the increasing trend in women's market employment since 1950s in the world has been documented as the most important indication for 'the revolution in gender roles' (davis 1984, cotter et al 2001). despite the significant capabilities of women and the substantial achievements facilitating female labor force participation in the recent years (such as substantial increase both in w...

In this paper, we introduce the idea of promoting language learning outside the classroom through mobile devices. We present Student Partner, an m-learning system designed specifically to promote collaboration among Chinese language learners, with capabilities including GPS, camera, messaging and recording. Some directions for future work are presented, and strengths and drawbacks of the mobile...

This paper proposes a novel simulation-modeling framework that combines discrete-event simulations with system-dynamics simulations. The former represents both operational processes inside of a supply-chain, and the later represents management environment outside of a supply-chain. Further, the paper also discusses modeling capabilities of the proposed framework for supply-chain systems in real...

Although becoming a more racially-integrated society, the legacy of Apartheid still affects learners’ social engagements in and outside their classrooms. Adopting Nussbaum’s (2010) capabilities framework for a socially just democracy, this paper examines 27 pre-service teacher education students’ perceptions of a digital storytelling project and its potential for recognising and honouring capab...

Much of the work in artificial intelligence (AI), automated planning, machine learning, computer vision, and related fields focus primarily on the capabilities of formal logic, statistics, and other mathematical tools to emulate human cognitive capabilities. Though these areas have in fact seen significant success (e.g., spam detection, information retrieval, etc.), the much-sought goal of a hu...

The purpose of the present paper is to measure disadvantage vulnerable in contemporary Japan, focusing on their capabilities moving both outside and inside home. Our research interest find a new informational base other than consumption expenditure, which provides strong clue about how assess eligibility for social support. We examine theoretical methods apply capability approach empirically, e...