431 research outputs found
Beyond Lesson Studies and Design Experiments: Using theoretical tools in practice and finding out how they work
No full textThis paper aims to illustrate how fruitful insights into the link between school teaching practice and student learning outcomes can be theoretically grounded by the variation theory from the field of phenomenography; and from this framework demonstrate how a 'pedagogy of awareness' can be implemented in the classroom. In this study, five teachers and 162 students at Primary Four level of school education in Hong Kong participated and the practice of the 'learning study' was adopted. By comparing the results of pre- and posttests, a significant gain was observed in the students learning outcomes.
Empirical analysis of the Linder hypothesis : the case of Japan
No full textThe aim of this work is to test empirically the validity of the Linder Trade Hypothesis for the case of Japan in the period 1980-2007. While the theoretical part presents summary of Linder Trade Theory as well as an overview of empirical studies dealing with Linder Hypothesis, for the purpose of the empirical part a gravity type model for panel data was constructed. For estimation in GRETL software the fixed effect method with HAC robust standard errors covariance matrix was used. As the main innovation in the testing approach the author considers two facts. Firstly it is the very nature of Japan itself that, as an island country separated geographically from its trading partners, offers an ideal object to test the Linder Hypothesis, because the main weakness of the precedent tests has been the inability to deal with geographical clustering. And secondly it is the method of testing that uses panel data, which helps to account for individual features of partner countries. The study does not come with any definite results as it tackles low statistical significance of estimates, but it provides reader with thorough theoretical summary of the problem
Empirical analysis of the Linder hypothesis : the case of Japan
No full textThe aim of this work is to test empirically the validity of the Linder Trade Hypothesis for the case of Japan in the period 1980-2007. While the theoretical part presents summary of Linder Trade Theory as well as an overview of empirical studies dealing with Linder Hypothesis, for the purpose of the empirical part a gravity type model for panel data was constructed. For estimation in GRETL software the fixed effect method with HAC robust standard errors covariance matrix was used. As the main innovation in the testing approach the author considers two facts. Firstly it is the very nature of Japan itself that, as an island country separated geographically from its trading partners, offers an ideal object to test the Linder Hypothesis, because the main weakness of the precedent tests has been the inability to deal with geographical clustering. And secondly it is the method of testing that uses panel data, which helps to account for individual features of partner countries. The study does not come with any definite results as it tackles low statistical significance of estimates, but it provides reader with thorough theoretical summary of the problem
The Creation and Evolution of Clina, a Journal of Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Communication (2013-2017)
No full textThe origins, development and editorial management of Clina, an academic journal dedicated to translation, interpreting, and intercultural communication, published by the University of Salamanca are the focus of this article. Founded in 2013 by faculty members from the university’s Department of Translation and Interpreting, Clina launched its first issue in 2015, originally publishing non-thematic issues. Starting with the current issue, the journal adopts a solely monographic format, with each issue curated by guest editors focusing on specific, current topics in Translation and Interpreting Studies (TIS). The collaborative model behind the journal's editorial management, which uses a rotating co-editorship to balance continuity with innovation, serves as a framework for pairing experienced editors with less experienced colleagues. In this article, we highlight the journal’s open-access digital format and its growing professionalization, including DOI implementation and on-demand print options. The special issue, “Translation and Interpreting: Methodological and Professional Issues,” marks a transition away from open submissions toward fully themed monographic issues guest-edited by experts in the topic of each issue. The current issue includes articles on translation methodology, interpreter training through blended learning, and case studies addressing professional challenges such as code-switching in literature, subaltern voices in translation history, queer representation in translated texts, and role conflicts among social interpreters and intercultural mediators in healthcare. Through this reflective overview, the author underscores Clina's commitment to advancing under-researched topics, fostering international scholarly collaboration, and bridging academic and professional perspectives in the translation and interpreting fields
Grundskolans årskursindelning : En studie av kommunpolitikers argument vid grundskolans årskursindelning
No full textAbstract Title: Grades at Primary School – A study of local politicians' arguments in connection with the division into grades at Swedish primary schools. Author: Annie Linder University of Kalmar C-essay in Social Studies Autumn 2011 The study aims to investigate local politicians' decisions since municipalities took over Swedish primary education in 1990/91. The arguments put forward in support of how stages are organised have been studied, likewise whether municipalities have acted rationally when making their decisions. Six municipalities are included in the survey. They were divided into three educational categories: lower, middle and high level schools; previous and recent schools and F9 schools with pre-schools and primary schools integrated. Minutes from politicians' and civil servants' meetings have been studied and categorised according to arguments for and against. The most common supportive arguments are about economy and organisation, others concern school premises, trends and the wish for a comprehensive compulsory school. The arguments against are few. Those most often put forward are about about the difficulties of organising B-language tuition for grade six pupils. The Rational Actor Model has been used to study whether municipalities have acted rationally when making their decisions. A third of the six municipalities have acted rationally. Key words: municipality, primary school, grade, stage, rationality
Grundskolans årskursindelning : En studie av kommunpolitikers argument vid grundskolans årskursindelning
No full textAbstract Title: Grades at Primary School – A study of local politicians' arguments in connection with the division into grades at Swedish primary schools. Author: Annie Linder University of Kalmar C-essay in Social Studies Autumn 2011 The study aims to investigate local politicians' decisions since municipalities took over Swedish primary education in 1990/91. The arguments put forward in support of how stages are organised have been studied, likewise whether municipalities have acted rationally when making their decisions. Six municipalities are included in the survey. They were divided into three educational categories: lower, middle and high level schools; previous and recent schools and F9 schools with pre-schools and primary schools integrated. Minutes from politicians' and civil servants' meetings have been studied and categorised according to arguments for and against. The most common supportive arguments are about economy and organisation, others concern school premises, trends and the wish for a comprehensive compulsory school. The arguments against are few. Those most often put forward are about about the difficulties of organising B-language tuition for grade six pupils. The Rational Actor Model has been used to study whether municipalities have acted rationally when making their decisions. A third of the six municipalities have acted rationally. Key words: municipality, primary school, grade, stage, rationality
Biotic modifiers, environmental modulation and species distribution models
No full textThe ability of species to modulate environmental conditions and resources has long been of interest. In the past three decades the impacts of these biotic modifiers have been investigated as ‘ecosystem engineers’, ‘niche constructors’, ‘facilitators’ and ‘keystone species’. This environmental modulation can vary spatially from extremely local to global, temporally from days to geological time, and taxonomically from a few to a very large number of species. Modulation impacts are pervasive and affect, inter alia, the climate, structural environments, disturbance rates, soils and the atmospheric chemical composition. Biotic modifiers may profoundly transform the projected environmental conditions, and consequently have a significant impact on the predicted occurrence of the focal species in species distribution models (SDMs). This applies especially when these models are projected into different geographical regions or into the future or the past, where these biotic modifiers may be absent, or other biotic modifiers may be present. We show that environmental modulation can be represented in SDMs as additional variables. In some instances it is possible to use the species (e.g. biotic modifiers) in order to reflect the modulation. This would apply particularly to cases where the effect is the result of a single or a small number of species (e.g. elephants transforming woodland to grassland). Where numerous species generate an effect (such as tree species making a forest, or grasses facilitating fire) that modulates the abiotic environment, the effect itself might be a better descriptor for the aggregated action of the numerous species. We refer to this ‘effect’ as the modulator. Much of the information required to incorporate environmental modulation effects in SDMs is already available from remote-sensing data and vegetation models
Hong Kong Gothic : Tattoo me 《紋身不由己》
No full textPresented by the Department of Translation, the Library, and CLB9030 Vampires, Monsters, and the Gothic in Literature and Culture.
Moderated by Prof. Birgit BUNZEL LINDER, the book sharing event began with an introduction by Mr. Simon BERRY, the author of short story Tattoo Me in the book Hong Kong Gothic , and followed by live readings in English and Cantonese versions by our students from Department of Translation. The Chinese translation was done by Ms. Cheri CHAN for her FYP in 2020/21.
Book abstractIn the apparently modern metropolis of Hong Kong, you may encounter monsters that prey on lust, ghosts suffering from loneliness, and demons come to collect the doomed. Love, greed, pride, and sorrow mingle with madness and the supernatural in a city as Gothic as any in the Old World. These stories creep, slither and claw their way from the perilously steep streets of Sheung Wan to the dark tunnels of the MTR and on into the jungle wilderness of the New Territories, showing you a side of Hong Kong you did not suspect and will not forget.
Photo Album:https://gallery.ln.edu.hk/lib/hkgothic_talk
Wind-tunnel study of Linpro Office Building, Philadelphia
No full textCER83-84JAP-JEC47.Includes bibliographical references (page 27).April 1984.CSU Project 2-95790.For Cope Linder Associates
Dear Kathleen: An Immersed Reflexive Inquiry of Sex Work, Sexual Violence, and College Students
No full textWithin scholarship and public discourse, the concepts sex work and sexual violence are often conflated. More specifically, sex work is specifically framed as sexual violence that relies on a prevalent oppression paradigm analytic with respect to erotic labor(ers). This necessarily impacts research and scholarship on sex workers, and it informs the experiences of college students engaged in sex work. Situated as an immersed reflexive inquiry, we analyze the bounds of sex work, sexual violence, and what, if any, nexus exists between them through our personal, professional, and academic experiences in tandem with an artifact (a reflexive letter) written by a college student sex work to her past self. We interrogate implications and offer a clear perspective on whether sex work is sexual violence and why it matters.This article is published as Stewart, T.J., Snow, O. and Linder, C. (2024), Dear Kathleen: An Immersed Reflexive Inquiry of Sex Work, Sexual Violence, and College Students. New Dir High Educ.. https://doi.org/10.1002/he.20516. © 2024 The Author(s). New Directions for Higher Education published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made
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