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‘On the high street’ tuition for primary-aged children in London: critiquing discourses of accessibility, attainment and assistance
Get PDFPrivate tuition, often referred to as ‘shadow education’, is commercially provided, supplementary education which has been variously constructed to support children in their academic abilities. As growing numbers of children are engaging with tuition, it is receiving greater scrutiny and scholarly attention. This paper explores the growth and role of commercial tuition centres for primary-aged children. Such centres, which operate ‘on the high street’, are not a new phenomenon, but their expansion and assertive commercialisation is notable. With attention to managers’ and tutors’ perspectives, we interrogate the positioning of these services and critically analyse the discursive construction of three ‘As’ of their offer: accessibility of service, promise of enhanced attainment, and assistance with learning. In so doing, tuition centres lead the (re)positioning of private tuition as highly visible private businesses, located within and amongst other commercial enterprises, with an emerging focus on younger children, and are worthy of further research
Recipe
No full text'Recipe' is a speculative poem by A J Dalton which appeared in issue 50 of Eye to the Telescope, one of the magazines of the Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA). The poem has eco-critical and transhumanist themes
Leveraging oversampling techniques in machine learning models for multi-class malware detection in smart home applications
Get PDFSmarthome applications are becoming increasingly popular due to their ability to provide safety, comfort, and remote assistance. These applications are usually controlled using a smart home controller, which is often the target of malware attacks. A successful attack may result in financial loss, disclosure of personal and/or sensitive information, or even loss of human lives. Although machine learning models have been used in existing research for detecting multi-class malware attacks in smart home systems, they did not explicitly address the class imbalance problem in such cases. In addition, the use of ensemble learner is expected to provide improved performance. To address this, we investigated different oversampling techniques to increase the number of samples in the minority classes and incorporated ensemble learners to see their impact on the prediction performance. Experimental evaluation shows significant improvements (4-5%) in terms of accuracy, precision, recall, and F-1 score. Index Terms—Oversampling Techniques, Ensemble Models, Multi-class Malware Detectio
A topological features based quantum kernel
No full textTopological data analysis (TDA) has emerged as an effective technique to derive valuable insights from intricate data. In TDA we typically embed our data into simplicial complexes from which we can extract useful geometrical-invariant descriptors such as the Betti numbers. These techniques can be employed to define kernels that can be incorporated within existing machine learning algorithms. These kernels have widespread utility, as they are built upon robust mathematical frameworks that offer theoretical assurances regarding their effectiveness. However, the computation of higher-dimensional Betti numbers can be prohibitively expensive on classical hardware, while quantum algorithms can approximate them with some speed-up. In this work, we propose a quantum approach to defining topological kernels, which is based on constructing Betti curves, i.e. topological fingerprint of filtrations with increasing order. By integrating with any kernelized methods, this approach holds the potential to provide an advantage in addressing data-intensive machine learning tasks
Examining the negative relationship between length of stay at a hotel and customer satisfaction: Evidence from online customer reviews
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Studies that investigate the length of stay as a predictor of consumer post-purchase behavior are rare despite its importance in efficient hotel management. By analyzing online customer reviews, this study aims to fill this gap in the extant literature on the relationship between length of stay and customer satisfaction level.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors collected and used online review data on hotels in London for this study. A series of linear regression analyses were conducted to examine the effect of length of stay on customer satisfaction as measured by review ratings. The authors used the Mahalanobis matching approach to confirm the empirical findings.
Findings
This analysis shows that length of stay is negatively associated with customer satisfaction. Additionally, the authors find that this negative relationship is stronger in high-end hotels than in low-end hotels.
Research limitations/implications
The research findings contribute to the literature by shedding light on a new stream of research, namely, length of stay. Additionally, the research findings offer novel insights that could help hotel managers understand the trade-off between longer stays and customer satisfaction.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the first few studies to show the systematic impact of length of stay on the valence of online review ratings, as well as the moderating effect of hotel levels by analyzing customer online reviews on hotel experiences
Fostering student motivation and engagement with feedback through ipsative processes
Get PDFRecent feedback literature emphasises the active role of learners in feedback processes and a programmatic approach to feedback design. This conceptual paper argues for the importance of ipsative processes, i.e. processes focusing on learners’ progress as a mechanism in meeting these two requirements. It suggests that the iterative nature of ipsative processes can encourage effective, learner-centred feedback and its implementation across multiple tasks can promote the uptake of feedback in subsequent work. Using self-determination theory, the paper discusses how ipsative feedback processes create conditions which can foster students’ perceptions of autonomy, competence and relatedness, thus fostering student motivation to engage with feedback. The implementation of ipsative processes is illustrated with references to two pedagogic practices. The paper identifies the need for further empirical research investigating academic and noncognitive benefits of ipsative processes in feedback for students as well as autoethnographic work examining the implications of implementing ipsative processes for teachers
Assessment for inclusion: rethinking contemporary strategies in assessment design
Get PDFAssessment has multiple purposes, one of which is to judge if students have met outcomes at the requisite level. Underperformance in assessment is frequently positioned as a problem of the student and attributed to student diversity and/or background characteristics. However, the assessment might also be inequitable and therefore exclude students inappropriately. To be inclusive, assessment design needs to be reconsidered, and educators should look beyond simplistic categories of disability or social equity groups, towards considering and accounting for diversity on many spectra. This article introduces the concept of assessment for inclusion, which seeks to ensure diverse students are not disadvantaged through assessment practices. Assumptions in assessment design are problematised from this point of view, and three central concerns relating to assessment traditions, assessment expectations, and academic integrity are interrogated. Contemporary design strategies of authentic assessment, programmatic assessment, and assessment for distinctiveness are then harnessed to illustrate approaches to assessment for inclusion. Assessment for inclusion therefore builds on the synergies between inclusive practice and good assessment design
The transition to parenthood after IVF: an introduction for nursing, midwifery and health visiting
No full textThis book explore how experiences of IVF can affect the transition to parenthood for non-donor infertile couples. Drawing on empirical research and the broader social sciences literature, the book sets out the context of complex modern family building and discusses how infertility and IVF continue to shape parenthood and family building after successful IVF conception. It looks at how stigma, disclosure, loss and gender affect this transition, as well as what happens when parents start thinking about trying for siblings. WE highlight the roles or healthcare professionals (nurses, midwives and health visitors) when caring for these new parents, in providing social support and facilitating good communication to foster emotional well-being
Avatar and self-concept in the era of metaverse
No full textThere are a lot of brand experience in Metaverse. For example, we can participate in Samsung Galaxy Fan party, UC Berkeley graduation class, and even Ralph Lauren store in Metaverse. When the consumers experience such events in Metaverse, they have to use their avatar by making a user name. They have the option of using either their real or fictional name in Metaverse. There are two types of avatar in Metaverse. First, they can use actual self-avatar by using their real name. Second, they can create totally new avatars using made up name. The name is one of the symbols of self. Therefore, we can easily predict that consumer experience with avatar will affect the consumer perception differently. Which type of avatar will then enhance the brand engagement? Results show that the consumer experience with avatars affected brand attitudes differently. Also, the consumer's experience with avatars based on their actual images in the Metaverse affected the positive brand attitude. This study suggests that Metaverse avatars can also let people interact with themselves and with each other in parasocial ways. This study examines the role of avatar in virtual world; consumers experience with avatar can provide useful implications in terms of digital transformation.
This study can provide some implications for theory. We have employed self-concept theory in the Metaverse world, which is the key concept to build consumer-brand relationship. Examining augmented world environments can provide different and useful implications. One practical implication is that using Metaverse for employment community can extend the implications in terms of internal marketing and employment experiences (Dwivedi et al., 2022). This study also can provide useful practical implications in terms of brand management. When using Metaverse for customer participation events, it should be encouraging customers to create their own avatar based on actual images. Metaverse experience based on the actual self thus can lead to the increase of consumer’s brand attitude
Transforming health and social care education and training: Creating culturally competent LGBT+ inclusive education
No full textIntroduction
Discrimination and lack of awareness of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT+) people in health and social care, continue to exist across the globe. This indicates the need to ensure that health and social care professional education must include exploration of LGBT+ issues, in order to enable professionals to provide culturally competent and compassionate care which is free from prejudice to this population.
Methodology
IENE 9, an Erasmus+ funded project, adopted a mixed-method and innovative approach for gathering and developing teaching tools and resources for a more culturally competent and compassionate LGBT+ education in health and social care which was delivered by a MOOC.
Results
There seems to be a lack of covering in LGBT+ health needs in the health and social care curriculum across Europe. The IENE 9 project attempted to address this gap by delivering a MOOC to 875 people across the globe.
Discussion
Specific training on LGBT+ issues may result in better knowledge and skills of the health and social care workforce, which helps to reduce inequalities and communication between providers and LGBT+ people, as well as diminishing the feelings of stigma and discrimination experienced by LGBTQ+ people.
Lessons learnt
This presentation is looking at equality and diversity from a culturally competent and compassionate viewpoint and it demonstrates the high quality of collaboration across countries to improve the lives of marginalised and minority groups