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Journal articles on the topic "Centre for Applied Cross-Cultural Research"
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Markuckaitė, EGLĖ, and Jonė Grigaliūnienė. "WHAT IS “RIGHT” IN TRANSLATION: CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES FROM LINGUISTIC POINT OF VIEW." Vertimo studijos 7, no. 7 (April 5, 2017): 68. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/vertstud.2014.7.10532.
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The present paper reports on the study of the cultural word right, which is arguably one of the most culture-specific words in the English language (Wierzbicka 2006, 64). One of the means of measurement of culture-specificity is its translation into other languages. In the present study, the Parallel English-Lithuanian Corpus, compiled at the Centre of Computational Linguistics of Vytautas Magnus University, was used as the basis for checking the translations of the word right. Both quantitative and qualitative methods of research were applied in distinguishing the senses of the English word right and its correspondences in Lithuanian as well as making some inferences regarding the possible cultural differences. The research findings show that while the concept of the English word right is based on respect for rational thinking, logical deductions, and evidence, the Lithuanian correspondences are associated more with metaphysical truth and the dichotomy between GOOD and BAD.
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Gater, R., De B. Almeida E. Sousa, G. Barrientos, J. Caraveo, C. R. Chandrashekar, M. Dhadphale, D. Goldberg, et al. "The pathways to psychiatric care: a cross-cultural study." Psychological Medicine 21, no. 3 (August 1991): 761–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003329170002239x.
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SYNOPSISThis paper describes the referral pathways taken by 1554 patients newly referred to the mental health services in 11 countries, and documents factors associated with delays in referral. The pathways in centres relatively well provided with psychiatric staff were dominated by general practitioners and to a lesser extent hospital doctors: the relatively less well resourced centres showed a variety of pathways with native healers often playing an important part. Delays were remarkably short in all centres regardless of psychiatric resources, but in some centres we found longer delays on pathways involving native healers. Somatic problems were a common presentation in all centres, and in some centres there was a tendency for patients presenting with somatic problems to have longer delays than those with symptoms of depression or anxiety. The implications of these findings are discussed in the context of an ongoing programme of WHO research activities aimed at improving the quality of mental illness care available in community settings.
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Saunders, Paul, and Aunty Kerrie Doyle. "Cultural Proficiency in First Nations Health Research: A Mixed-Methods, Cross-Cultural Evaluation of a Novel Resource." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 1 (December 20, 2022): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010039.
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Recent efforts have illustrated the efficacy of culturally proficient approaches to research, underpinned by robust partnerships between researchers and First Nations peoples and communities. This article seeks to determine differences in approaches to First Nations research engagement perceptions between First Nations and non-First Nations researchers, as well as whether participation in a cultural proficiency workshop improved the perceived cultural proficiency of non-First Nations health researchers. Also, whether a set of novel cultural proficiency resources, designed in the Sydney region could be applied broadly across First Nations contexts within Australia. The evaluation adopted a mixed-methods, cross-cultural (First Nations and non-First Nations) design to appraise the novel cultural proficiency resources, identifying participant perceptions to First Nations research engagement, as well as views regarding the feasibility of universal application of the resources. A quantitative pre- and post-workshop evaluation was also undertaken to measure differences in self-reported cultural proficiency. Qualitative data underwent thematic analysis and quantitative data were analysed applying t-tests. Both qualitative and quantitative evaluation showed minimal variation between the cultural groups regarding research engagement perceptions, based on viewing of the online resources. A statistically significant increase in self-reported cultural proficiency was found in non-First Nations workshop participants. Cultural proficiency education and training programs that promote an immersive, interactive, and ongoing framework can build the perceived cultural proficiency of non-First Nations health researchers, however First Nations expertise must validate this perceived cultural proficiency to be beneficial in practice. Based on the research findings, applying the underlying ethical principles of First Nations research with a local, context-centred approach allows for the broad application of cultural proficiency research education and training programs within Australia.
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Nieto-Galan, Agustí. "Constructing “Pure” and “Applied” Science in Early Francoism." Culture & History Digital Journal 10, no. 1 (April 29, 2021): e002. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/chdj.2021.002.
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The paper discusses several appropriations of the categories of “pure” and “applied” science (mainly in chemistry) in early Francoism. At the height of a crusade that criminalized “pure” science as inherently attached to the culture of the Second Spanish Republic, the category of “pure” assumed spiritual, religious and anti-materialist values in the early education policies of the new regime, in the context of the newly founded national research centre, the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). At the same time, relevant Francoist scientists stressed the high moral status of a new utilitarian, “applied” science, to efficiently serve the material needs of the country. As a result, the categories of “pure” and “applied” science, and their rhetorical use in public addresses and propaganda, became useful tools for building a strong alliance between science and power that cemented the dictatorship.
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Kopceva, Natal'ya, Aleksandra Sitnikova, Yana Andriushina, Diana Zinchenko, Ekaterina Sertakova, Daniil Lucik, Egor Kozlov, Arina Prigoda, and Yana Moiseeva. "RESULTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR "THEORY AND PRACTICE OF APPLIED CULTURAL RESEARCH" ON 26TH OCTOBER 2022 (MUSEUM CENTRE “PLOSCHAD MIRA”, KRASNOYARSK)." Siberian Art History Journal 1, no. 4 (December 19, 2022): 55–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.31804/2782-4926-2022-1-4-55-83.
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This text presents a summary of the work of the educational, scientific and methodological seminar "Theories and Practices of Applied Cultural Research" (October 26, 2022, Krasnoyarsk, Museum Center "Ploschad Mira"). The seminar was devoted to the presentation of topical art studies in accordance with memorable dates for the world of culture and art: 1) Compositional formulas in works of visual and audiovisual art; 2) Creation of archives as an actual form of audiovisual culture research; 3) Actual studies of cinematography: 65 years since the release of the film "The Cranes Are Flying" by M. Kalatozov, 85 years since the birth of Soviet screenwriter Gennady Shpalikov, 75 years since the birth of writer Stephen King; 4) History of publishing: 160 years since the birth of the Russian publisher Petr Petrovich Soykin.
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Ediae, O. J., F. J. Abeng, and J. C. Egbudom. "User Experience of Architectural Promenade in Art and Cultural Centres in Calabar, Crossriver State, Nigeria." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1054, no. 1 (September 1, 2022): 012029. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1054/1/012029.
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Abstract The architectural success of any structure depends on how well people experience spaces. In order to improve the overall user experience in spaces, the architectural promenade concept has become a part of modern architectural design. Despite this, little is known about it or how it affects the user experience, particularly in Art and Cultural Centres. This research aims to assess the user experience of architectural promenade in selected Art and Cultural Centres in Calabar, Cross-river state, Nigeria. A quantitative methodology was applied to gather data from the selected arts and Cultural Centres in Calabar, Crossriver. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 2021 software was employed to analyse the acquired data. The findings indicated that many users did not necessarily enjoy the architectural promenade in Cultural Centres, affecting their overall experience of spaces. The study recommended architectural promenade as an area of user experience that researchers could focus on in research. It also suggests Architects architectural promenade as a conscious consideration in the design of art and Cultural Centres.
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Dutta, Dipmala, and Polly Vauquline. "Institutionalisation of Women’s Studies Research Centre, Gauhati University: A Struggle for Space and Identity." Space and Culture, India 6, no. 1 (June 28, 2018): 16–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.20896/saci.v6i1.321.
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Institutionalisation of Women’s Studies (WS) in India although started in the 1970s, it took a decade further to cross the threshold of Northeastern States. The isolation which the Northeast of India has always faced in the social, economic and political spheres was also reflected in the case of establishment of the Women’s Studies Centres as the then Vice Chancellor Dr. Deba Prasad Barooah had to struggle against the University Grants Commission for establishing it in Gauhati University. Again, the narrative of WSRC, GU do not find mention in the book Narratives from Women's Studies Family: Recreating Knowledge where experiences of 17 centres from across the country are illustrated. This paper investigates all such structural difficulties, negligence and struggle faced by one of the first Women’s Studies Centre of Northeast India, established in Gauhati University (GU), since its conceptualisation to inception in 1989 till the present. It attempts in revealing the experiences of the Directors, yielding the efforts behind the setting up of the centre, the role played by different individuals both internal and external of the University towards the establishment of the Centre, the catalysts that prevented the premature decay of the Centre and most importantly the struggle for space, identity and recognition the constraints faced to obtain them. To achieve these goals oral history method was applied to explore the experiences of the previous directors and the author (2nd author) herself. The narratives illustrate the history of struggles, challenges and the subsequent development over a span of more than twenty five years. The paper documents the support the University provided despite being a patriarchal institution for fostering of the WSRC, which in gradual years took steps to produce the Department of Women’s Studies. It will also look into the progressive role Women’s Studies played not only in the varsity internally but also at the external front through research and advocacy by inducing new panoramic view towards and discussion of women’s issues in a multidimensional framework.
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Putri Rahmadewi, Alifia, and Arfin Sudirman. "HOW ASEAN PERCEIVE NATURAL DISASTER AS PART OF SECURITY COMMUNITY AGENDA?" Jurnal Asia Pacific Studies 5, no. 2 (December 19, 2021): 117–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.33541/japs.v5i2.3780.
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As a disaster-prone area, ASEAN had a set of disaster management mechanisms. In 2011 ASEAN established an institution that focuses on regional disaster management, namely the AHA Centre. However, the AHA Center did not show its significant role in some disasters. This article aimed to determine the obstacles faced by the AHA Center in 4 phases of international disaster management, namely mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery, and to use the concept of the security community to analyze ASEAN norms, institutions, and collective identity and relation to disaster management through the AHA Centre. The method used is a qualitative research method. The data collection technique collaborated several techniques derived from interviews with Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the AHA Center, and BNPB RI, document-based research, and internet-based research. This research showed how the AHA Center had played a role in the four phases of disaster management. However, there were still shortcomings such as its limited role, lack of resource management, and mechanisms that only focused on government-to-government. In addition, this shortcoming can also be found stemming from the collective identity of ASEAN, which is applied in its regional disaster management. Thus, this study suggested that the ASEAN policymakers increase the role of the AHA Center in regional disaster management, improve mechanisms and resource management, and establish cross-pillar mechanisms of the ASEAN community.
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Amris, Stine, and Julio G. Arenas. "IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN REHABILITATION OF TORTURE SURVIVORS – a long-term research strategy based on a global multi-centre study design. Part I: Theoretical considerations." Psyke & Logos 25, no. 1 (July 31, 2004): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/pl.v25i1.8659.
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Accumulated evidence that torture and other related human rights violation produces health-related consequences that require health professional assistance, has been the point of departure for the development of a global association of rehabilitation centres specialised in rehabilitation of torture survivors. The work field of torture is therefore a work field with an applied clinical practice rooted in a health professional paradigm recognising, though, the importance and influence of the socio-political and legal dimension of torture as a trauma and in service provision. In spite of a long history of rehabilitation of torture survivors, very few questions within service provision are answered. The implications of this shortcoming of knowledge are: 1) that effectiveness information on rehabilitation of torture survivors is not available, and 2) that no clear and scientifically valid recommendations on the organisation and functioning of rehabilitation services, and the intervention they offer in different socio-cultural contexts can be put forward. Given the uniqueness of torture as a trauma, the complexity of the health-related consequences with numerous contributing and modifying factors and the diversity of provided rehabilitation services to torture survivors, outcome research in this area is complex. The scientific approach implicates a series of methodological challenges and the use of combined research methodologies applied in several steps in order to ensure validity of the results. Research qualified of producing such knowledge will demand a shift from the traditional discipline-centred mode of knowledge production towards a broader conception of knowledge production, where knowledge is generated in the context of application and addresses problems identified through continual dialogue between actors from a variety of settings. The present article is a presentation of a long-term research strategy – The Impact Assessment Study – based on a global multi-centre study design and comprising 5 phases. The strategy has been developed with the aim of conducting a systematic »mapping« of the work field of torture, and the clinical practice applied in multidisciplinary rehabilitation of torture survivors. The main objective of the overall study is to assess if, how and to what extend rehabilitation at specialized centres provided in different socio-cultural contexts improves the well-being of torture survivors, and based on the achieved knowledge to establish empirically founded »best practice guidelines« for the future clinical work. Point of departure in the article will be an introduction to some of the theoretical considerations behind the research strategy, focusing on outcome assessment from a health professional perspective – what are we to measure? – and the nature of the existing knowledge-base within rehabilitation of torture survivors – the scientific state of the art.
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Kursunluoglu, Emel. "Shopping centre customer service: creating customer satisfaction and loyalty." Marketing Intelligence & Planning 32, no. 4 (May 27, 2014): 528–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mip-11-2012-0134.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse customer service effects in creating satisfaction and loyalty. The other antecedents of satisfaction and loyalty such as perceived value and service quality were not analysed in this research. Design/methodology/approach – Exploratory factor analysis was used to classify customer service items. Confirmatory factor analysis was not applied because of there was not any significant theory based on the classification of shopping centre customer service (SCCS). The research model was developed to show the relationships and the effects of customer service which were tested through multiple regression analyses. Findings – As a result of findings, customer service variables were classified into eight factors. Only four of them had effects on satisfaction and loyalty. The findings indicated that customer services had effects on customer satisfaction and loyalty. It was shown that “customer services about atmosphere (CSA)” affected both satisfaction and loyalty whereas “incentive customer services (ICS)”, “customer services in encounter stage (CSE)”, and “customer services about payment (CSP)” affected only loyalty. Research limitations/implications – The research model was about only shopping centres’ customer services; it could not reflect the customer services offered by the other retail formats since the survey was conducted in the limited area and with small sample. The research did not reflect the complete retailing landscape since the survey was applied to only brick and mortar shopping centre customers. The research model was developed according to the customer services offered by Turkish shopping centres and customers’ perceptions about satisfaction and loyalty were measured. The findings can be applicable each shopping centre that offers such customer services and has nearly the same concept. It is agreed that since this research has been conducted in Izmir it reflects the Turkish consumers’ cultural intentions. Practical implications – Although the impact degrees are at low level, customer service is an important tool for creating customer satisfaction and loyalty. According to the SCCS model in this research; it is strongly recommended that CSA, ICS, CSE, and CSP should be improved by shopping centres in order to gain customer satisfaction and loyalty. The last result of the research was surprising because it was expected that all customer service factors in the SCCS model would affect satisfaction and loyalty significantly. Although there were not any direct effects of basic customer services, facilitative customer services, customer services about children, informative customer services on satisfaction and loyalty, shopping centre management should not ignore these types of services since they are really important in the literature. Since the retailer type is important when developing customer service, each retailer should define its own customer service level according to its retail mix strategy. Originality/value – The research is the first paper that surveyed customer service effects in creating satisfaction and loyalty in Turkey through a conceptual model. The study has suggested a new model called SCCS model which classified customer service into eight factors and showed the relationships among customer service, customer satisfaction, and customer loyalty. The paper has developed the importance of customer service in the Turkish shopping centres.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Centre for Applied Cross-Cultural Research"
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Throop, Nolan, and Rasyad Yosof. "The contribution of employee consideration of future consequences and cultural values on work procrastination." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för psykologi (PSY), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-104914.
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The present study looks into examining if an employee’s consideration of future consequences or cultural values better predict their procrastination at work. A total of 253 participants from various parts of the globe were examined via an online survey utilizing the Considerations of Future Consequences Scale (Strathman et al., 2013), Behavior Identification Form (Vallacher & Wegner, 1989), CVScale for cultural values (Yoo et al., 2011), and Irrational Procrastination Scale (Steel, 2010). Work procrastination was found to be negatively correlated to consideration of future consequences, where those with higher levels of consideration of future consequences were found to have lower levels of work procrastination. In addition, more abstract or high-level personal agency was found to be positively correlated to consideration of future consequences and negatively correlated to work procrastination. Furthermore, a positive relationship was found between work procrastination and the cultural values of masculinity and power distance, where those with higher levels of these cultural values had higher levels of work procrastination. Lastly, consideration of future consequences was found to be a better predictor for work procrastination than cultural values. Possible explanations of the results are discussed, limitations of the study are mentioned, and recommendations for future studies are suggested.
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Lee, Chiu-Yi. "Factors Affecting Cross-Cultural Adjustment Of Taiwanese Expatriates Assigned to Subsidiary Companies In Mainland China." 2006. http://eprints.vu.edu.au/517/1/517contents.pdf.
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Because of increasing global competition and the internationalization of world markets, the assignment of expatriate employees is becoming increasingly essential for the successful worldwide development of many multinational corporations (MNCs). International expatriates are imperative to the survival of global enterprises in the twenty-first century. Expatriates can become an important human resource to international enterprises or multinational operations. To facilitate the adjustment of business expatriates to an overseas environment and to help them to work effectively, MNCs need to recognize the factors that affect cross-cultural adjustment. The main purpose of this study is to utilize Lee’s (2002) model to investigate the relationship among demographic factors, job satisfaction, family support, learning orientation, organization socialization as well as cross-cultural training and cross-cultural adjustment of Taiwanese expatriates assigned to Mainland China. The empirical outcomes relevant to Taiwanese expatriates located in Mainland China were compared with those outcomes relevant to Taiwanese expatriates located in the United States. In examining the experiences of Taiwanese expatriates assigned to Mainland China, the instrument used was a questionnaire survey attached to this study. The variables were measured using Likert-type questions, and those items are divided into seven categories. Data was collected from 353 participants who had experienced postings to Mainland China for international assignments. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, T-test, multiple regression and correlation were employed to analyze this data. The statistical results of this study were compared with Lee’s (2002) research into Taiwanese banking expatriates in United States. Participants in the present study ranked the importance of factors significant to their adjustment to Mainland China as follows: job satisfaction, family support, cross-cultural training, organization socialization and learning orientation during their overseas assignment. On the other hand, Lee’s (2002) research demonstrated the following ranking of factors in importance to adjustment: job satisfaction, organization socialization, learning orientation, family support and cross-cultural training. Both studies revealed that job satisfaction was the strongest factor influencing on cross-cultural adjustment. This thesis concludes with suggestions for both international enterprises or MNCs and individual expatriates who undertake overseas postings in the normal course of business.
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Lee, Chiu-Yi. "Factors Affecting Cross-Cultural Adjustment Of Taiwanese Expatriates Assigned to Subsidiary Companies In Mainland China." Thesis, 2006. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/517/.
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Because of increasing global competition and the internationalization of world markets, the assignment of expatriate employees is becoming increasingly essential for the successful worldwide development of many multinational corporations (MNCs). International expatriates are imperative to the survival of global enterprises in the twenty-first century. Expatriates can become an important human resource to international enterprises or multinational operations. To facilitate the adjustment of business expatriates to an overseas environment and to help them to work effectively, MNCs need to recognize the factors that affect cross-cultural adjustment. The main purpose of this study is to utilize Lee’s (2002) model to investigate the relationship among demographic factors, job satisfaction, family support, learning orientation, organization socialization as well as cross-cultural training and cross-cultural adjustment of Taiwanese expatriates assigned to Mainland China. The empirical outcomes relevant to Taiwanese expatriates located in Mainland China were compared with those outcomes relevant to Taiwanese expatriates located in the United States. In examining the experiences of Taiwanese expatriates assigned to Mainland China, the instrument used was a questionnaire survey attached to this study. The variables were measured using Likert-type questions, and those items are divided into seven categories. Data was collected from 353 participants who had experienced postings to Mainland China for international assignments. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, T-test, multiple regression and correlation were employed to analyze this data. The statistical results of this study were compared with Lee’s (2002) research into Taiwanese banking expatriates in United States. Participants in the present study ranked the importance of factors significant to their adjustment to Mainland China as follows: job satisfaction, family support, cross-cultural training, organization socialization and learning orientation during their overseas assignment. On the other hand, Lee’s (2002) research demonstrated the following ranking of factors in importance to adjustment: job satisfaction, organization socialization, learning orientation, family support and cross-cultural training. Both studies revealed that job satisfaction was the strongest factor influencing on cross-cultural adjustment. This thesis concludes with suggestions for both international enterprises or MNCs and individual expatriates who undertake overseas postings in the normal course of business.
Books on the topic "Centre for Applied Cross-Cultural Research"
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The applied linguistic individual: Sociocultural approaches to identity, agency and autonomy. Bristol, CT: Equinox Pub., 2012.
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De Vita, Maurizio, ed. Città storica e sostenibilità / Historic Cities and Sustainability. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/978-88-6655-305-2.
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A subject that is inexplicably little studied at present, or indeed not at all, is that of the quest for possible applications and feasible objectives in the energy requalification of existing buildings, existing or planned open spaces, old city centres and the monumental and diffuse cultural heritage. At the present time it is crucial that the issues, research and techniques linked to the possibilities of an aware use of energy are applied to the old city centres and the existing heritage. This must start from a knowledge and investigation of the traditional building materials and techniques, which are in themselves inherently sustainable (comprising both the ancient city and the consolidated modern city and their historic stratifications). The historic environment indeed represents an infinite cultural and environmental resource and a very high percentage of the global architectural heritage.
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Sdegno, Emma, Martina Frank, Pierre-Henry Frangne, and Myriam Pilutti Namer. John Ruskin’s Europe. A Collection of Cross-Cultural Essays With an Introductory Lecture by Salvatore Settis. Venice: Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-487-5.
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Ruskin’s work is strongly inscribed in the great European context, marking an important moment in the movement for the establishment of a community culture and spirit. The essays collected here intend to place the theme of Ruskin’s fruitful and essential relationship with Europe at the centre of a critical reflection, presenting themselves as opportunities for an in-depth study and a discussion on issues related to aesthetics, the protection of material and immaterial heritage, cultural and literary memory. By bringing to the attention of the scientific community the multiple aspects – geographic, historical-artistic, critical-aesthetic, literary, socio-political – of Ruskin’s work from inter- and transcultural perspectives, the volume aims to (re)discover a deliberately European Ruskin and to stimulate new research routes.
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(Editor), John Peter Sugden, and Alan Bairner (Editor), eds. Sport in Divided Societies (Chelsea School Research Centre Edition, V. 4). 2nd ed. Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, 1999.
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Carducci, Bernardo J., Ronald E. Riggio, Christopher S. Nave, and Jeffrey S. Mio. Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, Clinical, Applied, and Cross-Cultural Research. Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2020.
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Tran, Thanh V., and Keith T. Chan. Applied Cross-Cultural Data Analysis for Social Work. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190888510.001.0001.
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Applied Cross-Cultural Data Analysis for Social Work is a research guide which provides a hands-on approach for learning and understanding data analysis techniques for examining and interpreting data for the purpose of cultural group comparisons. This book aims to provide practical applications in statistical approaches of data analyses that are commonly used in cross-cultural research and evaluation. Readers are presented with step-by-step illustrations in the use of descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate statistics to compare cross-cultural populations using large-scale, population-based survey data. These techniques have important applications in health, mental health, and social science research relevant to social work and other helping professions, especially in providing a framework of evidence to examine health disparities using population-health data. For each statistical approach discussed in this book, we explain the underlying purpose, basic assumptions, types of variables, application of the Stata statistical package, the presentation of statistical findings, and the interpretation of results. Unlike previous guides on statistical approaches and data analysis in social work, this book explains and demonstrates the strategies of cross-cultural data analysis using descriptive and bivariate analysis, multiple regression, additive and multiplicative interaction, mediation, and SEM and HLM for subgroup analysis and cross-cultural comparisons. This book also includes sample syntax from Stata for social work researchers to conduct cross-cultural analysis with their own research.
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Sugden, John, and Alain Barner. Sport in Divided Societies (Chelsea School Research Centre Edition). Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, 1998.
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(Aldershot, England) Center for Evaluative and Developmental Research. Valuing the Field: Child Welfare in an International Context (CEDR (Centre for Evaluative Development Research)). Ashgate Pub Ltd, 2000.
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Tran, Thanh, Tam Nguyen, and Keith Chan. Developing Cross-Cultural Measurement in Social Work Research and Evaluation. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190496470.001.0001.
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Given the demographic changes and the reality of cultural diversity in the United States and other parts of the world today, social work researchers are increasingly aware of the need to conduct cross-cultural research and evaluation, whether for hypothesis testing or for outcome evaluation. This book’s aims are twofold: to provide an overview of issues and techniques relevant to the development of cross-cultural measures and to provide readers with a step-by-step approach to the assessment of cross-cultural equivalence of measurement properties. There is no discussion of statistical theory and principles underlying the statistical techniques presented in this book. Rather, this book is concerned with applied theories and principles of cross-cultural research, and draws information from existing work in the social sciences, public domain secondary data, and primary data from the author’s research. In this second edition, several changes have been made throughout the book and a new chapter on item response theory has been added. The chapter on developing new cross-cultural instrument has also been expanded with a concrete example.
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Classroom Interactions as Cross-Cultural Encounters: Native Speakers in EFL Lessons (ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series) (Esl & Applied Linguistics Professional). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.
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Sobo, Elisa J. "Theoretical and Applied Issues in Cross-Cultural Health Research." In Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology, 3–11. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29905-x_1.
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Cumper, Vanessa, Caroline Scarles, Hongbo Liu, and Albert Kimbu. "Mobile Eye-Tracking as a Research Method to Explore the D/Deaf Experience at Arts and Cultural Venues." In Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2023, 94–98. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25752-0_10.
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AbstractD/deaf activists have consistently lamented their exclusion from the decision-making process by service providers. Accessibility is only effective when designed with contributions from those affected by the perceived or known barrier. This paper redresses the historic absence of the D/deaf paradigm, and recenters the focus to the individual’s perspective of accessibility requirements by developing a conceptual framework, constructed through the review of empirical and theoretical literature. The conceptual dimensions presented are from the D/deaf person’s perspective as valued through shared power and ownership. The aim of this conceptual paper is to explore how D/deaf-centric research can be applied and qualitatively measured through the combination of self-report, observation and Mobile eye tracking (MET).
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Attademo, Anna, and Gilda Berruti. "Planning Wastescapes Through Collaborative Processes." In Regenerative Territories, 233–46. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78536-9_14.
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AbstractThe chapter is focused on collaborative processes through which the functions and spatial hierarchies of public or public use areas are redefined. The field of action is: on the one hand the urban metabolism, interpreted as a study of the life cycle of the city, including wastescapes; on the other, collaborative processes, aimed at defining the uses of tailored, place-based, and collective services. In this sense, the research moves from the analysis of places born for public use, but abandoned over time or never actually completed; disused places waiting to reenter the urban metabolism. Among those, there are also Italian “planning standards,” publicly designed in compliance with the quantities defined by law, and often partially used or not properly managed. The proposal of new uses and services for these contexts is based on criteria of flexibility, not fixed once and for all, not predetermined in time, but in progress in order to overcome the limits of the implementation of policies and programs of the past. These integrated processes can activate a dialogue between public institutions, privates, local associations and citizens’ groups. The research also intends to cross-reference the issue of spatial inequalities in access to spaces and services, with the evolution of the public actor from provider to service enabler, in a wider redefinition of welfare and welfare spaces concept, as an effect of global economic and financial crisis. The question needs non-sectoral responses, which take into account environmental, social, spatial issues. Welfare can no longer be provided as a self-sufficiency device: contextual services, for everyone, can be realized by recapitalizing wastescapes, co-creating “planning standards” through the recovery of degraded local contexts, collectively investing in the use and care of public, and open services. The paper will focus on: (a) the case of the former NATO area in Naples (in Bagnoli neighborhood) which is the subject of a Plan for urban renewal, adopted by the Municipality of Naples in 2020. The area, owned by a public company whose purpose is the assistance of children in the disadvantaged segment (Fondazione Campania Welfare), has been redesigned as a public facility on a metropolitan scale, within a public consultation process between the ownership, the Municipality of Naples and several local stakeholders (third sector organizations, citizens, cultural associations, etc.). As an effect of this collaborative process, the reuse of the area started before the adoption of the Plan; (b) the case of Horizon2020 research REPAiR in which the issue of circular economy applied to the recovery of wastescapes for public purposes has been investigated in living labs, working on waste perception and awareness as key factors for regenerating wastelands. The co-creation process partly resumed a strategy foreseen in 2013 by the Campania Region in the Plan of waste prevention, for the implementation of Integrated Centres for the reuse of durable goods, originally excluded by the Regional Waste Law.
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Sequeira, Joana, and Flávio Miranda. "‘A Port of Two Seas.’ Lisbon and European Maritime Networks in the Fifteenth Century." In Atti delle «Settimane di Studi» e altri Convegni, 339–53. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/978-88-6453-857-0.18.
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With the development of research in economic history, historians are now testing the hypothesis that maritime networks and port cities contributed to the phenomenon of European integration. This essay applies a holistic approach to discuss how the city of Lisbon, located outside the privileged setting of multi-cultural interactions that was the Mediterranean Sea, became appealing to merchants from far and wide in late-medieval Europe. To do so, it examines a whole array of commercial, normative, fiscal, royal and judicial sources from European archives to discuss if it is possible to observe this phenomenon of European integration in fifteenth-century Lisbon.
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De Paula Vieira, Andreia, and Raymond Anthony. "Reimagining Human Responsibility Towards Animals for Disaster Management in the Anthropocene." In The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics, 223–54. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63523-7_13.
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AbstractAnimals, like human beings, are prone to suffering harms, such as disease, injury and death, as a result of anthropogenic and natural disasters. Animals are disproportionately prone to risk and adversely affected by disasters, and thus require humane and respectful care when disasters strike, due to socially situated vulnerabilities based on how human communities assess and value their moral standing and function. The inability to integrate animals into disaster risk and management practices and processes can sometimes be associated with a lack of understanding about what animal ethics and animal health and welfare require when designing disaster management programs. This chapter seeks to reimagine human responsibility towards animals for disaster management. The pervasiveness of disasters and their impacts on animals, human-animal and animal-environment relationships underscore the importance of effective animal disaster management supported by sound ethical decision-making processes. To this end, we delineate six ethically responsible animal caretaking aims for consideration when developing disaster management plans and policies. These aims, which address central vulnerabilities experienced by domesticated animals during disasters, are meant to be action-guiding within the disaster management context. They include: (1) Save lives and mitigate harm; (2) Protect animal welfare and respect animals’ experiences; (3) Observe, recognize and promote distributive justice; (4) Advance public involvement; (5) Empower caregivers, guardians, owners and community members; (6) Bolster public health and veterinary community professionalism, including engagement in multidisciplinary teams and applied scientific developments. To bring about these aims, we offer a set of practical and straightforward action steps for animal caregivers and disaster management teams to ensure that animals’ interests are systematically promoted in disaster management. They include: (1) Respect and humane treatment; (2) Collaboration and effective disaster communication; (3) Strengthening systems of information sharing, surveillance, scientific research, management and training; (4) Community outreach and proactive contact; (5) Cultural sensitivity and attitudes check, and (6) Reflection, review and reform.
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Orazbayeva, Balzhan, and Thomas Baaken. "Intercultural Knowledge Transfer in Teams." In Multicultural Instructional Design, 1262–83. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9279-2.ch060.
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The following chapter is dedicated to knowledge management, whereby the focus is on the transfer of relevant knowledge in an intercultural team. The purpose of this study was to empirically examine, how an intercultural team deals with the cultural diversity of its members and how it influences the knowledge transfer. The research object was the intercultural team of the research institute Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre at the Münster University of Applied Sciences (MUAS) in Germany. Ten guided interviews were conducted with ten employees of ten different nationalities. As the investigation has shown, the processes of knowledge transfer within the team of the research centre are not standardized. The actual transfer of knowledge occurs between team members on a personal level during intercultural communication in a setting of provided framework conditions. The team's cultural diversity is able not only to transfer but also to generate new knowledge. Intercultural competence in a provided framework is the crucial factor for successful cross-cultural knowledge transfer.
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Orazbayeva, Balzhan, and Thomas Baaken. "Intercultural Knowledge Transfer in Teams." In Knowledge Management Initiatives and Strategies in Small and Medium Enterprises, 248–68. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1642-2.ch012.
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The following chapter is dedicated to knowledge management, whereby the focus is on the transfer of relevant knowledge in an intercultural team. The purpose of this study was to empirically examine, how an intercultural team deals with the cultural diversity of its members and how it influences the knowledge transfer. The research object was the intercultural team of the research institute Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre at the Münster University of Applied Sciences (MUAS) in Germany. Ten guided interviews were conducted with ten employees of ten different nationalities. As the investigation has shown, the processes of knowledge transfer within the team of the research centre are not standardized. The actual transfer of knowledge occurs between team members on a personal level during intercultural communication in a setting of provided framework conditions. The team's cultural diversity is able not only to transfer but also to generate new knowledge. Intercultural competence in a provided framework is the crucial factor for successful cross-cultural knowledge transfer.
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Blažič, Borka Jerman, Andrej Jerman-Blažič, and Tanja Arh. "Applying the User Experience Study of a Virtual Multi-Cultural Community in a Service Re-Design." In Handbook of Research on Technology Adoption, Social Policy, and Global Integration, 109–34. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2668-1.ch007.
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The aim of the research work presented in this paper is to explore a virtual-user community's influence on the design of a new, multimedia-based Internet service. The virtual communities considered here are the researchers and associated administrative staff, who are working on, or managing, collaboration projects or common tasks in distant laboratories all over the world. The paper reflects the attitudes and the cultural background influence on the technology adoption by the studied community. The user experience were analysed and then applied in the re-design of a new service developed within the Virtual Conference Centre Portal (VCCP) – Global Plaza. The studies were carried out with communities coming from three continents: Africa, South America and Europe. The paper gives a brief presentation of the VCCP's service facilities and an analysis of the results of the performed studies.
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Leavy, Brett. "Digital Songlines." In Information Technology and Indigenous People, 159–69. IGI Global, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-298-5.ch021.
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Digital Songlines is a software toolkit being developed by the Australasian Cooperative Research Centre for Interaction Design. It consists of an applied set of protocols, methodologies and a software program for the collection and sharing of indigenous cultural heritage knowledge. Regular consultation with indigenous traditional owners and representative groups is an essential component of the development process. This article provides an overview of the components of the Digital Songlines toolkit, and illustrates the development of the cultural heritage system in its current prototype. The system employs virtual reality tools to enable aboriginal communities to digitally preserve, protect and promote their arts, culture and heritage. The 3-D visualisation will allow users to appreciate the land as central to the culture, stories and lives of indigenous peoples.
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Bauler, Clara. "Speech Acts and Cross-Cultural Pragmatics." In Research Anthology on Applied Linguistics and Language Practices, 566–81. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5682-8.ch026.
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Linguistically diverse learners tend to first relate the pragmatic ability they already possess in their first or more dominant language (L1) to act in the L2; as a result, miscommunication and misunderstandings are frequent and common. Teachers can help learners develop awareness about L2 pragmatic norms by making visible how speech acts are performed in the L2 community of speakers while providing opportunities to engage in role-playing or real interactions involving the accomplishment of selected speech acts. This chapter offers an overview of the importance of context in cross-cultural interactions, a brief survey of the theories of speech acts, and concrete pedagogical ideas for teachers to develop linguistically diverse learners' pragmatic awareness and ability while celebrating and promoting linguistic and cultural diversity.
Conference papers on the topic "Centre for Applied Cross-Cultural Research"
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Chen, Xilin, and Tao Xi. "Cross-Cultural Management of Chinese Traditional Theatre Industry Based on Broadway Operation Model." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1001860.
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Broadway, as one of the leading commercial show districts in the West, has a mature commercial experience and operation model. The theatre industry on Broadway is different from other places, and its production and marketing methods have also proven to be highly successful. This paper analyses the business model, artistic concept, communication strategy, and user research of Western theatre based on Broadway at the academic level. At the practical level, the paper investigates the cross-cultural management and communication model of the Chinese theatre industry. The Broadway theatre management that operates separately for theatres and productions, together with the art form that focuses on scenery, stage art, and sound effects, is applied to the management and communication of the traditional Chinese theatre industry. The paper aims at promoting traditional culture and making traditional theatre more suitable for modern aesthetic needs and market demands. The contribution of the paper is to improve traditional Chinese theatre into a creator-centered theatre performance consisting of music, song, dance, and dialogue in a cross-cultural context, based on the Broadway operation model. A modern marketing campaign is used to promote exposure and sustainability. As a result, a framework for Chinese traditional theatre products based on cross-culture is constructed.
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Monteiro, Caique Cahon. "Aesthetic Experience and Digital Culture: New Flows in The Space of Art Exhibition." In LINK 2021. Tuwhera Open Access, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/link2021.v2i1.67.
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Artistic institutions are traditionally places of cultural and social memory reverberation. Such spaces have a character of institutionalisation of the cultural market. Contemporary works of art and the exhibition format are factors that shape the possibilities of consumption and experience from visitors within these spaces. By taking advantage of the artifices of their time, art and artists appropriate new digital Technologies, digital culture contextualizes this movement, interweaving new paradigms in the exhibition spaces of museums, galleries and cultural centres. It is clear that the artistic production that involves digital media at some level creates increasingly subjective and hybrid paths between machine and human in the processes. This occurs not only in the scope of raw material and in the production of their poetics and narratives, but also in every present social context, of consumption, access, and dissemination of artistic works. In the last 10 years there has been a growing number of public in cultural institutions in Brazil (data from IPEA - Institute for Applied Economic Research), this curve does not resemble any increase in investment in public policies, improvement in education or culture. This rate of increase in visitors to cultural spaces is like the increase in access to mobile devices and use of the internet and social networks, perhaps, at some level, it shows that internet access and digital culture may be enabling an environment of spontaneous dissemination for the artistic market in Brazil. With the advent of smartphones and the constant use of this technology in various moments of leisure and work, the habit of taking a picture from any work of art has become something normalised in institutions. This process can create different media flows that reformulate the visitor's experience in front of the exhibition space. In this way, the traditional and passive spectator subject is mixed with the user subject present in digital culture, with its agency potential and sharing capacity. Although these photographs present themselves in society as a cultural product, their visualisation and distribution extend to a computational level. This master's research project proposes to establish dialogues between the field of communication and the arts, especially digital culture, and aesthetic experience. The object of study is the production of photographic images made by visitors to cultural exhibitions through smartphones and shared on the Instagram social network. Through the use of artificial intelligence, it will be possible to analyse hundreds of images from the Instagram social network that were taken at the Banco do Brasil Cultural Centre, located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Brazilian institution with the highest number of visitors in the last 5 years). This qualitative and quantitative analysis enables a reflection on the contemporary media character present in art exhibition spaces and the observation of new experiences between public, work, and digital culture.
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Aksenova, Olga Aleksandrovna. "What do Saint-Petersburg students think of the problems concerning cross-cultural communications?" In International applied research conference. TSNS Interaktiv Plus, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.21661/r-119502.
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Xia, Li. "Cross-cultural translation principles and applied research under the multicultural background." In 2014 Conference on Informatisation in Education, Management and Business (IEMB-14). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/iemb-14.2014.22.
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Rossini, Diva de Mello, Tânia Beisl Ramos, and Luciano Torres Tricárico. "A paisagem do português centro historico de São Francisco do Sul (BR)." In Seminario Internacional de Investigación en Urbanismo. Barcelona: Curso de Arquitetura e Urbanismo. Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5821/siiu.6353.
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Este artigo divulga a importância da preservação da paisagem do centro histórico das cidades por meio da conservação do patrimônio histórico construído, o qual se caracteriza como um atributo para o desenvolvimento do turismo cultural. O método de Rossini (2014), com categorias de analise da paisagem hierarquizadas por meio da analise de redes sociais, foi aplicado na Baixa Pombalina em Lisboa (PT) e no centro histórico de São Francisco do Sul (BR). O resultado desta investigação demonstra que o centro histórico estudado possui características similares as urbes de origem portuguesa e fato que o transforma em um sitio repleto de potencialidades turísticas. O conhecimento produzido poderá nortear a elaboração de politicas publicas que contribuam com o desenvolvimento do turismo cultural local e regional, além de beneficiar a comunidade científica do Brasil, com a produção de novos conhecimentos nas áreas de Arquitetura, Patrimônio Histórico das Cidades e de Turismo. This article discloses about the importance of preserving the historic center of the landscape of cities through the conservation of built heritage, which is characterized as an attribute to the development of cultural tourism. The Rossini method (2014), with analysis of hierarchical categories of landscape through the analysis of social networks, was applied in the Baixa in Lisbon (PT) and the historic center of São Francisco do Sul (BR). The result of this research shows that the historic center studied has similar characteristics of Portuguese origin and urbes fact that turns it into a place full of tourist potential. The knowledge produced can underpin the development of public policies that contribute to the development of local and regional cultural tourism, as well as benefit the scientific community in Brazil, with the production of new knowledge in the areas of Architecture, Heritage of Cities and Tourism.
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Afrin, Tahera. "Inquiring About Cultural Components of Early Childhood Education." In Rangahau Horonuku Hou – New Research Landscapes, Unitec/MIT Research Symposium 2021. Unitec ePress, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.34074/proc.2206005.
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Culture and diversity are familiar yet challenging concepts for early childhood kaiako (teachers). This is a background paper to stimulate thoughts and queries around cultural components in early childhood environments. The author presents findings from a completed research that supports culturally responsive practices within the early childhood teacher education context. The completed research applies a Teaching as Inquiry model to formulate queries for the lecturers. The author then proposes a future research project within the early childhood education context to explore the components of culture. Under a sociocultural research framework, the proposed research aims to collect data from a range of early childhood settings in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Convenience sampling will be used to select willing centres from the initial teacher education (ITE) providers’ database. With the collected data, the proposed study is aimed at enabling participants to develop a reusable reflection model for early childhood kaiako who seek to embrace culturally relevant pedagogy. In support of the proposal, the author theoretically applies a Teaching as Inquiry model to selected questions for reflection listed in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. The discussion may extract thoughts to help kaiako to formulate focus queries, learning queries and teaching queries within the early childhood education environment.
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Štetka, Peter, and Nora Grisáková. "Cross-Cultural Segmentation: Hierarchical Clustering Analysis Using Hofstede’s Cultural Model." In Sustainable Business Development Perspectives 2022. Brno: Masaryk University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cz.muni.p280-0197-2022-24.
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The aim of this paper is to identify specific cultural segments i.e., clusters within the global market, which could be defined from marketers’ perspective as a zone of cultural homogeneity. It allows marketers to create and apply uniformed marketing program for each segment separately, using the strengths of localization, while maintaining a reasonable level of global approach i.e., optimized glocalization. The segmentation presented in this paper was conducted using the Hierarchical clustering analysis. As a segmentation variable (bases), the Hofstede’s cultural dimensions were applied i.e., power distance, individualism, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity, long-term orientation, and indulgence. Using statistical measures of the loss of information, six segments were created and described. For the description purposes, the bases were applied as the descriptors were left out of this research, creating the universal bases for future research, and allowing future precisions of these findings.
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Vlahos, Ekaterini. "Cultural Heritage: Educating the Next Generation Case Study Analysis of the Center of Preservation Research." In HERITAGE2022 International Conference on Vernacular Heritage: Culture, People and Sustainability. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/heritage2022.2022.15669.
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University Centers combined with specialized degree programs may provide a framework for faculty and students to engage in traditional and applied research and hands-on learning across disciplines. This paper will present a case study of the Center of Preservation Research development and its connection to students in the Master of Science in Historic Preservation program to create an experiential learning model. The focus is on educating the next generation of preservation practitioners, fostering an understanding of the region's historic environments and cultural landscapes, and becoming a resource for addressing preservation needs throughout the American West. Emphases are on the organization's development, structure and administration, areas of research activities and funding, and examples of projects that emerged from regional needs, classroom pedagogy, and partnerships with a broad external constituency in the public and private sectors, creating a nexus for discourse around heritage and historic preservation.
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Baratin, Laura, Alessandra Cattaneo, and Elvio Moretti. "Porta Valbona a Urbino: la sua rappresentazione tra storia e restauro." In FORTMED2020 - Defensive Architecture of the Mediterranean. Valencia: Universitat Politàcnica de València, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/fortmed2020.2020.11401.
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Porta Valbona in Urbino: its representation between history and restorationThe Porta Valbona study is part of a complex project of conservation and valorisation of the defensive walls of Urbino that the research group, of the School of Conservation and Restoration of the University of Urbino Carlo Bo, has developed in recent years. Built in 1621 it is the most important gate of the city both because it is connected to Via Mazzini, one of the main streets of the historic centre, and for its spectacular architectural appearance created for the wedding of Prince Federico Ubaldo della Rovere with Princess Claudia de Medici. The two eagles, in limestone, placed at the sides of the door, date back to the mid-eighteenth century and are the work of the Rimini architect Giovan Francesco Buonamici. It is also the only Gate of Urbino which has a monumental facing facing outwards, or towards Piazza del Mercatale. Despite having undergone several restorations and consolidations over the centuries, it has not been modified in its original appearance. Porta Valbona, together with the city walls, represents a real urban palimpsest, an exceptional case of sedimentation and stratification which, despite the events, still allows us to reconstruct its historical events. The applied design method was based on the following analyzes: a) urban analysis: knowledge of the characteristics and urban potential of the door; b) historical analysis: knowledge of the historical evolution and of the specific qualities of the door; c) geometric analysis: metric and architectural survey; d) material analysis, study of materials and forms of deterioration; e) structural analysis: identification of the morphological and constructive organization from the structural point of view. All the large amount of information obtained from the analysis was managed thanks to the use of GIS systems. Thus it was possible to identify the shape and character of the monument and its testimonial, constructive and architectural values were recognized. On the basis of an internal analysis of the cultural asset and an external analysis of the context in which it is located, it was possible to define the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
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Araldi, Alessandro, and Giovanni Fusco. "The Nine Forms of the French Riviera: Classifying Urban Fabrics from the Pedestrian Perspective." In 24th ISUF 2017 - City and Territory in the Globalization Age. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/isuf2017.2017.5219.
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The Nine Forms of the French Riviera: Classifying Urban Fabrics from the Pedestrian Perspective. Giovanni Fusco, Alessandro Araldi ¹Université Côte-Azur, CNRS, ESPACE - Bd. Eduard Herriot 98. 06200 Nice E-mail: giovanni.fusco@unice.fr, alessandro.araldi@unice.fr Keywords: French Riviera, Urban Fabrics, Urban Form Recognition, Geoprocessing Conference topics and scale: Tools of analysis in urban morphology Recent metropolitan growth produces new kinds of urban fabric, revealing different logics in the organization of urban space, but coexisting with more traditional urban fabrics in central cities and older suburbs. Having an overall view of the spatial patterns of urban fabrics in a vast metropolitan area is paramount for understanding the emerging spatial organization of the contemporary metropolis. The French Riviera is a polycentric metropolitan area of more than 1200 km2 structured around the old coastal cities of Nice, Cannes, Antibes and Monaco. XIX century and early XX century urban growth is now complemented by modern developments and more recent suburban areas. A large-scale analysis of urban fabrics can only be carried out through a new geoprocessing protocol, combining indicators of spatial relations within urban fabrics, geo-statistical analysis and Bayesian data-mining. Applied to the French Riviera, nine families of urban fabrics are identified and correlated to the historical periods of their production. Central cities are thus characterized by the combination of different families of pre-modern, dense, continuous built-up fabrics, as well as by modern discontinuous forms. More interestingly, fringe-belts in Nice and Cannes, as well as the techno-park of Sophia-Antipolis, combine a spinal cord of connective artificial fabrics having sparse specialized buildings, with the already mentioned discontinuous fabrics of modern urbanism. Further forms are identified in the suburban and “rurban” spaces around central cities. The proposed geoprocessing procedure is not intended to supersede traditional expert-base analysis of urban fabric. Rather, it should be considered as a complementary tool for large urban space analysis and as an input for studying urban form relation to socioeconomic phenomena. References Conzen, M.R.G (1960) Alnwick, Northumberland : A Study in Town-Planning Analysis. (London, George Philip). Conzen, M.P. (2009) “How cities internalize their former urban fringe. A cross-cultural comparison”. Urban Morphology, 13, 29-54. Graff, P. (2014) Une ville d’exception. Nice, dans l'effervescence du 20° siècle. (Serre, Nice). Yamada I., Thill J.C. (2010) “Local indicators of network-constrained clusters in spatial patterns represented by a link attribute.” Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 100(2), 269-285. Levy, A. (1999) “Urban morphology and the problem of modern urban fabric : some questions for research”, Urban Morphology, 3(2), 79-85. Okabe, A. Sugihara, K. (2012) Spatial Analysis along Networks: Statistical and Computational Methods. (John Wiley and sons, UK).
Reports on the topic "Centre for Applied Cross-Cultural Research"
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Shalatska, Hanna M., Olena Yu Zotova-Sadylo, and Ivan O. Muzyka. Moodle course in teaching English language for specific purposes for masters in mechanical engineering. [б. в.], July 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/123456789/3881.
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The central thesis of this paper is that e-learning courses can have a significant impact on English language for specific purposes (ESP) proficiency of mining mechanical engineering students. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of ESP Moodle-based course “English for Mining Mechanical Engineers” and to reveal the results of its experimental approbation. In order to identify the lectures’ and learners’ needs we have applied the survey research. The survey confirmed the greatest demand for Moodle courses that include all the elements of a coherent training manual to provide self-development of engineering students. The interview results contributed to design of author’s ESP course syllabus. The importance and originality of this study are that to approbate the course materials’ effectiveness two approaches have been adopted simultaneously. The first is blended learning method based on e-learning platform applied in the experimental group and the second one is classic in-class instructor-led studying used in a control group. Students’ progress in ESP proficiency has been assessed using the cross assessment method. The experiment has validated the initial hypothesis that the special online courses focused on honing foreign language skills and integrated in the domain of specific professional knowledge have a beneficial effect on students’ communicative competencies in general. There were identified the advantages of self-tuition based on Moodle platform. The Moodle course lets the teachers save considerable in-class time to focus more on communicative assignments. The findings of this study have a number of practical implications in ESP online courses development.
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Bourrier, Mathilde, Michael Deml, and Farnaz Mahdavian. Comparative report of the COVID-19 Pandemic Responses in Norway, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. University of Stavanger, November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31265/usps.254.
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The purpose of this report is to compare the risk communication strategies and public health mitigation measures implemented by Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic based on publicly available documents. The report compares the country responses both in relation to one another and to the recommendations and guidance of the World Health Organization where available. The comparative report is an output of Work Package 1 from the research project PAN-FIGHT (Fighting pandemics with enhanced risk communication: Messages, compliance and vulnerability during the COVID-19 outbreak), which is financially supported by the Norwegian Research Council's extraordinary programme for corona research. PAN-FIGHT adopts a comparative approach which follows a “most different systems” variation as a logic of comparison guiding the research (Przeworski & Teune, 1970). The countries in this study include two EU member States (Sweden, Germany), one which was engaged in an exit process from the EU membership (the UK), and two non-European Union states, but both members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA): Norway and Switzerland. Furthermore, Germany and Switzerland govern by the Continental European Federal administrative model, with a relatively weak central bureaucracy and strong subnational, decentralised institutions. Norway and Sweden adhere to the Scandinavian model—a unitary but fairly decentralised system with power bestowed to the local authorities. The United Kingdom applies the Anglo-Saxon model, characterized by New Public Management (NPM) and decentralised managerial practices (Einhorn & Logue, 2003; Kuhlmann & Wollmann, 2014; Petridou et al., 2019). In total, PAN-FIGHT is comprised of 5 Work Packages (WPs), which are research-, recommendation-, and practice-oriented. The WPs seek to respond to the following research questions and accomplish the following: WP1: What are the characteristics of governmental and public health authorities’ risk communication strategies in five European countries, both in comparison to each other and in relation to the official strategies proposed by WHO? WP2: To what extent and how does the general public’s understanding, induced by national risk communication, vary across five countries, in relation to factors such as social capital, age, gender, socio-economic status and household composition? WP3: Based on data generated in WP1 and WP2, what is the significance of being male or female in terms of individual susceptibility to risk communication and subsequent vulnerability during the COVID-19 outbreak? WP4: Based on insight and knowledge generated in WPs 1 and 2, what recommendations can we offer national and local governments and health institutions on enhancing their risk communication strategies to curb pandemic outbreaks? WP5: Enhance health risk communication strategies across five European countries based upon the knowledge and recommendations generated by WPs 1-4. Pre-pandemic preparedness characteristics All five countries had pandemic plans developed prior to 2020, which generally were specific to influenza pandemics but not to coronaviruses. All plans had been updated following the H1N1 pandemic (2009-2010). During the SARS (2003) and MERS (2012) outbreaks, both of which are coronaviruses, all five countries experienced few cases, with notably smaller impacts than the H1N1 epidemic (2009-2010). The UK had conducted several exercises (Exercise Cygnet in 2016, Exercise Cygnus in 2016, and Exercise Iris in 2018) to check their preparedness plans; the reports from these exercises concluded that there were gaps in preparedness for epidemic outbreaks. Germany also simulated an influenza pandemic exercise in 2007 called LÜKEX 07, to train cross-state and cross-department crisis management (Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk, 2007). In 2017 within the context of the G20, Germany ran a health emergency simulation exercise with WHO and World Bank representatives to prepare for potential future pandemics (Federal Ministry of Health et al., 2017). Prior to COVID-19, only the UK had expert groups, notably the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), that was tasked with providing advice during emergencies. It had been used in previous emergency events (not exclusively limited to health). In contrast, none of the other countries had a similar expert advisory group in place prior to the pandemic. COVID-19 waves in 2020 All five countries experienced two waves of infection in 2020. The first wave occurred during the first half of the year and peaked after March 2020. The second wave arrived during the final quarter. Norway consistently had the lowest number of SARS-CoV-2 infections per million. Germany’s counts were neither the lowest nor the highest. Sweden, Switzerland and the UK alternated in having the highest numbers per million throughout 2020. Implementation of measures to control the spread of infection In Germany, Switzerland and the UK, health policy is the responsibility of regional states, (Länders, cantons and nations, respectively). However, there was a strong initial centralized response in all five countries to mitigate the spread of infection. Later on, country responses varied in the degree to which they were centralized or decentralized. Risk communication In all countries, a large variety of communication channels were used (press briefings, websites, social media, interviews). Digital communication channels were used extensively. Artificial intelligence was used, for example chatbots and decision support systems. Dashboards were used to provide access to and communicate data.