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Spatial Aspects of Campus-City Interaction in the Context of the National Project Science and Universities
Get PDFThe national project "Science and Universities", which provides for the creation of several dozen new university campuses in Russia, as well as the intensification of federal, regional and sectoral policies in this matter, lead to the question of what a modern university campus is and how it relates to the city is becoming more topical. The article examines the interaction between the campus and the city in the context of modern international trends and current Russian politics. Based on many studies, it is concluded that universities in modern society benefit, that are integrated into the city space and often having a common infrastructure and constant communication with it. At the same time, a significant part of the current national project initiatives focuses on the construction of campuses located on the outskirts of cities, often with enclosed spaces and a range of services within the campus. The authors critically interpret this approach and suggest that when creating new campuses, priorities and goals should be more clearly defined
The Contingent Valuation Methodas an Instrument for the Environmental Valuation of Water Resources
Get PDFThe contingent valuation method is widely known in the academic world for being a simple and flexible non-market estimation method, which is widely used in environmental cost-benefit analysis and in environmental impact assessment schemes. Its empirical application is almost a standard issue at a global level, however, little has been discussed about the limitations, difficulties and potential it has for the valuation of water resources. In this line, the article seeks to identify the main water resources studied, the econometric techniques used, the objectives and conclusions reached in the studies that cover this topic. To achieve this, an exhaustive bibliographic review is proposed using the PRISMA methodology, in the Scopus, Scielo and Ebsco repositories, emphasizing publications made in Spanish, Portuguese and English worldwide. The results show a tendency to analyze the services of drinking water, wetlands and lakes, in which there is a prevalence of the binomial logit and probit models as econometric instruments and where the aim is essentially to estimate the willingness to pay
The Resource Curse Thoughts on How Resource-based Poor Countries can break the Curse
Get PDFThe relationship between natural resources and economic development has long been a subject of debate, with empirical evidence revealing a complex reality that challenges the conventional wisdom. This phenomenon, known as the " Resource Curse, " refers to the underperformance of resource-rich economies compared to those with fewer resources. This study delves into the factors contributing to the Resource Curse, including Dutch Disease, crowding out effects, unclear property rights, environmental degradation, and deteriorating terms of trade. Understanding these factors is crucial for mitigating the curse and promoting sustainable economic development in resource-based poor countries. The study proposes several strategies to break the resource curse, such as diversified industrial development, rational resource exploitation,establishment of natural resource revenue funds, political system changes, and strengthened environmental governance. However, each solution must be carefully evaluated for feasibility and potential limitations. By addressing the challenges posed by the resource curse, policymakers and stakeholders can work towards fostering long-term economic growth and resilience in resource- rich developing countries
Seeking to Establish a Better Balance between the Technical and Social Aspects of Assessment Practices
Get PDFThis article highlights the need for a better balance between the technical and social aspects of assessment in the English inspection system of state schools. The author compares the theoretical belief that underpins current assessment practice with that which would need to be given more credence if teachers and inspectors are to become part of the same community of practice. This focus is seen as relevant at a time when inspection is once again under scrutiny following the death of a headteacher after a critical OFSTED judgement. Although it is understandable that teachers’ reaction to this news is to call for the abandonment of inspections (NEU, 2023) an alternative scenario is offered that might allow all those involved in and with schools to become more equal partners in the evaluation process (Rorty,1991). By considering the different participants in terms of their ‘figured worlds’ (Holland et al, 1998) and introducing the concept of ‘roles by metaphor’ (Wiliam,2000) as part of the feedback process the author offers a non-confrontational means of opening a meaningful dialogue between inspectors and teachers with the intention of improving pupil learning and teacher planning. For this model to be effect teachers must change role from delivery person to coach or scaffolder to allow pupils to change role from in attendance to absorbent recipient for example or metacognitive reflector. Similarly, inspectors will need to cease exerting power over teachers by changing role from judge to critical friend to communicate more effectively and lessen tension. Examples of how pedagogy and critical and social aspects of assessment affect pupil motivation, love of learning, independent thinking and grasp of subject matter are drawn from the writer’s experience of being part of the English state education system as a pupil, teacher, inspector, and researcher over the period 1949-2023 before sharing what happened when an inspection team trialled <em>‘roles by metaphor’ </em>during a sixth form inspection
Science Capital and Science Museums: Review of a CIMUSET session in the General Conference of ICOM 2022
Get PDFWhat are the potentials and challenges for science museums to promote equity and justice from a science capital perspective? This was the theme of one of the CIMUSET sessions during the ICOM Conference in 2022. This review presents highlights from the panelists\u27 presentations and the discussion afterward. The session demonstrates that museums recognize the accessibility, inclusion, and diversity relevant. However, there is little concrete evidence of practice — especially regarding including people with disabilities. At the same time, it highlighted weaknesses and sensitive topics, lessons learned, opportunities to be explored, and a field of practice and research to be deepened
Lyrical Poetry of Nikola Milićević – Opus and Microstructures
Get PDFThis article aims to present and interpret eight complete collections of lyrical poetry by Nikola Milićević (1922 – 1999), a Croatian poet who lived and worked in the twentieth century, and was also too a prose writer, essayist, translator, anthologist and scientist, one of the editors Krugovi, a magazine that created a generation of poets called ’krugovaši’.Literary criticism unfairly regarded Milićević „as traditionalist“ because he wrote sonnets and decimes and poems with solid, connected verses, and numerous microstructures remained almost unnoticed: poetic forms, diverse stanzas and strophoids, scattered verses arranged in unpredictable forms of weakened syllabicity and without a rhyme.
All language choices are in the function of creating a diverse rhythm. Poetic effects are the result of metaphors to which verbs have been added, of dynamics that refined their metonymic layer. A smaller part of the poems are examples of spoken poetry close to poems in prose, that is, rhythmic prose. Milićević’s poetry emerges from deep humanity and modern sensibility, it is meditative and above all thought, without the basis of learned theories. In the interpretation of the semantic layers of the Song of the Old Lady, we applied a survey of girls and women using posts on Facebook.We sorted, processed, interpreted and published some of their views, attitudes and opinions
Influence of Political Ideology on Perceptions of Mask Wearing and Microaggressions
Get PDFThis exploratory study aimed to examine college students (N = 237) perceptions of mask- wearing related to political ideology and the potential for microaggressions to arise due to these perceptions. Data were collected using an online survey through Qualtrics. Analyses revealed that conservative-leaning participants reported significantly higher instances of aggression toward people not wearing masks (M = 3.52, SD = 1.28) than those leaning liberal (M = 2.53, SD = 1.39), t(151) = 3.19, p & lt; .001). Interestingly, no significant mean difference was found between conservatives and liberals regarding microaggressions toward mask and mask-less behavior. Finally, those leaning liberal are statistically more likely to believe that the reason that people do not wear face masks is that they do not care about others (M = 2.30, SD = 1.30, t(149) = 3.90, p &lt; .001). Conclusions for why political ideologies affect perceptions of mask-wearing and potential microaggressions are provided
Geographical Indications as an Instrument of Public Policies and Environmental Governance
Get PDFGeographical Indications are an intellectual property right characterized by being a product or service coming from a certain region, which, in the Brazilian case, has either become known as a center of production, extraction or manufacture, or because of its unique natural and human characteristics. Given this, the protection of the environment can emerge as one of its impotent functions, from the moment that, to maintain the status quo of natural factors, such as climate, soil, vegetation and many others that are proper to the region and essential for the effectiveness of the product or service, it is necessary to develop elements of environmental protection. Thus, this article intends to study and prove that Geographical Indications can be used for the protection of the environment through the promotion of public policies and environmental governance
PhET Simulation Instruction and its Effects on Students’ Motivation to Learn Physics
Get PDFThe study investigated the effect of Physics Education Technology (PhET) simulated instruction on students’ motivation to learn electricity concepts in physics. Questionnaire for Students’ Motivation Towards Science Learning (SMTSL) was used to assess Senior High School students’ motivation to learn electricity concepts after they were taught in a demonstrative classroom and an exploratory classroom using the Physics Education Technology (PhET) simulation instruction. Sequential explanatory mixed methods design was used. The sample consisted of sixty-three (63) first-year Senior High School Science students. Posttest scores revealed that students’ motivation to learn electricity concepts significantly increased after they were taught electricity concepts with the PhET interactive simulation in both demonstrative classroom (M = 3.26; SD = 0.29) and exploratory classroom (M = 3.38; SD = 0.15).It was also found that the mean scores of students on all the motivation scales such as: self-efficacy, physics learning value, learning environment stimulation andactive learning strategy, increased significantly except performance goal which recorded a lower mean after using the PhET simulation to teach. It is recommended that teachers should use the PhET simulation as an instructional resource for teaching electricity concepts since it has the potential to increase students’ motivation to learn physics
