Real-life and fictional role models as a resource for rights education for and about girls

Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

This paper aims to examine efforts to improve the quality of human resources in education in Indonesia which is very worrying where the quality rating when compared to other countries is in a lagging position. The research method used is a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis sourced from secondary data through scientific writings on Islamic education. The results of this study found that the phenomenon of the low quality of human resources in education in Indonesia can be taken seriously by immediately looking for solutions that can increase the quality of this nation's education and apply them as a whole seriously and guided by the best role models in mind. The Prophet who has been proven to give birth to the best generations of people through various concepts and learning.

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Children are exposed to influential role models, such as parents, peers, teachers, fictional characters and humans in virtual and physical environments. Utilising role modelling as a teaching approach or rich teaching resource not only appeals to the social learning preference of a young child but also supports teachers in reaching out to virtual and physical communities to enrich literacy learning experiences. The perspective of role models to promote acceptable social and academic behaviour in young children has progressively introduced scholarly views on the achievability and importance thereof in education and its applicability as a hybrid pedagogy. With rapid technological advancements and increased access to the Internet, an integrated platform is provided which teachers can benefit from when incorporating role models to help cultivate responsible social and academic behaviour. In this study, we implemented a literacy programme – the Reading, Rugby and Responsibility project – as a community project to improve our understanding of how rugby students, as role models, can intentionally inculcate responsible social and reading behaviour in Grade 3 children. We aligned the outcomes of the project with the Community of Inquiry framework to hypothesise the value and feasibility of using role models as a hybrid pedagogy and resource in early childhood education. We utilised a qualitative case study design and purposefully selected five rugby students to interact with 35 Grade 3 children at an inner-city primary school in Pretoria. The data generated from informal discussions with the rugby students and reflections of their experiences, as well as the children’s narrative accounts and drawings, were thematically analysed. The findings revealed that children yearn to engage with role models and be part of a community. Further investigation on how the Community of Inquiry framework can inform and utilise role modelling as a hybrid pedagogy and resource is beckoned and recommended.

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IntroductionThe nursing profession has been influential in conducting research to investigate the effect of continuing education programs on clinical practice. This research has indicated positive gains in competencies and behaviors, such as, becoming more research positive and dynamic as practitioners. There is, however, a dearth of studies investigating the clinical impact of Masters degrees in the physiotherapy profession. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore physiotherapists' experiences of change and/or development in their clinical practice after successfully completing a Masters in manual therapy degree. Study design and methodology: An exploratory qualitative, specifically phenomenological, approach was used. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with seven Masters degree graduates, audio-taped, and transcribed. A foundational thematic analysis approach was used to analyze the data. Findings: Four main themes were identified: (1) precision thinking – an ability to integrate new skills and knowledge, so that care was patient-centered and based on available research evidence. (2) Clinical outputs – development of “ingenuity” in delivering efficient clinical practice. (3) Professional outputs – assuming an enhanced professional role (role model, education resource, and lifelong learner) in the workplace and acknowledging personal development. (4) Expectations – reviewing the relevance of pre-course expectations. Conclusions: This study provided evidence for the applicability to practice of the knowledge and skills gained in Masters education and suggested that the participants experienced substantial positive change across a broad spectrum of professional and personal issues.

Talent is universal; opportunity is not. Millions of children, especially girls, born in peripheral, disadvantaged settings lack the opportunities to develop their potential. Access to quality education, role models, mentoring, and economic support are necessary resources to aspire to knowledge-based careers and to social mobility. Unfortunately, such resources are out of reach for too many, both in the least developed countries and in underserved communities in the so-called developed world. Though part of the group of the seven richest countries in the world, Italy too counts many small rural and urban communities challenged by poverty of economic and education resources. Calabria is one of the poorest regions. Here, from 2008, a highly successful experiment of dissemination of frontier science to young children and the lay public has led to the creation of the Accademia di Gagliato Globale Model. Participatory activities between outside scientists and the local population have activated a movement of regeneration of the community and in support of the children's future.

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For the past thirty years, writers of post-Soviet Central Asia, in addition to touching on various topics in fiction, have paid particular attention to presenting historical topics, thereby trying to show the causal relationships of traumas caused by (post)colonialism. Even though states have declared farewell to colonial power, the traumas preserved in society’s memory, remaining from the colonial trace, cause post-colonialism syndrome in various spheres of society. As its apparent signs can be highlighted, the facts that to this day, the Russian language dominates in society, representatives of the people have separated from their inherent national and historical identity, as globalization has grown, mixed identity, cultural and intellectual backwardness in sections of society, weakening of common values due to divisions of language and religion and that members of the society initiated to seek happiness in other parts of the world. Apart from colonialism, it has also been greatly affected by the causes and factors of globalization. Similarly, some writers, with the aim of decolonizing colonial thinking, present victorious events of history through their literary products as role models. In the twentieth century, to “awaken” the Turkestan region - the contemporary Central Asian region - representatives of the Jadidist direction made great efforts to promote sectors of society. Some contemporary writers interpret the reform activities of the Jadids through the novel to decolonize people’s minds by addressing the social problems of modern society. In the twentieth century, the Jadids raised funds to strengthen national potential and decided to train seventy students from the Turkestan region in Berlin. The students wanted to use the knowledge gained in the West in their homeland. The Jadids sought to develop Central Asia by supplying it with educational resources. The efforts of the patriotic Jadids on the path to enlightenment influenced the Uzbek writer Javlon Jovliev to write the novel “Not Afraid.” The novel depicts seventy students from the Turkestan region who were subjected to Stalinist violence for studying in Berlin and serving their country, and parallel scenes of a society consisting of “people who have been exposed to liver disease” describe images of students in an independent state in the 21st century. Since the novel is multifaceted, the context of the text points to different meanings. When the novel was published, many readers, the literary area, and the research community paid attention, but the novel’s discourse was not considered from a postcolonial perspective. This article examines the novel “Not Afraid” from the perspective of postcolonial criticism, receptive aesthetics, and new criticism.

Principles and strategies for improving the prevention of cardio-metabolic diseases in indigenous populations: An international Delphi study.

Introduction: Although prostate cancer mortality rates are on the decline, rates in African American men remain more than twice as high as those in white men. Men at risk for prostate cancer are encouraged to utilize informed decision making (IDM) to determine the most appropriate strategy for screening and prevention. However, multiple barriers exist in the provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate IDM models on prostate cancer for African American men, including mistrust of the health system, fear of cancer, and concerns about discrimination and racism. Multimedia approaches have been determined to be an effective means for the dissemination of culturally and linguistically appropriate IDM models for African Americans that minimize barriers within the community. Methods: Focus groups were conducted with African American men in the Tampa Bay area to determine core elements for the design of a video-based patient decision aid for prostate cancer screening. Lay health advisors from the community recruited African American men to participate in this formative research. The inclusion criteria were: African American men; aged 40 to 70 years; and no diagnosis of prostate cancer or any other type of cancer. The focus groups were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using a combination of content analysis and the constant comparison method with Atlas.ti software. Results: A total of 18 African American men, ranging in age from 41 to 65 years, were recruited (mean age=48.5 years). Overall, men had limited knowledge regarding prostate cancer, and slightly more than one-third (38.9%) of the men had previously been screened for prostate cancer. Multiple themes emerged through the conduct of focus groups, including the influence of cultural beliefs in screening, the need for more information on risk and protective factors for prostate cancer, the involvement of spouses and family members in decision-making, and the importance of culturally-appropriate educators, advocates, and role models. Conclusions: Overall, there is a lack of information regarding prostate cancer among African American men. Cultural perceptions and beliefs play a critical role in the determination of screening practices in this community. Patient decision aids on prostate cancer for African American men require the utilization of African American health professionals and peers as purveyors of information. Furthermore, messaging should be tailored for African American men, as well as their spouses and families, to aid in the determination of appropriate prevention and screening strategies. These findings will assist in the design and development of culturally and linguistically appropriate educational resources and interventions on prostate cancer for the African American community. Citation Information: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2011;20(10 Suppl):A33.

Minimal prior research has examined the impact of inflammatory arthritis (IA) on men's perspectives on parenting. We aimed to describe fathering roles and experiences, the effect of IA on parenting activities, and strategies used by fathers with IA to fulfill this role. A grounded theory approach guided data gathering and analysis. Nine men with IA, parenting at least 1 child age <19 years, were recruited through rheumatology practices, therapy clinics, and social media. Each engaged in 1 in-depth personal interview. Transcripts were analyzed using inductive and iterative steps to identify key themes and a preliminary explanatory framework of fathering experiences of men with IA. All men were married, ages 31-62 years, with 1 to 5 children ages 6 months to 28 years. "Being an involved father" describes participants' perspectives on fulfilling their role as hands-on parents, role models, and financial providers. "Taking ownership" explains how participants managed daily life, comprising 2 subthemes, "taking care of yourself," using strategies like exercise and communicating with loved ones, and "redefining yourself," a process of adapting to reframed identity and lifestyle adjustments. "Accessing support" indicates men who felt well-supported by social networks (most critically their wives), health care providers, and informational and educational resources. This small, grounded theory study offers an enriched understanding of fatherhood experiences of men with IA. When social, practical, and educational supports are in place, these men found parenting joyful and rewarding. Despite task limitations, their perspectives on being involved fathers was unrestricted by arthritis.

Madrasa as educational institutions with religious characteristics (Islam) aim to produce student outputs with character (akhlakul karimah). Educators or teachers are the spearhead in the formation of the character of students, and the head of madrasah has a very important role in developing character education, especially in mobilizing and coordinating all existing potential and educational resources. Character education is an effort to help the mental development of students both physically and mentally from their natural nature towards a better direction. This research aim to: 1) analyze the role of the principal in developing character education, 2) describe the implementation of character education, and 3) describe the values of character education developed. The type of research used is a qualitative research with a descriptive design. This research was conducted at MTs Negeri 2 Lombok Timur. Data analysis is carried out interactively and takes place continuously until it is complete so that the data is saturated. Activities in data analysis using the Miles and Huberman model are data reduction (data reduction), data presentation (data display), and conclusion drawing (verification). The results of this study indicate that: 1) the role of the madrasah principal in developing character education at MTs Negeri 2 Lombok Timur, namely: (a) the madrasa principal as a character education program developer (Manager), (b) the madrasa head as a character education program leader, (c) the head of the madrasa as a character education coach (Educator), (d) the head of the madrasa as a role model in the application of character education (Modelling), and (e) the head of the madrasa as a liaison to parents and the community (Connector). 2) the implementation of character education at MTs Negeri 2 Lombok Timur is carried out through: (a) integration in madrasa management, (b) integration in learning activities, (c) integration through extracurricular development, (d) integration in daily activities in madrasas. 3) Of the 18 character values according to the Ministry of National Education, there are six character values developed at MTs Negeri Lombok Timur, namely: (1) religious, (2) honest, (3) disciplined, (4) environmental care, (5) social care and, (6) responsibility.

18–19 November 2008 Washington, D.C