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Ecosystemic factors affecting comprehensive sexuality education in junior grades in Zimbabwe
No full textThesis (Ph.D.(Psychology of Education))--University of the Free State, 2023This study explores the ecosystemic factors affecting Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in junior grades in Zimbabwe. Particular interest has been placed on a variety of factors affecting CSE including the attitudes and perceptions of school administrators, teachers, and parents, and strategies to help promote successful CSE implementation. At this time, child marriages, sexual abuse, and early pregnancy cases are on the rise in the country. This can be attributed to the ineffective implementation of CSE.
This study adopted a qualitative approach and was guided by the interpretive paradigm underpinned by the assumption that reality is socially constructed. What is more, it allowed for the capturing and interpretation of unique attitudes and feelings of school administrators, teachers, and parents towards the implementation of CSE. Since the topic has no pre-determined outcomes, an exploratory case study design was apt to use. Two data collection tools were triangulated and these are semi-structured interviews and documents, and the collected data was analysed using the thematic analysis method. Urie Bronfenbrenner’s socio-ecological theory and the transformative education theory by Paulo Freire were the two theoretical frameworks informing the study.
Fifteen participants made up the sample and these were three schooladminstrators, six junior-grade teachers, and six parents with junior-grade children. Even with the positive attitudes and perceptions from these participants, the study revealed that CSE was not being effectively taught to junior-grade learners principally owing to several ecosystemic factors. These included but were not limited to the absence of clear-cut policies on the CSE curriculum for junior-grade learners, the existence of diverse cultural and religious beliefs, the lack of resources and proper training in CSE, and so on.
The study recommended an active all-stakeholder involvement in the formulation of the junior grades CSE curriculum. This will help create a sense of ownership of the CSE program amongst parents, school administrators, teachers, learners, and the community at large. Additionally, in-service training of both school administrators and the teaching personnel coupled with the provision of teaching and learning resources on CSE for teachers was also recommended
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Attitudes and perceptions of school stakeholders on comprehensive sexuality education in primary schools: A study of junior grades in Zimbabwe
Full text linkThis study investigates the attitudes and perceptions of school stakeholders, specifically principals and teachers, regarding the implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in primary schools. It focuses on junior grades (grades 3-7) in Mashonaland in the Eastern Province of Zimbabwe. Given the increasing prevalence of child marriages, sexual abuse, and early pregnancies, delivering CSE effectively is crucial. This research uses a qualitative approach rooted in the interpretive paradigm and informed by Urie Bronfenbrenner\u27s socio-ecological theory to explore stakeholders\u27 perspectives on the dynamics of CSE implementation. Through a case study design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve participants, including school principals and teachers, to shed light on systemic barriers that hinder effective CSE integration. These barriers include ambiguous policy frameworks, entrenched cultural beliefs, resource constraints, and inadequate training. Despite generally positive attitudes towards CSE, the study reveals persistent challenges that undermine its successful integration into the curriculum. To address these issues, the study advocates for collaborative stakeholder engagement in curriculum development, emphasising community support and ownership. Furthermore, targeted initiatives such as in-service training for principals and teachers, along with the provision of adequate teaching materials, are recommended to enhance implementation efficacy. By addressing these challenges, stakeholders—such as parents, teachers, and non-governmental organisations—can help create an enabling environment conducive to CSE in junior grades, thereby empowering learners and promoting their overall well-being
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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