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Empowering children as active and responsible citizens: A dramatic journey towards global citizenship

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article investigates three key moments from a sequence of learning facilitated within a Singapore preschool. Delivered as part of a wider study aimed at identifying the value of dramatic pedagogies for developing young children's global competence, the learning sequence was facilitated by the researcher—an experienced early childhood ...
Elaine Ng
wiley   +1 more source

Traditional Malay medicine in Singapore : a gramscian perspective

open access: yes, 2017
Studies of Singapore’s brand of technocratic authoritarianism have generally focused on the political sphere. This article examines the social aspect of authoritarian hegemony by focusing on Singapore’s traditional Malay medicine (TMM) sector, which ...
Faizah Zakaria, Humairah Zainal
core   +1 more source

Areas of high risk for mammalian biodiversity and nature's contributions to people under global warming

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Climate change has reached unprecedented levels, causing frequent extreme events like droughts and fires. These changes are driving a sharp rise in extinction risk for mammals and threatening key Nature's Contributions to People (NCP) such as clean water, air quality, and climate regulation.
Marta Cimatti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Sahur Wake-Up Practice to Cultural Performance: The Transformation of Bagarakan Pengantin Sahur in Indragiri Hilir

open access: yesMudra: Jurnal Seni Budaya
This study examines the transformation of Bagarakan Pengantin Sahur in Indragiri Hilir, Riau, from a practical Ramadan activity for waking residents for sahur into a distinctive cultural performance.
Deni Afriadi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A grammar of Papuan Malay

open access: yes, 2017
This book presents an in-depth linguistic description of Papuan Malay, a non-standard variety of Malay. The language is spoken in coastal West Papua which covers the western part of the island of New Guinea. The study is based on sixteen hours of recordings of spontaneous narratives and conversations between Papuan Malay speakers, recorded in the Sarmi
openaire   +2 more sources

Managing agency business groups, elite directors, and the rubber boom, 1897–1913

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We identify a new organizational form, the Managing Agency Business Group (MABG), demonstrating how agency houses used interlocking directorships to build groups on the basis of commercial and plantation expertise to access finance on London stock markets and local capital markets in the pre‐1914 rubber boom.
David Higgins, Steven Toms
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring taboo culture: a cross-cultural analysis of taboos in China and Malaysia

open access: yesCogent Arts & Humanities
Taboos occur in intercultural communication and can sometimes lead to misunderstandings, obstacles, and conflicts in cross-cultural communication. The objective of this study was to compare the similarities and differences between the Chinese and Malay ...
Yu Junxuan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malay studies needs a new narrative

open access: yes, 2023
Malay studies in Malaysia seems to have intellectually ostracised itself. The confidence in promoting indigenous and endogenous perspectives on the field is wanting.
Mohd Noor Merican, Ahmad Murad
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Parental Experiences Addressing Sexual Health Among Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder

open access: yesFamily Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore parents' experiences addressing sexual health among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in northeastern Malaysia. Background Parents are central to sexual health guidance but may face developmental, communication, sociocultural, and service‐related challenges.
Ahmad Firdaus Mohamed   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

More Than Words: The Multimodal Practice of Repetition in English as a Lingua Franca Interactions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the use of repetition as an interactional resource in video‐recorded English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) interactions, focusing on partial repeats produced in responses to wh‐questions. By adopting a multimodal conversation analytic approach, the analysis demonstrates that repetition in this context may either index the ...
Yujong Park
wiley   +1 more source

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