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SIKAP POLITIK PARTAI PERSATUAN PEMBANGUAN DALAM SUKSESI KEPEMIMPINAN NEGARA PADA PEMILU 2014
Authors: Fauziah Ade Hikmatul
Published: January 2016

Abstract: Unity Development Party in Succession of National Leadership in 2014’s Election. Unity Development Party has a strategic role in canalizing the inspiration and the interest of Muslim people and nation as a whole, especially in ensuring that the Act promulgated will not against Islamic values. To win the 2014’s election, the Party has launched the strategic champagne “go back to its khittah”, and also to struggle to realize the democratic nation. In Addition, the Unity Development Party also highlighted the importance to adhere Islamic values in national level embodied in Five Principle of the State (Pancasila)Key Words: 2014’s Election, Unity Development Party, Succession of National leadership Abstrak: Partai Persatuan Pembangunan Dalam Suksesi Kepemimpinan Negara Pada Pemilu 2014. Partai Persatuan Pembangunan memiliki peran membawa aspirasi dan kepentingan umat dan bangsa, terutama dalam menjaga agar produk-produk peraturan perundang-undangan tetap berada dalam nafas dan tidak bertentangan dengan asas Islam. Untuk memenangkan pemilu 2014, PPP memiliki strategi mengedepankan isu bahwa PPP telah kembali ke fitrah dan berjuang untuk mengisi kehidupan bangsa dengan nilai-nilai akhlakul karimah, serta memperjuangkan kehidupan bangsa yang demokratis. Bagi PPP pemilu 2014 memiliki makna yang lebih strategis, tidak hanya sekedar memenuhi persyaratan demokrasi yang telah menjadi pilihan pemerintahan yang ditegakkan, tetapi mengandung nilai perspektif bagi peran PPP guna menegakkan kepemimpinan bangsa, menuju terwujudnya nilai-nilai syariat Islam dalam kehidupan berbangsa dan bernegara dalam wadah Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia yang berdasarkan Pancasila. Kata Kunci: Pemilu 2014, PPP, Suksesi Kepemimpinan Negara DOI: 10.15408/sjsbs.v2i1.2249
KOMPETENSI DOSEN UIN SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH JAKARTA DALAM PELAKSANAAN EVALUASI PEMBELAJARAN: TELAAH ATAS KONSTRUKSI SOAL UAS PERSPEKTIF HIGHER EDUCATION
Authors: Ahmad Supriyadi
Published: January 2016

Abstract: Competency of Lecturers at Islamic State University (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah  Jakarta in implementing the Teaching Evaluation. Before teaching, the important things that lecturer should do are to design teaching’s competence and decide the topics of the subject, choose the method and make authentic evaluation. In deciding teaching’s competence, lecturer’s competence in constructing the material of final examination (UAS) is essential. This article is aimed to identify the form of aforementioned materials constructed by the lecturer and to evaluate the conformity the materials with the “higher education” principles and also to identify efforts’ of leader in university in increasing lecturer’s competence. Population of the Research are all the lecturer of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, academic year 2013/2014 110 lecturer from ten Faculties (13,10 %) with the purposive sampling technic and quota sampling. This research use descriptive analysis method with content analysis approach.Key Words: lecturer’s competence, material of final examination’s construction and higher education Abstrak: Kompetensi Dosen UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta Dalam Pelaksanaan Evaluasi Pembelajaran. Sebelum melakukan pembelajaran hal penting yang harus disiapkan dosen adalah merumuskan kompetensi pembelajaran, menentukan materi, memilih metode yang tepat, dan melakukan evaluasi autentik. Saat menentukan evaluasi pembelajaran, kompetensi dosen dalam mengkonstruksi soal UAS menjadi sangat urgen. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi bentuk-bentuk soal yang dikontruksi oleh dosen, mengevaluasi kesesuaian butir-butir soal tersebut dengan kaidah-kaidah higher education, dan mengidentifikasi usaha-usaha pejabat dalam peningkatan kompetensi dosen. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh dosen UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, tahun akademik 2013/2014 yang tersebar di sebelas fakultas yang berjumlah 833 orang (527 laki-laki dan 306 perempuan), dengan sampel sebanyak 110 orang (13,10 %) dengan teknik Purposive Sampling dan Quota Sampling. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode deskriptif analisis dengan pendekatan content analysis. Kata Kunci: Kompetensi dosen, Konstruksi Soal, dan Higher Education DOI: 10.15408/sjsbs.v2i1.2250
Stunting at 5 Years Among SGA Newborns
Authors: Xie Chuanbo , Epstein Leonard H. , Eiden Rina D. , Shenassa Edmond D. , Li Xiuhong , Liao Yan , Wen Xiaozhong
Published: January 2016

OBJECTIVE:

To compare risk of stunting at 5 years across etiological subgroups of small for gestational age (SGA) newborns.

METHODS:

We analyzed data of a subsample (N = 1100) of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort. We defined SGA as birth weight <10th percentile, then classified subjects into etiological subgroups by each of 8 risk factors (ie, maternal prepregnancy underweight, short stature, smoking during pregnancy, alcohol use during pregnancy, inadequate gestational weight gain [GWG], hypertension, genital herpes infection, and multiple births) or by cooccurrence of 2 often intertwined risk factors (smoking and inadequate GWG). We defined stunting as 5 years height-for-age z score below –2. We fitted logistic regression models to test whether the risk of stunting differed across SGA subgroups, adjusting for confounders.

RESULTS:

SGA subgroup with maternal short stature (odds ratio [OR] = 3.88; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.16–6.96) or inadequate GWG (OR = 2.18; 95% CI = 1.23–3.84) had higher risk of stunting at 5 years, compared with the SGA subgroup without the corresponding risk factor. SGA newborns with both maternal smoking and inadequate GWG during pregnancy had much higher risk of stunting at 5 years (OR = 3.10; 95% CI = 1.21–7.91), compared with SGA newborns without any of these 2 SGA risk factors.

CONCLUSIONS:

Etiological subgroups of SGA differed in risk of stunting at 5 years. SGA newborns of inadequate GWG mothers who smoke and SGA newborns of short mothers were at particularly high risk of stunting.
The Development of a Criteria List for the Selection of 3D Virtual Worlds to Design an Educational Environment / Razrada popisa kriterija za odabir 3D virtualnih svjetova i izradu obrazovnog okruženja
Authors: Yilmaz Rabia M. , Reisoglu Ilknur , Topu F. Burcu , Karakus Turkan , Goktas Yuksel
Published: January 2016

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to develop a criteria list to be considered during the selection of 3D virtual world platforms for educational purposes. As the first step in this process a draft list was created by the researchers based on literature review and heuristic investigation. The draft list was reviewed and revised by 2 internal and 4 external experts, and then used as a questionnaire. The items in the finalized criteria list were divided into three categories as follows: 50 items of technical specifications (system/program features, usability, software tools, multimedia tools, security, and cost), 21 items of interaction specifications (avatars, activities, communication tools) and 8 items of educational specifications (teaching/learning activities). Ultimately, the developed criteria list will be helpful for identifying and eliminating the deficiencies and constraints of virtual worlds used for educational purposes. Key words: 3D virtual worlds; criteria list development; educational environment design; virtual learning environments.---SažetakSvrha ovog istraživanja bila je razrada popisa kriterija koje treba uzeti u obzir prilikom odabira 3D virtualnih platformi u obrazovne svrhe. U tom su procesu znanstvenici najprije sastavili nacrt kriterija na osnovi proučene literature i heurističkog istraživanja. Dva naša i četiri vanjska stručnjaka pregledala su i napisala osvrt na nacrt kriterija koji se zatim koristio u obliku upitnika. Završni popis kriterija podijeljen je u sljedeće tri kategorije: 50 tehničkih kriterija (osobine sustava / programa, iskoristivost, softverski alati, multimedijski alati, sigurnost, cijena), 21 kriterij vezan uz interakciju (avatari, aktivnosti, komunikacijski alati) i 8 obrazovnih kriterija (aktivnosti poučavanja / učenja). Na kraju će razrađeni popis kriterija pomoći u utvrđivanju i uklanjanju nedostataka i ograničenja virtualnih svjetova koji se koriste u obrazovne svrhe.Ključne riječi: 3D virtualni svjetovi; razrada popisa kriterija; izrada obrazovnog okruženja; virtualno obrazovno okruženje.
The Impact of Exposure to Entrepreneurship Education on Student Entrepreneurial Intentions / Utjecaj izloženosti poduzetničkom obrazovanju na poduzetničku namjeru studenata
Authors: Vuković Ksenija , Kedmenec Irena , Korent Dina
Published: January 2016

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the entrepreneurial intention of undergraduate and graduate students of Economics of Entrepreneurship and its predictors among students in different stages of their studies. The research is based on two sets of hypotheses. The first one sets out to confirm the basic assumptions of the theory of planned behavior in the context of the student population and the second one assumes a positive impact of the exposure to entrepreneurship education on students entrepreneurial intentions. The regression model confirmed the first set of hypotheses. The attitudes towards entrepreneurship have the greatest impact on entrepreneurial intentions, followed by perceived behavioral control and the subjective norm whose impact is the smallest. Results indicate that there are significant differences in the attitudes towards entrepreneurship and familiarity with entrepreneurial infrastructure among students in different stages of their studies. However, research has shown that entrepreneurial intentions do not increase due to exposure to entrepreneurship education.Key words: attitudes towards entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship program; familiarity with entrepreneurial infrastructure; perceived behavioral control; subjective norm.---SažetakSvrha ovog istraživanja jest ispitati poduzetničku namjeru studenata preddiplomskog i diplomskog studija Ekonomika poduzetništva i njezine prediktore kod studenata na različitim godinama studija. Istraživanje polazi od dva skupa hipoteza: prvog, koji je postavljen kako bi se potvrdile osnovne pretpostavke teorije planiranog ponašanja u kontekstu studentske populacije, i drugog, koji pretpostavlja postojanje pozitivnog utjecaja trajanja izloženosti poduzetničkome obrazovanju na poduzetničku namjeru studenata. Regresijskim modelom potvrđen je prvi skup hipoteza i utvrđeno je da najveći utjecaj na poduzetničku namjeru imaju stavovi prema poduzetništvu, slijedi percipirana kontrola ponašanja, a najmanji utjecaj ima subjektivna norma. Rezultati istraživanja ukazuju na postojanje statistički značajne razlike u stavovima prema poduzetništvu i poznavanju poduzetničke infrastrukture između studenata različitih godina studija. Međutim, istraživanje je pokazalo da se poduzetnička namjera uslijed izloženosti programu poduzetničkog obrazovanja ne povećava.Ključne riječi: program poduzetničkog obrazovanja; stavovi prema poduzetništvu; subjektivna norma; percipirana kontrola ponašanja; poznavanje poduzetničke infrastrukture.
Reading Ability and Literary Competence in Language Arts Classes in Slovenia/Čitalačka sposobnost i književna kompetencija u nastavi književnosti i jezika u Sloveniji
Authors: Žbogar Alenka
Published: January 2016

AbstractThe article defines reading ability and literary competence and classifies them among diverse components of communication skills and literacy that are systematically and procedurally developed in language arts classes (especially literature instruction). Reading literacy is students’ ability to apply what they learn at school or elsewhere in everyday life; that is, the ability to analyze, critically evaluate, and convey information. We provide guidelines for literature instruction to encourage the development of reading literacy, critical thinking, evaluation, and synthesis to a greater degree than the current instruction does, by developing reading ability, literary and digital competence, cultural and intercultural abilities, and the ability to make interdisciplinary connections. Exploration of literature and literary creativity should be more frequently included in literature instruction via problem-based instruction. Language arts will thus facilitate the development of key skills (i.e., reading, literary, and digital skills) in addition to cultural and intercultural skills, and the ability to form interdisciplinary connections, as well as train students in critical thought, evaluation, and synthesis (as a part of convergent and divergent thinking).Key words: creating literature; exploring literature; problem-based literature instruction; reading for and reading with understanding; reading literature.---SažetakU radu se definiraju čitalačka sposobnost i književna kompetencija te se svrstavaju među raznovrsne kategorije komunikacijskih vještina i pismenosti koje se sustavno i proceduralno razvijaju u nastavi književnosti i jezika (posebno u nastavi književnosti). Čitalačka pismenost je sposobnost učenika da primijene ono što su naučili u školi ili drugdje u svakodnevnom životu; to je sposobnost analiziranja, kritičkog prosuđivanja i prenošenja informacija. Navodimo smjernice za nastavu književnosti da bismo potaknuli razvoj čitalačke pismenosti, kritičkog mišljenja, evaluacije i sintetiziranja na višem stupnju nego što je to slučaj u današnjoj nastavi, poticanjem razvoja čitalačke pismenosti, književne i digitalne kompetencije, kulturalnih i međukulturalnih sposobnosti, sposobnosti stvaranja interdisciplinarnih veza. Istraživanje književnosti i književna kreativnost trebali bi se češće uključivati u nastavu književnosti provedbom problemske nastave. Književnost i jezik će tako olakšati razvoj ključnih vještina (npr. čitalačkih, književnih i digitalnih vještina) uz kulturalne i međukulturalne vještine, omogućiti sposobnost stvaranja međudisciplinarnih veza te poučiti učenike kako kritički razmišljati, evaluirati i sintetizirati (što su sastavnice konvergentnog i divergentnog mišljenja). Ključne riječi: čitanje književnih djela; čitanje za razumijevanje i s razumijevanjem; istraživanje književnosti; književno stvaranje; problemska nastava književnosti.
Construct Validity of the Questionnaire Measuring Technical and Socio-Psychological Factors which Affect Successful Integration of ICT into Education / Konstruktna valjanost upitnika kojim se ispituju tehnički i socio-psihološki čimbenici koji utječu na u
Authors: Rogošić Silvia
Published: January 2016

AbstractA variety of measurement instruments which are used for researching different aspects of the use of ICT for educational purposes are available. However, construct validity of these instruments are often not checked and therefore their application is not always suitable. The aim of this research was to check the construct validity of the questionnaire used for measuring technical and socio-psychological factors affecting the frequency of ICT use among Croatian elementary school teachers in Zagreb (N=413) and the ways in which it is used. Questionnaire construct validity was proved by means of factor analysis which yielded four easily interpretable factors with a high degree of reliability. Key words: education; elementary school teachers; ICT.---SažetakPostoji niz mjernih instrumenata kojima se ispituju različiti aspekti korištenja informacijsko-komunikacijskom tehnologijom u edukativne svrhe. Međutim, konstruktna valjanost tih instrumenata često se ne provjerava pa njihova primjena nije uvijek prikladna. Cilj ovoga istraživanja jest provjeriti konstruktnu valjanost upitnika kojim se ispituju tehnički i socio-psihološki čimbenici koji utječu na načine i učestalost korištenja ICT-om u nastavi na uzorku hrvatskih učitelja u osnovnim školama u gradu Zagrebu (N=413). Konstruktna valjanost instrumenta dokazana je na temelju faktorske analize koja je rezultirala s četiri faktora visoke pouzdanosti koje je lako interpretirati.Ključne riječi: ICT; nastava; učitelji osnovnih škola.
Implementation of the Immersive Method on the Artistic Expression of Students in Art Classes/Primjena imerzivne metode na likovno izražavanje učenika u nastavi likovne kulture
Authors: Vuk Sonja , Tacol Tonka , Vogrinc Janez
Published: January 2016

AbstractThe paper presents the immersive method in art classes in elementary school. The general scheme of this method of the artistic and pedagogical processes is easily applicable to all levels of education and all systems. The immersive method is based on the students’ understanding of the idea of works of art and adopting the modes of creating ideas and their expression in a visual form. It shifts the accent from adopting and illustrating formal language in traditional classes to connecting language of the students' everyday visual new media environment. This is closely related to the strategies of contemporary new media art, with adoption of clearly defined stages in the creative process and art-related terminology. The method uses transfer in teaching, therapeutic aspect of the art and 'flow state' or the aesthetic experience. In accordance with the meaning of the word 'immersion', this method teaches the understanding of art, ideas, contexts and relationships as a whole. In a critical manner, the adopted matter is applied to the student's own environment through analysis, aesthetic interventions, and social engagement based on an environmentally and socially conscious manner. Such an approach to teaching encourages intrinsic motivation in students and has a strong educational aspect, which indicates the effectiveness of this method.Key words: aesthetic experience; creative process; strategies of new media art; tasks in art classes.  --- Sažetak Ovdje je predstavljena imerzivna metoda u nastavi likovne kulture. Opća shema te metode likovno-pedagoškog procesa primjenjiva je na svim obrazovnim razinama i sustavima. Imerzivna metoda temelji se na učenikovu razumijevanju nastajanja umjetničkih djela i usvajanju načina prizvodnje ideja i njihova izražavanja u vizualnom uratku. Prebacuje naglasak s usvajanja i ilustriranja likovnih pojmova u tradicionalnoj nastavi na povezivanje jezika svakodnevne vizualne novomedijske okoline učenika, bliskog strategijama jednog dijela suvremene umjetnosti, s usvajanjem jasno definiranih etapa kreativnog procesa i likovnih pojmova. Metoda se služi transferom u nastavi, terapeutskim aspektom umjetnosti i tzv. flowstate ili estetskim Iskustvom. U skladu sa značenjem riječi 'imerzivno' (engl. immersion: ulazak u virtualni svijet, uranjanje, zadubljivanje, potapanje), metoda uči razumijevanju umjetničkog djela, ideje, konteksta i odnosa kao cjeline u kojoj pojedinac živi. Usvojeno se kritički primjenjuje na vlastitu okolinu analizom, estetskim intervencijama i ekološki i društveno osviještenim sudjelovanjem u životu zajednice. Takav pristup nastavi potiče intrinzičnu motivaciju kod učenika i ima snažan odgojni aspekt, što ukazuje na uspješnost te metode.Ključne riječi: estesko iskustvo; kreativni proces; likovni zadatci; strategije suvremene novomedijske umjetnosti.
Determinants of Students' Mathematics Self-Concept: Analysis of Gender Universalities and Specificities / Determinante matematičkog samopoimanja: Analiza rodnih univerzalnosti i specifičnosti
Authors: Matić Jelena , Marušić Iris , Baranović Branislava
Published: January 2016

The aim of the research was to examine the role that personality variables, mathematics anxiety, stereotypes about mathematics as a male domain and the perception of mathematics teachers' role and behaviour have in explaining students' mathematics self-concept, over and above the information about their mathematics success. The participants were 8th grade students from 36 primary schools from Zagreb and the Zagreb County (N=511). The analysis of the contribution of the above-mentioned predictors was conducted on male and female samples separately. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed the contributions of individual variables and the overall contribution to the explanation of boys’ (R=0.63) and girls’ (R=0.72) mathematics self-concept. Mathematics success was the strongest determinant of mathematics self-concept for both gender groups. Personality, i.e. conscientiousness was the gender-specific determinant that only contributed to the explanation of girls' mathematics self-concept. The opposite was true for stereotypes about mathematics. Mathematics anxiety and the perception of teachers’ role and behaviour were gender-universal determinants. The findings can serve to inform evidence-based planning and implementation of both gender universal and specific interventions for the enhancement of mathematics self-concept.Key words: gender differences; math anxiety; math self-concept; personality---Cilj istraživanja bio je razmotriti ulogu koju u objašnjenju matematičkog samopoimanja, osim uspjeha u matematici, imaju osobine ličnosti, matematička anksioznost, stereotipi o matematici kao muškom području i percepcija uloge i ponašanja nastavnika matematike. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 511 učenika 8. razreda iz 36 osnovnih škola u Zagrebu i Zagrebačkoj županiji. Analiza doprinosa spomenutih prediktora napravljena je na rodno odijeljenim uzorcima. Hijerarhijskim regresijskim analizama utvrđeni su pojedinačni doprinosi varijabli i ukupni doprinos prediktora objašnjenju varijance matematičkog samopoimanja učenika (R = 0.63) i učenica (R = 0.72). Uspjeh u matematici najsnažnija je odrednica matematičkog samopoimanja obiju rodnih skupina. Ličnost, točnije, savjesnost rodno je specifična determinanta koja doprinosi objašnjenju varijance matematičkog samopoimanja učenica, ali ne i učenika. Obrnuto vrijedi za stereotipe o matematici koji su se pokazali rodno specifičnom determinantom samopoimanja učenika. Strah od matematike, percepcija uloge i ponašanja nastavnika rodno su univerzalne odrednice. Rezultati mogu doprinijeti utemeljenom planiranju i primjeni univerzalnih i specifičnih intervencija za poboljšanje matematičkog samopoimanja učenica i učenika.Ključne riječi: ličnost; matematička slika o sebi; rodne razlike; strah od matematike.
A Generic Model of “the” Education System for the Purposes of Making Critical Comparisons and Policy / Generički model ,,obrazovnog sustava“ za potrebe kritičke usporedbe i kreiranje politike
Authors: Steyn Steyn , Van der Walt Hannes , Wolhuter Charl
Published: January 2016

The education system per se, despite its central position in the field of study proclaimed by the scholarly community of Comparative and International Education, has never taken a central stage/role in Comparative and International Education scholarly enquiry. Through the various stages of its history, Comparative and International Education research has either focused on the societal-contextual forces (geography, demography, social system, economy, political system, religio-philosophical viewpoints) shaping education or on the societal outcomes/effects of education, to such an extent that the education system has always remained the blind spot in the centre of the field. A model explaining the structure of the education system which shows the components of “the” education system and their interrelationships has resultantly not been developed. This article attempts to address this shortcoming by discussing and outlining the structure of the education system on the basis of recent epistemological developments. Four components of the education system, along with their elements, are identified: education system policy, organisation and administration, structure for teaching, and support services.Key words: Comparative Education; education; education system; post-modernism.---Obrazovni sustav per se, usprkos svojoj središnjoj ulozi za koju se zauzimaju stručnjaci unutar Komparativne i međunarodne edukacije nikada nije bio u žarištu znanstvenih istraživanja u spomenutom području. Istraživanja unutar Komparativne i međunarodne edukacije do sada su, u različitim razdobljima svoje povijesti, bila usredotočena ili na društveno-kontekstne snage (geografiju, demografiju, društveni sustav, ekonomiju, politički sustav, religijsko-filozofski svjetonazor) koje oblikuju obrazovanje ili na ishode/učinke obrazovanja na društvo do te mjere da je obrazovni sustav uvijek ostajao nejasan u odnosu na glavni dio toga područja. Stoga još uvijek nije razvijen model koji bi objasnio strukturu obrazovnog sustava prikazujući komponente ,,obrazovnog sustava“ i njihove međusobne odnose. U ovom se radu nastoji istaknuti taj nedostatak putem rasprave i prikaza strukture obrazovnog sustava na temelju novijih epistemoloških razvojnih ideja. Identificirane su četiri komponente obrazovnog sustava, kao i njihovi elementi, a to su: politika obrazovnog sustava, organizacija i administracija, struktura potrebna za nastavu i službe podrške.Ključne riječi: komparativna edukacija; obrazovanje; obrazovni sustav; postmodernizam
A szakellátásban megjelenő osteoporosisos nők 10 éves csonttöréskockázata a FRAX® alapján
Authors: Péntek Márta , Gulácsi László , Tóth Edit , Baji Petra , Brodszky Valentin , Horváth Csaba
Published: January 2016

Introduction: Identification of patients with high fracture risk is a key-point in osteoporosis care. Aim: To assess the fracture risk among osteoporotic women attending osteoporosis care in Hungary. Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2009 in 11 centres among women with osteoporosis aged ≥50 years. Main risk factors were recorded and 10-year fracture risk was calculated using the FRAX® for Hungary. Health status was assessed by EQ VAS. Results: 1301 patients with mean age of 68.5 (SD = 8.3) years and EQ VAS of 62.0 (SD = 17.2) participated, of whom 690 (53.0%) have already had previous fracture. Major osteoporotic and hip fracture FRAX® scores were 20.1 (SD = 13.9) and 10.6 (SD = 12.5), respectively (by 10-year age groups, mean: 18.5/9.3; 16.2/6.7; 23/13.5; 28.9/18.3). Patients with previous fracture had significantly higher scores (p<0.05). Conclusions: Similar rate of patients attend osteoporosis care for primary and secondary prevention. FRAX® score was higher than 7% in the majority of patients. The findings provide inputs for cost-effectiveness analyses and development of intervention thresholds in Hungary. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(4), 146–153.
A myeloma multiplex megközelítése Magyarországon 2016-ban
Authors: Varga Gergely , Mikala Gábor , Váróczy László , Illés Árpád
Published: January 2016

The last decade has witnessed a dramatic progress in the treatment of multiple myeloma. Both the chemotherapy protocols and the supportive therapy options have improved significantly since the publication of the previous Hungarian national guideline. An increasing proportion of patients now reach a durable response and cure became a potential option for some. The aim of the authors was to adapt the international guidelines to the specific circumstances of the Hungarian healthcare system in the light of the most recent developments. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(4), 123–137.
Rivaroxabankezelés mellett kialakult bal pitvari fülcsethrombus sikeres kezelése direkt trombininhibitorral
Authors: Szegedi Nándor , Gellér László , Tahin Tamás , Merkely Béla , Széplaki Gábor
Published: January 2016

The authors present the history of a 62-year-old man on continuous rivaroxaban therapy who was scheduled for pulmonary vein isolation due to persistent atrial fibrillation. Preoperative transesophageal echocardiography detected the presence of left atrial appendage thrombus. Thrombophilia tests showed that the patient was heterozygous carrier of the methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase gene mutation. The authors hypothesized that a direct thrombin inhibitor might exert a more appropriate effect against thrombosis in this case and, therefore, a switch to dabigatran was performed. After two months of anticoagulation with the direct thrombin inhibitor and folic acid supplementation the thrombus resolved. The authors underline that thrombus formation may develop in atrial fibrillation even if the patient is adequately treated with rivaroxaban. This case suggests, that methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase gene mutation may modulate the efficacy of direct Xa factor inhibitors. According to this case history, dabigatran may be an effective therapeutic option in resolving established thrombus. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(4), 154–156.
Worlds Apart
Authors: Simmons K. Merinda
Published: January 2016

In this essay, I consider what the publication of Schaffalitzky de Muckadell’s essay “On Essentialism and Real Definitions of Religion” in the JAAR reflects about the state of religious studies as a discipline, arguing that there appears increasing room for overt essentialism in the name of liberal humanism and progressive politics. Reflecting on this unfortunate trend in the academic study of religion, I ask that scholars clarify two things when engaging in critical thinking: the claims embedded in their own identifications and the audience with and to whom they aim to speak.
When Is a Religion Like a Weed?
Authors: Rein Nathan
Published: January 2016

Caroline Schaffalitzky de Muckadell's 2014 article, "On Essentialism and Real Definitions of Religion," offers a comprehensive rationale for the use of real, essentialist definitions of religion in the field of religious studies. In this article, I examine her arguments and the proposed definition she supplies. I argue that a close reading of Schaffalitzky's piece, concentrating especially on the way she uses examples, helps to demonstrate that she and her anti-essentialist opponents view the field of religious studies in incommensurable ways. While Schaffalitzky views definitions as serving the analytical study of religion as an object, her opponents view definitions primarily rhetorically and seek to focus attention on the process of defining.
Deep-Seated Schism
Authors: Schaffalitzky de Muckadell Caroline
Published: January 2016

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“Better get to know Practicum: Critical Theory, Religion, and Pedagogy”
Authors: Chatterjea Ipsita
Published: January 2016

Part of a recurring series on the Bulletin for the Study of Religion blog, "Better get to know..." profiles the groups that groups and organizations that support the analysis of, teaching of, media covering analytical scholarship focused on religion. This installment profiles Practicum: Critical Theory, Religion, and Pedagogy, through a conversation Craig Martin and Brad Stoddard.
For the Good or the “Guild”
Authors: Daley-Bailey Kate
Published: January 2016

This letter/essay addresses some of the critiques and recommendations I have for the American Academic of Religion regarding its treatment of adjunct concerns.I recommend the American Academy of Religion reassess its values and prioritizes and ask that the organization decide if it is a nonprofit organization or a guild. Subsequently, I recommend the American Academy of Religion discontinue its obfuscation of data on adjunct existence in the field, readjust its membership dues and conferences fees with the monetary plight of its underemployed or unemployed members in mind, and avoid marginalizing or patronizing those members who find themselves within the cycle of contingent employment.
Editor's Corner: NAASR Membership and the 'Bulletin for the Study of Religion'
Authors: Tite Philip
Published: January 2016

The Editor’s Corner is an occasional space for the editors of the Bulletin to share their own, brief musings on theoretical or professional issues facing the discipline. Most of the short essays included, such as the one below, will first appear on the Bulletin’s blog. Our hope is that this section will open fresh lines of dialogue, debate, and theoretical reflection, with the editors playing a role as interlocutors with Bulletin readers (much as they do on the Bulletin’s blog). This particular musing comments on the recent Bulletin subscription agreement between Equinox and NAASR, while also exploring the importance of theory as a focus for a religious studies journal.
Who Gets to Play in the Sandbox?
Authors: Tite Philip
Published: January 2016

Editor's introduction to the Bulletin for the Study of Religion 44.4 (2015). Specifically, this introduction presents a panel of appears responding to Caroline Schaffalitzky de Muckadell's JAAR article on essentialist definitions of religion, an Open Letter to the AAR from Kat Daley-Bailey (and comments on the problems facing adjunct faculty with regard to the AAR annual meeting), a standalone article by Joseph Laycock on the Irving, Texas controversy Ahmed Ahmed Mohamed’s homemade clock (taken as a bomb threat), an interview with the editors of the Practicum blog, and finally an Editor's Corner announcement with comment on a new subscription arrangement with NAASR.
Surreptitious Scholar
Authors: Cappucci John
Published: January 2016

In attempting to measure and compare the level of religiosity among two waves of Iraqi-Shi’a Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan, the researcher was required to interview fifty members from this diasporic community. However, attempting to conduct research with these groups proved difficult as it was believed that the researcher was either a “journalist” working for a major media outlet or, more severely, a “spy” working for a government agency and posing as a scholar. The level of suspicion initially exuded by the community proved to be a significant obstruction to this research project. In order to help dissolve the sense of suspicion that permeated the atmosphere, the researcher undertook a few unique strategies to ensure his identity and ease the fears held by the participant community.
Researching Lived Islam as an Evangelical Anglican Minister
Authors: Wilson Tom
Published: January 2016

The article examines the impact of the researcher’s own faith tradition on research done with those of a different faith tradition. It questions the extent to which personal identity and individual convictions impact upon the approach taken to fieldwork. Two specific questions examined are how truthful about intentions and how forthright regarding personal views a researcher should be when engaged in fieldwork. In the third main section, the question of how the experience of fieldwork might impact a researcher’s personal beliefs is discussed.
Beyond Text
Authors: Saif Mashal
Published: January 2016

The study of Islamic juridical pronouncements (fatwas) has come to occupy a prominent position in the field of Islamic Studies. These works on fatwas, though deeply insightful, are characterized by a text-centric approach. The text of the fatwa is seen as standing in a virtually sanitized environment free from the complexities of form, process, context and language. Challenging this bias in scholarship on fatwas, I argue for a broadening of the traditional text-centered approach to fatwa analysis by highlighting the importance of examining the fatwa issuance process as well as the broader context of fatwas that is jointly constructed and negotiated during the fatwa issuance process by the jurisconsult (mufti) and the questioner (mustafti). I substantiate my arguments by drawing on theories of language, works on the interview and writings on context and embodiment. To elucidate the significance of my propositions and recommendations, I supplement my discussions with examples from the field, including my own ethnographic work. As this article asserts, the merits of this approach to fatwa analysis include a drastic widening of the scope in which a particular fatwa can be understood and interpreted.
Re-enchanting Late Modernity
Authors: Stone Emma Francis
Published: January 2016

The natural world holds a place of great reverence in Umbanda, an Afro-Brazilian religion. Whether experienced by adherents as plant-based healing or festive celebrations held in the midst of the crashing seashore, the inclusion of the natural world in spiritual practice is visible in diverse aspects of Umbanda, and is signi?cant in the context of late modern life in urban Brazil. Following an ethnographic methodology, I explore two middle-class Umbanda terreiros (centres) located in Botafogo, in Rio de Janeiro and in Cotia, Sao Paulo, in order to illuminate how nature is constructed, perceived, and integrated into Umbanda practice and ritual. I argue that Umbanda provides an appealing means of re-enchanting late modernity in Brazil through interaction with nature and the privileging of embodied practices and rituals, and that this is particularly attractive to the middle and upper socioeconomic classes, in part by rehabilitating their perceptions of the natural environment.
Pursuing the Salmon of Wisdom
Authors: Kirner Kimberly D.
Published: January 2016

I investigate the relationship between the revival of practical folk knowledge and the construction of a spiritual-magical worldview within the context of a Western religious movement, Druidry. Ethnographic and survey research were conducted over a two-year period (N=164). I ?rst explain how the construction, transmission, and use of knowledge are treated as sacred acts and how learning about other beings is a path to spiritual development. I discuss this form of contemporary animism as simultaneously a code of ethics, an epistemology aligned with the production of traditional ecological knowledge, and a spiritual ontology. I then describe the primary ways in which Druids interact with and generate knowledge about plants, drawing from both Western science and spiritual practices. Finally, I explore the challenges arising from attempts to live animist ethics within the context of Western capitalism and a still-forming religious tradition, and the potential or promise of greater sustainability in doing so.
Introduction
Authors: Taylor Bron
Published: January 2016

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From Sacred Grove to Dark Wood to Re-enchanted Forest (Part I)
Authors: Greenberg Joy H
Published: January 2016

Many human cultures have venerated forests and trees. I argue that the ubiquity of arborphilia across hemispheres, wherever forests have existed, suggests an evolutionary process that allowed adaptation to such arboreal realms throughout the world. Because trees in their constant recycling through the seasons evoke the ambivalence associated with death and renewal, paradoxical perceptions of forests and trees have coexisted throughout history. Depending on the era and culture, such attitudes about forests and groves have ranged from viewing them as hallowed sanctuaries deserving of protection from desecration, to fearing them as places inhabited by Satan or demonic spirits (explored in Part I), to appreciating them as not only aesthetically worthy but crucial for human survival (explored in Part II). An ecocritical examination of some of the many ways that tree veneration has been expressed culturally—through music, poetry, folktales, literature, film, and even jokes and advertising—reveals that loving trees provides a fundamental root for neo-romantic environmental ethics.
Rancho de Los Arcos
Authors: Lippert Jocelyn
Published: January 2016

Lippert tells the inside story of eight Mexican migrant workers at a farm that practices progressive organic and environmentally friendly farming. She interweaves their stories, from the perilous journey across the border to their hardships and joys of living together on the farm, with an analysis of immigration law and current policies. Lippert also presents the other side of the story, chronicling the struggle of small farms to compete in a cutthroat-price market.

 Lippert nos da la historia interior de ocho trabajadores mejicanos migratorios en una granja que practica la agricultura orgánica y ambientalmente amistosas. Ella entreteje sus historias, del viaje peligroso a través de la frontera a sus dolores y alegrías de sus vidas juntas en la granja, con un análisis de la ley de inmigración y las policías actuales. Lippert también presenta el otro lado de la historia, contando las dificultades de las granjas pequeñas para sobrevivir en un mercado competitivo.

 Lippert fornece a história interna de oito trabalhadores mexicanos migrantes em uma fazenda que pratica cultivação orgânica e responsável no meio ambiente. Ela entrelaça as histórias de cada um, da viagem perigosa para travessar a fronteira aos sofrimentos e gozos de viver juntos na fazenda, com uma analise da política e leis sobre a imigração. Lippert também expõe o outro lado da história, contando as dificuldades das fazendas pequenas de sobreviver num mercado competitivo feroz.

 Lippert nous livre l’histoire personnelle de huit immigrants mexicains, ouvriers à une ferme que pratique l’agriculture biologique et écologique. Elle entremêle leurs histoires, depuis la périlleuse traversée de la frontière jusqu’aux épreuves et aux joies de la vie commune à la ferme, avec une analyse de la législation sur l’immigration et des politiques actuelles. Lippert présente également le revers de la médaille, retraçant la difficulté des petits fermes à joindre les deux bouts dans un marché dominé par la réduction des prix.
Exile of the Beat King: Eden, Moloch, and the Mythic American Journeys of Jack Kerouac
Authors: Maynard Luke R.
Published: January 2016

Maynard argues that Kerouac’s relationship with exile extends beyond On The Road, a novel that has been read in many ways, ranging from an American travelogue to a psychological portrait of postwar U.S. In his essay, Maynard tracks the cultural influence of On The Road. He addresses the uncomfortable mythologization of Kerouac’s novel as a fiction of psychological exile and examines the implications of a narrative in which the author himself becomes a fictional character.

 Maynard argumenta que la relación de Kerouac con el exilio se extiende más que en On The Road, una novela que ha sido leída desde muchos puntos de vista, en los límites de una película de viaje americana a un retrato psicológico de los EEUU posguerra. En su ensayo, Maynard considera la influencia cultural de On The Road. Se dirige a la mitologicación incómoda de la novela de Kerouac como ficción del exilio psicológico y examina las implicaciones de una narrativa en la cual el autor mismo se convierte en un personaje ficticio.

 Maynard argumenta que a relação de Kerouac com exílio estende-se acima de On The Road, uma novela que tem sido interpretado de muitas maneiras distintas, entre elas como uma crónica de viagem americana a um retrato psicológico dos E.U. na pós-guerra. Em seu trabalho, Maynard considera a influência cultural de On The Road. Ele considera a mitologização incómoda da novela de Kerouac como uma ficção de exilo psicológico e examina as implicações duma narrativa em que o autor mesmo chega a ser pessoa fictícia.

 Maynard affirme que la relation de Kerouac avec l’exil va au-delà de son roman On The Road, qui a été interprété de plusieurs manières, allant du récit de voyage américain au portrait psychologique des Etats-Unis d’après-guerre. Dans son essai, Maynard part à la recherche de l’influence culturelle de On The Road. Il pose le problème de la mythification gênante du roman de Kerouac comme la fiction d’un exil psychologique, et il examine les implications d’un récit dans lequel l’auteur lui-même devient un caractère fictif.
In Quest of Nuestras Américas
Authors: Fitz Earl E.
Published: January 2016

Fitz outlines and defines Inter-American Studies as an emergent field and examines the profound effect it is already having on a great variety of disciplines, from literature to law, and from music to medicine. He argues that Inter-American Studies provides a solid methodological basis for the comparative study of the nations and cultures of the Americas: indigenous peoples, past and present; English and French-speaking Canada; the United States, Spanish America, Brazil, and the Caribbean.

 Fitz perfila y define estudios interamericanos como una disciplina emergente y examina el efecto profundo que ya tiene sobre una gran variedad de disciplinas, desde la literatura a la ley, y de la música a la medicina. Él argumenta que los estudios interamericanos proporcionan una base sólida metodológica para el estudio comparativo de las naciones y las culturas de América: nuestros pueblos indígenas, del pasado y del presente; el Canadá de habla inglés y francés; los Estados Unidos, la América Hispana, el Brasil, y el Caribe.

 Fitz esboça e define Estudos Inter-Americanos como uma especialidade emergente e examina o efeito profundo que já tem sobre uma grande variedade de disciplinas, desde a literatura ao direito, e da música à medicina. Ele argumenta que Estudos Inter-Americanos provêm uma base sólida da metodologia para estudos comparativos das nações e culturas da América: nossos povos indígenas, do passado e da presente; a Canada que fala francês e a que fala inglês; os Estados Unidos, a América Hispânica, o Brasil e o Caribe.

 Fitz dresse le portrait des « études inter-américaines », les définit comme un domaine d’études nouveau et examine son influence profonde sur un grand nombre de disciplines, allant de la littérature au droit, ou de la musique à la médecine. Il affirme que les études inter-américaines offrent une base méthodologique solide pour l’étude comparative des nations et cultures du continent américain: nos peuples indigènes d’hier et d’aujourd’hui ; le Canada anglophone et francophone ; les Etats-Unis, l’Amérique hispanique et le Brésil, et les Caraïbes.
Racial Americanization
Authors: Goldberg David Theo
Published: January 2016

Goldberg argues that the popular contemporary recourse to the notion of “racialization,” in academic writing on race and racism, both lacks specificity and often fails to distinguish between descriptive, analytic, and normative uses. Focusing on the U.S., he contrasts racialization with racial regionalisms. As he shows the latter's application in elaborating what he calls “racial americanization,” he suggests new forms of americanized segregation, outlines the circle of presuppositions on which “racial americanization” rests, and maps global applications of the concept.

 Goldberg argumenta que el recurso popular contemporáneo a la noción de “racialización,” en la escritura académica sobre raza y racismo, tiene precisión de carencia y a menudo deja de distinguirse entre usos descriptivos, analíticos, y normativos. Concentrándose en los EEUU, contrasta racialización con regionalismos raciales. Cuando muestra la aplicación de éste en la elaboración de lo que llama “americanización racial,” sugiere nuevas formas de la segregación americanizada, perfila el círculo de presuposiciones que es el fondo de “la americanización racial,” y traza algunas aplicaciones globales del concepto.

 Goldberg argumenta que o recurso contemporâneo popular da noção de “racialização,” nos escritos académicos sobre a raça e racismo, falta indicação e frequentemente não consegue distinguir entre usos descritivos, analíticos e normativos. Ao enfocar nos Estados Unidos, ele contrasta racismo com regionalismos raciais. Mesmo quando demostra a aplicação dos regionalismos em elaborar o que chama “americanização racial,” ele sugere novas formas de segregação americanizadas, esboça o círculo de implicações sobre os quais “americanização racial” está estabelecida e traça aplicações globais do conceito.

 Goldberg affirme que la tendance actuelle à recourir à la notion de «racialisation», dans les écrits académiques sur les races et le racisme, n’est pas assez spécifique et bien souvent ne parvient pas à faire la distinction entre l’usage descriptif, analytique, et normatif. S’attachant particulièrement à l’étude des Etats-Unis, il établit un contraste entre la racialisation et les régionalismes raciaux. En démontrant la portée de ces derniers dans l’élaboration de ce qu’il appelle «l’américanisation raciale», il suggère l’existence de nouvelles formes de ségrégation américanisée, il expose les grandes lignes des présuppositions sur lesquelles se base «l’américanisation raciale», et dresse la carte de la mise en pratique de ce concept à travers le monde.