Recording the war effort: immigrant communities in Latin America and the memory of the Great War

ABSTRACT

This paper aims to analyse the initiatives undertaken by some immigrant communities residing in Latin America to record their mobilisation around the First World War. After the armistice, European communities in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and other countries gathered detailed information about their activities during the conflict, published as profusely illustrated books of remembrance, offered to their governments as proof of their loyalty. The article intends to establish the peculiar nature of these publications as records of the war effort, and analyse the agents and processes of their elaboration, and their role as commemorative but also as archival documents.     

Semantic Models of Host-Immigrant Relations in Norwegian Education Policies

Education has continuously been regarded as a vital tool in Norwegian policymakers' immigrant integration agendas. This study analyzes semantic structures substantiating the policy language of historical Norwegian immigrant education policies from their inception in 1973 until today (2013). The analysis is framed by Kronenfeld's linguistic anthropological theory “semantic extensionism”. Four distinct semantic models are identified through the historical period. Each model comprises specific overall policy programs, education system characters, teaching methods, and parameters for equality output evaluations. We show how the core semantic structures of each model, and the changes between them, derive from three interacting factor domains: (1) semantic inclusion and contrast relations, (2) pragmatic characteristics of practice fields, and (3) broader welfare state policy histories.     

城市女性婚姻移民的社会适应研究——以上海市“外来媳妇”为例

与一般农民工的社会适应表现为经济、社会、心理三个层面依次递进的特点不同,城市女性婚姻移民的社会适应首先是从心理适应开始的。虽然女性移民因为婚姻得以进入城市生活,但其社会地位并没有因此而得到提高;而这种低下的社会地位又直接影响了她们与城市居民的接触和交往,影响了她们对自我身份的认同。从社会适应的总体状况来看,城市女性婚姻移民应属于介于农民工和市民之间的"边际人"。     

从弥生文化的特点看中国移民对日本社会发展的影响

公元前三世纪左右,日本进入弥生文化时期。弥生文化是比绳纹文化更为进步的一种新文化,水稻的栽培和铁器的开始应用是其主要特点。许多中日两国学者怀着对弥生文化自然演进的怀疑和通过对考古发掘遗物、遗迹的研究,认为日本的弥生文化是中国移民携带的大陆新文化要素促使形成的。在这一作用过程中,中国移民做出了不可磨灭的贡献。公元前二、三世纪,大批的中国人进入日本列岛。与此同时,他们向日本传入了从中国大陆带来的稻种、铁器、青铜器和水稻栽培技术及金属器具冶炼技术等,使日本由绳纹文化进入到弥生文化,对日本的社会发展产生了重大影响。     

二进数布尔代数的几个应用结果

本文讨论了二进数所成的布尔代数以及它与X幂集P(X)所成的布尔代数之间的同构关系，利用其解决关于子集的交集、并集的计数问题，关于交错k-子集的计数问题和关于交错R-子集的计数定理。     

Immigrant and Refugee Students Across “Receiving” Nations: To What Extent Can Educators Rely on PISA for Answers?

Massive population shift is a current global reality – especially given some of the latest development on European shores; some are calling it a humanitarian crisis. Although the United States (US) receives a large number of immigrants (documented and not) and about 70,000 refugees each year, it is certainly not the only nation to do so. Industrialized nations that receive migrants through immigration policies are typically referred to as “receiving” nations. The article addresses two main questions: (1) how well immigrant students across 17 receiving industrialized nations are doing according to the Programme for International Student Assessment (otherwise known as PISA), and (2) how are educators, immigrant and refugee parents and students experiencing integration in the school context. The education of immigrant and refugee students is a complex global issue that requires better understanding, collaborative attention, and long-term investment of several stakeholders.     

流动家庭学前儿童早期阅读教育存在的问题及对策——以上海松江区为例

早期阅读教育是幼儿语言教育的重要组成部分。流动家庭学前儿童早期阅读教育无论在理论层面还是实践层面受关注的程度远远不够。流动家庭学前儿童早期阅读教育存在意识淡薄,目标单一,内容狭窄,方式简单、机械,环境不容乐观等问题。流动家庭学前儿童的早期阅读教育可以通过提高家长对早期阅读教育的认识以及引导孩子合理收看电视节目、建立流动图书馆等策略加以改善。     

隆昌石牌坊群成因初探

四川隆昌被誉为“中国石牌坊之乡”,现存17座明清时期的石牌坊。古驿道、移民大族、地方官僚、隆昌青石、民房与牌坊的关系这几个恰到好处的因素共同构成了隆昌蔚为壮观的石牌坊群。     

Helping Homeless Families Overcome Barriers to Successful Functioning

The author articulates key stressors in the lives of families who are homeless. These stresses often combine with barriers such as lack of job opportunities and/or insensitive professionals. Strategies for helping homeless families overcome these barriers and related issues are presented.     

A Study of Infant Developmental Outcome with a Sample of Korean Working Mothers of Infants in Poverty: Implications for Early Intervention Program

Using a sample of 42 Korean mothers whose infants are cared for by someone at non-maternal child care facilities, this study first examined both main effects and interaction effects between maternal knowledge of infant development and maternal self-efficacy on parenting behavior. Second, the combined effects of variables of interest in this study including maternal knowledge of infant development, maternal self-efficacy, and parenting behavior on the child developmental outcome were investigated. Significant relationships between maternal knowledge of infant development and parenting behavior and child development outcome were detected. Only main effects of maternal knowledge of infant development were detected. Furthermore, maternal knowledge of infant development was the only significant predictor of infant developmental outcome. Research implications were discussed both on the continuum of findings from previous studies with Western samples and in terms of provision of effective early intervention programs for this targeted population.