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Exploring the Lived Experiences of Minority Potato Farmers: A Multi-Lens Framework for Policy and Planning Reform
No full textThe primary focus of this paper is to understand the experiences of minority potato farmers in Ontario, through a holistic approach. For the context of this research paper, the term ‘minority’ refers to small-scale farmers (<200 acres) and/or those farmers who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC). Though scarce, the existing literature suggests that the small-scale, urban, and BIPOC farming movements have gained momentum in Canada within the past 5-10 years. The resulting contributions to community agri-food systems and well-being have been significant; however, these contributions and their corresponding systems are understudied.Therefore, this paper uses a holistic Systems Thinking perspective as a lens to recognize the complex relationships and connections between society, animals, and the environment based on the experiences of the farmers. To understand the aforementioned areas of interest, semi-structured interviews with members of these farming minority groups were conducted. A review of the available literature on related themes has also been included.It was found that the contributions of minority farmers are particularly relevant in tight-knit, rural areas as well as in low-income urban areas. Their challenges were nuanced, with cultural or racial minority farmers facing increased emotional health barriers. Overall, the findings and recommendations support the notion that to stabilize local food systems, we must take a systematic approach to combat food insecurity, social inequality, climate change, and to bolster potato production in Ontario. Hence, we must effectively engage minority farmers who often represent changemakers in their communities and whose motivations and practices differ largely from mainstream production
Cernícalos, Demonios el 6º Mandamiento: Manipulando el binario secular – sagrado con respecto a las prácticas dialógicas y colaborativas
No full textAn essay
Practice is Not Innocent
No full textThe review of the book Collaborative Qualitative Research by Mulvihill and Swaminathan (2023) is carried out to reflect on how research can also be seen as a collaborative practice by other professions such as therapists. The author shares the importance of looking at collaborative processes in other professions in order to enrich, expand or nuance the concept and processes of collaboration. He concludes that therapeutic practice and research have a lot in common when one is willing to seek it
Participatory Systems Mapping Network Analysis: Drivers and Barriers Influencing Use and Uptake of BMP in the Potato Production System-South Ontario
No full textSeveral factors (drivers and challenges) influence on farmers’ to adopt best management practices (BMP) in the potato sector. These factors can be structural, institutional, and organizational. They may also be related to diverse components in the potato sector system. In this presentation, we share the results of a series of workshops conducted with potato farmers (small, medium, and large scale) to collaboratively develop a network causal map of the factors influencing the adoption of Best Management Practices in the potato sectors. The map was intended to represent what potato farmers perceived and believed to be the causal structure that influences the adoption of BMPs. The following objectives guided the workshops:1. Confirm what sustainable practices are currently being used within the sector. 2. Identify factors that influence farmers’ motivation and uptake of these practices. 3. To identify current conditions that either promote or hinder the uptake, adoption and sharing of these practices. 4. To identify possible strategies for strengthening support, uptake and sharing of these practices to increase their dissemination and use. If we do not have time, this can be done in a desk analysis using the network analysis. The results are going to contribute to policy making
A review of policy frameworks for advancing pedagogical competence of preschool teachers in Ethiopia
No full textThis study aims to review the policy frameworks for enhancing the pedagogical competence of preschool teachers in Ethiopia spanning from 1994 to the present. Utilizing qualitative document analysis, the research examines nine key policy documents related to teacher competence development for early childhood care and education. Findings reveal that, while progress has been made in establishing ECCE policies, they often lack explicit targets, assessment criteria, and adequate focus on reforming preschool teacher education. Systemic barriers affecting teacher development remain insufficiently addressed. The study concludes that substantial policy revisions are necessary to improve competencies, emphasizing the importance of aligning pre-service training with ongoing professional development. Recommendations include the establishment of clear benchmarks for assessing teacher competencies and mechanisms for continuous evaluation and improvement to ensure quality education for all children
An Introduction to the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Demonstration Farm and Use of Water & Sediment Control Basins for Erosion Control in the Upper Thames River Watershed
No full textWater & Sediment Control Basin (WASCoB): Water and sediment control basin systems are a relatively simple way to control rill and gully erosion on farmland. A WASCoB consists of an earthen dam or berm spanning a natural drainageway. It intercepts and temporarily ponds concentrated runoff. The standpipe and outlet tile are sized to drain the ponded area within a 24-hour period. These structures will complement a conservation management system on land with irregular and non-uniform slopes. The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority promotes the use of WASCoB systems for agricultural soil erosion control and through work on hundreds of area farms over 40 years, has developed general guidelines for their use, and methods of construction and maintenance.
The Thorndale Demonstration Farm: The 58-acre Thorndale Demonstration Farm, located west of Thorndale, ON, showcases a suite of agricultural Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) implemented to improve water quality, soil health, and agricultural productivity. Farm highlights include a contoured controlled drainage installation, two water and sediment control basins (WASCoBs), and StormTech chamber system
Réflexions sur l\u27empathie thérapeutique dans un « âge intéressant »: Raisons de contrer la post-empathie
No full textEmpathy has long been considered an essential part of the therapeutic process. However, in an "interesting age" of post-truth, and more recently, potential post-empathy, it is worthwhile to examine the utility of therapeutic empathy rather than assuming that empathetic therapeutic traditions should be automatically afforded therapeutic space. I contend that empathy remains a relevant relational and therapeutic ingredient. Further, I suggest that empathy is not only relevant, but also essential in maintaining the fundamental relational stance and efficacy of therapeutic interventions. In particular, those therapists of systemic orientation, where relational reciprocation as an intrinsic component of interpersonal healing, have an an obligation to critically consider the role of therapeutic empathy in an era of virtual therapy, artificial intelligence and post-truth.L\u27empathie a longtemps été considérée comme un élément essentiel du processus thérapeutique. Toutefois, à l\u27ère de la post-vérité et, plus récemment, de la post-empathie potentielle, il convient d\u27examiner l\u27utilité de l\u27empathie thérapeutique plutôt que de supposer que les traditions thérapeutiques empathiques devraient automatiquement bénéficier d\u27un espace thérapeutique. Je soutiens que l\u27empathie reste un ingrédient relationnel et thérapeutique pertinent. En outre, je suggère que l\u27empathie n\u27est pas seulement pertinente, mais aussi essentielle pour maintenir la position relationnelle fondamentale et l\u27efficacité des interventions thérapeutiques. En particulier, les thérapeutes d\u27orientation systémique, pour lesquels la réciprocité relationnelle est une composante intrinsèque de la guérison interpersonnelle, ont l\u27obligation d\u27examiner de manière critique le rôle de l\u27empathie thérapeutique à l\u27ère de la thérapie virtuelle, de l\u27intelligence artificielle et de la post-vérité
La Religion Comme Ressource: Inclure la spiritualité et la religion dans les programmes de formation en thérapie relationnelle
No full textLes recherches actuelles démontrent que la plupart des thérapeutes ne sont pas formés pour travailler avec la spiritualité ou la religion, même si les clients l\u27invitent dans l\u27espace clinique et malgré l\u27impact positif que cela peut avoir sur leur bien-être général (p. ex., Hull et coll., 2016 ; Jafari, 2016 ; Zenkert et al., 2014). Je pense que cet article sera utile aux thérapeutes relationnels, aux sexologues, aux psychothérapeutes et à tous ceux qui travaillent dans le domaine du conseil en santé mentale. J\u27expliquerai comment la spiritualité et la religion peuvent être utilisées comme soutien, ainsi que les ressources qui existe à propos de ce soutien, telles que le soutien communautaire, la prière, l\u27utilisation de textes, les forces spirituelles, la création de sens, l\u27expression artistique, etc. Plus précisément, mon article aidera les cliniciens systémiques à développer un cercle de soins plus large pour les clients, en intégrant des soutiens tels que des équipes de prière, des chefs spirituels et des membres de la famille qui peuvent travailler dans la spiritualité et la religion. Adoptant une approche basée sur les forces, les travailleurs cliniques considéreront les clients comme résilients, avec des ressources internes et externes fournies par leur religion et leur spiritualité, encourageant le soutient social, y compris la famille et une communauté religieuse ou spirituelle, si applicable. Mon article aidera les cliniciens à mieux comprendre comment intégrer la spiritualité ou la religion d\u27un client dans la thérapie, et comment l\u27utiliser comme ressource dans l\u27espace thérapeutique
The educational value of using bi-lingual instructional practice in students’ Writing Skills in Entomology Course at KUE
No full textThis paper reports on small-scale action research conducted with students in the final year of their degree at Kotebe University of Education. We had identified a problem whereby students majoring in Biology tended to express their content knowledge in the form of lists rather than in coherent sentences and complete paragraphs. We consequently designed an intervention that explicitly guided the students to compose short pieces of academic writing within four scientific genres: description, comparison, components and classification. The intervention was evaluated using pre- and post-tests and a student focus group discussion involving around one third of the class. The results showed that after six weeks, all the students were able to write coherent, well-organized paragraphs using appropriate scientific language. Students attributed their improvement to the formative feedback they received throughout the six-week intervention. This small-scale study suggests that cross-curricular language support has considerable potential for developing pre-service teachers’ writing skills. However, realizing this potential requires collaboration between language and other subject teachers. We relate the findings to previous research in Tanzania, which focused on developing pre-service teachers’ pedagogic skills for supporting learners through language transition. The policy implications of using home language (in this case Amharic) as the medium of instruction in higher education institutions where English is the language of instruction should be considered for science teachers. We conclude by arguing for a joined-up approach to teacher education for multilingual education systems and suggest some priorities for further research
Les lieux du livre chez Zola: espaces transgressifs et mondes alternatifs
No full textIntended to be studies of social milieus, Zola’s novels are topographical. This article explores the representation of an underexamined type of fictional space in Zola’s works: the locations that present books or are intended for reading. Zola’s novels feature indeed numerous characters that are readers and that make good or bad use of the books they read, store, or move under strange circumstances and, at times, surprising places. Associated with chaos, secrets, the representation of the body and movement, as well as utopian worlds, environments linked to books and their uses in La Fortune des Rougon, La Curée and Pot-Bouille symbolize transgression. The analysis of locations where books are presented in these novels sheds light on the definition of literature as a symbol of freedom in Zola’s fiction. En se voulant une étude des milieux, le roman zolien est un roman topographique. Cet article explore la représentation d’un espace romanesque peu étudié dans l’œuvre de Zola : les lieux du livre et de la lecture. Les romans de Zola mettent en scène des personnages-lecteurs qui font bon ou mauvais usage de livres qu’ils rangent, déplacent ou lisent dans d’étranges circonstances et des lieux parfois surprenants. Associés au désordre, au secret, au corps, au mouvement, ainsi qu’à des mondes utopiques, les espaces liés au livre dans La Fortune des Rougon, La Curée et Pot-Bouille sont symboles de transgression. L’analyse des lieux du livre dans ces romans permet de mettre en lumière une définition de la littérature perçue comme symbole de liberté dans l’imaginaire zolien.