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Collaborating with transnational families: Learning from the experiences of family caretakers, educators, psychologists, and spiritual leaders in Honduras

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript centers on the experiences of caretakers of minors in Honduran transnational families (TNFs) in which one or both parents emigrated, and of the schoolteachers, professional psychologists, and spiritual leaders working with these families.
Marco Gemignani, Yolanda Hernández‐Albújar, Nerea Larrinaga‐Bidegain   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who are we receiving at the university? The impact of COVID-19 on mathematics and reading learning in high school

Frontiers in Education
We researched how the transition to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic affected the development of mathematical thinking and reading comprehension skills of high school students based on the analysis of the results of a standardized test for ...
Claudia Fabiola Ortega-Barba, Héctor X. Ramírez-Pérez, Santiago Méndez-Padilla Andrade, Santiago Méndez-Padilla Andrade   +3 more
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Satellite-enabled interactive education: scenarios and systems architectures [PDF]

, 2006
There are specific sectors of the economy that can benefit from satellite-based tele-education. Areas, such as maritime and agriculture, share common needs for both broadband connectivity at remote geographical areas that cannot otherwise be covered, and
Ghinea, Gheorghita, Makropoulos, Constantinos, Moatsos, Michalis, Serif, Tacha, Stergioulas, Lampros, Tiropanis, Thanassis, Tsekeridou, Sofia   +6 more
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Understanding Youth Assaults of Police Officers in Australia: A Power Threat Meaning Framework Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores youth violence towards police officers in Australia through the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) to better understand the underlying factors contributing to such violence; focusing on power dynamics, childhood adversity, and trauma.
Dimitra Lattas, Kelly Hine, Catherine Creamer, Kelley Burton, Katelyn Davenport‐Klunder   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
wiley   +1 more source

Open and distance learning for basic education in South Asia: its potential for hard to reach children and children in conflict and disaster areas [PDF]

, 2009
This is the main report in a UNICEF funded project which explores the ways in which, across South Asia, various forms of open and distance learning could be developed to better meet the needs of marginalised children and those affected by natural ...
Creed, Charlotte, Cullen, Jane, Morpeth, Ros, Page, Elspeth, Raynor, Janet   +4 more
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Culturally Safe Assistive Technology Provision in Australia: Concept Mapping Perspectives From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disparities in Assistive Technology (AT) access exist for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples despite recent policy reforms. This paper brings together First Nations and Western academic ways of being, knowing and doing to deliver an AT practice analysis based upon primary data from two research reports into the cultural safety of AT
Shane Hearn, Vanessa Langenberg, Kristy Harper, Libby Callaway, Hilary O'Connell, Eleanor Kennett‐Smith, Natasha Layton   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human Brain Contusions Contain Pathogenic Transmissible Species that Induce Progressive Cognitive Decline and Tau Pathology in Mice

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an established risk factor for dementia, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Our previous research demonstrated that a single severe TBI in wild‐type (WT) mice induces a prion‐like form of tau (tauTBI) that spreads throughout the brain, leading to memory deficits.
Gloria Vegliante, Francesca Pischiutta, Elena Restelli, Federico Moro, Maria Antonietta Chiaravalloti, Ilaria Raimondi, Ilaria Bertani, Ilaria Lisi, Eliana Sammali, Rosaria Pascente, Serena Scozzari, Laura Pasetto, Carly Douglas, Marco Locatelli, Fabrizio Ortolano, Valentina Bonetto, David J. Loane, Nino Stocchetti, Roberto Chiesa, Elisa R. Zanier   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges experienced by teachers regarding access to digital instruments, resources, and competences in adapting the educational process to physical distancing measures at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania [PDF]

Revista de Știinţe Educaţiei, 2020
Emergency remote teaching replaced face-to-face education almost everywhere in the world at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Romania switched to online teaching in March 2020 as a recommendation that became an obligation to teach online in late ...
Leyla Safta-Zecheria, Sebastian-Aurelian Ștefănigă, Ioana-Alexandra Negru, Francisca-Hortensia Virag   +3 more
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Training of Crisis Mappers and Map Production from Multi-sensor Data: Vernazza Case Study (Cinque Terre National Park, Italy) [PDF]

, 2012
This aim of paper is to presents the development of a multidisciplinary project carried out by the cooperation between Politecnico di Torino and ITHACA (Information Technology for Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action).
Boccardo, Piero, Chiabrando, Filiberto, Facello, Anna, Gnavi, Loretta, Lingua, Andrea Maria, Maschio, Paolo Felice, Pasquale, F., Spanò, A.   +7 more
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