Sara Fürstenau / Mechtild Gomolla (Hrsg.): Migration und schulischer Wandel: Leistungsbeurteilung. Wiesbaden: Springer VS 2012 (188 S.) [Rezension]

Rezension von: Sara Fürstenau / Mechtild Gomolla (Hrsg.): Migration und schulischer Wandel: Leistungsbeurteilung. Wiesbaden: Springer VS 2012 (188 S.; ISBN 978-3-531-15380-3)

Sara Fürstenau (Hrsg.): Interkulturelle Pädagogik und Sprachliche Bildung. Herausforderungen für die Lehrerbildung. Wiesbaden: Springer VS 2012 (220 S.) [Rezension]

Rezension von: Sara Fürstenau (Hrsg.): Interkulturelle Pädagogik und Sprachliche Bildung. Herausforderungen für die Lehrerbildung. Wiesbaden: Springer VS 2012 (220 S.; ISBN 978-3531179377)

Gênero e relações de poder no Pentecostalismo: estudo comparativo entre a Igreja de Cristo no Brasil e a Comunidade Evangélica Sara Nossa Terra

Based on the empirical comparative study between two churches from Pentecostal guidance - both located in Parnamirim/RN - and supported on a dialogic interaction between my interlocutors and theoretical references, I proposed me to reflect about how this protestant segment represents and articulates questions such as gender and power relationships, and the daily impact of that in their followers life. In other words, this dissertation aims to understand the reason of the asymmetry attributed to male and female, especially in what concerns the distribution of ecclesiastic works and the authority given to male, as well as the implication of this reality in the reconfiguration of morality and religious praxis in daily life of individuals and involved groups. From this perspective, this work was divided in three chapters, in which I investigate the tension/relationship between faith and secularism, for from this question on concessions and/or prohibitions related to the limits and involvement of the followers with the world and with the very Pentecostal ethos arise. I also analyze here aspects concerning to both ecclesiastic hierarchy and power, with the objective of elucidating how it occurs, what kind of criteria and implications they consider as well as about the nature of the religious labor division between men and women and, finally, I try to understand how the conversion/adhesion of members is reflected in the redefinitions of gender and its relationship between the ecclesiastical and domestic spaces. The diligence and energy spent in this work is in the hope that its fruits can corroborate in the expansion of anthropological knowledge which, in this particular case, involves the Brazilian Pentecostal phenomenon

Sara Correidora Darriba. Constelaciones en la Educación. Tomar y traspasar "las monedas".

Sara Correidora Darriba. Constelaciones en la Educación. Tomar y traspasar "las monedas".

Sara Rodríguez Simón: Investigación y Constelaciones Familiares. El salto cuántico en las relaciones de pareja en el s.XXI

Sara Rodríguez Simón: Investigación y Constelaciones Familiares. El salto cuántico en las relaciones de pareja en el s.XXI

Plan estratégico para la comercialización del camarón marino cultivado por las Asociaciones cooperativas productoras Puerto Casona y Sara y Ana, del cantón salinas del potrero, jurisdicción de Jiquilisco, departamento de Usulután.

La Planeación Estratégica es una herramienta administrativa que mediante la formulación de estrategias permite alcanzar los objetivos y misión de la empresa, considerando los factores externos y recursos disponibles. En el diseño de un Plan Estratégico de Comercialización es importante que contenga el análisis de las cuatro variables controlables por las empresas: Producto, Precio, Plaza y Promoción. Las Asociaciones Cooperativas Productoras de Camarón Marino ubicadas en el Cantón Salinas del Potrero Jurisdicción de Jiquilisco departamento de Usulután, actualmente no cuentas con las herramientas necesarias para dar a conocer el producto, razón por la cual el diseño de un Plan Estratégico para la Comercialización del camarón marino sería de gran utilidad para contribuir al desarrollo económico sostenible de las Asociaciones Cooperativas. El planteamiento de los objetivos principales de la investigación son los siguientes: Presentar propuesta de Filosofía empresarial y estructura organizativa para el desarrollo eficiente de la administración. Presentar una mezcla de mercadotecnia que fortalezca las actividades de comercialización a través de estrategias que contribuyan al cumplimiento de los objetivos del Plan de Comercialización. Establecer el método de fijación de precios del Camarón Marino; para determinar el precio adecuado que permita solventar las necesidades económicas que las Asociaciones Cooperativas presentan. Presentar un canal de distribución del Camarón Marino a las Asociaciones Cooperativas del Cantón Salinas del Potrero; para contribuir a la correcta elección de un medio de colocación efectivo, que mejore los ingresos monetarios de los miembros de éstas. Se incluye la metodología de la de investigación utilizada para la recolección de la información, la cual se obtuvo de fuentes primarias a través de entrevistas a miembros de las Asociaciones Cooperativas, guías de pregunta a intermediarios y a miembros de las Asociaciones y observación directa; fuentes secundarias mediante consultas bibliográficas; permitiendo conocer un panorama de la situación actual en la que se encuentran las Asociaciones Cooperativas productoras de camarón marino en lo que a comercialización se refiere, de lo cual se concluyó que los asociados no cuentan con un Plan Estratégico para la Comercialización del Camarón marino. Así mismo no poseen un método para la fijación del precio que permita recuperar la inversión y obtener un margen de utilidad, no cuentan con un canal de distribución del producto que les permita hacer llegar el camarón hasta las manos del consumidor final.

La narrativa de Sara Insúa

No resulta en absoluto desconocido que en las primeras décadas del siglo XX, precisamente desde 1900 hasta 1939, en España se inicia una época caracterizada por el florecimiento cultural y artístico en la que la mujer se incorpora al ámbito laboral y empieza a adquirir ciertos derechos de los que hasta entonces no gozaba. Tales cambios la llevan a desempeñar un papel eficaz en el ámbito político, cultural y social, superando los impedimentos convencionales que la mantienen al margen de la sociedad, dedicada exclusivamente al entorno familiar y el sagrado deber conyugal y maternal. A partir de 1914, debido a la incorporación femenina al campo laboral, el asociacionismo y las reivindicaciones vinculadas a la emancipación, empieza un momento de gran esplendor y toda la sociedad española experimenta grandes transformaciones. No es de extrañar, pues que la nueva España brinde una oportunidad a la mujer para acceder al ámbito literario, tras estar sometida al rechazo e intolerancia con que el siglo anterior vincula la relación femenina con la pluma, permitiéndole por fin, ejercer la actividad intelectual, aunque con ciertas limitaciones, debido a que la sociedad estaba aún influenciada por los cánones decimonónicos. En este contexto, he de señalar que la participación femenina en el mundo de la literatura fue muy relevante, aunque muchas de las autoras que empezaron su trayectoria en aquel periodo han sido relegadas al olvido. Una de estas escritoras es Sara Álvarez Insúa Escobar a la que elegí como tema de esta tesis doctoral con el fin de poner al descubierto su obra junto a su prolífica labor literaria en una etapa difícil para el reconocimiento profesional de la mujer. Por ello, el principal objetivo de este trabajo tiene como fin contribuir a la recuperación actual de su prestigio literario. Durante la fase de investigación, descubrí que Sara Insúa se encuentra entre las destacadas escritoras de la época de la "Edad de Plata" que dejan su impronta en la literatura escrita por mujeres en aquel momento y también noté que su obra sufre una gran desatención por parte de la crítica. Por ello, como primera fase de elaboración de ese estudio, tuve que recuperar y reconstruir una gran parte de sus datos biográficos...

Museus & Pessoas: Sara Barriga Brighenti

Os públicos estão em primeiro lugar, diz Sara Barriga Brighenti, coordenadora do recém-inaugurado Museu do Dinheiro (Lisboa). Esta afirmação pode parecer óbvia, mas nem sempre a conseguimos ver concretizada na maioria dos museus. Em visita guiada ao Museu do Dinheiro, Brighenti falou-nos dos desafios de programar um museu tendo em mente a perspectiva do visitante.

Developing capabilities for ongoing learning and change in intermediary programs

In dynamic environments, firms seek to build capabilities which will permit them to become innovation and change ready. Programs offered by intermediaries, while varying greatly in content and format, are designed to support those firms wishing to enhance their competitiveness. Firms which participate in intermediary programs have displayed their willingness to overcome deficiencies or barriers to competitiveness through acquiring knowledge which is external to the firm. This paper reports on interviews with 24 firms who were involved in a MAP or TAP program offered by QMI Solutions. The findings of the research suggest that knowledge intermediaries serve to disrupt organisational paths and in so doing establish mechanisms for ongoing learning and change. They do this first by disrupting the firm with a positive learning experience and also by establishing processes for developing new relationships and access to knowledge which are critical for learning and change. It is the experience of learning through knowledge exchange which can trigger the pursuit of new paths and it is the processes involving new relations and knowledge processing that provides the micro-foundations for ongoing learning and change. This suggests that the role of intermediaries goes well beyond merely knowledge transfer to include longer term effects on the capability of organisations to innovate, which is critical to economic competitiveness and the survival rate of firms.

Synthesis and Raman spectroscopic study of Mg/Al,Fe hydrotalcites with variable cationic ratios

Hydrotalcites of formula Mg6 (Fe,Al)2(OH)16(CO3).4H2O formed by intercalation with the carbonate anion as a function of divalent/trivalent cationic ratio have been successfully synthesised. The XRD patterns show variation in the d-spacing attributed to the size of the cation. Raman and infrared bands in the OH stretching region are assigned to (a) brucite layer OH stretching vibrations (b) water stretching bands and (c) water strongly hydrogen bonded to the carbonate anion. Multiple (CO3)2- symmetric stretching bands suggest that different types of (CO3)2- exist in the hydrotalcite interlayer. Increasing the cation ratio (Mg/Al,Fe) resulted in an increase in the combined intensity of the 2 Raman bands at around 3600 cm-1, attributed to Mg-OH stretching modes, and a shift of the overall band profile to higher wavenumbers. These observations are believed to be a result of the increase in magnesium in the structure. Raman spectroscopy shows a reduction in the symmetry of the carbonate, leading to the conclusion that the anions are bonded to the brucite-like hydroxyl surface and to the water in the interlayer. Water bending modes are identified in the infrared spectra at positions greater than 1630 cm-1, indicating the water is strongly hydrogen bonded to both the interlayer anions and the brucite-like surface.

Cues to starting CPAP in obstructive sleep apnoea : development and validation of the cues to CPAP Use Questionnaire (CCUQ)

Background: The reasons that a patient has to start treatment, their “Cues to Action”, are important for determining subsequent health behaviours. Cues to action are an explicit component of the Health Belief Model of CPAP acceptance adherence. At present there is no scale available to measure this construct for individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). This paper aims to develop, validate and describe responding patterns within an OSA patient sample to the Cues to CPAP Use Questionnaire (CCUQ).----- Method: Participants were 63 adult patients diagnosed with OSA who had never tried CPAP when initially recruited. The CCUQ was completed at one month after being prescribed CPAP.----- Results: Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) showed a three factor structure of the 9-item CCUQ, with “Health Cues”, “Partner Cues” and “Health Professional Cues” subscales accounting for 59.91% of the total variance. The CCUQ demonstrated modest internal consistency and split-half reliability. The questionnaire is brief and user-friendly, with readability at a 7th grade level. The most frequently endorsed cues for starting CPAP were Health Professional Cues (prompting by the sleep physician) and Health Cues such as tiredness and concern about health outcomes.----- Conclusions: This study validates a measure of an important motivational component of the Health Belief Model. Health Professional Cues and internal Health Cues were reported to be the most important prompts to commence CPAP by this patient sample.

Impact of simulated visual impairment on the cognitive test performance of young adults

Aims: This study investigated the effect of simulated visual impairment on the speed and accuracy of performance on a series of commonly used cognitive tests. ----- Methods: Cognitive performance was assessed for 30 young, visually normal subjects (M=22.0yrs ± 3.1 yrs) using the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST), Trail Making Test (TMT) A and B and the Stroop Colour Word Test under three visual conditions: normal vision and two levels of visually degrading filters (VistechTM) administered in a random order. Distance visual acuity and contrast sensitivity were also assessed for each filter condition. ----- Results: The visual filters, which degraded contrast sensitivity to a greater extent than visual acuity, significantly increased the time to complete (p<0.05), but not the number of errors made, on the DSST and the TMT A and B and affected only some components of the Stroop test.----- Conclusions: Reduced contrast sensitivity had a marked effect on the speed but not the accuracy of performance on commonly used cognitive tests, even in young individuals; the implications of these findings are discussed.

Realistic yet humanitarian? The comprehensive plan of action and refugee policy in Southeast Asia

The 1989 Comprehensive Plan of Action (CPA) has recently been described as a successful example of how to manage large protracted refugee flows. However, this article revisits the circumstances surrounding the CPA used to resolve the prolonged Indo-Chinese refugee crisis to highlight that part of its development was linked to the fact that Southeast Asian states refused to engage with proposed solutions, which did not include repatriation for the majority of the Indo-Chinese asylum seekers who were deemed to be ‘non-genuine’1 ( UNGA, 1989a) refugees. This resulted in the CPA often forcibly repatriating ‘non-genuine’ refugees, particularly near the end of its program. This article reviews the CPA in order to assess whether its practices and results should be repeated.