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Mindfulness Practices In Secondary Schools: Exploring Teachers’ Attitudes, And The Barriers And Facilitators To Achieving Teacher Buy-In To A Whole-School Approach, Willow Jefferies

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Mindfulness practices are increasingly being introduced into schools as a whole-school approach, with teachers often responsible for implementing the exercises with their students. The aim of this research project was to explore the attitudes secondary teachers hold towards mindfulness practices and determine the barriers to and facilitators of teachers buying-in to a mindfulness initiative. A qualitative research methodology was utilised with twelve semistructured interviews conducted across three Perth metropolitan secondary schools. Interview questions were devised using both attitudinal constructs and the Revised Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF-R). In order to separately explore both teachers’ attitudes towards mindfulness practices and the barriers …

Through A Lens Of Therapeutic Jurisprudence: A Case Study Of The Children’S Court Drug Court In Perth, Suzanne Ellis

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The Children’s Court Drug Court (CCDC) has operated for 20 years in Perth as an alternative Court for drug-using young offenders who present at the Children’s Court. Despite the CCDC’s relative longevity, researchers have examined neither the inner workings of the Court nor the experiences of its actors. The current study aimed, not to evaluate the CCDC, but to identify measures needed to refine CCDC processes to enhance the experiences and outcomes of young people who participate in the CCDC. It argues that despite the CCDC’s foundations in contentious therapeutic jurisprudence principles, on balance, the actors – young people, their …

Trade Integration In West Africa: Does The Quality Of Institutions Matter?:, Vigninou Gammadigbe

Journal of African Trade

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Regional Developmentalism In West Africa: The Case For Commodity-Based Industrialization Through Regional Cooperation In The Cocoa–Chocolate Sector:, Jonathan Bashi Rudahindwa, Sophie Van Huellen

Journal of African Trade

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Trade Costs And Demand-Enhancing Effects Of Agrifood Standards: Consequences For Sub-Saharan Africa:, Aristide Djimgou Tchakounte, Dela-Dem Doe Fiankor

Journal of African Trade

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Prospects And Challenges For Supply Chain Trade Under The Africa Continental Free Trade Area☆:, Jaime De Melo, Anna Twum

Journal of African Trade

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Estimating The Effect Of Afcfta On Intra-African Trade Using Augmented Ge-Ppml:, Hippolyte Fofack, Richman Dzene, Omar A. Mohsen Hussein

Journal of African Trade

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Ecowas And Afcfta: Potential Short-Run Impact Of A Draft Ecowas Tariff Offer:, Peter Lunenborg, Thomas Roberts

Journal of African Trade

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Proving Hegel Wrong: Learning The Right Lessons From European Integration For The African Continental Free Trade Area:, Andrew Mold

Journal of African Trade

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Afreximbank In The Era Of The Afcfta:, Benedict Oramah

Journal of African Trade

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The African Continental Free Trade Area: A Historical Moment For Development In Africa:, Vera Songwe, Jamie Alexander Macleod, Stephen Karingi

Journal of African Trade

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Reaping The Afcfta Potential Through Well-Functioning Rules Of Origin:, Komi Tsowou, Junior Davis

Journal of African Trade

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Mapping The Impacts Of Covid-19 On The Work-Life Balance Of Academic Librarians Who Are Parents Of School-Aged Children, Hope Y. Kelly Phd, Beth Auten, Mary E. Edwards

VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Objective:

Academic librarians at three public universities in the Southern United States who are parents of school-aged children have experienced changes in their work, parenting, and the balance between them during the lockdowns, quarantines, and closures necessitated by the current pandemic. Many librarians have been affected by these conditions, and there are variations in the support and guidance provided by institutions, and the impact of governmental policies.

Methods:

To begin, we selected a purposive sample of 11 public, SACS-accredited universities from the 11 states in the Southeastern U.S.

We compiled university policies related to the Federal Families First Coronavirus Response …

Research Output Of Government College University Lahore, Pakistan: A Bibliometric Study Based On Scopus Database From 1908 To 2020, Khurram Shahzad, Abid Iqbal, Shakeel Ahmad Khan Dr., Irfan Ali, Muhammad Naeem, Yasir Javed, Samreen Lateef

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Purpose – The main purpose of the current study was to explore the research output of Government College University, Lahore Pakistan in terms of publications, citation trends, major research areas, co-authorship patterns, preferred journals, keywords used, and funding sponsored.

Design/methodology/approach – Current study used bibliometric analysis methodology for achieving the objectives. Data were extracted from the Scopus database through a query. Query was executed in June 2021 at Prince Sultan University; Saudi Arabia and 6085 publications were retrieved. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were also defined. The results were filtered according to the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Finally, 6008 records were included …

Infopreneurship As An Employment Option For Library And Information Science Students And Graduates In South Africa: A Literature Review, Lugisani Samuel Ramugondo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Purpose - The review of literature aimed to determine if infopreneurship can employ Library and Information Science graduates in South Africa. The concept of infopreneurship, infopreneurship requisite competencies, areas of infopreneurship, and its challenges are discussed.

Design/methodology/approach - This paper applies a traditional literature review.

Findings - The results of the review of relevant subject literature indicate that infopreneurship, as a feature of the information sector, is practised in South Africa. Furthermore, it has established that infopreneurship is constantly developing, as are the activities infopreneurs can engage in. Notwithstanding its challenges, the findings, particularly those pertaining to the areas …

Waqf As A Medium For Community Development: A Review On Literature From 2010 To 2020, Ahmad Fahme Mohd Ali, Wan Ahmad Amirzal Wan Ahmad, Nurasyikin Ghazali, Ruzanifah Kosnin, Naiziatul Aziah Mohd Radzi, Azwan Abdullah, Nurhanan Abdul Rahman

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Nowadays, the application of Waqf in community has become more widespread as a source of community development. The objective of this article is to analyse and examine the related literatures on Waqf towards community development from 2010 to 2020. Descriptive research is employed as the methodology of this article based on a number of literatures on Waqf and community development within a ten-year duration. Exactly 100 articles were gathered from on World of Science (WoS), Scopus, Google Scholar, and Mendeley software using specific keywords, namely “Waqf and Community Development,” “Waqf and Economic Development,” and “Waqf + Community …

Children Librarians’ Knowledge And Attitude Towards Children With Neuro-Developmental Disorders: Implications For Inclusive Library Services, Charity N. Onyishi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Neuro-developmental disorders (NDDs) are becoming increasingly prevalent among the children population and are the underserved groups in the schools and other learning institutions like a library. The high prevalence of children living with NDDs also highlights the need for the inclusion of children victims in all learning opportunities and supporting them to attain their maximum possible potentials. As the children are increasingly being included in library services, there is a need to know how knowledgeable the children librarians are about NDDs and their attitude towards children with NDDs and their inclusion in library services. Using a qualitative approach, this study …

Changing Role Of Librarian In Knowledge Management: A Survey Of Public Sector Universities, Naila Siddiqua, Hafsa Ansari, Muneera Nasreen Ansari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In the current era, libraries have been more advanced and known as a place where wider access to information is available in many formats and from different sources. Thus, it also changed the role of the librarian in the premises of the library. Now the librarian has become more resourceful by using a modern tool in the library to provide quicker, complete, and more refined information to students. Researchers identified the roles of a librarian in knowledge management is to identify the categories of knowledge needed by the student and to use information technology to help organize, store, and retrieve …

How Do Faculty Members Rate Students’ Information Literacy Skills And Where Do Students Rank Themselves? A Pakistani Perspective, Muhammad Safdar, Haroon Idrees

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is intended to explore the opinion of the teaching faculty about students’ skills related to Information Literacy (IL). The other purpose was to seek the opinion of the faculty regarding the value of IL capabilities for their students and needs in this connections. Identification of the difference among various programs’ students’ IL skills was also among the objectives of this study. Data from students was collected using a questionnaire and an interview guide was utilized to conduct the interviews of the faculty for data collection purposes. Statistical Package for Social Sciences and Excel sheet were employed for analysis …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Impunity For Marital Rape In Contemporary Context, Nagesh Haribhau Sawant Dr., Srushti Bhushan Angane

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This bibliometric analysis focuses on the study of research publications that discuss how rape is a monstrous and inhumane act even if it is committed by the husband on his lawfully wedded wife. In this study, the authors aim to determine the frequency of such publications with an intention to establish that the problem of marital rape in contemporary society is receiving substantial attention from the researchers, therefore, the research on this subject is increasing. For this research, the data from 2010 to May 2021 has been collected from the Scopus database using VOSviewer software. The study consisted of a …

Discovering Topics From The Titles Of The Indian Lis Theses, Sourav Mazumder, Tapan Barui

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A lot of text data is being generated on the web in the form of scholarly articles, doctoral thesis, social media, library databases, and data archives. They are easy to use but complicated to process for research works. That is exactly why text mining is required and topic modeling is one of the most important techniques involved in text mining. In this paper, an attempt has been made to discover topics from the thesis titles (uploaded theses) in the field of Library and Information Science (LIS). For this work, the text data (n=2132) has been obtained from the Shodhganga. Then, …

Information Discovery And Scholar Networking As Modes Of Scholarly Communication: A Comparative Study, Noor Abutayeh Dr., Berta Garcia-Orosa Dr., Khaldoon M. Al_Dwairi Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study sought to investigate information discovery and scholar networking as modes of scholarly communication across researchers in the Arab region. An online survey was distributed in December 2020 using the Google form. The questionnaire also includes the following elements: (a) what are the researchers’ purposes of using electronic resources; (b) how do researchers look for and access scholarly material and (c) what methods of networking are mostly used for scholar connection. The findings revealed no significant differences across the groups, even when it comes to gender and respondents’ discipline, it is clear that ResearchGate is the most popular among …

Resource Sharing Among Medical Teaching Libraries: A Developing Country Perspective, Muhammad Sadiq, Khurram Shahzad, Abid Iqbal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Resource sharing is a functional as well as financial need of any library. In this modern era of information technology while information explosion is at extreme, it is impossible for a library to cover the entire surface of available knowledge. Developed countries are actual beneficiaries of this practice where idea of resource sharing has been transformed into a formal practice. Developing South Asian countries are also working on this concept in order to adopt it as a practice. This study identified the resource sharing opportunities for medical teaching libraries in Lahore with reference to perception and willingness. The sample of …

A Bibliometric Analysis On Optimization Of Application Layer Protocols In The Internet Of Things, Sagar Jaikar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Internet of Things (IoT), getting popular day by day, thanks to the every object that has been made intelligent and started communicated among themselves with ease. These objects are equipped with sensors and capable of connecting and exchanging the application data over the Internet. While the application data is getting exchanged among these intelligent objects smoothly, there are various concerns with these intelligent objects like they are constrained when it comes to resources like memory, processing capability, power consumption etc. In this regard many attempts are made to enhance or to optimize existing messaging protocols so that we can get …

Pre-Reading Activities And Students’ Achievement In French Oracy: Implication For Evaluation In Library And Information Science, Kenneth O. Eze Phd, Grace C. Offorma Phd, Christian S. Ugwuanyi Phd, Chinedu I.O. Okeke Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library and Information Science is a profession that is full of people who are passionate about making a positive change in the world. In this profession, the workers are known as Librarians whose duty is to bridge the gaps that exist between people, information and technology. Librarians work to create reader’s advisory resources to encourage young students to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning through pre-reading activities. This paper thus, investigated the effect of pre-reading activities on students’ achievement in French oracy. Using quasi-experimental research design, 154 senior secondary one students participated in the study. French Oracy Achievement …

Reasons To Utilize Scholarly Journals By University Academic Staff, Muhammad Naeem, Khurram Shahzad, Samreen Lateef

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

1. Abstract

1.1 Objectives:

The objectives of the study were to investigate the preferred format of journals (print or online) by faculty members working at GC University Lahore, Pakistan, and to explore the reasons to use print and electronic journals by academic faculty.

1.2 Methodology:

Survey method is selected for this study. The target population of this study was the all-academic faculty members of GC University Lahore. They consisted of 400 faculty members. The convenience sampling technique was used. The researchers designed a semi-structured questionnaire as data collection instrument on the basis of extensive literature review. Before conducting the main survey, …

Accessibility Of Information On Marketplace Websites For Consumers With Disabilities, Hanny Hafiar, Priyo Subekti, Yanti Setianti, Adzkia Kirana Dipa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The need for information accessibility for people with disabilities is to access website-based information. However, until now, several websites still do not have an optimal level of accessibility, including marketplace websites in Indonesia. The purpose of this research is producing information about the evaluation results of the marketplace platform website as a consideration to make steps to increase website accessibility more effective. The method of this research is evaluative, it was conducted using the accessibility evaluation of several tools. The results of the evaluation of the accessibility of the most visited marketplace website in Indonesia show that there are still …

Impact Of Social Networking Sites On School-Going Adolescent Boys In Kashmir, India, Aadil Bashir, Sarafaraz Ahmed, Unjum Bashir, Sumeer Gul, Fayaz Ahmad Loan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The adolescent age group is one of the most vulnerable periods of life span. It is the period that develops identity and integrity among individuals. The environmental influx to this group includes the SNS’s as one of the major components, having a direct impact on the transition of adolescents to adults. It is in this backdrop, the need is to critically study the impact of SNS’s on adolescent’s life and identifying the key consequences that are emerging out of either using or misusing of same. Ranging from initial exposure of SNS’s to disturbed social life a detailed assessment has been …

Accessibility, Usage, And Behavioral Intention Of Print Books And Ebooks By Medical Students, Ghulam Farid, Dr. Ijaz Miraj Librarian, Sohail Iqbal, Sadaf Iftikhar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of the study was to examine the difference of ease of use, accessibility, and future prediction of print format books (p-books) and eBooks among MBBS students. The quantitative research method and survey design was used for this study. The population of the study was the all undergraduate medical students (MBBS) of Shalamar Medical & Dental College (SMDC) Lahore, Pakistan. For data collection the self-administered instrument was used and questionnaire was validated from field expert and Institutional Review Board of SMDC. For check the reliability pilot testing was conducted and Cronbach’s Alpha value was 0.87. In SMDC the MBBS …

The Evaluation Of Information Literacy Among Medical Students At The College Of Health Sciences, University Of Ghana, Samuel Ankamah, Kwesi Gyesi, Aba Amandzewaa Anaman

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study was to assess the information literacy of medical students at the University of Ghana. The convenience sampling technique was used to choose 206 respondents for the study, which yielded a response rate of 93.7 per cent. The study found that the majority of respondents needed information to acquire new knowledge in a subject area and to write assignments or project work. Moreover, most respondents rely on books, electronic books, and journals as their primary sources of knowledge. Furthermore, most respondents stated that they obtain their information via the internet. Additionally, most responders use the databases …