المؤلفون: Liu, Jingzhou, Guo, Shibao

المصدر: Studies in Continuing Education; Jul2024, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p213-229, 17p

مصطلحات موضوعية: ORGANIZATIONAL learning, FOREIGN workers, SUBJECTIVITY, LANGUAGE services, KNOWLEDGE workers, ASSIMILATION (Sociology)

مصطلحات جغرافية: CANADA

مستخلص: This article explores the workplace learning of immigrant settlement workers (ISWs) at immigrant service agencies (ISAs) in Canada. Adopting a combination of governmentality and workplace subjectivity as its theoretical framework and institutional ethnography as its methodology, the study examines three forms of workplace subjectivity. First, constructive subjectivity is formed by incorporating racialized immigrants' prior professional and linguistic skills into service delivery. However, the initial hiring intention is grounded in institutional governance, which deliberately prepares these workers for the knowledge of outcome measurement evaluation. Second, organisational training naturalises ISWs' professional subjectivity to fulfil their apparatus role for the institutional regime. Lastly, cultural subjectivity manifests itself in two modes of paradoxes. The promotion of Eurocentric workplace knowledge assimilates ISWs' behaviour, communication, and bodily comportment to the practices of neoliberal workplace value. Outcome measurement adopts culture-blind criteria, emphasising programme quantification while ignoring ISWs' cultural identities in service delivery. In light of these findings, we argue that ISWs' workplace subjectivities are purposefully coordinated by translocal governance ruling power that upholds funders' requests for outcome measurement. The findings are significant in developing ways of understanding and exploring ISWs' learning agency in ISA workplaces by capturing and emphasising their voices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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المؤلفون: Ilie, Emanuela, Vechiu, Adina Petronela

المصدر: Review of Artistic Education; 2024, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p349-360, 12p

مصطلحات موضوعية: PRIMARY school curriculum, PRIMARY education, DIGITAL technology, MATURATION (Psychology), ASSIMILATION (Sociology), ART, DIGITAL images

مستخلص: Given the increasing interest of students of all ages towards digital texts, but also the prevalence of the visual over other forms of language, the use of images in the teaching of any type of content should be a priority of the didactic act -- or at least a common didactic practice. Most frequently, however, teaching staff limit this priority to the use in well-defined contexts of certain visual teaching tools, be they digital/ technological or in the form of graphic and figurative materials. Without questioning their effectiveness, we promote their combination with last generation didactic techniques, which could profit from the children' s interest in the visual or hybrid spectacular (Ilie 2020: 159), in ways that stimulate, and even prioritize, the development of their aesthetic and cultural sensibility. In this article, we propose to describe one of these techniques, the art-language technique, and then to exemplify various modalities of using it, especially in the primary education. By assuming the reasoned association of a theme or a message of a literary/non-literary text with an artwork chosen from a series made available by the teachers (Ilie, 2020: 160), the art-language technique can be used in a variety of curricular, but also extra-curricular contexts, that could facilitate children's access to a wide range of contents from the school curricula specific to primary education. The applications presented in this work will take into account the areas of Language and Communication, Man and Society, Arts and Technologies, as well as Personal Development. Of course, the formative valences adjacent to the use of this technique derive from the inter- and pluri-disciplinary character it implies, giving students the opportunity to creatively express emotions and thoughts in a variety of situations. With the help of the teaching staff, the visual art works could be transformed, on one hand, into anchors that can facilitate the adequate assimilation of aesthetic and cultural contents; on the other hand, they could become excellent vehicles of supplementary meanings, resulted from the subjective experience of the student, placed in the posture of a sensible, but also critical observer, who sees beyond color and form. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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المؤلفون: Guo, Galen, Lapen, David R., Khan, Izhar U. H., Sunohara, Mark, Craiovan, Emilia, Wen Chen

المصدر: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems; 2024, p1-16, 16p

مصطلحات موضوعية: DITCHES, NITROGEN cycle, BACTERIAL communities, OBSERVATORIES, PROCESS capability, ASSIMILATION (Sociology)

مصطلحات جغرافية: ONTARIO

مستخلص: Introduction: Agricultural drainage ditches are essential for maintaining flow efficiency and are often managed by brushing (i.e., vegetation clearing along ditch banks) and dredging. These maintenance practices not only impact flow but also the ditches' capacity to process and assimilate agricultural chemicals. However, the influence of ditch management on microbial activities, essential in processing and transforming these contaminants, remains underexplored. Methods: We conducted a four-year surface water sampling campaign in two long-established (over 40 years) agricultural drainage ditches situated in eastern Ontario, Canada. One drainage ditch underwent intensive bank brushing and channel dredging, while the other remained unmanaged. We assessed the impact of these contrasting ditch management practices on the diversity and compositional structure of surface water microbiome communities, with a particular focus on the distribution of genes associated with nitrogen (N) cycling, using shotgun metagenomics sequencing and an assembly-based metagenome approach. Results and discussion: From 117 surface water samples, we reconstructed 157 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs), predominantly from the Patescibacteria superphylum. Brushing alone, conducted about 10 months prior to dredging, had an insignificant impact on the aquatic microbial community. However, dredging led to a significant reduction in community diversity and abundance of genes affiliated with denitrification, dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonia, and complete nitrification through comammox. Ditch management resulted in noticeable shifts in the microbial community, evidenced by the enrichment of taxa in Polaromonas, Emticicia, Flectobacillus, and Patescibacteria in the water of the managed ditch sites. The metagenomes of these taxa harbor genes involved in various nitrogen biotransformation pathways. Interestingly, following dredging, the levels of ammonia and ammonium, nitrite, and total Kjeldahl N in the managed ditch did not increase, but significantly decreased; likely due to ditch substrate removal and potentially increased flow efficiency and dilution. Being one of the few studies conducted to date, this study provided unique insights into the consequences of drainage ditch management on freshwater microbiomes involved in N cycling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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المؤلفون: Panagaki, Nikoletta, Tsami, Vasia, Tzortzatou, Kyriakoula

المصدر: Journal of Nationalism, Memory & Language Politics; Jun2024, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p74-97, 24p

مصطلحات موضوعية: NARRATIVE discourse analysis, CRITICAL discourse analysis, ASSIMILATION (Sociology), NATIONAL character, IMMIGRANTS, LEGISLATIVE bodies

People: VAROUFAKIS, Yanis, 1961-

مستخلص: The increased arrival of immigrant/refugee populations often leads to public debates. These debates about immigrant/refugee policies are often raised in parliament. Inside parliament, speakers use specific arguments to persuade their audience, aiming to construct specific national identities, and to promote the national homogenizing discourse. To accomplish this, the politicians often exploit narratives and more specifically, national narratives, reframing aspects of history in order to shape the national conscience. The aim of this research is to analyze how two political leaders of opposite Greek parties, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Yanis Varoufakis, use narratives on the Greek immigration/refugee movement to the USA in the 1920s to argue about the contemporary Greek policy toward immigrant/refugee issues. To analyze their narratives, we utilize the model of positioning suggested by Bamberg (1997), drawing a distinction between three levels: the narrative world, where we focus on how the characters are positioned in relation to one another within the reported events; the narrative interaction, where we examine how the narrator positions him/herself in relation to the audience through specific argumentative strategies (Reisigl and Wodak 2001); and the broader socio-ideological framework, which concerns the positioning of the narrator toward the Discourses, namely, toward the ideologically defined ways of representing reality. According to our findings, at the level of the narrative world the two politicians construct differently the USA immigrant/refugee policy. These constructions result to different arguments at the level of the narrative interaction, where Mitsotakis promotes as a norm the exclusion of the Others, while Varoufakis promotes their assimilation. Given that both the exclusion and the assimilation of the Others comprise homogenizing practices, we realize that, at the level of the broader socio-ideological framework, both political leaders, each from a different perspective, reinforce the national discourse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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المؤلفون: Jaramillo-Mediavilla, Lorena, Basantes-Andrade, Andrea, Cabezas-González, Marcos, Casillas-Martín, Sonia

المصدر: Education Sciences; Jun2024, Vol. 14 Issue 6, p639, 16p

مصطلحات موضوعية: ACHIEVEMENT motivation, ACADEMIC achievement, GAMIFICATION, INTERACTIVE learning, WEB databases, ACADEMIC motivation, ASSIMILATION (Sociology)

مستخلص: This study aims to examine the existing evidence on gamification in educational settings, highlighting its impact on motivation and academic performance. Methodologically, a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was developed under the PRISMA statement criteria using three multidisciplinary databases: Web of Science, Scopus, and Scielo. According to the inclusion, exclusion, and quality criteria, it was determined to include 9 SLR articles on gamification that address at least one of the two key variables: student motivation or academic performance. The articles were published between 2016 and 2022, available in open access, written in English or Spanish, and with content that is directly related to the research questions. The results reveal that gamification significantly influences motivation by facilitating the assimilation of knowledge, the improvement of skills and academic competencies of students, and specifically refers to a wide range of capabilities that are essential for success in the educational environment and that can be enhanced through playful and interactive learning experiences. These skills can be cognitive, self-learning, social, or collaborative, among others. It is concluded that creativity and adaptability are key to successfully implementing gamification in the classroom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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المؤلفون: Majumdar, Saikat, Sarkar, Sandip

المصدر: International Journal of Critical Cultural Studies; Jun2024, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p161-181, 21p

مصطلحات موضوعية: CARIBBEAN literature, SEXUAL division of labor, MULTIRACIAL people, CULTURAL identity, CULTURAL history, ASSIMILATION (Sociology), COLLECTIVE memory

People: NAIPAUL, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932-2018

مستخلص: The Caribbean region faces a unique challenge regarding the definition of its cultural identity due to the extended impact of colonization and slavery. The region is a diverse mix of cultures and traditions, blending ethnic and racial groups from various homelands. However, its history of cultural clashes and miscegenation has contributed to a distinct texture and character, with roots tracing back to slavery of earlier days. Many populations were forced to abandon their cultures and assimilate into the colonizers' ways, leading to a widespread diaspora. This has resulted in many individuals feeling uprooted and unbelonging, experiencing a profound sense of displacement from nation, cultural background, linguistic heritage, historical context, as well as individual and collective encounters. Despite these challenges, there is still hope for a brighter future. The Caribbean can redefine itself as a region of inclusivity and diversity, embracing its rich cultural heritage and celebrating the unique identities of its people. During the 1920s and 1930s, Caribbean literature experienced significant transformations and embraced multiracial and multicultural perspectives. This happened alongside the decline of British power and the rise of US influence in the region. While expatriate intellectuals such as George Lamming and V. S. Naipaul promoted "West Indian" literature internationally, national Caribbean literature celebrated and criticized the fundamental changes in geopolitics. It represented multiculturalism, analyzed gendered divisions of labor and space, and explored literature's form and purpose. Some notable works during this period include In the Castle of My Skin (1953), Black Midas (1958), The Mimic Men (1967), and Omeros (1990). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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المؤلفون: Kuperman, Sefi Josef

المصدر: Pluralist; Summer2024, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p23-46, 24p

مصطلحات موضوعية: BLACK people, HUMAN rights, GENOCIDE, INTERRACIAL marriage, SOCIAL theory, ASSIMILATION (Sociology), CITIZENS, RIGHT to health

People: X, Malcolm, 1925-1965

مستخلص: This article provides a comprehensive exploration of Malcolm X's activism and his evolving views on black nationalism and separation. It examines the different interpretations of black nationalism throughout history and emphasizes Malcolm X's unwavering support for black nationality. The article delves into his advocacy for territorial separation and independence, as well as his views on self-defense and violent revolution. It also touches on the concept of emigration and potential destinations for the black community. Overall, the article offers a nuanced understanding of Malcolm X's beliefs and the complexities of black nationalism. [Extracted from the article]

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المؤلفون: Brand, Alexander, Niemann, Arne, Weber, Regina

المصدر: Journal of Contemporary European Studies; Jun2024, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p309-320, 12p

مصطلحات موضوعية: EUROPEANIZATION, ASSIMILATION (Sociology), EUROSCEPTICISM, EUROPEAN integration, CULTURAL policy

مستخلص: In this introduction to the special issue on 'The Europeanisation of identities through everyday practices', we argue for a more thorough shift towards everyday practices, lifeworlds and leisure-time activities as important terrains for research into (ultimately also politically relevant) identifications among Europeans. Doing so entails the idea that the Europeanisation of identities might unfold in a more subliminal manner, and might hence be anchored less in policy changes and people's positionings towards political issues in a narrower sense. In contrast, mindsets, aspirations and frames of reference might undo a more unconscious transformation due to various activities in lifeworldly, cultural, leisure time-related, and even private spheres. Drawing on a multitude of fields (e.g. cultural heritage, university cooperation, everyday routines in the border region, arts, sports and gaming) as well as varying approaches and different methodologies, this Special Issue aims at demonstrating that ever more Europeanised identities might emerge from multiple sources and activities, which are not obviously tied to political agendas and frameworks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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المؤلفون: Pittoors, Gilles

المصدر: Journal of Contemporary European Studies; Jun2024, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p575-591, 17p

مصطلحات موضوعية: EUROPEANIZATION, ASSIMILATION (Sociology), EUROSCEPTICISM, EUROPEAN integration, CULTURAL policy

مستخلص: The Europeanisation of national political parties is often considered a crucial element in the democratisation of the EU. Yet, party Europeanisation has remained limited. The traditional argument explaining this is that the low political relevance of European affairs creates limited incentives for party organisations to Europeanise. But what happens in a context where Europe ìs politically relevant? Denmark, with its high parliamentary and public scrutiny of European affairs, provides us with such a case, allowing a view through the looking glass on whether and how national political parties Europeanise in a Europeanisation-friendly context. This article finds that Danish parties Europeanise rather differently from what has previously been found elsewhere, focusing strongly on internal cohesion, to the detriment of transnational cooperation. As such, empirically scrutinising a long-standing theoretical argument, this article adds much-needed nuance to the debate on party Europeanisation, its causes and relevance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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المؤلفون: Mutascu, Mihai

المصدر: Journal of Contemporary European Studies; Jun2024, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p555-574, 20p

مصطلحات موضوعية: CORRUPTION prevention, EUROSCEPTICISM, EUROPEAN integration, INTERNATIONAL cooperation on counterterrorism, CULTURAL policy, ASSIMILATION (Sociology), EUROPEANIZATION

مستخلص: The paper analyses the impact of European Union (EU) funds on corruption in the EU ex-communist countries by following a panel Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach. The panel includes 10 former EU communist countries, over 2007–2019. The key findings reveal that an improvement in the EU funds paid and their rate of absorption can reduce the level of corruption in the long-run in the recipient EU ex-communist countries. This is due to better monitoring of EU funds paid compared with national resources, and a more efficient and fairer channel of EU funds absorption. In parallel with the EU funds, corruption can be controlled in certain conditions by the degree of economic development, size of government, level of democratisation and religiosity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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