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School bullying as a quality issue in educational institutions
No full textPurpose
School quality relies on the educational institutions’ ability to establish an environment which enhances the pupils’ social and emotional well-being. School bullying negatively affects the school climate; hence, it is likely to trigger side effects on pupils’ behaviors and performances. This is especially true when socially disadvantaged students are concerned, such as those with a migrant background. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of school bullying among pupils with a migrant background living in Italy and suggests several insights to address this relevant school quality issue.
Design/methodology/approach
A mixed quantitative research has been designed to investigate the relationship between school bullying, victims’ socio-demographic attributes, school behaviors and school performances. Secondary data were collected from the study on the Integration of Second Generations performed in 2015 by the Italian Institute of Statistics.
Findings
Verbal and relational bullying were prevailing. Physical bullying was also recurring, but it primarily concerned male pupils. Bullied students were more likely to self-report lower school performances; moreover, they showed greater willingness to dropout from school. Victims of school bullying suffered from social exclusion; they were also used to perform working activities beyond mandatory schooling. They expressed lower trust in their teachers as compared with their peers.
Practical implications
School bullying is thought to deteriorate the school climate and, consequently, to impair educational services’ quality. Timely management interventions are needed to address school bullying and to prevent its negative effects.
Originality/value
This study conceives school bullying as a critical quality issue and paves the way for further developments intended to enhance school services’ effectiveness
Bullied and bounced: an investigation of school bullying aftermaths among pupils with migrant background
No full textPurpose. Bullying is one of the most challenging issues faced by schools in Western Countries. Scholars have variously analysed the consequences of bullying, pointing out its deleterious effects on bullied pupils. The aftermaths of bullying are even worse when it is targeted to fragile students, including those with an immigrant background. This paper tries to elicit the negative effects of bullying on school performances of bullied students of immigrant parents, suggesting organizational and management approaches to deal with this issue.
Methodology. Secondary data were collected from the study on the Integration of Second Generations performed in 2015 by the European Fund of Integration and the Italian Ministry of Interior. An ad hoc ordered logistic regression model was arranged and implemented to investigate the relationship between bullying, victims’ socio-demographic characteristics, their school performances and behaviours.
Findings. The study results suggested that bullied students were more likely to have poor self-reported school performances. Moreover, they were at greater risks to show one or more failed years and to dropout from school. Interestingly, students who were affected by bullying suffered from social exclusion and performed one or more working activities, in addition to mandatory schooling. Lastly, yet importantly, bullied students expressed lower trust in their teachers as compared with their peers.
Practical implications. Bullying has relevant drawbacks on the quality of education services. Tailored interventions are needed to prevent and/or address bullying in mandatory schools.
Originality/value. This study investigates the negative consequences of bullying and suggests some interventions which may be effective in preventing its occurrence or constraining the magnitude of its aftermaths
Samuele R. Bacchiocchi and Family
No full textSeventh-day Adventist author and theologian, Samuele R. Bacchiocchi and his wife and their children at a graduation ceremony at Pontifical University
sd920/FIJI-macros-for-IHC-and-SHG-analysis: Batch Split Channels (3 channels)
No full textThis macro allows to split channels for Z-stack .tiff files and save them in a new folder in batch mode.
Author: Samuele Di Carmine, [email protected]
Version 1.0
July 13, 2021
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Copyright 2021 Samuele Di Carmine, Imperial College Londo
Samuele R. Bacchiocchi
No full textSamuele R. Bacchiocchi was a Seventh-day Adventist author and theologian best known for his work on the Sabbath in Christianity, particularly in the historical work "From Sabbath to Sunday," based on his doctoral thesis from the Pontifical Gregorian University. Bacchiocchi defended the validity of the Feasts of the Lord, situated in Leviticus 23. He wrote two books on the subject. He was also known within the Seventh-day Adventist church for his opposition to rock and contemporary Christian music, jewelry, the celebration of Christmas and Easter, certain dress standards, and alcohol. This photograph was taken during a graduation ceremony from Pontifical University
The Impact of the COVID-19 Emergency on Local Vehicular Traffic and Its Consequences for the Environment: The Case of the City of Reggio Emilia (Italy)
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Emergency on Local Vehicular Traffic and Its Consequences for the Environment: The Case of the City of Reggio Emilia (Italy)
by Samuele Marinello 1,*OrcID,Francesco Lolli 1,2 andRita Gamberini 1,2OrcID
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En&Tech Interdepartmental Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42124 Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Department of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2021, 13(1), 118; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13010118
Received: 3 December 2020 / Revised: 21 December 2020 / Accepted: 22 December 2020 / Published: 24 December 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue 8th World Sustainability Forum—Selected Papers)
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Abstract
The COVID-19 health emergency has imposed the need to limit and/or stop non-essential economic and commercial activities and movement of people. The objective of this work is to report an assessment of the change in vehicle flows and in air quality of a specific study area in the north of Italy, comparing the periods February–May 2020 and February–May 2019. Circulating vehicles have been measured at nine characteristic points of the local road network of the city of Reggio Emilia (Italy), while atmospheric pollutant concentrations have been analysed using data extracted from the regional air quality monitoring network. The results highlight a rapid decline in the number of vehicles circulating in 2020 (with values of up to −82%). This has contributed to a reduction in air concentrations of pollutants, in particular for NO2 and CO (over 30% and over 22%, respectively). On the other hand, O3 has increased (by about +13%), but this is expected. Finally, the particulate matter grew (about 30%), with a behaviour similar to the whole regional territory. The empirical findings of this study provide some indications and useful information to assist in understanding the effects of traffic blocking in urban areas on air quality
L'Alcesti di Samuele di Alberto Savinio: studio dell'opera e confronto con l'Alcesti di Euripide
No full textLa tesi si propone di confrontare l’Alcesti di Euripide, tragedia greca messa in scena nel 438 a.C. e l’Alcesti di Samuele di Alberto Savinio, rappresentata per la prima volta al Piccolo Teatro di Milano nel 1950. Il primo capitolo fornisce informazioni biografiche sull’autore. Il secondo capitolo raccoglie e descrive gli interventi sulla figura di Alcesti pubblicati da Savinio sui giornali ed esamina le fonti dell’opera teatrale. Il terzo capitolo è dedicato all’illustrazione delle due opere. Nel quarto capitolo si procede all’analisi e al confronto. Nell’ultimo capitolo si presentano alcune considerazioni sul metateatro, sulla trama, sui personaggi e sui temi principali dell’Alcesti di Samuele.
The aim of this work is to compare the Greek tragedy Alcesti by Euripides, performed on stage in 438 B.C., with the Alcesti di Samuele by Alberto Savinio, first performed at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan in 1950. The first chapter provides biographical information about the Author. The second chapter collects and describes the works about the character of Alcesti published by Savinio on newspapers and examines the sources of the play. The third chapter is about the description of the two works. The fourth chapter contains their analysis and comparison. In the last chapter some considerations about metatheatre and about the plot, the characters and the main themes of the Alcesti di Samuele are carried out
Bullied and bounced: an investigation of school bullying aftermaths among pupils with migrant background
No full textPurpose. Bullying is one of the most challenging issues faced by schools in Western Countries. Scholars have variously analysed the consequences of bullying, pointing out its deleterious effects on bullied pupils. The aftermaths of bullying are even worse when it is targeted to fragile students, including those with an immigrant background. This paper tries to elicit the negative effects of bullying on school performances of bullied students of immigrant parents, suggesting organizational and management approaches to deal with this issue. Methodology. Secondary data were collected from the study on the Integration of Second Generations performed in 2015 by the European Fund of Integration and the Italian Ministry of Interior. An ad hoc ordered logistic regression model was arranged and implemented to investigate the relationship between bullying, victims’ socio-demographic characteristics, their school performances and behaviours. Findings. The study results suggested that bullied students were more likely to have poor self-reported school performances. Moreover, they were at greater risks to show one or more failed years and to dropout from school. Interestingly, students who were affected by bullying suffered from social exclusion and performed one or more working activities, in addition to mandatory schooling. Lastly, yet importantly, bullied students expressed lower trust in their teachers as compared with their peers. Practical implications. Bullying has relevant drawbacks on the quality of education services. Tailored interventions are needed to prevent and/or address bullying in mandatory schools. Originality/value. This study investigates the negative consequences of bullying and suggests some interventions which may be effective in preventing its occurrence or constraining the magnitude of its aftermaths
Samuele R. Bacchiocchi
No full textSamuele R. Bacchiocchi was a Seventh-day Adventist author and theologian, best known for his work on the Sabbath in Christianity, particularly in the historical work "From Sabbath to Sunday," based on his doctoral thesis from the Pontifical Gregorian University. Bacchiocchi defended the validity of the Feasts of the Lord, situated in Leviticus 23, he wrote two books on the subject. He was also known within the Seventh-day Adventist church for his opposition to rock and contemporary Christian music, jewelry, the celebration of Christmas and Easter, certain dress standards, and alcohol. Bacchiocchi earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology from Newbold College in England, which was followed by a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Divinity at Andrews University in Michigan, United States in 1964. Bacchiocchi moved with his wife Anna to Kuyera, Shashamane district, Ethiopia, where he lectured in Bible and history. Bacchiocchi taught in the religion department of Andrews University from 1974 until his retirement in 2000. He taught theology and church history. He regularly presented seminars worldwide, and wrote many self-published books and articles on biblical topics. He was married to Anna Gandin Bacchiocchi. They had three children
ICT e didattica: i comportamenti digitali dei docenti della scuola secondaria
No full textOver the past thirty years a lot of funds have been invested in order to providethe Italian schools with increased cutting edge technological equipmentand to offer a program for teacher training to develop digital skills.Despite this attention, the ICT integration in the teaching activities seems tostill be in the development phase.This paper outlines the results of empirical research based on a survey sampleof 7.732 teachers at all levels of education attending training course cofundedby the National Operational Program “Skills for development” (ESF)2007-2013. The data are related to the digital behaviors of teachers who express a greater knowledge of their own competences and abilities (perception of the self-efficacy) and at the same time, declaring a wider use of the technologies in their classrooms than may exist. These are not so different when compared to those related to teachers who consider the role of ICT in everyday classroom less relevant. This study provide a means to identify some teacher training needs and could be an opportunity to reflect on the effective use of ICT in teaching and learning.Fin dagli anni ’80 del secolo scorso, si è investito molto per arricchire lascuola italiana con dotazioni tecnologiche all’avanguardia e per formare esensibilizzare i docenti alle tematiche connesse con il digitale. Nonostanteciò, l’integrazione delle ICT nell’attività professionale dei docenti sembraessere un fenomeno ancora in fase di sviluppo. I dati qui proposti mostranoi risultati di una ricerca esplorativa condotta nelle regioni del Sud Italiache hanno beneficiato degli investimenti resi disponibili dai ProgrammiOperativi Nazionali nel periodo 2007-2013 (i docenti coinvolti sono 7.732 diogni ordine e grado scolastico). L’uso di tecnologie è poco frequente eriguarda per lo più attività connesse con la preparazione delle lezioni, noncon lo sviluppo delle competenze digitali negli studenti. I risultati di questolavoro offrono un’occasione di riflessione sulle modalità di utilizzo delleICT da parte dei docenti, con una particolare attenzione agli ostacoli e alleresistenze che ne impediscono o ne rallentano l’adozione nella pratica didatticain classe
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