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Evaluating the implementation of a research-informed tool for dialogic feedback in doctoral supervision
No full textTo enhance the benefits of feedback, we developed and introduced the Feedback Expectation Tool (FET). This tool promotes dialogue and fosters collaboration, ensuring optimal outcomes between supervisors and candidates. Between 2021 and 2022, we conducted 12 online workshops in 10 countries to introduce and evaluate the FET. Participants praised the FET for its communicative value, highlighting its benefits in enhancing pedagogy, fostering self-reflection, and clarifying expectations. We discovered that the FET could challenge supervisory relationships and cultures with significant power distances between supervisors and candidates. Challenges were raised regarding perceived ambiguities in the FET statements. We address these challenges by affirming that the FET is dynamic, allowing users to tailor it to their approaches, culture, traditions, and interpretations. Addressing these challenges could boost the FET’s capacity to promote collaborative learning, encouraging structured feedback in the global context of doctoral education.</p
Sampling perception-action couplings from competition create representative basketball shooting tasks:A replication and extension of Gorman and Maloney (2016)
No full textDesigning representative learning tasks requires a theoretically informed sampling of key performer-environment interactions. This study sampled the constraints from basketball to create a representative environment by examining the effect of a defender on the shooting performance of skilled female basketballers. Participants performed a one-on-one defended shooting task and an undefended shooting task. Temporal variables were recorded during each shooting task, and a sample of the cohort completed a focus group to gain qualitative insights into each testing condition. Results found that the defended condition caused a decrease in shooting accuracy and shot execution time, with an increase in ball flight time and jump time compared to the undefended condition. Within-subject variability increased in the defended condition for jump time and shot execution time, suggesting that the presence of the defender prompted players to change their movements. Shooting accuracy in the defended condition showed a high correlation to the shooting accuracy exhibited in competition statistics. Qualitative data revealed three themes; affective-cognitive response, sampling to design representative practice tasks, and shooting as an adaptive skill. Introducing a defender into a shooting practice task created a more representative activity that influenced the players’ shooting technique and accuracy. The players adapted to the presence of a defender by executing their shot faster, increasing jump time, and increasing the flight time of the ball. Sampling key performance constraints to create defended situations may encourage a more adaptable technique, resulting in greater skill transfer from training to in-game performance.</p
Trumpet of Patriots announces a Liberal election platform
Get PDFFrom the National Press Club: Clive Palmer’s address on March 13 delivered the first tranche of the Trumpet of Patriot’s election platform. While one regional newspaper took issue with humans being either male or female, conservative voters will find little to disagree with in what is otherwise a common-sense policy platform. Indeed, many wish the Coalition would adopt such a platform. The Uniparty thesis is such that this election is shaping up to be another bland, small-target strategy election where the difference between the major parties is as boring as it gets. As a consequence, many conservatives appear to be voting with their feet by moving to the conservative minor parties
Rickety Puppies, a Cow called UNICEF, and a Carrot with Healthy Eyes:Rickety Puppies, a Cow called UNICEF, and a Carrot with Healthy Eyes: More-than-human Teachers and the Malnourished Child
Get PDFAs one of the most recognizable icons of humanity and humanitarianism, the malnourished child has long been the focus of debates about representation and dehumanization. What has been less readily acknowledged is how this icon of ‘humanity’ has been codified and animated by an array of inter-species connections. This chapter introduces a multi-species history of the malnourished child by interweaving stories of experiments to induce rickets in dogs, multispecies assemblages in feeding programs and school gardens, and a range of development education programs that employed plants to teach children about growth and vitamin deficiency. While these stories highlight what Bruno Latour calls the hidden work of hybridization, they also highlight how interspecies relations enable and sustain pre-existing hierarchies of species, race and knowledge. Accordingly, they raise difficult questions about how Anthropocene pedagogies may help us grapple with the on-going-ness of child malnutrition both past, present, and into our uncertain future
Experiences of Urinary Incontinence in Women Who Are Post-Menopausal:A Systematic Review
No full textTo synthesise the qualitative knowledge of urinary incontinence in post-menopausal women to better understand the experiences and impact of urinary incontinence on quality of life. Urinary incontinence can be an unpleasant and stressful experience as many women assume it is a part of the natural ageing process. The experiences of urinary incontinence can impact many women in different ways as some are reluctant to discuss or report the incidences with health professionals. There were 85 studies identified in the review, and 61 were screened for eligibility. Only four were included in the review. Common themes were identified in the studies that included psychological, physical, informational/education, social, practical needs, intimacy and sexual aspects. The psychological and physical aspects were noted in all the included studies. Many of the studies identified the difficulties post-menopausal women endure in managing episodes of urinary incontinence, as many expressed shame and embarrassment when urinary incontinence occurred. The physical aspects included concerns about maintaining good hygiene and managing irritation on their skin from constant washing. The physical aspect also included exhaustion and tiredness from managing urinary incontinence episodes. Many women in the studies expressed a desire to have ongoing education about managing urinary incontinence and the need to discuss the topic more openly. The social impact of urinary incontinence was also captured in the review, as many women expressed the desire to be social with family and friends but felt reluctant due to the fear of urinary incontinence occurring in front of other people. The practical burden of managing urinary incontinence was illustrated in this review, as some women faced many challenges in managing soiled clothing, constant washing of clothing and the skin and the need to visit the bathroom regularly. The intimacy and sexual components of their lives have been disrupted by episodes of urinary incontinence and replaced with excuses for intimate activities. Post-menopausal women living with urinary incontinence experience a range of different burdens across many different areas in trying to manage their condition. Healthcare professionals need to acknowledge that post-menopausal women are reluctant to seek treatment due to shame and feelings that urinary incontinence is a normal part of aging. To ensure quality of life for post-menopausal women living with urinary incontinence, healthcare professionals need to tailor treatment strategies to provide better care.</p
Evaluating the therapeutic use of music to address anxiety for women undergoing gynaecological and fertility treatments
No full textBACKGROUND: Music has been effectively used to address anxiety associated with medical treatments across broad applications. However, scant evidence exists about using music to reduce the significant anxiety experienced by women undergoing gynaecological procedures and fertility treatments. Such anxiety relates to the nature of procedures/examinations, invasiveness of the procedures, uncertainty around expectations, and intimate body part exposure, potentially affecting outcomes in triggering sympathetic nervous system responses. Music potentially contributes to anxiety management via known physiological and emotional effects. This funded collaborative project investigates therapeutic uses of music to address anxiety before and during gynaecology and fertility procedures, in order to assist participants with reducing their anxiety. METHODS: Participants attending office, day surgery and other hospital procedures (N = 41) completed validated self-report surveys before and after procedures, listening to specific music via a purpose-designed Music Star. Additional contextual and qualitative data was sought to understand the nature of the experience for the women. RESULTS: Results of this study indicated that the music intervention appeared to have a significant effect of reducing anxiety for women awaiting gynaecological and fertility procedures (p < .001, r = .82). CONCLUSIONS: The use of music forms an acceptable intervention to decrease anxiety in this context and can enhance the experience of women during treatment. Such an increased use of music can provide anxiety management benefits to women undergoing gynaecological and fertility treatments, with these experiences suggesting potential educational benefits to support women through this extremely stressful and complex stage of their life.</p
Echoes of 1935, Signals of 2025: A 90-Year Journey
No full textThis editorial bridges the past and future of telecommunications and the digital economy. It highlights the third collaboration with the International Conference on Digital Economy, following its ninth conference in Morocco in 2024. The conference inspired the Special Issue section, ‘Driving the Digital Economy with Cutting-Edge Technologies, Innovation, and Data Analytics,’ alongside the Telecommunications articles in this March 2025 issue. These contributions signal the Journal’s forward-looking vision. Meanwhile, the Biography and History sections reflect on the Journal’s legacy, marking the 90th anniversary of continuous publication. The editorial concludes with gratitude to the outgoing Managing Editor for his pivotal support during the new Editor-in-Chief’s inaugural issue
Authentically making space for diversity in the workplace: delving into the issues through autoethnography
No full textPersistent power imbalances, inequitable workplace practices, and cultural stereotypes undermine diversity gains through representation. This challenges the argument that representation of diverse racial and gender identities in organisations improves workplace effectiveness, organisational performance, and employee satisfaction. In this chapter, we analyse the relationship between workplace diversity, power, and inequality in the international aid and development industry. We utilise collaborative autoethnographic data drawn from international development practitioners and academics with over 50 years’ combined experience spanning a range of intersecting identities and positionalities. Through this experiential qualitative research, we interpret our personal experiences of diversity and inclusion in the workplace within wider cultural, political, and social contexts. Our key findings are: without true inclusion, diversity misses the point about equity; embracing minority perspectives makes diversity complete; colonial legacies can still undermine good intentions; and power asymmetry renders diversity attempts inauthentic
Towards the Sustainable Management of Chemicals and Waste:Weaving Indigenous Knowledge with Green and Sustainable Chemistry
No full textAssociations between physical literacy and physical activity in adults. A cross-sectional study with self-report and device-based physical activity assessments
No full textPhysical literacy has been shown to relate to children’s engagement in physical activity. However, it is unclear whether this relationship extends to adults. A two-phase cross-sectional study was conducted to examine whether physical literacy relates to physical activity in adults. In phase one, 225 participants reported their perceived levels of physical literacy using the Physical Literacy in Adults Scale (PLAS) and their physical activity behaviours using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. In phase two, 59 participants wore an accelerometer to provide a device-based assessment of physical activity before completing the PLAS. A series of bivariate regressions were conducted to assess the relationship between physical literacy and physical activity. Physical literacy was a significant predictor of self-reported moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and total physical activity. However, scores on the PLAS did not predict light intensity self-reported physical activity. For device-based assessment of physical activity, physical literacy was a significant predictor of MVPA, but did not predict light or total physical activity. These findings indicate that physical literacy relates to physical activity, particularly MVPA. Differences in findings between self-report and device-based assessment warrant further consideration. Future research should continue to assess the role of physical literacy across physical activity types (e.g. leisure time, work related) and intensities.</p