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Questioning Equity and Excellence in Ontario and Scotland: Critical Policy Analysis of Parent Inclusion for Reducing Educational Inequality
No full textOver the last three decades many countries made efforts to improve their education systems by increasing students’ academic achievement. A new appreciation of inequality in education among policymakers provided impetus to focus on equity. Parental involvement and engagement in education are vital for students’ academic achievement. If in the context of educational policy, excellence and equity go together, what is the role assigned to parents? A critical policy analysis of seven policy documents from Ontario and Scotland showed that policies acknowledge the crucial role of parents in achieving educational excellence and mention barriers marginalized parents face in engaging with their children’s education. The role of White middle-class nonimmigrant parents in pursuing excellence for their children at the expense of equity for all is neglected. Marginalized parents are seen through the deficit lens. Implications for policy include making parents from dominant groups visible and adopting an asset-based approach to marginalized parents
The Century of Humiliation: The Opium War and 1842 Treaty of Nanjing
No full textThis essay argues that the terms present in the 1842 Treaty of Nanjing originated as British Grievances that date back to the late-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth century. British gievances represented in the Treaty include a desire for equality between Britain and China, desire for British extraterritoriality, desire to fix the balance of payments problem and a desire to expand trade. The Treaty of Nanjing was able to solve British Grievances but only at the expense of the Chinese, who suffered a loss of status and power. Ultimetly, the First Opium War, the 1842 Treaty of Nanjing, and the suppplemntary treaties which followed resulted in a shift of the balance of power into British Hands. 
« Vous m’avez vu… mais vous ne m’avez pas regardé ! » : adaptation et continuation des aventures d’Arsène Lupin sur Netflix
No full textOn January 8 2021, Netflix made available to its subscribers the downloads of the first part of Lupin series. The success is immediate for this French production. A few days are enough for Lupin to integrate the ranking of the ten most viewed series on the channel and totals more than 70 million downloads in twenty-eight days in the world. Lupinmania invaded the media and the sales of the original adventures of the burglar gentleman flew away. Without betraying the spirit of the stories of Maurice Leblanc, the series produced by Gaumont Studios highlights the permanence of the gentleman burglar type in the popular imagination. Unlike the productions that preceded it, Lupin is not a distant adaptation of Maurice Leblanc’s novel. It asserts itself rather in the image of its subtitle «In the shadow of Arsene» as a continuation of the original hero. In this perspective, it will be necessary to evaluate and question the levels of fidelity to Maurice Leblanc’s works as a whole while exploring the notion of adaptation.Le 8 janvier 2021, la plateforme Netflix mettait à la disposition de ses abonnés les téléchargements de la première partie de la série Lupin. Le succès se révèle immédiat pour cette production française. Quelques jours suffisent même à Lupin pour intégrer le classement des dix séries les plus visionnées sur la chaîne et totalise plus de 70 millions téléchargements en vingt-huit jours dans le monde. La Lupinmania envahit les médias, plusieurs quotidiens nationaux lui consacrent des unes et les ventes des aventures originales du gentleman cambrioleur s’envolent. Sans trahir l’esprit des récits de Maurice Leblanc, la série produite par les studios Gaumont souligne la permanence du type du gentleman cambrioleur dans l’imaginaire populaire. Contrairement aux productions qui l’ont précédée, Lupin ne s’impose pas comme une adaptation fidèle ou éloignée d’un roman de Maurice Leblanc. Elle ne relève pas non plus de la transposition d’une aventure originale d’Arsène Lupin dans la société parisienne du XXIe siècle ou de la création d’une intrigue originale pour le cinéma. Elle s’affirme plutôt à l’image de son sous-titre « Dans l’ombre d’Arsène » comme une continuation au héros original afin de se faire œuvre à son tour. Dans cette perspective, il conviendra d’évaluer et d’interroger les niveaux de fidélité aux œuvres de Maurice Leblanc dans leur ensemble tout en explorant la notion d’adaptation
Le rôle de l'adaptation sérielle dans la survie des mousquetaires de Dumas
No full textWho is d'Artagnan? The historical figure has long since faded behind Dumas' creation; but in a similar way, the character of The Three Musketeers no longer exists. Re-imagined a thousand times, adapted to every fictional medium, transformed with every reading and every new production, he is now linked to the original work that founded his success only by a few loose characteristics - a name, an ideal, some friends and enemies. While these traits still remain in each incarnation of the character, they no longer depend on Alexandre Dumas' work, but on the context of its rewriting. In this process of change, the series format has had a paradoxical effect: its proximity to the logic of the serial novel brings the serialized d'Artagnan curiously close to his origins, but also makes him all the more elastic. We will focus on this paradox by comparing two relatively recent rewritings of the character: the first in the Soviet series D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers (1978-1994) which, while attempting to reproduce the novel down to the last line, succeeds in turning it into an ode to life in Eastern Europe before and after the fall of the Communist regime; the second in the series The Musketeers (2014-2016), which, while completely detached from the original novel in terms of plot, manages to translate the chivalric aspect of the Duma-esque musketeers to embody anxieties specific to the 21st century.Qui est d’Artagnan ? La figure historique s’est effacée depuis longtemps derrière la création dumasienne ; mais de manière similaire, le personnage des Trois Mousquetaires n’existe presque plus. Mille fois réimaginé, adapté à tous les supports fictionnels, transformé à chaque lecture et à chaque nouvelle mise en scène, il n’est plus lié à l’œuvre originelle qui a fondé son succès que par quelques caractéristiques lâches – nom, vocation, amitiés, inimitiés. Et si ces traits persistent encore dans chaque incarnation du personnage, ils ne dépendent plus de l’œuvre d’Alexandre Dumas, mais bien du contexte de représentation. Dans ce processus de mue, le format de la série a en effet eu un effet paradoxal : sa proximité avec la logique du roman-feuilleton rapproche curieusement le d’Artagnan sériel de ses origines dumasiennes, mais le rend également d’autant plus élastique. C’est ce paradoxe qu’on cherchera à étudier ici, en comparant deux mises en scène relativement récentes du personnage : la première dans la série soviétique D’Artagnan et les Trois Mousquetaires (1978-1994) qui, en cherchant à reproduire le roman à la ligne près, réussit pourtant à en faire une ode à la vie en Europe de l’Est avant et après la chute du régime communiste ; la seconde dans la série The Musketeers (2014-2016), qui, parfaitement détachée du roman initial en termes d’intrigue, réussit pourtant à traduire l’aspect chevaleresque des mousquetaires dumasiens pour lui faire incarner des angoisses propres au XXIe siècle
Analysis of a simple mathematical model describing tuberculous granuloma
No full textThis paper discusses a mathematical model describing the formation of tuberculosis(TB) granulomas. The main purpose is to analyze the change trend of Mtb and immune cells in different stages after Mtb invaded the host. The theoretical analysis indicates that the existence and global stability of bacteria-free equilibrium and bacteria-present equilibrium under different conditions. In addition, the sensitivity analysis is performed on the parameters, which determines the parameters that have the greatest impact on Mtb invading the host. The stage of no infection, the latent TB infection(LTBIs) and active TB corresponding to the clearance, survival or growth and reproduction of Mtb are displayed by the numerical simulations. The results suggest that whether the individuals infected with Mtb will be progressed to the active TB depends on the immune system of individuals
Evaluation of the Implementation of Street Support Edinburgh in Response to the Predicted Increase in Homelessness in Edinburgh Following the COVID-19 Pandemic
No full textIn response to the predicted increase in homelessness in Edinburgh, Scotland, following the Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a ‘live’ digital resource, Street Support Edinburgh (SSE), was launched in the city in January 2021. SSE is a website and smartphone application run by Street Support Network (SSN), a registered charity, working online and offline, connecting and supporting local people and organisations to tackle homelessness. The resource is the first of its kind to be implemented in Scotland. This study aimed to assess the implementation of SSE in response to the predicted increase in homelessness in Edinburgh following the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative approach was taken to understand users’ experiences of SSE. The evaluation found a generally positive response to SSE from organisations in the homelessness field. We report on nine themes developed through analysis of the qualitative data: positive feedback on SSE; need for SSE resources; uses of SSE; joined up-working; user-friendliness of SSE; suggestions for alterations to SSE; COVID-19 and other implementation challenges; need/opportunities for promotion and engagement; potential wider rollout across Scotland. In conclusion, initial responses to the launch of SSE have been generally positive, but further awareness raising is likely required to increase SSE reach as in-person services and COVID-19-related protections reduce. Ongoing evaluation is required to track progress over time.
Mood Colour and Words: How Mood and Colour Effects Cognitive Functioning
No full textPast research conducted by Elliot and Maier (2007) revealed that the perception of colour affects cognitive functioning. The present experiment was designed to expand upon this research to determine if colour viewed while in a particular mood affects cognitive functioning. 36 participants were used in this study and either read a sad story or a happy story printed on either a red or blue background. Upon completion of the story participants were instructed to solve a series of anagrams with a 5-minute limit. The amount of time it took and how many words were completed correctly was recorded. A rating of how many anagrams solved per minute was calculated for each participant. An analysis of variance failed to find a significant main effect for the colour or story conditions. No significant interaction effect was found either
Spaces for Becomings? : Heterotopic Fictions in Preciado’s Testo yonqui
No full textThis article examines the possibilities and limits of Paul Preciado’s book Testo yonqui (Testo Junkie) to inspire gender becomings. A genre-fluid “body-essay,” Preciado’s text follows his self-administration of testosterone in what he terms the pharmacopornographic era, a modern iteration of Foucault’s biocapitalism. After designating Preciado’s self-generated transformations as becomings, I explore how the book’s heterotopic spaces—including its genre—facilitate Preciado’s quest for a gender identity that cannot be labeled. A Foucauldian term, “heterotopia” has not yet been applied to Testo yonqui or other transgender texts, and it provides a productive template for the complex interplay of individuals and society. While I critique the vulnerability of heterotopias, and, by proxy, of Testo yonqui, to harmful power dynamics, I ultimately uphold Testo yonqui’s ability to destabilize rigid narratives of identity
