From information to existence: the Information-Meaning-Existence (IBE) framework as a meta-method for second-order observation. [PDF]
Mund H.
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Breathing in Plants and Chaos—Cosmic Tree Events in Cameroon and Beyond
ABSTRACT Contemporary practices of tapping into the wisdom of ancestral trees are described through three entangled recent events lived within the context of Bantu practices in Cameroon. In the three instances, the steered or chance encounters with high potency trees were serendipitous telling moments which brought something new to the horizon.
Julie Laplante +3 more
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Chinese calligraphy as cultural mediation: a cultural-historical activity theory perspective on therapeutic practice for neuropsychiatric symptoms. [PDF]
Chu KY.
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ABSTRACT While ‘local’ research assistants (RA) often play a key role in knowledge production in fieldwork‐based disciplines like geography, their role and agency often remain silenced. This paper brings together scholarship in feminist geography and critical development studies to reposition RAs as brokers, collaborators, and knowledge translators.
Zali Fung
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The Aesthetic Form of Perezhivanie: An Ethnographic Study of Becoming an Environmental Scholar-Activist. [PDF]
Rezvani S.
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Abstract Generative AI is increasingly positioned as a peer in collaborative learning, yet its effects on ethical deliberation remain unclear. We report a between‐subjects experiment with university students (N = 217) who discussed an autonomous‐vehicle dilemma in triads under three conditions: human‐only control, supportive AI teammate or contrarian ...
Yueqiao Jin +7 more
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Participation, complexity and the practice of education change. [PDF]
Tam H.
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Financially Coerced ‘Self‐Produced’ Child Sexual Exploitation Material: Narratives of Accountability
ABSTRACT Perpetrators financially coerce children to ‘self‐produce’ child sexual exploitation material (CSEM). A harmful dominant narrative has historically blamed victims by framing this form of child sexual exploitation as ‘children engaging in sex work’ obfuscating the tactics of perpetrators.
Genevieve Bloxsom +4 more
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Teahouses as community third places: a grounded theory study of community-based health intervention for mental health promotion among urban older adults in China. [PDF]
Tan W, Liu J, Zeng R.
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ABSTRACT Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST‐CAN) is an intensive, trauma informed intervention for families where children are at risk due to physical abuse or neglect. Adapted from MST, which targets antisocial youth, MST‐CAN offers a broader, systemic approach addressing both child and caregiver needs. This mixed‐methods pre‐pilot
Tracee Green +3 more
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