Critical reflection is essential for achieving desired service-learning outcomes, including “transformative learning,” as developed by Mezirow (2000). However, critiques of Mezirow’s theory, particularly its focus on the individual learner and prizing autonomy, raise questions about relevance a transformative learning framework in diverse global contexts. This article describes case study an on...

Political parties in Western democracies with large immigrant populations have become increasingly interested nominating immigrant-origin candidates. This paper investigates how contextual factors explain parties’ effort of representation. I argue that nominations candidates are shaped by strategic calculations weighing out potential vote gains among voters compared to a native backlash. conten...

The production and maritime trade of salted-fish products are well documented in the western Mediterranean during Classical Roman periods. Ichthyological remains found within amphorae shipwrecks other archaeological contexts provide evidence for long-distance exchange based on biogeographical distributions fish species. Ma‘agan Mikhael B shipwreck (mid-seventh to mid-eighth century ad ) Carmel ...

This review describes the prevalence of eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors as well as factors influencing body image disturbance amongst Japanese adolescents and compares the prevalence and trends with those of Westernized countries. Although eating disorders have been previously regarded as peculiar to Western society, they are now a more global issue with reports of non-Western ...

14TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ELECTRONIC ART This paper is a part of the panel “Locating Cyberfeminism” that seeks to present a varied set of cyberfeminist theories and art practices by situating them within specifi c political, technological and cultural contexts. While presenting papers that address issues of cultural difference within cyberfeminist art and aesthetics, this panel also attem...

This review examines cross-cultural differences in interoception and the role of culturally bound epistemologies, historical traditions, and contemplative practices to assess four aspects of culture and interoception: (1) the extent to which members from Western and non-Western cultural groups exhibit differential levels of interoceptive accuracy and somatic awareness; (2) the mechanistic origi...

Towards A Model Of Literacy Learning For Young Augmented Speakers Chloë Myers, Assistant Professor, Western Oregon University Abstract The study investigates strategies and contexts for supporting the literacy development of young, augmented speakers, whose difficulties in literacy learning are not explained by their levels of cognition alone. Indeed, quantitative and qualitative differences ex...

This article describes the background and premises of the AHRCfunded project, ‘The Linguistic DNA of Modern Western Thought’. We offer an empirical, encyclopaedic approach to historical semantics regarding ‘conceptual history’, i.e. the history of concepts that shape thought, culture and society in a particular period. We relate the project to traditional work in conceptual and semantic history...