Ntinu Mutama Kabesha, Violet Simiyu, • Mary S. Mutisya
This study investigates the influence of the hospital physical environment (HPE) on the mental health outcomes (MHO) of long-term inpatients (LTPs) at Panzi General Referral Hospital. Using a mixed-methods, convergent parallel design, data were collected from 84 participants (60 LTPs, 10 relatives, 14 healthcare providers) via census and random sampling, employing surveys, standardized tests (the WHO-5 or Subjective Well-Being Index and the K10 or Kessler psychological distress scale), and semi-structured interviews. Quantitative results revealed a complex relationship as a clean and safe HPE was significantly associated with reduced psychological distress (HPE → K10, β = -0.343, p = 0.016), but not with improved subjective well-being (HPE → WHO-5, β = 0.310, p = 0.545). Qualitative findings clarify this discrepancy, indicating that while the HPE is perceived positively, its benefits are overshadowed by a lack of privacy and amenities, carceral-like conditions, and exposure to daily trauma. The study concludes that while a functionally adequate HPE is necessary to mitigate distress, it is insufficient alone to promote patient well-being. Therefore, we propose a holistic model that integrates targeted improvements to the physical environment with essential social and relational interventions, such as cultural activities, shared spaces, and accessible amenities, to effectively support the mental health of LTPs.
Sargam Yadav, Asifa Mehmood Qureshi, Abhishek Kaushik
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The introduction of transformer architecture was a turning point in Natural Language Processing (NLP). Models based on the transformer architecture such as Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) and Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (GPT) have gained widespread popularity in various applications such as software development and education. The availability of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT and Bard to the general public has showcased the tremendous potential of these models and encouraged their integration into various domains such as software development for tasks such as code generation, debugging, and documentation generation. In this study, opinions from 11 experts regarding their experience with LLMs for software development have been gathered and analysed to draw insights that can guide successful and responsible integration. The overall opinion of the experts is positive, with the experts identifying advantages such as increase in productivity and reduced coding time. Potential concerns and challenges such as risk of over-dependence and ethical considerations have also been highlighted.
L’interesse di Poliziano per Macrobio è ampiamente rintracciabile nella sua produzione relativa all’esegesi dei classici. Nelle postille inedite che Poliziano ha vergato a commento dell’Eneide, tramandate dall’incunabolo Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Rés. G. Yc. 236 (ISTC iv00151400), il confronto con i Saturnalia di Macrobio risulta condotto in modo sistematico. Con il mio articolo mi propongo di fornire alcuni esempi relativi alla lettura dei Saturnalia da parte di Poliziano per mettere in luce la tecnica imitativa di Virgilio.
This paper addresses the inherent contradiction in universities since their inception, which involves the harmonization of discourse between liberal arts and specialized education and the creation of intellectuals with a blend of both general and specialized knowledge. Instead of resorting to traditional liberal arts approaches, this paper proposes a solution to the crisis in foundational studies from the perspective of creating a new paradigm known as “New Liberal Arts,” overcoming the internal contradictions fundamentally present in universities. Alongside this perspective, this paper reexamines the importance of foundational studies in today's context, taking into consideration the current crisis in Korean universities. It acknowledges the harsh reality of university restructuring and seeks practical approaches that account for the interdependence between universities and businesses, proposing a university reform framework. The paper suggests the establishment of a liberal arts and sciences college (LASC) as a realistic solution to reconstruct the university ecosystem within a society. Within this academic structure, this paper outlines a three-stage curriculum involving the classical liberal arts, foundational convergence education curriculum, and New Liberal Arts.
Within the fields of aesthetics and psychology, there is a long tradition of arguing that affect precedes cognition. A verbalized thought following upon a feeling and associated with it does not translate the feeling precisely or adequately. In fact, as C. S. Peirce would argue, the thought itself projects its own affect, which is independent of its logic. The essence of affect or feeling will always elude linguistic capture. This essay argues that experiences of belief and doubt are affective sensations, and both can be graphed on a scale of sensuous intuition or cognitive guessing (which, again, projects affect). The failure of language to grasp what we refer to as instances of emotion, feeling, sensation, affect, belief, doubt, and the like is more of an intractable problem for philosophical aesthetics than it is for the aesthetics of the art experience. Examples of the art of Cy Twombly, Barnett Newman, Donald Judd, Bridget Riley, and Katharina Grosse are invoked to argue through the gap between thought and feeling.
وجود برخی خلأهای جامعه به لحاظ نیاز به معنویت باعث شده است که شیفتگان معنویت برای ارضای این نیاز به غلط به دامان بعضی مدعیان پناه ببرند؛ اگر این افراد به حال خود رها شوند منشأ فساد بخشی از جامعه میشوند و امنیت روانی و معنوی جامعه را تهدید میکنند. حال سؤال اینجاست که آیا شارع مقدس که روی امنیت جانی مردم حساس است و برای فساد فیالارضی که منجر به تهدید جانی شود و برای امنیت روانی و اجتماعی مردم نیز اهمیت قائل است یا نه؟ مسئله مهدویت بهعنوان یکی از موضوعات مهم در جامعۀ مذهبی سبب شده است تا گاه افرادی به طرح ادعای مهدویت بپردازند. بررسی این مسئله از نظر جرمشناسی یکی از مباحث محوری در جامعۀ امروزی است. پژوهش حاضر به روش توصیفی و تحلیلی و با تکیه بر دادههای منابع کتابخانهای به رشتۀ تحریر درآمده است. یافتههای پژوهش حاکی از این است که با تکیه بر آیات و روایات برجای مانده از ادوار پیش میتوان بسیاری از مسائل روز را نیز جرمانگاری کرد. یکی از نکات مهم دربارۀ مهدویت توجه ساحتهای هنری به این موضوع است. در همین راستا در پوسترهای هنری معاصر نیز به این مقوله پرداخته شده است.اهداف پژوهش:بررسی مقوله فساد و ادعای مهدویت در آیات و روایات.بررسی مسئلۀ مهدویت در پوسترهای معاصر.سؤالات پژوهش:در آیات و روایات تا چه حد به مسئله فساد و ادعای مهدویت پرداخته شده است؟مسئله مهدویت در پوسترهای معاصر چه بازتابی داشته است؟
The empathy and seriousness of the teachers in Junior High Schools in developing the creativity of Dance Education in particular is felt to be lacking. In general, teachers tend to have difficulties in developing innovative learning concepts. Traditional learning becomes a dominating habit. As a result, learning is less meaningful. Understanding in learning is neglected. There were no learning innovations that stimulated students to think creatively and innovatively, which ultimately led to the low quality of learning outcomes. This research stimulates the ability of teachers to develop their creativity in designing innovative, creative and fun learning. Specifically, to explore the ability of Dance Arts teachers to organize the ability to teach dance creations, starting from the preparation of learning scenarios, developing models, based on comprehensive reference sources. This study aims to develop a learning model for dance education through creativity applied by junior high school teachers. This research is expected to help teachers gain experience in designing dance learning models that can be used in the learning process in their respective schools, which has an impact on students' creativity. The formulation of the learning model based on the creativity of the teacher is expected to foster various aesthetic and cultural sensitivities that function to assist the development of students in terms of intellectual, emotional, and spiritual.
This study will discuss three topics. First, whether competency-based education as a national educational policy has validity, second, if competency-based education is applicable to liberal arts education at universities, and third, how members in charge of liberal arts education perceive competency-based education. First, this paper revealed that the definition of 'competency' originated from evaluating the specific job performance ability of individuals belonging to an organization. In this way, the concept of “competency” considered in the strategic aspect of the organization has expanded to be essential to a person’s “success in life” according to the OECD's “DeCo Project,” the EU's “Key Components” agreement, and the US P21 Committee's proposal for the 21st century. Based on the concept of core competencies, the Korean government implemented competency-based curriculum reorganization in public education, and accordingly aimed at the input and output of elementary, middle, high school, and university education, that is, it quantified educational effects and employment rates. Second, this fact was supported through examples of competency-based curriculums at domestic and foreign universities. In foreign countries, competency-based curriculum is selectively applied to practical and professional fields rather than pure learning and liberal arts. Even if it is conducted by the government, it is given considerable autonomy within universities and plays a role in providing necessary support, which is different from the examples found in Korea. Third, in this study a survey was conducted on the perception of 'competency-based education' for university instructors. As a result of the survey, respondents of this survey recognized that it was difficult to apply competency to the teaching-learning process or achievement evaluation process because each university did not sufficiently collect opinions from instructors when setting core competencies and mapping core competencies for their subjects. In addition, competency-based education contributes to enhancing the competencies required by the current society, and it is expected to be effective when applied to specific subjects with instrumental, practical, and professional characteristics. However, it is expecting too much for it to be applied to the entire liberal arts area. In conclusion, this study revealed that competency-based education can be effective only in certain fields, but it cannot be an educational method encompassing liberal arts education, including the humanities, society, and the arts. In addition, this study also revealed that competency-based education is not appropriate as a government’s policy for public education and university education based on various perspectives, such as the theoretical approach, case studies, and perception surveys.
By introducing a credit system instead of a unit system, the high school credit system can accelerate the learner-centered curriculum that has become common in universities. If the proportion of common essential subjects in the high school curriculum is reduced, the choice of liberal arts and the possibility of opening new subjects will increase. The purpose of this article was to track the transition process of liberal arts education in Korea, analyze the 2015 revised curriculum of high school liberal arts curriculum, and suggest improvement measures derived from the standard model of university liberal arts and basic education. In the analysis and derivation of improvement plans, the focus was on the purpose of liberal arts education, the liberal arts curriculum, and liberal arts subjects. As results of this study, it is unclear whether the liberal arts curriculum in Korea is to prepare students for university education or whether it maintains its unique identity in high school. The goal of high school liberal arts education is not set independently, so it is pushed to the periphery. According to the 2015 revised curriculum, the liberal arts area is mixed with the <i>living area</i>. The failure to set clear demarcation lines between certain areas also causes problems in the adequacy of liberal arts subjects. For example, applied studies such as pedagogy, career and occupation, health, and practical economy are included in the list of liberal arts subjects. In this article, after pointing out the urgency of a reclassification of high school liberal arts subjects, it was proposed that we should normalize high school liberal arts education and enhance its status by actively utilizing the standard model of university liberal arts and basic education of the Korea National Institute for General Education. In the future, it was predicted that the current problems revealed in light of the nature of liberal arts education could be mitigated, if not solved, through collaboration with a group of liberal arts education experts in the revision of high school liberal arts education.
The melody of the well-known Christmas song Joululaulu op. 20b n:o 5 “Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä” (1916) by Leevi Madetoja has rarely been questioned, even though there are two later autographic variants, one from Suvivesper (1924) and the other from the composer’s own arrangement of the song for mixed choir (1944). The editor of Leevi Madetoja’s Solo Songs and Duets (Fennica Gehrman, 2013), Kimmo Tammivaara, made the controversial decision to alter the melody in bar 14 of Joululaulu to make it correspond with the later versions. Which one of the variants is “right”? Is it even possible to find a definite answer to this question? From the music philological point of view the answer is clear. Looking at the later variants, there is no reason to doubt the original melody. The question of why Madetoja’s arrangement for mixed choir differs from the original is more complex, and the answer might lie in the composer’s alcoholism and life circumstances in the 1940s. The question of the composer’s ability to work during his final years raises philosophical and ethical issues, with necessary implications for the new critical editions of his works. The composer’s “final intentions” may not necessarily have been his best intentions.
The child’s right to play is specifically addressed in the framework of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The international recognition of this right is the central theme of this study. Through a documentary analysis of the reports of the States Parties to the Convention and the Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the study assesses the recognition of this right. The entry into force of General Comment 17 on the right of the child to rest, recreation, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts (art. 31) in 2013 should have marked a turning point in policies on children in the States Parties, but this did not occur. Policies cannot be developed in favour of children where play is ignored. Identifying the difficulties in exercising this right is also a challenge. Play should be part of the objectives, goals and strategies of action plans for children.
The relevance of the research topic lies in the fact that in the field of modern education there are numerous discussions and study of such an aspect as updating the education methods. The leading task of educational policy is to ensure a high-quality level of education at all stages of education – from preschool to professional. The above also applies to arts education, as it is part of the general education system. The purpose of the study is to study the issue of modern art education, to analyses further possible directions in which it can develop. The main results that can be highlighted in the analysis of aesthetic education at the present time: education in the field of creativity is underestimated in the learning process, although it is an important aspect of the development of a particular individual; artistic and aesthetic education in the context of modern educational activities is not a primary task of society current principles embedded in education provide for the dominance of authoritarian models of regulation art education is insufficiently equipped with a material, technical and personnel base within the framework of the general educational process.
This paper seeks to investigate educated youth's attitudes toward electoral politics in general, and the 2018 general elections, in particular. For this purpose, the researchers conducted a case study of Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad (QAU). One of the major objectives of this study was to ascertain educated youth's general attitude toward electoral politics and know whether there exist any variations in the thinking of students with diverse ethnic, social, and academic backgrounds. The author also wanted to find possible explanations for any such variations. Therefore, the paper first presents overall findings of the study and then analyses the responses on the basis of respondents' gender, their disciplines, and ethnic identity. For better results, the researchers used mixed research method. He first collected quantitative data through a survey and then interviewed different people to find possible explanations for the findings. The study found that there are great variations in the thinking of students belonging to different provinces/administrative units, academic disciplines, and genders. The findings necessitate comprehensive reforms in the electoral system.
This article aims to examine students’ perception of media literacy through university liberal arts, focusing on cases involving ‘media literacy & creative communication’, which is defining the direction of media literacy education. In order to achieve the object of this study, researchers examined the case of media literacy education already being implemented in university general education.</br>Based on the results of this study, the following may be noted: First, this study presented the media literacy curriculum systematically, and an analysis was made based on various theoretical studies. Secondly, the student’s perception of media literacy in the beginning of the lecture was checked through a Preliminary survey. Most students were not fully aware of the concept of media literacy, had low understanding of media, and were lacking in their ability to cope with problems of digital media, such as “fake news” and the practice of the “deep fake.” Thirdly, through the focus group interview(FGI) we learned that students’ attitude and perceptions were changed to an enhanced extent after 15 weeks of being enrolled in the curriculum. Most students’ understanding, analytical skills, and critical ability of media seem to have grown significantly. Finally, this study analyzed the effects found among students from their studies after being enrolled in the curriculum for 15 weeks, and presented plans to activate ‘media literacy and creative communication’ among the students as a effective curriculum model of liberal arts. Through this it is hoped that students can develop core competencies of media, such as an ability to properly approach media, and to improve their critical understanding capabilities, as well as their socio-cultural participation capabilities.
يسعي البحث إلي تحديد اثر تمكين العاملين في الاداء السياقي لدي معمل الالبسة الرجالية في النجف الاشرف وقد تحدد تمكين العاملين بأبعاده الأربعة التي تمثلت في حرية الاختيار، الكفاءة الذاتية، تحفيز العاملين والتاثير وقد حددت ابعاد الآداء السياقي في سلوك المواطنة والالتزام الوظيفي وقد تم اختبار الفرضيات عن طريق برنامج (SPSS) وان اهم ما توصل اليه البحث أن هناك أثر لكل من بعدي حرية الاختيار وتحفيز العاملين علي الاداء السياقي لدى معمل الالبسة الرجالية وأنه لا يوجد أثر لكل من بعدي الكفاءة الذاتية والتاثير علي الاداء السياقي لدى معمل الالبسة الرجالية.
History of scholarship and learning. The humanities, Arts in general
Experienciar um ritual pertencente a outra cultura proporciona pensarmos questões relacionadas à nossa própria cultura, a partir de uma espécie de ‘distanciamento’, pois ao ‘olhar’ o outro percebemos aspectos de nós mesmos. Para uma performer, vivenciar um ritual de iniciação feminina, no caso aqui, do povo indígena Tikuna: Worecü, é refletir sobre o quanto o contexto em que vivemos influência nosso fazer artístico, já que vida e arte estão entrelaçadas, pensando a partir do conceito de artivismo.
Special education certification is used as an indicator of teaching quality in research, practice, and policy. This study examined whether elementary and middle school students with learning disabilities (LD) or emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD) scored better on state math and English language arts (ELA) assessments in years when they were taught by a teacher certified in special education or dual-certified in special education and another area compared to years when they were taught by general education–certified teachers. For most student groups, academic achievement appeared unrelated to teacher certification type. Students with LD and higher academic skills appeared to benefit from having a dual-certified teacher over a general education–certified teacher in ELA. Lower achieving students with EBD scored worse in math when they were taught by special education–certified teachers instead of general education–certified or dual-certified teachers. Implications for indicators of teaching quality in special education are discussed.
N. Lebedeva, S. Schwartz, Fons J. R. van de Vijver
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We examined the applicability of the hybrid model of creativity, which specifies distinct domains that all express an underlying general creativity factor, in data from representative samples from Central Russia and the North Caucasus (N = 2,046). Using multigroup confirmatory analysis, Study 1 supported the invariance of a model with the six unifactorial domains (i.e., crafts, visual arts, performance, theater, products for work, and machine graphics) at the first level and a general creativity factor at the second level. Study 2 examined socio-demographic characteristics and 19 basic values that might be associated with creative activity. The more modern Central Russian region scored higher on global creativity and on all 6 domains. Of the 4 higher order values in the Schwartz model, Openness to Change values correlated positively and Conservation values correlated negatively with global creativity and with creativity in most domains. Variation across domains in the specific values that predicted creativity revealed that creativity in each domain had some unique motivators. We draw on culture and social structure to explain differences between regions in the value motivators of creativity.