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152. Portraits, Politics and the Picturesque in the Art of Colonial India.
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PRIYANKA, Prachi
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COLONIAL art ,INTELLECTUAL life ,ART colleges ,CROSS-cultural studies ,NATIVE American artists ,COLONIZATION - Abstract
Colonial art of India highlights a remarkable blend of east and west - converging on grounds of matter and manner of expression. An important intervention of colonial experience on the cultural life of India was the establishment of art colleges in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay with an intent to 'elevate' the status of Indian art by teaching them western theories and finer taste. This paper examines the politics behind establishment of art institutions and how company paintings, portraits and representation of the picturesque became perfect examples of the amalgamation of east and west on canvasses. The paper also explores how this cross-cultural exchange revolutionized modern Indian art in the process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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153. Urban encounters: Introduction to the special issue.
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Hunt, Lucy, Papallas, Andreas, and Wessendorf, Susanne
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PUBLIC spaces , *CULTURAL pluralism , *IDENTITY (Psychology) , *CROSS-cultural studies , *REAL estate sales , *SOCIAL scientists , *SOCIAL classes , *COSMOPOLITANISM - Abstract
This article provides a summary of a special issue on urban encounters in the context of migration. The papers in the issue examine the experiences, creation, and theorization of encounters in diverse urban settings. The articles emphasize the role of socio-economic inequalities in shaping encounters and highlight the importance of considering factors such as space, materiality, and power dynamics. The authors call for a reevaluation of how social interactions are perceived and evaluated in diverse urban landscapes and stress the need for epistemic justice and recognition of diverse perspectives. The special issue aims to contribute to the field of migration studies and inform policy-making. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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154. Reverse Sexism and Its Impact on Job Satisfaction and Career Planning: Italian Validation of the "Belief in Sexism Shift Scale".
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Morando, Martina, Zehnter, Miriam Katharina, and Platania, Silvia
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SEXISM ,VOCATIONAL guidance ,JOB satisfaction ,PSYCHOMETRICS ,CROSS-cultural studies ,FACTOR structure - Abstract
The belief that men are the new victims of sexism and anti-male bias is gaining traction globally. The concept of reverse sexism, called the belief in sexism shift, is a new and particularly insidious form of contemporary anti-female sexism that combines the prejudice of hostile sexism with the subtlety of modern sexism. Facilitating the cross-cultural study of a rising form of sexism, in this paper, we provide an Italian translation of the BSS and examine its psychometric properties. In Study 1, we confirmed that the Italian BSS scale has the same uni-dimensional factor structure as the English version. In Study 2, we established that the Italian BSS scale measures the same construct among women and men. In Study 3, we found that the Italian BSS scale was a better predictor, compared to other measures of sexism, of numerous perceived career constraints. Subsequently, explorative analyses revealed that BSS escalated the effect of perceived career constraints on perceived job satisfaction and development opportunities among women and men. Together, our results suggest that BSS is a prevalent form of sexism in Italy that has the potential to negatively affect women and men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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155. Preservice teachers' awareness of children's play in diverse cultures: exchange of digital photo essays across Myanmar, Korea, and the U.S.
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Im, Haesung, Huh, Youn Jung, and Lim, Boo Young
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STUDENT teachers ,CAREER development ,CROSS-cultural studies ,CRITICAL thinking - Abstract
This study examined preservice teachers' understanding of children's play in diverse cultures. Using digital photo essay methods, a total of 37 early childhood preservice teachers in Myanmar, Korea, and the U.S. engaged in a critical discussion on children's play in diverse cultures. The findings suggested that the participants typically showed three layers of cross-cultural awareness: distance, friction, and flow. Korean and the U.S.participants conducted critical reflections on their preconceived notion of play, as influenced by the idea of Western childhood play. Although Myanmar participants revealed a desire for Western play materials, we did not observe substantial evidence of critical reflection throughout the cross-cultural exchanges. This paper discusses the implications of investigating culturally sensitive strategies for engendering preservice teachers' implicit beliefs by exchanging digital photo essays across diverse cultures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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156. Executive Compensation Tied to ESG Performance: International Evidence.
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COHEN, SHIRA, KADACH, IGOR, ORMAZABAL, GAIZKA, and REICHELSTEIN, STEFAN
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EXECUTIVE compensation ,ENVIRONMENTAL, social, & governance factors ,LABOR incentives ,INSTITUTIONAL investors ,AGENCY theory ,CROSS-cultural studies ,ORGANIZATIONAL goals - Abstract
Using a wide sample of international publicly traded firms, this paper studies the rapidly increasing practice of incorporating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics in executive compensation contracts. Our evidence suggests that this compensation practice varies at the country, industry, and firm levels in ways that are consistent with efficient incentive contracting. We also observe that reliance on ESG metrics in executive compensation arrangements is associated with engagement, voting, and trading by institutional investors, which suggests that firms could be adopting this practice to align their management's objectives with the preferences of certain shareholder groups. Finally, we find that the adoption of ESG Pay is accompanied by improvements in key ESG outcomes, but not by improvements in financial performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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157. DECOLONIZATION OF MENTAL HEALTH? THE EARLY DAYS OF AN ONGOING PROCESS FROM A GLOBAL HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.
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Pires, Tiago
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MENTAL health ,WORLD citizenship ,DECOLONIZATION ,CROSS-cultural studies ,DEVELOPING countries ,SUBJECTIVITY ,FORENSIC psychiatry ,RISK-taking behavior - Abstract
The main purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of decolonization of mental health from the study of the beginning of this process during the Cold War. To do so, we have as a topic of discussion the emergence of global and local projects in transcultural psychiatry. As main documentary analysis, we selected the final report of the World Health Organization transcultural project that was conducted between 1965 and 1973 in the Global South and Global North, entitled International Pilot Study of Schizophrenia (WHO, IPSS 1973). Our goal is to identify, through the analysis of this global cross-cultural project of the WHO, how mental health and culture were managed as a medico-political project aiming to create a common language for psychiatry through a Universalist epistemology. The WHO was connected to the social concerns of the post-war period by seeking in the epistemology of universality a reason to affirm that we are all equal and avoid future conflicts between nations. World peace, world citizenship, and universalism were important medico-political agendas of the IPSS and especially of the WHO. The “decolonial” aspect would be in the fact that everyone would have the same psychic structure and, therefore, would be on the same level. Even though the universality of schizophrenia played an important role as a critique of colonial psychiatry, the IPSS took a very risky and limited path. The problem is that we are not all the same. There is a subjectivity at stake, diversity, and sometimes very different cultural and social aspects to be taken into consideration. In this sense, the attempt to create a common and universal language for schizophrenia raised questions for some postcolonial and transcultural approaches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
158. The Ottomans Conquer Latin America: The Rise of Turkish Melodramas.
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Trauger, Mirna
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MELODRAMA ,CROSS-cultural studies ,TELENOVELAS ,POLLINATION - Abstract
This article explores the Turkish telenovela phenomenon that has swept Latin America since 2014 and, more recently, the Hispanic media market in the US. Drawing on media scholar Marwan Kraidy's concept of hybridity, the article examines the processes and conditions that created fertile ground for the enthusiastic reception of dizis , the name by which these series are known in Turkey. The article briefly examines the cross-pollination that is taking place between the Turkish dizi , an already hybrid genre, and the Latin American telenovela. It suggests that these cross-cultural exchanges are fueling a renewal of the Latin American telenovela after years of decline. The article's analysis of the internationally successful melodrama ¿Qué culpa tiene Fatmagul? provides an in-depth example for the discussion. The paper explores the reasons why this telenovela in particular has resonated strongly with audiences all around Latin America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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159. POLISH ADAPTATION OF PSEUDO-PROFOUND BULLSHIT RECEPTIVITY SCALE (BSR).
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Brzóska, Paweł, Nowak, Bartłomiej, Świerczyński, Bartosz, and Piotrowski, Jarosław
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INTUITION ,ONTOLOGY ,CONFIRMATORY factor analysis ,QUANTITATIVE research ,CROSS-cultural studies ,VALIDITY of statistics - Abstract
Copyright of Polskie Forum Psychologiczne is the property of Kazimierza Wielki University in Bydgoszcz and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2023
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160. Gender equity in early childhood picture books: a cross-cultural study of frequently read picture books in early childhood classrooms in Australia and the United States.
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Adam, Helen and Harper, Laurie J.
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CROSS-cultural studies ,PICTURE books for children ,PICTURE books ,CONVENTION on the Rights of the Child ,GENDER inequality ,GENDER identity ,MIDDLE class - Abstract
Children's picture books contribute to children's development of gender identity and can impact aspirations and expectations of roles in families and society. However, the world represented in children's books reflects predominantly middle class, heterosexual, male heroes and characters. This paper reports on a cross-cultural study investigating gender representation in frequently read picture books across eight early learning centres in the United States and Australia. Forty-four educators working with 271 children participated. Data were collected from book audits and observations. Unique to this study is the presentation of a new data analysis instrument, Harper's Framework of Gender Stereotypes Contained in Children's Literature. The majority of the books shared by educators in this study promoted traditional, binary and stereotypical viewpoints of gender and gender roles. These findings are concerning as the evidence shows that gender development is a critical part of the earliest and most important learning experience of young children and a requirement of educational policies rooted in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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161. Self-reported function and disability in late life – cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Swedish version of the late-life function and disability instrument
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Belinda Sarlija, Agneta Ståhle, Alexandra Halvarsson, Erika Franzén, and Kirsti Skavberg Roaldsen
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Cross-Cultural Comparison ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,validity ,Activities of daily living ,Psychometrics ,Concurrent validity ,Fear of falling ,Disability Evaluation ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Elderly ,Cronbach's alpha ,Swedish ,Activities of Daily Living ,medicine ,Humans ,fear of falling ,Disabled Persons ,Translations ,Geriatric Assessment ,Balance (ability) ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Sweden ,LLFDI ,reliability ,Rehabilitation ,Reproducibility of Results ,Fear ,Cross-cultural studies ,Standard error ,Accidental Falls ,Female ,Self Report ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,Research Paper - Abstract
Purpose To translate and perform a cross-cultural adaptation of the Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument (LLFDI) to Swedish, to investigate absolute and relative reliability, concurrent validity, and floor and ceiling effects within a Swedish-speaking sample of community-dwelling older adults with self-reported balance deficits and fear of falling. Method Translation, reliability and validation study of the LLFDI. Sixty-two community-dwelling, healthy older adults (54 women and 8 men) aged 68–88 years with balance deficits and fear of falling performed the LLFDI twice with an interval of 2 weeks. Results Test–retest agreement, intra-class correlation coefficient was very good, 0.87–0.91 in the LLFDI function component and 0.82–0.91 in the LLFDI disability component. The standard error of measure was small, 5–9%, and the smallest real difference was 14–24%. Internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) was high (0.90–0.96). Correlation with the SF-36 PCS and PF-10 was moderate in both LLFDI function, r = 0.39–0.68 and r = 0.35–0.52, and LLFDI disability, r = 0.40–0.63 and 0.34–0.57, respectively. There was no floor or ceiling effects. Conclusion The Swedish version of the LLFDI is a highly reliable and valid instrument for assessing function and disability in community-dwelling older women with self-reported balance deficits and fear of falling.Implications for RehabilitationThe Swedish LLFDI is a highly reliable and valid instrument for assessing function and disability in older women with self-reported balance deficits and fear of falling.The instrument may be used both in clinical settings and in research.The instrument is sensitive to change and a reasonably small improvement is enough to detect changes in a group or a single individual.
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- 2013
162. Using styles for more effective learning in multicultural and e-learning environments.
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Cools, Eva, Evans, Carol, and Redmond, James A.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce this special issue, which contains selected papers from the 13th Annual European Learning Styles Information Network (ELSIN) conference held in Ghent, Belgium in June 2008. One of the key aims of ELSIN is to promote understanding of individual learning and cognitive differences through the dissemination of international multidisciplinary research about learning and cognitive styles and strategies of learning and thinking. Design/methodology/approach – Three papers within this special issue consider how style differences can inform the development of e-learning opportunities to enhance the learning of all (Vigentini; Kyprianidou, Demetriadis, Pombortsis and Karatasios; Zhu, Valcke and Schellens). The influence of culture on learning is also raised in the paper of Zhu et al. and those of Sulimma and Eaves which both focus more directly on cultural influences on style, learning and teaching. Findings – A number of key themes permeate the studies included in this special edition such as: the nature of styles; the intrinsic difficulty of isolating style variables from other variables impacting on performance; inherent difficulties in choosing the most appropriate style measures; the potential of e-learning to attend to individual learning differences; the role of culture in informing attitudes and access to learning; the development of constructivist learning environments to support learning through an understanding of individual differences and most importantly how one can apply such insights about individual differences to inform and enhance instruction. Originality/value – The papers in this special issue contribute to enhanced knowledge about the value of style differences to design constructive learning environments in multicultural and e-learning contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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163. A Brief History of an Ethnographic Database: The HRAF Collection of Ethnography.
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Roe, Sandra K.
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ETHNOLOGY ,ARCHIVES ,CROSS-cultural studies ,INDEXING - Abstract
Since 1950, the Human Relations Area Files, Inc. has produced what is currently known as the eHRAF Collection of Ethnography. This article explores the reasons why it was created and describes the structure of this complex collection of ethnographic works. Over time, this resource has been produced in four different formats: paper slips, microfiche, CD-ROM, and online. The similarities among and differences between these are discussed. An attempt to locate any remaining paper sets is described, and a list of current locations of the file in this, its original form, is included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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164. Family medicine in Denmark: Are there lessons for Botswana and Africa?
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Vincent Setlhare
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Cross-Cultural Comparison ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Denmark ,Health Personnel ,Population ,Specialty ,Nurses ,lcsh:Medicine ,Nursing ,Health care ,Opinion Paper ,Medicine ,Humans ,education ,education.field_of_study ,Botswana ,business.industry ,Rural health ,lcsh:Public aspects of medicine ,lcsh:R ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Information technology ,Physicians, Family ,lcsh:RA1-1270 ,General Medicine ,Health indicator ,Cross-cultural studies ,Nursing Homes ,Health promotion ,Family medicine ,Africa ,business ,Family Practice - Abstract
Family medicine is a new specialty in Botswana and many African countries and its definitionand scope are still evolving. In this region, healthcare is constrained by resource limitation andinefficiencies in resource utilisation. Experiences in countries with good health indicators canhelp inform discussions on the future of family medicine in Africa. Observations made duringa visit to family physicians (FPs) in Denmark showed that the training of FPs, the practice offamily medicine and the role of support staff in a family practice were often different andsometimes unimaginable by African standards. Danish family practices were friendly andenmeshed in an egalitarian and efficient health system, which is supported by an effectiveinformation technology network. There was a lot of task shifting and nurses and clerical staffattended to simple or uncomplicated aspects of patient care whilst FPs attended to morecomplicated patient problems. Higher taxation and higher health expenditure seemed toundergird the effective health system. An egalitarian relationship amongst patients andhealthcare workers (HCW) may help improve patient care in Botswana. Task shifting shouldbe formalised, and all sectors of primary healthcare should have fast and effective informationtechnology systems. HCW training and roles should be revised. Higher health expenditure isnecessary to achieve good health indicators.Keywords: task shifting, Family Medicine, Family Physician, Denmark, health expenditure, egalitarian
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- 2016
165. Does cultural context make a difference to women’s experiences of maternity care? A qualitative study comparing the perspectives of breast‐feeding women of Bangladeshi origin and health practitioners
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Karl Atkin, Mary J. Renfrew, and Alison McFadden
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Adult ,Cross-Cultural Comparison ,stereotypes ,Health Personnel ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Culture ,Population ,Ethnic group ,Part 2 ,Interviews as Topic ,Young Adult ,women of Bangladeshi origin ,Nursing ,maternity care ,Humans ,Medicine ,Maternal Health Services ,Cultural Competency ,education ,breast‐feeding support ,Qualitative Research ,media_common ,Bangladesh ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,culturally appropriate care ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Focus Groups ,Cross-cultural studies ,Focus group ,Breast Feeding ,England ,Female ,business ,Original Research Papers ,health practitioners ,Cultural competence ,Breast feeding ,qualitative methods ,Qualitative research ,Diversity (politics) - Abstract
Background Maternity services struggle to provide culturally appropriate care that meets the needs of women from diverse populations. Problems include simplistic understandings of ethnicity and the role of culture in women’s lives, and stereotypes held by health practitioners. Objective To explore the extent to which cultural context makes a difference to experiences of breast-feeding support for women of Bangladeshi origin and to consider the implications for the provision of culturally appropriate care. Methods The study comprised individual interviews with 23 women of Bangladeshi origin and four health service managers, and focus group discussions with 28 health practitioners between February and December 2008. Participants were recruited from four localities in northern England. Results Women’s rich descriptions of various facets of their identities were in contrast to practitioners’ representations of women of Bangladeshi origin as homogenous. Practitioners did not recognize when the needs of women of Bangladeshi origin were similar to those of the majority white population, or where cultural context made a difference to their experiences of breast-feeding and breast-feeding support. Some practitioners used cultural stereotypes which, combined with organizational constraints, resulted in services not meeting many of the women’s needs. Conclusions Implications for education, policy and practice include the need for training of health practitioners to work with diverse populations, implementing evidence-based practice and providing an organizational context which supports practitioners to respond to diversity without using cultural stereotypes.
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- 2012
166. Cross-cultural evaluation of the relevance of the HCAHPS survey in five European countries
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Linda H. Aiken, Reinhard Busse, Luk Bruyneel, Koen Van den Heede, Anneli Ensio, Tomasz Brzostek, Walter Sermeus, Maria Schubert, Dimitrios Zikos, and Allison Squires
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Cross-Cultural Comparison ,Psychometrics ,German ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Patient satisfaction ,Nursing ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Content validity ,Medicine ,Humans ,Translations ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Language translation ,Quality of Health Care ,Medical education ,business.industry ,030503 health policy & services ,Health Policy ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Health services research ,Reproducibility of Results ,General Medicine ,Cross-cultural studies ,language.human_language ,Europe ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Patient Satisfaction ,Papers ,language ,Customer satisfaction ,Health Services Research ,0305 other medical science ,business - Abstract
Objective. To describe the systematic language translation and cross-cultural evaluation process that assessed the relevance of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey in five European countries prior to national data collection efforts. Design. An approach involving a systematic translation process, expert review by experienced researchers and a review by ‘patient’ experts involving the use of content validity indexing techniques with chance correction. Setting. Five European countries where Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian and Polish are spoken. Participants. ‘Patient’ experts who had recently experienced a hospitalization in the participating country. Main OutcomeMeasure(s). Content validity indexing with chance correction adjustment providing a quantifiable measure that evaluates the conceptual, contextual, content, semantic and technical equivalence of the instrument in relationship to the patient care experience. Results. All translations except two received ‘excellent’ ratings and no significant differences existed between scores for languages spoken in more than one country. Patient raters across all countries expressed different concerns about some of the demographic questions and their relevance for evaluating patient satisfaction. Removing demographic questions from the evaluation produced a significant improvement in the scale-level scores (P ¼ .018). The cross-cultural evaluation process suggested that translations and content of the patient satisfaction survey were relevant across countries and languages. Conclusions. The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey is relevant to some European hospital systems and has the potential to produce internationally comparable patient satisfaction scores.
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- 2012
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167. The impact of online movie word-of-mouth on consumer choice : A comparison of American and Chinese consumers
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Chiu, Ya-Ling, Chen, Ku-Hsieh, Wang, Jying-Nan, and Hsu, Yuan-Teng
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168. An introduction to three studies of rural elderly people: effects of religion and culture on health.
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Gesler, Wil, Arcury, Thomas A., Koenig, Harold G., Gesler, W, Arcury, T A, and Koenig, H G
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RURAL elderly ,RELIGION ,CROSS-cultural studies ,HEALTH behavior - Abstract
The paper introduces three empirical studies which relate the religious beliefs and practices or rural older adults from different ethnic groups to their health behaviors. It briefly describes the rationale for the studies and their main components, including their aims, study sites, study populations, methods used, and their principal findings. Then it discusses two primary themes which run through all the papers, namely rurality and cross-cultural comparisons. Finally, several secondary themes are discussed, including the importance of place, types of analysis, variable definition, causal relationships among variables, types of healing, locus of control, discourses about religion and health, and the religion and health connection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2000
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169. Dissociative Symptoms and Reported Trauma Among Patients with Spirit Possession and Matched Healthy Controls in Uganda
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Joop T. V. M. de Jong, Hajo B. P. E. Gernaat, Ivan H. Komproe, Marjolein van Duijl, Ellert Nijenhuis, General practice, Ethics, Law & Medical humanities, and EMGO - Quality of care
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Male ,Stress Disorders, Traumatic ,Health (social science) ,Personality Inventory ,Culture ,Traumatic experiences ,Dissociative ,Somatoform dissociation ,Uganda ,Dissociative disorders ,Somatoform Disorders ,Spirit possession ,Matched control ,food and beverages ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,humanities ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Distress ,Female ,Personality Assessment Inventory ,Clinical psychology ,Adult ,Cross-Cultural Comparison ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.drug_class ,education ,Civil Disorders ,Dissociative Disorders ,Idioms of distress ,Spiritualism ,Dissociative trance disorder ,Health(social science) ,Life Change Events ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,Witchcraft ,medicine ,Humans ,Psychiatry ,Developing Countries ,Original Paper ,business.industry ,Public health ,Translating ,medicine.disease ,Psychophysiologic Disorders ,Cross-cultural studies ,Anthropology ,Medicine, Traditional ,Magic ,business - Abstract
Spirit possession is a common, worldwide phenomenon with dissociative features. Studies in Europe and the United States have revealed associations among psychoform and somatoform dissociation and (reported) potential traumatic events. The aim of this study was to explore the relationships among spirit possession, dissociative symptoms and reported potentially traumatizing events in Uganda. One hundred nineteen persons with spirit possession, diagnosed by traditional healers, were compared to a matched control group of 71 nonpossessed persons. Assessments included demographic items and measures of dissociation and potentially traumatizing events. Compared to the nonpossessed group, the possessed group reported more severe psychoform dissociation and somatoform dissociation and more potentially traumatizing events. The associations between these events and both types of dissociation were significant. Yet, consistent with the cultural perception of dissociative symptoms, the participants subjectively did not associate dissociative symptoms with potentially traumatizing events. In conclusion, spirit possession deserves more interest as a possible idiom of distress and a culture-specific expression of dissociation related to potential traumatizing events.
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- 2010
170. Cross-national comparison of the link between socioeconomic status and emotional and behavioral problems in youths
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Frank C. Verhulst, Thomas M. Achenbach, Floor V. A. van Oort, Jan van der Ende, Martha E. Wadsworth, Public Health, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / Psychology
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Cross-Cultural Comparison ,Male ,Health (social science) ,Adolescent ,Social Psychology ,Epidemiology ,Emotions ,Poison control ,Child Behavior Disorders ,Hierarchy, Social ,Social class ,Health Services Accessibility ,Health(social science) ,Socioeconomic ,Health care ,Injury prevention ,Prevalence ,Humans ,Affective Symptoms ,Longitudinal Studies ,Child ,Socioeconomic status ,Netherlands ,Youths ,Original Paper ,Cross-national ,Psychopathology ,business.industry ,Mental Disorders ,Age Factors ,Human factors and ergonomics ,Health Surveys ,Cross-cultural studies ,United States ,Prospective ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Social Class ,Female ,business ,Psychology ,Follow-Up Studies ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
Introduction In previous longitudinal studies in the US, lower socioeconomic status (SES) was associated with more emotional and behavioral problems. It remains unclear whether these findings can be generalized outside the US, as different countries vary in their health care systems and prevention of psychopathology in youth. Therefore, we studied the same associations in a comparable sample in The Netherlands and directly tested for differences between the US and The Netherlands. Methods The US (N = 833) and Dutch (N = 708) population samples were followed-up for 9 years. Age at baseline ranged from 8 to 16 years. Parents filled out behavior checklists. Results Analyses revealed very few differences between the two countries. In both countries, SES predicted syndrome scores and cumulative prevalence rates for internalizing and externalizing problems (withdrawn and aggressive behavior) and for thought and attention Problems. The SES gradient in syndrome scores was stable over time. Only for withdrawn behavior, the gradient was larger in young adulthood. Conclusion Although the health care systems differ between the US and The Netherlands, the socioeconomic disparities in emotional and behavioral problems were similar.
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- 2010
171. Associations among the parent - adolescent relationship, aggression and delinquency in different ethnic groups: a replication across two Dutch samples
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Inge B. Wissink, Tom Frijns, Pol A. C. van Lier, Hans M. Koot, Maja Deković, Veroni I. Eichelsheim, Wim Meeus, Kirsten L. Buist, Clinical Developmental Psychology, EMGO+ - Mental Health, and Forensic Child and Youth Care (RICDE, FMG)
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Male ,Health (social science) ,Epidemiology ,Ethnic group ,Poison control ,050109 social psychology ,Developmental psychology ,Ethnicity ,Juvenile delinquency ,Parent-Child Relations ,Child ,Externalizing problem behavior ,Netherlands ,Parenting ,SDG 5 - Gender Equality ,4. Education ,05 social sciences ,Human factors and ergonomics ,Justice and Strong Institutions ,Acculturation ,Adolescence ,Aggression ,Morocco ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Parent–child relationship ,Juvenile Delinquency ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,050104 developmental & child psychology ,Adult ,Cross-Cultural Comparison ,SDG 16 - Peace ,Adolescent ,Social Psychology ,Child Behavior Disorders ,White People ,Health(social science) ,Sex Factors ,Injury prevention ,medicine ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Original Paper ,SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions ,Reproducibility of Results ,Cross-cultural studies ,Adolescent Behavior - Abstract
Background The aim of the present study is to examine whether the patterns of association between the quality of the parent-adolescent relationship on the one hand, and aggression and delinquency on the other hand, are the same for boys and girls of Dutch and Moroccan origin living in the Netherlands. Since inconsistent results have been found previously, the present study tests the replicability of the model of associations in two different Dutch samples of adolescents. Method Study 1 included 288 adolescents (M age = 14.9, range 12-17 years) all attending lower secondary education. Study 2 included 306 adolescents (M age = 13.2, range = 12-15 years) who were part of a larger community sample with oversampling of at risk adolescents. Results Multigroup structural analyses showed that neither in Study 1 nor in Study 2 ethnic or gender differences were found in the patterns of associations between support, autonomy, disclosure, and negativity in the parent-adolescent relationship and aggression and delinquency. The patterns were largely similar for both studies. Mainly negative quality of the relationship in both studies was found to be strongly related to both aggression and delinquency. Discussion Results show that family processes that affect adolescent development, show a large degree of universality across gender and ethnicity. © The Author(s) 2009.
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- 2010
172. Kiyang-yang, a West-African post-war idiom of distress
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Joop T. V. M. de Jong, Ria Reis, Anthropology of Health, Care and the Body (AISSR, FMG), General practice, Ethics, Law & Medical humanities, and EMGO - Quality of care
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Male ,Stress Disorders, Traumatic ,Health (social science) ,Armed conflict ,Kiyang-yang ,Poison control ,Spiritual Therapies ,Guinea-Bissau ,Social Change ,Guinea Bissau ,Child ,Somatoform Disorders ,media_common ,Social suffering ,Clairvoyance ,Political violence ,Politics ,Traumatic stress ,Barrenness ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Semantics ,Africa, Western ,Distress ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Female ,Healing cult ,Psychology ,Infertility, Female ,Social psychology ,Dissociation ,Adult ,Cross-Cultural Comparison ,Warfare ,Adolescent ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Black People ,Violence ,Health(social science) ,Young Adult ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,Witchcraft ,Humans ,Central possession religion ,Developing Countries ,Original Paper ,Social change ,Psychophysiologic Disorders ,Cross-cultural studies ,Idiom of distress ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Anthropology ,Medicine, Traditional ,Magic ,Cult - Abstract
In 1984, a healing cult for young barren women in southern Guinea Bissau developed into a movement, Kiyang-yang, that shook society to its foundations and had national repercussions. "Idiom of distress" is used here as a heuristic tool to understand how Kiyang-yang was able to link war and post-war-related traumatic stress and suffering on both individual and group levels. An individual experience born from a traumatic origin may be generalized into an idiom that diverse sectors of society could embrace for a range of related reasons. We argue that, for an idiom to be understood and appropriated by others, there has to be resonance at the level of symbolic language and shared experiences as well as at the level of the culturally mediated contingent emotions it communicates. We also argue that through its symbolic references to structural causes of suffering, an idiom of distress entails a danger for those in power. It can continue to exist only if its etiology is not exposed or the social suffering it articulates is not eliminated. We finally argue that idioms of distress are not to be understood as discrete diagnostic categories or as monodimensional expressions of "trauma" that can be addressed.
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173. A STRATEGY TO TEACH CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING: A SOUTH AFRICAN CASE STUDY.
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Boshoff, Salomien and Hough, Johan
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CROSS-cultural studies ,LEARNING strategies ,CROSS-cultural differences ,STUDENT assignments ,EFFECTIVE teaching - Abstract
The outsider/insider assignment is a teaching strategy to simultaneously teach facts about cultural difference and skills for managing cross-cultural encounters in communication. A lecturer at a mainly monocultural university in South Africa developed an adapted outsider/insider assignment for a first year Business Communication course. The aim of this paper is to firstly report on the application of the adapted assignment applied in the Economic and Management field. Secondly, the researcher will report on the effect hereof on student learning. The findings indicate the value of both the outsider/insider assignment and the use of a reflection component based on the ORID-method. This effective teaching strategy can contribute to assessment practices of an educator in communication at higher education institutions and provide an example of a strategy with evidence of student learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
174. THEORY AND DISCOURSE.
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ARCHITECTURAL history ,DOMESTIC architecture ,ANTI-Black racism ,COVID-19 pandemic ,CROSS-cultural studies - Abstract
This document is a collection of articles from the Traditional Dwellings & Settlements Review. The first article discusses the concept of architectural regionalism and its current status. The second article explores the architectural practices of immigrant communities in a cross-cultural context. The third article examines the definition of architecture in Arabic writing and its evolution over time. The fourth article focuses on the architectural contributions of early Black settlers in Canada and the impact of racism and displacement on their built environment. The fifth article speculates on how rethinking the relationship between a bylaw and a proposed building project can empower historically disadvantaged groups. Each article provides unique insights into the respective topics and offers valuable perspectives for further research. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2022
175. A descriptive study on Chinese-English subtitling of extralinguistic culture-bound references in Empresses in the Palace.
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Xie, Ying
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CROSS-cultural studies ,POLYGLOT dictionaries ,CULTURAL studies ,BICULTURALISM ,CROSS-cultural differences - Abstract
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- 2021
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176. THE CLASSIFICATION OF CHILDREN'S SONGS WITH THE CLASSIFICATION MODEL CMCS.
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MIHELAČ, LORENA and PANIC GRAZIO, JELENA
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SONGS ,CROSS-cultural studies - Abstract
Copyright of Glasbenopedagoški Zbornik is the property of University of Ljubljana, Academy of Music and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2021
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177. From culture to (un)shared concept : networking literal, cross-cultural, and conceptual aspects in the CEDU.
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Cuilian Zhao
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POLYGLOT dictionaries ,LEXICOGRAPHY ,ETYMOLOGY ,VOCABULARY ,CROSS-cultural studies - Abstract
Two theoretical constructs (the bilingual mental lexicon and the depth of processing framework) and the Whorfian hypothesis of linguistic determinism plus related concepts (differentiation, codability, and Zift's law) are incorporated into a framework in this paper to account for the representation of (cross-)cultural information in bilingual lexicography. After briefly introducing the theoretical framework, the paper goes on to discuss the representation of literal, conceptual, and cross-cultural aspects in the Chinese--English Dictionary (Unabridged) (henceforth the CEDU) in three sections: making explicit the implicit literal or etymological information to account for senses in use; acculturating expressions, definitions, and illustrative examples; and cultural immersion in exemplification appealing to both refined and popular tastes. Each section encompasses multilevel factors in the treatment of bilingual entries with a focus on (cross-) cultural representations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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178. Of stumps and stipes: comparisons between the cultures and identities of Yorkshire cricket and mycology at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Smith, Nathan
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CROSS-cultural studies ,MYCOLOGY ,TWENTIETH century ,PHILOSOPHY of science ,MYCOLOGISTS - Abstract
Mycology, the study of fungi, is a relatively young and underexplored discipline with a strong culture of field collection and study. The Yorkshire Mycological Committee (YMC) of the Yorkshire Naturalist's Union, formed in 1892, became the first permanent mycological organization within Great Britain. Well renowned and highly competent, the members of the YMC espoused a distinctive philosophy and practice of science that led them into a drawn-out conflict with the newly established British Mycological Society that continues to impact the practice of British field mycology today. This paper explores the philosophy, practice, and hierarchy of the Yorkshire mycologists and fungal collectors through the lens of their regional identity. To do so, it examines similarities and differences between the Yorkshire expressions of mycology and cricket around the turn of the twentieth century, with the latter already well established as a major vehicle for expressions of the region's identity. It argues that both activities stem from a distinct Yorkshire identity and culture that both superseded and intersected with other factors such as class and authority. In doing so, it highlights the importance of provincial identities and scientific movements in informing and influencing wider disciplinary philosophies and practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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179. Children's willingness to have contact with children from different cultures; evidence from the Tec4schools program.
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Shonfeld, Miri and Hoter, Elaine
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CROSS-cultural studies ,ONLINE education ,COLLABORATIVE learning ,REGRESSION analysis ,RELIGION & gender - Abstract
This paper explores the factors that predict children's willingness to have contact with those from cultures in conflict, using data collected in 2014–2015 from the TEC4Schools program which begins online and eventually includes face-to-face contact. Hierarchical regression analysis was conducted on the results of the questionnaire from 577 students. The predictors were entered in four steps: (1) personal details (gender and religion), (2) equity and satisfaction (3) collaboration (the use of collaborative learning in the course), and (4) intercultural attitudes. Both intercultural attitudes and positive experiences are associated with collaboration and predict the dependent variable: the willingness of the children to interact with those from other cultures. Satisfaction and equity do not directly predict willingness to interact with other children but do so via collaboration. In addition, the variable 'intercultural attitudes' is a mediator for collaboration, meaning that collaboration does predict willingness to interact with other cultures via intercultural attitudes. Although the findings show that gender and religion do not predict willingness to interact, there are significant differences in gender and/or religion in satisfaction, equity, intercultural attitudes, and collaboration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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180. CULTURE AND ETHICS IN SALMAN RUSHDIE'S THE ENCHANTRESS OF FLORENCE.
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BAYER, JOGAMAYA
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RELIGIOUS ethics ,ETHICS ,HISTORICAL fiction ,RELIGIOUS tolerance ,MUGHAL Empire ,CROSS-cultural studies ,CULTURE - Abstract
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- 2023
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181. Celebrity Endorsements in Liked Advertisements: A Study of Asian Countries.
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Fam, Kim-Shyan, Waller, David S., and Grohs, Reinhard
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ADVERTISING endorsements ,FAME ,ADVERTISING ,CROSS-cultural studies ,CITIES & towns ,CELEBRITIES - Abstract
Some advertisements include celebrity endorsers hoping that will increase the popularity of the ad and, thereby, the celebrity status will be positively associated with the brand. This paper reports the findings of a cross-cultural study undertaken across the cities Hong Kong, Shanghai, Jakarta, Bangkok and Mumbai, using the Foote, Cone & Belding (FCB) grid to determine whether the appearance of a celebrity increases the chance for the advertisement to be liked. The results found that the use of celebrity endorsements in liked advertisements differed considerably, which provide an insight for advertisers developing campaigns using celebrities in different Asian markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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182. "Chameleonization" in the Folds of Culture: A Comparative Analysis of Cross-Cultural Qualitative Fieldwork.
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Yuanyuan Dai
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CROSS-cultural studies ,COMPARATIVE studies ,FIELD research ,PARADOX ,EUROCENTRISM - Abstract
This paper argues against a prevailing culture-free tendency in cross-cultural qualitative research that has been normalized by conventional qualitative research methodology to propose "chameleonization," a culturally sensitive research process. First, I delineate the paradoxes encountered in comparative research of Sino-U.S. university partnerships by comparing five fieldwork elements: research ethics, access to fields, informed consent, informants' recruitment, and interview environment and process. The comparison reveals that the seemingly "golden" rule of Western-centered qualitative research and procedure were both disturbing and paralyzing in non-Western fields. Subsequently, this work deciphers these paradoxes with Hofstede's cultural dimension theory as a main analytical framework, supplemented by theories from cultural theorists in the two cultures. These paradoxes can be resolved through a chameleonization process through which researchers attune to a postmodern crossculturalness by navigating the "folds of culture," as characterized by their cross-cultural qualitative fields. Tentative strategies for applying chameleonization to activate, solidify, and extend a "folding-unfolding-refolding" process are then proposed, followed by a discussion on the approach's potential limitations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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183. Experiences of distance doctoral supervision in cross-cultural teams.
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Alebaikan, Reem, Bain, Yvonne, and Cornelius, Sarah
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CROSS-cultural studies ,FOREIGN students ,COMMUNICATION & technology ,DOCTOR of philosophy degree ,DISTANCE education ,YOUNG adults - Abstract
In distance cross-cultural supervision scenarios PhD students are supported by supervisors located in different cultural contexts, which may, or may not be, the same as that of the student. Very little research has been conducted into experiences of cross-cultural supervision. This paper aims to explores opportunities and challenges for students and supervisors, drawing on qualitative research into their experiences of supervision. Participants were Saudi Arabian students, and UK and Saudi based supervisors. Investigation of three main areas – roles and expectations, communications and technology, and personal and professional development – revealed common issues, and some specific to either students or supervisors. These include language, feedback, technology and professional learning and align with 'intensifiers' identified as making supervision complex or difficult for international PhD students. However, other issues were also identified which need to be discussed openly to ensure that the potential benefits of cross-cultural supervision are realised. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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184. The Expectations and Development of Trans-musical and Bi-temporal Competence for Musician-teachers: An Autoethnographic Perspective.
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Mapana, Kedmon Elisha and Lundquist, Barbara Reeder
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CROSS-cultural studies ,MUSIC education ,TEACHING methods - Abstract
This autoethnographic article begins with a brief survey of some cross-cultural perspective based on diverse but collaborative authorial backgrounds in musical education from Africa and the United States, respectively. They describe their music teaching experiences and the changes they have made in their knowledge, skills, and preferences in music cultures and teaching methodology to succeed in their respective teaching positions. Their paper argues for keeping children at the heart of debates linked to their development. Towards this end, they contend that, instead of students adapting automatically to their teachers' music culture, music educators expand their knowledge, skills and preferences to include the enculturative music preference of their students. Such an approach avoids enculturational discontinuity, particularly disrupting the cultural continuity of lifelong learning in music, as in case of the effects of colonialism and cultural marginalisation have had on educational curricula. In addition, we adjusted our teaching methodology to include more student-centred, participatory, collaborative instruction. This article, therefore, advocates for providing students with opportunities for contributing to research development, gaining experience with issues involving cultural policies and for reinterpreting and recirculating examples of contemporary global forms of music in addition to creating and expanding music-making in their music culture. The article, therefore, recommends for the preparation and certification of trans-musical and bitemporal music educators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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185. Exploring diachronic salience of emotion metaphors: A contrastive study of happiness metaphors in Classical Malay and Indonesian.
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Rajeg, Gede Primahadi Wijaya and Rajeg, I Made
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CROSS-cultural studies ,METAPHOR ,EMOTIONS ,HAPPINESS ,CORPORA ,CULTURAL studies - Abstract
This paper analyzes metaphorical conceptualizations of happiness in the historical corpus of Classical Malay and in the corpus of present-day Indonesian, the national variety of Malay used in Indonesia. The aim is to explore the idea of diachronic salience and universal/variation in metaphorical conceptualizations between diachronic varieties of the same language. Token and type frequencies are used as measures of salience of the metaphors. Seven of the top-10 metaphors in Classical Malay with high token and type frequencies also make into the top-10 metaphors ranked by these measures in Indonesian, suggesting a relatively stable diachronic salience of the metaphoric cognitive models of happiness in these two Malay varieties. The shared metaphors are parts of larger networks of semantic domains, namely possession, location, motion, containment, and quantity. The metaphors are discussed in relation to themes reported in earlier cross-cultural psychological studies of the cultural folk models of happiness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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186. MANAGING CROSS CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS NEGOTIATIONS: A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE MEXICAN AND US NEGOTIATION APPROACHES.
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Khan, Mohammad Ayub
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INTERNATIONAL business enterprises ,TRADE negotiation ,CROSS-cultural studies ,NORTH American Free Trade Agreement ,INDUSTRIAL management - Abstract
This paper studies the role of cross cultural differences in influencing the negotiating styles across nations. In particular, the paper studies the scope and concept of national cultures, differences in cultural systems in the context of Mexico and the USA the two NAFTA community nations. Then the paper analyzes how differences in cultures influences the way Mexican and US managers negotiate. Finally, the paper presents conclusions based on the comparative analysis of the two countries using Moran and Stripp (1991) six negotiating variables and then proposes guidelines for the business managers from both countries to consider when negotiating bilateral business transactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
187. Individual-level predictors of cessation behaviours among participants in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey
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Ann McNeill, Kenneth Michael Cummings, Geoffrey T. Fong, Andrew Hyland, Richard J O'Connor, Qiang Li, Hua-Hie Yong, and Ron Borland
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Adult ,Cross-Cultural Comparison ,Male ,Canada ,Health (social science) ,Younger age ,Adolescent ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Smoking Prevention ,Intention ,Environmental health ,Humans ,Medicine ,Prospective cohort study ,Aged ,Motivation ,business.industry ,Smoking ,Tobacco control ,Australia ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Tobacco Use Disorder ,Middle Aged ,Individual level ,Health Surveys ,Cross-cultural studies ,United Kingdom ,United States ,Test (assessment) ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Smoking cessation ,Female ,Smoking Cessation ,business ,Attitude to Health ,Psychosocial ,Research Paper - Abstract
Background: The International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey (ITC-4) is a prospective cohort study designed to evaluate the psychosocial and behavioural impact of national-level tobacco control policies enacted in the Australia, Canada, the UK, and the USA. Wave 1 of ITC-4 survey was conducted between October 2002 and December 2002. Wave 2 survey was conducted between May 2003 and August 2003. Objective: To test for individual-level predictors of smoking cessation behaviours (that is, quit attempts and smoking cessation) among cigarette smokers in the ITC Four Country Study measured between Wave 1 and Wave 2. This set of predictors will serve as the base for evaluating the added effect of tobacco control policies and other factors. Methods: Respondents included in this study are 6682 adult current smokers in the Wave 1 main survey who completed the Wave 2 follow-up (1665 were in Canada, 1329 were in the USA, 1837 were in the UK and 1851 were in Australia). Results: Factors predictive of making a quit attempt included intention to quit, making a quit attempt in the previous year, longer duration of past quit attempts, less nicotine dependence, more negative attitudes about smoking, and younger age. Lower levels of nicotine dependence were the main factor that predicted future cessation among those that made a quit attempt. Conclusion: Intention to quit and other cognitive variables were associated with quit attempts, but not cessation. Behavioural variables related to task difficulty, including measures of dependence, predicted both making attempts and their success. Predictors of making quit attempts and cessation were similar for each of the four countries, but there were some differences in predictors of success.
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- 2006
188. Socioeconomic variations in nicotine dependence, self-efficacy, and intention to quit across four countries: findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey
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Ron Borland, Mohammad Siahpush, Geoffrey T. Fong, and Ann McNeill
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Adult ,Cross-Cultural Comparison ,Canada ,Health (social science) ,Evidence-based practice ,Adolescent ,Intention ,Odds ,Humans ,Socioeconomic status ,Aged ,Self-efficacy ,Government ,Tobacco control ,Australia ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Tobacco Use Disorder ,Middle Aged ,Moderation ,Health Surveys ,Cross-cultural studies ,Self Efficacy ,United Kingdom ,United States ,Smoking Cessation ,Psychology ,Social psychology ,Research Paper ,Demography - Abstract
Objective: To examine the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on nicotine dependence, self-efficacy, and intention to quit. Design setting and participants: Data were from the first wave (2002) of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey (ITC-4), a panel study of over 2000 adult smokers from each of four countries: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Data were collected via telephone interviews. Main outcome measures: Nicotine dependence, intention to quit, and self-efficacy to quit smoking were the main outcome measures used in this study. Results: Lower levels of education were associated with higher nicotine dependence. The effect of lower income on higher heaviness of smoking index (HIS) scores was significant in Canada, the UK, and Australia. Respondents with low education had 35% larger odds of low self-efficacy than those with high education. Respondents with low education had 40% larger odds of having no intention to quit than those with high education. Respondents with low income had 23% larger odds of having no intention to quit than those with high income. Country was not a moderator of the association of SES with self-efficacy and intention to quit. Conclusion: To the extent that lower SES smokers are more addicted, they are likely to need more intensive support if they are to be successful in their attempts to quit. Given their lower incomes, this places a special responsibility on government to provide or subsidise such services. This should include access to the widest possible range of effective pharmacotherapies complemented with evidence based counselling and support.
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189. Determinants and consequences of smoke-free homes: findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey
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Ron Borland, Susan Anderson, Geoffrey T. Fong, Kenneth Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, and Hua-Hie Yong
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Adult ,Cross-Cultural Comparison ,Canada ,Health (social science) ,Adolescent ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Smoking Prevention ,Logistic regression ,Environmental health ,medicine ,Humans ,Aged ,Smoke ,Young child ,business.industry ,Smoking ,Tobacco control ,Australia ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Social Control, Informal ,Middle Aged ,Health Surveys ,Cross-cultural studies ,United Kingdom ,United States ,Cohort ,Housing ,Smoking cessation ,Smoking Cessation ,Tobacco Smoke Pollution ,business ,Social control ,Research Paper - Abstract
Objective: To report on prevalence, trends and determinants of smoke-free home policies in smokers’ homes in different countries and to estimate the effects of these policies on smoking cessation. Design: Two waves of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey (ITC-4), a cohort survey of smokers conducted by telephone. Wave 1 was conducted in October/December 2002 with broadly representative samples of over 2000 adult (⩾ 18 years) cigarette smokers in each of the following four countries: Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, 75% of whom were followed up at Wave 2 on average seven months later. Key measures: Levels of smoking restrictions in homes (both waves). Results: Australian smokers were most likely to live in smoke-free homes and UK smokers least likely (34% v 15% at Wave 1). Levels of smoke-free homes increased between waves. Logistic regressions indicated that the main independent predictors of smokers reporting smoke-free homes or implementation of a smoke-free policy between waves included household factors such as having a child, particularly a young child, and having other non-smoking adults in the household. Positive attitudes to smoke-free public places and/or reported presence of smoke-free public places were independent predictors of having or implementing smoke-free homes, supporting a social diffusion model for smoking restrictions. Intentions to quit at Wave 1 and quitting activity between survey waves were associated with implementing bans between Waves 1 and 2. Presence of bans at Wave 1 was associated with significantly greater proportions of quit attempts, and success among those who tried at Wave 2. There was no significant interaction between the predictive models and country. Conclusions: Smoke-free public places seem to stimulate adoption of smoke-free homes, a strategy associated with both increased frequency of quit attempts, and of the success of those attempts.
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- 2006
190. Toward multi-dimensional and developmental notion of researcher positionality.
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Lu, Hangyan and Hodge, Warren A.
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RESEARCHER positionality ,CROSS-cultural studies ,PERSONALITY studies ,QUALITATIVE research - Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to argue for a multi-dimensional and developmental notion of researcher positionality in conducting qualitative research, in lieu of the dichotomous notion of outsider and insider. The former emphasizes the agentive role researchers play in knowledge production, whereas the latter has been much challenged as oversimplified and insufficient in understanding the dynamic interactions in which field researchers engage. Design/methodology/approach: The paper borrows Milner's (2007) four-level framework of research personality to reflect on one cross-cultural narrative inquiry study. Findings: Reflective stories revealed that researcher positionality captures threads of intersectionality as well as inter- and intra-personal dynamics, and thus better informs the research process than what concept of insider/outsider dichotomy can do. Research limitations/implications: The paper enriches the discussion of research positionality in qualitative research by involving a cross-cultural study where the researcher moved to-and-fro two sites. Practical implications: The paper suggests a methodological and practical way of raising researcher's awareness and agency relative to positionality by exposing the researcher to cross-cultural settings. Originality/value: While the multi-dimensional aspect of researcher positionality and its relatedness to research findings has been much discussed, not much acknowledgment has been given to the developmental aspect of research positionality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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191. Intercultural Perspectives on Research Writing.
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Diani, Giuliana
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AUTHORSHIP ,CROSS-cultural studies ,SCHOLARLY communication ,APPLIED linguistics ,NATIVE language - Published
- 2019
192. PICTORIAL METAPHORS IN MEDIA.
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Namitcheishvili, Khatia
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MASS media ,METAPHOR ,NEWSPAPERS ,ELECTRONIC newspapers ,ENGLISH language ,QUALITATIVE research - Abstract
This paper explores specific features and the role played by a pictorial metaphor as employed in the Media in a cross-cultural context (in the Georgian and English languages and cultures) and discusses the cases when a photo depicting the events in an article is mistaken for the pictorial metaphor. In addition, the similarities and differences in the usage of pictorial metaphor in the Georgian and English press are explored and their pragmatic functions are revealed. Specifically, the aims of the paper include: (1) To show similarities and differences in the usage of pictorial metaphor in Georgian and English press. (2) To reveal the consequences of mistaking pictorial metaphor in press for the images enclosed to the articles. It is a qualitative research which includes surveys, questionnaires, comparing the culture-specific attitudes towards the issue. The theoretical background of the research is Charles Forceville's fourfold distinction of pictorial metaphor into: (A) Hybrid type of Metaphor. (B) Contextual Metaphor. (C) Simile. (D) Integrated Metaphor. The empirical data this paper is based on embrace the relevant examples from English and Georgian printed and online newspapers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
193. A Study of Cultural Empathy in Foreign Language Teaching from the Perspective of Cross-cultural Communication.
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Yunhong Jiang and Jin Wang
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FOREIGN language education ,CROSS-cultural communication ,UNDERGRADUATES ,CROSS-cultural studies ,COMMUNICATIVE competence ,CROSS-cultural differences - Abstract
Cultural empathy is the central part in the whole system of cross-cultural communication. Meanwhile, cross-cultural communicative ability is extremely important in foreign language teaching. It plays a crucial role in multiple ways. This paper explores the relationship between the cultural empathy and cross-cultural communicative ability, aiming to build an effective foreign language training model to improve students' skills in cross-cultural communication. Through two investigations into cultural empathy and cross-cultural communicative ability obtained by sixty undergraduates from the English department at Zhejiang Ocean University, it further proposes that there is a positive correlation of the ability of cultural empathy with the cross-cultural communicative ability. This is of great guiding significance for foreign language teaching in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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194. As an Economy Becomes More Developed, Do People Become Less Altruistic?
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Kananurak, Papar and Sirisankanan, Aeggarchat
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CROSS-cultural studies ,ALTRUISM ,INCOME ,HOUSEHOLDS - Abstract
Inter-household private transfers are one of the main informal insurance mechanisms that prevalently implemented in developing countries. Unfortunately, most of the literatures investigates the private transfer motives at static perspectives. Therefore, this paper took advantage to investigate the private transfers motives in Thailand over the past three decades in order to examine any changing patterns of transfer motives. The empirical results from econometric methods indicated that as the economy in Thailand continues to develop, altruism remains dominant for private interhousehold motives in Thailand and persists over time, not only in rural but also urban areas of the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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195. Asymmetry and adaptation in social interaction.
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INTERACTION model (Communication) ,ASYMMETRY (Linguistics) ,SOCIAL interaction ,CROSS-cultural studies - Abstract
An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the dynamic feature of interaction process, the sequential organization of communicative practices and the collaborative action of enculturation.
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- 2013
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196. Training, Research, Intervention and Community Practice: An Overview of the VII International Conference of Community Psychology.
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Daher, Marianne and Leiva, Loreto
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COMMUNITY psychology ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,CROSS-cultural studies ,RISK of violence ,COMMUNITY-based participatory research ,DEVELOPMENTAL psychology - Abstract
Finally, the fourteen articles accepted for this special issue exceeded in diversity and richness the topics previously proposed, being organized into seven categories: Social policies and community intervention, Innovation in community intervention, Community intervention at disasters, Community psychology in educational context, Interculturality and community psychology, Community psychology concepts update, and Training in community psychology. B Interculturality and community psychology b integrates an article from Zambrano, Garcés, Olate, Treumún and Román, entitled Construction of an Intercultural Preventive Strategy of Alcohol Use in Rural Mapuche Communities: A Community-based Participatory Research. B Training in community psychology b incorporates a manuscript from Fox and Nic Giolla Easpaig, entitled Engaging Community Critical Methodologies in Teaching with Undergraduate Psychology Students. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2021
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197. Approaches to Learning across Cultures: the role of assessment.
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Baumgart, Neil and Halse, Christine
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EDUCATIONAL tests & measurements ,STUDENT attitudes ,CROSS-cultural studies - Abstract
ABSTRACT In the context of a broader research study on the intercultural understanding of teachers in Australia, Japan and Thailand, this paper focuses on approaches to learning and the role of assessment in shaping such approaches. Popular contrasts portray Asian learners as compliant and favouring rote memorisation and Western learners as independent and favouring deep, conceptual learning. Yet Asian students frequently outperform theft Western counterparts in competitive tests purported to measure higher cognitive skills. Biggs and his associates have challenged the stereotypical view of Asian students as rote learners as a Western misperception. But data from the present cross-cultural study suggest it is more than a Western misperception, being shared by teachers in Japan and Thailand. With this background, this paper then explores the role of assessment through an analysis of examination papers in the three countries at the high stakes, year 12 level. This analysis of the ways in which knowledge and comprehension are assessed identifies different practices across cultures but not ones corresponding to the rhetoric on contrasting approaches to learning. Rather it concludes that assessment tasks classified superficially as comprehension can be approached through memorisation and conversely, those often classified as memorisation can require careful reading, thought and interpretation, while drawing from an extensive knowledge base. A shared understanding of the nature of assessment tasks in different cultures thus has the potential to dissolve the demarcation of culturally embedded learning styles and to enhance deep learning grounded in specialist knowledge for scholars, be they students or teachers, in all cultures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1999
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198. Introduction to special issue: women and leadership in public relations.
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Topić, Martina
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LEADERSHIP in women ,WOMEN leaders ,PUBLIC relations ,WOMEN ,CROSS-cultural studies ,TRANSACTIONAL leadership ,PERSONNEL management ,LEADERSHIP training - Abstract
Only very few studies specifically tackled leadership, and in that, these papers mainly focused on how women lead (Topi'c et al., [18]), which has been a focus of scholarly inquiry on women and leadership since pioneering studies into this issue (Aldoory, [3]; Aldoory & Toth, [2]). Leadership and women in public relations is not on the mainstream research agenda. For example, the Plank Center in the United States conducts globally renowned research into leadership in public relations and also collects information on public relations and leadership scholarship. In addition to this, and since the EUPRERA project/network work is not funded by EUPRERA, I would like to thank Leeds Business School for funding my time to work on this special issue and on the EUPRERA project. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2021
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199. THE ATTRIBUTES AND ELEMENTS OF THE INTEGRATION OF LABOUR MIGRANTS IN PRACTICE.
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Bite, Pal, Konczos-Szombathelyi, Marta, and Krisztina, Galos
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CROSS-cultural studies ,EMPLOYEES ,LABOR ,IMMIGRANTS ,BUSINESS - Abstract
Several empirical findings as well as theoretical constructs support the fact that "diversity makes business sense". Researches about the potential contribution of culturally diverse employees suggest that companies cannot and should not swim against the tide, when it comes to labour migration and foreigner employees. The integration of labour migrants, or with other words, making them satisfied, committed and retaining them is a difficult task and less researched area. This paper aims to fill a research gap and provides the attribute of integration of labour migrants. The authors present the main integration-oriented models in the field of cross-cultural leadership. Our goal was to test these theories in the practice by qualitative, indepth interviews. The method we used was an own-developed questionnaire in order to reveal the interviewees' feelings about their own perception of integration or "inclusion". Each question "indirectly asks" on a cited integration theory. Based on the analysis of the responses, we drew up conclusions and present the seemingly independent theories' connection with each other. The used theories provide practical insights into the attributes and elements of integration through the eyes of employees, who have diverse cultural, physical or other kind of unique characteristics. Our intention was to reveal the interrelations and overlaps among the involved theoretical constructs in the belief that it is more beneficial if we apply the knowledge of the field comprehensively. Preliminary results of the interviews showed that, more "included" workers, that is to say successfully integrated ones, are more satisfied, committed and hard-working. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
200. Legal Translation Teaching Methods in Russian-English Language Pair.
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Muravev, Yury
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COMPARATIVE studies ,RUSSIAN language ,EFFECTIVE teaching ,PROFESSIONAL education ,CROSS-cultural studies - Abstract
The paper presents a comparative research of various legal translation teaching methods within the framework of TBLT approach to TESOL. It aims to suggest the combination of relatively effective teaching methods, which may facilitate the learning of direct and reverse legal translation skill in Legal English ESP courses. The author of the study periodically assessed the translation skills of learners at the Russian State University of Justice in Moscow until they completed one semester of a Legal English ESP course. The research data shows the progress of students' translating competence formation, exposes the structure of various translation subskills and evaluates the students' readiness for professional cross-cultural communication at the end of the first semester of training. It is suggested that the optimal combination of methods is the balanced use of grammar-translation method, communicative method and case method, as well as tasks on the overcoming of 15 difficulties of legal translation in Russian-English language pair. Legal translation is defined as a language mediation (Garzone, Viezzi 2002) that creates an equivalent and adequate replacement of the source legal document in the target language. The difficulty of translation in Legal English is a situation of potential communicative failure that arises in the process of interpreting the meaning of a legal text in the source language (S.L.) and creating an adequate and equivalent text in the target language (T.L.). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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