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Difficult paradigm shift? In Reasons for continued animal use for educational purposes revealed in non-technical summaries
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Women who remain in relationships with registered sexual offenders:Analysis of forum discussion
No full textRegistered sexual offenders (RSOs) are inevitably on the receiving end of much negative evaluation within society. By association, individuals in close relationships with RSOs may experience what Goffman (1963) [Stigma: Notes on the management of spoiled identity. Simon & Schuster Ltd.] termed ‘courtesy stigma’, through which they are also negatively evaluated. The present study explores this phenomenon in the contemporary context of online discussion. Drawing on recent methodological developments in the microanalysis of online data, three specific threads from online parenting forums are examined, each opening with a specific account of their dilemma by women in intimate relationships with RSOs. Analysis of the sequential interaction within each thread demonstrates the way that stigma is performed by online parenting communities and how individuals manage that stigma as the interaction unfolds. We conclude that partners of RSOs, unlike family members, can mitigate courtesy stigma by ending the relationship, but otherwise risk being ostracised by community members.</p
THE STENCH OF CANTEEN CULTURE:COP CULTURE AND THE CASE OF FEDERICO ALDROVANDI
Get PDFThis article presents an analysis of abuses committed by the Italian police over recent decades, focusing in particular on the case of Federico Aldrovandi, a teenager from Ferrara whose treatment at the hands of the police when he was stopped on his way home from a night out on September 25, 2005, led to his death.The Aldrovandi case marked a watershed in public perception of police abuse, coming not long after the events of the 2001 G8 protests in Genoa, which had paved the way in terms of bringing the issue into the public eye. Thanks to the work of civil society actors, in particular organizations like Antigone, A Buon Diritto, and Abusi in Divisa,1 more and more cases of police violations have been brought to light. Of these, 38 cases are well known, though there have been other cases that were never reported or were settled in private as the victim chose to remain anonymous. In all cases, the victims and their families have been supported by a network of legal professionals and activists, as well as at least a part of broader public opinion. The cases have sparked a movement aimed at bringing justice in each specific case but also at raising the level of awareness in society and within the police so that similar abuses can be prevented in the future
The Implementation of the Principles for Responsible Management Education within Tourism Higher Education Institutions: A Comparative Analysis of European Union Countries
Get PDFDespite the growing body of literature on tourism higher education, there is a notable absence regarding the Principles for Responsible Management Education and the tourism higher education and sustainability nexus. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the implementation of PRME in tourism courses and its outcomes in European Union countries. This conceptual paper finds that PRME is not effectively embedded in tourism curricula. As a result, we present a conceptual model centred around an ambidextrous management approach to enable a deeper contribution to sustainability and the tourism industry when engaging with PRME
Smartphone and Tablet Software Apps to Collect Data in Sport and Exercise Settings: Cross-sectional International Survey
No full textBackground:Advances in smartphone technology have facilitated an increase in the number of commercially available smartphone and tablet apps that enable the collection of physiological and biomechanical variables typically monitored in sport and exercise settings. Currently, it is not fully understood whether individuals collect data using mobile devices and tablets, independent of additional hardware, in their practice.Objective:This study aims to explore the use of smartphone and tablet software apps to collect data by individuals working in various sport and exercise settings, such as sports coaching, strength and conditioning, and personal training.Methods:A total of 335 practitioners completed an electronic questionnaire that surveyed their current training practices, with a focus on 2 areas: type of data collection and perceptions of reliability and validity regarding app use. An 18-item questionnaire, using a 5-point Likert scale, evaluated the perception of app use.Results:A total of 204 respondents reported using apps to directly collect data, with most of them (196/335, 58.5%) collecting biomechanical data, and 41.2% (138/335) respondents reported using at least one evidence-based app. A binomial general linear model determined that evidence accessibility (β=.35, 95% CI 0.04-0.67; P=.03) was significantly related to evidence-based app use. Age (β=−.03, 95% CI −0.06 to 0.00; P=.03) had a significant negative effect on evidence-based app use.Conclusions:This study demonstrates that practitioners show a greater preference for using smartphones and tablet devices to collect biomechanical data such as sprint velocity and jump performance variables. When it is easier to access information on the quality of apps, practitioners are more likely to use evidence-based apps. App developers should seek independent research to validate their apps. In addition, app developers should seek to provide clear signposting to the scientific support of their software in alternative ways
'What is the Hispanic-Anglosphere? Concepts, Methods and Public Engagement'
No full textThis chapter explains the rationale behind the development of the critical conceptual framework ‘The Hispanic-Anglosphere’ as a means to study the outcomes of the interaction of individuals, transnational networks and global communities that, it is argued, made of the British Isles (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) a crucial hub for the global Hispanic world and a bridge between Spanish Europe, Africa, America and Asia in the late eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries. The concept is situated within current historiographical discussions on methods and approaches in the study of the British Isles and the global Hispanic world, particularly those relating to entangled, transnational and global history. Also in offer is a synoptic analysis of the rest of the content in the volume highlighting commonalities, contrasts and broader implications as well as a few lines detailing results and sharing experiences gained by seeking public engagement in the activities of the international research network ‘The Hispanic-Anglosphere: transnational networks, global communities (late 18th- early 20th centuries)’ funded by the AHRC and the University of Winchester in partnership with the National Trust – Tyntesfield. The chapter ends with a testimony provided by the curator of NT-Tyntesfield, Susan P. Hayward
‘A Sound Friendship Forged in War’
No full textA research-based interpretation of two manuscript correspondence between the musician and military Federico Moretti and the Fourth Earl of Fife part of the Special Collection of the University of Aberdeen