Children's Dreams Research Articles

Changing a major

Pursuing a degree programme of one’s childhood dream and blessed by one’s parents could not guarantee that the person will be able to complete his studies. The case walks the readers through the experience of Hasan who completed his matriculation studies and enrolled into MBBS (medical) programme of a public university in Malaysia. Hasan realized that there was a misfit between his aptitude and the nature of medical studies when he was in his second year. The case chronicled Hasan’s actions and reactions in coping with his poor academic performance, fulfilment of his parents’ wish, his lack of concentration and inability to digest his courses, changing to another academic discipline with his current university, or withdrawing from his university and making a new application to other public and private universities. There are compelling lessons that students, instructors, university authorities and parents could generate and contemplate after going through Hassan academic adventure.

Formulation of Underage Marriage in The Perspective of Islamic Law and Legal Sociology

The child's independence in pursuing ideals and realizing success for the future is a desire for parents and the country. This can be achieved when the child has carried out a good learning process that can be taken through the formal or informal level. However, the irony that occurs if a child's dream of becoming a person is useful for the future, religion, and the state must be cut off with what happens, such as marriages that are still not on time or underage marriages. This research aims to analyze underage marriages from the perspective of Islamic law and understand the benchmarks of legal awareness in society to minimize the occurrence of underage marriages and to know the implications of underage marriages. This study is library research using a qualitative approach. The results show that Marriage is a strong bond or mitsqon golidhon carried out by couples who have met the age limit or baligh, but marriages, carried out by someone who is underage must be based on a recommendation through a marriage dispensation issued by a religious court. Second, community indicators in realizing legal knowledge and understanding will form a stable legal attitude so that they can apply patterns of legal behavior. Third, the implications of underage marriage include the disruption of compulsory education, Fulfillment of subsistence, which is not optimal for the families, diversion of responsibility to parents because they have not been able to work properly, Reproductive health conditions are still vulnerable due to lack of good nutrition and give rise to poverty and vulnerability to divorce.

From Childhood Dream to University Journey: My Path to Becoming a Chemical Engineer

From an early age, children harbor vivid dreams of their ideal future professions, fueling their aspirations and shaping their journey toward fulfilling careers. A dream that starts prior to school and grows along the journey. In this paper, I delve into the intricate factors that shaped my aspiration to become an engineer and how they molded my professional engineering identity. I adopted autoethnography and narrative inquiry approaches, delving into personal experiences and employing qualitative research methods. Through this exploration, I uncover the profound impact of societal perception theory and social learning theory on shaping my career aspirations from an early age. Reflecting on my own journey as a chemical engineering student, I trace my fascination with science back to my childhood and unveil the pivotal decision to pursue chemical engineering. Within this paper, I extensively discuss the educational environment, teaching methods, and familial influences that played crucial roles in shaping my chosen path. Furthermore, I tackle the challenges encountered throughout my university education, encompassing academic hardships, technical assessments, and the abrupt transition to online learning necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these obstacles, my unwavering passion for chemical engineering was revitalized through hands-on application and interdisciplinary courses. This study places great emphasis on the significance of comprehensive engineering education in fostering the development of essential professional skills, critical thinking prowess, and problem-solving abilities. It serves as a testament to the multifaceted nature of engineering education and its profound influence in shaping an individual's engineering identity. Through this meticulous exploration, I aim to provide valuable insights into the underlying dynamics that drive individuals towards engineering as a profession and contribute to the broader understanding of engineering education's transformative power.

A childhood dream that can be a memory: Magical Realism and Memory in the "Ocean at the End of the Lane"

The novel "The Ocean at the end of the Lane" sheds light on the children's view of the world and the unique perception of reality, which is completely different from the perception of adults. The object of the study is the manifestations of memory impairment in the novel. The subject is the analysis of changes in memory with age, as well as its role in overcoming stress caused by trauma. The purpose of the article is to understand, in the light of personality psychology and memory research, how and why the memories of the child protagonist change and merge with the imagination as the narrative changes. This helps to identify oppositions of imagination and reality in the novel, which echoes the perception of the world by the main character-a child in parallel with the perception of the world by adults. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that psychological research is used in the article in order to show how magical realism reflects the problem of memory changes in the novel "Ocean at the End of the Lane", and, therefore, provides a basis for further opportunities to study children's magical perception, realistic memory in postmodern novels. The results of the study demonstrate to what extent the style of magical realism expresses the transformation of mental abilities and perception of reality during the transition from childhood to adulthood in the novel. In this sense, "The Ocean at the end of the Lane" is an image of the world seen both from the point of view of adult life and from the point of view of childhood.

The Image of the Child in Jordanian Cinema: A Semiotic Study of "Theeb"

This research shows the image of the child in the Jordanian cinema. The study sample consisted is the semiotic analysis of the cinematic film "Theeb", where the researcher worked on analyzing four scenes (Master scene) from the film: the longest daytime scene, the longest night scene, the shortest daytime scene, and the shortest night scene, and analyze them semiologically. The researchers used Roland Barthes's theory of semiotic analysis. Roland Barthes divides the visual message into two parts, the "iconic message" which includes two connotations (designative and applied connotation) and the "linguistic message" (structural function and approach).The results indicated that the term child image in Jordanian and Arab cinema is a newly established term. Many individual initiatives have emerged that presented the image of the child in films and series. In general, the image of the child in the cinema has disappeared with the project to promote the child's dreams and what he aspires to in the future.

Hopscotch

Hopscotch Fatemeh Shams (bio) and Armen Davoudian (bio) Shoulder to shoulder with your absence,I play hopscotch on the long streets of Berlin,the chalk lines half erased by rain. One hop to where you are, far away.One hop to smudged memories of Faith Kindergarten in Mashhad.Another hop and I might reach him,I might see him,I might hug my father, still twenty-nineand about to be a father for the first time. I hop one square forward over the artificial borders,I hop, hop, hop three squares back to the seven-year-old girlwho darts from the tip of the white poplarlike the shadow of a frightened crow. And then, on the landing, a brief pause—one foot dreaming of going back,one foot stuck in the present,repeating the paradox of living nowin the roofless cube of memory. To play hopscotch on long streetsin the elsewhere of being thirty-eightis to walk with a pilgrim's gait in a childhood dream. [End Page 20] Fatemeh Shams fatemeh shams is the author of When They Broke Down the Door (Mage), translated by Dick Davis, and of the critical monograph A Revolution in Rhyme (Oxford UP). Her poetry has been featured in Poetry magazine, pbs NewsHour, and the Penguin Book of Feminist Writing. She teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. Armen Davoudian armen davoudian's poems and translations from Persian appear in Poetry magazine, The Hopkins Review, The Yale Review, and elsewhere. His chapbook, "Swan Song," won the 2020 Frost Place Competition. He grew up in Isfahan, Iran, and is currently the O'Connor Fellow in Poetry at Colgate University. Copyright © 2023 Fatemeh Shams and Armen Davoudian

Jumping Sharks

Jumping Sharks

She completed 3 programs in Üsküdar University at the age of 42

Derya Ezber who could not continue her education life due to unfortunate conditions, realized her childhood dream in Üsküdar University at the age of 42. Completing Autopsy Assistantship, Electroneurophysiology and Emergency and Disaster Management programs, Ezber now aims to purse a master’s degree first and then an academic career.

Antiga vocação, nova realidade: vivências de professoras de ensino fundamental durante a pandemia da COVID-19

Abstract Objective The COVID-19 pandemic led to social isolation and school closures as measures to contain its spread. Based on phenomenology, the present study aimed to know and understand the senses and meanings that 10 Elementary School teachers attributed to their work in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method Dialogical meetings were held with each participant generating Comprehensive Narratives. Results The results were organized into five significant elements: (a) fulfillment of a childhood dream arising from the influence of significant people; (b) teaching as an act of love and social transformation; (c) continuous search for space and social recognition, (d) pandemic as an imbalance of life and profession and (e) digital teachers as a new reality. Conclusion The reiteration of the teachers’ commitment and motivation in the face of the imposed challenges, the need for adaptation and resilience and a change in perspective in the self-image and perception of social appreciation in relation to teaching work stand out.

Parenting, Environment, and Its Role in Adolescent Transition into Adulthood

Adolescence is the most important stage in every man’s life because it is the bridge that clearly defines the childhood dream and the imagination to actual reality in adulthood. It is a period of storm and stress that comes with multiple complexities, as a result of trauma from, biological, environmental, and social factors. It is not an easy time for adolescents and parents. There are lots of parents- adolescent conflicts that create insecure and unstable feelings which could lead to impulsive and harmful behavior due to both bad parenting and parental dysfunctions. Dealing with these conflicts positively will help the adolescent transform into a more responsible adult which brings about a more responsible society. We discussed the outcome of improper transition due to poor parenting and environmental factors with its complexities and limitation in research on parenting and environment. The importance and problem of home management and environmental influence, understanding the adolescent’s needs, wants, cravings, and the effect of hormones on them. We also provide a contextual explanation of the balance of their role as caregivers and their style of parenting and the negative consequences when relegated and the danger it poses to the adolescent. Also identifying the key factor in parenting by describing the task of a parent and how the society at large influences the process of parenting. We also describe how parental style and environment and resources can affect the adolescent complete transition to adulthood which influence the overall outcome of the individual in terms of understanding, perception, and behavior; suggesting a possible way to abate the crisis by educating parents on when to be what the child needs.

Employability of Technical Vocational Livelihood Senior High School Student Graduates: A Case Study

Employability is the challenge of the institutions to their SHS graduates. Some of the graduates are now employed on the track they graduated. This study examined the employability of SHS graduates under the TECHVOC track who have a National Certificate II in Pagadian City. The researcher interviewed the participants regarding their perspectives on employability, their preparations before seeking employment, and the contribution of the teachers in nurturing their skills. This study employed a qualitative approach using multiple case study research designs through open-ended questions. The study revealed five themes, namely, career path as a childhood dream and passion, competent and experienced mentors, and positive working attitudes. However, the competence of the teachers in different strands nurtures the students' skills, which makes them competent during the assessment. The findings of this study will be used in serving management with a practical framework and utilizing TVL programs to identify potential gaps in their curriculum regarding the employability of the graduates. In addition, research may be conducted to assess the effectiveness of having a National Certificate II in getting a job, particularly on their graduated strand. Keywords : career path, childhood dream and passion, competent mentors, experienced mentors, working attitude

EMOTIONAL STATE OF CHILDREN OF UKRAINE WHO WERE AFFECTED BY WAR FACTORS IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORY

Relevance. The infliction of war and military aggression is a violation of children's basic rights, because during war children gain experiences that are in stark contrast to their needs to grow up in a physically and emotionally safe and predictable environment.
 Objective of the work was to establish the frequency and manifestations of emotional disorders in children who lived in the occupied territory of Ukraine in February-March 2022.
 Material and methods. In May-July 2022, 184 children aged 3-17 years who lived in February-March 2022 in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions in the territories occupied by Russian troops were examined. Psychological and psychiatric counseling of 119 children was carried out. The "Child's Dream" method was used to identify themes of disturbing thoughts (the child was asked to draw a sleeping child and a dream that she had). Parents of 81 children were also surveyed using the Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 (PSC-17): 29 children from May 3 to May 17 (Group I); 17 children from May 19 to May 31 (II group); 35 children from June 6 to July 14 (III group).
 Results. Anxiety disorders were detected in 27.7% of children, and conditions associated with high anxiety (insomnia, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, behavioral disorders) were found in another 24.4%. In 72.4% of the children of the I group, 29.4% of the children of the II group, and 17.1% of the children of the III group, internalization disorders were found; disorders of attention and externalization were found only in children of I (55.2% and 51.7%, respectively) and II groups (20.4% and 11.8%, respectively).
 Conclusions. More than half of the children who lived in the occupied territory were found to have psychoemotional disorders with a predominance of anxiety. 3 months after experiencing acute stress, internalization problems remain in 17% of children. These emotional disorders indicate the need to develop psychological correction measures.

Why I’m proud to say ‘I am a nurse’

Whether inspired by family, a chance encounter or a childhood dream, nurses reflect on their different routes into the profession and what it brings to their lives

Adverse Childhood Experiences Are Associated With Adult Dream Content: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

BackgroundDreams can be affected by recent life events and long-term life experiences. Previous evidence has shown that childhood adverse experiences are associated with sleep quality and dream experiences.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to explore the relationship between childhood adverse experiences and dream content in adults.Participants and SettingA total of 163 participants without current or past physical or mental disorders aged between 18 and 35 were screened in the hospital. Among them, 120 subjects who completed a dream content record at home and whose anxiety and depression levels and sleep quality were within the normal range were included in the data analysis.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted from June 2017 to December 2019. Dream content for 10 consecutive days was recorded by the participants and coded by the Hall and Van de Castle coding system. Childhood adversity was assessed by the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). In the end, 719 dreams out of 626 nights for 120 participants (44 female) were included in the data analysis, gender differences between groups were analyzed using t-tests or U tests, and Spearman’s partial correlation and multiple linear regression were used to investigate the relationship between childhood trauma and dream content.ResultsChildhood adversity was associated with characters, friendly interactions, and objects in dream content. Regression models of childhood adversity predicting characters and objects in dream content were constructed. There were no gender differences in general demographic data, sleep quality, emotional state, childhood adversity, dream recall frequency, or dream content.ConclusionChildhood adversity is associated with adult dream content.

The idea of building a new humanitarian discipline ‒ "narrative semiotics"

The article formulates the main provisions of narrative semiotics and offers an analysis of four cases illustrating the methodology of semiotic study within the framework of a new concept. The difficulties associated with the application of the traditional semiotic approach to the analysis of iconic signs, symbols, diagrams, music, and other works of art are characterized. The author's proposed version of the extended version of semiotics and the problems that arise in this case are outlined: firstly, the new approach is subjective, and secondly, it requires the concretization of semiotic discourse. Overcoming these difficulties, the author characterizes the narrative-semiotic approach, highlighting in it three plans of analysis (framework) and special concepts. The most general frame and the encompassing whole is "conscious cultural reality"; the second, also quite general frame and the encompassing whole (meaning narrative constructions), "cultural communication"; the third frame is the structure of the content of narrative constructions, consisting of two wholes a certain reality and signs that allow you to enter this reality, to actualize its events. These plans are defined as ideal objects and concepts that require specification and empirical verification. Solving this problem, the author analyzes four cases: an interesting childhood dream, a teenage experience of K.Jung, children's experience of works of art and the knowledge of love in Plato's "Feast". At the same time, along with the use of the concepts of the reality of culture, communication, the structure of the content of narrative construction, formation, development, evolution, the concepts of "life world" and "objectivity" are introduced. Agreeing that the concept of narrative semiotics is seriously different from the traditional one, the author claims that he tried to act within the framework of a semiotic approach, and therefore the proposed concept, in his opinion, has every right to be considered semiotic.

Conjuring Childhood Dreams, Pond’s Extract “Cures All”

Conjuring Childhood Dreams, Pond’s Extract “Cures All”

Skipping on the Grains of Multiverses Towards a Portal: World-Building Experience

This essay is a fictional autoethnographic sensemaking of the experience during the long lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The sensemaking mainly draws on the thought of Deleuze and Guattari and Karen Barad, with a methodology inspired by Donna Haraway’s conceptualisation of speculative fabulation. The experience is defined as multispecies migration in the multiverse. The essay is an exploration of relations between different forms of memories and associations that they produce in their interaction under the conditions of the current pandemic, as well as between the agencies involved and created in these relations. This includes childhood memories, immediate memories, readings, conversations, imaginative work, dreams, and cinematic images that form the worldview of the author. The essay experiments with the forms of exploration and its presentation to emphasize the intra-action between the content and the form of writing. The author aims to contest the linear idea of research and writing and expand the acceptable referential framework.

A Sharp Scalpel Or A Mighty Pen The Legacy Of A.J. Cronin.

Archibald Joseph Cronin was born in Cardross, which currently lies in the local authority of Argyll and Bute, a few miles from Glasgow. Training to become a physician, Cronin graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1919 with a degree in medicine and with the hope of becoming a surgeon. Learning eagerly and constantly, working hard towards his desire of owning a practice in London's fashionable Harley Street, Cronin's ambition was shattered by a diagnosis of duodenal ulcer which forced him to take a break. Returning to his childhood dream of writing a novel, he published Hatter's Castle in 1933, the success of which was so immense that Cronin never returned to the medical field. This paper aims to highlight a few aspects of the writer's life and literary output in relation to his medical background.

The Influence of Sailor Moon for Indonesian Girls in the 90s

Sailor Moon is one of the most iconic classic anime for Indonesian audiences, especially the generation whose childhood was in the 90s. After more than two decades since its premiere, Sailor Moon still has loyal fans today. Although it has not been broadcast on Indonesian national television since the late 90s, the distribution of Sailor Moon products, both original and fake, still happen, such as clothes, bags, makeup, and knick-knacks. The question is, how does the Sailor Moon influence Indonesian girls in the 90s, so its popularity still lasts today? Based on observation and several in-depth interviews, this paper finds several arguments. First, Sailor Moon appears amid many male superheroes, giving an insight that female can be the hero of the world. Second, the audience finds the alter ego in the Sailor Moon character. Three, the values of Sailor Moon that provide understanding in shaping one’s character, such as friendship, the importance of teamwork, and pursue a dream. In addition, Sailor Moon also introduced several issues such as sexual orientation, gender identity, and portrayal of body image. Nevertheless, Sailor Moon is considered a “childhood friend,” which shapes a girl’s childhood dreams; believed that everyone can be anything and found “the moon power” in themselves.

Tales from the lab

Tales from the lab