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Sharing Stories, Building Bonds: The Reconciliating Power of a Narrative
Get PDFThe Vusumnotfo Persona Doll Programme is a program that incorporates Way of Council, traditional storytelling and dialogue together to enable community preschool teachers in rural Eswatini to use the Persona Doll Approach with their students. Many emaSwati are not given the support to develop their Emotional Literacy, leading to a continued cycle of emotional abuse and community trauma. The Vusumnotfo Persona Doll Programme is designed to give preschool teachers the necessary skills to navigate this shared trauma, create a safe space for these teachers to confront their own trauma and work together to create a culture of healing for the students they interact with. Due to the Covid-19 International Pandemic we were unable to implement this program for this paper, however we were able to develop the program fully, and create a plan to put it in place during the 2021 academic year, with all Eswatini Covid-19 restrictions being taken into account.
Keywords: The Persona Doll Approach, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Literacy, Pre School Children, Vusumnotfo, Kingdom of Eswatin
STRATEGIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION ADMISSIONS PROFESSIONALS TO ADAPT TO THE RECENT DROP IN FOREIGN STUDENT ENROLLMENT AT US UNIVERSITIES
Get PDFThe purpose of this capstone is to explore strategies employed by graduate-level admissions professionals to counteract the recent fall in international student enrollment as reported by the US Department of State in November of 2018. The US depends heavily on foreign students for economic gains nationally and financial stability at the institutional level. Through the semi-structured interviews with five international admissions professions, this qualitative research study examined the factors that may drive international students away from the US. The findings of this study demonstrate that the cost of education, violence, bigotry on campus, the national anti-immigrant discourse, and the inability for some international graduate students to access services on campus are major factors deterring international students from enrolling in US universities. This paper explores each challenge and strategies to counteract or minimize the impact that a loss of international students can bring to an institution
Constructions of Democratic Citizenship and Civic Education in Tunisia
Get PDFAlthough Tunisia has made significant progress in establishing procedural democracy since the 2011 revolution, the state still faces significant challenges in consolidating their new spirit of democracy throughout society. This trouble includes difficulty fostering participation from its citizens, particularly among youth aged 18-30. This article hypothesizes that these difficulties stems largely from the state’s failure to construct a concept of Tunisian citizenship in line with democratic ideologies. Citizenship construction is considered as a political science concept that describes the mechanisms by which states relate with their citizenry with the goal of defining citizen interactions with the government and national community. This article focuses on the Tunisian national civic education curriculum as a citizenship creating mechanism. From an analysis of civic education content and pedagogy through primary materials and interviews, it is found that while the Tunisian civic education curriculum works to create a citizenry that supports the mechanisms of a procedural democracy, it does not reach the ideological backings necessary to support the long term goals of democratic government. In order to solve these shortcomings, the article suggests reforming the national civic education curriculum to focus more on critical thinking, diverse perspectives and student engagement with communities outside of the classroom. With these changes, it is believed that the civic education curriculum can work to support rule of law, government transparency and community coexistence for meaningful citizen participation in government and the longevity of democracy in Tunisia
“El fútbol no tiene género”: confrontar, desafiar y cambiar la narrativa sexista del fútbol femenino en Argentina / “Soccer has no gender”: confronting, challenging, and changing the sexist narrative of women’s soccer in Argentina
No full textEste proyecto explora cómo el sexismo se manifiesta en el fútbol femenino en Argentina de maneras culturales, económicas e institucionales y examina, como resultado, las acciones tomadas por las jugadoras, las promotoras y las federaciones nacionales e internacionales para abordar y eliminar estas desigualdades estructurales. Esta lucha ha promovido muchos cambios pero todavía queda más por hacer para igualar el campo de juego entre los varones y las mujeres. Las cuestiones planteadas en este trabajo demuestran los vínculos entre la identidad nacional, los movimientos feministas, las políticas de derechos humanos y el fútbol femenino. Las estrategias metodológicas incluyeron leer y analizar fuentes primarias y secundarias, recopilar datos y estadísticas de encuestas acreditadas y realizar entrevistas con jugadoras, entrenadores, periodistas y académicos. También incluyó estudios de caso de tres jugadoras argentinas (Lorena Benítez, Vanina Correa y Macarena Sánchez) que están a la vanguardia del movimiento por la igualdad superando obstáculos y logrando metas dentro y fuera de la cancha. Este proyecto comienza con la historia del fútbol femenino que describe la evolución de la disciplina a través el tiempo en Argentina y en todo el mundo y una explicación del marco conceptual. El desarrollo del fútbol femenino es un fenómeno mundial pero a nivel nacional, el caso de Argentina refleja e ilumina estas tendencias hacia una mayor visibilidad en los medios de comunicación, la aprobación de políticas de derechos humanos por las federaciones de fútbol y un impulso para establecer un trato más equitativo y justo tanto para jugadores como para jugadoras, junto con los desafíos continuos de la infrainversión en la disciplina, las malas condiciones de trabajo y la falta del reconocimiento respecto a su condición profesional.
This project explores how sexism manifests in women’s soccer in Argentina in cultural, economic, and institutional ways and examines, as a result, the actions taken by players, promoters, and national and international federations to address and eliminate these structural inequalities. This fight has prompted many changes but there is still more to do to equal the playing field between men and women. The issues raised in this paper demonstrate the links between national identity, feminist movements, human rights policies, and women’s soccer. The methodological strategies included reading and analyzing primary and secondary sources, collecting data and statistics from credited surveys and conducting interviews with players, coaches, journalists and academics. It also included case studies of three players (Lorena Benítez, Vanina Correa, Macarena Sánchez) that are at the forefront of the movement for equality by overcoming obstacles and achieving goals on and off the field. This project begins with the history of women’s soccer that outlines the evolution of the discipline over time in Argentina and around the world and an explanation of the conceptual framework. The development of women’s soccer is a global phenomenon but on a national level, the case of Argentina reflects and illuminates these trends toward increased visibility in the media the case of Argentina reflects these trends toward increased visibility in the media, the passage of human rights policies in soccer, and a push to establish more equitable and fair treatment for both female and male players coupled with ongoing challenges of underinvestment in the discipline, poor working conditions, and the lack of recognition regarding their professional status
Perceptions on Women`s Participation in Central African Republic Peace Process and Decision Making
No full textThe purpose of the research was to collect and analyze the perceptions of women and men of various cultural groups of the conflict in the Central African Republic, the role of women in transforming it and perceptions about whether and how this might improve women’s inclusion in decisions within their communities, using ethnographic design. The research methods included literature review on the analysis of the links between gender, war, and conflict transformation, the review of secondary data, interview with key informants, focus groups discussions, and observation. The findings revealed that the sum of the effects of women´s local peacebuilding work, the interventions of external actors and the national efforts to implement the resolution 1325 have increased women’s ability to access resources, to have some freedom of movement, a voice in CAR society, and a beginning of positive attitude change among men regarding women’s participation in decision in public and political spheres. However, if the conflict provided opportunities for the redress of gender power imbalance, the interrelation between gender cultural violence and structural violence limit women participation in decisions in customary, private, public, and political spheres. Building on some good practices such as the emergence of female traditional leaders and the legitimacy of women’s power in community-based organizations, recommendations are made to NGO for the support of women civic engagement in favor of women participation in the post-conflict reconstruction in CAR
Using what you have: Understanding and utilizing the intergenerational make up of a porous, fluid classroom to better serve non-profit students
Get PDFIn South Florida, non-profit education centers struggle to keep seats filled consecutively throughout the class semester. The fluid nature of attendance based on job availability means that teachers struggle to maintain a sense of continuity and forward momentum in their lesson plans. Coupled with expected benchmarks from outside financial partners and unknown student populations, the teachers can start to feel overwhelmed by the outside factors at play in their classroom. At El Sol Community Center in Jupiter, Florida, that is exactly the case- it is a place where the community and the classroom truly merge into one in fluid, unpredictable manner. In the day, it is used as a job hub for migrant workers, and at night it becomes an educational facility for those same workers. The Latin American culture that makes up the class is a family-oriented culture with many familial teams attending class together. I will provide a literary review of current writings on intergenerational, porous, and fluid classrooms and provide an approach to utilizing these elements in a classroom effectively
Marrying Science and Experience: An Exploration of How Multilinguals Interact With and Between Languages and Cultures
Get PDFThis paper will begin exploring bi- and multilingualism at an individual level. The author will explore previous research written on how the brain processes several languages, how languages might affect individuals emotionally, and how one switches between languages as well as the effects of this, if any. Beyond this, the experience of navigating languages between discourse communities and balancing two or more cultures will be considered. As the title suggests, the science of multilingualism will be married with the diverse individual experience while considering both intrapersonal and interpersonal relations. The author will look at her own experience as well as others’ to gain a sense of variability and contrast. To conclude, the implications for language teaching and possibilities for future research will be discussed
Shifting Landscapes: The Effects of Male Out-Migration on Food Security and Food Sovereignty in Rural Nepal
Get PDFRural Nepal is experiencing rapid demographic changes, significantly impacting the socioeconomic and agricultural landscape of these areas. Growing percentages of the male population are migrating out of the country in search of better livelihood opportunities. This is largely a result of poor development processes and governmental policies that have failed to create adequate domestic livelihood opportunities and incentives to work in agriculture, as well as changing ideas on what it means to be successful, spurred by globalization. Further, dominant neoliberal ideology and the commercialization of agriculture is decreasing the profitability of agriculture, making migration a lucrative option. Due to out-migration, rural areas are experiencing serious labor shortages, therefore impacting food security and food sovereignty. When men migrate, remittances allow for short-term food security, however declining agency over what and how crops are farmed due to the de-intensification of farming practices is eroding food sovereignty. Further, while short-term food security for some may be achieved, it is due to a reliance on cheap imported food that is dangerous and unsustainable. This impacts people of varying castes and exacerbates the vulnerability of both migrating and non-migrating families. This may lead to serious nation-wide consequences in the future
The Indigenous as Orthodox: Religious Evolution in Tana Toraja
Get PDFWithin the last century, the Toraja regency in South Sulawesi has seen an unprecedented amount of social change. From their beginnings as hierarchical feudalistic culture at the turn of the 20th century to operating one of the largest tourist attractions in Indonesia, their way of life has been turned on its head. Most notably, these changes begin as religious and expand to impact cultural, political and economic life as well. This paper examines those changes from the regions blossoming of the Aluk To Dolo indigenous tradition to the incorporation of Christianity and finally the consolidation and preservation of indigenous beliefs through tourism and homogenization. Major outside catalysts such as the Indonesian government, missionaries, militants, and tourists have forced the Torajan people into a unique position in relation to their own beliefs. This position has indefectibly altered their course of life, but to deny that the Torajan people themselves did not have an active role in their own versions of these alteration is to deny their agency. Moreover, the Torajan people had a purposeful role in altering their ceremonies, religious identity and ways of life to meet these challenges presented from outside forces. Thus, reveling a key aspect of religion in the face of history: change is inevitable and never constant in its practice
Natural Resources: The Confluence of ESL/ELL and Outdoor Education
Get PDFThis paper explores principles shared by outdoor education and language education that make for meaningful, engaged learning experiences, as well as what educators and learners are doing at the merger of these two fields. Its primary goal is to address how ESL/ELL teachers might draw on the values and practices illustrated in these examples to promote active, student-driven learning in their own contexts both indoors and outdoors. Through personal history, the author explains how he arrived at this inquiry and lays out the questions that guided this thesis. A two-part literature review examines examples of general outdoor education models and their overlap in values with language education, as well as how examples of ESL programs that incorporate outdoor learning into their classes benefit from the merger. The author then discusses ways ESL/ELL teachers can adapt ideas from these examples to fit their own contexts