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PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS ABOUT THE CURRICULUM: A METAPHOR ANALYSIS [PDF]

Istraživanja u Pedagogiji, 2020
The purpose of this research was to examine teachers’ perceptions regarding the concept of curriculum through metaphor analysis. In this research, “phenomenology research design” was adopted.
Gökhan BAŞ, Cihad ŞENTÜRK
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
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How character education is projected through literary works? A textual analysis of metaphors and prophetic ethics in Tegalan songs and poems

Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics
Scrutinizing literary works such as song lyrics and poems can be beneficial for instilling character education since they may contain sublime messages from prophetic ethics.
Rahayu Pristiwati, Fathur Rokhman, Prembayun Miji Lestari, Dyah Prabaningrum   +3 more
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Reasoning on Figurative Language: A Preliminary Study on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Klinefelter Syndrome

Brain Sciences, 2019
In this study we explored metaphor and idiom competencies in two clinical populations, children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and children with Klinefelter syndrome (KS), (age range: 9–12), compared to typically developing (TD) children of ...
Sergio Melogno, Maria Antonietta Pinto, Teresa Gloria Scalisi, Margherita Orsolini, Luigi Tarani, Gloria Di Filippo   +5 more
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Building Community Amidst the Institutional Whiteness of Graduate Study: Black Joy and Maroon Moves in an Academic Marronage

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi, Casianus Gemoh, Denise Chapman, Edmund Hypolite, Simon Angok, Melanie Baak, Joel Windle   +6 more
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Lost in translation: The need for updated messaging strategies in invasion biology communication

Plants, People, Planet
Societal Impact Statement As with any complex environmental challenge, information about the “invasive species problem” must be communicated effectively to generate widespread public trust, understanding, and engagement in solutions.
Rachel A. Reeb, J. Mason Heberling
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Can Metaphorical Thinking Learning Model Enhance Students' Mathematical Literacy in Area Conservation?

Journal of Integrated Elementary Education
Primary students often face challenges with mathematical literacy. One practical approach to overcoming these challenges is the metaphorical thinking learning model, which utilizes metaphors to help students better visualize and grasp mathematical ...
Lilis Wahyuningtyas , Mohammad Faizal Amir   +1 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
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T. rex cognition was T. rex‐like—A critical outlook on diverging views of the neurocognitive evolution in dinosaurs

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract A recent debate has emerged between Caspar et al. (2024) and Herculano‐Houzel (2023) on inferring extinct dinosaur cognition by estimating brain neuron counts. While thought‐provoking, the discussion largely overlooks the function of cognition, as well as partly neglects the difficulties involved in estimating neuron numbers, which according ...
Thomas Rejsenhus Jensen, Ivo Jacobs, Kristina Kverková, Lona Lalić, Alexandra Polonyiová, Patrik Stehlík, Stephan A. Reber, Mathias Osvath   +7 more
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Depicting and tackling the waste problem: An (eco)stylistic study of Rob Greenfield’s “I wore all my trash for 30 days” TEDx Talk

Crossroads
This paper analyses the way the waste problem is depicted in Robin “Rob” Greenfield’s TEDx Talk “I wore all my trash for 30 days.” It first explains the chosen framework – critical stylistics and conceptual metaphor theory – to conduct the analysis ...
Florence Floquet
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