Educating speech-language pathologists for a multicultural world

This paper presents critical elements and current needs in educating speech-language pathologists for a multicultural world. A proposed paradigm shift in clinical teaching using the UK model is also introduced. In addition, a case study on the American Speech Language Hearing Association's efforts in implementing the Multicultural Action Agenda by networking with the Asian Pacific Islander caucus is described. A survey of multicultural elements in programs in Australia and New Zealand is included. finally, suggestions for collaboration with those in established professional bodies to meet the increasing needs of a multicultural world are provided. copyright (C) 2001 S. Karger AG. Basel.

When state silence becomes persecution: The case of domestic violence refugees in minister for immigration and multicultural affairs v Khawar

In Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Khawar, the Federal Court upheld a finding setting aside the refusal of the Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) to grant a protection visa to a Pakistani woman - Tribunal's failure to consider the notion that state tolerance of violence for discriminatory reasons could amount to persecution under the definition of 'refugee' in the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.

'Homescapes' and identity reformations in Australian multicultural drama

A consideration of identity formation in contemporary Australian multicultural theatre is offered through a re-assessment of the unsettled (and unsettling) constructions of Australia as 'home' in the work of three playwrights. William Yang's Sadness disrupts a localized perception of home, space, and cultural communities to amalgamate two disparate communities (the queer/homosexual community in Sydney and the Asian-Australian, or 'Austasian' community) into a reconfigured Australian identity. Janis Balodis's The Ghosts Trilogy uses many actors who play across the unsettled lines of history, amid numerous voices, homes, and homelands that indicate the enormity of what 'Australia' comes to signify. Noelle Janaczewska's The History of Water constructs a way of locating the self by means of a metaphoric home as each character establishes herself on a psychic plane rather than choosing the strictly physical locations to which she has access. In their interrogations of home and homeland, these plays challenge assumptions regarding identity, disrupt notions of the ultimate ownership of land/culture by anyone, and problematize the idea of settlement as it is currently articulated in Australia.

A educação ambiental nos espaços de convivência : tecendo a cultura da sustentabilidade nas redes cotidianas de uma escola municipal de Vila Velha/ES

Este trabalho tem como objetivo problematizar a ecoformação de professoras e alunos em espaços de convivência, potencializados com as experiências da IV Conferência Nacional Infanto-juvenil de Meio Ambiente (CNIJMA), visitas monitoradas, aulas de campo e saídas. Ancorada na Política Estruturante de Educação Ambiental, entendo que esses espaços de convivência expressam um processo educacional, permanente, continnum e transformador. Tendo como mediadora a COM-Vida (Comissão de Meio Ambiente e Qualidade de Vida) e o Tratado de Educação Ambiental para as Sociedades Sustentáveis e Responsabilidade Global, a Educação Ambiental visa fortalecer a cidadania ambiental em movimento escola-comunidade-escola. Impregnada de sentidos e significados, busquei pesquisar a ecoformação dessa coletividade pelo viés do Paradigma da Complexidade, que me apresentou as incertezas como um processo potencializador da criatividade, da amizade e da solidariedade que tecem a rede de saberes e fazeres que envolvem esses sujeitos investigados, além de evidenciar o cuidado de si com o outro e com o mundo. Ao trilhar os caminhos desta pesquisa, optei por abordagens qualitativas inspiradas na fenomenologia-existencial proposta por Martin Heidegger, Michèle Sato e Paulo Freire e, dessa forma, pude investigar os saberes ambientais que atravessam as redes cotidianas da escola pesquisada, potencializando a cultura da sustentabilidade. Valendo-me da observação participante das práticas pedagógicas, encontrei nas narrativas das professoras e alunos a expressividade de um processo ecoformativo que instiga outras racionalidades comprometidas com a ética, a coletividade, a afetividade, a solidariedade, as transformações sociais, a diversidade e a outridade.

MUS-E Portugal fonte de equilíbrio e de tolerância: projecto pedagógico multicultural num meio escolar desfavorecido

Projecto pedagógico multicultural num meio escolar desfavorecido.

Prevalência de depressão em idosos que freqüentam centros de convivência

O objetivo do estudo foi determinar a prevalência de depressão em idosos que freqüentam centros de convivência. Foi realizado estudo descritivo transversal, de fevereiro a julho de 2001, com idosos de idade igual ou acima de 60 anos, provenientes de centros de convivência de Taguatinga, Brasília, DF. A amostra foi composta de 118 idosos, que foram distribuídos em faixas etárias com intervalos de cinco anos e responderam à Escala de Depressão Geriátrica de Yesavage, versão simplificada com 15 perguntas. Foram realizadas análises de variância entre as faixas etárias, teste de Tukey, com intervalo de confiança de 95%. Houve predominância do sexo feminino (90%) e a maioria tinha entre 60 e 64 anos (31%). A depressão foi identificada em 36 idosos (31%), 4% apresentaram depressão grave, e desses, todos na faixa entre 60 e 64 anos (14% do grupo). Recomenda-se a criação de programas nacionais com o objetivo de diminuir sintomas depressivos entre os idosos em centros de convivência.

Contextualização e Intercompreensão na aula multicultural de PLNM

Dissertação apresentada para o cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ensino do Português como Língua Segunda e Estrangeira.

Cultural Intelligence Scale: Validation in a Multicultural Setting of Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni

Purpose: This work aims at further developing and testing the psychometric properties of the Cultural Intelligence Scale (Ang & Van Dyne, 2006) in an Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Population, including reliability. Design Methodology: The study included 626 participants from 109 different countries that emcompasses 6 continents. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis procedures were carried out in order to test the scale in a multicultural scale of Erasmus Mundus Students. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach Alpha. Results: The scale presents excellent psychometric properties with alpha values that range from .84 to .90. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses demonstrated that the original model of the scale presents an exceptionally good fit. Limitations: The present study was conducted using a convenience sample and online questionnaires that limit its conclusions when we consider the globality of the Erasmus Mundus Students. Research/Practical Implications: This study presents evidence that Ang and Van Dyne’s scale is an adequate measure instrument to assess intercultural intelligence in a multicultural setting of students and alumni. Originality/Value: Multicultural samples and studies are becoming more and more present and relevant; the study of intercultural competences and habilities is becoming increasingly important, and in this task, solid psychometric instruments are of paramount importance. This study presents evidence that Ang and Van Dyne’s (2006) scale is a fairly recent and parsimonious instrument with excellent psychometric properties properties.

As representações biomédicas da saúde e da doença tidas pelos enfermeiros no contexto multicultural da prestação de cuidados da UCCI da Santa Casa da Mesericórdia de Portimão

Tese de Doutoramento em Antropologia

A vez e a voz das crianças e jovens: olhares sobre a multiculturalidade

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Compliance with ESPGHAN Position on Complementary Feeding in a Multicultural European Community. Does Ethnicity Matter?

Introduction: In 2008, ESPGHAN published a position paper on complementary feeding providing recommendations to health care professionals. Cultural and socio-economic factors might affect the compliance to these orientations. Aim: To estimate the prevalence of inadequacies during complementary feeding (ESPGHAN, 2008) and its association with different ethnic backgrounds. Methods: Cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample of caretakers of children up to 24 months of age in a single community health centre in Greater Lisbon, through a volunteer, self-applied questionnaire. Results: From a sample of children with wide cultural diversity, 161 valid questionnaires were obtained (median child’s age 9 months, median mother’s age 32 years). The prevalence rate of at least one complementary feeding inadequacy was 46% (95%CI: 38.45-53.66). The commonest inadequacies were: avoiding lumpy solid foods after 10 months of age (66.7%), avoidance or delayed introduction of foods beyond 12 months (35.4%), introduction of gluten beyond 7 months (15.9%) or salt before 12 months (6.7%). For each increase of 1 month in the age of the child, the odds of inadequacies raised 36.7% (OR = 1.37; 95%CI: 1.20-1.56; p < 0.001). The odds for inadequacies in children of African or Brazilian offspring was three times higher that of Portuguese ancestry (OR = 3.31; 95%CI: 0.87-12.61; p = 0.079). The influence of grandparents was related to an increase in the odds of inadequacies (OR = 3.69; 95%CI: 0.96-14.18; p = 0.058).Conclusion: Inadequacies during complementary feeding are frequent and may be influenced by the cultural background.

Educação pela Arte: um contributo para uma educação multicultural

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