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Book Review: Rafferty, E. (2022). From Inclusion to Justice: Disability, Ministry and Congregational Leadership. Texas: Baylor University Press.
Get PDFSian Jones - ORCID: 0000-0002-2399-1017 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2399-1017inpressinpres
Exploring the Concept of Social Reconciliation Through the Experience of a Dance/Movement Therapy Group of Migrant Women in Spain
Get PDFMargaret Hills de Zárate - ORCID: 0000-0003-1040-0959
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1040-0959This paper explores the potential of Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT) as a means of contributing to social reconciliation processes. The study, conducted through a group process with migrant women living in Spain, suggests that the relationships developed between participants in the DMT group reflect some of the key elements underpinning theories of social reconciliation. The elements of trust, empathy, and a willingness to coexist with others can be understood as the return to a sense of community and belonging. Furthermore, working with migrant women appeared as an opportunity to explore the concept of social reconciliation beyond national borders as an initial step to understanding this phenomenon through DMT. In summary, it is proposed that Dance Movement Therapy, oriented towards the configuration of new forms of relationship, has the potential to contribute to the modification of polarization frameworks in group and community relationships, particularly in areas affected by conflict or social marginalization experienced by migrants and refugees. © The Author(s) 2024.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10465-024-09402-246pubpub
Improving ultrasound post estimation accuracy by training on co-registered EMA data
No full textJames M Scobbie - ORCID: 0000-0003-4509-6782
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4509-6782This study aims to assess how accurately DeepLabCut [1], when applied to ultrasound tongue images, can estimate Electromagnetic Articulography (EMA) sensor positions. EMA provides objective measures of anterior tongue, jaw, and lip kinematics. DeepLabCut pose estimation is a powerful method of extracting keypoint positions from midsagittal ultrasound images of the tongue. It has an advantage over EMA in that it can be applied to the whole of the tongue from tip to root as well as the jaw and the hyoid. After correction for probe translation standard error in the estimation of keypoint positions compared to the corresponding EMA sensor positions was 1.2-1.5mm along the tongue contour and 0.5-0.9mm perpendicular to the tongue contour.https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.12578650pubpu
Nature connection and wellbeing in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Get PDFAlexia Barrable - ORCID: 0000-0002-5352-8330
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5352-8330Nature connection (also referred to as nature connectedness, connectedness to nature connection to nature, or nature relatedness) describes a positive relationship between humans and the natural world, with various benefits for both nature and humans. The latter include a small but robust positive correlation of nature connection with various types of wellbeing and flourishing. However, this correlation has been investigated meta-analytically in adults only; no meta-analysis to-date has investigated the relationship between nature connection and wellbeing in children and adolescents. This is the aim of the present study. We undertook searches through four databases (Google Scholar, ERIC, PsycInfo and Scopus). The criteria were (i) the mean age of participants is below 18, with no restrictions on sex or ethnicity and that they were drawn from the general population; (ii) that there were at least one explicit, non-dichotomised measure for nature connection and one for wellbeing and (iii) that there were adequate data reported so that we could record or compute the correlation coefficient between the main variables. Our systematic review identified twelve studies (k = 12) that fulfilled the criteria and could be included in the meta-analysis. The total sample (n = 30,075) included children and adolescents aged four to 18. An overall moderate significant effect was found (r = .31, 95% CI = .22-.41) for the relationship between nature connection and wellbeing in children and adolescents, which is comparable but slightly higher than the effect found in previous meta-analyses focused on adults.inpressinpres
Introduction: Global Women’s Film Movements, from Legacies to Heritage
No full textStefanie Van de Peer - ORCID: 0000-0003-3152-2912
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3152-2912Item is not available in this repository.This publication was supported by a RSE Saltire Facilitation Network Grant.inpressinpres
Festival of Learning: Interim Evaluation Report - June 2024
Get PDFThis interim report details the initial impact of the Scottish Teachers Associations of Religious and Moral Education's (STARME) first Festival of Learning event, held at Queen Margaret University (Edinburgh) in May 2024.Culham St Gabriel’s Trus
Women’s Experience of Domestic Violence: A Qualitative Study in Hangzhou, China
Get PDFPaul Kadetz - ORCID: 0000-0002-2824-1856
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2824-1856Purpose
There has been an increasing awareness of Domestic Violence (DV) in China following the announcement of the First Anti-Domestic Violence Law, in 2015 yet, there has been limited in-depth research concerning DV in China -with most focused on prevalence and risk factors. This study aims to capture female DV victims’ experience of violence in China, and identify the perceived causes and impacts of DV.
Methods
This qualitative research, conducted from June to September 2019 in Hangzhou, China, consisted of in-depth semi-structured interviews with 30 women who had experience of DV. Social cognitive theory served as the theoretical framework and Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis to analyze the data.
Results
The most common types of physical violence reported included hitting, throwing objects at women, choking, kicking, and slapping. Psychological violence consisted of insults and denigration, physical threats, and enforcement of social isolation. Sexual violence consisted of forced sexual behaviors against women’s willingness. All informants suffered physical or psychological impacts from the violence experienced. Perceived causes of DV included the perpetrator’s personality and childhood experience of violence; victims’ self-blame; conflict between couples that include those concerning raising children and household finances; family conflicts, especially with parents-in-law; social factors including rural-to-urban migration for work, social norms and constraints, and legal constraints to separation. 80% of informants reported that they still cohabit with their abusive partner.
Conclusion
Our findings provide insights into potential preventative measures for DV from individual, family, and social perspectives, and the need to de-stigmatize and support victims of DV in China.The study was funded by the Global Health Center of Zhejiang University.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-024-00789-7aheadofprintaheadofprin
Using genre analysis to design formative assessment in higher education
Get PDFHelen Donaghue - ORCID: 0000-0002-7227-7864
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7227-7864Formative assessment (FA) is universally recognised as key to supporting student learning and success in higher education (HE). Despite this, summative assessment dominates HE students’ studies. We join an increasing call for more focus on formative assessment and propose an original professional development (PD) approach to help HE teachers design formative assessment tasks, using the concept of genre knowledge. Data from pre-workshop questionnaires, in-workshop activities and post workshop interviews demonstrate genre knowledge to be an effective heuristic to identify task requirements. This genre knowledge helps teachers design FA tasks which scaffold final summative assessments through focused development of specific areas of genre knowledge. We make recommendations on how teachers and trainers can use genre knowledge to raise awareness of and provide support for designing FA tasks which enhance student learning and success.This project was funded by the SEDA research and evaluation small grants scheme.https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2024.2437115aheadofprintaheadofprin
Habiba M’sika and Haydée Chikly: Tragic Transnational Fandom and the Feminist Legacy of the Earliest Stars of Arab Cinema
No full textStefanie Van de Peer - ORCID: 0000-0003-3152-2912 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3152-2912https://www.bloomsbury.com/in/arab-stardom-9781501393235/pubpu
Implementing Person-Centred Lean Six Sigma to Transform Dermatology Waiting Lists: A Case Study from a Major Teaching Hospital in Dublin, Ireland
Get PDFFrom Crossref journal articles via Jisc Publications RouterHistory: epub 2024-11-04, issued 2024-11-04Article version: VoRPublication status: PublishedSeán Paul Teeling - ORCID: 0000-0002-4102-7280
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4102-7280The study site, a major teaching hospital in Dublin, Ireland, addressed significant challenges within its dermatology service through a comprehensive improvement initiative using a person-centred Lean Six Sigma methodology. Initially, the hospital’s dermatology department faced excessive outpatient waiting times, with 3736 patients awaiting appointments, and 1615 waiting over 12 months. The person-centred Lean Six Sigma approach, which combines Lean techniques to reduce non-value add and Six Sigma methods to eliminate variation through a person-centred lens, was applied to overhaul the referral, triage, and scheduling processes. Key interventions included standardising triage categories, centralising the triage process, and redistributing referrals equitably among consultants. A new centralised triage system was established, leading to a more efficient allocation of appointments and better management of urgent cases. Post-implementation data showed a 40% reduction in the overall waiting list and a 60% reduction in the number of patients waiting over 12 months. The initiative significantly decreased the wait times across all urgency categories, with the most notable improvements in soon and urgent referrals. These changes were also the impetus for a follow-up design-led innovation phase, where the team worked with partners across the educational and healthcare system to enable disruptive change. The success of this project provides a scalable model for improvements in similar healthcare settings.pubpu
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