741 research outputs found
Test: Internet Indexing Systems vs List of Known URLs: 2001
No full textThis is a compilation of the tests done in 2001 by the author on the then existing search engines. The search engine scene had changed and some of the engines from 1997 were not to be found with some new entries. It was published on the web on the authors home page. As the web pages changed, this was pushed of into the old site and forgotten.
The original HTML pages were converted into PDF using LibreOffice in Aug 2022 and is placed in the Spectrum repository for the record! Who knows some one will find this of interest in the years to come
After 2001, the searching was monopolized, the results were not complete and one passed on to something else. As we know the situation today is such that one search engine is making a fortune and attempts to provide an alternative such as Cliqz could not survive
Webinar: Inclusive Internationalization
No full textInclusive internationalization, as defined by the International Association of Universities, means integrating key concepts of equity, cultural diversity, social responsiveness, and mutual benefits in internationalization at education institutions. In a world divided by increased nationalism, racism, and populism, what role do postsecondary institutions play through inclusive internationalization in building bridges, connecting the local with the global, disrupting social inequalities, and collaboratively solving complex global issues.
Speakers: Elspeth Jones, Emerita Professor of the Internationalization of Higher Education at Leeds Beckett University Roopa Desai Trilokekar, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education at York University Sonja Knutson, Director of the Internationalization Office at Memorial University of Newfoundland Janey Lew, Senior Educational Consultant, Indigenous Initiatives at University of British Columbia
Moderated by: Jane Ngobia, Vice President of Inclusive Communities, Sheridanhttps://source.sheridancollege.ca/conferences_iew_2020/1001/thumbnail.jp
A Community-based Approach to International Student Well-being
No full textAs international students seek their education at a host academic institution, they become important constituents of the fabric of the host community. While academics and practitioners have highlighted the role of multiple stakeholders in supporting international students throughout their journey, they have also cautioned about the fragmented and siloed approach which has resulted in many students falling between the cracks. Acknowledging those challenges, a grassroots initiative was launched to establish a more intentional, collaborative and proactive approach to international students’ well-being in the City of Brampton, a community that is home to many international students. The Improving the International Student Experience Summit was held in July to work collectively towards building a brighter tomorrow for international students.
In this webinar, Sheridan will present a draft of Leading Globally, Acting Locally: The Brampton Community Charter on the Safety, Well-Being and Inclusion of International Students — a roadmap for making Brampton a best-practice leader in supporting international students. Moderated by Amira El Masri with panelists Roopa Desai Trilokekar and Rajan Sandhu.https://source.sheridancollege.ca/cgei_events/1007/thumbnail.jp
A Large Deformation Desai Flow Surface Implementation in Abaqus: Desai Flow Surface Implementation
No full textThis research project aims to implement an elasto-plastic Neo-Hookean Alpha material with a Desai flow surface with hardening and softening in Abaqus via the Continuum Mechanics framework. This is done by first defining the elasto-plastic potato diagram and deriving the corresponding stress tensor definition and dissipation inequality. The elastic deformation gradient is needed in the definition of the stress tensor, which is found by using the Newton-Raphson procedure for the maximization of the dissipation inequality subjected to the plastic flow surface. The Neo-Hookean Alpha elastic material, the Desai plastic flow surface and the definition of the hardening and softening curve are given and are substituted in the stress tensor definition and the corresponding Newton-Raphson procedure, which finishes the derivation of the theory needed to implement this model. This model is implemented in both Abaqus and Python, where the latter is used for rapid prototyping of the model. The methodology of verifying both implementations is presented. The results of the verification of the implementations are given and show that the behaviour of both implementations is as expected and that both implementations correspond to each other; although there are a few small issues. In the end, these issues are discussed, and future recommendations are given to solve them
Duality of Illusion and Reality in Desai\u27s In Custody
No full textIn his article Duality of Illusion and Reality in Desai\u27s In Custody, Narinder K. Sharma analyses Anita Desai\u27s internal confrontation of choices. In the novel, Desai\u27s narration offers various options at every step and the author suggests that it becomes difficult to decide what actually should be done. The attempt is to personalize impersonal time and space thereby brings it into the domain of conflicting choices signifying an existential desire to manifest freedom. Going a step further, it can be deciphered that the individual desires to make an ideal choice to experience authenticity ; however, the desire of making an ideal choice results in the creation of psychic tension. Thus, for Desai, the subject often feels a psychic pull which signifies a lack, a void, or a possibility of something ideal left out or missed. In Sharma\u27s analysis of In Custody the contradiction that splits an individual apart as subjective reflection takes place with relation to making an existential choice
Critical Pedagogy for Social Service Management
No full textThe study examines how the practice of management in the social services might be conducted with social justice values at the forefront. It builds on current Critical Management Studies (CMS) theory by considering the particular needs of social service administration. Seven managers and six post-secondary educators were interviewed for their perspectives on possibilities for critical practice as it applies to social service administration and how post-secondary education might have prepared those managers for the realities of their work. The data suggested that education for management often fails to prepare them for the complex realities of their work. Conversely, as educators try to impart a critical approach to managers, they face resistance from students. One potential way forward is the need for educators to provide more opportunities for simulation-based education, e.g., case studies or role plays while further emphasizing the reasons for the pedagogical choices they make thereby enhancing student engagement
Border Crossings: How Academic, Social and Cultural Experiences Converge to Shape the International Education of German and Canadian Students on the Ontario-Baden-Wuerttemberg Exchange Program
No full textStudy abroad programs contribute significantly to a students academic, personal, and professional development; however, students are often unable to articulate how their international experiences translate into specific learning outcomes and demonstrate connections between their academic and nonacademic environments and experiences. This study drew on two strands of literature study abroad and student learning and retention in higher education - and interviewed 12 Canadian and German participants in the Ontario-Baden-Wrttemberg student exchange program. The study found that while reinforcing the importance of study abroad to students learning and development, students (I) distinguished between their academic, social, and cultural experiences; (II) recognized the interconnection of these experiences while abroad and at home; and (III) highlighted the importance of the classroom and academic institution as key sites to develop friendships, social networks, and a sense of belonging that ultimately enhanced students learning outcomes and experiences in the academic, social, and cultural contexts
How Teachers Experience Learning and Change: a Phenomenographic Study of Internationalized Teacher Professional Development
No full textThis dissertation explores the internationalization of teacher professional development by investigating the experiences of teachers who have undergone an internationalized teacher professional development program and focusing on how teachers learn and change, what they learn and change and the conditions that support teachers learning and change. This dissertation is motivated by three specific research questions: (1) What personal and professional transformations do teachers report as a result of internationalized teacher professional development? (2) How do teachers learn and change as a result of internationalized teacher professional development? What conditions support and promote this learning and change? and (3) What can be said about the importance of internationalized teacher professional development for teacher learning and change? What makes for effective internationalized teacher professional development? Previous research has focused largely on experiences of internationalized pre-service teacher education while experiences of internationalization of teacher professional development are less addressed in the literature. This study aims to address this gap by advancing our understanding of internationalized teacher professional development and its impact on in-service teachers. I conducted a phenomenographic study using a sample of eleven teachers who underwent an internationalized teacher professional development program. The findings from the research support the literature on teacher learning that intensive programs with sustained support after teachers return to their local contexts are most effective in teachers experiencing transformational learning and change; challenge the literature that states teacher professional development does not change beliefs and attitudes of the teachers and it is ineffective in teachers implementing changes to their classroom practices; and add to the literature by showing that important personal and professional learning can occur within a culturally diverse group of teachers learning in a culturally new environment, leading to significant changes to relationships in the classroom and to classroom practice, and that dissonance in teacher thinking can be a very strong motivator for learning and change, lead to important shifts in perspective. This study concludes that internationalized teacher professional development is a highly effective, transformational form of teacher professional development in need of further research
International Education as Policy: A Discourse Coalition Framework Analysis of the Construction, Context, and Empowerment of Ontarios International Education Storylines
No full textThis study aims to examine the international education (IE) policy-making context in Ontario for the period from 2005 to mid-2017 while also taking into account the announcement of the new policy document Ontarios International Postsecondary Education Strategy 2018. It sets out to answer three research questions: (a) How is international education constructed as a policy discourse in the postsecondary sector in Ontario? (b) Who are the policy actors who are contributing to the postsecondary international education policy-making process in Ontario? and (c) What role do they play in influencing IE policy and empowering and silencing different discourses? To answer these research questions, this study adopts Maarten Hajers Discourse Coalition Framework (DCF) and steps of doing argumentative discursive analysis (2006). Data sources included IE stories in the three highest-circulation newspapers in Ontario (415 articles); 23 interviews with policy actors, and 195 policy documents.
Whereas policy studies employing DCF have typically identified oppositional storylines, the findings of this study reveal one dominant storyline: Internationalize. All discourses agree, to varying degrees, that IE is desirable and beneficial to the postsecondary education sector and Ontario. However, within the overarching Internationalize storyline, three storylines emerge: (a) Internationalize, it is good for the economy (Economy); (b) Internationalize, yet manage its risks (Risks); (c) Internationalize, it is Canadas gateway to the world (Gateway). The Economy storyline achieves hegemony as it succeeds in imposing its logic and ways of deliberation on the IE policy landscape (structuration) and is translated into institutional practices and policies (institutionalization). The study also reveals a shifting terrain in the IE policy landscape with the emergence of a new Regulate IE storyline, which has succeeded in introducing regulation and accountability discourses and reframing the hegemonic Economy storyline.
By moving away from the state and focusing on storylines, this study reveals the fragmentation of the IE policy landscape and exposes actors from diverse scales, levels, disciplines, and contexts; all of whom contribute to the construction of IE and its related policies. One of the main findings of this study is the role of the media in building the IE narrative and mobilizing storylines. This research contributes to our understanding of the economic aspect of internationalization, which goes beyond discourses of neo-liberalism, and argues against the traditional binary categorizations of socio-cultural and educational versus economic internationalization. On a theoretical level, the study outlines the strengths of DCF and unsettles its conceptualization of collective and individual discursive agencies
Indická rodina v díle Anity Desai
No full textThe purpose of this diploma thesis is to analyze the parent-child relationship in selected novels by Anita Desai. The novels chosen for the analysis are Cry, the Peacock; Clear Light of Day; Fire on the Mountain; Fasting, Feasting. The aim of the theoretical part is, firstly, to introduce Anita Desai and her style of writing, secondly, to lay the theoretical basis for further analysis of the attachment between children and their parents. In this part the author presents the Attachment theory, behavioural patterns and parenting styles (authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, uninvolved). The theoretical part is concluded by a portrait of Indian society and typical Indian family structure - the environment in which Desai's protagonists live. The practical part consists of thorough analysis of the selected novels. The analysis shows Desai's tendency to portray such parenting styles that instil insecurity in children. The results prove that these approaches to raising a child affect the personality development negatively. It was interesting to find out that gender bias influences not only the life-path and self-concept of the protagonists but also the quality of their relationship with their parents.Smyslem této diplomové práce je analýza vztahu rodič-dítě ve vybraných románech Anity Desai. Romány pro tuto analýzu jsou Cry, the Peacock; Clear Light of Day; Fire on the Mountain; Fasting, Feasting. Cílem teoretické části je zaprvé představit Anitu Desai a její styl tvorby; za druhé položit teoretické základy pro další analýzu vztahu mezi dětmi a jejich rodiči. V této části autorka popisuje teorii konceptu přimknutí, vzorce chování a styly výchovy (autoritářskou, autoritativní, shovívavý, zanedbávající). Teoretickou část uzavírá popis indické společnosti a struktury uvnitř typické indické rodiny - prostředí, v němž žijí postavy Anity Desai. Praktická část se skládá z podrobné analýzy vybraných románů. Tato analýza dokládá sklon Anity Desai k zobrazování takových výchovných stylů, které vyvolávají v dětech pocit nejistoty. Výsledky analýzy dokazují, že tyto postoje k výchově negativně postihují rozvoj osobnosti. Zajímavé bylo zjištění, že diskriminace na základě pohlaví ovlivňuje nejenom životní cestu a sebepojetí protagonistů, ale i povahu vztahu mezi nimi a jejich rodiči.Katedra anglického jazyka a literaturyPedagogická fakultaFaculty of Educatio
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