Context Of Experience Research Articles

The Restorative Integral Support (RIS) Model: Community-Based Integration of Trauma-Informed Approaches to Advance Equity and Resilience for Boys and Men of Color

Mental health and health promotion research and practice have consistently revealed the social and structural inequities that boys and men of color (BMoC) face. Moreover, scholarship highlights the importance of gender, especially the concepts of masculinity and manhood, in understanding inequities that are experienced. Providers and community leaders are finding culturally relevant ways to foster healing and restoration while addressing racial trauma and the adverse community environments tied to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). This article introduces the restorative integral support (RIS) model to promote connectivity through networks and to acknowledge the contextual differences BMoC experience when suffering from trauma and adversities. RIS is a framework used to address adversities and trauma while increasing societal awareness and advancing equity. This community-based, multidimensional approach is offered to enhance individual, agency, community, and policymaking leadership, raising awareness of mental health concerns and trauma while offering a flexible guide to developing safe spaces and support for recovery from ACEs and trauma. This article offers an in-depth appreciation of the real-life contexts within which BMoC overcome histories of adversity and trauma, demonstrating how the RIS model is applied to advance structural transformation while fostering community resilience.

Modeling Bilingualism as a Dynamic Phenomenon in Healthy and Neurologically Affected Speakers Across the Lifespan: A Commentary on "Computational Modeling of Bilingual Language Learning: Current Models and Future Directions".

Modeling Bilingualism as a Dynamic Phenomenon in Healthy and Neurologically Affected Speakers Across the Lifespan: A Commentary on "Computational Modeling of Bilingual Language Learning: Current Models and Future Directions".

Enacting Inner Speech on the Academic Stage. A Dialogical Review on Fossa, P. (Ed.). (2022). New Perspectives on Inner Speech. Springer

The recently published Springer Brief in cultural psychology presents theoretical and empirical advances on inner speech. The editor Pablo Fossa suggests viewing inner speech as a private area to remember, play and dream, rather than a mere psychological function connected to problem solving. Along the lines of this suggestion, I adopt a playful approach in order to review the volume. Rather than delivering results of an analysis, I invite us to use the academic journal platform to take part in a dialogical encounter. In the first part of this essay, I offer a transparent step-by-step process of researcher's positioning, based on remembering and playing. In the second part, I dream of research methodologies, which would allow us to explore inner speech as dynamic movements experienced by whole and dialogical beings. This experiment, in which I enact my inner speech on the academic stage, eventually lets three key-moments of Fossa's book come forward as gamechangers for future inquiries: 1. The importance of hearing one's voice in audio-diary based research, 2. the shift of attention towards experiential contexts of inner speech (such as bodily sensations or felt knowledge), and 3. the notion of thirdness as a meta-position, pointing at the mutual permeability of reflective and pre-reflective realms of inner speech. This performing review is inspired by a theatre-based practice called Dialogical Acting with the Inner Partners and represents an original contribution to researcher's self-reflexive positioning practices, as well as to inner speech qualitative research methodologies.

Re-Engaging Tensions within Narrative Threads: Ethical Obligations, Researcher Identity, and Methodological Meaning Making

This paper provides an overview of narrative based inquiry with attention to tensions that arise among the universal and contextual experiences of personal narratives throughout the research endeavor. Drawing from our own research experiences, we describe a range of methodological decisions intending to demonstrate the evolution of reflexivity over time and the re-storying process that shapes our ongoing qualitative researcher identity development. We will conclude with a discussion of how these experiences offer opportunities for enhancing our understanding of constructive meaning-making processes and in turn remind us of the importance of developing skills as reflexive practitioners.

The prospective association between physical activity and initiation of current substance use among adolescents: Examining the role of school connectedness

Through a range of hypothetical mechanisms physical activity may provide benefits in the prevention of substance use across the lifespan. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the prospective association between physical activity and the initiation of current substance use among youth. The secondary objective examined if school connectedness mediated any prospective association. This longitudinal study included grade 9–12 students (n = 3244) with three years of linked data (2017–2020) from the COMPASS study. Multi-level logistic regressions were built to explore the association between changes in physical activity (meeting MVPA guidelines, outside of school sport participation, competitive school sport and non-competitive school sport) and the initiation of current substance use behaviours (cigarette, e-cigarettes, cannabis and binge drinking). Analyses examined if school connectedness mediated the association between physical activity and substance use. Results indicated that females who initiated 60 min of MVPA daily had greater than three times the odds of initiating current cigarette smoking (OR = 3.26 [1.45, 7.33]). Additionally, males who consistently participated in outside-of-school sport had greater than two times the odds of initiating current binge drinking (OR = 2.28 [1.43, 3.63]). Our mediation analysis demonstrated that sport participation may lower current e-cigarette and cannabis use through school connectedness. Overall, there was no evidence that physical activity confers broad, universal benefits in preventing substance use among Canadian youth. However, this is the first work to indicate that sport participation may provide a contextual experience that enhances school connectedness which in turn is associated with substance use prevention.

PERSEPSI MAHASISWA ILMU KOMUNIKASI DALAM IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAM MERDEKA BELAJAR KAMPUS MERDEKA (MBKM) PADA UNIVERSITAS MBOJO BIMA

Increased competitiveness and increased capacity is urgently needed to catch up with other countries in the world. One way is to take advantage of technology that is currently growing rapidly. With various innovations and creative ideas, it is hoped that we will be able to catch up with other nations. Therefore, this is an opportunity for us, especially universities, to innovate in learning. It is hoped that the Independent Campus Learning Policy (MBKM) will be the answer to these demands. The Merdeka Campus is an autonomous and flexible form of learning in tertiary institutions so as to create a learning culture that is innovative, not restrictive, and in accordance with the needs of students. Various forms of learning activities outside college, including doing internships or work practices in industry or other workplaces, carrying out community service projects in villages, teaching in education units, participating in student exchanges, conducting research, conducting entrepreneurial activities, making studies/ independent projects, and participate in humanitarian programs. All these activities must be carried out with the guidance of the lecturer. The independent campus is expected to be able to provide field contextual experiences that will improve student competency as a whole, be ready for work, or create new jobs. the implementation of the MBKM Program at Mbojo Bima University has been effective and maximal in terms of the results of the implementation of the program and the changes in students after participating in both soft skill and hard skill programs. Therefore, it can be said that the implementation of the MBKM program at Mbojo Bima University in the Communication Studies Study Program has been carried out based on the instructions.Keywords: Perception, Implementation, Independent Campus Learning Program (MBKM)

The city as an information system: Urban agency, experiential inputs and planning measures

From the point of view of urban agents, the city can be seen as an information system. In this article, we focus on the city as an information structure insofar as it is an experiential context. Therefore, we will not deal with the “analytical information” about city X that is available while being elsewhere. We will instead deal with the “experiential information” which is accessible while being/acting in city X. A large part of urban experiential information reaches individuals without any specific conscious focal awareness. For the individuals operating in the city and using the city (residents, shopkeepers, entrepreneurs, developers, consumers, tourists, etc.), experiential information is crucial. At the personal level, experiential inputs help to positively regulate an individual's psycho-physical state. On an interpersonal level, experiential inputs help to structure and coordinate agency among human agents, and between them and physical elements of the environment. In discussing experiential information, the attention is not merely on human senses, but, first of all, on the vehicles that convey such information: images, sounds, smells, artifacts, behaviours. Taking experiential information seriously implies new ways to interpret the functioning of cities and modes of urban intervention (e.g. planning and urban design).

User experiences of medical students with 360-degree virtual reality applications to prepare them for the clerkships

For medical students, the transition from the preclinical to the clinical phase of their curriculum (clerkships) can result in increased levels of stress and anxiety. This is partly caused by low self-perception of preparedness. By using 360° video-based virtual reality it is possible to provide learners virtual access to clinical situations ahead of time. This technique can provide active and contextual user experiences and offers opportunities to demonstrate both behavioral skills and subject knowledge. We developed two 360° video-based virtual reality applications for medical students transitioning to the clerkships. In this study, we describe the development and evaluated the user experiences. Two virtual reality applications were developed for use in a small group learning session. One of the applications is an interactive virtual tour of a hospital ward, in which learners explore the Internal Medicine ward and learn about the roles of different health care professionals and their mutual interactions. In each room, the learners listen to a voice-over and look at hotspots to gather additional information. The other application has been developed to train students in observing (un)professional behavior of healthcare providers in their daily activities. An evaluation was performed by an anonymous explorative questionnaire with open and closed questions (Likert scales) regarding the user experience and cybersickness symptoms. In our study, 171 students used the applications and completed the questionnaire. For 63% of the respondents, this was their first experience with a virtual reality headset. Qualitative analysis showed that students evaluated the learning method as realistic, informative and enjoyable. Most students evaluated virtual reality as a good (59%) or excellent (26%) tool for learning. Forty-five percent of the students experienced physical discomfort, such as nausea, dizziness, headache and disorientation. In most cases, these complaints were mild, although a small number experienced severe nausea (n = 6) or severe headache (n = 2). Students suggested several areas of improvement including increase of display resolution and decrease of ambient noise causing distraction. 360° video-based virtual reality can successfully be implemented in the medical curriculum to create a realistic learning experience to prepare students for the clerkships.

Human dignity and AI: mapping the contours and utility of human dignity in addressing challenges presented by AI

ABSTRACT The ubiquitous use of artificial intelligence (AI) can bring about both positive and negative consequences for individuals and societies. On the negative side, there is a concern not only about the impact of AI on first-order discrete individual rights (such as the right to privacy, non-discrimination and freedom of opinion and expression) but also about whether the human rights framework is fit for purpose relative to second-order challenges that cannot be effectively addressed by discrete legal rights focused upon the individual. The purpose of this article is to map the contours and utility of the concept of human dignity in addressing the second-order challenges presented by AI. Four key interpretations of human dignity are identified, namely: non-instrumentalization of the human person; the protection of certain vulnerable classes of persons; the recognition and exercise of inherent self-worth (including the exercise of individual autonomy); and a wider notion of the protection of humanity. Applying these interpretations to AI affordances, the paper argues that human dignity should foreground three second-order challenges, namely: the disembodiment of empiric self-representation and contextual sense-making; the choice architectures for the exercise of cognitive autonomy; and, the experiential context of lived experiences using the normative framework of human vulnerability.

Augmented reality and internet of things: A review of convergence, applications and challenges

Augmented Reality (AR) overlays digital information and virtual objects on real environments to deliver enhanced, contextual experiences. Meanwhile, the Internet of Things (IoT) enables an ecosystem of interconnected smart devices and sensors. This paper reviews the synergistic integration of AR and IoT in developing next-generation intelligent systems and human-machine interfaces. A detailed analysis is presented on, integrating AR software with IoT devices and dataflows, enhanced visualization, training, navigation and contextual user experiences enabled by AR-IoT convergence, and key challenges around interfaces, latency, spatial registration, security, privacy and scalability. The use cases across manufacturing, healthcare and smart environments illustrate the transformational potential of AR and IoT. However, standardized interfaces, edge computing, tailoring security with usability, and responsible development focused on human benefits are crucial for realizing the promise of hybrid physical-digital ecosystems. This paper undertakes a systematic review of Augmented Reality (AR) and Internet of Things (IoT) convergence encompassing integration approaches, emerging use cases, and technical obstacles. A cross-disciplinary analysis strategy centered on real-world viability synthesizes opportunities and challenges for shaping responsible research directions across application domains.

Context-dependent variation of a naming across the euphemism/dysphemism spectrum

The object of the investigation are X-phemisms (euphemisms or/and dysphemisms), i. e. units of affective semantics and polite communication. Euphemisms and dysphemisms that make evaluative judgements and stance taking possible are treated dialectically, as variants of a naming in/through its contextual ambivalence and the relativity of its affective semantics (relationality). The evidential base of the research builds on the findings of theoretical analysis and empirical investigation of context, in which direct and indirect naming identifies with a positive or negative stance taken by the ‘namer’ (i. e. speaker). Theoretical interpretation of the context-dependent variation of a naming is based on the textological analysis of dictionary, functional and occasion-specific euphemism and dysphemism on the level of structural semantics with the use of lexicographical and culturological data as well as the pragmatical parameters of the discourse. Empirical analysis implies putting together observational data from the investigation of the experiential context of communicative actions upon the semantic units in question. The research material is based on the dialogical discourse of the TV show Desperate Housewives. A conclusion is made that X-phemism is a dynamic semantic unit characterized by affective valence and blurred lines between its positive and negative value. On a textuallevel, X-phemism is a contextually ambivalent naming.

DEVELOPING ENGLISH READING TEACHING MATERIALS WITH ISLAMIC MATERIALS AND VALUES FOR STUDENTS AT ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOLS BASED ON CONTEXTUAL TEACHING LEARNING

Most of students in class XI at Darussalam Kepahiang Modern Islamic Boarding School, Bengkulu, encountered many problems in reading skill. The main problem was there were not appropriate teaching English reading materials yet that give big portion and opportunity for the students to read actively based on their contextual or daily experiences in order to support teaching and learning process of English reading in Islamic boarding school. The objective of this research was developing a set of supplementary teaching English reading With Islamic Materials and Values for the students based on Contextual Teaching and Learning. This research used Research and Development design with the procedures: conducting need assessment, developing supplementary materials, conducting expert validation, revising the materials, trying out the materials, and revising the materials. The researcher collected the data by using questionnaires, interviews, analyzing the syllabus, and field notes. The product of this research is four units of supplementary teaching English reading class XI at Pondok Pesantren Modern Darussalam Kepahiang, Bengkulu, Indonesia

'Proper Deadly': Student memories of adult education under Indigenous control: Tranby, 1980-2000

The voices of students about the early days of Indigenous-controlled adult education providers are hard to find. In historical research for Tranby National Indigenous Education and Training and the University of Technology Sydney 24 former participants of Tranby courses from 1980 to 2000 gave in-depth interviews, which were analysed alongside Tranby’s archival holdings for the first two decades under Indigenous CEOs and Board Chair. Tranby drew students from across the country with goals ranging from improving literacy to gaining skills for community roles, accessing further education or allowing promotion. Informal interviews with seven former Tranby teachers added information on subject design and teaching strategies. The former students’ interviews focussed on Tranby’s atmosphere and learning environment, strongly valuing the perspectives they learned from their fellow Indigenous students. Most felt that, while formal courses were useful, these contextual and informal experiences were more useful in their later careers.

A Meta-Analysis of the Antecedents and Consequences of Delight in Tourism and Hospitality Research

Customer delight is a concept that has recently gained momentum in consumer behavior, marketing, and hospitality literature. This study investigated the antecedents and subsequent of delight in a hospitality context. A meta-analysis was conducted, including 22 articles and producing 141 independent effect sizes. Results revealed a strong relationship between experiential context (service quality, physical environment, and authenticity), positive emotions, and surprise as antecedents of delight, with behavioral intentions, satisfaction, and loyalty as consequences of delight. Furthermore, gender was tested as a moderator, yielding a strong relationship between surprise and loyalty. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed as well as future research perspectives.

Real-time momentary mood as a predictor of college students' prescription drug misuse in daily life: Direct links and the moderating role of background mental health.

The present study addressed calls for research to identify real-time predictors of prescription drug misuse (Schepis et al., 2020) by testing young adults' momentary reports of their negative mood and positive mood as predictors of event-level misuse in daily life. We implemented a 28-day ecological momentary assessment (EMA) procedure that collected individuals' mood and other contextual experiences in moments preceding prescription drug misuse. Consistent with models of problematic substance use as a means to reduce negativity (Khantzian, 1997), results from hierarchical generalized linear modeling (HGLM) indicated within-person links between higher than usual negative mood and greater likelihood of prescription misuse in daily life. Contrary to the hypothesis, misuse was also more likely when preceded by elevated positive mood. We found consistent support for the hypothesized between-person effects, with prescription misuse in daily life associated with higher average levels of negative mood, and lower average levels of positive mood, across the reporting period. We further predicted that individuals reporting greater levels of social anxiety, depression, and externalizing symptoms would evidence stronger links between their momentary negative mood and prescription misuse. Partial support for this moderation hypothesis was found, with the positive within-person link between negative mood and prescription misuse significantly stronger among individuals higher (vs. lower) on social anxiety and depression. Results provide support for intricate connections between young adults' momentary mood, mental health symptoms, and prescription drug misuse. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

Interplay of User Behavior, Communication, and Computing in Immersive Reality 6G Applications

Emerging extended reality (XR) services and applications that submerge users into a virtual universe pave the way toward ubiquitous contextualized experiences. Immersive interactions on the go not only bring new use cases but also distract users from the real world and modify their behavior and motion, which may, in turn, affect the operation of communication networks. This article explores the effects of XR user motion from the communication and computing perspectives. To this end, we offer a review of mobility patterns in XR and a detailed simulation study regarding the impact of interaction-dependent gait patterns on delay and resource utilization. The results confirm the uniqueness of XR applications in terms of user behavior patterns, which calls for novel application-centric algorithms, protocols, and mechanisms to facilitate high-performance connectivity under demanding XR requirements.

Exploring the experiences of individuals living with autism spectrum disorder about their worker role: The South African and Central United States contextual experience

BACKGROUND: Individuals living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience challenges when they enter the open labor market or competitive employment. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to explore the experiences of individuals living with ASD and the perceptions of health therapists with regard to establishing and maintaining the worker role. METHODS: The data was collected through interviews with two groups of participants diagnosed with ASD working in the open market, and key informants from South Africa and central United States of America participated in the study. RESULTS: The data were collected by means of descriptive qualitative research methods and analysed using thematic content analysis. Three themes emerged from the study. Theme one: Facilitation of integration into the workplace after work training; Theme two: A need for client-centred practice in matching the client’s job to their interest; Theme three: Work enables a sense of normality. CONCLUSION: In conclusion the study presented findings that were common among participants in both cities, especially the importance of exercising supported employment and client-centred practice in placing the individual with ASD in the workplace.

A Low-Cost Laboratory Practice for Fundamental Learning of Wireless Digital Communication

Several studies have shown that the main challenge in teaching complex systems involving many theoretical backgrounds to senior students is their lack of confidence. In this paper, we present an approach to the teaching methodology of an undergraduate course in a telecommunication study program. The first goal of this methodology is to help students understand the theoretical concepts behind wireless digital communication systems through direct practice to give them more exposure to a real system through affordable practice activities in an experiential context, utilizing an HF radio and a single-board computer (SBC). The second goal is to challenge senior students to understand the data link layer by using white box testing of the syntax of the programming language embedded in the SBC. This approach is ideally carried out based on offline and hands-on class activities, however, the pandemic condition made it unavoidable to do it online using a demonstration model. Feedback from students was collected through written comments, post-testing, including a facility index analysis, and a questionnaire that was distributed using the available e-learning system. The post-test results showed that the average score was 72 out of a maximum of 100.

Exploring the Impact of a Reflexive, Co-designed Program of Professional Learning for the Teaching of Writing in Elementary School Classrooms

ABSTRACT Teacher professional development in writing is an increasing area of interest due to the complex nature of the profession including learning needs of students and the demands of external assessment regimes in the contemporary landscape. However, professional development often denies the contextual experiences and expertise of teachers in favor of prescriptive top-down approaches. This paper contributes to the literature on effective teacher professional learning by showing how co-design between teachers and researchers can have an impact on student learning. In this study we focus on professional learning for the teaching of writing in the elementary classroom context, working with third grade students in the age range of 8–9. Through a reflexive analysis of multiple data sets including student writing samples, interviews, classroom observation footage, and teacher testimony, this study reveals the importance of teacher confidence in enabling students to view themselves as writers with a clear audience and purpose. The findings show how positioning teachers as research partners throughout a co-design process of professional learning benefits both students and teachers as it provides authentic, contextualized and creative approaches to teaching writing and improved writing outcomes for students.

Shades of Black: Gendered Denominational Variation in Depression Symptoms Among Black Christians.

Religion and spirituality (R/S) play a central role in shaping the contextual experiences of many Black people in the United States. Blacks are among the most religiously engaged groups in the country. Levels and types of religious engagement, however, can vary by subcategories such as gender or denominational affiliation. Although R/S involvement has been linked to improved mental health outcomes for Black people in general, it is unclear whether these benefits extend to all Black people who claim R/S affiliation irrespective of denomination and gender. Data from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) sought to determine whether there are differences in the odds of reporting elevated depressive symptomology among African American and Black Caribbean Christian adults across denominational affiliation and gender. Initial logistic regression analysis found similar odds of elevated depressive symptoms across gender and denominational affiliation, but further analysis revealed the presence of a denomination by gender interaction. Specifically, there was a significantly larger gender gap in the odds of reporting elevated depression symptoms for Methodists than for Baptists and Catholics. In addition, Presbyterian women had lower odds of reporting elevated symptoms than Methodist women. This study's findings highlight the importance of examining denominational disparities among Black Christians, and suggest that denomination and gender may work in tandem to shape the R/S experiences and mental health outcomes of Black people in the United States.