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Safe Space [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In recognizing the classroom as a space of vulnerability, the concept of “safe space” has proven helpful yet also potentially problematic. Because what is safe for some is certainly not for others and because “safety” can be a privilege to which not all have access, can safe spaces exist?
openaire   +2 more sources

Barrier Functions in Cascaded Controller: Safe Quadrotor Control

open access: yes, 2020
Safe control for inherently unstable systems such as quadrotors is crucial. Imposing multiple dynamic constraints simultaneously on the states for safety regulation can be a challenging problem.
debouk, hovakimyan, schoellig, wang
core   +1 more source

Transformative spaces in the making: key lessons from nine cases in the Global South [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Creating a just and sustainable planet will require not only small changes, but also systemic transformations in how humans relate to the planet and to each other, i.e., social–ecological transformations.
Charli-Joseph, Lakshmi   +16 more
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A Case Study of Using Online Communities and Virtual Environment in Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) as a Learning and Teaching Tool for Second Language Learners [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) create large virtual communities. Online gaming shows potential not just for entertaining, but also in education.
Kongmee, Isara   +3 more
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The Difference Safe Spaces Make

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2016
In the last decade, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students have become very visible at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), but this visibility is not reflected in some colleges’ student programs and activities.
Kendric Coleman
doaj   +1 more source

U.S. adolescent and adult women\u27s experiences accessing and using toilets in schools, workplaces, and public spaces: A multi-site focus group study to inform future research in bladder health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The World Health Organization recognizes access to clean and safe toilets as crucial for public health. This study explored U.S. adolescent and adult cisgender women\u27s lived experiences accessing toilets in schools, workplaces, and public spaces.
Berry, Amanda   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

The usage and perception of pedestrian and cycling streets on residents’ well-being in Kalamaria, Greece [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Pedestrian zones are public spaces intended for the continued and safe mobility of pedestrians and people with disabilities, and they provide multiple benefits to urban areas. They counterbalance the densely built-up areas, decrease atmospheric pollution,
Kantartzis, Apostolos   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Safe Spaces to Discuss Wicked Problems: A Staff and Student Co-Creation Project on Addressing the Awarding Gap

open access: yesSocial Sciences
This article discusses the impact of a staff and student co-creation project embedded within a core module, which worked to both explore and seek ways to address the awarding gap.
Syra Shakir
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Indashyikirwa Women’s Safe Spaces: Informal Response for Survivors of IPV within a Rwandan Prevention Programme

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2019
Within intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention programmes that raise awareness of women’s rights and the forms and consequences of IPV, there is a need to ensure response mechanisms for IPV survivors.
Erin Stern, Katie Carlson
doaj   +1 more source

Safe/brave spaces in virtual exchange on sustainability

open access: yesJournal of Virtual Exchange, 2022
This article explores the potential for fostering critical intercultural and global awareness through Transnational Virtual Exchange (TVE) focused on sustainability. The study is based on a lingua franca exchange between university students in Argentina,
Malin Reljanovic Glimäng
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