New Horizons in Education and Social Studies Vol. 4

Authors

Dr. Alina Georgeta Mag, (Editor)

Lecturer, Department of Teacher Training, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania.

Mauro Ceroni

Brain and Behavioral Sciences Department, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.

Giovanni Maria Prosperi

Physics Department, University of Milano, INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy.

Rodaina Khader Al Tarawneh

Department of Special Education, Mu'tah University, Jordan.

Margherita Mori

Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L'Aquila, Via Giuseppe Mezzanotte, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.

Siqi Shi

Nanyang Junior College, Singapore.

Srikumar Chakravarthi

MAHSA University, Selangor, Malaysia.

Stella Lau Kah Wai

MAHSA University, Selangor, Malaysia.

S. P. Taylor

University of Cumbria, Carlisle, England.

Rano Tuychiyeva Almamatovna

Uzbek State World Languages University, Tashkent City, Uzbekistan.

Mary Elizabeth Cerutti-Rizzatti

Department of Vernacular Language and Literature, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), P.O.Box88040-900, Florianópolis, Brazil.

Josa Coelho da Silva Irigoite

Department of Pedagogy, State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC), P.O.Box88.035-001, Florianópolis, Brazil.

Mary Arseneau

Department of English, Hamelin Hall, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.

Emery Terrell

Faculty of Medicine, Roger Guindon Hall, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada.

Carol Poon Man Wai

The Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Ghanshyam Bishwakarma

University of Eastern Finland Joensuu Campus, Joensuu, Finland.

Niño R. Rebuya

Tourism Management Department, Partido State University—San Jose Campus, Camarines Sur, Philippines.

Emy S. Lasarte

Partido State University—San Jose Campus, Camarines Sur, Philippines.

Mericia Mila A. Amador

Partido State University—San Jose Campus, Camarines Sur, Philippines.

Julius Kwasi Ofori

Department of Social Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University in Kumasi, Ghana.

Synopsis

This book covers key areas of Education and Social Studies. The contributions by the authors include Free will, cerebral processes, reductionism, subjective perceptions, mind, introspection, quantum mechanics, Subjectivity, Employment, people with disabilities, Attitudes and Barriers, Legislation and Practices, financial resilience, inclusive growth, sustainable development, unbanked, people, underbanked market segments, Discourse factors, null subjects, Mandarin Chinese, videos, internet, self directed learning, students, Online Videos, Live Virtual Chats, Medical Curriculum, Innovation: Academic Models, Applicability, Foreign policy, soft power, east policy, East Asia Summit, the non-aligned movement, agreements, declarations, Teaching and learning of native language, Social uses of writing, (Non) functionality, Christina Rossetti, poetry, literature and medicine, history of medicine, 19^th century, autoimmune disease, Graves’ disease, heart, illness narrative, medical humanities, Methodological challenge, schoolchildren, qualitative research, Dalit, Innovation, social impact, higher education policy, traditional customs, curriculum development, Albularyo, healing procedures, medical pluralism, traditional healing practices, Cultural Significance, Local Beliefs, Natural resources, Africa, poor, culture, religion, conflict and corruption etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of Education and Social Studies.

Chapters

Chapter 1
A Discussion on Free Will, Subjectivity and the Physics of the Nervous System

Mauro Ceroni, Giovanni Maria Prosperi
Chapter 2
Employment of People with Disabilities in Jordan (Attitudes and Barriers, Legislation and Practices)

Rodaina Khader Al Tarawneh
Chapter 3
Financial Education and Equal Opportunities

Margherita Mori
Chapter 4
Involvement of Discourse Factors in Distribution of Null Subjects in Mandarin Chinese

Siqi Shi
Chapter 5
Using Online Videos and Live Virtual Chats to Deliver Medical Curriculum in a Private University Setting during COVID 19 Movement Control Order

Srikumar Chakravarthi, Stella Lau Kah Wai
Chapter 6
Emphasizing the Innovation: A Study of the Definitions, Academic Models and Applicability to an Example of Social Housing in England

S. P. Taylor
Chapter 7
India’s Activities within Regional Cooperation Organizations: Existing Shortcomings and High Performance

Rano Tuychiyeva Almamatovna
Chapter 8
Discussion on the Portuguese Class: On (Non) Functional Experiences

Mary Elizabeth Cerutti-Rizzatti, Josa Coelho da Silva Irigoite
Chapter 9
Exploring the Parallels between Christina Rossetti's Literary and Somatic Expressions of Graves' Disease

Mary Arseneau, Emery Terrell
Chapter 10
Driving Innovation, Achieving Social Impact in Higher Education: Case Studies of Tohoku University and the Open University of Hong Kong

Carol Poon Man Wai
Chapter 11
The Role of Nepalese School Children as Research Participants: Challenges in Qualitative Research

Ghanshyam Bishwakarma
Chapter 12
Exploring Traditional Healing Rituals of Partido Albularyo and Understanding Its Cultural Significance to Local Beliefs

Niño R. Rebuya, Emy S. Lasarte, Mericia Mila A. Amador
Chapter 13
Discussion on Why Most of the African Countries are Poor

Julius Kwasi Ofori