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Lehrer:in werden
No full textWie werden aus ehemaligen Schüler:innen im Verlauf des Studiums Lehrer:innen? Der Band enthält quer- und längsschnittliche Untersuchungen zur ethnografischen Längsschnittstudie «TriLAN», in der 19 Studierende durch ihr dreijähriges BA-Studium begleitet wurden. Zum Gegenstand qualitativer Analysen werden Interviews zu biografischen Ausgangslagen, Lehrveranstaltungen, Praktika und weitere Formate der Lehrer:innenbildung. An diesen Daten wird herausgearbeitet, wie Studierende zu Lehrer:innen (gemacht) werden und welchen Einfluss Institutionen der Lehrer:innenbildung auf studentische Selbstverhältnisse nehmen
Crossing Boundaries: Methodische und methodologische Reflexionen zur Praxis der Inklusionsforschung
No full textThis volume examines boundaries in approaches to inclusion research in educational science: How are boundaries created, methodologically and methodologically processed, softened or even solidified in order to make research objects empirically ascertainable? The focus is on transdisciplinary and transnational research practices as well as self-reflexively on one's own research practice.Der Band untersucht Grenzen in Zugängen erziehungswissenschaftlicher Inklusionsforschung: Wie werden Grenzen hergestellt, methodologisch und methodisch bearbeitet, aufgeweicht oder auch verfestigt, um etwa Forschungsgegenstände empirisch erfassbar zu machen? Dabei wird der Blick auf transdisziplinäre und -nationale Forschungspraxen wie auch selbstreflexiv auf die eigene Forschungspraxis gerichtet
Improving National Education Systems After COVID-19
No full textThis open access book compares and analyses the results in twelve countries of the two latest international student assessments: Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2021 (PIRLS) and the Programme for International Student Assessment 2022 (PISA) and tries to disentangle the effects of the pandemic from the long term trends in education. It is one of the first, or maybe the first, published volumes to provide a global assessment of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning as measured by independent international comparative surveys. The 12 countries discussed in this volume represent a wide variety of educational systems – including Chile, Ecuador, England, Estonia, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, and the United States. It compiles diverse scenarios including countries that are high performers; countries that perform at the OECD mean; and countries that are struggling to attain the OECD average. Each country has its history that reflects efforts to cope with pandemic school closures and to improve educational achievement. A major topic discussed in this edited volume is related to understanding the diverse circumstances for the variations in results within different countries: Why did learning loss in specific locations? How much learning was lost? Why is a country continuously declining? Why is another country constantly improving? Why is there higher or less levels of inequality? How is a country regularly improving with an outdated curriculum? Which policies have worked, and which ones have not? What can we do now? This book is a valuable contribution to answer these concerns based on a diverse sample of countries and research questions
Chapter 5 Differentiated representation of Nordic staff in the EU institutions
Get PDFThis book analyses differentiation in European integration from a Nordic perspective. Following an interdisciplinary approach and focusing on the idea of the Nordics as a laboratory of differentiation, the book explores specific Nordic concerns in policy fields such as the labour market, security and Justice and Home Affairs (JHA), EU institutions such as the European Commission and the Eurogroup, and legal issues such as the European Economic Area (EEA) law and European patent law. It discusses differentiation, particularly from the Nordic experiences, examines the lessons that can be learnt from them, and suggests more 'hidden' and less researched cases. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of European studies, European integration, Nordic studies, differentiated integration and more broadly to comparative politics
Integrating Climate Risks in Bank Risk Management and Capital Requirements
No full textDiese Open-Access-Studie zeigt, wie europäische Banken derzeit Klimarisiken in ihr Risikomanagement integrieren. Als Rahmen für unsere Analyse wählen wir dabei den Baseler-Regulierungsansatz. Unsere Ergebnisse stellen sowohl den Status Quo hinsichtlich des Umgangs mit Klimarisiken im Bank-Risikomanagement dar, sie beschreiben aber vor allem auch die Herausforderungen in der Umsetzung der aktuellen (und geplanten) Regulierungsanforderungen und geben Hinweise auf einen Best Practice Ansatz. Unsere Studie ist somit nicht nur für Experten im Risikomanagement von Finanzinstituten sowie für Vorstand und Aufsichtsrat dieser Unternehmen höchst aktuell und relevant, sondern auch für Aufsichtsbehörden und regulatorische Stellen sowie alle Beratungsdienstleister in diesem Bereich
Chapter 5 Curry Up! Indian Themes in Korean Popular Culture
No full textIndian traces in Korean Culture examines the enduring cross-cultural discourse between India and Korea over the centuries, emphasizing the transformative power of cultural exchange beyond geographical and temporal constraints. The book analyses how symbols transcend sensory realms and embody spiritual content and suggests that Indian associations in Korean culture reflect a hybridized nature, seamlessly blending cultural elements. The author presents various facets of the cultural exchange between India and Korea, covering Princess Hŏ Hwang-ok's legendary Indian origins shaping Korean identity, Ilyŏn's strategic documentation of Buddhism's transmission, the influence of Indian figures such as Gandhi and Tagore, an exploration of literature from ancient Buddhist verse to modern poets like Kim Yang-shik and Shiva Ryu, and a study of cultural exchange in K-pop. Facilitating a possible alternative to Huntington’s theory of the clash of civilisations, this book provides evidence that the multifaceted encounters between cultures are a historical process that co-shapes civilisational change on a global scale. The first monograph solely dedicated to India-Korea cultural connection from antiquity to the present, this book offers a paradigm shift, inviting readers to explore fresh insights and reshape their understanding of cultural exchanges. It will be of interest to researchers in intercultural communication, Cultural Studies, Cultural History and Asian Studies, in particular Korea and India
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
No full textRenin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System - Latest Trends consists of five chapters related to the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). RAAS is a crucial hormonal system that regulates blood pressure, blood volume, and sodium (salt) balance in the body. When the kidneys detect abnormalities in hemodynamics, such as a drop in blood pressure or sodium concentration, renin is secreted, leading to the production of angiotensin II, which is a physiologically active substance. Angiotensin II causes cell proliferation, vasoconstriction, and sodium reabsorption through the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1 receptor), helping maintain hemodynamic balance. Additionally, the AT1 receptor stimulates aldosterone secretion from the adrenal cortex. Aldosterone regulates sodium reabsorption and potassium excretion in the kidneys. Excessive activity of this system can lead to cardiovascular diseases. To address this, RAAS inhibitors such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi), angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARB), direct renin inhibitors (DRI), and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs), also known as aldosterone blockers, are used to treat hypertension, heart failure, and arteriosclerosis. These therapies can be considered the "20th-century" RAAS inhibitors. In the 21st century, the discovery of the (pro)renin receptor added a new dimension to the RAAS. The physiological activation mechanism following angiotensin II has also been elucidated. While research on the (pro)renin receptor as a RAAS-independent factor with organ-crossing functions and a potential therapeutic target continues, there is still no consensus on its role as part of the RAAS. Further research is needed to explore the physiological activation mechanism following angiotensin II. This book collects the latest research on RAAS, including studies on new indicators related to angiotensin-converting enzyme, and provides valuable information on its functions
Virtue Ethics and the Environment
No full textThis book addresses one of today’s most burning issues, namely the environmental crisis, by offering an insight into the problem from the perspective of virtue ethics.
Virtue ethics is an approach to ethics that centralizes the concept of moral virtue, which can be extended to environmental ethics via environmental virtue ethics (EVE). Beginning with a comprehensive overview, the book explores the renaissance of contemporary virtue ethics and the beginnings of EVE in the second half of the 20th century and presents the main characteristics, proponents, and criticisms of EVE. The book then goes on to analyze its development by distinguishing the three most influential concepts: the classical; the naturalistic, teleological, and pluralistic; and the narrative conception of environmental virtue ethics. The author also discusses the most influential works on EVE, including a revision of Louke van Wensveen’s postulate to use virtue language in environmental ethics. By synthesizing such works on EVE alongside an analysis of the three most important concepts, the book offers a new concept that is universalistic, positive, and pragmatic.
The book will be useful for students, scholars, and researchers studying environmental ethics, sustainable development, environmental psychology, moral philosophy, and philosophy of education
La fin de vie et la mort saisies par le droit constitutionnel
No full textLa fin de vie et la mort saisies par le droit constitutionnel aborde le débat juridique et éthique autour du droit à mourir. Cet ouvrage rassemble la majeure partie des actes d’un colloque international organisé par l’Institut Louis Favoreu et l’Institut Maurice Hauriou. Il reflète, à travers le prisme des constitutions, la diversité des régulations et des décisions judiciaires dans le monde, tout en invitant à une réflexion critique sur l’avenir de la régulation juridique de la fin de vie. Il explore les tensions normatives relatives à la fin de vie, mettant en lumière la comparaison entre les différents modèles juridiques européens et internationaux, et leur impact sur les droits fondamentaux, notamment le droit à la dignité et à l’autonomie. La question du droit à mourir, que ce soit par euthanasie ou suicide assisté, est désormais largement abordée par les juridictions constitutionnelles à travers le monde, notamment en Amérique du Nord et en Europe où l’influence de la Cour européenne se fait sentir. Le droit comparé révèle une convergence vers une légalisation encadrée de la fin de vie. En France, ce débat s’est intensifié avec les réformes législatives proposées et les consultations publiques, bien que la Constitution française n’ait pas encore reconnu explicitement le droit à mourir. L’ouvrage souligne la nécessité d’un équilibre entre la protection de la vie et le respect de l’autonomie personnelle, tout en avertissant contre une dérive possible vers une « banalisation » du droit à mourir, ce qui soulève de profondes questions éthiques et philosophiques
Climate Policies
No full textThis collection of chapters is organized in sections that reflect humanity’s three broad categories of climate policy options: abate (mitigate to reduce the likelihood of climate impacts), adapt (ameliorate some of the consequences of those impacts), and suffer (the residual costs that cannot be avoided). All apply a risk-based perspective to discussions and assessments of what we do and do not know and, thus, what we can or perhaps cannot really do. Each chapter includes, in their concluding remarks at least, some attempt to identify critical gaps in our current understanding of the specific circumstances of the coupling of the climate and human systems on earth and, by continuation, elaborate on constraints on our confidence in relative efficacies that we project in our policy deliberations as we confront particular illustrative risks. Specifically, efficacy judgements take account of at least one of the IPCC metrics for judging response efficacy: net climate change damages, co-benefits and costs of policies, measures of sustainability (of systems and policies), equity calibrated in various metrics of human welfare security, and the degree to which people, communities, sub-national governance bodies, nations, and international institutions are averse to risk