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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"cultural divide"”.
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Handling the cultural divide: Discussing unfamiliar territory in the classroom
… offered to students by teachers utilizing culturally relevant teaching practices, materials, and language in the classroom. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the positive affect culturally aware teaching practices and pedagogy can have on students of non-dominant minority …
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The cultural divide: Traditional cultural expressions and the entertainment industry in developing economies
… of pertinent issues concerning Traditional Cultural Expressions [TCEs], specifically in relation to what they are and the dilemma surrounding ownership vis-à-vis custodianship in an environment that is biased towards protection of Intellectual Property Rights. The present inadequate legal …
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White, Female Teachers in a Predominantly Hispanic High School: The Journey to Bridge the Cultural Divide
… of teaching as well as their ability to bridge cultural differences potentially dividing them from their students.Data collection came from classroom observations, a questionnaire, and a series of three, semi-structured interviews. In a cross-case analysis of the narratives compiled from the …
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Modernism En Vogue: Popular Periodicals and Their Engagement with Modernist Culture
… and popular culture from both sides of the cultural divide.</p>
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Liberation through Listening: Learning from Student Veterans in the Composition Classroom
… (Ratcliffe, 2005), I describe the current cultural divide between members of the military and civilians (Pew Research Center, 2011) and identify several ways teachers of college level introductory writing classes can bridge this gap to more effectively connect with student veterans at the …
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Talking about medical talk : exploring experiences regarding communication in HIV
… of communication in the multilingual and multicultural South African health care context are exacerbated by the complexities and demands introduced by HIV/AIDS. Despite the wealth of information on aspects related to the doctor-patient relationship, communication in HIV/AIDS care settings has …
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Unity Concert Hall: A Monument of Stillness, a Vessel for Harmony
… proposes an architectural response to this cultural divide: a space where people from diverse backgrounds can come together, engage in dialogue, and foster mutual understanding—without intermediaries. Drawing inspiration from the Founding Fathers, who despite differing beliefs prioritized …
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Julius Caesar And The Rhine River: The Evolution Of A Border During The Gallic Wars
… both during the conflict and in the texts into a cultural divide between groups based on their possession of what the Romans considered civilized habits.</p>
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Grizzly West: The Story of the Failed Attempt to Reintroduce Grizzly Bears to the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
… as a product of the political, economic, and cultural divide that characterized the West during this period. Although the New West, which championed environmentalism, ecotourism, and recreational opportunities, had made great inroads in the region, the Old West of extractive industries such as …
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Grizzly West: The Story of the Failed Attempt to Reintroduce Grizzly Bears to the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
… as a product of the political, economic, and cultural divide that characterized the West during this period. Although the New West, which championed environmentalism, ecotourism, and recreational opportunities, had made great inroads in the region, the Old West of extractive industries such as …
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From Inception to Professionalisation: the Evolution of Intercultural Dialogue in EU Mediterranean Policies (1990-2014)
This thesis investigates the promotion of intercultural dialogue (ICD) in the framework of EU external action on the Mediterranean between 1990 and 2014. ICD is understood as a cultural foreign policy instrument that the EU has promoted in a changing, vague and contradictory manner to engage the …
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Old Europe versus New Europe: cultural similarity tolerance, religion and anti-Americanism in a divided European Union
… New Europe, and one key answer that emerged was “cultural similarity.” There are, of course, other factors that impact attitudes towards the United States and Americans, such as the frequent travels to and from the U.S., a country’s trade ties with the American government, and people’s views on …
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Practitioners in the youth justice system: a case study of the youth offending service
… practice. A lack of structural support created a cultural divide between management and practitioners, which further confounded their practice. Practitioners face a multitude of obstructions to their work with young people, which seem to be further rooted in the prioritisation of recording …
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Evaluation of the usability and usefulness of automatic speech recognition among users in South Africa [electronic resource]
… rules of a language group. Accent reflects the cultural divide of a multi cultural society with a common language such as English. Some commercially available ASR systems are designed based on the accents of the following language groups: English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Spanish. …
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The effect of collectivism on family meal consumption behaviour and its implications on food companies in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is a multi-cultural and multi-faceted society with people from diverse backgrounds, who espoused different cultural behaviours at mealtimes and in their business dealings. The significance of this study is that it highlights the differences and similarities inherent among the families …
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Sound-mediated environmentalisms in contemporary Tuscany: towards eco-ethnomusicological frameworks in central Italy
… and economic solutions, research concerning cultural responses remains limited—specifically, the role that music and sound may play in contributing to environmentalism. Given that the world's largest polluters are developed nations, research in these contexts is crucial for understanding how …