Educational research has advanced knowledge on using a dialogic approach for mobilising schools and communities. Building on the research conducted under the INCLUD-ED project, schools and communities together engaged in participation processes that enabled teachers, children, families and community members to lead the transformation of their schools. Based on a first attempt to theorise this phenomenon, this article explores the concept of dialogic leadership and accounts for the contributions in educational and teacher leadership oriented to promote change and improvement. First, a general overview of the relevance of dialogue in the dialogic turn of societies and social sciences will be provided. Second, the role of dialogue in different leadership models will be analysed considering especially the relevance granted to dialogue in the teacher leadership model. Third, a conceptualisation of the model of dialogic leadership will be proposed to end with final remarks highlighting the relevance of conducting empirical work to further elaborate on this conceptualisation.
Coaching: An Apprenticeship Approach for the 21st Century
Authors: Salavert Roser , Salavert Roser
Published: November 2023

Coaching, an apprentice -based approach to support professional and personal development towards achieving set goals, is a well-established practice in the fields of sports training and management and one of the fastest growing professional development methods in the education field. How the coaching partnership fosters leadership and improves practices that directly impact on the social/emotional development of students and their academic achievement is of interest to educators, policy makers and school communities alike. Recent findings have started to define the type of leadership that results from a coaching partnership, the lasting benefits on teaching quality and the positive impact on student performance. By reviewing and reflecting on the current literature on this apprenticeship approach, this article explores strengths and strategies that could further contribute to the organization of schools around high learning outcomes for all students while fostering leadership and accountability at the management, classroom and student levels.
The Appointment of School Heads in Mexican Primary Schools: An Exploratory Study of the System of Promotion.
Authors: Lopez Delgado Manuel
Published: November 2023

This work explored the Mexican system to appoint school leaders from a perspective that could consider its positive aspects and as well as its shortcomings. This research was framed as an exploratory case study. Three types of participants were interviewed: five aspiring heads, twelve incumbent heads, and four administrators of the promotion system. Thematic analysis was the procedure adopted in the analysis of transcripts. The research was carried out to the highest ethical standards in educational research as it was granted ethical approval by Birmingham University, and BERA’s Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research (2011) were adhered to throughout the study. The study revealed that there are some positive aspects in the Mexican system that could enable its consolidation. The study found also a need to upgrade the current system of promotion since school leaders in Mexico are appointed by a system in which its regulations and procedures were promulgated more than 40 years ago. The current system of promotion does not enable the appointment of prepared school leaders. The findings revealed a need for leadership preparation as a prerequisite for participants in competitions for deputy headships, headships and, also for those who are already holding a leadership position.
Modelos de Atractivo Masculinos en la Adolescencia
Authors: Padrós Maria
Published: November 2023

La masculinidad hegemónica persiste en nuestra sociedad a través de diferentes mecanismos. La violencia de género es un ejemplo de ello y se manifiesta en distintos ámbitos de la vida cotidiana. Algunas aportaciones sobre el estudio de las masculinidades y las relaciones afectivas y sexuales son deterministas y no profundizan en las causas sociales de esta violencia. En el presente artículo se mostrarán evidencias de como los modelos de atractivo masculinos tienen una vertiente social. La socialización que vincula deseo con agresividad y violencia explican el porqué de la persistencia de esta problemática social. Los planteamientos coeducativos que tengan en cuenta las evidencias de esta línea de investigación podrán aportar propuestas de superación de los efectivos negativos del modelo de masculinidad hegemónica.
Advertising, Gender and Health Advice: The Case of Men’s Health in the Year 2000
Authors: Stibbe Arran
Published: November 2023

This article examines the potential influence of advertising in health magazines through detailed analysis of advertisements contained in 12 issues of the US magazine Men's Health from the year 2000, in the context of the articles which surround the advertisements. Tensions are explored between the role of the magazines in constructing male consumers to deliver to advertisers, and the dispensing of genuine health advice. Tensions are particularly apparent when health advice would go against typical images of hegemonic masculinity, for example advice to drink less alcohol, eat less meat, eat less convenience food, or reduce involvement in risky behaviour. The conclusion considers whether in constructing a male consumer, which in itself threatens traditional masculine images since it involves an interest in fashion, shopping and grooming products, there is potential for magazines to compromise health advice by avoiding further threats to traditional masculinity.
American Men’s and Women’s Beliefs about Gender Discrimination: For Men, It’s Not Quite a Zero-Sum Game
Authors: Bosson Jennifer Katherine , Vandello Joseph A. , Michniewicz Kenneth S. , Lenes Joshua Guy
Published: November 2023

We surveyed Americans regarding their beliefs about gender discrimination over the past several decades. Men and women agreed that women faced much more discrimination than men in the past, and they agreed that the discrimination gap between men and women has narrowed in recent years. However, men perceived the gap as narrower than women did at all time periods, and reported that there is little difference today in the amount of gender discrimination women and men face. Political ideology moderated these beliefs such that conservative men were most likely to report that anti-Man bias now equals or exceeds anti-Woman bias. Similar to recent research on beliefs about racism, these findings suggest that groups which differ historically in status and power exhibit perceptual differences regarding the changing nature of discrimination.
Gender, Masculinity, Femininity, and Help Seeking in College
Authors: Marrs Heath , Sigler Ellen A , Brammer Robyn D
Published: November 2023

The current academic performance struggles of college men is gaining increasing research attention (Sax, 2008a, 2008b), but few studies have explored the possible impact of gender-related attributes such as masculinity and femininity on academic help-seeking behaviors and academic performance. In this study of 567 college undergraduates, students who classified themselves as androgynous on the Bem Sex-Role Inventory were more likely to engage in academic help-seeking behaviors than those classified as male sex-typed, female sex-typed, and undifferentiated. No significant differences were found for academic performance. These results highlight the importance of exploring the potential influence of gender-related constructs on academic behavior and performance.
Boys, masculinity and literacy: The influence of notions of masculinity on educational outcomes
Authors: Scholes Laura
Published: November 2023

The homogenizing and binary categorization of boys and girls inpopular and political rhetoric continues in educational contexts. To explore differences in boys’ experience atschool a recent study examined the influence of disadvantage and relatednotions of masculinity on literacy outcomes.Specifically, this exploration included 297 surveys and 36 interviews withprimary aged students from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds. While therewas an overall tendency for more girls than boys to indicate higher readingachievement, higher reading frequency and higher levels of reading enjoymentthese differences were not as significant as expected. While many boys wereindeed doing well in literacy and positioned reading positively within theirgendered identity, of concern were some expressions of masculinity that wereinterpreted as problematic for many boys in very personal and potent ways. For these boys, socioeconomic status wasoften associated with constraining experiences that interplayed with powerfulconstructions of masculinity that impacted upon literacy experiences andoutcomes. Continued growth in socialinequity in many Western societies, including the Mediterranean,makes understanding the influence of socioeconomic status on boys’ literacyexperiences significant for addressing social change and transforming notionsof masculinity to include positive constructions that young boys can aspire to,and value.
Conformity to Masculine Norms and Intellectual Engagement
Authors: Marrs Heath
Published: November 2023

Research on the relationship between masculinity and intellectual engagement may be helpful in exploring the current challenges of male students in academic settings. Although the traditional male role in Western societies has often included notions of winning, competitiveness, and achievement, there is a growing research literature that documents male struggles with achievement, particularly in academic, intellectual, and occupational domains (Morris, 2011; Rosin, 2010; Sax, 2008a, b). In this study, the relationships between conformity to masculine norms and intellectual engagement were explored in a sample of diverse men in the United States. It was predicted that men who more strongly conformed to masculine norms would demonstrate lower intellectual engagement. As predicted, conformity to masculine norms was significantly predictive of lower intellectual engagement on three of the five constructs measured (Openness to Experience, Intellectual Complexity, and Love of Learning). Conformity to masculine norms was not a significant predictor of Need for Cognition or Curiosity.
Using Misperceptions of Masculinity among Young Fathers to Improve Health Behavior
Authors: Kellom Gar , Hammel Debra
Published: November 2023

Building upon previous research on social norms theory and masculinity theory, this article is an attempt to apply this research to an under-represented cohort of student fathers. The finding of a misperception of masculinity is consistent with a larger study of college men across years in school and at seven different colleges and universities. The original research can be found in the monograph entitled Forging the Male Spirit, edited by Merle Longwood et al. in 2012 with a brief synopsis of the Gender Role Conflict Survey created by James O’Neil. This article explains the opportunity this misperception presents to use the finding to create positive change in behavior in a cohort of young fathers that were studied. These student fathers are part of a larger group of participants in a grant funded program through the Minnesota Department of Health through the Office of Adolescent Health. The exciting implication of this finding is that the misperception of masculinity can be used to improve the health seeking behavior of student fathers for themselves and for their children.
Re-Thinking Aspiration and Hegemonic Masculinity in Transnational Context
Authors: Howson Richard
Published: November 2023

This article offers a contribution to the on-going critical analysis of the concept hegemonic masculinity. However, not in a way that seeks the demise or supersession of the concept but rather to offer a theoretical development that brings into focus certain important and specific claims: (1) that masculinity is something men do yet, (2) hegemonic masculinity requires all men to position themselves in relation to it. In trying to build some connection between these two claims as well as, thinking through some of the key issues that have challenged hegemonic masculinity over the last two to three decades this article re-introduces and develops the concept of aspiration as one important way to articulate the contemporary importance of hegemonic masculinity in the field of masculinity theory. Further it offers a brief application of aspiration and hegemonic masculinity in the field of the transnational.
Disabled Masculinities: A Review and Suggestions for Further Research
Authors: Barrett Timothy
Published: November 2023

This article provides an overview of the existing sociological literature relating to disabled masculinities, a field of enquiry that has undergone substantial development over the past two decades. I contend that previous studies have insightfully uncovered the social forces that have established a “dilemma of disabled masculinity” within contemporary Western societies, as well as the complex, contextualised and multiple ways in which disabled men negotiate this dilemma. To foster the further development of the field, I suggest three potentially productive lines for future enquiry. Specifically, I support greater attention to the issue of comparative diversity between impairment categories, a consideration of the generative role that disability may have in relation to masculinity, and more sustained enquiry into how changing constructions of masculinity inflect the lives of disabled men.
Typologies of Men’s Friendships: Constructing Masculinity through Them
Authors: Migliaccio Todd
Published: November 2023

Male friendships are often identified as being instrumental, avoiding expressive intimacy within their friendships. Past research has focused too much on friendship being an outcome of being male or having masculine attitudes, limiting analysis of the social construction of friendships in relation to masculine performances. Focusing on the individual production of friendship limits consideration of the construction of different dyads within one social network. Open-ended interviews with twelve men about each of their close friendships focused analysis on the dyad and not the individual. From the study, it was found that men established four different typologies of friendships (non-active, closed active, open active, expressive). While each friendship dyad differed in form and intimacy, all were influenced by the social construction of masculinity in these men’s lives.
School Alienation, Patriarchal Gender-Role Orientations and the Lower Educational Success of Boys. A Mixed-method Study
Authors: Hadjar Andreas
Published: November 2023

This paper attempts to be an empirically backed contribution to the current ‘failing boys’ debate in regard to their lower educational success. The cross-sectional analysis focuses on two possible factors behind the lower educational success of boys in secondary school: school alienation and patriarchal gender-role orientations (as an expression of the ‘hegemonic masculinity’). School deviance on the behavioural level is considered as a main mediator between these factors and educational success. Furthermore, teaching style, peer attitudes and social origin are taken into account as important factors of educational success. Analyses are based on a Swiss mixed-method study (questionnaires among 872 eighth-graders, group discussions, class room observations). Results indicate that the gender gap in educational success is caused partly by boys being more alienated from school and preferring patriarchal gender-role orientations. The impacts of these factors on educational success are mediated by school deviance. An authoritative teaching style can largely reduce school alienation.
Engaging Boys in Eradicating Gender-based Violence: A Pilot Study of a Promundo-adapted Program
Authors: Foley Allison , Davies Kimberly , Powell-Williams Todd
Published: November 2023

The Brazil-based Promundo organization originated in 1997 and developed Program H to engage young men in the fight for gender equality. Research on Promundo and similar gender-transformative programs demonstrate that this type of intervention can significantly increase beliefs in gender equality and improve sexual health outcomesâ€”pregnancy, safe sex practices, sexual and intimate partner violence, and STI and HIV transmission. Because Promundo has yet to be implemented in the United States, the authors worked alongside a victim service agency in the southeast United States--who has ties to Promundo--to adapt Program H for implementation with fourth grade boys. The program was piloted with a group of ten boys who attend a predominantly low-income and African-American public school. These boys were also a part of a statewide program to assist children at risk of academic failure due to poor test scores. This paper presents results of a pilot study which utilized a pre-posttest design. Assessment measures were adapted from program evaluations of Men Can Stop Rape’s Men of Strength (MOST) Clubs and include self-reported attitudes and beliefs about gender and masculinity, emotional expression and violence. Additionally, researchers conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with program instructors. This paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of implementing such a program with this particular population and explains changes to the program that will take effect during the second program implementation in Spring of 2015.
Gloria Anzaldúa’s Seven Stages of Conocimiento in Redefining Latino Masculinity: José’s Story
Authors: Hurtado Aida
Published: November 2023

Using a case study method, this article applies the Chicana feminist framework of Conocimiento as proposed by Gloria Anzaldúa to analyze the transformation of one individual as he readjusts to family life after imprisonment. José’s story is presented in detail and begins with his arrest, conviction and time in prison for selling drugs. After his release from prison to live with his family in Northern California, the narrative then shifts to illustrate the principles of Conocimiento used by Jose’s feminist sisters as a viable tool for transforming masculinities. According to the writings by Gloria Anzaldúa, the process of Conocimiento consists of seven stages that help individuals to reconsider and readjust their ideas, motivations, and beliefs, all in the service of moving forward in their lives. Conocimiento, in conjunction with an environment of caring broadly defined as community, family, and educators, can indeed offer valuable lessons in transforming Latino masculinities.
Contribuyendo a la transformación social a través de la Metodología comunicativa de investigación
Authors: Gómez Aitor , Siles Gregor , Tejedor Maria
Published: November 2023

Tradicionalmente, las investigaciones realizadas sobre colectivos que sufren desigualdades no han tenido en cuenta sus voces en los procesos de investigación. Al no contar con ello han llegado a conclusiones que han provocado la reproducción de la situación de exclusión social en la cual se encuentran éstos. La metodología comunicativa de investigación potencia la participación de estos colectivos en todas las fases de investigación. Esa participación se establece en un plano de igualdad, a través de un diálogo igualitario e intersubjetivo, donde los conocimientos científicos acumulados aportados por el personal investigador y las aportaciones realizadas desde el mundo de la vida por parte de las personas investigadas, llevan a transformar situaciones de desigualdad social que sufren esos colectivos. En este artículo vamos a plasmar como la metodología comunicativa de investigación está contribuyendo a la superación de situaciones de exclusión que sufren diversidad de colectivos y está consiguiendo un importante impacto a nivel político y social.
Disrupting Façades of Clarity in the Teaching and Learning of Qualitative Research
Authors: Carducci Rozana , Pasque Penny A. , Kuntz Aaron M. , Contreras-McGavin Melissa
Published: November 2023

In this article we examine two methodological façades of clarity that commonly shroud critical qualitative educational inquiry. More specifically, we interrogate discussions of reflexivity and positionality and explore the ways in which methodology curricula and instructional practices perpetuate façades of clarity, or a false sense of coherence, ultimately undermining the transformative potential of critical educational research. We identify specific pedagogical opportunities, spaces, and strategies for dismantling these façades and offer ways to reconstruct methodological practices congruent with the emancipatory and empowering aims of critical scholarship.
Let Me Put It Another Way: Methodological Considerations on the Use of Participatory Photography Based on an Experiment with Teenagers in Secondary Schools
Authors: Coronel Jose M. , Rodríguez Pascual Iván
Published: November 2023

This article reflects on the use of participant photography as a methodological component of a qualitative research study into student intercultural relations in four secondary schools in Spain. Forty boys and girls took part and we selected over 400 photographs they had taken. The article draws attention to the importance of student ‘voices’ to show the interaction processes and the value of participatory photography as an approach that encourages their participation beyond the traditional interviews and field observations. The results acknowledge the value of photography to reflect the relationships among adolescents. However, while the experiment was positively rated by the participants, the study recognises the risks taken and the achievements, constraints, dilemmas and difficulties encountered by the investigators carrying out the research.
Buying in and Checking out: Identity Development and Meaning Making in the Practice of Mathematics Homework
Authors: Landers Mara
Published: November 2023

This paper presents findings from an ethnographic study of the role and meaning of mathematics homework in the lives of middle school students. The study conceptualizes and examines homework as a social practice, with a focus on how students make meaning out of their experiences and the role of identity development in meaning making. Specifically, the study examines how middle school students come to value or reject mathematics homework. Case study analyses revealed two ways of characterizing students’ experiences with homework. Students who buy into homework develop aspects of their identities related to school, math and homework that support them in valuing homework. Students who check out develop aspects of their identities that support them in rejecting homework. The concepts of buying in and checking out have implications for theory development around motivation and identity and for school practices around homework.
El Proceso Didáctico en Educación Física como Generador de Valores y Actitudes
Authors: Gaviria Cortés Didier Fernando , Castejón Oliva Francisco Javier
Published: November 2023

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo analizar las actitudes y valores que genera las clases de Educación Física en los estudiantes de secundaria en un Instituto de la comunidad de Madrid, España. Se parte de la conceptualización de los conceptos de valor y actitud. El estudio es cualitativo y se desarrollo por medio de un diseño de estudio de caso; lo cual ayudo a la comprensión de los sentimientos, percepciones, emociones, vivencias y opiniones que tienen los estudiantes sobre los valores y actitudes que fomentan el proceso didáctico de la Educación Física (objetivos, contenidos, métodos y evaluación). La información fue recolectada mediante la observación y del grupo focal. Los resultados muestran como el compañerismo, la cooperación, el respeto y la promoción de la actividad física para un estilo de vida saludable, son los valores más importantes dentro de los objetivos. Los contenidos más resaltados en las clases son los juegos cooperativos y los deportes colectivos. En el método sobresalen los estilos de enseñanza tradicionales directivos. La evaluación tiene una intención hacia el desarrollo de algunos valores y actitudes como: respeto, compañerismo, trabajo en equipo, comunicación, cooperación.
Methodology of Leaving America for Asia: Reading South Korea’s Social Studies Textbooks through ChenKuan-Hsing’s Asia as Method
Authors: Rhee Jeong-eun
Published: November 2023

This project began as a content analysis of five South Korean high school Social Studies textbooks. Yet, it has evolved into an epistemological experiment to pursue the question of “what does it mean to leave America for Asia, at least methodologically, for the researcher who left Asia for America?” Using the textbooks as a mediating site, therefore, I articulate a process that engages with, moves toward, and develops deimperializing methodology. More specifically, I interweaveKuan-HsingChen’s Asia as Method: Toward Deimperialization (2010) with my data by analyzing the data through Asia as Method and reading and practicing Asia as Method as methodology. This allows me to move away from fixating on the West as a reference point even through my critique. Rather, I work to produce geo-historically grounded knowledge for specific interventions at this mediating site toward the movements of decolonization, de-cold war, and deimperialization. In the process, I discuss how Asia as Method as methodology provokes political, psychological, and social engagements of everyday, multiplies reference points for knowledge production, and requires a researcher to re-work on one’s subjectivity inevitably constituted by imperialism.
La Música Hip-Hop como Recurso Preventivo del Acoso Escolar: Análisis de 10 Canciones de Hip-Hop en Español sobre Bullying
Authors: Del Moral Arroyo Gonzalo , Suárez Relinque Cristian , Moreno Ruiz David , Musitu Ochoa Gonzalo
Published: November 2023

Los objetivos de este estudio son, en primer lugar, conocer la visión sobre el bullying que proporcionan las canciones de hip-hop en español sistematizando sus aportaciones de cara a un mejor aprovechamiento de las mismas como recurso educativo, y en segundo lugar, crear una lista de canciones de hip-hop en español que traten el tema del bullying con el fin de poder utilizarlas como herramientas preventivas en el trabajo con niños y adolescentes. Se propone un diseño cualitativo, analizando el contenido de las letras de las canciones siguiendo los pasos de la Teoría General Inductiva y complementándolo con el análisis cuantitativo de las visualizaciones de los vídeos de dichas canciones en Youtube. Se concluye que las canciones de hip-hop en español seleccionadas favorecen los procesos empáticos con la víctima al poner de manifiesto sus procesos de pensamiento y sus sentimientos así como fomentan entre los testigos el rol de defensor, connotando positivamente los valores implicados en la asunción del mismo.
Orchestrating Evaluation of Complex Educational Technologies: A Case Study of a CSCL System
Authors: Prieto Luis P. , Dimitriadis Yannis , Asensio-Pérez Juan I.
Published: November 2023

As digital technologies permeate every aspect of our lives, the complexity of the educational settings, and of the technological support we use within them, unceasingly rises. This increased complexity, along with the need for educational practitioners to apply such technologies within multi-constraint authentic settings, has given rise to the notion of technology-enhanced learning practice as “orchestration of learning”. However, at the same time, the complexity involved in evaluating the benefits of such educational technologies has also increased, prompting questions about the way evaluators can cope with the different places, technologies, informants and issues involved in their evaluation activity. By proposing the notion of “orchestrating evaluation”, this paper tries to reconcile the often disparate “front office accounts” of research publications and the “shop floor practice” of evaluation of educational technology, through the case study of evaluating a system to help teachers in coordinating computer-supported collaborative learning scenarios (GLUE!-PS). We reuse an internationally-evaluated conceptual framework of “orchestration aspects” (design, management, adaptation, pragmatism, etc.) to structure the case’s narrative, showing how the original evaluation questions and methods were modulated in the face of the multiple (authentic) evaluation setting constraints.
The Students Portfolio as an Alternative Strategy to the Standardized Competencies Assessment Tests
Authors: Gallardo Gil Monsalud , Sierra Nieto J. Eduardo , Domínguez Ramos Ana
Published: November 2023

This paper is part of a wider research, which focuses on education competencies assessment (I+D Research Project, ref. SEJ-2007-66967), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education. What we show in this paper are data from one of the case studies we carry out as part of this project. We have developed a "collaborative research" to understand and analyze the educational processes taking place in the "learnings of second order" ("learning how to learn"). In this sense, we've performed a didactic experimentation with portfolios of student in a 5th grade classroom; the conclusions presented are the result of this particular study. As a final, we conclude that portfolios of student can be an interesting strategy for educational evaluation; as well as it can become an "alternative strategy" to the standardized competency assessment tests, which predominate in the current educational landscape.
Estudio de las Actitudes Hacia una Postura Sociocultural y Política de la Educación Matemática en Maestros en Formación Inicial
Authors: Blanco Alvarez Hilbert
Published: November 2023

This article presents a study on attitudes towards social, cultural and political posture of mathematics education of 154 students in second year of primary education degree at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. The research was conducted in two phases: the first established common features of a sociocultural and political posture in Mathematics Education starting from comparative analysis of four theories of mathematics education, and a second phase were found consonances and dissonances between attitudes of students and this posture through a closed questionnaire type Likert with two open questions. Finally, it concluded that the attitude towards sociocultural and political posture of mathematics education of participating students is moderately positive.
“Nadie se Puede Sentar Aquí”: Dos Perspectivas sobre Cómo los Problemas de Matemáticas en Contexto Median las Discusiones de Grupo de Resolución de Problemas
Authors: Zahner William C.
Published: November 2023

Este estudio examina cómo un grupo de estudiantes de álgebra bilingües discuten sobre dos problemas de texto presentados en términos de contextos “de la vida real.” Usando las lentes de la acción mediada (Wertsch, 1998), el análisis revela dos maneras distintas en las que los problemas contextualizados influyen sobre el razonamiento matemático del grupo. En uno de los problemas, el contexto afrontaba maneras particulares de interpretar las inscripciones dadas, cosa que tuvo tanto beneficios, como costes. En el otro problema, la terminología de una historia no familiar pareció dificultar el razonamiento matemático del grupo. Estas dos formas de contexto mediado se discuten a la luz de la investigación actual en el uso de problemas de la vida real en educación matemática.Palabras Clave: discusiones matemáticas, mediación, problemas de texto, álgebra, discusiones de grupo.
Uso De Artefactos Concretos En Actividades de Geometria Analitica: Una Experiencia con la Elipse.
Authors: Cortes Zavala José Carlos , Soto Rodríguez Héctor Arturo
Published: November 2023

El propósito de éste articulo, es dar a conocer los resultados de una investigación relacionada con el uso de artefactos concretos (dos elipsógrafos distintos) para el aprendizaje de las Matemáticas, específicamente en Geometría Analítica con el tema de Elipse. Se implementaron una actividad por cada uno de los artefactos, a través del uso de hojas de trabajo las cuales guían a los estudiantes para que ellos puedan construir el concepto formal de Elipse, respondiendo las preguntas correspondientes en cada actividad así como manipulando el elipsógrafo en cuestión. Lo anterior con el objetivo de facilitar la comprensión y el aprendizaje de conceptos matemáticos por parte de los alumnos.Palabras clave:Geometría Analítica, Elipsógrafos, Aprendizaje Colaborativo.
Early childhood mathematics education: research, curriculum and educational practice
Authors: Alsina Angel
Published: November 2023

This article reviews data obtained through research into early childhood mathematics education in Spain. It analyses the current curricular directions in mathematics education with early learners. It also provides an overview of mathematical practices in early childhood education classrooms to analyse the commonalities and differences between research, curriculum and educational practice. A review of the research presented at SEIEM symposia from 1997 until 2012 demonstrates: a) very little research has been done, a trend that is repeated in other areas, such as the JCR-Social Sciences Edition or the PME; b) the first steps have been taken to create a more and more cohesive body of research, although until now there has not been enough data to outline the curricular directions; and c) some discrepancies still exist between the mathematical practices in early childhood education classrooms and the official guidelines.
Working with Families in Bilingual Mathematics: Supporting a Leadership Space for Latina Mothers
Authors: Lopez Leiva Carlos , Torres Zayoni
Published: November 2023

This paper analyzes the work developed with a group of Latina mothers in a mathematics afterschool program for a period of 3 ½ years. The analysis of the productive patterns of interaction of this group of mothers with a group of bilingual participants shows that the program’s participation and activity structure closely determines the quality of the mothers’ participation. We present a sequence of attempts developed to alter this structure in order to successfully capitalize on mothers’ leadership roles and knowledge during intergenerational and bilingual mathematical activity. We further discuss key social processesâ€”acknowledging mothers as facilitators, focusing on communication rather than on a specific language, and supporting mathematics performance through social interactionsâ€”that opened up a space for Latina mothers’ leadership and dynamic participation during bilingual mathematical activity.
The Use of the History of Mathematics in the Teaching of Preservice Teachers
Authors: Galante Dianna
Published: November 2023

Many scholars have written about using the history of mathematics in the teaching of preservice mathematics teachers. For this study, preservice mathematics teachers developed an electronic journal of reflections based on presentations in the history of mathematics in a secondary mathematics education course. The main purpose of the Mathematics History Journal was to help measure the mathematics content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge of the preservice mathematics teachers for accreditation purposes. Results of the study indicated that by allowing preservice teachers to investigate and present topics in the history of mathematics, preservice teachers believed they strengthened their mathematics content knowledge and were introduced to a new avenue for teaching secondary students about mathematics.Keywords: History, Preservice Teachers, Secondary Mathematics, Teacher Knowledge
Students’ Equation Understanding and Solving in Iran
Authors: Barahmand Ali , Shahvarani Ahmad
Published: November 2023

The purpose of the present article is to investigate how 15 year old Iranian students interpret the concept of equation, its solution, and studying the relation between the students’ equation understanding and solving. Data from two equation-solving exercises are reported. Data analysis shows that there is a significant relationship between understanding and solving equation. The results indicate that students’ understanding of equation has, basically, been shaped by their experiences in arithmetic and students usually have not any perception of equations and real world problems. Moreover, the study shows that students rarely paid any attention to the equality sign and the use of operators in both sides of the equation.
Pre-service Teachers’ Common Content Knowledge Regarding the Arithmetic Mean
Authors: De Haro Juan Jesús Ortiz , Moll Vicenç Font
Published: November 2023

The main goal of this study is to determine the common content knowledge of a group of pre-service primary teachers regarding the arithmetic mean. The cognitive configuration tool proposed by the Onto-semiotic Approach of Cognition and Mathematics Instruction shows that the arithmetic mean can have a variety of meanings, and the application of this tool here revealed significant difficulties related to the students’ understanding of this mathematical object and some of its properties. This article concludes with some educational implications for teacher training in the field of statistics.