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Planning Native Species Reintroductions in a Degraded Garry Oak Meadow in Uplands Park, Oak Bay
No full textThreatened Garry oak ecosystems represent valuable pockets of biodiversity which are found nowhere else in Canada beyond the southwestern corner of British Columbia. These ecosystems are the product of extended First Nations land management. Since colonisation, their extent has been diminished and their condition degraded due to pressure from development and invasive species, among other perturbations. The cultural and ecological value of these ecosystems makes them a high priority for ecological restoration and conservation.
This report details the initial stages of species reintroduction into a section of Uplands Park, in Oak Bay, southeastern Vancouver Island. As part of a Restoration of Natural Systems project, during the spring and summer of 2024, site assessment and preparation were undertaken, as well as native plant seed collection from adjacent park areas. In the fall of 2024, initial seeding was scheduled to take place in this section. Continued monitoring, planting, and invasive species management will be necessary for long-term success of the project
State, Violence, and Revolution in the Political Thought of Andrea Caffi
No full textAlberto Castelli explores the political thought of Andrea Caffi (1887–1955), situating him as a critical yet often overlooked voice in twentieth-century debates on revolution, violence, and the state. Central to his philosophy is a radical critique of the state as intrinsically coercive, incapable of fostering justice or freedom. Instead, Caffi envisioned “society” as a fragile but essential sphere of spontaneous sociability, grounded in human solidarity and free from domination
Charles F Howlett, Christian Philip Peterson, Deborah D. Bufton, and David Hostetter, The Oxford Handbook of Peace History & Jerry Elmer, Conscription, Conscientious Objection, and Draft Resistance in American History
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Ben Lazare Mijuskovic, \u27Plato’s Battle Between the Gods and Giants and its Continuing Relevance in the Speculative Philosophy of History\u27.
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Kelly Oliver, Hanna Kiri Gunn & Holly Longair (Eds.), \u27Gaslighting: Philosophical Approaches\u27.
No full textCAN SELF-EFFICACY MEDIATE RELATIONS BETWEEN HELICOPTER PARENTING AND SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION AMONG TURKISH ADOLESCENTS?
No full textThis study aimed to investigate the mediating role of self-efficacy (social, emotional, and academic) in the relationship between helicopter parenting and social media addiction (SMA) among Turkish adolescents. Previous studies examining the influences of helicopter parenting behaviors on mental health mostly studied college-age children and were conducted in Western cultures, while the current study focused on the association of helicopter parenting with the mental health of younger children and was conducted an Eastern country (Türkiye). The participants consisted of 326 adolescents (212 girls and 114 boys) who had at least one social media account. Data were collected through the Helicopter Parent Attitude Scale, the Self-Efficacy Scale for Children, the Social Media Addiction Scale for Adolescents, and a demographic information form. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, and regression-based bootstrapping techniques. The results show that both maternal and paternal helicopter parenting had significant and direct positive associations with SMA. Emotional and academic self-efficacy had significant and direct associations with SMA, while social self-efficacy did not show such an association. In addition, it was found that the mediating effects of self–efficacy (social, emotional, and academic) in relations between helicopter parenting and SMA were not significant
THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ON CHILDREN’S DAILY ROUTINES IN TÜRKİYE
No full textRecent studies have pointed out that children were among those affected by the changes that COVID-19 restrictions brought to daily life. This study aims to explore how children’s routines of sleep, diet, exercise, and technology use changed during the lockdown of COVID-19, which in Türkiye was enacted between March 16th and June 1st of 2020. An online questionnaire was answered by 323 parents of children aged 4 to 12. Regression analysis was used to examine the ways in which demographics, resources, and activities correlated with parents’ perceptions of activities. The findings indicated that the amount of change in children’s daily routines was predicted more strongly by how their parents felt about their activities than by the other factors examined. Our findings will contribute to an understanding of the ways in which the COVID-19 restrictions affected children’s routines, and assist parents, teachers, and policymakers in their efforts to provide support for children
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SLOVENIAN ACT ON THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS OR DISORDERS IN EDUCATION
No full textIn 2020, Slovenia implemented the Act on the Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Emotional and Behavioural Problems or Disorders in Education. Using a mixed-methods approach, we investigated how professionals in expert centres[1] and social work centres, youth judges, and paedopsychiatrists, as key stakeholders responsible and competent for the professional and lawful treatment of such youth, seek and implement the most appropriate forms of assistance for them, and how they assess the implementation of the Act and the cooperation amongst them. Data were collected through four tailored questionnaires, as well as focus groups and semi-structured interviews. The research is part of a larger Slovenian study entitled Phenomenological and aetiological analysis of emotional and behavioural problems and disorders and the development of didactic approaches for specific subtypes of problems and disorders, not yet published. Based on the opinions of these experts from various fields, we identified shortcomings in the system of support, including what should be eliminated or changed, and what new forms of support and cooperation among stakeholders would be reasonable and necessary to introduce. The results of the survey are also important for understanding the competences, responsibilities, and cooperation among social work centres, expert centres, paedopsychiatrists, and youth judges.
[1] In Slovenia, after the implementation of the Act on the Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Emotional and Behavioural Problems or Disorders in Education in 2020, children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems or disorders have been transferred from traditional residential care institutions to residential groups and, in some cases, to boarding schools. Institutions have been transformed into “expert centres” with various programmes designed to cover the problems and needs of children and adolescents on a regional basis, along the whole continuum of support from prevention through to accommodating the most severe cases