289 research outputs found
Bilingual Latino Students Learn Science for Fun While Developing Language and Cognition: Biophilia at a La Clase Mágica Site
No full textIn this article, the author suggests that children’s natural inclination to explore nature, or biophilia, can be explored as a factor that encourages both cognitive engagement and language development.  The author summarizes the types of scientific inquiries that bilingual elementary students and their university partners engaged in when guided to design their own projects at a predominantly Mexican-American school.  Children inquiries took place at a La Clase Mágica site, an after school program in which university undergraduates, faculty, bilingual children, and the community come together with the purpose of learning and exploring technology through interdisciplinary methodologies.  The findings indicate that children overwhelmingly chose living organisms and life-like processes as the focus of their inquiries.  The author presents the work of an exemplary dyad to illustrate how children engaged in scientific inquiry while developing language and complex thinking
Impact of the Pandemic on Women in the Workplace
No full textChair: Christina M. Low Kapalu PhD, Children’s Mercy Kansas City Participant/1st Author Christina M. Low Kapalu PhD, Children’s Mercy Kansas City Challenges Faced and Strengths of Mothers in the Workforce Participant/1st Author Idia B. Thurston PhD, Texas A&M University Black Women in the Workplace Participant/1st Author Jessica M. Valenzuela PhD, Nova Southeastern University Impact of the Pandemic on Women in the Workplace Participant/1st Author Lori E. Crosby PsyD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Creating Safe and Respectful Workplaces Discussant Melissa Santos PhD, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, C
The sacrament of confession as a gift of mercy and reconciliation
No full textV nalogi avtor predstavi zakrament spovedi skozi oči mistikinje Adrienne von Speyr, cerkvenega učiteljstva po Katekizmu katoliške Cerkve, Antona Strleta, sv. Janeza Pavla II., sv. Favstine Kowalske in nekaterih drugih avtorjev.
Osrednji del naloge je sestavljen iz štirinajstih delov, ki pa so ena celota. V prvem in drugem delu se avtor osredotoči na Adrienne von Speyr, ki spoved osredišči na Jezusa Kristusa, kot zgled spovedanca. V tretjem in četrtem delu avtor kratko predstavi zakrament sprave in kako je se je razvijal skozi zgodovino. V petem delu prikaže odnos Cerkve do spovedi, do spovedanca in se pri tem opira predvsem na delo sv. Janeza Pavla II. V nadaljevanju avtor predstavi dinamiko greha, kajti brez greha tudi spoved ni potrebnatu se opira predvsem na Katekizem katoliške Cerkve. Nato obravnava temeljne drže spokornih dejanj po Antonu Strletu. V osmem in devetem delu se avtor osredotoči na svetopisemski temelj Božjega usmiljenja, pravičnosti in odpuščanja, v nadaljevanju pa spregovori o »sodišču« Božjega usmiljena po sv. Favstini Kowalski, ki zelo slikovito spregovori o spovedi. Potem predstavi, kdo je lahko delivec zakramenta spovedi in kakšni so njeni učinki. Tudi tu se opira predvsem na učiteljstvo katoliške Cerkve. V dvanajstem poglavju avtor spregovori o odpustkih, ki so bili v zgodovini zelo pereča tema, predvsem zaradi napačnega poimenovanja in razumevanja. Pri tem delu se avtor opira na Antona Strleta. V zaključku osrednjega dela pa nam avtor osvetli samo obhajanje zakramenta spovedi ter praktične napotke za dobro opravljeno spoved. Pri tem se opira predvsem na priporočila in napotke iz Katekizma.
Namen dela je, da bi ponovno odkrili bogastvo zakramenta spovedi in pomembnosti le-te v našem življenjuspoved je dar, ki nam je podarjen in ni nekaj strašnega ali nepomembnega, ampak intimno, veselo srečanje z Jezusom Kristusom, ki je vir naše svobode in sreče.The author of the given work is presenting the sacrament of confession through the eyes of mystic Adrienne von Speyr, of the Magisterium of Catholic Church, of the Catechism, Anton Strle, st. pope John Paul II., st. Faustina Kowalska, and some other authors.
The central part of thesis consists of fourteen chapters, which all represent one whole. In the first and the second chapter, author focuses on Adrienne von Speyr who centered Jesus Christ as an example of confessor. In the third and fourth, author briefly presents the sacrament of reconciliation and how it has evolved throughout history. The fifth chapter shows the relationship betwen Church, confession and penitent, relying primarily on the work of pope st. John Paul II. Here the author presents the dynamics of sin, because confession itself is not required if there is no sin to be forgiventext in this part is based mainly on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It then looks at basic postures of penitential acts as described by Anton Strle. In the eighth and ninth chapter, the author focuses on biblical foundation of God\u27s mercy, justice and forgiveness and afterwards writes about the "court of God\u27s mercy" as St. Faustina Kowalska, picturesquely speaks about confession. After that we come to know who can be a minister of the sacrament of confession and what its effects are. Here too, it relies primarily on the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. In the twelfth chapter the author speaks about the indulgences, a very pressing topic in the history, mainly because of an incorrect naming and understanding of this grace. At this point, the author relies on Anton Strle. In conclusion of this central part author illuminates the celebration of the sacrament of healing alone and bare practical guidance for a good confession as presented and recommended in the Catechism of Catholic Church.
The purpose of the work is to rediscover the richness and importance of the sacrament of confession it in our lives. Confession is a gift donated to us and not something terrible or terrifying, but an intimate, joyful encounter with Jesus Christ, the true source of our freedom and happiness
A comparison of comprehension abilities outlined in teachers' manuals and measured by reading tests, 1966
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Reconstructivism in Action: Teachers’ Perspectives on Implementation of Competency-Based Education in Kenya’s Public Junior Schools
No full textThe implementation of Kenya’s Competency-Based Education (CBC) marks a transformative shift toward a learner-centred education system that emphasises skills development, creativity, and real-world problem-solving. This study examined the integration of reconstructivist pedagogy in CBC classrooms, focusing on teachers’ and students’ experiences during implementation. The study pursued three objectives: to assess the extent to which reconstructivist instructional approaches are applied in Junior Schools, to examine how reconstructivist principles are incorporated into CBC implementation, and to explore the challenges teachers face in adopting these approaches. Guided by reconstructivist philosophy, the research investigated how CBE fosters student empowerment, critical thinking, and community engagement. A survey research design was employed, involving 283 teacher participants. Data were collected through questionnaires and classroom observation checklists. Findings revealed that project-based and collaborative learning are the most frequently applied reconstructivist approaches, while inquiry-based learning and problem-solving activities are less common due to limited teacher training and resource constraints. A Chi-Square test (p < 0.05) showed a significant relationship between teacher training and the application of reconstructivist methods. Key challenges include inadequate teaching resources, high student–teacher ratios, and insufficient professional development opportunities, all of which hinder effective implementation. Multiple regression analysis indicated that approximately 46% of the variance in the use of reconstructivist methods (Adjusted R² = 0.45) was explained by the predictors, with teacher training (β = 0.42, p < 0.01) emerging as the strongest factor, followed by availability of instructional resources (β = 0.37, p < 0.05). These findings suggest that teacher capacity and resource availability are critical to effective reconstructivist practice. The study concludes that strengthening teacher training, expanding access to instructional resources, and enhancing professional development are essential for realising the transformative potential of CBC in promoting critical thinking, problem-solving, and learner autonomy in Kenyan Junior Schools
Mercy Amid Terror? The Role of Amnesties during Russia's Civil War
No full textArticleThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from MHRA via the DOI in this record.Russia's Civil War was a period of escalating violence as the Bolsheviks struggled to retain power, yet it was also a period of numerous amnesties. This article analyses the nature and impact of these amnesties, and explores their value to the Bolsheviks. These amnesties were not a sign of mercy; they never admitted mistakes or granted innocence, but excused or underplayed crimes and their significance. Instead, amnesties had a range of practical and political functions for the state, not least of which was to act as a ‘safety valve’ to release burgeoning pressures on the fledgling justice system and tensions between state and society.The majority of the research for this article was funded by a research fellowship from
The Leverhulme Trust and I am very grateful for their support. Additional research
emerged from a related project funded by the British Academy to whom I am also very
grateful
Collateral effects of the “visibile parlare” (Dante, Pg. X, v. 95) : Aby Warburg’s insight about the visual matrix of the Legend of Trajan’s Justice
No full textThe paper proposes and argues the hypothesis of a visual matrix for the Legend of Trajan’s Justice, recounted also by Dante in Purgatory, X. In particular, the author focuses on Warburg's insight—borrowed from excerpts of his papers, lectures and, in particular, the notes on Panel 7 and Panel 52 of his Bilderatlas—that the visual matrix of the Legend is a relief from the Arch of Constantine: not the figure of the kneeling Province and the merciful Emperor, but that of the Leader who “overwhelms by riding” his enemy. According to Warburg’s hypothesis, Trajan’s representation was reversed from a figure of violence into a figure of mercy: from the image of the Victor who overwhelms his enemies, into that of the just and merciful Emperor who gives justice to the widow for her murdered son. So, in Mnemosyne Atlas the reinterpretation of Trajan’s relief from the Arch of Constantine is considered as a paradigmatic case of “energetic inversion”
The Diamond, January 31, 1985
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Focused on Author Productivity of Arthropathy Research Publication: A Scient metric Analysis
No full textThe study aimed to analyze the scientific productivity of Arthropathy research from 2010 to 2020 with an international outlook. The primary purpose of the study is to understand how far the Arthropathy research literature in the state of the art while it comes as a lifestyle disease. The data retrieved from the WoS database; take a sum of 4221 records contributed by 23083 authors. The overall study period finds that PEI value is increasing trend from 2017 to 2020. The degree of collaboration over the years from 2010-2020 and varies from 0.91 to 0.97. The mean value is 0.938. “Wukich DK is the highest H index value 13 (17 Records). Lotka’s law tested our study P-Value, then it is founded that the value of the observed authors was higher than that of the expected value which is 5.780324. To apply Price Square Root Law in study √N =151(7.09%), half of the literature 299.26, but it turned that it is not applicable in the study. The year 2020 shows the topmost value in CI (5.79), CC (0.185) and MCC (0.7210). The research ensures the current state of Arthropathy research and literature. It should provide new insights into future development in the varied sub-disciplines of Arthropathy
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