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The potential for academic knowledge to 'interrupt' inter-generational reproduction in education is located in the structural contradictions that shape knowledge and democracy. Since the late 1990s research in the sociology of education, which theorises curriculum knowledge using the ideas of Durkheim, Vygotsky and Bernstein, suggests that academic knowledge, far from being the domain of conservative forces, contains the means by which the working-class and marginalised groups may overcome class determinism. The paper argues for a pedagogy of conceptual progression to assist students across the 'interruption' or 'discursive gap' into academic knowledge. Such a pedagogy need not be confined to its central purpose—that of teaching abstract ideas drawn from their disciplinary systems of meaning and classified for teaching as academic subjects. It can also be the means to mediate the relationship between the context-dependent knowledge of students' experience and the context-independent knowledge of the academic subject. This pedagogy might be the way to maintain the motivational intention of constructivism and 'relevance' approaches that emphasise students' experience. However, it would use experience to illustrate the abstract ideas acquired in academic subjects, not serve as the source of knowledge itself, nor the knowledge focus.

The present study is an experimental research, conducted on children aged 6-7 years, included in preparatory classes, based on the learning and implementation of the theoretical and practical information with the help of \"live demonstration\" and \"iconographic demonstration\", therefore relying on imitation. In Physical Education, the quickest and easiest way for children to learn is through imitation. The analysis of the results showed that in the experimental group the use of the \"live demonstration\" leads to a greater increase in the number of pupils who can memorise and perform more related items than in the control group, which used the iconographic demonstration.

Muscle lesions are among the most common injuries encountered in performance sports. Despite their high incidence, their diagnosis, classification and treatment are constantly being debated. Most of the time, the severity of the injury indicates the recovery strategy (conservative, physical therapy, surgical etc). Currently, due to advances in medical, pharmacological, and physical therapy, the treatment of muscle injuries can be greatly improved. Incomplete or incorrect recovery from a muscle injury can have a series of negative effects (financial or sport performance), which can affect the long-term career of athletes. Considering the incidence and costs that an injury can generate, in this paper, we set out to identify and present the latest approaches, used by specialists in the field, to facilitate the fastest recovery of athletes.

BackgroundSimulation is considered a mainstay methodology for healthcare education (Jeffries. Simulation in nursing education: From conceptualization to evaluation. 2020), however, it has been under-utilised in end of life care (Bassah, Seymour, Cox. BMC Palliat Care. 2014; 13(1):1–0). Challenges exist surrounding the design of end of life simulations in non-traditional environments who lack ultramodern equipment and space to run high fidelity simulations. High fidelity simulation is often pursued by the simulation community in the belief that it leads to greater learning (Carey & Rossler. The how when why of high-fidelity simulation.) Simulation, however, is a technique not a technology (Gaba. BMJ Qual Saf. 2004; 13(S1): i2–10), and there is significant evidence to suggest that low fidelity simulation may be superior (Massoth, Röder, Ohlenburg, et al. BMC Medical Educ. 2019; 19:1–8) as it is less anxiety-provoking and leads to a less burdensome cognitive load for participants (Lapierre, Arbour, Maheu-Cadotte, et al. Simulation & Gaming. 2022; 53(5):538–63).AimsTo design and deliver a low-fidelity simulation programme for roll out across the hospice, with relevant subject matter that engages both our clinical and non-clinical teams across the organisation, leading to clear learning.MethodsA rolling simulation programme with sessions at least twice a month was run from March 2022 to Dec. 2022. Our sample was 160 participants who took part in 29 simulations. Prior to the beginning of the simulation programme, baseline data was collected via questionnaire. After 10 months of simulation implementation, the questionnaire was repeated to analyse the impact of low- fidelity simulation on the organisation.ResultsBaseline questionnaires showed 35% of the organisation had never heard the term ‘simulation’, and over 40% felt anxious around simulation. Following participation in simulations, the repeat questionnaire showed awareness of simulation within the organisation had increased to over 90%. Anxiety around simulation participation dropped by 10%, and we saw a 30% increase in the confidence of staff to undertake challenging conversations. Based on our significant findings, we also developed Cards against Calamity – an end of life simulation game – and began to share this with other hospices.ConclusionLow-fidelity end of life simulation can be used with positive effect for clinical and non-clinical staff in the hospice setting.

Background Health-seeking behaviour involves actions taken by individuals who feel unwell to seek remedies and varies based on cognitive and non-cognitive factors like sex, age, socioeconomic status, and access to healthcare. Gender roles significantly impact health outcomes with the COVID-19 pandemic further accentuating the gender disparity in public health compliance. Using secondary data from a national health survey, this article aims to assess the gender-based characteristics and factors influencing health-seeking behaviour among the population in Malaysia. Methods This study was a secondary data analysis of the NHMS 2019, a cross-sectional national health survey using Andersen’s Behavioural Model. It evaluated factors influencing self-medication and treatment-seeking based on socio-demographics, enabling conditions, and perceived health needs. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models were conducted to identify factors influencing health-seeking behaviour among men and women. Results This study analysed the health-seeking behaviours of 10,933 Malaysian adults, representing 19.7 million people. The overall prevalence of sickness was 16.1% (95% CI = 14.8–17.4), with higher rates in women (18.1%; 95% CI = 95% CI = 16.3–19.9). Among those who were sick, 56.4% (95% CI = 52.9–60.0) sought professional treatment while 23.0% (95% CI = 19.8–26.2) self-medicated. Regression analysis showed that urban women and those rating their health poorly were more likely to seek professional care, while Chinese, those with no formal education, and retiree women were more likely to self-medicate. Among males, those with long-term condition are more likely to seek treatment while students were less likely to self-medicate compared to private employees. Conclusion The study reveals significant gender and sociodemographic disparities in health-seeking behaviour amongst Malaysian men and women. The factors that influence these health-seeking behaviour is unique for each gender. This emphasises the importance of targeted interventions which are gender-sensitive to address structural inequities and achieve equitable healthcare utilisation across all demographic groups in Malaysia.

This article contributes to the growing social realist literature in the sociology of education. A world systems approach is used to explain the shift to the various forms of localisation, including the emphasis on experience in the curriculum, as a strategy of globalisation that contributes to the decline of universal class consciousness and progressive politics in the contemporary period. Limiting the curriculum to experiential knowledge limits access to a powerful class resource; that of conceptual knowledge required for critical reasoning and political agency. Knowledge that comes from experience limits the knower to that experience. The shift to localised knowledge fixes groups in the working class to a never ending present as schools that use a social constructivist approach to knowledge in the curriculum fail to provide the intellectual tools of conceptual thinking and its medium in advanced literacy that lead to an imagined, yet unknown, future.

The paper addresses a major fissure in the sociology of knowledge with respect to the theories of knowledge which inform teaching and learning. Instructional teaching, or 'teaching knowledge to the child', is compared to facilitation teaching, the 'teaching the child' approach to show the extent to which their differences are the result of very different understandings of how knowledge is constituted. In turn, these understandings about knowledge are implicated in major differences about the purpose that education serves in modern society. It is argued that the link between the way knowledge is structured and the way it is organised for teaching justifies instructional teaching as the more effective way to develop students' learning. This learning is demonstrated in the subject mastery acquired as students connect propositional knowledge to practice knowledge. The facilitation approach is considered to be weak because it is primarily a pedagogical approach concerned with motivating students and fails to account for the type of knowledge that constitutes academic subjects. The paper makes a further claim for the importance of instructional teaching in modern society to argue that the identity of the modern, rational individual depends upon the direct teaching of abstract epistemically structured knowledge to successive generations. These collective representations which constitute the symbolic sphere, support the moral cohesion of democratic pluralistic societies.

Biblical Theology: A Canonical, Thematic, and Ethical Approach begins in chapter 1 by covering the nature and practice of biblical theology, the significance of the canonical forms of Scripture for biblical theology, biblical theology and ethics, and biblical theology as a moderated family conversation. Chapter 3 deals with the Law and begins the book-by-book treatment that follows a two-part structure: the themes of the book and the ethics of the book. After affirming that the canonical order of the NT was likely influenced by the Greek OT, the authors turn to the NT's use of the OT and do a book-by-book study. Biblical ethics cover \"all spheres of life and human experience, and believers have vital roles and responsibilities to fulfill before God's plan is concluded in the new creation\" (p. 730).

Electrostriction is a property of dielectric materials whereby an applied electric field induces a mechanical deformation proportional to the square of that field. The magnitude of the effect is usually minuscule (<10 –19  m 2  V –2 for simple oxides). However, symmetry-breaking phenomena at the interfaces can offer an efficient strategy for the design of new properties 1 , 2 . Here we report an engineered electrostrictive effect via the epitaxial deposition of alternating layers of Gd 2 O 3 -doped CeO 2 and Er 2 O 3 -stabilized δ-Bi 2 O 3 with atomically controlled interfaces on NdGaO 3 substrates. The value of the electrostriction coefficient achieved is 2.38 × 10 –14  m 2  V –2 , exceeding the best known relaxor ferroelectrics by three orders of magnitude. Our theoretical calculations indicate that this greatly enhanced electrostriction arises from coherent strain imparted by interfacial lattice discontinuity. These artificial heterostructures open a new avenue for the design and manipulation of electrostrictive materials and devices for nano/micro actuation and cutting-edge sensors. A system consisting of alternating thin films of two dielectrics is used to produce greatly enhanced electrostriction derived from coherent strain imparted by interfacial lattice discontinuity.

As fuel consumption in the transport sector has increased at a faster pace than in other sectors, the use of electromobility represents the main strategy adopted by the automotive industry. In this context, as the number of electrical vehicles (EVs) will increase, it will also be necessary to increase the number of charging stations. The present paper presents a complete solution for charging stations that can be located in the office or mall parking area. This solution includes a mode 3 AC charging stations of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61851-1 Standard, an EV simulator for testing the good functionality of the charging stations (i.e., communications, residual-current device (RCD) protection) and a software application used for controlling the charging process by the programmable logic controller (PLC).