388 research outputs found
Border Crossing Knowledge Systems: A PNG Teacher's Autoethnography
No full textAbstractNarratives have always been integral to Indigenous knowledge transfer. In this autoethnography the author shares her border crossings between her Indigenous knowledge systems and the often dominant Western knowledge system. Pertinent to these experiences are the stark contrasts that exist between the two knowledge systems and their educational goals. This paper opens up space for conversation amongst those educators who are keen to learn and enhance their teaching and learning experiences in schools, particularly of those students whose cultural background differs from their own.</jats:p
Implementing a new model for teachers' professional learning in Papua New Guinea
No full textThis article reports on a study that investigates the possibilities of developing a professional learning model based on action research that could lead to sustained improvements in teaching and learning in schools in remote areas of Papua New Guinea. The issues related to the implementation of this model are discussed using a critical lens that questions the use of ‘western’ constructs about ‘successful’ professional learning and ‘quality’ education in Papua New Guinea. In the article, we discuss the notion of ‘professional learning’ and how action research can be conceived as a model for professional learning. Then, we discuss some of the issues and difficulties that are arising during the implementation of our study. The article concludes with a discussion of implications for future developments of professional learning for teachers in countries such as Papua New Guinea
Medi-Cal and Opportunities for Health Tech in Home-Based Medical Care
No full textFor people living with complex health needs, the usual model of going to the clinic or hospital for care does not always work well. Home-based medical care programs have been designed to fill this gap, providing better care to people living with multiple chronic conditions, functional limitations, and often social risk factors who have difficulty accessing care in traditional settings.This group, which includes seniors as well as younger people living with physical, mental, or developmental disabilities, is large. The state's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, plays an outsized role in covering their care. Although Medi-Cal covers one in three Californians, it covers more than 50% of those living with a disability. In fact, there are 2.3 million seniors and people with disabilities covered by Medi-Cal, who represent roughly one in three Medi-Cal enrollees.Growing demand from consumers and their caregivers and a favorable policy environment create an opportunity for entrepreneurs and safety-net plans and providers to work together to improve access to these innovative models. This report explores opportunities for innovation, challenges, current policies, and implications for innovators. For this landscape report, the author interviewed a range of stakeholders to understand their perspectives and approaches to home-based medical care in an effort to showcase different models in California's health ecosystem.Readers should note this landscape overview is not intended to be exhaustive, nor is it an endorsement of the companies included. Finally, because solutions landscapes can evolve quickly, this brief may not fully reflect the current market
The Paralytic's Offering: Worship and Disability
No full textIn this essay, the author argues that people with profound disabilities belong at the heart of our worshipping communities. Psalm 50 [49 LXX] offers us a different angle from which to consider the contribution of people who seem unable to participate in communal worship, and whose experience of God is beyond our perception. Applying the insights drawn from the psalm, the author turns to the narrative of Jesus' healing the paralytic, and argues that the same dynamic plays out in Mark's account of the episode. The contribution of people with profoundly limiting disabilities begins to emerge. The obvious need of the paralytic for the healing brought by Christ also draws his friends to Christ. The primary need of the paralytic is, as Christ shows, his need for forgiveness—a need shared by all present. This same dynamic, the author suggests, plays out in L'Arche communities: those who come as assistants discover their own need for God's love. The desire to help may have inspired the friends of the paralytic, but they are drawn into the space of revelation and forgiveness. Likewise, it was the cry for love that Jean Vanier heard, and to which he responded by forming the first L'Arche community. Those two disabled men brought Vanier closer to Jesus, and helped him create L'Arche
Effect of water decoction of Langsat bark (Lansium domesticum Corr.) on estrous cycle and uterus weight in mice (Mus musculus L.)
No full textOpen Access institutional archives: a quantitative study (2006-2010)
No full textOpen access publishing is growing in importance, and, in parallel, the role of institutional archives has come to the forefront of discussion within the library community. The present study is an attempt to analyse the present trend of institutional archives worldwide. The factual data of each individual repository was collected from various Directories of Institutional Repositories by using survey method. Data was analysed in terms of quantity of institutional archives increased during last six years, countrywise contents of institutional archives, types of materials archived, subject coverage, software used, language of interface of institutional archives, host domains, and policy of institutional archives. The results of the study suggest healthy growth in terms of quantity of institutional archives' increase worldwide, however, the development is more prevalent in developed countries than developing countries. The subject analysis of the institutional archives indicates that the contributors in the field of health and medicine are more interested to submit their materials in repositories. Currently the institutional archives mostly house traditional (print-oriented) scholarly publications and grey literature, using DSpace software and most of these materials were of English language. However, the policy of content inclusion, submission and preservation is yet to be well defined in institutional archives
A framework for investigating the application of educational theories in engineering education research
No full textComputer Systems, Imagery and Medi
Action research booklet for teachers
No full textThis booklet was developed as part of a research study funded by the Australian Development Research Awards. Identifying strategies to sustain professional learning communities for teachers in remote primary schools in Papua New Guinea was a study that investigated the use of Action Research as a method that teachers could use to further their professional learning. The first version of the booklet (Draft 1) was developed in February 2010 by Dr Eileen Honan from The University of Queensland, and Dr Patricia Paraide from The National Research Institute, PNG as part of their responsibilities in the study. Draft 1 was used by teachers in East Sepik and Western Provinces as part of their participation in our study. Their comments and feedback about Draft 1 have been incorporated into this final version. A revised version was developed in March 2011 (Draft 2). Draft 2 was used with staff and students involved in the DEP(I) program at the Papua New Guinea Education Institute to provide them with information about using Action Research. We also received valuable comments about Draft 2 from these groups, and we have incorporated this feedback into this final version. In additi on, we used Draft 2 as the basis for our presentations and discussions with key stakeholders in 2011 about the future use of the booklet. This last version of the booklet (Final) has been developed and distributed so that teachers in PNG can use it to further their professional learning. We acknowledge the generosity of teachers, particularly those in the site schools in Middle Fly and Ambunti/Drekikir who were involved in the project, teacher educators, Standards Officers, Officers of PNG National Department of Education, and Provincial Education Officers, who have supported and advised us during the course of our study. We hope that the booklet is useful in supporting teachers to provide quality education to all students in PNG
ANALISIS RISIKO KECELAKAAN KERJA PADA DERMAGA PELABUHAN PETI KEMAS DENGAN METODE FUZZY FAILURE MODE AND EFFECT ANALYSIS
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