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Signposts on the road toward transformative governance: how a stronger focus on diverse values can enhance environmental policies

- Keleman, Eszter, Subramanian, Suneetha M, de Vos, Alta, Amaruzaman, Sacha, Porter-Bolland, Luciana, Islar, Mine, Kosmus, Marina, Nakangu, Barbara, Nuesiri, Emmanuel, Robles, Gabriela A, Yiu, Evonne, Emerton, Lucy, Zólyomi, Ágnes

  • Authors: Keleman, Eszter , Subramanian, Suneetha M , de Vos, Alta , Amaruzaman, Sacha , Porter-Bolland, Luciana , Islar, Mine , Kosmus, Marina , Nakangu, Barbara , Nuesiri, Emmanuel , Robles, Gabriela A , Yiu, Evonne , Emerton, Lucy , Zólyomi, Ágnes
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/415927 , vital:71301 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101351"
  • Description: Transformative change toward sustainability is increasingly recognized as inevitable to avoid the collapse of socioecological systems. However, for a deep and system-wide transformation, governance approaches and policymaking need to be changed too. This paper discusses how a diverse value approach in environmental policymaking could be undertaken to foster transformative governance that can further lead to system-wide transitions. Based on the analysis of different policy options’ transformative potential, we argue that the more diverse values addressed by a policy instrument, the bigger its transformative potential. Weaving values into policy decision-making is possible at several junctures of the policy process, but context-specificities should always be considered, and capacities must be enhanced at all levels, both for public and private actors.
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Social ecosystem for skills research inclusivity, relationality and informality

- Metelerkamp, Luke, Monk, David

  • Authors: Metelerkamp, Luke , Monk, David
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , book chapter
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/434871 , vital:73112 , ISBN 978-1529224634 , https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/transitioning-vocational-education-and-training-in-africa
  • Description: Eighty per cent of Africans work in the informal economy. In this chapter, we consider the highly informal, unregulated and often marginalized contexts that form the majority experience of living, working and learning. Situating the praxis of horizontal learning within these very normal contexts of informality demands renewed analysis into the questions of how horizontal learning is facilitated, by whom, with what resources, and why. Following on from Chapter 4, we develop our approach to social ecosystems further through two empirical case studies offering distinct lenses on to the informal sector. In Gulu, we consider the current dynamics of learning and inclusion among informal traders at a local market and in a set of food and clothing initiatives; in Alice, we reflect on an intentional effort on behalf of established, formal institutions to explore new approaches to teaching and learning through support of expansive informal learning in the context of food growing. While our focus across the book is on the range of labour markets and livelihood opportunities, it is appropriate to start our empirical chapters by focusing on the labour market of the majority.
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Social innovation that connects people to coasts in the Anthropocene

- Celliers, Louis, Costa, Maria M, Rölfer, Lena, Aswani, Shankar, Ferse, Sebastian C A

  • Authors: Celliers, Louis , Costa, Maria M , Rölfer, Lena , Aswani, Shankar , Ferse, Sebastian C A
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/391410 , vital:68649 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1017/cft.2023.12"
  • Description: Post-industrial society is driving global environmental change, which is a challenge for all generations, current and future. The Anthropocene is the geological epoch in which humans dominate and it is rooted in the past, present, and future. Future sustainability is building on the momentum of the fundamental importance of studying human dynamics and governance of coupled social and ecological systems. In the Anthropocene, social innovation may play a critical role in achieving new pathways to sustainability. This conventional narrative review uses a qualitative analysis anchored in the Grounded Theory Method and a systematic collection and analysis of papers to identify broad types of social innovations. Scientific journal articles published since 2018 were prioritised for inclusion. The six types of social innovation proposed are (a) authentic engagement; (b) artful and engaging communication; (c) urging and compelling change; (d) governance for social-ecological systems; (e) anticipation in governance; and (f) lived experiences and values. The six innovations proposed in this paper can be embedded within, and form part of, social action using a science–society compact for the sustainable development of coasts in the Anthropocene.
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Social Network Writing Trajectory Logistics: Impact on Language Proficieny

- Makena, Bulelwa, Mpiti, Thandiswa, Qoyi, Motsi

  • Authors: Makena, Bulelwa , Mpiti, Thandiswa , Qoyi, Motsi
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: Social networks , Writing trajectories , Spelling , Text-analysis , Langauge enhancement
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/14244 , vital:79167 , DOI: https://ijci.net/index.php/IJCI/article/view/1320
  • Description: Language enhancement is a prerequisite for successful schooling and an essential aspect across curricular. All subjects underpinning the curriculum have texts to be comprehended. Consequently, the emergence of social network writing trajectories has brought about trending logistics of using shorthand and informal language for communication by users. What raises some alarm bells is that as learners fall within the cohort of users mentioned above, their language proficiency, specifically vocabulary and spelling, decreases. This concern probed us to investigate whether social network writing trajectory logistics have any significant impact on language proficiency. For this investigation, a qualitative research approach embedded in a case study design was administered. Using this approach led to better understanding of the underlying motives as perceived by English language teachers in relation to effects on language development. Three university teachers offering tuition to first year entering students were conveniently nominated and interviewed as they timeously reported about lack of academic writing…
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Socio-Economic and Environmental Challenges of Small-Scale Fisheries: Prognosis for Sustainable Fisheries Management in Lake Kariba, Zambia

- Imbwae, Imikendu, Aswani, Shankar, Sauer, Warwick H H

  • Authors: Imbwae, Imikendu , Aswani, Shankar , Sauer, Warwick H H
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/391422 , vital:68650 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043179"
  • Description: The Lake Kariba fishery is of regional importance; it accounts for 35% of the total Zambian fish production. However, emerging evidence in the recent decades suggests that the fishery is facing socio-economic and environmental challenges. Using Ostrom’s framework for analysing socio-ecological systems, we examined the social, economic, and environmental problems faced by the fishing communities in Lake Kariba. The framework links various social, economic, and ecological factors to devise a sustainable fisheries management plan. A combination of survey questionnaires, focus group discussions, observations, and key informant interviews were used to assess this sustainability challenge. The data collected were subjected to bivariate and descriptive analysis. The results obtained did not show a significant decline in fish production over the past 13 years (R2 Linear = 0.119, p = 0.248). However, the experts and the fishers have reported declining trends in valuable fish species such as Oreochromis mortimeri, compounded by the increased fishing efforts (X2 = 180.14, p value = ˂ 0.00001). The key threats identified include: overfishing, weak institutions, and the introduction of invasive fish species such as Oreochromis niloticus. This situation has raised fears of fish depletion among the stakeholders. Based on these results, we recommend stronger institutional collaboration among the stakeholders in the riparian states and education that illustrates the global value of fisheries for food security and biodiversity conservation in pursuing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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Socioeconomic and geographic variations in antenatal care coverage in Angola: further analysis of the 2015 demographic and health survey

- Shibre, Gebretsadik, Zegeye, Betregiorgis, Idriss-Wheeler, Dina, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Oladimeji, Olanrewaju, Yaya, Sanni

  • Authors: Shibre, Gebretsadik , Zegeye, Betregiorgis , Idriss-Wheeler, Dina , Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku , Oladimeji, Olanrewaju , Yaya, Sanni
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: Prenatal care , Mothers -- Mortality , Health surveys
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/4489 , vital:44125 , https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09320-1
  • Description: In African countries, including Angola, antenatal care (ANC) coverage is suboptimal and maternal mortality is still high due to pregnancy and childbirth-related complications. There is evidence of disparities in the uptake of ANC services, however, little is known about both the socio-economic and geographic-based disparity in the use of ANC services in Angola. The aim of this study was to assess the extent of socio-economic, urban-rural and subnational inequality in ANC coverage in Angola. We analyzed data from the 2015 Angola Demographic and Health Survey (ADHS) using the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Equity Assessment Toolkit (HEAT) software. The analysis consisted of disaggregated ANC coverage rates using four equity stratifiers (economic status, education, residence, and region) and four summary measures (Difference, Population Attributable Risk, Ratio and Population Attributable Fraction). To measure statistical significance, an uncertainty interval (UI) of 95% was constructed around point estimates. The study showed both absolute and relative inequalities in coverage of ANC services in Angola. More specifically, inequality favored women who were rich (D = 54.2, 95% UI; 49.59, 58.70, PAF = 43.5, 95% UI; 40.12, 46.92), educated (PAR = 19.9, 95% UI; 18.14, 21.64, R = 2.14, 95% UI; 1.96, 2.32), living in regions such as Luanda (D = 51.7, 95% UI; 43.56, 59.85, R = 2.64, 95% UI; 2.01, 3.26) and residing in urban dwellings (PAF = 20, 95% UI; 17.70, 22.38, PAR = 12.3, 95% UI; 10.88, 13.75). The uptake of ANC services were lower among poor, uneducated, and rural residents as well as women from the Cuanza Sul region. Government policy makers must consider vulnerable subpopulations when designing needed interventions to improve ANC coverage in Angola to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of reducing global maternal mortality ratio to 70 deaths per 100,000 live births.
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Some Convergence Results for a Sequence of Gornicki Type Contractions Mappings

- Panicker, Rekha, Shukla, Rahul, Vijayasenan, Deepa

  • Authors: Panicker, Rekha , Shukla, Rahul , Vijayasenan, Deepa
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: Metric space , Gornicki contraction mapping , (G)-convergence , (H)-convergence
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/14245 , vital:79168 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.28919/afpt/8215
  • Description: The stability of fixed points for a sequence of mappings satisfying the conditions introduced by Górnicki is studied in a metric space(X;d). In particular, these mappings are only defined on a subsetXnof themetric spaceX. In this paper, we study the convergence of Tng and the convergence of its fixed points, fxng. We also illustrate our results by applying them to an initial value problem for an ordinary differential equation.
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Some Fixed Point Theorems for a-Admissible Mappings in Complex-Valued Fuzzy Metric Spaces

- Shukla, Satish, Rai, Shweta, Shukla, Rahul

  • Authors: Shukla, Satish , Rai, Shweta , Shukla, Rahul
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: Complex-valued fuzzy metric space , Admissible mapping , Fixed point , a-(y,f)-contraction
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/14379 , vital:79312 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15091797
  • Description: This paper discusses some properties of complex-valued fuzzy metric spaces and intro-duces thea-admissible mappings in the setting of complex-valued fuzzy metric spaces. We establishfixed point theorems for mappings satisfying symmetric contractive conditions with control functions.The results of this paper generalize, extend, and improve several results from metric, fuzzy metric,and complex-valued fuzzy metric spaces. Several examples are presented that verify and illustratethe new concepts, claims, and results.
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Some Fixed-Point Theorems of Convex Orbital(α,β)- Contraction Mappings in Geodescic

- Shukla, Rahul

  • Authors: Shukla, Rahul
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: Iterated contraction , Geodesci space , Partial order
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/14380 , vital:79311 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13663-023-00749-8
  • Description: The aim of this paper is to broaden the applicability of convex orbital (α,β)-contraction mappings to geodesic spaces. This class of mappings is a natural extension of iterated contraction mappings. The paper derives fixed-point theorems both with and without assuming continuity. Furthermore, the paper investigates monotone convex orbital (α,β)-contraction mappings and establishes a fixed-point theorem for this class of mappings.
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Some Fixed-Point Theorems of Convex Orbital(α,β)-Contractions Mappings in Geodesic

- Shukla, Rahul

  • Authors: Shukla, Rahul
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: Iterated contraction , Geodesic space , Partial order
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/14257 , vital:79169 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13663-023-00749-8
  • Description: The aim of this paper is to broaden the applicability of convex orbital(α,β)-contraction mappings to geodesic spaces. This class of mappings is a naturalextension of iterated contraction mappings. The paper derives fixed-point theoremsboth with and without assuming continuity. Furthermore, the paper investigatesmonotone convex orbital (α,β)-contraction mappings and establishes a fixed-pointtheorem for this class of mappings.
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South African nose flies (Diptera, Calliphoridae, Rhiniinae): taxonomy, diversity, distribution and biology

- Thomas-Cabianca, Arianna, Villet, Martin H, Martínez-Sánchez, Anabel, Rojo, Santos

  • Authors: Thomas-Cabianca, Arianna , Villet, Martin H , Martínez-Sánchez, Anabel , Rojo, Santos
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/441400 , vital:73884 , 10.3897/BDJ.11.e72764
  • Description: Rhiniinae (Diptera, Calliphoridae) is a taxon of nearly 400 known species, many of them termitophilous. Approximatelly 160 valid species in 16 genera are Afrotropical, with over 60 of them occurring in South Africa. The taxonomy of this group is outdated, as most studies of the South African taxa were conducted 40 to 70 years ago (mostly by Salvador Peris and Fritz Zumpt). Published information on their biology and ecology is also scarce.
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Spatial Distribution of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections in Rural Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

- Faye, M Lindiwe, Hosu, C Mojisola, Vasaikar, Sandeep, Dippenaar, Anzaan, Oostvogels, Selien, Warren, M Rob, Apalata, Teke

  • Authors: Faye, M Lindiwe , Hosu, C Mojisola , Vasaikar, Sandeep , Dippenaar, Anzaan , Oostvogels, Selien , Warren, M Rob , Apalata, Teke
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: Tuberculosis , Spatial analysis , Mutations , Spoligotypes , Heteroresistance
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13642 , vital:78969 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12030475
  • Description: Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is a serious public health threat reported as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. South Africa is a high-TB-burden country with TB being the highest infectious disease killer. This study investigated the distribution of Mtb mutations and spoligotypes in rural Eastern Cape Province. The Mtb isolates included were 1157 from DR-TB patients and analysed by LPA followed by spoligotyping of 441 isolates. The distribution of mutations and spoligotypes was done by spatial analysis. The rpoB gene had the highest number of mutations. The distribution of rpoB and katG mutations was more prevalent in four healthcare facilities, inhA mutations were more prevalent in three healthcare facilities, and heteroresistant isolates were more prevalent in five healthcare facilities. The Mtb was genetically diverse with Beijing more prevalent and largely distributed. Spatial analysis and mapping of gene mutations and spoligotypes revealed a better picture of distribution.
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Spatiotemporal Convolutions and Video Vision Transformers for Signer-Independent Sign Language Recognition

- Marais, Marc, Brown, Dane L, Connan, James, Boby, Alden

  • Authors: Marais, Marc , Brown, Dane L , Connan, James , Boby, Alden
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/463478 , vital:76412 , xlink:href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10220534"
  • Description: Sign language is a vital tool of communication for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Sign language recognition (SLR) technology can assist in bridging the communication gap between deaf and hearing individuals. However, existing SLR systems are typically signer-dependent, requiring training data from the specific signer for accurate recognition. This presents a significant challenge for practical use, as collecting data from every possible signer is not feasible. This research focuses on developing a signer-independent isolated SLR system to address this challenge. The system implements two model variants on the signer-independent datasets: an R(2+ I)D spatiotemporal convolutional block and a Video Vision transformer. These models learn to extract features from raw sign language videos from the LSA64 dataset and classify signs without needing handcrafted features, explicit segmentation or pose estimation. Overall, the R(2+1)D model architecture significantly outperformed the ViViT architecture for signer-independent SLR on the LSA64 dataset. The R(2+1)D model achieved a near-perfect accuracy of 99.53% on the unseen test set, with the ViViT model yielding an accuracy of 72.19 %. Proving that spatiotemporal convolutions are effective at signer-independent SLR.
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Special issue on moult in African birds

- Craig, Adrian J F K, Erni, Birgit

  • Authors: Craig, Adrian J F K , Erni, Birgit
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/449566 , vital:74830 , https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.2989/00306525.2023.2289255
  • Description: All birds need to replace worn and damaged feathers on a regular basis. Replacement of the flight feathers (remiges and rectrices) is particularly critical, since these influence the efficiency of flight, which in turn has a direct impact on foraging success, parental care and predator evasion. The remiges and rectrices are by far the largest individual feathers, and thus make up a large proportion of the feather mass that must be replaced. During the moult period, a bird must produce new feather material while coping with a reduction in insulation and waterproofing as well as potentially compromised flight ability. Consequently, the moult period is a critical element in the annual cycle, and its timing should minimise any negative effects on survival and reproduction.
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Sports Events and Community Development: Analysis of the Afcon 2022 Host Cities in Cameroon

- Acha-Anyi, Nkemngu Paul

  • Authors: Acha-Anyi, Nkemngu Paul
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: Sports events , Community development , Social representation , Theory , AFCON , Sustainable construction , Sustainability
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13149 , vital:77951 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2023.2195079
  • Description: The study presents an analysis of development opportunities presented by the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament that was held in Cameroon from 6 January to 9 February 2022, as perceived by residents of the host cities. A quantitative research paradigm was employed through the use of a structured questionnaire. Data were collected from a total of 1683 respondents from all five host cities during the competition. A key finding from this study is that respondents were quite optimistic about the development opportunities presented by the sports event, particularly with regard to the promotion of their city as an attractive destination. Through the lens of the Social Representation Theory, the influence of the political and cultural backgrounds of some the respondents was also found from the data collected. The case of cultural representation was observed in the case where very few women participated in the Muslim-dominated North Region, while the social tensions in the Southwest region could be said to explain why respondents from Limbe presented the least optimistic views. The practical and policy implications of the study are elaborated on, including the need for government and sports event organisers to include community representatives as part of the planning and delivery committee...
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Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Participation in Science Expos: A South African Case Study

- Ngcoza, Kenneth M, Sewry, Joyce D, Chikunda, Charles, Khenge, Wendy

  • Authors: Ngcoza, Kenneth M , Sewry, Joyce D , Chikunda, Charles , Khenge, Wendy
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/484346 , vital:78898 , https://doi.org/10.1080/18117295.2016.1192238
  • Description: Science Expos are intended to develop and empower learners to identify local problems and hence find solutions thereof using scientific processes. Science Expos are perceived as spaces for sharing experiences of science which engender love for science so that learners may ultimately pursue science-related careers. Despite these ideals, there is still poor participation in Science Expos by teachers and learners alike, especially from historically disadvantaged schools in South Africa. A qualitative case study underpinned by a community of practice theory was conducted in four disadvantaged schools in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The purpose of the study was to understand stakeholders’ perceptions of participation in Science Expos. The data were generated using individual semi-structured interviews with two Expo organisers, three teachers and five learners from disadvantaged schools. Additionally, two focus group interviews were conducted with learners. The data were analysed inductively. The findings of the study revealed that following their participation in the Science Expo, learners were more motivated to study science at school. Although teachers with Science Expo experience encouraged their learners to participate, the support provided by several other teachers was seen as inadequate. It emerged that there were some challenges encountered such as lack of resources and travel opportunities.
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Supporting Education for Sustainable Development through an Online Global Forum for Teacher Educators

- Schudel, Ingrid J, Down, Lorna, McKeown, Rosalyn, Baumann, Stefan, Petersen, Andrew, Urenje, Shepherd

  • Authors: Schudel, Ingrid J , Down, Lorna , McKeown, Rosalyn , Baumann, Stefan , Petersen, Andrew , Urenje, Shepherd
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , book chapter
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/435283 , vital:73144 , ISBN 9781538153840 , https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538153833/At-School-in-the-World-Developing-Globally-Engaged-Teachers
  • Description: The Online Global Forum on Education for Sustainable De-velopment (ESD) for Teacher Educators was launched in 2019 by colleagues from three continents who formed a group called ESD Innovate (hereinafter also referred to as Forum founders). ESD Innovate is made up of three African representatives, two European, and two from North America and the Caribbean. The group was formed during the Inter-national Network of Teacher Education Institutions (INTEI) conference in 2016. In discussions at this conference, we (the authors of this chapter and those who formed ESD In-novate) heard the need for ongoing professional develop-ment in ESD for teacher educators. Professional develop-ment programs regarding ESD are available for in-service teachers in some regions of the world, but few are available for teacher educators, especially initiatives designed for sus-tained engagement. Thus, the Forum aims to meet the need for continuing professional development of teacher educa-tors with an ESD focus. Additionally, the Forum was de-signed to bring teacher educators together from all over the world to facilitate collaboration between and among teacher educators and their student teachers in an intellectual dia-logue on the response of teacher education to the Sustaina-ble Development Goals (United Nations, 2015). At the same time, we aimed to share local and global experiences on the realization of relevance and education quality through ESD.
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Supporting social learning and knowledge management withing the ecological infrastructure for water security project

- Lotz-Sisitka, Heila, Cockburn, Jessica J, Rosenberg, Eureta, le Roux, Liesl, Zwinkels, Marijn, Mbaniwa, Wenzile, Ward, Mike, Brownell, Faye, Sithole, Nkosigithandile, Makhaya, Zanele, Mponwana, Maletje, du Plessis, Pienaar

Teaching Reflections of Secondary Mathematics Final Year Student Teachers

- Tatira, Benjamin, Boateng, Sakyiwaa

  • Authors: Tatira, Benjamin , Boateng, Sakyiwaa
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: Mathematics instruction , Student teacher , School-Based experiences , Guided reflections , Mentor , Initial teacher education , Narrative inquiry
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13746 , vital:78981 , DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.47814/ijssrr.v6i7.1266
  • Description: Universities have the sole responsibility of producing teachers in most countries including South Africa. Part of teacher education involves school based experiences where student teachers seek to integrate theory and practice. The purpose of this study was to explore how final year secondary mathematics student teachers’ reflect on their school based experiences. The three step guided reflection conceptual framework was used to frame this study. A case study design was adopted with the self-reflection report as the data source. The participants were 39 teacher candidates registered for a final year school-based experiences course majoring in mathematics and another science subject. The results indicated that guided reflection was appropriate to unravel instructional challenges and successes that student teachers went through in the six month period. Moreover, student teachers perceived school based experiences as impactful on their future teaching career, as an opportunity to gain teaching experience and to put theory into practice under the guidance of experience mentors. However, student teachers significantly encountered negative attitudes towards mathematics which complicated their efforts of instruction in all the topics. With low motivation levels to study mathematics, all topics were difficult to the learners and student teachers had to come up with new instructional strategies
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The binary order of things: A discursive study of nursing students’ talk on providing, and learning about, LGBT patient care

- Pinto, Pedro, Macleod, Catriona I, Nhamo-Murire, Mercy

  • Authors: Pinto, Pedro , Macleod, Catriona I , Nhamo-Murire, Mercy
  • Date: 2023
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/441343 , vital:73878 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2022.2048163"
  • Description: Against the backdrop of the healthcare inequities and maltreatment facing LGBT patients, recommendations have been made for the inclusion of LGBT health topics in nursing curricula. Based on data collected in focus group discussions with South African nursing students, we complicate the assumption that training focused on health-specific knowledge will effectively reform providers’ prejudicial practices. Findings reveal ambivalence: silence and discrimination versus inclusive humanism. Participants drew on discourses of ignorance, religion, and egalitarian treatment to justify their inadequacy regarding LGBT patients; while doing so, however, they deployed othering discourses in which homophobic and transphobic disregard is rendered acceptable, and “scientifically” supported through binary, deterministic views of sexuality and gender. Such “expert” views accord with Foucault’s notion of “grotesque discourse.” We conclude with a discussion of the findings’ implications for nursing education; we call for the recognition and teaching of binary ideology as a form of discursive violence over LGBT lives.
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