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Water-smart circular economy – Conceptualisation, transitional policy instruments and stakeholder perception
2022
Highlights • A concept for a water-smart Circular Economy (CE) is introduced. • Elements of a water-smart CE are presented. • Instruments to support the transition to a water-smart CE are analysed. • Drivers for and barriers to the transition to a water-smart CE are identified. The Circular Economy (CE) is a concept that has gained considerable global attention during the past decade amongst private and public sector actors, politicians and policymakers, citizens and media, and scientific communities. Water and water-related ecosystems, despite their vital role in practically all human activities, have been largely missing from conceptualisations and scientific definitions of the CE. Theref…
Arjen monet kielet : kielten merkitys maahanmuuttajataustaisille oppilaille
2017
Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selvittää, millainen merkitys äidinkielellä ja muilla arjessa käytetyillä kielillä on maahanmuuttajataustaisille oppilaille. Tutkimuksessa tarkasteltiin oppilaiden kielikäsityksiä ja puheesta heijastuvia kieli-identiteettejä sekä sitä, millaisessa asemassa käytetyt kielet ilmenivät oppilaiden puheessa ja millaista hyötyä he kokivat saavansa oman äidinkielen opetuksesta. Tutkimukseen osallistui yhteensä 10 oppilasta arabian ja venäjän kielten opetusryhmistä. Aineisto kerättiin teetättämällä oppilaille kaksi kielten käyttöön ja merkityksiin liittyvää piirrostehtävää ja haastattelemalla heitä piirrosten pohjalta. Tutkimuksen perusteella maahanmuuttajataustai…
Language policy, professional development and sustainability of multilingual approaches
2020
Policies and professional development which focusses on pedagogical skills, beliefs, and agency are essential to ensure the sustainability of multilingual teaching approaches. This chapter begins with an overview of research studies on language policies, teacher agency and beliefs with a focus on multilingual settings. The intertwining of policy and teaching practice is then illustrated by means of the Finnish case, demonstrating how recent ECEC policies advocating diversity and plurilingualism have gradually changed teacher beliefs. The second part of the chapter focuses on professional development (PD) in so far as it is able to support teachers in implementing policies, changing pedagogi…
Maahanmuuttajat vieraan kielen oppijoina: monikielisen oppilaan kielirepertuaarin tunnistaminen ja hyödyntäminen vieraan kielen oppitunnilla
2014
Multilingualism and its eQ ect on language learning and teaching have been widely studied from the point of view of + rst languages, but multilingualism as a resource in foreign language learning/teaching has been largely neglected. Yet, the number of migrant students grows in Finnish schools as immigration becomes more common. In Finland, the number of migrant students at schools is growing rapidly. This pilot study addresses multilingual resources and how they are being recognised and employed in foreign language classroom. Teachers’ experiences reveal that the issue is neglected in teacher training. Yet, it is a question teachers face in their everyday work. This paper discusses the view…
Exploring the conceptual framework and measurement model of intrinsic capacity defined by the World Health Organization: A scoping review
2022
WHO has defined intrinsic capacity (IC) as the composite of all physical and mental capacities of an individual covering five subdomains: cognition, locomotion, sensory, vitality, and psychological. Despite this well accepted definition, the conceptual and measurement model of IC remains unclear, which hampers a standardized operationalization of the construct. We performed a scoping review to give a comprehensive overview of the extent to which the current literature of IC addresses and assumes the conceptual framework and measurement model of IC as reflective or formative. For inclusion, we considered all types of articles that were published in peer-reviewed journals except for protocol …
Colorectal cancer incidences in Lynch syndrome: a comparison of results from the prospective lynch syndrome database and the international mismatch r…
2022
Abstract Objective To compare colorectal cancer (CRC) incidences in carriers of pathogenic variants of the MMR genes in the PLSD and IMRC cohorts, of which only the former included mandatory colonoscopy surveillance for all participants. Methods CRC incidences were calculated in an intervention group comprising a cohort of confirmed carriers of pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in mismatch repair genes (path_MMR) followed prospectively by the Prospective Lynch Syndrome Database (PLSD). All had colonoscopy surveillance, with polypectomy when polyps were identified. Comparison was made with a retrospective cohort reported by the International Mismatch Repair Consortium (IMRC). This com…
Reflections on developing indicators for campus sustainability from a fragility perspective
2016
Cel: Tekst streszcza dyskusję przeprowadzoną podczas warsztatów na temat „Metodologia oceny zrównoważonego rozwoju kampusu z perspektywy antykruchości wielopoziomowej” zorganizowanych przez Wyższą Szkołę Bankową we Wrocławiu w piątek, 13 maja 2016 r. i zawiera informacje zwrotne uczestników tej dyskusji, które pozostawili w formie notatek. Prezentuje ponadto wynik procesu interakcji i refleksji autorów na temat metodologii i oceny zrównoważonego rozwoju kampusu z wykorzystaniem perspektywy kruchości. Metoda badawcza: Artykuł zawiera informacje zwrotną opartą na doświadczeniu i pomysłach badawczych studentów z Gruzji, Niemiec, Kazachstanu i Litwy. Dyskusja najpierw przebiegała w grupach foku…
Compound climate extreme events threaten migratory birds’ conservation in western U.S.
2022
In a warming world, more intense and frequent compound climate extreme events pose serious challenges to biodiversity and conservation on Earth as one of the 2030 United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs): “Life On Land” (SDG 15). In summer 2020, concurrent swelling wildfires and a sudden cold snap in the western U.S. killed a massive number of migratory birds. In August 2020, the hot and humid weather in response to the wildfire radiation and the oceanic evaporation could result in killing heat stress for migratory birds along the coastal shoreline, particularly in California. The heat and smoke of wildfires forced the migratory birds to abandon such feeding grounds towards inla…
E-Government Implementation: Transparency, Accessibility and Usability of Government Websites
2017
In several European countries decentralization has promoted the creation of Regional Governments (RGs) with high levels of competence and responsibilities, such as promoting good governance and sustainability. Information and communication technologies (ICTs), and hence, the adoption of e-government has contributed to the adoption and dissemination of government transparency in a usable and accessible way. In this chapter, we study the transparency, accessibility and usability of websites of Spanish RGs.
Assessing Climate Change Adaptation and Risk Management Programmes: Stakeholder Participation Process and Policy Implications for Transport, Energy a…
2022
Climate change is a critical sustainability challenge for islands and their main economic sectors. Rising sea levels, extreme temperatures, and drier conditions are the impacts with the most significant potential to amplify the economic damage on islands. However, their isolation and natural conditions bring about some leeway to respond to climate impacts on their terms. This paper aims to provide a local-level analysis and ranking of alternative adaptation pathways in an island context through the stakeholders’ lens. This study reviews the latest advancements in adaptation science and proposes a catalogue of adaptation and risk management options that feed a participatory assessment …