Frame Of Theory Research Articles

Beyond Translation: Exploring the Stigmatization of Rainbow Works Translation Under Frame Theory

ABSTRACT Drawing on Goffman’s frame theory, this study examines the attitudes of nine Chinese university teacher translators in translating rainbow works, ranging from hesitancy to resistance. The primary objective is to uncover the frames of stigmatization inherent in their negative attitudes toward rainbow works translation. The research clarifies the identities of perpetrators and victims in these frames leading to stigmatization. Findings indicate that various stigmatization events in rainbow works translation share a common feature—an unfavorable depiction of rainbow culture and related elements, encompassing the rainbow community, works, and translators. Perpetrators and victims vary across events, demonstrating diversity. The research interprets stigmatization in rainbow works translation at individual, institutional, and sociocultural levels. Providing a unique Chinese perspective, the study contributes to international understanding of stigmatization in a heteronormative society. It challenges traditional Chinese norms, advocates reevaluating identity labels for the rainbow community, and underscores the importance of addressing translators’ circumstances in translating rainbow works within specific societal contexts.

Working with constructs of inclusion for understanding teachers’ literacy practices and their impact on student learning

ABSTRACT The paper explores teachers’ language literacy practices in underprivileged, inner-city schools in Athens, Greece, and their implications for student learning and educational inclusion. The current developments of global/European and national education policy agendas on literacy and inclusion inform the research questions of the study. Bernstein’s theory of pedagogic discourse frames our analysis on the reproduction of social inequalities through schooling and informs our discussion on the discursive means and the pedagogic practices for their interruption. Findings, based on interview data and classroom observations, indicate that global discourses on inclusion, (re)articulated in the disadvantaged school settings of the study, invest the notion of inclusion with three different meanings: a. inclusion as assimilation and absorption into the dominant culture and society; b. inclusion as therapy for students’ emotional ‘traumas’; and c. inclusion as recognition of difference. We argue that these constructs of inclusion shape teaching practices that either promote or undermine student learning and empowerment.

Modification of the electronic and optical properties of YVO4:Eu induced by different charge states of the Eu ion

By employing first-principles calculations within the frame of density functional theory, we investigated the modifications of the electronic and optical properties of isolated Eu impurities within YVO4:Eu3+ compound in the presence of additional electron charges. This scenario arises when YVO4:Eu3+ is exposed to gamma radiation that ejects electrons from certain ions and makes them available for capture by others. Our findings reveal that a significant portion of the additional charge is captured by the Eu3+ ion (0.32 e), but this portion is insufficient to confirm a change in the Eu oxidation state from 3+ to 2+. Nevertheless, this capture significantly modifies the Eu electronic configuration, elevating the energy of its occupied 4f-states and bringing them closer to the conduction band bottom. This fact causes the optical absorption of Eu to be generated by 4f → 5d electron transitions, instead of 4f → 4f as in the case of the non-irradiated compound. The presented results qualitatively explain drastic changes in the Eu emission spectrum induced by gamma irradiation of the YVO4:Eu3+, perceived experimentally.

Communicating Green Innovation to Online Communities: Evidence from Sports Mega Events

Tourism and event organizers implement green innovation to mitigate the negative environmental impacts they cause. However, how to effectively communicate these green innovations to online communities remains a challenge. Drawing on message framing and construal level theories, we collected 503 tweets and used an exploratory sequential mixed-methods approach to analyze the textual data. First, we conducted abductive coding analysis, identifying two novel framing forms, innovative and value chain framings. Second, using negative binomial regressions, we found that input-value (vs. output-value) framing is often used but decreases online engagement. Moreover, proximal (vs. distal) framing is less used but enhances online engagement. Third, we explored the moderating effect of green innovation, revealing that innovative and proximal framings are more effective for green organizational innovation, whereas emotional framing is more effective for green service innovation. This study offers novel insights on how to strategically communicate green innovation to event online communities.

A Deliberate Metaphorical Framing Analysis in Multimodal Cartoons -- By Analyzing Environmental Cartoons

Drawing on deliberate metaphor theory and framing theory, this study takes the environmental cartoons for case analysis and explore how deliberate metaphors construct in multimodal cartoons and how to convey social communicative meaning deliberately. The analysis founded three types of surface frames: HUMAN frame, MONSTER frame and DEATH frame. Deliberate metaphors attempt to invite readers to understand environmental cartoons from the frames in which the source domain is constructed. The cartoons embody the value of harmonious coexistence between human beings and nature and advocate individuals to protect the environment.

Counter-hegemony with English Language

Presented in this article are explications of language ideology and a sociocultural linguistic theory that links language ideologies to language identities with implications for acquiring and using hegemonic English language knowledge. The theory frames analyses of data collected in a study of college students in the People’s Republic of China conducted to discern the impact of national language ideologies promoting the English language. Prior research indicates that students with strong indigenous/local language ideologies and identities commonly adopt anti-hegemonic tactics of linguistic resistance to using the English language exclusively or extensively. Students in this study envisioned markedly uncommon counter-hegemonic tactics where the English language is used to elevate the hegemony of Chinese language.

Exploring determinants of hand hygiene among nursing students: A theory of planned behavior approach

BackgroundThis study aims to assess the hand hygiene behavior of nursing students and identify the factors influencing this behavior through the “Scale for Assessment Hand Washing Behavior in the Frame of Theory of Planned Behaviour (SAHBTPB)”.MethodsThis descriptive and cross-sectional study was undertaken at the nursing departments of the university’s faculty of health sciences in İzmir, Turkey between 2021 and 2022. A total of 240 nursing students were recruited as participants for this study. Data were collected with the SAHBTPB. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Chi-square test, and correlation analysis in the SPSS 21.0 program (p < .05).ResultsParticipation rate was 74.76%. The mean age of the students was 20.59 ± 1.59 years and 69.9% were woman. The nursing students’ total mean score of SAHBTPB was 147.5 ± 14.0 (min = 94; max = 176). There was a positively significant association between the total score and students’ gender, graduate level, and hand hygiene education status. There was no significant difference in scale total score mean based on the existence of dermatological problems on the students’ hands or their frequency of hand hygiene (p > .05).ConclusionThe mean scores of nursing students on the SAHBTPB were found to be at a good level. The sub-dimension “intention” was identified as an effective factor in predicting the hand hygiene behavior of the students. The findings have the potential to positively impact nursing education by increasing awareness among students and offering valuable insights for nurses and educators.

Surveying the Perspectives of Middle and High School Educators Who Use Role-playing Games as Pedagogy

This qualitative study analyzes interviews from 11 educators who use TTRPGs as pedagogy to identify common perspectives about what benefits these games bring to their classrooms. Findings across settings include practitioner reports of increased engagement, new social connections, the development of affinity groups, and a lowering of perceived social stakes for students in the setting. Additionally, teachers described a change in student attitudes about success in the classroom from an individualistic to collectivist stance. These findings are then examined through Gary Alan Fine’s TTRPG Frame Theory. Also noted is the lack of connection between the current work of RPG scholars and the work of these practitioners.

Mathieu–Hill Equation Stability Analysis for Trapped Ions: Anharmonic Corrections for Nonlinear Electrodynamic Traps

The stability properties of the Hill equation are discussed, especially those of the Mathieu equation that characterize ion motion in electrodynamic traps. The solutions of the Mathieu-Hill equation for a trapped ion are characterized by employing the Floquet theory and Hill’s method solution, which yields an infinite system of linear and homogeneous equations whose coefficients are recursively determined. Stability is discussed for parameters a and q that are real. Characteristic curves are introduced naturally by the Sturm–Liouville problem for the well-known even and odd Mathieu equations cem(z,q) and sem(z,q). In the case of a Paul trap, the stable solution corresponds to a superposition of harmonic motions. The maximum amplitude of stable oscillations for ideal conditions (taken into consideration) is derived. We illustrate the stability diagram for a combined (Paul and Penning) trap and represent the frontiers of the stability domains for both axial and radial motion, where the former is described by the canonical Mathieu equation. Anharmonic corrections for nonlinear Paul traps are discussed within the frame of perturbation theory, while the frontiers of the modified stability domains are determined as a function of the chosen perturbation parameter and we demonstrate they are shifted towards negative values of the a parameter. The applications of the results include but are not restricted to 2D and 3D ion traps used for different applications such as mass spectrometry (including nanoparticles), high resolution atomic spectroscopy and quantum engineering applications, among which we mention optical atomic clocks and quantum frequency metrology.

Effects of CSR-Related Media Coverage on Corporate Reputation

AbstractBased on framing and attribution theory, this study explores the mediator role of CSR skepticism within the relation of media coverage about corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities on reputation and brand attitudes. Within this investigation, we also explore framing and negativity effects. We conducted an experimental design (German speaking sample, N = 207) using media reports on environmental CSR of a (fictitious) airline company. Our results demonstrate that effects on reputation are fully mediated by CSR skepticism, and effects on brand attitudes are partly mediated by CSR skepticism. Additionally, reputation and brand attitudes are contingent with positive and negative valence of media framing and a negativity bias can be found for framing effects on brand attitudes.

Turbulence throughout teacher education: a case study of negotiating teacher identity

ABSTRACT Becoming a teacher is a tricky road paved with struggles. The purpose of this reconstructive educational case study is to exemplify the complex construction of teacher identity by following the five-year journey of one student teacher in the process of qualifying as a primary schoolteacher in Finland. With the heuristic analysis of longitudinal thematic narrative interviews in the frame of Dialogical Self Theory (DST), the key results of the study make a substantial contribution by illustrating how struggles are entrenched in various I-positions of teacher identity. According to our results, we conclude that four I-positions should be carefully supported in teacher education: I as a person, I as a foreigner, I as an academic student and I as a teacher. The role of teacher education in supporting student teachers in this respect is discussed in light of the results.

A crisis without a context? The framing of economic inequality through the pandemic

This article analyses how economic inequality was framed by UK news media during the pandemic and, drawing from framing theory, considers the implications of the coverage for news audiences. To do so, it uses a data set of 167 articles from the following UK news publications: The Guardian, The Telegraph, the Financial Times and The Sun. There are differences between the publications in terms of salience, tone and there is a wide range of causes and solutions attributed to inequality with no consensus emerging. The coverage is framed mainly by state sources, and there is very little discussion of the finance sector and corporations as causes and solutions to tackle inequality. There are some positive trends emerging, as sustainable finance, climate change and gender equality are highlighted alongside some alternative solutions, indicating a move away from historical trends in news coverage that demonize poverty and focus simply on the individual.

Visualising War / Peace Photographs: A Comparative Analysis of Selected Asian News Sites’ Coverage of the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian Conflict

Abstract This study analyses the visual coverage of the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian conflict on Asian news sites, utilising the frameworks of war and peace journalism. Conducting a content analysis of 397 images from seven leading Asian news sites, we contribute to the literature on visual coverage, particularly from online platforms. Our analysis identifies the predominant visual narratives employed by these news sites and offers insights into variations in coverage intensity, regional and ethnic focuses, portrayal of age groups, and depiction of harm. The study extends the understanding of framing theory by analysing visual frames, providing valuable implications for future visual studies and contributing to a deeper understanding of conflict portrayal in online news media.

PRESERVATION OF THE LINGUOCULTURAL CODE IN TRANSLATION OF MEMOIRS

This article explores linguistic and cultural codes as comprising symbolic meanings and procedural schemes that shape understanding and expression. These codes include fixed and variable linguistic units, forming structural and semantic patterns reflecting personal thinking. They underpin artistic and literary expressions, modeling cognitive, semiotic, and linguistic perspectives. The study discusses N. I. Zhinkina’s “subject-schematic” code, transforming thoughts into verbal expressions, and Ch. Fillmore’s frame theory, linking words to knowledge structures. It emphasizes the development of conceptual and mental spaces through language and culture, highlighting their roles in organizing knowledge and facilitating communication.

Media coverage of domestic violence-related issues in China

Domestic violence-related issues in China have attracted extensive attention since the Anti-Domestic Violence Law was implemented in 2016. This project builds on framing theory, the law and social movements perspective, and a discussion of ethnocentrism to address how the Chinese state-owned (English-language) and British privately-owned media represented domestic violence-related issues in China from 2016 to 2022. The findings of this research demonstrated that China Daily passively participated the simultaneous process of media campaign and legal tactic, referenced legal actors’ ideas on initiating top-down legal reform to close legal loopholes and improve the effectiveness of law enforcement, and educated the public to remove outdated traditional ideas. The Chinese media coverage on domestic violence-related issues can be characterized as taking a responsive approach, as they largely reference elite legal actors’ discourse on pragmatic solutions for domestic violence. Conversely, the British media broadened the discussion of domestic violence-related issues in China to critique socialist values and the Communist party (government). The Guardian and The Economist emphasized the importance of bottom-up feminist movements and individual activists’ contributions in ending domestic violence. The ethnocentrism of the British publications resulted in their overlooking Chinese law and social movements in the context of domestic violence.

Portrayal of Physical and Sexual Women Violence Issues in Elite Press of Pakistan

This study investigates how leading English and Urdu newspapers in Pakistan cover issues of physical and sexual violence against women. The primary objectives include examining the extent and nature of coverage, comparing Urdu and English newspapers, and analyzing media framing of these issues. The research questions focus on identifying the types and amount of violence reported, the space allocated, the placement of news items, and whether the coverage is favourable or unfavourable. Utilizing framing theory and feminist theory, the study adopts a cross-sectional research design and employs content analysis to examine data from June 1, 2021, to May 31, 2022. The sample includes Daily Jang, Daily Nawa-i-Waqt, The News, and The Nation. Indicators such as the type of violence (physical, psychological, sexual), placement of news (front page, back page, crime page), and column space were coded and analyzed using Chi-Square tests. Results show that Urdu newspapers provide more extensive and unfavourable coverage compared to English newspapers. Physical violence received the most coverage, followed by sexual and psychological violence. Significant findings highlight the media's role in perpetuating stereotypes and biases against women, emphasizing the need for balanced and ethical reporting. Recommendations include enhancing media literacy, promoting ethical journalism, and advocating for policies that ensure fair representation of women's issues in the press.

Media-Based Social Work as a Modality for the Enhancement of Public Awareness of Violence against Women: A Comparative Analysis of Two Cases Covered by the Israeli Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract Utilising framing theory and conceptual metaphor theory, the present study delves into how media can aid social workers in enhancing public awareness of social problems. A comparative content analysis was conducted, focusing on two Israeli cases involving the attempted murder of women by their partners during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Of the 570 reports analysed, 210 reports focused on the two cases of attempted murder of women by their partners. The first case received only episodic framing in contrast to the second case, which transitioned from episodic framing to thematic framing, leading to noteworthy social and legislative changes. Three transformative factors were identified as contributors to the shift in media coverage: the timing of the event; the willingness of the victim to be interviewed and the presence of a family member or professional accompanying the media story. This study also underscores the importance of understanding the metaphorical language employed by the media in influencing public awareness. On a practical level, the findings of the study offer insights into the essential elements of media-based social work that can foster the recognition of social problems and their prevention, complementing other social work interventions.

When do gossip receivers assess negative gossip as justifiable? A goal framing approach

Negative gossip is a double-edged sword, which can harm group members but also protect them from harmful others. Current theory proposes that gossip receivers assess gossipers' selfish and prosocial intentions based on different social cues, to determine whether the negative gossip behavior is morally justifiable. However, assessing gossipers' moral intentions does not fully clarify when and how justifiability of negative gossip is assessed by receivers. Using goal framing theory, I propose a parsimonious way of understanding when gossip receivers will be interested in determining whether sharing the negative gossip was justifiable, and how they assess justifiability. In line with predictions, results of two scenario experiments showed that in a hedonic and gain goal frame gossip justifiability was similar to a baseline level, suggesting that receivers had no particular concerns regarding gossip justifiability. However, in a normative frame receivers assessed negative gossip to be less justifiable when social cues indicated that the gossiper was motivated to harm others for self-interest compared to when such cues were absent (Study 1). In Study 2, gossip was more justified when social cues indicated that that the target broke the salient social norm and signaled that the gossiper has low motivation to harm. Moreover, in a normative frame, participants were more interested in further establishing gossip truthfulness compared to participants in a gain, hedonic, or control condition in Study 1, and in a hedonic condition in Study 2. These results show that individuals' goal frame determine their interest in gossip justifiability and how they assess it. This may help solve the paradox of negative gossip by drawing from goal framing theory to understand individuals can be avid gossip consumers, while holding widely disapproving attitudes towards this behavior.

Behavioral Finance: The Impact of Investor Expectation on the Financial Decision-Making

This paper offers a comprehensive exploration of fundamental concepts in behavioral finance and their repercussions on financial markets. Initially, it scrutinizes the efficient market hypothesis, highlighting disparities between its idealized assumptions and the complexities of real-world markets. Subsequently, it investigates the impact of loss aversion on investor behavior and its propensity to generate market anomalies. Moreover, the paper delves into the influence of framing theory and the endowment effect on investors' perceptions and decision-making processes, elucidating how cognitive biases can distort market dynamics. By synthesizing these theories, the paper presents a coherent framework for analyzing markets through a behavioral finance lens. It asserts that investors stand to benefit from a thorough comprehension and utilization of behavioral finance principles, enabling them to make more reasoned and efficacious investment choices. It concludes that investors can enhance their decision-making by embracing the principles of behavioral finance, thus contributing to a more rational and efficient market overall.

Ways of Upgrading Macro-Economic Stimulation of Labour Productivity in View of Neo-Keynesian Economic Theory

The article analyzed the experience of economic system functioning in view of researching trends acute for resolving problems of labour productivity in Russia. The research goal is to find ways of optimizing economic policy of labour productivity stimulation. The author conducted theoretical research in raising labour productivity within the frames of neo-Keynesian theory and studied retrospective ideas concerning this problem in the previous classical economic theory. The research showed the emergence of ideas dealing with the role of labour in value creation, macro-economic balance between investment and remuneration in labour productivity. The author identified in theory and proved in practice the importance of raising labour productivity as a factor of economic growth. Based on empiric research results of economic policy were analyzed in certain fields, such as wages, investment macro-economic policy and technological policy of state. By using post-soviet economy of Russia as an example the author proved key economic theses about trends of economic policy necessary for stimulating labour productivity. The importance of macro-economic regulation and innovation was highlighted in view of foreign-economic sanctions and trade restrictions. Findings of the research demonstrate key trends needed to resolve the problem of raising labour productivity and put forward steps necessary to reach positive results.