Open-minded Research Articles

التكنولوجيا ودورها في العملية التعليمية الحاسوب انموذجا

Computer-assisted education appeared at the hands of (Wilson, Sopes, and Atkinson), as it can be used in all fields of learning, as the integration of modern technologies in the educational process has become a major priority that all countries seek in order to keep pace with modern developments, as it has become impossible to imagine a leading school or university without E-learning, in an attempt to link between the human mind and the computer mind, and accordingly, we are in dire need of a different type of learners, as it has become imperative for the individual in the information age to persevere in continuous education throughout his life. The main task of education now is to teach people how To learn, that is, to prepare generations that are capable of continuous education despite the absence of the teacher or the element of direct oral educational communication, where the learner resorts to educational programs using the computer and similar modern technological means. Therefore, development and modernization in the educational process has become a matter that cannot be overlooked, and therefore it is necessary to rely on modern educational means by employing the computer in the transfer and circulation of knowledge and knowledge to learners, which contributes to raising the rate of achievement performance for them away from traditional methods of narrating and throwing information that makes the learner a mere passive inappropriate recipient For the age of information that requires a more capable, more productive and open mind, using the computer as a modern educational tool, the learner becomes the focus of the educational process into an active element, as it becomes an interactive product with the educational environment.

Attitudes of psychiatrists towards people with mental illness: a cross-sectional, multicentre study of stigma in 32 European countries

Mental health-related stigma occurs among the public and professionals alike. The lived experience of mental illness has been linked to less stigmatising attitudes. However, data on psychiatrists and the relationship between stigmatising attitudes and psychotherapeutic activity or case discussion groups remains scarce. A cross-sectional multicentre study was performed in 32 European countries to investigate the lived experiences and attitudes of psychiatrists toward patients with mental illness as well as the relationship between stigma, psychosocial and professional factors. The self-reported, anonymous, internet-based Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers was used to measure the stigmatising attitudes. The survey was translated into the local language of each participating country. All participants were practising specialists and trainees in general adult or child and adolescent psychiatry. The study took place between 2nd October, 2019 and 9th July, 2021 and was preregistered at ClinicalTrial.gov (NCT04644978). A total of 4245 psychiatrists completed the survey. The majority, 2797 (66%), had completed training in psychiatry, and 3320 (78%) worked in adult psychiatry. The final regression model showed that across European countries more favourable attitudes toward people with mental illness were statistically significantly associated with the lived experience of participants (including seeking help for their own mental health conditions (d=-0.92, 95% confidence interval (CI)=-1.68 to-0.15, p=0.019), receiving medical treatment for a mental illness (d=-0.88, 95% CI=-1.71 to-0.04, p=0.040), as well as having a friend or a family member similarly affected (d=-0.68, 95% CI=-1.14 to-0.22, p=0.004)), being surrounded by colleagues who are less stigmatising (d=-0.98, 95% CI=-1.26 to-0.70, p<0.001), providing psychotherapy to patients (d=-1.14, 95% CI=-1.63 to-0.65 p<0.001), and being open to (d=-1.69, 95% CI=-2.53 to-0.85, p<0.001) and actively participating in (d=-0.94, 95% CI=-1.45 to-0.42, p<0.001) case discussion, supervision, or Balint groups. Our study highlights the importance of psychotherapy training, supervision, case discussions and Balint groups in reducing the stigmatising attitudes of psychiatrists toward patients. As the findings represent cross-national predictors, Europe-wide policy interventions, national psychiatric education systems and the management of psychiatric institutions should take these findings into consideration. National Youth Talent Award (Ministry of Human Resources, Hungary, (NTP-NFTÖ-20-B-0134). All authors received no funding for their contribution.

‘노인일자리 사업’ 참여자의 자서전쓰기 프로그램에서 나타난 전환학습 사례연구

This study is a qualitative case study that explores the context of life and transition learning of elderly learners in the autobiography writing program. The study participants were nine people who participated in the 12-time elderly autobiography writing program held at B Welfare Center in A City from September to November 2022. The researcher collected and analyzed handwritten books and individual interview data of research participants while participating in the autobiography writing program. As a result of the study, it was possible to confirm the case of conversion learning in the process of changing perspectives in the life of the study participants and conducting an autobiography writing program. Participants participated in the autobiography writing program in a non-voluntary situation, but through active communication with other participants, they reflected on their thoughts and lives and listened to other people's lives with an open mind. In this process, changes in perception occurred, finding the meaning of life experiences that have passed and showing an attitude to plan for the future life with a more open and receptive attitude. This study aims to emphasize the significance of the elderly autobiography writing program for low-educated elderly learners and the importance of writing elderly autobiographies in terms of lifelong education.

Exploring perceptions of performance support team effectiveness in elite sport

ABSTRACT Elite sport organisations are increasingly recruiting diverse and sophisticated performance support teams in an attempt to optimise athlete health and performance. These multiteam systems are commonly comprised of sport medicine and sport science personnel (e.g. physiotherapists, sport scientists, strength and conditioning coaches, nutritionists, psychologists), yet the effectiveness of such teams is reliant upon more than the mere aggregate of the assembled expertise. Whilst the multidimensional nature of team effectiveness has been investigated in other domains, such research pertaining to performance support teams in elite sport is sparse. A qualitative method of enquiry was used to explore performance support team effectiveness across a range of elite sports. Four online focus groups consisting of a total of 18 participants working in English Premier League Football, Formula One, and Olympic Sports (summer and winter) were conducted, and reflexive thematic analysis was employed to analyse the data. Four overarching themes were generated which are deemed to be associated with performance support team effectiveness: team structure (composition, geographic dispersion, hierarchical arrangement, and leadership), team member attributes (role proficiency, open mindedness, adaptability, and humility), shared mental model (shared objectives, role understanding, and contextual awareness), and social capital (trust, respect, cohesion, and communication). This study provides a greater understanding of performance support team effectiveness in elite sport which has conceivable implications for future research and also professional practice.

The Virtue of Open-Mindedness as a Virtue of Attention

Open-mindedness appears as a potential intellectual virtue from the beginning of the rise of the literature on intellectual virtues. It often takes up a special role, sometimes thought of as a meta-virtue rather than a first-order virtue: as an ingredient that makes other virtues virtuous. Jason Baehr has attempted to give a unified account of open-mindedness as an intellectual virtue. He argues that the conceptual core of open-mindedness lies in the fact that a person departs, moves beyond, or transcends a certain default cognitive standpoint. Two of his main aims are to show that (1) one does not need to assume a doxastic conflict or disagreement to be at the heart of open-mindedness—that is, there are also instances where the virtue of open-mindedness is needed when there is no opposing view to be considered—and (2) that not all forms of open-mindedness include rational assessment—that is, sometimes being open-minded is not about weighing evidence for and against a claim. So, his main aim is to show that there are various situations that afford open-mindedness, in each of which a slightly different kind of open-mindedness is called for. To unify all these different kinds of open-mindedness is then the goal of his work. He arrives at the following definition of open-mindedness (OM): an open-minded person is characteristically (a) willing and (within limits) able (b) to transcend a default cognitive standpoint (c) in order to take up or take seriously the merits of (d) a distinct cognitive standpoint. In this article, I take seriously Baehr’s suggestion of how to understand open-mindedness as an intellectual virtue and argue that the crux lies in formulating how we can be able to transcend a default cognitive standpoint. This is not as obvious as it has been taken to be in the literature on open-mindedness. Biases, overconfidence, and wishful thinking are difficult exactly because we don’t know that we are engaging in them. That is, they are systematically hidden from our consciousness, otherwise they would not be a bias, overconfidence, or wishful thinking. Hence, the crux of making open-mindedness open-minded is to see how it is possible to make something of one’s own mind visible that is systematically hidden from oneself. I argue that this problem can be solved by looking at research on attention. I base my considerations in this article on Sebastian Watzl’s account of attention, which essentially holds that paying attention is an activity of foregrounding and backgrounding mental contents. That is, attention is the activity of structuring mental contents into a priority structure of foreground and background. If I pay attention to the scene in front of me, I foreground the black letters on my screen, and I background the coffee cup next to them. In this way, I create a priority structure between the letters (as they appear to me) and the coffee cup (as it appears to me). I argue that what allows us to make something of our own mind visible that is systematically hidden from us is a special way of paying attention, hence a special way of foregrounding and backgrounding the involved mental contents. That is, the crux of what enables us to transcend a default cognitive standpoint, the conceptual core of open-mindedness, is a special kind of attention, which I will call ‘open-minded attention’ (OMA). The claim of this article is not that open-minded attention fully describes the virtue of open-mindedness (OMA is not sufficient for open-mindedness). Rather, what I try to show is that in all cases of open-mindedness it turns out that open-minded attention is the necessary component that ensures that we can indeed get rid of prior biases, that is, transcend also those implicit beliefs and expectations that are systematically hidden from us (OMA is necessary for open-mindedness).

The Open Mind Portrait: An Innovative Method to Promote Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking

This teaching tip article highlights the “Open Mind Portrait” as a visual art strategy to assess middle and secondary students’ complex expressions of texts backed by research, the steps involved for implementation, and a student example to highlight the power of visual art projects. Employing visual art projects to promote reading comprehension and critical thinking offers classroom teachers an innovative reading response method to the standard constructed response. Through the combination of reading and art, teachers can assess students’ comprehension of literary characters as students analyze the role of a character in a story, as well as the larger social, historical, and cultural world occupied by the character when responding to texts.

MISCARRIAGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: THE APPEAL PROCESS AND POST-CONVICTION REVIEW

Concerns about miscarriages of criminal justice are not unfamiliar within the criminal justice system. Cases that involve miscarriages of justice shall persist regardless of amendments made to any legal system. However, in the Malaysian context, official consideration was not sufficiently generated for systemic reform dealing with post-appeal avenues in cases of miscarriage of criminal justice, despite certain weaknesses having been identified. The objective of this article is to analyse the weaknesses in laws pertaining to post-appeal avenues in cases of criminal miscarriage of justice, and provide suggestions for minimising such instances. The research is conducted using doctrinal methodology where legal sources of different countries have been scrutinized. Weaknesses in the Malaysian post-conviction avenues are exhibited in the limited powers of the final appellate court to review its decision, in the review of criminal proceedings, and the granting of royal pardon by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The analysis of the response to miscarriages of criminal justice and post-conviction avenues in Malaysia undertaken with the objective that a proper legal mechanism be established, where the victims’ right to prove their innocence and obtain a fair trial is ensured. It is hoped that the suggestions given are viewed with an open mind with due regard for the relevant ethical and procedural aspects.

Assessing the Effects of Teachers Qualification on Students Academic Performance in Private Secondary Schools in the South Eastern Nigeria

Ensuring high-quality teaching is vital for positive student learning experiences and achievement outcomes. This study investigated the effects of teachers’ qualification on students’ academic performance in private secondary schools in Southeastern Nigeria. Through a thoughtfully designed survey, over 515 respondents from 187 schools shared insights into their daily educational realities. Their responses revealed generally qualified teaching staff dedicated to covering subjects comprehensively. However, some specialized areas needed more depth, potentially hindering modern curriculum demands. The analysis uncovered largely positive yet complex qualification dynamics. Higher teacher numbers correlated with broader competencies, benefiting coverage. Formal training is strongly associated with examination success, highlighting qualifications' value. Yet continuous skills growth matters as needs evolve. These honest respondents' voices prompt thoughtful reflection. While standards currently meet minimums, achieving excellence requires collaborative progress. Targeted support could strengthen specialized expertise within small classes. Incentivizing expansion motivates continuous learning curves. Partnering with educators and communities cultivates locally tailored growth. Monitoring disparities prompts equitable support. This humble work invites an understanding how qualifications interconnect with private secondary school students' performance, championing each Student's potential. Through open minds and caring hands, we may clear pathways for all hearts and minds to blossom.&#x0D; &#x0D; Received: 27 August 2023 / Accepted: xx October 2023 / Published: 5 November 2023

A Brief Introduction to Gurukul Education

This paper presents gurukul system of education as the main concern in the quality of human beings. Education is the only means of civilizing ourselves to maintain high qualities of integrity, devotion, sincerity and an ethical and moral purpose in our national life. The goal of our national education should be to supply a constant stream of knowledge, character, fearless open minded, truthful, and patriotic people, who will become the basic material, for building up the nation. Gurukul Style of Education system is a 5000-year old Hindu tradition of transmitting higher knowledge and enlightenment to the students by yogic powers by the guru with an aim to develop the latent yogic powers of the child and build him up into a moral and spiritual power.

Social-integration courses serve as a bridging function for migrants by increasing peer support and life learning opportunities

Although migration and people’s encounters with other cultures are significant life events, factors that influence migrants’ relationships with host countries remain understudied. This study examined the socio-cultural integration of Turkish-speaking migrants in Belgium from their perspective, using a holistic approach for participants to share their stories. Fifty-nine Turkish-speaking migrants with different religious, national, and regional backgrounds who attended common classes in a (mixed) social integration course in Antwerp participated in the study. They were subdivided into six focus groups for interviews, which allowed participants to deconstruct their knowledge of local people, their subjective beliefs, and prejudices that separated them from other cultures. We found the focus-group interviews to be valuable interventions in the integration process. The study recommends that those who organise integration courses for migrants should approach this process with kindness, empathy, and an open mind.

The power of an open mind

Silvia Vignolini, a physicist who studies natural photonic structures, talks to Julianna Photopoulos about working across traditional scientific boundaries, co-founding start-up companies, and setting up a new department from scratch.

Pharmacy Leaders' Advice to Students Pursuing Leadership: A Qualitative Study.

Leadership development is important both from a curricular standpoint and for continued advancement of the profession. Advice from current leaders in the profession may serve as a powerful motivator to students desiring to be leaders. The purpose of this qualitative study was to provide advice from experienced pharmacy leaders. Fifty-four pharmacy leaders were identified based on pre-determined, specific criteria and by using a snowball sampling method. Interviews with leaders were conducted via Zoom to learn about their leadership journey, their legacy, and advice they would give students. The interviews were transcribed, de-identified and analyzed using the inductive, modified constant comparison approach for open and axial coding. Advice themes were compared by gender and generational category. The majority of the interviewees were male (69%), belonged to the Baby Boomer Generation (1946-1964, 59.3%), and held leadership positions in education (78%) and health systems (48%). Thirty-seven leadership advice themes were present. The topmost advice to students was to keep an open mind (35%) and to get involved in organizations (32%). Pieces of advice shared by both men and women leaders included: being open minded, getting involved in organizations, taking initiative, trying new or difficult things, and finding your passion. Keeping an open mind, and taking initiative were common across the three generations. Pharmacy leaders have insightful information for students aspiring to be future leaders. Leadership advice was similar by gender and generational category. Students would benefit in developing their leadership based on advice from the lived experience of pharmacy leaders. Future studies could examine students' perspectives on leadership advice.

PENGGUNAAN SWITCH GAME TERHADAP PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS PADA PEMBELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN PANCASILA KELAS VII D SMP NEGERI 2 PONOROGO

This research aims to improve students' critical thinking skills in Pancasila Education subjects through a game-based learning model using switch games. This research was carried out in class VII D of SMP Negeri 2 Ponorogo in the 2022/2023 academic year. The subjects in this research were 33 class VII D students, consisting of 16 girls and 17 boys. The data collection method used is descriptive quantitative by conducting observations, interviews and filling out questionnaires. The use of questionnaires in this research was used to determine students' critical thinking abilities with indicators: (1) have an open mind, (2) have fair thinking, (3) tend to look for reasons, (4) have curiosity, (5) Desire to obtain accurate and correct information (6) have flexibility (7) have concern. This research was carried out in 3 stages, namely, initial conditions, cycle 1 and cycle 2 which consisted of observation, action and reflection. The use of this learning model shows the results of a very significant increase in critical thinking skills seen from the average percentage value of 46.46% then in cycle 2 it increased to 65.30%. Then in cycle 2 students experienced a significant increase of 95.05%. Students have also made changes such as (1) explaining the problem; (2) selecting possible criteria as a solution to the problem; (3) designing alternative solutions; (4) deciding what things will be carried out; (5) reviewing, and (6) monitoring usage.

A32Towards a taxonomy of scale: a sustainable approach

Taking simulation from concept through to scalable delivery is complex, contested and an under-theorized process. The traditional approaches to scaling innovations, proposed by Everett Rogers in the 1960s is the notion of diffusion of innovation; we argue that this is of limited use in our context of working with NHS health professionals supporting their learning post-covid. Our approach to scaling draws the upon the well-tested seminal works on taxonomies by Coburn (2003) [1] and her dimensional framework, Dede et al (2007) [2], with their educational scaling model, plus the systematic review of Greenhalgh et al (2004) [3] in health services. By considering the ways in which our eight Health Education England (HEE) simulation projects have been delivered, this work presents an emerging framework, designed to enable the orchestration of team discourse about theory, the production of simulation artefacts as tools for design discourse and the identification of scalable systemic pain points. We pay particular attention to scaling innovations in practice and organizational change, which are in our view enabling factors in the sustainable adoption of learning technologies by end users in the workplace. Successful scaling is more than just being about the number of users we can reach. It requires underpinning by an understanding about the changes in practice an innovation can bring about, and how valuable these changes are to stakeholders. Challenges remain as to whether such changes can be sustained over time, and the extent to which users and stakeholders are involved in co-creating the innovation. Individuals within the organizations – and their attitudes, beliefs, and habits – play an equally important role in exploring new technologies and practices with an open mind and perceiving these as an added value in their work environment and daily routines. This work illustrates the need to strategically involve the ‘missing middle’ and starts to identify the key role these people play in that space between where scaling factors reside between top-down strategy and bottom-up initiatives. Authors confirm that all relevant ethical standards for research conduct and dissemination have been met. The submitting author confirms that relevant ethical approval was granted, if applicable.

Penolakan Umat terhadap Risalah Kenabian dan Relevansinya dengan Penolakan Reformasi Hukum Keluarga di Mesir

This paper discusses the prophetic treatises carried out by the people in relation to changes in family law reform in Egypt. The culture that has been passed down from generation to generation since the time of the ancestors will take root in the heart, so that the embedded doctrine is difficult to remove, so it takes a harder effort to accept the changing times. This research includes a literature study (Library Research), which is descriptive-analytical, using a historical-sociological approach. The rejection that occurs in the prophetic treatise is the same as the legal changes made by the Egyptian government, the similarities between the two are that they do not want to accept changes that occur in society, still hold on to the old culture adopted by their ancestors and still hold onto the animation culture. The basic reason for not accepting the change is because of the lack of understanding of what it will bring and the absence of an open mind (open thinking) by accepting input which is then discussed. Keywords: Prophetic Tracts, Reform of Family Law, Egypt

Assessing Stigma towards Mental Illness in Relation to Demographics Attitudes and Past Experiences among Pharmacy Students in a Jordanian University Sample.

Stigma towards mental illness poses a significant risk for negative mental health outcomes. Efforts have been undertaken to mitigate self-stigma and stigmatizing behaviors among the public; however, few have considered stigma among healthcare providers, including pharmacists. This study aimed to assess the level of stigma towards mental illness, using the 15-item version of the Opening Minds Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC), and associated factors among pharmacy students and was conducted via a printed questionnaire. A total of 125 students participated and the mean total stigma score was 47.9 with 58.4% of the participants scoring above 45, the midpoint of the possible range of scores. The stigma score was independent of participant demographics, except for grade point average. Higher total stigma scores were observed among subjects who have been prescribed a neuropsychiatric drug before, those who believe that pharmacists should have a role in mental healthcare, those who believe that pharmacists are qualified enough to provide mental health support, and those who are willing to seek help from a pharmacist. The results indicate an overall high stigma score among pharmacy students, which highlights the importance of enhancing pharmacy students' awareness and knowledge regarding mental healthcare through incorporating additional courses and/or training programs in pharmacy education curricula.

Different Stress Paths Lead to Different Failure Envelopes: Impact on Rock Characterisation and Design

The strength of rock is a non-intrinsic property, and this means that numerous parameters influence the strength values. In most laboratory experiments, specimens are free of stress at the start of the tests, and the load is increased systematically until failure occurs. Around excavations, the opposite path occurs, i.e., the rock is in equilibrium under a triaxial stress state and at least one stress component decreases while another component may increase. Hence, the stress paths in classic laboratory experiments are different from the in situ stress paths. In the research presented, a first step was made to evaluate with an open mind the effect of these different stress paths on the failure process and failure envelope. The research was based on distinct element models, allowing the simulation of micro-fracturing of the rock, which is essential to correctly model rock failure. The micro-fracturing when loading rock (from zero or low stress state) until failure was different from the micro-fracturing when unloading rock (from the in situ stress state) until failure. And, hence, by this difference in weakening processes, the failure envelopes were significantly different. The conventional loading resulted in the largest strength and, thus, overestimated the rock strength in comparison to the real in situ behaviour. This finding, after being confirmed by further lab experiments, will have a direct effect on how one characterises rock material and on the design of rock excavations.

Police chief calls for community and “open minds”

The police chief of Newtown, Ohio credits the open minds of all four “pillars” involved in fighting the opioid crisis in a 16% reduction of overdose deaths last year. In an exclusive interview with ADAW this month, Chief Thomas W. Synan Jr. attributed the success to a robust community coalition that in the past few years has “connected all the pieces and built a continuing care model.”

Instrumentation and High-Speed Photodetector-Based Measurements Reveal Limited Support for the Existence of the Human Aura

The human aura, a long-debated phenomenon, has been the subject of numerous studies and discussions. This research delves into the potential existence of the aura, examining its characteristics and possible origins. We employ state-of-the-art equipment and methodologies to explore whether the aura is a manifestation of light reflected by skin particles or if the skin itself exhibits a faint self-luminosity, either within or beyond the human-visible light spectrum. While our investigation provides valuable insights, it is essential to approach the findings with an open mind. The results presented here are based on rigorous scientific methods and should be considered as a significant contribution to the ongoing discourse on the human aura. Our hope is that this research will pave the way for further studies and a deeper understanding of this intriguing phenomenon. While our study did not provide significant evidence supporting the existence of a human aura, the negative results hold significant scientific importance by offering a critical perspective and contributing to the body of knowledge. Furthermore, our findings can serve as a basis for refuting unfounded claims surrounding the human aura, while also saving engineers valuable time and resources by discouraging redundant projects in the future.

The Complexity of Building Bridges of Books Across Global Cultures

AbstractBooks can provide compelling invitations for children to explore global cultures, but how those books are used influences whether readers connect information about a particular global community to that culture's deeper values. Our concerns about reducing the cultural richness of a global community and establishing stereotypes led us to explore engagements for children that encourage a cosmopolitan orientation. Through this orientation, children balance critical reflection on their own cultural loyalties with critical reflection on their openness to an unfamiliar global culture. This article focuses on our learning as teachers in an afterschool club and our recognition that books can close rather than open children's minds and build walls rather than bridges across cultures.