Joanna White
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3697438 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Joanna White |
| NOMBRES | Joanna |
| APELLIDO | White |
| FIRMA | WHITE J |
| AFILIACIONES | Concordia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1335-3756 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 23 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1992 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Towards enhancing animal welfare standards in UK media
Animals are frequently used in the UK for film, television, and advertising, but numerous stakeholders, including charities and industry representatives, have significant concerns regarding their on- and off-set welfare. However, it is unclear to what extent the public can identify animal welfare issues on screen or whether they know where to report any incidents. This survey sought to answer three research questions: (1) What are the levels of a…
Reconcilable differences? Portuguese obstetricians’ and midwives’ contrasting perspectives on childbirth, and women’s birthing experiences
This paper examines the contrasting perspectives of doctors and midwives in Portugal regarding their roles in childbirth, the institutional contexts in which these divergent perspectives are enacted and sustained, and the inter-related experiences of birthing women. The ethnographic research presented found obstetricians’ rhetoric to focus on potential risk; interventions were often explicated through a perception of childbirth as a risk-laden, a…
Birthing matters in Portugal
In this introduction to the collection “Birthing matters in Portugal,” the contributions of anthropology to the understanding of childbirth as social practice are outlined. Portugal is a country with one of the highest rates of medical intervention in childbirth in Europe, and widespread and diverse opposition to current medicalised approaches to birthing care in Portugal are becoming increasingly visible, yet the “alternative” practice of homebi…
In memory of Prof. Dr Carl James
With great sadness we have learned that Prof. Dr Carl James passed away on 1st November 2016, having suffered for some time from Alzheimer's disease.Carl James was one of the original members of th
The role of the family in HIV status disclosure among women in Vietnam
Insights into disclosure by people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) can inform strategies for treatment and support, yet Vietnamese women's self-disclosure patterns are poorly understood. We conducted interviews with 12 HIV-positive women, identifying three principal factors influencing disclosure to family members: patrilocal residence, desire to protect own family, and the need for financial support. Women's decision-making about disclosure was…
Raising learners' awareness through L1–L2 teacher collaboration
There is considerable interest in teacher collaboration across mother tongue and second language curricula. However, cross-curricular collaboration in reading strategy instruction has seldom been investigated. We report a two-year study involving collaboration between the French first language (L1) and English second language (L2) teachers in an intensive English as a second language (ESL) programme in Quebec, Canada, as they raised their own and…
But Isn't It the Baby that Decides When It Will Be Born?' Temporality and Women's Embodied Experiences of Giving Birth
Drawing on primary ethnographic research, this paper explores the intermeshing of different forms of time in contemporary childbirth, including the ways in which pregnant women are embedded within, informed by, and resist institutional categorizations of reproductive time. While each parturient who participated in my study described their own, unique relationships with birthing and time, all women employed clock-time to anchor critical phases of …
Exploring comorbid use of marijuana, tobacco, and alcohol among 14 to 15-year-olds
The results identify a core group of adolescents sharing common characteristics who frequently engage in comorbid substance use behaviours. More sophisticated and wider interventions addressing multiple substances are required, especially for marijuana and tobacco use
Language awareness
We are pleased to present this special issue of Language Awareness. The papers in this issue reflect the wide variety of presentations given at the 11th International Conference of the Association
In memory of Prof. Leo van Lier
With great sadness, we have learned that Prof. Leo van Lier passed away on 23 December 2012. Prof. van Lier was one of the original members and founding fathers of the Association for Language Awar
Cognate awareness -raising in late childhood
This study is part of a larger investigation of the usefulness of instruction designed to raise cross-linguistic awareness in young Francophone learners of English in Quebec. In the research reported here, the focus is on cognates. Since previous research shows that learners typically fail to recognise many helpful similarities between words in a new language (in this case, English) and languages they already know, the instructional activities we…
Deconstructing ‘barriers’ to access
Low maternal health service utilisation amongst minority ethnic women in Vietnam is often attributed to 'traditional customs'. Drawing on secondary data and original, qualitative research amongst Hmong and Thai communities, this paper analyses minority behaviour related to childbirth. The informed selectivity in service attendance identified can be considered, in part, a rejection of current medicalised approaches at health facilities, where supi…
A Frequency‐Based Approach to L2 Phonological Learning
Family health consequences of modernisation programmes in Black Thai communities
Southeast Asian governments implement ambitious programmes to reduce population growth and maternal mortality in areas with large minority ethnic populations. Although some of these programmes introduce new social and health practices that meet their broader aims, they may pay inadequate attention to the protective and medically beneficial aspects of traditional practices. This study examined the decline of temporary matrilocality (zu kuay) among…
Aspirations and realities of love, marriage and education among Hmong women
Stereotypical portrayals of the Hmong in Vietnam emphasize their apparently exotic customs related to sexual relationships and marriage and their alleged backwardness and resistance to change. Yet their history shows their ability to respond to changing socioeconomic contexts. This study details practices and aspirations concerning love, marriage and education among different generations of White Hmong women in the northern mountains of Vietnam, …
An Intensive Look at Intensity and Language Learning
In this longitudinal study we investigated whether different distributions of instructional time would have differential effects on the acquisition of English by young (aged 11–12 years) French‐speaking learners. Eleven classes of Grade 6 students ( N = 230) in two versions of a similar intensive English as a second language program were followed throughout their intensive experience. In one program, the 400 hours of instruction were concentrated…
First and second language knowledge in the language classroom
This feasibility study investigated how language instruction can be designed to help learners build on first language (L1) knowledge in acquiring a new language. It seems likely that learners will benefit from activities that draw their attention to features of their L1, but attempts to bridge the first and second language (L2) curricula often break down because the teachers typically work in isolation and are uncertain how to proceed. We attempt…
Framing effects on preparation intentions
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show whether positive or negative framing of preparation messages leads to higher intentions to prepare for earthquakes, and whether the more important component of the message is the framing of the preparation action or the framing of the outcome of not preparing. Design/methodology/approach Four message conditions were created by crossing the framing of preparation actions (taking or not taking action) an…
The His / Her Challenge
This paper reports on two studies that investigated the effectiveness of a contrastive analysis type of pedagogical intervention, which aimed to promote interlanguage development in the use and understanding of English possessive determiners (PDs) among adolescent second language (L2) learners. The first research question asked whether explicit instruction involving a rule of thumb, contrastive information and repeated contextualised practice of …
Mitigating impacts of HIV/Aids on rural livelihoods
HIV/AIDS is having profound impacts on livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. These include the deaths of working-age adults, the diversion of resources to caring, and the rupture of traditional chains of knowledge transmission. NGOs are responding by providing assistance to communities affected by the epidemic in the fields of agriculture, skills training, and microfinance, as well as by offering home care and support. A key feature of such initiati…
Examining the Interface between Metalinguistic Task Performance and Oral Production in a Second Language
Different theories of SLA offer conflicting views of the relationship between metalinguistic task performance and oral production. We examined this relationship with respect to the possessive determiners ‘his/her’in English. Learners ’ oral production was elicited using a picture description task and described according to developmental stages;a parallelframework was developed to classifylearners’performance on a metalinguistic task. Two classes …
Associations of Scores on the White-Campbell Psychological Birth Order Inventory and the Kern Lifestyle Scale
This study investigated the relations among psychological birth order, actual birth order, and lifestyle. The study also further examined the convergent validity of the White-Campbell Psychological Birth Order Inventory. This inventory and Kern's Lifestyle Scale were administered to 126 individuals in a southeastern urban university. The several analyses of variance and canonical correlation analysis (1) supported a stronger relationship between …
Conflict and International Relief in Contemporary African Famines, Church House, London, 26 March 1992
An Intensive Look at Intensity and Language Learning
In this longitudinal study we investigated whether different distributions of instructional time would have differential effects on the acquisition of English by young (aged 11–12 years) French‐speaking learners. Eleven classes of Grade 6 students ( N = 230) in two versions of a similar intensive English as a second language program were followed throughout their intensive experience. In one program, the 400 hours of instruction were concentrated…
Mitigating impacts of HIV/Aids on rural livelihoods
HIV/AIDS is having profound impacts on livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. These include the deaths of working-age adults, the diversion of resources to caring, and the rupture of traditional chains of knowledge transmission. NGOs are responding by providing assistance to communities affected by the epidemic in the fields of agriculture, skills training, and microfinance, as well as by offering home care and support. A key feature of such initiati…
But Isn't It the Baby that Decides When It Will Be Born?' Temporality and Women's Embodied Experiences of Giving Birth
Drawing on primary ethnographic research, this paper explores the intermeshing of different forms of time in contemporary childbirth, including the ways in which pregnant women are embedded within, informed by, and resist institutional categorizations of reproductive time. While each parturient who participated in my study described their own, unique relationships with birthing and time, all women employed clock-time to anchor critical phases of …
A Frequency‐Based Approach to L2 Phonological Learning
Conflict and International Relief in Contemporary African Famines, Church House, London, 26 March 1992
Associations of Scores on the White-Campbell Psychological Birth Order Inventory and the Kern Lifestyle Scale
This study investigated the relations among psychological birth order, actual birth order, and lifestyle. The study also further examined the convergent validity of the White-Campbell Psychological Birth Order Inventory. This inventory and Kern's Lifestyle Scale were administered to 126 individuals in a southeastern urban university. The several analyses of variance and canonical correlation analysis (1) supported a stronger relationship between …
Examining the Interface between Metalinguistic Task Performance and Oral Production in a Second Language
Different theories of SLA offer conflicting views of the relationship between metalinguistic task performance and oral production. We examined this relationship with respect to the possessive determiners ‘his/her’in English. Learners ’ oral production was elicited using a picture description task and described according to developmental stages;a parallelframework was developed to classifylearners’performance on a metalinguistic task. Two classes …
Mitigating impacts of HIV/Aids on rural livelihoods
HIV/AIDS is having profound impacts on livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. These include the deaths of working-age adults, the diversion of resources to caring, and the rupture of traditional chains of knowledge transmission. NGOs are responding by providing assistance to communities affected by the epidemic in the fields of agriculture, skills training, and microfinance, as well as by offering home care and support. A key feature of such initiati…
The His / Her Challenge
This paper reports on two studies that investigated the effectiveness of a contrastive analysis type of pedagogical intervention, which aimed to promote interlanguage development in the use and understanding of English possessive determiners (PDs) among adolescent second language (L2) learners. The first research question asked whether explicit instruction involving a rule of thumb, contrastive information and repeated contextualised practice of …
Framing effects on preparation intentions
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show whether positive or negative framing of preparation messages leads to higher intentions to prepare for earthquakes, and whether the more important component of the message is the framing of the preparation action or the framing of the outcome of not preparing. Design/methodology/approach Four message conditions were created by crossing the framing of preparation actions (taking or not taking action) an…
First and second language knowledge in the language classroom
This feasibility study investigated how language instruction can be designed to help learners build on first language (L1) knowledge in acquiring a new language. It seems likely that learners will benefit from activities that draw their attention to features of their L1, but attempts to bridge the first and second language (L2) curricula often break down because the teachers typically work in isolation and are uncertain how to proceed. We attempt…
Family health consequences of modernisation programmes in Black Thai communities
Southeast Asian governments implement ambitious programmes to reduce population growth and maternal mortality in areas with large minority ethnic populations. Although some of these programmes introduce new social and health practices that meet their broader aims, they may pay inadequate attention to the protective and medically beneficial aspects of traditional practices. This study examined the decline of temporary matrilocality (zu kuay) among…
Aspirations and realities of love, marriage and education among Hmong women
Stereotypical portrayals of the Hmong in Vietnam emphasize their apparently exotic customs related to sexual relationships and marriage and their alleged backwardness and resistance to change. Yet their history shows their ability to respond to changing socioeconomic contexts. This study details practices and aspirations concerning love, marriage and education among different generations of White Hmong women in the northern mountains of Vietnam, …
An Intensive Look at Intensity and Language Learning
In this longitudinal study we investigated whether different distributions of instructional time would have differential effects on the acquisition of English by young (aged 11–12 years) French‐speaking learners. Eleven classes of Grade 6 students ( N = 230) in two versions of a similar intensive English as a second language program were followed throughout their intensive experience. In one program, the 400 hours of instruction were concentrated…
Cognate awareness -raising in late childhood
This study is part of a larger investigation of the usefulness of instruction designed to raise cross-linguistic awareness in young Francophone learners of English in Quebec. In the research reported here, the focus is on cognates. Since previous research shows that learners typically fail to recognise many helpful similarities between words in a new language (in this case, English) and languages they already know, the instructional activities we…
Deconstructing ‘barriers’ to access
Low maternal health service utilisation amongst minority ethnic women in Vietnam is often attributed to 'traditional customs'. Drawing on secondary data and original, qualitative research amongst Hmong and Thai communities, this paper analyses minority behaviour related to childbirth. The informed selectivity in service attendance identified can be considered, in part, a rejection of current medicalised approaches at health facilities, where supi…
A Frequency‐Based Approach to L2 Phonological Learning
In memory of Prof. Leo van Lier
With great sadness, we have learned that Prof. Leo van Lier passed away on 23 December 2012. Prof. van Lier was one of the original members and founding fathers of the Association for Language Awar
Language awareness
We are pleased to present this special issue of Language Awareness. The papers in this issue reflect the wide variety of presentations given at the 11th International Conference of the Association
Exploring comorbid use of marijuana, tobacco, and alcohol among 14 to 15-year-olds
The results identify a core group of adolescents sharing common characteristics who frequently engage in comorbid substance use behaviours. More sophisticated and wider interventions addressing multiple substances are required, especially for marijuana and tobacco use
Raising learners' awareness through L1–L2 teacher collaboration
There is considerable interest in teacher collaboration across mother tongue and second language curricula. However, cross-curricular collaboration in reading strategy instruction has seldom been investigated. We report a two-year study involving collaboration between the French first language (L1) and English second language (L2) teachers in an intensive English as a second language (ESL) programme in Quebec, Canada, as they raised their own and…
But Isn't It the Baby that Decides When It Will Be Born?' Temporality and Women's Embodied Experiences of Giving Birth
Drawing on primary ethnographic research, this paper explores the intermeshing of different forms of time in contemporary childbirth, including the ways in which pregnant women are embedded within, informed by, and resist institutional categorizations of reproductive time. While each parturient who participated in my study described their own, unique relationships with birthing and time, all women employed clock-time to anchor critical phases of …
In memory of Prof. Dr Carl James
With great sadness we have learned that Prof. Dr Carl James passed away on 1st November 2016, having suffered for some time from Alzheimer's disease.Carl James was one of the original members of th
The role of the family in HIV status disclosure among women in Vietnam
Insights into disclosure by people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) can inform strategies for treatment and support, yet Vietnamese women's self-disclosure patterns are poorly understood. We conducted interviews with 12 HIV-positive women, identifying three principal factors influencing disclosure to family members: patrilocal residence, desire to protect own family, and the need for financial support. Women's decision-making about disclosure was…
Reconcilable differences? Portuguese obstetricians’ and midwives’ contrasting perspectives on childbirth, and women’s birthing experiences
This paper examines the contrasting perspectives of doctors and midwives in Portugal regarding their roles in childbirth, the institutional contexts in which these divergent perspectives are enacted and sustained, and the inter-related experiences of birthing women. The ethnographic research presented found obstetricians’ rhetoric to focus on potential risk; interventions were often explicated through a perception of childbirth as a risk-laden, a…
Birthing matters in Portugal
In this introduction to the collection “Birthing matters in Portugal,” the contributions of anthropology to the understanding of childbirth as social practice are outlined. Portugal is a country with one of the highest rates of medical intervention in childbirth in Europe, and widespread and diverse opposition to current medicalised approaches to birthing care in Portugal are becoming increasingly visible, yet the “alternative” practice of homebi…
Towards enhancing animal welfare standards in UK media
Animals are frequently used in the UK for film, television, and advertising, but numerous stakeholders, including charities and industry representatives, have significant concerns regarding their on- and off-set welfare. However, it is unclear to what extent the public can identify animal welfare issues on screen or whether they know where to report any incidents. This survey sought to answer three research questions: (1) What are the levels of a…
Psychology (16 obras) · Sociology (10 obras) · Medicine (8 obras) · Political science (8 obras) · Linguistics (7 obras) · Computer Science (6 obras) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (6 obras) · Mathematics education (6 obras) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (5 obras) · Childbirth (4 obras)