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Transformative learning in the field of sustainability: a systematic literature review (1999-2019)
Authors: Rodríguez Aboytes Jorge Gustavo , Barth Matthias 
Published: June 2020

Purpose
This study aims to investigate how transformative learning has been conceptualised and operationalised in education for sustainable development (ESD) and sustainability learning and to collect evidence on how to support transformative learning in formal and non-formal environments.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors conducted a systematic literature review to provide a structured and replicable search and analysis of the relevant literature to produce a bibliometric overview that combines a quantitative description of the body of literature and qualitative analysis of the learning processes, outcomes and conditions.

Findings
The convergence between transformative learning and sustainability has become an emerging field of inquiry, despite the superficial use of transformative learning theory in many studies. By examining the learning process, outcomes and conditions in the core sample of studies, this study demonstrates that transformative learning theory – if carefully studied – can contribute to the design and implementation of educational interventions and assessments of learning towards sustainability. Furthermore, the sustainability context provides an empirical grounding that highlights the fact that social learning, the role of experience and the development of sustainability competencies are inherently part of transformative learning.

Originality/value
To date, few attempts have been made to better understand how transformative learning theory has been used in sustainability learning and ESD research. This systematic review allows for a better comprehension of how concepts and mechanisms elucidated in transformative learning theory are operationalised in sustainability learning and ESD research and serves as a source of inspiration for those researchers and practitioners who aims to make sustainability education, teaching and learning more transformative.
Do demographic factors matter in university-industry knowledge exchange? A study based on Sri Lankan university system
Authors: Weerasinghe I.M.S. , Dedunu H.H. 
Published: June 2020

PurposeThis study aims to identify the effect of demographic factors on the relationship between academic contribution and university–industry knowledge exchange in Sri Lanka.Design/methodology/approachThis study is of quantitative and explanatory type , which applied the deductive research method, and is conducted with minimum interference of researcher taking individual academics as the unit of analysis. The study collected data from 178 academics randomly through a structured questionnaire designed to analyze through statistical package for the social sciences and analysis of a moment structure statistical software. A structural equation model is applied to collected data to explore the moderating impact of the demographic factor on the university–industry knowledge exchange.FindingsOverall involvement of academic staff in joint research, contract research, human resource mobility and the training with industry were was low in Sri Lanka. However, all four independent variables significantly associated with the knowledge exchange process from which only joint research and training had a statistically significant effect on university–industry knowledge exchange . Concerning demographic factors, only the quality of academic research significantly moderated the relationship between academic contribution and university–industry knowledge exchange process in Sri Lanka.Research limitations/implicationsThis study considered only the university side of the university–industry knowledge exchange process.Practical implicationsThis paper implies that gender, age and area of specialization did not have significant power to moderate the relationship between academic contribution and university–industry knowledge exchange process.Originality/valueThere is a lack of research literature discussing the moderating effect of demographic factors on the university–industry knowledge exchange process. In Sri Lanka, money and commercial benefits that received through industry partnerships had not been valued by academics. The majority considered the connection with industry and exchange knowledge as a responsibility that they should perform in return to free education received from grade one to graduation.
Learning in the time of COVID-19: capitalizing on the opportunity presented by the pandemic
Authors: Trombly Christopher E. 
Published: June 2020

PurposeThis paper addresses the current disruption in the educational status quo ante that has been caused by the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19. Its purpose is to suggest how practicing educators, their professional associations and the university-based researchers with whom they partner might capitalize on the unanticipated opportunity to impact education policy that the pandemic presents.Design/methodology/approachThe author draws upon his own preparation and experiences – first as a long-time practitioner in the elementary and secondary school setting, then as a university professor – to offer insights and suggestions to practicing educators, their professional associations and the university-based researchers with whom they partner.FindingsDespite the unexpected challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented to educators – challenges to which educators around the globe have risen admirably – the current crisis also affords practicing educators, their professional associations and the university-based researchers with whom they partner to change the status quo ante for the better.Originality/valueThe particular value of this piece is twofold: its analysis of the impact of this unanticipated crisis upon education by an author who has served both in the elementary/secondary setting and at the university level, and its assertion that educators must avail themselves of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change the educational status quo ante for the better.
Will the pandemic change schools?
Authors: Sahlberg Pasi 
Published: June 2020

PurposeThis essay offers a perspective for practitioners and decision-makers to look beyond short-term recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and consider longer-term consequences that it may have on schools.Design/methodology/approachIn this essay, I discuss some general observations about education during the pandemic and then provide a perspective to some issues related to educational inequalities and learning from home during the pandemic. The essay is informed by recent media articles and reports of national and international institutions.FindingsThis essay makes three claims: Despite high hopes, there is only a little chance schools will change as a consequence of this pandemic without bold and brave shifts in mindset in how that change happens. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the effects of preexisting social and educational inequalities; fixing these would be an important consequence of the pandemic. During school closures, learning from home has been mostly based on the old logic of consuming information and knowledge rather than creating or cocreating new ideas and solutions to real-life problems.Research limitations/implicationsThis is an essay that offers evidence-informed perspectives to current development in education, and it should not be treated as a research-based article.Originality/valueThis essay will contribute to the evolving public conversation and professional debate on the future of school education. It will be part of the series of essays that will support those who are seeking to not just adapt to meet the pandemic but also to step back and consider the medium to longer-term implications.
Adult third culture kids: expatriate potential is one piece of the puzzle
Authors: Nash Megan P. 
Published: June 2020

Purpose
Adult third culture kids (ATCK) have been identified as a potential source for global business because of their experience in expatriation and increased intercultural competence. The purpose of this paper is to build on existing research focused on this population and to highlight crucial areas for further study to gain more comprehensive insight to their potential in working teams.

Design/methodology/approach
This viewpoint design reviews previous literature and research on ATCK and their potential for business expatriation and raises questions for areas of necessary further research to better understand their impact upon assignment.

Findings
There is strong support for ATCK suitability and inclination for expatriate assignment from previous literature. There is much unknown about their performance upon expatriation and a need for further research specific to ATCK performance in teams and organizations.

Originality/value
This study poses questions about translating ATCK experience into team performance; emphasizes the challenges in isolating one trait in personal development and the risks of conflating ATCK experience in professional capabilities.
Customer-perceived quality, innovation and tradition: some empirical evidence
Authors: Dettori Angela , Floris Michela , Dessì Cinzia 
Published: June 2020

PurposeThis study aims to explore how customer-perceived quality is affected by innovation in traditional products in the bread, bakery and pastry industry. The study assesses whether innovating traditional products is an effective strategy, especially in traditional industries.Design/methodology/approachThis study followed a quantitative method of analysis. Data were gathered from a sample of 200 Italian bread consumers and analysed using a two-pronged correlation analysis, and two hypotheses were tested using Pearson’s correlation.FindingsThe results showed the negative relationship between customer-perceived quality and innovating traditional products in traditional industries embedded in closed contexts.Research limitations/implicationsThe study has several academic implications. First, by focusing on the traditional food industry, the study contributes to the theory by answering the call for research in this field; second, the findings contribute to the embeddedness construct and, third, to the studies of customer-perceived quality and to the literature on innovation.Practical implicationsThe findings are particularly interesting for entrepreneurs and consultants in traditional industries who make decisions on whether it is better to innovate or to remain anchored to tradition.Originality/valueThe present study clarifies the shadowy side of innovation in traditional industries, such as the bread, bakery and pastry industry, and it reveals how tradition plays a meaningful role in those sectors.
Landscape does matter: Disentangling founder effects from natural and human‐aided post‐introduction dispersal during an ongoing biological invasion
Authors: Sherpa Stéphanie , Renaud Julien , Guéguen Maya , Besnard Gilles , Mouyon Loic , Rey Delphine , Després Laurence 
Published: June 2020

AbstractEnvironmental features impacting the spread of invasive species after introduction can be assessed using population genetic structure as a quantitative estimation of effective dispersal at the landscape scale. However, in the case of an ongoing biological invasion, deciphering whether genetic structure represents landscape connectivity or founder effects is particularly challenging.We examined the modes of dispersal (natural and human‐aided) and the factors (landscape or founders history) shaping genetic structure in range edge invasive populations of the Asian tiger mosquito,Aedes albopictus, in the region of Grenoble (Southeast France).Based on detailed occupancy–detection data and environmental variables (climatic, topographic and land‐cover), we modelledA. albopictuspotential suitable area and its expansion history since first introduction. The relative role of dispersal modes was estimated using biological dispersal capabilities and landscape genetics approaches using genome‐wide SNP dataset.We demonstrate that both natural and human‐aided dispersal have promoted the expansion of populations. Populations in diffuse urban areas, representing highly suitable habitat forA. albopictus, tend to disperse less, while roads facilitate long‐distance dispersal. Yet, demographic bottlenecks during introduction played a major role in shaping the genetic variability of these range edge populations.The present study is one of the few investigating the role of founder effects and ongoing expansion processes in shaping spatial patterns of genetic variation in an invasive species at the landscape scale. The combination of several dispersal modes and large proportions of continuous suitable habitats forA. albopictuspromoted range filling of almost its entire potential distribution in the region of Grenoble only few years after introduction.
Pre‐ to post‐fledging carryover effects and the adaptive significance of variation in wing development for juvenile songbirds
Authors: Jones Todd M. , Ward Michael P. 
Published: June 2020

Abstract

Evolutionary ecologists have long been interested in the adaptive significance of morphological traits across stages of animal life. In some cases, traits that are not adaptive in one life stage may be adaptive in a subsequent stage. As such, morphological traits may generate important carryover effects, whereby conditions experienced during one life‐history stage influence fitness during subsequent stages.

Carryover effects are particularly relevant in young animals, as early life stages are thought to be critical with respect to animal life‐history evolution and population dynamics. In songbirds, pre‐ to post‐fledging carryover effects operating within species may be critical for survival and shape life histories among species, but remain poorly understood.

Among potential songbird traits, wing development and its associated flight ability may be the most important for post‐fledging survival. Thus, to assess the adaptive significance of wing development for juvenile songbirds under Arnold's (Integrative and Comparative Biology, 23, 1983, 347) classic performance–morphology–fitness paradigm, we tested for pre‐ to post‐fledging carryover effects among 20 coexisting species (nine focal species) of an avian community in east‐central Illinois, USA.

We found evidence for pre‐ to post‐fledging carryover effects of wing development in all species, by which individuals with less developed wings exhibited poorer flight ability and experienced higher rates of mortality after fledging. Furthermore, our findings suggest that carryover effects operating at the species level ultimately help shape patterns of life‐history variation among species. Specifically, we found that species with higher rates of nest predation had shorter nestling periods, fledged young with less developed wings and exhibited higher rates of post‐fledging mortality.

Our results highlight the adaptive significance of wing development as a key factor generating pre‐ to post‐fledging carryover effects among songbirds, and demonstrate how morphological traits, locomotor performance, and age‐specific survival may trade‐off and interact across juvenile life stages to shape animal life histories.
Mate fidelity improves survival and breeding propensity of a long‐lived bird
Authors: Leach Alan G. , Riecke Thomas V. , Sedinger James S. , Ward David H. , Boyd Sean 
Published: June 2020

AbstractEvolutionary and behavioural ecologists have long been interested in factors shaping the variation in mating behaviour observed in nature. Although much of the research on this topic has focused on the consequences of mate choice and mate change on annual reproductive success, studies of a potential positive link between mate fidelity and adult demographic rates have been comparatively rare. This is particularly true for long‐lived birds with multi‐year, socially monogamous pair bonds.We used a 26‐year capture–mark–recapture dataset of 3,330 black brentBranta bernicla nigricansto test whether breeding with a familiar mate improved future breeding propensity and survival. We predicted that experienced breeders nesting with a new partner would have rates of survival similar to familiar pairs because long‐lived species avoid jeopardizing survival since their lifetime fitness is sensitive to this vital rate. In contrast, we expected that any costs of breeding with a new partner would be paid through skipping the subsequent breeding attempt.We found that unfamiliar pairs had lower subsequent breeding propensity than faithful partners. However, contrary to our expectations, individuals breeding with a new mate also suffered reduced survival.These results add to a small number of studies indicating that a positive relationship between mate retention and adult demographic rates may exist in a diverse array of avian species. Given these results, researchers should consider costs of mate change that extend beyond within‐season reproductive success to fully understand the potential adaptive basis for perennial social monogamy. We caution that if mate retention enhances survival prospects, improvements in annual reproductive success with pair‐bond length could be a secondary factor favouring perennial social monogamy, particularly in species with slower life‐history strategies. Furthermore, some cases where annual reproductive success does not improve with pair‐bond duration, yet multi‐year pair bonds are common, could be explained by benefits afforded by mate fidelity to adult vital rates.
Technology import, secondary innovation, and industrial structure optimization: A potential innovation strategy for China
Authors: Liao Hongwei , Yang Liangping , Ma Henan , Zheng JiaoJiao 
Published: June 2020

AbstractTo enhance people’s lives, China needs to maximize the opportunities of technological changes and conduct innovations to optimize its industrial structure in the context of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection. The present paper analyses how industrial structure can be optimized by considering technology imports and innovations, and proposes an innovation strategy for China. We decompose imported technology into embodied technology imports (ETI) and disembodied technology imports (DTI). We found that ETI and DTI have negative effects on industrial structure rationalization and supererogation. Moreover, secondary innovations based on ETI depress industrial rationalization and supererogation, while secondary innovations based on DTI contribute positively. Therefore, DTI should be valued and the absorption of introduced technology improved. It is important to choose the appropriate mode of technology imports, to coordinate on the ratio of technology imports to secondary innovations, and to enhance the absorption of imported technology with the gradual improvement of IPR protection.
Responsiveness of dentate neurons generated throughout adult life is associated with resilience to cognitive aging
Authors: Montaron Marie‐Françoise , Charrier Vanessa , Blin Nicolas , Garcia Pierre , Abrous Djoher Nora 
Published: June 2020

AbstractDuring aging, some individuals are resilient to the decline of cognitive functions whereas others are vulnerable. These inter‐individual differences in memory abilities have been associated with differences in the rate of hippocampal neurogenesis measured in elderlies. Whether the maintenance of the functionality of neurons generated throughout adult life is linked to resilience to cognitive aging remains completely unexplored. Using the immediate early gene Zif268, we analyzed the activation of dentate granule neurons born in adult (3‐month‐old), middle‐aged (12‐month‐old), or senescent (18‐month‐old) rats (n = 96) in response to learning when animals reached 21 months of age. The activation of neurons born during the developmental period was also examined. We show that adult‐born neurons can survive up to 19 months and that neurons generated 4, 10, or 19 months before learning, but not developmentally born neurons, are activated in senescent rats with good learning abilities. In contrast, aged rats with bad learning abilities do not exhibit activity‐dependent regulation of newborn cells, whatever their birthdate. In conclusion, we propose that resilience to cognitive aging is associated with responsiveness of neurons born during adult life. These data add to our current knowledge by showing that the aging of memory abilities stems not only from the number but also from the responsiveness of adult‐born neurons.
Medical comorbidities in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia treated with idelalisib: analysis of two large randomised clinical trials
Authors: Gordon Max J. , Huang Julie , Chan Rebecca J. , Bhargava Pankaj , Danilov Alexey V. 
Published: June 2020

SummaryComorbidities influence survival in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) treated with chemo‐immunotherapy or ibrutinib. While idelalisib has been studied in patients with comorbidities, their impact has not been investigated. We analysed 481 patients treated with idelalisib on two randomised trials (NCT01659021 and NCT01539512). Comorbidities were assessed using the Cumulative Illness Risk Scale (CIRS). Patients received idelalisib + anti‐CD20 (rituximab or ofatumumab; n = 284) or anti‐CD20 alone (n = 197). The median age was 69 years. We found that comorbidities did not significantly affect outcomes of idelalisib therapy. The objective response rate (ORR) was 79·3% versus 85·8%, the median progression‐free survival (PFS) was 16·3 versus 19·1 months, and the median overall survival (OS) was 39·8 versus 49·8 months in patients treated with idelalisib who had a CIRS score of >6 versus ≤6, correspondingly. Treatment with idelalisib + anti‐CD20 was associated with superior PFS and ORR when compared to anti‐CD20 monotherapy in patients who had high comorbidities (CIRS score of >6) or at least one severe comorbidity (median PFS 16·3 vs. 6·9 months and 16·6 vs. 6·5 months; odds ratio 20·1 and 33·2; P < 0·0001). Thus, comorbidities do not portend inferior outcomes in patients with CLL treated with idelalisib in combination with anti‐CD20 therapy.
Recordkeeping and the life‐long memory and identity needs of care‐experienced children and young people
Authors: Hoyle Victoria , Shepherd Elizabeth , Lomas Elizabeth , Flinn Andrew 
Published: June 2020

AbstractIn family settings stories, photographs and memory objects support narratives of identity and belonging. Such resources are often missing for people who were in care as children. As a result, they may be unable to fill gaps in their memories or answer simple questions about their early lives. In these circumstances, they turn to the records created about them by social workers and care providers to reconstruct personal histories. Research suggests that thousands of requests to view records for this purpose are made each year in England under the subject access provisions of data protection legislation. This article reports the findings of MIRRA, a participatory research project on the memory and identity dimensions of social care recordkeeping. Drawing on data collected during interviews and focus groups with adult care leavers, the study explores the motives and experiences of care‐experienced people who access their records in England. Findings show the practical and cultural challenges they face when doing so and the resulting impacts on well‐being. The study suggests that the development of person‐centred approaches to recordkeeping in social work, which focus on the perspectives and experiences of the individual, could better support the lifelong memory and identity needs of care‐experienced people.