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Teacher Education, Research, and Human Rights: A Systematic Literature Review Unveiling Participation as a Transformative Principle of Education
No full textThis article aims to conduct a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) on the use of participatory research methodologies in teacher education, its relationship with education and human rights, gathering the main trends and gaps in the academic literature from the past ten years, thereby contributing to the debate on reflective and emancipatory pedagogical practices. The guiding question of the SLR is based on the assumption that participatory research strengthens teachers’ professionalism and professional identity, promoting a training model grounded in critical reflection, inclusion, and social justice. The chosen methodological strategy followed the procedures outlined in the PRISMA protocol (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) for a Systematic Literature Review, according to the guidelines established by Moher et al. (2009) and updated by Page et al. (2021), aiming to ensure rigor, transparency, and reproducibility in conducting the research. The internationally recognized databases used for this review include Scopus, Web of Science, ERIC, SciELO, and Google Scholar. The research was conducted using Boolean operators, combining the terms Participatory Research, Teacher Education, Emancipatory Education, Narratives, and Human Rights. The inclusion criteria involved peer-reviewed studies published between 2014 and 2024, in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, explicitly addressing participatory methodologies and their relationship with teacher education. The qualitative data analysis was based on Content Analysis (Bardin, 2011) and Narrative Analysis, allowing for the identification of patterns and pedagogical reflections
The Impact of Globalization in Response to Climate Change on the Indigenous People of Africa
No full textGlobalization and climate change significantly impact African indigenous peoples by promoting cash crops over traditional food security, disrupting cultural practices tied to the environment, exacerbating poverty and resource conflicts, and marginalizing their knowledge systems in global climate responses. This combination of factors increases vulnerability to climate shocks, forcing migration and threatening the cultural and economic foundations of indigenous communities across the continent.Globalization and climate change significantly impact African indigenous peoples by promoting cash crops over traditional food security disrupting cultural practices tied to the environment exacerbating poverty and resource conflicts and marginalizing their knowledge systems in global climate responses This combination of factors increases vulnerability to climate shocks forcing migration and threatening the cultural and economic foundations of indigenous communities across the continen
Regulation of Access to Higher Education in Brazil: Bibliometric Analysis of Literature
No full textThe study sought to understand, through bibliographical research, how the debate in the scientific field regarding the regulation of access to higher education in Brazil between 1997 and 2017 was constituted. We mapped academic production based on the databases Web of Science, Scopus and Scielo, bibliometrically analyzing its impact, considering production and citation indicators. We point out the temporal distribution of articles and their impact and identify the journals most devoted to the topic
Pascal: Vacuum, Void and Emptiness
No full textBased on limited biographical information this paper tried to formulate some hypotheses concerning Pascal’s fascination with vacuum and dread of void and emptiness. Anzeu’s paper on Pascal’s phobia and early traumas including the death of his mother at age three could be further studied based on Green’s notion of the negative and the Botella’s study of figurability
The effectiveness of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Public Sector Construction Oversight in Nigeria: Challenges and strategies for improvement
No full textPersistent governance failures in public construction projects highlight the need for strategic interventions, with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) providing a potential pathway toward more transparent, inclusive, and sustainable infrastructure delivery. This study investigates the factors influencing the effectiveness of CSO oversight in Nigeria’s construction sector and explores strategies for strengthening their role. Data were collected through a survey of 305 respondents—including CSO staff, government officials, and project beneficiaries—and analyzed using mean score and the Kruskal–Wallis rank test. Findings indicate that CSO oversight is constrained less by technical limitations than by structural and political barriers. Limited information access and weak coordination are further compounded by entrenched patronage, institutional fragmentation, and low civic legitimacy. The study also shows that meaningful contributions to accountability and inclusive governance depend on aligning foundational, operational, and adaptive strategies. Addressing these challenges requires more than transparency tools, calling for broader political and institutional reforms. Persistent governance failures in public construction projects highlight the need for strategic interventions with Civil Society Organizations CSOs providing a potential pathway toward more transparent inclusive and sustainable infrastructure delivery This study investigates the factors influencing the effectiveness of CSO oversight in Nigeria s construction sector and explores strategies for strengthening their role Data were collected through a survey of 305 respondents including CSO staff government officials and project beneficiaries and analyzed using mean score and the Kruskal Wallis rank test Findings indicate that CSO oversight is constrained less by technical limitations than by structural and political barriers Limited information access and weak coordination are further compounded by entrenched patronage institutional fragmentation and low civic legitimacy The study also shows that meaningful contributions to accountability and inclusive governance depend on aligning foundational operational and adaptive strategies Addressing these challenges requires more than transparency tools calling for broader political and institutional reforms The study recommends strengthening CSO oversight through legal and regulatory safeguards diversified and sustainable funding enhanced technical capacity and context-sensitive collaborative approache
Topicalisation in Tupuri: A Cartographic Approach
No full textThis study investigates the syntactic phenomenon of topicalisation in Tupuri. Specifically, it examines the fronting of subjects, objects, and adjuncts to the left periphery of the clause within a cartographic framework, assessing how Tupuri aligns with cross-linguistic patterns of topicalisation. Data were collected through a one-month field visit in the Guidiguis subdivision, involving the recording and transcription of naturally occurring speech. Each sentence was analyzed using Cartographic Syntax (Rizzi, 1997; Cinque & Rizzi, 2010), focusing on the hierarchical organisation of the left periphery, including Spec-TopicP, Spec-FocP, and FinP. It was found that Tupuri systematically uses Spec-TopicP to encode topicalised constituents, with subjects and objects frequently accompanied by resumptive pronouns to preserve argument structure and coreference. Adjuncts, such as temporal, locative, and manner phrases, can also be fronted without resumptive elements. In all cases, topicalisation establishes a clear topic–comment structure, confirming that movement to the left periphery is a productive strategy for marking discourse relevance
Exploring Students’ Multifaceted Engagement with Academic Results: Insights from Secondary School Certificate (SSC)
No full textSecondary School Certificate (SSC) level students have high expectations of achieving the best results, so they put in their best efforts to achieve the highest possible outcomes. The main objective of this study was to examine the nature of students’ engagements and related activities in relation to their academic results. Data were collected using the tools and techniques of the social survey method. A structured questionnaire including both closed-ended and open-ended questions was employed for data collection. Data were collected from a total of 105 respondents. The majority of the respondents expressed satisfaction with their academic results. The research findings reveal that, in pursuit of better academic outcomes, students beyond regular school attendance actively participate in private tutoring, coaching centres, and other learning opportunities available to them. Engagement in private tuition and coaching entails significant financial costs. Furthermore, parents, close relatives, friends, and acquaintances closely keep an eye on students’ academic progress and results. In the past, examination results were typically known only to the students themselves and their parents. However, a much wider circle of involvement is now observed. Whereas students previously shared their results primarily with their parents, they now share this information to multiple individuals. These practices reflect the multifaceted nature of students’ engagement with academic achievement in contemporary era
Creative Practice of Everyday Life
No full textThe essay explores the creative praxis of everyday life as a fundamental element for individual and collective human existence. Starting from philosophical and sociological perspectives (Lalive D’Epinay, Maturana, Innerarity), the authors analyze how everyday life, understood as a space between routines and events, can be a source of both creativity and plenitude as well as oppression and alienation. Techno-economic globalization is criticized and the paradox of a hyperconnected world that generates solitude and automatism is highlighted. The study reveals scarce studies on everyday creativity (e.g. only 1 thesis in Teseo), but also recent work (Scopus, Science) linking creative activities with psychological well-being, resilience and social transformation. Faced with challenges such as the digital era, algorithms and AI, an education based on autonomy, critical thinking and complexity (Morin) is proposed, which promotes “vital motricity”, based on a balance between survival and fulfillment. The essay concludes with a call to celebrate daily creativity, resist dehumanization and inhabit “matters” between productivity and meaning, without falling into polarization
The Concept of Bakthi (Devotion) as Advocated By Abirami Bhattar in the Abirami Anthati Composed by him – A Conspectus Research Paper Pertaining to Indian Philosophy.
No full textIn this research work the 101 verses composed by Abirami Bhattar of Abirami Anthati has been taken up to explore the possibility of picturizing the concept of bakthi enunciated by Bhattar. Care has been taken not to compare with other works thereby it enables the reader to fully engage themselves and revel in the bliss of bakthi (devotion) as contemplated by Bhattar though to some extent the Bakthi Movement of India, definition of bakthi and a brief history of Bhattar bas been discussed in the beginning of the research work. As a whole this research endeavor would open up avenues for greater discussion on the ancient concept of bakthi greatly underlie in the Indian Philosophy
International Protection of Vulnerable Immigrants. A Comparative Study between the Common European Asylum System Ceas and the Brazil Action Plan Bap, and the presence of Human Rights between the years 2015 and 2025
No full textThis research analyzes the management of immigration and the human rights of refugees in Europe and Latin America between the year 2015 and 2024, through a comparative view of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and the Brazil Action Plan 2015. In an academic structure of three chapters, the author analysis the issues of international protection, migration, refuge and international humanitarian law, taken to the reality of two fundamental scenarios of migration crisis: Latin America and Europe. Not all the legislations of both regions can be used as a case study to make a diagnosis on the management of asylum, refuge and migrants. For this reason, CEAS and Brazil\u27s Action Plan (2015) were taken as management mechanisms for the review. The comparative view of this work will allow us to understand the differences of these chosen structures. This is a result of great relevance for the analysis and understanding of the current international sociopolitical reality. Reality plagued by conflicts, violations and crises, human avalanches in border crossings. These people are betting on a safer and better future for their lives.This research analyzes the management of immigration and the human rights of refugees in Europe and Latin America between the year 2015 and 2024 through a comparative view of the Common European Asylum System CEAS and the Brazil Action Plan 2015 In an academic structure of three chapters the author analysis the issues of international protection migration refuge and international humanitarian law taken to the reality of two fundamental scenarios of migration crisis Latin America and Europe Not all the legislations of both regions can be used as a case study to make a diagnosis on the management of asylum refuge and migrants For this reason CEAS and Brazil s Action Plan 2015 were taken as management mechanisms for the review The comparative view of this work will allow us to understand the differences of these chosen structures This is a result of great relevance for the analysis and understanding of the current international sociopolitical reality Reality plagued by conflicts violations and crises human avalanches in border crossings These people are betting on a safer and better future for their live