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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

A Prototype-Based Resonance Model of Rhythm Categorization

open access: yesi-Perception, 2014
Categorization of rhythmic patterns is prevalent in musical practice, an example of this being the transcription of (possibly not strictly metrical) music into musical notation.
Rasmus Bååth   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The evolutionary biology of dance without frills [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Recently psychologists have taken up the question of whether dance is reliant on unique human adaptations, or whether it is rooted in neural and cognitive mechanisms shared with other species 1, 2. In its full cultural complexity, human dance clearly has
Cook, P., Ravignani, A.
core   +2 more sources

Parental Stress and Caregiver Role Modulate Child–Caregiver Prosodic Synchrony in Autism: A Computational Analysis

open access: yesAutism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Parental stress influences parent–child interactions in typical development and is a prognostic factor of autism outcome. However, we still do not know to what extent parental stress affects parent–child interactions and whether caregiver role matters.
Maria Grazia Logrieco   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of instrument-specific musical training on rhythm perception and production

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2016
Various studies have shown that musical training can improve rhythmic perception and production. These findings tell us that music training can result in rhythm processing advantages but they do not tell us whether practicing a particular instrument ...
Tomas Edward Matthews   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Attachment preference in auditory German sentences: Individual differences and pragmatic strategy

open access: yes, 2019
Relative clauses modify a preceding element, but as this element can be flexibly located, the point of attachment is sometimes ambiguous. Preference for this attachment can vary within languages such as German, yet explanations for differences in ...
Harding, E., Kotz, S., Sammler, D.
core   +1 more source

Activism as a long durée journey: Teachers against the Chilean neoliberal education model

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, I use the idea of purposes of education, particularly subjectification, and the concept of love to explore long‐term teacher activism in Chile. ‘Long‐term activism’ is used to describe an ongoing struggle rather than activism confined to specific moments.
Carla Tapia‐Parada
wiley   +1 more source

[Review of] Jon Michael Spencer. Sacred Symphony: The Chanted Sermon of the Black Preacher [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
In his latest book to date, Sacred Symphony; The Chanted Sermon of the Black Preacher, Spencer states in the introduction that there are seven musical elements that make up the chanted sermon and these include melody, rhythm, call and response, harmony,
Nelson, Angela M. S.
core   +1 more source

Learner emotions and performance in hypercasual VR games with adaptive AI difficulty

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Hypercasual virtual reality games (HVRGs) are widely regarded as cost‐effective tools for rapid skill acquisition, yet the mechanisms that optimise their effectiveness and user acceptance remain insufficiently explored. This mixed‐methods empirical study investigates how playful emotions, characterised by engagement, enjoyment and anxiety ...
Zeeshan Ahmed, Faizan Ahmad, Chen Hui
wiley   +1 more source

Voice and speech functions (B310-B340) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY) domain ‘voice and speech functions’ (b3) includes production and quality of voice (b310), articulation functions (b320), fluency and rhythm of speech ...
McCartney, Elspeth
core  

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