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\u27You become a rock\u27: Conceptions of motherhood and lessons of race as told and photographed by four mothers from Cape Town, South Africa
Get PDFThis study will discuss conceptions of motherhood and lessons of racial identity through the lens of four women from Cape Town, South Africa. Utilizing both semi-structured interviews and photovoice, stories of motherhood are told as a journey from childhood to adulthood, in which one’s experience of being mothered influences decisions in current motherhood. In interviews, mothers pinpoint conceptions of good motherhood that encompass both financial support for one’s children and attentiveness, informed mostly by one’s race and class background. Additionally, experiences surrounding discrimination and silencing in childhood differ between races, later informing the way that mothers chose to share lessons of race to their children. There is overall a difference in mothering not only between the races of the mother but also by the race of the child. Finally, experiences of photographing motherhood allowed mothers to focus on the day-to-day interactions that define their relationship with their children and the emotional work of mothering, as well as allowing them to reflect on often painful moments of racial socialization. This study is significant as it highlights mothering as the primary source of racial socialization, which is relevant as we begin thinking about raising the next generation in South Africa’s recent democracy
El acceso y uso de las pruebas genéticas para la detección precoz de enfermedades congénitas en mujeres embarazadas en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires en el año 2017 \ The access and use of genetic tests for early detection of congenital diseases in pregnant women in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in the year 2017
No full textLas pruebas genéticas son una herramienta útil para la prevención y el diagnóstico de defectos congénitos en las mujeres embarazadas. Esta investigación explora el acceso y uso de estas pruebas para mujeres que residen en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires en el año 2017. Se trata de un tema amerita una investigación porque la tecnología para hacer estudios genéticos todavía es algo novedosa. Además, a través de las pruebas genéticas es posible detectar si el feto tiene un alto riesgo para desarrollar un defecto congénito, el cual es una de las causas más importantes de la mortalidad prenatal y el aborto espontáneo. Los objetivos del presente trabajo son: indagar sobre las pruebas genéticas disponibles en Argentina, describir las instituciones en CABA que realizan pruebas genéticas y conocer las opiniones de los profesionales sobre las prácticas de las mujeres en relación a la disponibilidad y acceso a estas pruebas.
La metodología empleada fue de tipo cualitativo y se basó sobre entrevistas en profundidad con profesionales de salud. Estos profesionales fueron tres genetistas y dos obstetras y ginecólogos, para un total de cinco entrevistas. Se diseñaron entrevistas semiestructuradas, a partir de una guía con preguntas abiertas, lo cual permitió a los profesionales responder con libertad sobre sus propias experiencias profesionales con las pruebas genéticas. Además, se obtuvo información de fuentes secundarias, tales como estudios y artículos científicos.
Las entrevistas mostraron que existe baja disponibilidad de pruebas genéticas y una dificultad en el acceso a ellas, particularmente para las mujeres del sector público del sistema de salud. Un obstáculo significativo para estas mujeres es la limitación económica: muchas de ellas no están en condiciones de solventar los costos que demandan las pruebas genéticas de mayor complejidad, aunque estas pruebas podrían ser de utilidad y ayuda. En general, tanto para el sector público como para el sector privado existe una falta de información disponible para las mujeres y de igual modo a los médicos, porque la genética es un tema poco abordado en la formación universitaria. Otro factor que complica el uso de las pruebas genéticas es que el aborto es ilegal en Argentina, salvo algunas excepciones como los casos de violación, la puesta en peligro de la salud de la madre o la discapacidad mental de la madre.
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Genetic tests are a useful tool for the prevention and diagnosis of congenital disorders, or in other words, birth defects, in pregnant women. This investigation explores the accessibility and use of these tests for women residing in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in the year 2017. This is a theme worth investigating because the technology to perform genetic tests is still novel. Furthermore, genetic testing can detect if a fetus has a high risk for developing a congenital defect, which is one of the most common causes of prenatal death and miscarriage. The objectives of the following work are to: investigate the genetic tests available in Argentina, describe the institutions in Buenos Aires that carry out genetic testing, and become familiar with the opinions of professionals about women’s practices in relation to the availability and accessibility of these tests.
The methodology was completed in a qualitative manner and was based on in-depth interviews with health professionals. These professionals included three geneticists and two obstetricians and gynecologists for a total of five interviews. The interviews were semi-structured with open ended questions, which allowed the interviewees to respond with liberty about their own professional experiences with genetic tests. Information was also obtained through secondary sources such as previous scientific studies and articles.
The interviews showed that there is low availability of genetic tests and that they are still difficult to access, particularly for women who are a part of the public sector of the health system. A significant obstacle for these women is the economic constraint. They cannot pay for the more complex genetic tests even though these tests could be useful and help them. In general, for both the public and private sector there lacks available information about genetic testing for women as well as doctors because genetics is a subject that is under addressed in higher education. Another factor that complicates the use of genetic testing is that abortion is illegal in Argentina except for cases of rape, endangering of the mother’s help or if the mother is mentally disabled
Regulating the Reguliers: How the Normalization of Gays and Lesbians in Dutch Society Impacts LGBTQ Nightlife
Get PDFThis Independent Study Project explores how LGBTQ nightlife is impacted by the changing position of gays and lesbians in Dutch society. Specifically, this project seeks to explore how the normalization and popularization of certain subcommunities of LGBTQ individuals in Amsterdam, lauded as one of the most progressive and gay-friendly cities in the world, influences how people navigate LGBTQ bars, clubs, and parties. Data was obtained by conducting 10 in-depth, semi-structured interviews. This data was then analyzed using Judith Butler’s theory of normalization, recognition, and regulation and Gert Hekma’s theory of homonormativity. The research revealed that despite apparent advancements in LGBTQ liberation, the Netherlands is still riddled with homophobia and interviewees expressed feelings of discomfort and even lack of safety when they visited straight-dominated bars. Furthermore, some participants expressed concerns that previously gay spaces were being appropriated by straight people while others viewed this influx of heterosexuals in LGBTQ nightlife as a positive step towards integration and gay liberation. Some participants prefered ‘queer’ spaces, such as the Vrankrijk and underground parties, to the more mainstream gay and lesbian bars of the Reguliersdwarsstraat (aka Reguliers-Amsterdam’s gay bar heavy street), noting that they felt more comfortable to ‘be themselves’ in these spaces. Participants’ perceptions of LGBTQ spaces (and how those spaces are changing due to an influx of straight people) was greatly informed by their own positionality. Ultimately, this research reveals that the normalization of gays and lesbians in the Netherlands leads to a reduction in spaces where queer people can be their authentic selves. Mainstream gay bars such as those found on the Reguliers become ‘straighter’, catering to a more heterosexual audience and mimicking mainstream heterosexual culture, forcing LGBTQ individuals to either assimilate or take part in the growing alternative queer nightlife scene
Retelling the Education Story: Bringing Cool to School Using Progressivism
Get PDFNepal’s education system is littered with flaws: teachers are underpaid and untrained, development of the curriculum is neglected, and the number of students failing examinations is higher than the number of those who pass. These problems are consistent throughout the country and as a result, the system that supposedly aims to produce future scientists, engineers, and leaders instead churns out citizens and leaders that repeat the mistakes of past generations. In the past, there has been no movement or reform planned for the low quality of schooling. However, different schools and organizations scattered throughout the country are attempting to do something about the problem by adopting new pedagogies; in one of Nepal’s poorest and most remote districts is the Modern Model Residential School (MMRS), which has adopted a progressive approach to teaching students. The school aims to avoid the traditional form of education commonly found in Nepal and use different technology in combination with hands-on learning to develop skills. This paper dives into how schools like MMRS use progressivism to attempt to change the system that has been characterized as problematic for over half-a-century now.
Keywords: Philosophy of education, education: administration, curriculum and instructio
An Analysis of the Affirmative Action Program for Ethnic Minority Students at Hexi University in Zhangye, Gansu, China
Get PDFThis study investigates and critically analyzes the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) preferential policy for ethnic minority students (少数民族的优惠政策) through the use of a case study conducted at Hexi University in Zhangye, Gansu. This study examines how the national preferential policy for ethnic minority students is implemented at a university level and how it is perceived by teachers and students in order to better understand and assess the impact and purpose of the policy. The study is driven by three questions; how is the PRC’s preferential policy for ethnic minority students implemented at a university level? Is the preferential policy for ethnic minority students at Hexi University fulfilling its stated goals and purpose? If yes, how? If not, Why? and How is the preferential policy for ethnic minority students at Hexi University perceived by staff and students? The study’s findings show that teachers and students, especially those of the dominant Han ethnicity, are unclear on the details and purpose of the policy and do not know how the policy is being implemented at the school. Within the study there was evidence from both Han teachers and Han students of a negative bias against ethnic minority students and a lack of knowledge on ethnic minority culture and issues facing ethnic minority students. The literature review provides evidence that structural inequality between ethnic minority groups and the dominant Han majority do exist (Chen, 2016; Myers, Gao, and Cruz, 2013; Hannan and Wang, 2010) and that the preferential policies created by the Chinese government have done little to change these structural disparities (Jeong, 2015; Liebold, 2016). In order to more fully evaluate the preferential policy for ethnic minority students and how it can be improved further research should be done on the following questions; what are the goals and purpose of the preferential policies for ethnic minorities in China? How much do Han students know about the experience of minority students? How much interaction with minority culture do they have? Why is there a smaller proportion of minority students in higher education than Han students?
Key Words: Affirmative Action, Ethnic Minorities in China, Preferential Policie
Discursos de Esclavitud: Un análisis de las implicaciones estratégicas de la retórica acerca de los talleres textiles informales de Buenos Aires y los migrantes bolivianos que trabajan en ellos / Discourses of Slavery: An analysis of the strategic implications of the rhetoric surrounding the sweatshops of Buenos Aires and the bolivian migrants who work in them
No full textThe city of Buenos Aires is home to about five thousand sweatshops, which collectively employ an estimated thirty thousand bolivian migrants, many of whom work and live in these sweatshops under severely exploitative conditions. This phenomenon is part of a larger global trend of the fashion industry depending heavily on the production of clothes in small, local sweatshops where workers can face extensive hours, minimal pay, and dangerous conditions. Over the years, the problem of sweatshop labour, both internationally and here in Argentina, has become increasingly visibilized, in part through the use of the term “slavery” to describe the labour conditions to which sweatshop workers are subjected. In Buenos Aires, the word “slavery” is commonplace but controversial in the dialogue surrounding the sweatshops and the bolivian migrants who work in them, with some participants in the movement against these sweatshops implementing the concept in their discourse, while others reject it entirely.
This research project sought to analyze the strategic implications of the term “slavery” for efforts to combat the exploitation of bolivian migrant workers in the sweatshops of Buenos Aires. It did so by relying on a series of interviews, as well as legal and theoretical sources, to learn how this rhetoric affects both internal strategies, i.e. attempts to mobilize the workers to claim better working and living conditions, and external strategies, i.e. attempts to draw in public attention and secure the intervention of local institutions. Based on this research, this paper argues that, with regard to internal strategies, the term “slavery” has an alienating effect that nullifies the possibility of collaborating with the bolivian workers, and with regard to external strategies, the use of “slavery” provokes types of intervention that fail to address the systemic causes of the form of production found in the sweatshops and potentially leave the migrants in more precarious positions. Therefore, this paper finds that “slavery” rhetoric is not an effective strategic tool for those working to combat the exploitative living and working conditions imposed by the sweatshops of Buenos Aires on the bolivian migrant community
Memoverbs®: Designing an Online Educational Game for English Learners
No full textTechnology has reshaped the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) field. A pertinent example is the increasing number of online games and activities for EFL learners. Although having a myriad of technological resources to choose from can promote learning, the quality of these tools varies greatly, leading some EFL students to become frustrated by the cost and time spent on ineffective tools. In light of the above, an online educational game to assist learners with irregular verbs in English, based on Design Thinking methodology, is proposed here as an attempt to strengthen the EFL online niche. This research paper illustrates the game creation process and analyzes data collected from fifty-five students and thirteen teachers from Brazil who piloted the game. The results reveal what makes a tool effective from the learner’s and teacher’s points of view. Additionally, the suggestions provided can be applied to the creation of other types of educational games
Weaving Identity: Stories and Manifestations of Amazigh Carpet Weavers in the Moroccan Village of Tarmilat
Get PDFIt is in the small villages of Morocco, scattered across the North in the Rif, to the South in the Anti-Atlas Mountains, and in between, where the majority of Morocco’s celebrated and beloved Amazigh carpets are made. Their power and popularity can be attributed to the indigenous female artists who have been crafting these physical tokens of memory, protection, and Amazigh identity, for millenniums. In an attempt to connect the trade of carpet weaving in Morocco back to these women and their families, this research project will explore their narratives, and the social and spatial implications of their craft, a space so commonly marked by patriarchy. In what ways can we interpret, from a more modern perspective, the identity of the Amazigh through their carpets? What can the symbols, weaved carefully into these carpets, tell us about their past? Their future? To answer these questions, I will examine traditional Islamic sources, specifically Surah 9 in the Qur’an, and hadith (the sayings and teachings of Prophet Muhammad) on protection and symbols of evil in Islam, including previous scholarship on the topic of Amazigh art. Through participant observations, and formal interviews conducted in the Amazigh village of Tarmilat, and a careful study of the other perspectives mentioned, it is my aim that through this project, I will not only be able to share some of the stories of the Amazigh weavers I have met, and those of their ancestors, but also the stories and manifestations of their carpets, as they travel through their own lifespans, across village borders and beyond, communicating, performing, and teaching
The World Watches: How Media Coverage of American Police Violence Influences The Perspectives of South Louisiana\u27s Community Members
Get PDFPolice violence towards African Americans in the United States have gained greater international attention in this decade due to social media and increased media coverage. Alton Sterling’s death in Baton Rouge in the summer of 2016 resulted in local pushes for criminal and racial justice reform. However, international community members were largely absent from both community dialogue and action. Keeping this in mind, my research question is as follows: To what extent does media coverage of American police violence impact the perspectives of south Louisiana’s international community members with regards to African Americans and American society. Through qualitative research methodology, this study will illustrate the extent to which media coverage of police violence shaped international community members’ perspectives.
The six-week research study lasted from January to March 2017, with Baton Rouge and New Orleans the two main locations. Twenty-three respondents contributed through either semi-structured interviews or surveys. Respondents were asked about domestic and media coverage of American police violence, its influence on their perspectives regarding African Americans and American society, and the impact that the Alton Sterling incident had on their perspectives. This study reveals factors such as social identity and interpretation of media shape their perspectives more than media coverage alone
Through the Phoropter: A reflective analysis of one practitioner’s attempt to sequence social and emotional learning competencies into an experiential learning program
Get PDFThis capstone is a reflective analysis of social and emotional learning programming and its implementation in traditional Western schools. It approaches the question of sequencing social and emotional competencies for instruction through experiential learning. Initially I sought a linear rationale in order to better understand my work in implementing a social and emotional learning program in nearby Keene, New Hampshire through High 5 Adventure Learning Center’s Edge of Leadership program. However, my inquiry shifted in light of several ethical implications that arise from the prospect of constraining social and emotional learning into a pre-set curriculum.
As a Course-Linked Capstone, this project draws from coursework and resources from Training Design for Experiential Learning and Training of Trainers: Ethics and Intercultural Training Design. It connects my coursework with my experiences in the field through several practicum positions, each interacting with social and emotional learning in different ways. Over the course of this project, I have learned a great deal about myself as a trainer, facilitator, and designer, as well as the ways in which the ethics that guide my training practice have allowed me to remain critical of the work I do on a daily basis.
The ‘phoropter’ referenced in both the title and Part III of this capstone project refers to an instrument used by ophthalmologists to identify a patient’s exact eyeglass prescription. For the purposes of this paper, the phoropter symbolizes two crucial elements of this reflective analysis: the lens through which social and emotional learning can be viewed, in my opinion, as well as the reflective practice process which helps me as a training practitioner see my practice more clearly, working each and every day towards 20/20 vision