Literary Culture Research Articles

Designing a health literacy model for patients with diabetes

BackgroundLow health literacy levels among individuals with type 2 diabetes are common and may be a fundamental barrier to increasing self-efficacy and self-care in patients. Therefore, the present study aimed to propose a model for educating health literacy in diabetic patients in hospitals affiliated with the Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran.MethodsThis research was applied in terms of purpose, mixed-methods (qualitative-quantitative) in terms of data type, qualitative content analysis, and cross-sectional survey in the quantitative aspect (fitness of model). The statistical population in the qualitative section included 18 participants from experts in the field of health care. In the quantitative section, 220 educators working in hospitals affiliated with the Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, were selected using stratified random sampling. Data collection tools included interviews in the qualitative section and research-made questionnaire in the quantitative section. For data analysis, coding was used in the qualitative section, and structural equation modeling was used in the quantitative section.ResultsFor this model, 6 dimensions, 17 components, and 78 items were identified. The results showed that the basic literacy dimension had a coefficient of 0.729, the specialized literacy dimension had a coefficient of 0.712, diabetes management had a coefficient of 0.654, social literacy dimension had a coefficient of 0.630, cultural literacy dimension had a coefficient of 0.605, and media literacy had a coefficient of 0.535, respectively, contributing the most to the health literacy of diabetic patients.ConclusionSince the “Health Literacy Education” model has a good fitness, it is recommended that this model will be applied in different settings such as hospitals in order to improving the health level of patients.

Insights into Retrofitting Fellowships in Family Planning with Principles of Equality, Race, and Cultural Literacy

The Centering Equality, Race, and Cultural Literacy in Family Planning (CERCL-FP) program aims to break racial silence and dismantle structural racism in the field of family planning, by providing racial equity workshops and trainings. ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to begin a multi-phased, rigorous evaluation to determine the impact and outcomes of the work of CERCL-FP. Study DesignA needs assessment with former graduates and current directors of fellowships in family planning was conducted using qualitative interviews. The focus of these interviews was to determine the ability, readiness, and willingness of the field of family planning to retrofit new curricula grounded in equity, race, and cultural literacy. ResultsNine (N=9) interviews were completed with seven board certified obstetrician-gynecologists and two board certified family medicine physicians. Three themes were identified: 1) Establishing the Distribution of Work; 2) The Push/Pull of Change from Inside and Outside: Curricula and Faculty Responsibilities; and 3) Reproductive Justice and Fellowships in Family Planning. Despite acknowledging the need to retrofit the field of family planning with content grounded in equity, race, and cultural literacy, there are structural, institutional, and individual level barriers that have limited the adoption of CERCL-FP curricula within family planning curriculum nationwide. ConclusionFindings from this study illuminate multiple barriers that should be considered when expanding foundational knowledge of clinicians and researchers.

Pentingnya Membangun Budaya Literasi di Sekolah Dasar Islam Terpadu

This research aims to describe the implementation of literacy culture programs in elementary schools. This research uses a qualitative phenomenological approach. The subjects were school principals, teachers, students selected using purposive sampling techniques. Test the validity of the data using triangulation techniques by comparing the results of observations, interviews and documentation. The research results show that: 1) The policy of implementing a literacy culture in elementary schools using the government's School Literacy Movement program. This is based on Minister of Education and Culture Regulation no. 23 of 2015 which focuses on character development. (2) Implementation of literacy culture in elementary schools. This is based on the habituation stage which involves 10 minutes of reading the Koran and story books before learning. The activity development stage carried out was responding to the contents of reading books by reading independently, giving appreciation to students' literacy achievements, and having a school literacy team. The learning stage involves getting used to reading textbooks and using various strategies that support learning.

THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE ON ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

Institute of Najaf Technical,Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Al-Najaf 31001, IraqCultural and historical settings play a significant role in shaping architectural design. This article delves into the relationship between cultural heritage, architecture, and cultural narratives, looking at how physical environments reflect and shape social practices, historical traditions, and cultural practices. The study emphasizes how architects integrate indigenous materials, cultural symbols, and historical allusions into their designs by comparing and contrasting diverse architectural styles and movements across different areas and eras. A hybrid architectural language incorporating multiple cultural aspects is also addressed in the article, delving into the impact of globalization in this regard. Modern design approaches emphasize cultural sustainability and heritage protection, as seen in case studies from the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, demonstrating the interconnected nature of culture, history, and architecture. To promote a more sophisticated and context-sensitive method of design that pays tribute to and breathes new life into cultural heritage, the results stress the significance of cultural literacy in architectural training and practice.

What is ‘children’s television’ in the streaming era?: Assessing content discoverability through Australian children’s streaming platform fluencies

In line with international trends, increasing numbers of children in Australia use streaming video platforms to watch television on-demand from extensive catalogues. Child viewers thus tend to negotiate platform interfaces organised by algorithmic curation to select content, rather than accessing content via scheduled linear TV. The deeper implications of this substantial shift in child audience habits around television have yet to be robustly reckoned with across scholarly and national policy approaches. Indeed, policy settings in Australia have not kept pace with these transformations, one result of which has been that 84% less Australian content was aired on free-to-air commercial broadcasters in 2022 compared to 2019. Key producer bodies fear the sector is in serious peril and may not withstand the current instability. Given that local children’s television meets Australian children’s best interests by situating them within their own socio-cultural context, the issue has become a site of significant policy, industry, and cultural concern. At this precarious time for the Australian children’s television sector, this article outlines key findings of a mixed method study with Australian children aged 7–9 ( n = 37) and their adult guardians to illustrate how children understand, identify, and discover ‘local’ and ‘children’s’ content on streaming platforms. This child audience research contributes to current policy and scholarly debates around the ‘routes to content’ audiences develop in the streaming era. A focus of our analysis is how and if children find Australian content. Our aim is to shed light on how ‘discoverability’ issues compound the current state of turmoil for the sector. We elucidate children’s digital fluencies with platform interfaces but highlight their limited cultural literacies with the content itself, which poses significant implications for industry and policy strategy around local content discoverability for child audiences on streaming platforms.

Multiple levels of literacy in Kopano Matlwa’s literature. The case of Evening Primrose (2018)

The paper explores distinctive ways in which Kopano Matlwa’s novel Evening Primrose (2018) employs continuities and discontinuities between surface-level literary expression and underlying identity and cultural literacy. It is a desktop study centred on Kopano Matlwa’s novel Evening Primrose (2018) as a primary text, as well as of secondary expository texts for theoretical and earlier literary commentary that constitute the article’s conceptual matrix. I demonstrate how the author’s thematic manoeuvring challenges notions of determinist culture and official mapping as fixed, as well as espouse conceptions of globalism that accommodate identity and cultural heterogeneity. As I discuss stylistic dimensions of the narrative from the vantage point of the theory of ecocriticism, I include the tenets of Es’kia Mphahlele’s concept of African humanism as well as the concepts of ‘borderland’, ‘code-switching’ and ‘integration literacy’. My findings have led to the conclusion that the novelist’s discourses are encoded in the texture of the novel in ways that portray the South African post-apartheid milieu as informed by an intricate intersection of distinctive identity and cultural literacies that the various characters display. My scrutiny of the environment-adoptive cognitive processes in the mind of Matlwa’s characters has led to a novel analogy between integration identity and cultural literacy and unitary grammar, reached psycholinguistically through code-switching.Contribution: This study provides new insights into how the novelist Kopano Matlwa employs literary discourse uniquely to explore South Africa’s post-apartheid, evolving social psyche in ways that diagnostically assert alternative cultural identity intersections, readings and articulation. The paper plumbs beneath surface-level characterisation to externalise how key character categories of the novel under discussion do practicalise the potency of the post-apartheid context to forge a composite heterogeneity of cohabiting and mutually respecting cultures that have entered it. In novel ways, the theoretical matrix applied in the analysis of the novel galvanises a recognition of commonalities hitherto unidentified, mainly between tenets of originally Eurocentric ecocriticism and those of an Afrocentric African humanism. I compare the characters’ successful creation of new cultural literacies, integrated with a new environment, to a successful integration of unitary grammar related to the linguistic process of code-switching. In this way, a new kind of relationship is projected between literary analysis and language learning.

STUDI KASUS PEMANFAATAN POJOK LITERASI PRAKTIK DEAR DI SMPN 5 KEPANJEN (KETERAMPILAN MEMBACA KRITIS SISWA)

This study aims to examine school efforts in instilling a culture of literacy and practice of DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) at SMPN 5 Kepanjen with critical reading skills, the benefits obtained from the literacy corner in class, the obstacles in practicing DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) and the utilization of the corner literacy that has not had an impact on students in SMP Negeri 5 Kepanjen classes and solutions to related obstacles in optimizing the use of class literacy corners at SMP Negeri 5 Kepanjen. This qualitative research uses a phenomenological type. The research informants involved all school members, namely students, teachers and the principal of SMPN 5 Kepanjen. The results of the study show that the school is trying to instill a culture of DEAR (Drop Everything And Read), which must be done every day by students at SMP Negeri 5 Kepanjen. By habituating students to visit literacy corners, creating literacy activity programs, applying critical reading skill and trying to bring in publishers to offer a wide selection of reading books to students to be used in literacy corners as literacy materials. The reading corner functions to create a new classroom atmosphere, can also be used as a place for casual reading, fosters student creativity and can be used as a place to channel hobbies. In addition, students enjoy reading under the guidance of the teacher, because they can learn and share ideas and experiences while learning. The obstacle to optimizing the function of the literacy corner is the low introduction of a reading culture, the solution to optimizing the function of the literacy corner is that the teacher participates in providing books to be read by students, adapts to the needs of students in class and tries to complete a collection of various readings, so that when students read they do not seem boring. When they are in the literacy corner, carrying out DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) activities can create critical thinking so that they finally like reading activities.

BEYOND THE HASHTAG: EXPLORING THE MULTIFACETED WORLD OF BOOKSTAGRAM

In the ever-evolving world of digital technologies, bookstagram is taking over the literature landscape, with the phenomenon of digital book lovers sparking a variety of research. Thus, the online space created specifically for readers around the world starts from its emergence as a hashtag and is shaped by the evolution of social media applications and, by extension, consumer demands. In such manner, keywords and themes relevant to a better understanding of the Instagram trend are established in articles from online databases that this study aims to examine. In other words, the research investigates the nature of bookstagram present in the literature through a quantitative analysis of bookstagram articles from their first appearance to the present, starting with 90 and narrowing our study to 15. Thus, the VOSviewer software is chosen as a tool, which provides a bibliometric map of all implemented papers from the Web of Science database interpreting data about the aforementioned trend. Therefore, the aim of the paper is to better understand the #bookstagram phenomenon since its first appearances in the literature, laying the foundations of relevant concepts and ideas to characterize it. So, bookstagram is relatively new in the Internet ecosystem, but it is strengthening every day the interest of digital users to discuss and learn about books, regardless of the social media platform used. There is also a growing interest in the impact the trend is having on modern literary culture. Moreover, the research will be an important pawn in the growing value of information encompassing the modern phenomenon of reading lovers on the social media platform Instagram.

Integration of Mathematics Culture and Mathematics Teaching in High School under the View of Flipped Classroom

The new curriculum standard suggests that mathematics culture should be integrated into mathematics teaching activities. With the support of information technology, how to better integrate mathematics culture and cultivate students' mathematics cultural literacy has attracted much attention. This paper applies theoretical research methods to explore the combination of mathematical culture with the flipped classroom for teaching mathematical culture. On the basis of clarifying the connotation and characteristics of both mathematics culture and the flipped classroom, and analyzing the current situation of mathematics culture teaching and flipped classroom teaching in high schools, this paper proposes strategies for integrating mathematics culture into high school mathematics teaching within the flipped classroom framework: 1. Creating high-quality microvideos for mathematics culture teaching; 2. Clearly defining students' objectives and tasks for independent pre-class learning; 3. Selecting teaching methods judiciously for effective in-class instruction; 4. Enhancing teachers' own mathematics cultural literacy through reflective evaluation. Through the above strategies, high-quality teaching micro-videos enhance students' interest in learning and their independent learning abilities. Clear independent learning objectives and tasks can effectively improve students' learning efficiency and help them construct their own knowledge. Appropriate teaching methods can stimulate students' interest in learning and improve the effectiveness of classroom assessments. With the help of the flipped classroom as a teaching mode, it can assist teachers and students in adjusting and improving their teaching and learning processes, and create a more interesting, diversified, and open learning environment. This environment fosters a deeper appreciation for mathematical culture among students. The aim is to better integrate mathematics culture knowledge and enhance students' mathematical literacy in personalized teaching.

A Study on English Reading Teaching and Subject Literacy Cultivation Strategies in High School: The Impact of Task-Based Approaches in High School Reading

This study takes the task-based approach to English reading teaching as the entry point and explores its role in fostering high school students’ English subject literacy through research methods such as questionnaire surveys and teaching experiments. The results indicate that compared to traditional teaching methods, task-based English reading teaching can better cultivate students’ comprehensive English application abilities and enhance the level of subject literacy, especially showing significant effects on the integrated training of language knowledge and discourse ability. There is a positive correlation between students’ English reading ability and subject literacy. The study proposes targeted strategies for English reading teaching to promote the development of subject literacy. This research provides theoretical basis and practical pathways for promoting task-based English reading teaching reform and achieving literacy-oriented teaching goals.

Yu Shuxi’s Biography and Transmission of Pingdiao Sanxianshu Chinese Folk Singing in the Context of Literacy

This study investigates the role of Yu Shuxi in the transmission and preservation of Pingdiao Sanxianshu, an intangible cultural heritage, within the context of literacy and education. By analyzing the cultural significance and pedagogical practices of Yu Shuxi’s artistry, the research explores the impact of traditional folk arts on literacy development and cultural identity formation. Utilizing qualitative methods, including interviews with key informants and field observations in Baofeng County, Henan Province, the study captures the intricate relationship between individual biographies and broader educational practices. Data analysis reveals how Yu Shuxi’s life story and teachings in Pingdiao Sanxianshu contribute to cultural preservation and literacy skills among learners, emphasizing the need for integration of traditional arts in modern education. The results indicate the potential of such arts to enhance critical thinking, linguistic abilities, and cultural literacy. Consequently, the research suggests collaborative measures across educational institutions, governmental policies, and community efforts to ensure the viability and relevance of traditional folk arts like Pingdiao Sanxianshu in contemporary society, maintaining their legacy for future generations.

Dong Pipa: Chinese Musical Instrument in Literacy Functions and Educational Occasions

The Dong Pipa, a traditional Chinese musical instrument, is a significant element of the Dong ethnic group’s cultural heritage. The objective is to investigate the historical development of the Dong Pipa, a traditional Chinese musical instrument, in literacy functions and educational occasions. The research was conducted in Liping, Congjiang, and Rongjiang counties in Guizhou Province, Tongdao County in Hunan Province, and Sanjiang in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Two key informants and four casual informants, including national transmitters and experts in Dong Pipa music, were interviewed, and data were gathered through fieldwork, interviews, and observations. The analysis focused on the integration of the Dong Pipa into educational settings and its role in fostering cultural literacy. The results indicate that the Dong Pipa has played a dynamic role both historically and in contemporary times, contributing significantly to cultural transmission and education. The study suggests that incorporating traditional instruments like the Dong Pipa into modern educational practices can enhance cultural literacy and support preservation efforts.

PENANAMAN BUDAYA LITERASI MEMBACA DAN NUMERASI MELALUI PENYULUHAN WAWASAN BACAAN DAN TAHFIZH AL-QURAN SERTA LOMBA PHBI

Reading literacy and numeracy literacy are skills that play an essential role in facing the challenges of the 21st century. This service aims to instill a culture of reading literacy and numeracy literacy in teachers, parents and students who take part in Al-Quran Reading and Tahfizh Program activities at Irmas Baeturrahmah, Kalibuntu Village, Regency Cirebon. Based on observations and interviews, there needs to be activities that can increase insight into reading and tahfizh Al-Quran in the form of counseling and can increase reading literacy and numeracy literacy among students in the form of competitions. The results of the service show that counseling provides motivation to improve learning of the Al-Quran and competitions can be held with high public interest.

Cultural Landscape of Industrial Heritage: Aesthetic Literacy Education of the Spatial Production Thought

As China’s economy and culture become increasingly globalized and open to exchange, students’ aesthetic views have revealed potential danger signals during the evolution of civilization, sometimes manifesting as deliberate neglect and challenge to righteous culture. This study focuses on the issues faced by contemporary aesthetic education for students, particularly the oversight by teachers during lesson preparation in identifying learning materials that are both engaging for students and have experiential educational value. Based on the immersive learning characteristics of intuitive experiential education, the study employs an exploratory case study method, utilizing the industrial heritage cultural landscape of Fanshan Town in Anhui, China, as a tool and resource for students’ aesthetic education. It constructs a knowledge system of alum culture landscape aesthetic literacy, grounded in the thought of “Harmony between Man and Nature”, centered on the elements of contemporary students’ aesthetic literacy. The findings indicate that the cultural landscape of the alum industrial heritage situates the construction of the aesthetic literacy knowledge system within a broader and more credible temporal and spatial context. This provides high-quality learning materials for the experiential teaching process, helping students draw lessons from historical reflection and enrich their aesthetic cultural literacy.

Literacy Transmission of Chinese Folk Songs in Southern Shaanxi

Southern Shaanxi, rich in folk song culture, faces significant challenges in preserving its musical heritage due to rapid modernization, technological advancements, and social changes. The primary objective is to investigate the educational literacy development and transmission processes of Chinese folk songs in Southern Shaanxi under contemporary status. The research site encompasses cities like Hanzhong and Ankang, with seven key informants, including folk song practitioners, educators, cultural experts, students, and community members, provided insights through interviews, observations, and document analysis. Thematic analysis was employed to identify patterns and themes related to educational literacy development, transmission processes, and cultural influences. The results indicate that integrating folk songs into educational curricula enhances language acquisition, critical thinking, emotional expression, and cognitive skills while revealing challenges such as the loss of traditional environments, the complexity of singing techniques, and economic constraints. The study suggests embracing technological innovations, fostering community involvement, and implementing supportive policies to sustain the transmission of Chinese folk songs and promote cultural literacy among younger generations.

The Historical Development and Literacy of Jiarong Tibetan Embroidery in Education

This study delves into the intricate tapestry of Jiarong Tibetan embroidery, exploring its historical development, cultural significance, and educational implications in heritage preservation and sustainable practices. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the historical development and literacy of Jiarong Tibetan Embroidery in education. Conducted in Xiaojin County, known for its cultural significance in Tibetan embroidery, the research employed a multidimensional approach, including a literature review, interviews with key informants such as cultural experts and artisans, and thematic analysis of data collected through surveys, observations, and focus-group discussions. The research uncovered profound insights into the origins of Jiarong Tibetan embroidery, its cultural symbolism, educational pedagogy, market dynamics, and strategies for sustainable development. Based on these findings, the study suggests collaborative efforts among stakeholders to integrate heritage education, promote cultural literacy, and preserve traditional crafts like Jiarong Tibetan embroidery in the face of modern challenges.

Budaya Profil Pelajar Kreatif: Menumbuhkembangkan Literasi Visual Anak Panti Asuhan

Community Service Partners (PkM), namely the Abdurrahman Bin Auf Orphanage (PA. Abd R.) Nogosari District, Boyolali. P.A. Abd R. currently has 49 foster children (M=23; P=26). The main problem in PA. Abd R., knowledge related to visual literacy and creativity is less than optimal with a percentage of 42%. So that foster children have visual literacy competencies, they need development and assistance so that they can continue their education to a higher, superior and competent level. The aim of the PkM program is to empower PA foster children. Abd R. through socialization, mentoring, and displays of visual literacy creativity to form habits. The expected impact of this program is that foster child partners will have an understanding of the material, expertise, creativity and skills in making learning media. Methods for implementing the PkM program, namely socialization, mentoring and showing creativity. The results of PkM activities are 1) Increased awareness and interest in learning for foster children in a visual literacy culture through socialization, mentoring and training. 2) Increasing the visual literacy skills of foster children that are culturally oriented towards creative student profiles. 3) Adequate learning resources/visual literacy reading books in the library (provided by the PkM team, adding 29 book titles). 4) Developing creativity from activities, a) working on Pre-test questions, b) making Popup books and booklets, c) making digital posters, d) making 3-dimensional wall magazines, e) making padlets, and f) working on Post-tests.

Research on Strategies to Enhance Teachers’ Cultural Literacy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine culture is a treasure of Chinese culture, and its inheritance is crucial for the comprehensive training of teachers in the new era. This article delves into strategies to enhance the cultural literacy of traditional Chinese medicine among teachers from the perspectives of educational science and cultural dissemination. This study analyzes the current situation and teaching impact of traditional Chinese medicine cultural literacy among teachers and proposes strategies such as strengthening basic education, integrating it into training systems, conducting practical activities, and building resource-sharing platforms. These measures aim to enrich teacher knowledge, improve teaching levels, and effectively inherit and promote traditional Chinese medicine culture. At the same time, this article provides specific suggestions for the effective implementation of strategies and references for improving the cultural literacy of teachers in traditional Chinese medicine.

Pedagogical explorations: Digital “Baybayin” and cultural narratives in the post-pandemic college techscape

This study investigates the significance of Digital “Baybayin” and cultural narratives in Philippine higher education, focusing on its role in preserving Filipino cultural heritage amidst post-pandemic challenges. Employing qualitative methods and guided by theoretical frameworks on Cultural Identity Theory, Technology Acceptance Model, and Community of Inquiry Framework, the research examines how traditional cultural narratives encoded in “Baybayin” scripts are transmitted and interpreted through digital tools, revitalizing them in modern contexts. Thematic analysis identifies significant themes: Identity Formation, as Digital “Baybayin” enhances cultural identity and pride among students and educators; Digital Literacy, fostering competence in utilizing digital tools for cultural preservation; Interdisciplinary Approaches, highlighting collaborative efforts across disciplines to integrate “Baybayin” into curricula; and Future Directions, emphasizing ongoing research into digital pedagogies and community engagement for sustainable cultural revitalization. Further, findings underscore the transformative impact of integrating “Baybayin” into higher education curricula, enhancing cultural literacy and identity. Recommendations advocate for enhancing digital literacy, fostering community engagement, and promoting transdisciplinary approaches to deepen understanding of “Baybayin” and cultural narratives in educational settings. Theoretical insights and practical considerations advance future research directions, emphasizing the integration of “Baybayin” into curricula and exploring digital pedagogies to strengthen cultural connections in the post-pandemic college techscape.

The Role of Digital Technology in the Preservation and Resilience of Local Culture in the Era of Globalization

The development of globalization increasingly affects the existence of local culture in Indonesia. The era of globalization and the increasing influence of digital technology has aroused the interest of Indonesians in external cultures. These day, the advancement of technology and the rapid change of the current of globalization is a challenge for the Indonesian people in their efforts to preserve their culture. Today's development of digital technology makes it easier for people around the world to access a variety of information and to know the developments a country is experiencing. This article is compiled using the method of study literature to discuss how the role of digital technology in the preservation of local culture. An effort that can be made is to implement cultural literacy and citizenship within the scope of the school as well as publicly digitally. The preservation of Indonesian culture must continue because its culture and values are an important part of the identity of the Indonesians.