Journal articles: 'Participation, Dominican (Dominican Republic)'

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Gurak, Douglas T., and Mary M. Kritz. "Social Context, Household Composition and Employment among Migrant and Nonmigrant Dominican Women." International Migration Review 30, no. 2 (June 1996): 399–422. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/019791839603000201.

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The effects of household composition on the employment of female immigrants from the Dominican Republic residing in New York City and women residing in the Dominican Republic are examined. The analysis indicates that context is more important than group culture in explaining the labor force participation of Dominican women. Dominican women residing in New York with children and no spouse present are less likely to be employed than are either women who have spouses or who have neither spouses nor children – the same pattern exists for women of another important Hispanic immigrant group in New York: Colombians. The reverse pattern holds in the Dominican Republic, where women living in households with spouse present are least likely to be employed. The presence of adult men other than the spouse in the household has effects consistent with those for spouse in both contexts – increasing women's odds of being employed in New York but decreasing them in the Dominican Republic. Structural factors in the Dominican Republic and New York City contexts that might account for the differing dynamics are discussed.

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Bonilla, Zobeida. "Women's Work and Health in the Dominican Republic." Practicing Anthropology 24, no. 4 (September 1, 2002): 36–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/praa.24.4.2k515lm164352642.

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Numerous studies have shown that women's participation in the economy of Caribbean and Latin American countries has dramatically increased over the past three decades. Researchers and international health agencies have pointed out that health indicators related to working conditions in developing countries are less frequently found or unavailable despite the growth in the number of women engaged in both the formal and informal economy. Although women's participation in paid and nonpaid economic activities is important to national economies and household survival, knowledge of their morbidity profile in relation to their working environments continues to be limited.

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Safa, Helen I. "Questioning Globalization: Gender and Export Processing in the Dominican Republic." Journal of Developing Societies 18, no. 2-3 (June 2002): 11–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0169796x0201800202.

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This article questions the benefits of globalization for low-income women through an analysis of 1997 data on women export-processing workers in the Dominican Republic. Export processing has contributed to an increase in women’s labor-force participation and their greater economic autonomy. But the percentage of men employed in export processing has also increased and efforts to improve working conditions through collective bargaining or other means are still weak. The increasing percentage of female heads of household, who rely heavily on extended kin for financial and emotional support, provides additional evidence of the erosion of the male-breadwinner model.

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Alonso, Francisco, Mireia Faus, Boris Cendales, and Sergio A. Useche. "Citizens’ Perceptions in Relation to Transport Systems and Infrastructures: A Nationwide Study in the Dominican Republic." Infrastructures 6, no. 11 (October 25, 2021): 153. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures6110153.

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One of the challenges currently faced by emerging countries is to get their citizens to decide to use sustainable transport for their regular trips, in order to reduce the current vehicular pollution rates. The objective of this descriptive research is to examine the perceptions of Dominicans regarding the state of the country’s transport systems and road infrastructure. For this purpose, a nationwide survey procedure was performed. This cross-sectional research used the data retrieved from a sample of 1260 citizens aged over 18, proportional in gender, age, habitat, and province of the Dominican Republic. The results showed how Dominicans believe that, compared to other road features, pedestrian roads and public transport vehicles remain in a very poor condition. Further, citizens report to be more interested about the improvement of road infrastructures than in the implementation of any other set of measures performed to promote sustainable road mobility, including those related with alternative transport means. Finally, this study claims for the need of fostering educational, communicative and participative actions and measures aimed at increasing the value given to sustainable transportation, and the relevance of integrate potential structural and vehicular improvements with those related to human behavior in mobility.

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Robinson, Nancy. "Women's Political Participation in the Dominican Republic: The Case of the Mirabal Sisters." Caribbean Quarterly 52, no. 2-3 (June 2006): 172–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00086495.2006.11829706.

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Farrelly, A. C., and J. D. McLennan. "Participation in a Parent Education Programme in the Dominican Republic: Utilization and Barriers." Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 56, no. 3 (August 10, 2009): 149–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmp071.

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Peralta, Karie Jo, and Shahna Arps. "Civic Participation of Haitian Immigrants in the Dominican Republic: An Urban-Rural Comparison." Journal of Social Inclusion 11, no. 2 (November 10, 2020): 64. http://dx.doi.org/10.36251/josi.180.

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Cornelio, A., T. Polanco Mora, J. Santana Peralta, R. A. Alvarez Santana, D. Garcia, E. Rodriguez Bautista, I. Paulino, et al. "AB0827 Frequency of sexual dysfunction axial spondyloarthritis, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic." Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 81, Suppl 1 (May 23, 2022): 1540.1–1540. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.3262.

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BackgroundAxial spondyloarthritis (SpAa) is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that affects the axial skeleton, affecting peripheral joints, entheses and extra-articular structures, with a prevalence of 0.5-1% associated with HLA-B27+.1 The impact of Chronic disease is often multifactorial that affects physical, hormonal and psychological alterations, leading to problems of sexuality.2 The CSFQ-14 (Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire), evaluates changes in sexual functioning due to disease and/or or treatment in 5 domains with a score range of 14-70; cut-off point indicating sexual dysfunction <41 men and <47 women.3,4ObjectivesTo evaluate the frequency and degree of sexual dysfunction in patients with axial spondyloarthritis.MethodsProspective, observational, cross-sectional study. of the SpAa cohort of the Hospital Docente Padre Billini rheumatology service Patients were interviewed in July 2021. Inclusion criteria: > 18 years, diagnosis of SpAa according to the ASAS 2009 classification criteria, at least 1 sexual. Exclusion criteria: previous diagnosis of another autoimmune disease, depression, diabetes mellitus (DM), treatment with antidepressants, antiepileptics, narcotics. Measurement of: CSFQ-14, BASDAI. Statistical analysis was performed with the Pearson correlation (rP) with p>0.05. The data was analyzed by SPSS V23.ResultsOf the SpAa cohort, 87 met the inclusion criteria. Male 67.8% (59), female 32.2% (28), mean age 45.7±8 years, mean diagnosis 7, married 67.8%(59), single 24.1%(21), widowed 8%(7), HLA-B27 + 51.1 %, hypertension 8% (7), diabetes 6.8% (6), dyslipidemia 10.3%(9), smokers 4.5%(4), 100% (87) bDMARD´s, 13.6% (12) combined with csDMARD´s, Frequency of sexual dysfunction 24.1%(21). Sexual dysfunction in women 6.9% (6) and men 17.2% (15) by CSFQ-14. Global domains: Desire/Interest 2.3% (2), Desire/Frequency 2.3% (2), Pleasure 5.7% (5), Arousal 2.3% (2), Orgasm/Completion 2.3% (2). Female: Desire/interest 6.8% (4), desire/Frequency 3.4% (2), pleasure 8.5% (5). Male: Desire/interest 3.4% (2), desire/Frequency 3.4% (2), pleasure 8.5% (5), arousal 6.8% (4), orgasm/completion 3.4% (2). Correlation CSFQ-14 domains with BASDAI: rp =. -0.088 p>0.05: Desire/interest dysfunction: inactive BASDAI 71.4% (15). Desire/frequency: inactive BASDAI 90.5% (20). Pleasure: inactive BASDAI 23.8% (5), active 23.8% (5). Excitation: inactive BASDAI 14.3% (3). Orgasm/completion> inactive BASDAI 90.5% (20)ConclusionThe study showed a low frequency of sexual dysfunction, being more frequent in males. The greatest dysfunction was found in the pleasure domain in both sexes. A statistically significant inverse linear association was found between sexual dysfunction and disease activity.References[1]Gunaydin, R., Karatepe, AG, Cesmeli, N. & Kaya, T. Fatiga en pacientes con espondilitis anquilosante: relaciones con variables específicas de la enfermedad, depresión y trastornos del sueño. Reumatología clínica 28, 1045-1051 (2009).[2]Helland, Y. et al. Enfermedades reumáticas y sexualidad: impacto de la enfermedad y estrategias de autocuidado. Arthritis Care Res. (Hoboken)63, 743–750 (2011).[3]Badley EM (2008) Enhancing the conceptual clarity of the activity and participation components of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Soc Sci Med 66: 2335–2345[4]Clayton AH, McGarvey EL, Clavet GJ. The Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (CSFQ): development, reliability, and validity. Psychopharmacol Bull. 1997;33(4):731-45. PMID: 9493486.Disclosure of InterestsNone declared

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Stoyan, Alissandra T., Sara Niedzwiecki, Jana Morgan, Jonathan Hartlyn, and Rosario Espinal. "Trust in government institutions: The effects of performance and participation in the Dominican Republic and Haiti." International Political Science Review 37, no. 1 (June 19, 2014): 18–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192512114534703.

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Rosario Michel, G., S. Muñoz Tapia, V. Guzmán Javier, and J. Crompvoets. "IDENTIFYING USERS’ REQUIREMENTS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC." ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences VI-3/W1-2020 (November 17, 2020): 99–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-vi-3-w1-2020-99-2020.

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Abstract. In recent years, the growth of public available geographic information and location-based services has been enabling more stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to participate in generating and sharing a comprehensive view of the territory to reduce the impact of severe phenomena in the communities. With the prediction of more disastrous phenomena in the Caribbean region, understanding of what and how to be prepared beforehand to meet users’ needs from different sectors should facilitate to react quickly and take full advantage of geospatial technology and resources to support disaster managers and citizens. This paper is mainly focused on the identification of users’ requirements of geographic information and services for disaster risk management (DRM) in the Dominican Republic. The results are built upon an online survey targeted to expert and non-expert users that intervene in the National System of Prevention, Mitigation and Response (SN-PMR, in Spanish). Our findings revealed seven major users’ requirements for DRM: (1) policy for sharing geo-information; (2) implementing a disaster-oriented SDI; (3) technical standards for real-time data collection; (4) simplified procedures for gathering and accessing of metadata; (5) mobile applications (App) for data collection and alerts visualization; (6) more capacity building programs; and, (7) closer community participation using social networks. This knowledge will contribute to a superior level of readiness to prevent future disasters in Dominican Republic and to support potential studies/practices in the Caribbean region and other Small Island Developing States in the World, which share similar challenges in terms of natural hazards and development issues.

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Gordon, Andrew J., Zoila Rojas, and Mae Tidwell. "Cultural Factors in Aedes Aegypti and Dengue Control in Latin America: A Case Study from the Dominican Republic." International Quarterly of Community Health Education 10, no. 3 (October 1989): 193–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/mjxc-5fcf-6uqd-npcy.

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Dengue and Aedes aegypti infestation in Latin America pose substantial health risks. Total reliance on chemical interventions is no longer feasible and, increasingly, programs of control will need to rely on education, behavior change and community participation. Findings from applied behavioral research in the Dominican Republic conducted from July through September of 1987 are discussed in the light of cultural constraints on intervention efforts. Perception of risk, the choices for curative care as opposed to prevention, and explanatory models of environmental risks are considered. The article concludes with a discussion of the benefits of health education messages that possess simplicity and economy of effort. Additionally, the potential importance of biological controls are suggested in light of cultural constraints.

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J.Gordon, Andrew. "Mixed strategies in health education and community participation: an evaluation of dengue control in the Dominican Republic." Health Education Research 3, no. 4 (1988): 399–420. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/her/3.4.399.

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Wise, Nicholas. "Transcending imaginations through football participation and narratives of the other: Haitian national identity in the Dominican Republic." Journal of Sport & Tourism 16, no. 3 (August 2011): 259–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14775085.2011.635011.

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Yiu, Kristy, Helen Dimaras, Olga Valdman, Bido Franklin, John Prochaska, and Lawrence Loh. "Characterizing a community health partnership in Dominican Republic: Network mapping and analysis of stakeholder perceptions." Canadian Medical Education Journal 9, no. 2 (June 1, 2018): e60-71. http://dx.doi.org/10.36834/cmej.36924.

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Background: Medical trainees complete learning experiences abroad to fulfil global health curricular elements, but this participation has been steadily criticized as fulfilling learner objectives at the cost of host communities. This study uses network and qualitative analyses in characterizing a community coalition in order to better understand its various dimensions and to explore the perceived benefits it provided towards optimizing community outcomes.Methods: Data from a semi-structured survey was used for network and qualitative analyses. Partner linkages were assessed using network analysis tool UCINET 6 (version 6.6). Thematic analysis was conducted on qualitative responses around the perceived coalition strengths and weaknesses.Results: Network analysis confirmed that local member organizations were key network influencers based on reported formal agreements, general interactions, and information shared. While sharing of resources was rare, qualitative analysis suggested that information sharing contributed to engagement, enthusiasm, and communication that allowed visiting partners to expand their understanding of community needs and shift their focus beyond learner objectives.Conclusion: Global health programs for medical students should consider the use of community health coalitions to optimally align the work undertaken by learners on global health experiences abroad. Network mapping can help educators and coalition partners visualize interactions and identify value.

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Cortés-Useche, Camilo, Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, Johanna Calle-Triviño, Rita Sellares Blasco, Victor Galván, and Jesús E. Arias-González. "Conservation actions and ecological context: optimizing coral reef local management in the Dominican Republic." PeerJ 9 (March 9, 2021): e10925. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10925.

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Over the past few decades, coral reef ecosystems have been lost at accelerated rates as a result of global climate change and local stressors. Local management schemes can help improve the condition of coral reefs by enhancing their ecosystem recovery capacity. Caribbean conservation efforts include mitigation of local anthropogenic stressors, and integrating social participation. Here, we analyzed the case of the Bayahibe reefs in the Southeastern (SE) Dominican Republic to identify conservation actions and illustrate a conceptual example of local seascape management. We assessed reef health indicators from 2011 to 2016. Overall, our results show increases in total fish biomass, in both commercial and herbivorous fishes. Mean live coral cover was 31% and fleshy macroalgae was 23% after multiple disturbances such as Hurricanes Sandy and Isaac (2012), Mathew (2016) and heat stress presented in the study area in 2015. We also described actions taken by stakeholders and government institutions, including the implementation of a policy declaring an area of 869,000 ha as a marine protected area (MPA), enhanced water quality treatment, local restrictions to vessel traffic, enforcement of fishing regulations, and the removal of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.). In addition, a restoration program for the threatened staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) was established in 2011, and currently has eight coral nurseries and six outplanting sites. Considering the biology and ecology of these reefs, we observed good results for these indicators (live coral cover, fish biomass, and water quality) in contrast with severely degraded Caribbean reefs, suggesting that optimizing local management may be a useful example for improving reef condition. Our results provide an overview of trends in reef condition in the SE Dominican Republic and could support current strategies to better protect reefs in the region. Given that Caribbean coral reefs face extreme challenges from global climate change, management measures may improve reef conditions across the region but stronger policy processes and increased scientific knowledge are needed for the successful management of coral reefs.

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Hamdouch, Abdelillah, and Andiel Galvan. "Social Innovation as a Driver of Urban Transformation? The Case of Planning Approaches in the Dominican Republic." Urban Planning 4, no. 1 (January 24, 2019): 31–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/up.v4i1.1740.

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This article assesses the role of social innovation (SI) as a driver of urban transformation through the case-based analysis of an ambitious social housing urban project in the Dominican Republic, specifically in the emblematic slum La Barquita, in the heart of northern Santo Domingo. This project was led by a dedicated public body, URBE, which is in charge of the coordination of several institutions and the management of the community participation. Since La Nueva Barquita integrates dimensions regarding the satisfaction of human needs, change in social relations, and increase of citizens’ sociopolitical capabilities, it may be considered a socially innovative initiative in the territorial development discussion. The article builds first on the literature on SI by drawing attention on governance and institutional structures in specific urban contexts. Based on a series of semi-direct interviews, it then focuses on the analysis of key moments regarding the definition, implementation and evaluation of the institutional dimension of the project from its launching in 2013.

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Arps, Shahna, and Karie Jo Peralta. "BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY FOR MONITORING HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITIONAL STATUS TRAINING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC." Practicing Anthropology 44, no. 2 (March 1, 2022): 46–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/0888-4552.44.2.46.

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Abstract In this article, we discuss and evaluate a project aimed at capacity building for staff at a school that serves Haitian immigrant and Dominico-Haitian students in the Dominican Republic. The purpose of this analysis is to advance field-based educational practices that have the power to promote self-determination related to health and wellness. To accomplish this aim, we describe the training of school staff members by our nine-person team, which included seven students from the University of Toledo who were participating in an experiential learning course. The training provided staff members with the knowledge and skills to conduct growth assessments, which are important indicators of health that allow for the evaluation of local children’s nutritional status.

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Sakamoto, Jutaro. "The Association Between Parent Participation in School Management and Student Achievement in Eight Countries and Economies." International Education Studies 14, no. 1 (December 26, 2020): 115. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ies.v14n1p115.

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Parent participation in school management has been promoted as a strategy for holding schools accountable for education quality and outcomes. However, the evidence has proven inconclusive and limited in explaining mechanisms to affect student achievement. By using public school student data derived from the Programme for International Student Assessment 2015, this study examines how 1) participation of a student’s own parents in school management, which would affect their learning support at home and 2) participation of a group of parents, which would influence school decisions and thus affect the learning environment at school, are associated with student achievement in Croatia, Georgia, Portugal, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Korea, Hong Kong, and Macao. I found no evidence that parent participation in school management contributed to improving student achievement. Instead, depending on the country, a negative association is derived from either individual-level or school-level parent participation. The associations are not moderated by parents’ socioeconomic status but by school’s openness to parental engagement in some of the countries, indicating that what matters might not be participation per se but the degree of engagement. The findings underscore the importance of understanding mechanisms and conditions in which parent participation affects student learning in context to design effective participatory school governance.

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Malashenkova, Angelina A., and Oxana G. Kharitonova. "Populist Presidents and Civil Society on Latin American Democracies." RUDN Journal of Political Science 24, no. 2 (May 30, 2022): 247–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2313-1438-2022-24-2-247-267.

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The article considers the issue of populism in Latin American democracies and their evolution. The authors identify the factors leading to the electoral success of populist presidents in Latin American democracies. 13 cases were selected for research: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela. The authors formulated two hypotheses, according to which the probability of electoral success for populist presidents increases in case of low political participation rates, undeveloped civil society; in case of increasing levels of economic development, inequality and inflation. The dataset includes 377 country/year observations on 65 presidents from 1991 to 2019. The hypotheses were tested by logistic regression analysis. The independent variables for the electoral success of populist presidents were determined as the following: the level of civic participation, the level of the civil society development, political participation, economic inequality, and economic development. The quantitative analysis identified two variables with the most significant impact on the dependent variable, i.e., the civil society index and the level of GDP per capita. The article concludes that in the third-wave Latin American democracies high levels of civil participation and sustainable civil society can hinder the rise of populist leaders.

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Burgess, Katrina. "States or parties? Emigrant outreach and transnational engagement." International Political Science Review 39, no. 3 (June 2018): 369–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192512118758154.

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Home-country institutions are increasingly engaged in reaching out to their emigrants to further their domestic agendas. Using a most-different systems design, I compare two cases in which emigrant outreach is dominated by the state (Philippines and Mexico) and two cases in which it is dominated by parties (Lebanon and the Dominican Republic). My main argument is that each type of outreach results in a different trade-off between electoral mobilization and partisan autonomy. State-led outreach encourages emigrants to transcend partisan divisions but does not mobilize overseas voters. By contrast, party-led outreach generates higher electoral turnout while reproducing and reinforcing sectarian and/or clientelist patterns of interest representation. I conclude with the implications for whether emigrants are likely to play a democratizing role in fragile democracies with serious deficits in participation, representation, and accountability.

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Breuer, Anita. "COSTA RICA’S 2007 REFERENDUM ON THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC–CENTRAL AMERICA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (CAFTA–DR): CITIZEN PARTICIPATION OR CITIZEN MANIPULATION?" Representation 45, no. 4 (November 2009): 455–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00344890903257524.

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Quiñones-Arocho, María Isabel. "Caribbean women: changes in the works." New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids 66, no. 1-2 (January 1, 1992): 89–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/13822373-90002007.

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[First paragraph]The women of Azua: work and family in the rural Dominican Republic, by BARBARA FINLAY. New York: Praeger, 1989. xi + 190 pp. (Cloth US$ 35.00)The psychosocial development of Puerto Rican women, edited by CYNTHIA T. GARCIA COLL & MARIA DE LOURDES MATTEI. New York: Praeger, 1989. xiii + 272 pp. (Cloth US$ 45.00)Women and the sexual division oflabour in the Caribbean, edited by KEITH HART. Mona, Jamaica: Consortium Graduate School of Social Sciences, UWI, 1989. 141 pp. (Paper n.p.)The three books under review work have a common theme: the impact of changing gender expectations on Caribbean women. The authors are mainly concerned with recent political and economie changes that might have contributed to either the improvement or deterioration of women's status in these societies. The questions raised by the contributors are strikingly similar: What has been the impact of dependent economie development on women's lives and has this resulted in increased labor participation (a problem explored for rural Dominican women as well as for Jamaican and Barbadian women) or in the migration to metropolitan centers, with its psychosocial consequences (an issue raised for Puerto Rican women living in the United States)? If patriarchal values (often referred to as traditional values) prevail in these societies, then what impact might wage work, migration, or improved education have on those values? Could it be the disintegration of the nuclear family with an increased proportion of female-headed households (Hart), higher rates of mental illness as a result of dysfunctional aceulturation (Garcia Coll and Mattei), or even an improvement of women's status within their families and communities (Finlay)?

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Briscoe, Patricia, and Carmelina Robino. "Transformative Learning in International Short-Term Teach Abroad Programs." Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad 34, no. 4 (November 18, 2022): 115–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v34i4.719.

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The task of preparing future teachers for diversified classrooms is imperative. We aimed to deepen our understanding of the capacity of international teach abroad programs (TAPs) to prepare Canadian teacher candidates to be more culturally responsive in their classrooms. Data were collected using pre- and post-questionnaires, focus groups, and anecdotal notes during a short-term (two weeks) TAP in the Dominican Republic with Canadian teacher candidates. The findings revealed that participation alone is not enough to develop culturally responsive teachers. Candidates must be challenged, supported, and guided on how to positively develop cultural competence in situations where they feel vulnerable, including purposeful mechanisms to intentionally interrupt and challenge participants’ positionality. Otherwise, at best, the candidates achieve superficial levels of learning that potentially reinforce biases and privilege. Abstract in Spanish La tarea de preparar a los futuros docentes para las aulas diversificadas es imperativa. Nosotros apuntamos a profundizar nuestra comprensión de la capacidad de los programas internacionales de enseñanza en el extranjero con el objetivo de preparar a los profesores candidatos canadienses para que sean más receptivos culturalmente en sus aulas. Los datos se recopilaron mediante cuestionarios de pre-prueba y post-prueba, grupos focales y notas anecdóticas durante un corto plazo de dos semanas en la República Dominicana con candidatos a docentes canadienses. Los hallazgos revelaron que la participación por sí sola no es suficiente para desarrollar maestros culturalmente receptivos. Los candidatos deben ser desafiados, apoyados y guiados sobre cómo desarrollar positivamente la competencia cultural en situaciones en las que se sienten vulnerables, incluidos mecanismos con propósito para interrumpir y desafiar intencionalmente la posición de los participantes. De lo contrario, en el mejor de los casos, los candidatos alcanzan niveles superficiales de aprendizaje que potencialmente refuerzan los sesgos y los privilegios.

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KITLV, Redactie. "Book Reviews." New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids 73, no. 1-2 (January 1, 1999): 121–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/13822373-90002590.

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Gómez García, Wendy Cristhyna, Silvia Rivas, Gabriela Paz, Marisol Bustamante, Gerardo Castro, Hazel Gutiérrez, Maria Sabina Ah Chu, et al. "Pediatric Oncology Palliative Care Programs in Central America: Pathways to Success." Children 8, no. 11 (November 10, 2021): 1031. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8111031.

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Palliative care offers children who have life-limiting and life-threatening oncologic illnesses and their families improved quality of life. In some instances, impeccable symptom control can lead to improved survival. Cultural and financial barriers to palliative care in oncology patients occur in all countries, and those located in Central America are no exception. In this article, we summarize how the programs participating in the Asociación de Hemato-Oncólogos Pediatras de Centro America (AHOPCA) have developed dedicated oncology palliative care programs. The experience in Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic and Haiti is detailed, with a focus on history, the barriers that have impeded progress, and achievements. Future directions, which, of course, may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, are described as well.

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Bogaert García, Huberto. "Creencias mágico-religiosas y educación infantil: [Magical-religious beliefs and early education...] un estudio sobre la personalidad básica en una comunidad rural de la República Dominicana [a study on the basic personality in a rural community of the Dominican Republic]." Ciencia y Sociedad 41, no. 4 (December 1, 2016): 721–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.22206/cys.2016.v41i4.pp721-764.

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El presente estudio es una investigación etnopsicoló-gica sobre la relación existente entre el nivel de creencias mágico-religiosas de los miembros de una comunidad rural de la República Dominicana y las disciplinas educativas básicas que se aplican en esa comunidad durante los primeros cuatro años de vida del niño y de la niña. Rediseñamos el modelo culturalista de A. Kardiner y utilizamos instrumentos de medida estadísticamente confiables y válidos con el propósito de verificar dicha asociación. La edad del destete y el uso del castigo por mal comportamiento mostraron una relación significativa con el nivel de creencias, el cual es mayor entre las mujeres. En la familia matrifocal de la comunidad de Boyá, la madre es la portavoz de un discurso cultural que procura preservar el conglomerado familiar a partir de la distinción de los géneros. En este entorno, la inclinación mágico-religiosa se corresponde con una personalidad enraizada en una mentalidad de participación, vinculada espontáneamente con la naturaleza, dependiente del azar y organizada a partir de la influencia de una educación básica focalizada en la figura materna.[The present study is an ethnopsychological research on the relationship between the level of magico-religious beliefs of members of a rural community in the Dominican Republic and the basic educational disciplines that are applied in that community during the first four years of life Of the boy and the girl. We redesigned the culturalist model of A. Kardiner and used statistically reliable and valid measuring instruments with the purpose of verifying this association. Age of weaning and use of punishment for misbehavior showed a significant relationship with belief level, which is higher among women. In the matrifocal family of the community of Boyá, the mother is the spokesman for a cultural discourse that tries to preserve the family conglomerate from the distinction of the genres. In this environment, the magico-religious inclination corresponds to a personality rooted in a mentality of participation, linked spontaneously with nature, dependent on chance and organized from the influence of a basic education focused on the maternal figure.]

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Sletto, Bjørn, Juan Torres, Nicolas Mendoza, Rosario Rizzo Lara, Nathan Brigmon, Tania Davila, Matthew Clifton, et al. "Protests with proposals: Teaching and learning activist planning in the Dominican Republic/Planning, activism and critical pedagogy through the interstices of horizontal governance/National political struggles, neoliberalism, and the evolution of urban planning in the Dominican Republic/Decentralization of planning in the Dominican Republic under neoliberalism and the role of civil society/Learning and working in Los Platanitos, Santo Domingo Norte: Mujeres Unidas and the vermiculture pilot project/Teaching reflexivity: An e-dialogue on critical service learning under neoliberal governance/The state, the city, and participation in civil society in the Dominican Republic." Planning Theory & Practice 15, no. 4 (October 2, 2014): 565–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2014.964960.

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Schweitzer, Ryan W., and James R. Mihelcic. "Assessing sustainability of community management of rural water systems in the developing world." Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 2, no. 1 (March 1, 2012): 20–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2012.056.

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An alarmingly high percentage of drinking water systems in the developing world do not provide design service, or may even fail. This has health implications for vulnerable populations forced to consume water from alternative, often unimproved sources. The Sustainability Assessment Tool developed in this research serves as a diagnostic to inform decision-making, characterize specific needs of rural communities in the management of their water systems, and identify weaknesses in training regimes or support mechanisms. Fifteen specific measures result in a score of sustainability likely (SL), possible, or unlikely for eight indicators. A weighting factor is applied to each indicator to provide an overall sustainability score. The framework was tested on 61 statistically representative geographically stratified sample communities with rural water systems in the Dominican Republic. Twenty-three percent of systems were assessed to be SL, 59% sustainability possible, and for 18% it is unlikely the community will be able to overcome a significant challenge(s). As post-construction support increased so did community participation (p = 0.005) and financial durability (p = 0.004). Increased accounting transparency was correlated to increased compliance with user tariffs (p < 0.001) and system age was inversely correlated to transparency (p = 0.003) and community activity level (p = 0.005).

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Pengpid, Supa, and Karl Peltzer. "Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual Risk Behavior among School-Going Adolescents in Four Caribbean Countries." Behavioral Sciences 10, no. 11 (October 29, 2020): 166. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs10110166.

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This study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of sexual risk behaviors among adolescents in the Caribbean. Nationally representative cross-sectional data were analyzed from 9143 adolescents (15 years = median age) that took part in the 2016 Dominican Republic, 2016 Suriname, 2017 Jamaica, and 2017 Trinidad and Tobago Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS). The results indicate that 41.4% of the students had ever had sex, ranging from 26.4% in Trinidad and Tobago to 48.1% in Jamaica. Among the sexually active, 58.8% had had ≥2 sexual partners; 58.6% had had an early sexual debut (≤14 years); 41.9% had not used birth control the last time they had sex; 28.4% had not used a condom the last time they had sex; and, of the whole sample, 31.9% had engaged in two or more (multiple) sexual risk behaviors, ranging from 16.5% in Trinidad and Tobago to 40.3% in Jamaica. In an adjusted logistic regression analysis, substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis), psychological distress, frequent soft drink intake, participation in physical fighting, school truancy, older age, and male sex were associated with single and/or multiple sexual risk behaviors. A large number of adolescents in the Caribbean reported sexual risk behaviors, emphasizing the need for intervention.

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Stonbraker, Samantha, Elizabeth Haight, Alana Lopez, Linda Guijosa, Eliza Davison, Diane Bushley, Kari Aquino Peguero, Vivian Araujo, Luz Messina, and Mina Halpern. "Digital Educational Support Groups Administered through WhatsApp Messenger Improve Health-Related Knowledge and Health Behaviors of New Adolescent Mothers in the Dominican Republic: A Multi-Method Study." Informatics 7, no. 4 (November 5, 2020): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/informatics7040051.

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(1) Background: In limited-resource settings such as the Dominican Republic, many factors contribute to poor health outcomes experienced by adolescent mothers, including insufficient support and/or health knowledge. In response, we designed a digital educational support group, administered through WhatsApp Messenger, for new adolescent mothers. The purpose of this study was to assess if participation in this digital support group could improve health outcomes and health behaviors. (2) Methods: Participants completed questionnaires with a health literacy screener, demographic items, knowledge questions, the Index of Autonomous Functioning, and five Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System scales before and after the moderator-led intervention. Differences between pre- and post-intervention scores were calculated and perceptions of the intervention were explored through in-depth interviews analyzed with content analysis. Participants’ well-baby visit attendance and contraceptive use were compared to that of controls and a national sample. (3) Results: Participants’ (N = 58) knowledge scores increased (p < 0.05). Participants were 6.58 times more likely to attend well-baby visits than controls (95% CI: 2.23–19.4) and their contraceptive use was higher than that of the national sample (p < 0.05). Participants indicated the intervention was enjoyable and beneficial. (4) Conclusion: This adolescent-centered digital intervention is a promising method to improve health outcomes and health behaviors of young mothers in limited-resource settings.

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Gomes, Cristina. "Capacity Development and Policies to Reduce Poverty in Latin America." Public Administration Research 8, no. 2 (October 31, 2019): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/par.v8n2p24.

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This article aims to analyze some of the government experiences to promote the management capacities of public officials in poverty reduction policies – in particular, the Conditional Cash Transfer Programs (CCTP) of four countries: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. The methodology includes a bibliographic review and the analysis of government documents such as plans and reports on capacity development for the CCTPs’ officials, and interviews with groups with the managers responsible for the training in each country, performed via Skype or telephone. Based in the bibliography review, the main issues of the capacity development strategy were included in a question guide on the management, objectives, design, contents, implementation, infrastructure, budget and evaluation and of the training programs in each country. Results were analyzed using the content analysis technique, according to the sets of concepts and questions asked in the interviews, and comparing the results between countries. Results show that capacity development in CCTPs varies among countries, according to the level of centralization, available infrastructure and external collaborators. Governments have professionalized the hiring process and the strategy of capacity building of their officials, who have diversified the skills, contents, and the participation of external institutions, partners and collaborators in this process, even focusing in a more culturally sensitive formation, for example, in indigenous languages and participation, as in the Mexican and Colombian cases. However, improvements are necessary in evaluating the results of the training implemented, in order to plan and implement programs based on evidence.

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Reyes, C., V. Santana, G. Arocha, N. Martínez, and K. Almonte. "Prevalence of depressive symptoms and suicide risk among medical residents." European Psychiatry 65, S1 (June 2022): S552. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1412.

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Introduction Depression and suicide risk are disturbing issues within the medical community. In many countries, physician’s mental health is not a concern, due to the fact that many do not even consider medical staff as potential mental health patients. However, health care providers are an at risk population for phycological affliction due to their heavy workload. Objectives We aim to describe the prevalence of depressive symptoms and suicidal risk among medical residents from health centers of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive study was made, between the months of February and May 2021, using the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-2) and the Plutchick Suicidal Risk Scale. Results There was a total population of 507 residents, where 231 completed the survey. Of these, 1 recanted his participation, and 14 were excluded according to the study’s criteria, resultingin a total of 217 residents. The overall prevalence of depressive symptoms was 24.9% and suicidal risk was 22.94%. Residents who worked in a private center had 3.83 times more risk of suffering depressive symptoms compared to those who belonged to the public sector. Furthermore, residents from Internal Medicine (39.5%) had a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms, and residents from Anesthesiology (42.2%) suffered a higher suicide risk compared to other medical residences. Conclusions A disturbing percentage of the medical residents suffer from depressive symptoms and suicidal risk. Therefore, residency programs should offer assistance to help prevent and manage mental health disorders. Disclosure No significant relationships.

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Beck-Sague, C. M., J. G. Devieux, M. C. Pinzon-Iregui, R. Abreu-Perez, L. Lerebours-Nadal, S. Gaston, A. G. Dean, et al. "Depression in Caregivers of Status-Naive Pediatric HIV Patients Participating in a Status Disclosure Study in Haiti and the Dominican Republic: Preliminary Report." Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 61, no. 1 (November 10, 2014): 65–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmu060.

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Justin, Grant A., Benjamin L. Custer, Jane B. Ward, Marcus H. Colyer, Stephen G. Waller, and Gary L. Legault. "Global Health Outreach by United States Ophthalmology Residency Programs: Understanding of Host Country Systems-Based Practice." Military Medicine 184, no. 11-12 (April 30, 2019): e642-e646. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usz100.

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Abstract Introduction For medical residents, global health outreach is the first experience of learning how to develop partnerships with foreign medical systems. The overall objective of this project was to develop an overview of global health programs in U.S. ophthalmology residencies. The investigation focused on characterizing the goals and services offered, the didactics taught to residents, and the program director’s understanding of systems-based practice gained in the host country. Materials and Methods An online survey was sent to all U.S. ophthalmology residency program directors. The two outcome measures of the study were characterization of global health outreach and didactics completed by U.S. ophthalmology residency programs and review of program director understanding of host country systems of care. Results Twelve program directors of 117 (10.26%) answered the survey. 100% of programs from the Department of Defense responded. Countries served included Ecuador, Panama, Honduras, Dominican Republic, India, Tanzania, Nepal, Bhutan, Guatemala, Micronesia, Haiti, Mongolia, Bolivia. Sixty five percent worked at a free-standing public hospital. Many programs offered resident participation with only 41.87% giving residents ACGME credit. Most programs (91.67%) offered fewer than 5 hours of global health didactics. When program directors were asked about their knowledge of host country systems of care, most noted understanding of the hospital functions like the referral system, transitions of care, hospital funding, and medical supply chain, but not of the perception of patients with chronic or congenital ophthalmic diseases, host country general or ophthalmic medical education, patient research safeguards and host country malpractice system. Conclusion From the small sample of program directors, Ophthalmology residency program global health outreach varies in faculty and resident participation, and in goals and services offered. In addition, there was a wide variation in ophthalmology program director understanding of host country systems of care.

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Matheus, Carolyn, and Kevin M. Gaugler. "Fostering Global Mindedness in Short-Term Community-Based Global Learning Programs: The Importance of Strategic Design, Collaboration, and Reflection." Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad 32, no. 3 (November 20, 2020): 156–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v32i3.583.

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Trends toward short-term academic service-learning abroad necessitate programs designed to maximize effectiveness and measurement of outcomes. The current study sought to strategically foster and measure increases in global mindedness during an immersive community-based global learning program abroad. University students studying either Computer Science or Spanish collaborated to design curriculum and host a technology summer camp for junior-high students in the Dominican Republic. The semester before the two-week travel experience included extensive pre-departure preparation, collaboration, reflection, and communication among students, program directors, on-site program coordinators, and stakeholders in the host community. Results of pre- and post-tests using the Global Mindedness Scale indicate perceptions of five dimensions of global mindedness (i.e., responsibility, cultural pluralism, efficacy, global centrism, and interconnectedness) were significantly increased after participating in this program. Pre-departure activities, curricular design, and logistical elements of the program are discussed, along with recommendations for future research. Abstract in Spanish Las tendencias en los estudios en el extranjero a corto plazo que incluyen el aprendizaje a través del servicio en la comunidad requieren un diseño que maximice la eficacia y medida de los resultados. Este estudio midió un crecimiento en la mentalidad sobre asuntos globales entre participantes en un programa a corto plazo en el extranjero. Estudiantes universitarios con concentraciones en informática y en lengua española colaboraron para diseñar un currículo y ofrecer un campamento tecnológico de verano para estudiantes de una escuela secundaria en la República Dominicana. El semestre antes del programa, que duró dos semanas, incluyó la preparación extensiva, la colaboración, la reflexión y la comunicación entre los estudiantes universitarios, los directores del programa, los coordinadores del programa in situ y miembros de la comunidad local. Los resultados de los cuestionarios antes y después del programa fueron creados con una escala de mentalidad global (Global Mindedness Scale), indicando percepciones en cinco dimensiones de tal mentalidad (responsabilidad, pluralismo cultural, eficacia, centrismo global e interconectividad); se concluyó que la mentalidad fue aumentada significativamente después de participar en el programa. Se examinan aquí las actividades antes del comienzo del programa, el diseño del currículo y los elementos logísticos mientras se recomiendan investigaciones posibles para estudios futuros.

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Yasar-Akyar, Ozgur, Cinthia Rosa-Feliz, Solomon Sunday-Oyelere, Darwin Muñoz, and Gıyasettin Demirhan. "Special Education Teacher’s professional development through digital storytelling." Comunicar 30, no. 71 (April 1, 2022): 93–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.3916/c71-2022-07.

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This research presents the results of an exploration of special education teachers' understanding of how their participation in workshop-based digital storytelling (DST) would enhance their professional development concerning inclusive education. This study evaluates the usability of the Smart Ecosystem for Learning and Inclusion (SELI) platform for supporting teachers during the workshop-based digital storytelling process. We used a convergent parallel mixed-method research design approach with 47 secondary school teachers working with disabled people in the Dominican Republic. The results of this study indicated that the SELI smart learning platform had shown good usability in supporting teachers during the workshop-based digital storytelling pedagogical process. Besides, two themes emerge regarding how workshop-based digital storytelling can contribute to teacher professional development for promoting inclusive education. The resulting themes are expressing, listening, and learning through digital storytelling; and driving change with digital storytelling to create more inclusive environments. Teachers who participated in the interviews were optimistic about DST implementation. They expressed that the workshop worked for multiple ways of expression, listening from and connecting with other stories, and learning through DST. Moreover, teachers could reflect their idea about using DST in terms of its potential impact on inclusion in the classrooms for driving change, building meaningful learning, and influential practice when used in the classroom. Este artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio exploratorio de la forma en que los maestros de educación especial comprenden que las narrativas digitales, basadas en talleres, mejorarían el desarrollo profesional en relación con la educación inclusiva. El estudio evalúa la usabilidad de la plataforma Smart Ecosystem for Learning and Inclusion (SELI) para apoyar a los docentes durante el proceso de narración digital basada en talleres. Utilizamos un enfoque de diseño de investigación de método mixto paralelo convergente con 47 profesores de secundaria que trabajan con personas discapacitadas en la República Dominicana. Los resultados de este estudio indicaron que la plataforma de aprendizaje inteligente SELI había demostrado una buena usabilidad para apoyar a los docentes durante el proceso pedagógico de la narración digital basada en talleres. Además, surgen dos temas sobre cómo la narración digital basada en talleres puede contribuir al desarrollo profesional de los docentes para promover la educación inclusiva. Los temas resultantes son la expresión, la escucha y el aprendizaje a través de la narración digital; e impulsar el cambio con la narración digital para crear entornos más inclusivos. Los maestros fueron optimistas respecto a la implementaión de narrativas digitales. Además, los maestros reflexionaron en términos del potencial impacto de las narrativas digitales en inclusión en el aula, como promotoras del cambio, construyendo aprendizaje significativo y promoviendo una práctica influyente.

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Judd, Walter S., and Teodoro Clase. "Dominican Republic." Castanea 78, no. 1 (March 2013): 82. http://dx.doi.org/10.2179/12-028.

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J.E. "Dominican Republic." Americas 56, no. 2 (October 1999): 277. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1008115.

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Adams, Anna. "Dominican Republic." Americas 50, no. 3 (January 1994): 440. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003161500020964.

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Molendowski, Leszek. "Strajk sierpniowy i Solidarność (1980–1981) widziane z gdańskich męskich domów zakonnych." Wolność i Solidarność 11-12 (2020): 35–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.4467/25434942ws.20.004.15008.

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Strajk robotników w Stoczni Gdańskiej im. Lenina w sierpniu 1980 roku oprócz znacznego poparcia społecznego spotkał się z uznaniem, wsparciem oraz pomocą ze strony jedynej niezależnej od władz komunistycznych organizacji w PRL, Kościoła katolickiego. Wśród jego przedstawicieli nie zabrakło duchownych „zza klasztornej furty” – zakonników, których na terytorium diecezji gdańskiej nie brakowało. Gdańscy dominikanie, franciszkanie konwentualni, jezuici, pallotyni, reformaci, oblaci i wielu innych w różnym zakresie oraz stopniu zaangażowania włączyli się w działania na rzecz NSZZ „Solidarność”. Działania te dotyczyły związku zawodowego oraz rodzącego się przy Solidarności ruchu społecznego. Związek i ruch otrzymały wsparcie zakonników nie tylko poprzez opiekę duszpasterską, ale również przez organizowane na ich rzecz zbiórki pieniężne, współudział oraz organizację niezależnego życia artystycznego, pisarskiego, wydawniczego czy pomoc represjonowanym członkom Solidarności i ich rodzinom. Abstract Apart from considerable public support, the workers’ strike at the Lenin Gdańsk Shipyard in August 1980 received recognition and help from the only organization independent of the communist authorities in the Polish People’s Republic: the Catholic Church. Among its representatives there were some monastery clergymen – monks, of whom there were quite a few in the Gdańsk diocese. Dominican friars of Gdańsk, Conventual Franciscans, Jesuits, Pallottines, Reformists, Oblates and many others joined the activities of NSZZ (Independent Self-Governing Trade Union) “Solidarity” and were involved in one way or another. Their activities concentrated on the trade union and the social movement that was emerging around “Solidarity”. The union and the movement received the support of the monks not only through pastoral care, but also through fundraising, organization, and participation in independent artistic, writing and publishing life, as well as through the help given to the repressed members of “Solidarity” and their families.

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Carpenter, Daniel, and Paul Munshower. "Broadening borders to build better schools." International Journal of Educational Management 34, no. 2 (August 15, 2019): 296–314. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijem-09-2018-0296.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how rural teachers provided a PLC by leveraging virtual technologies to connect educators of like subject disciplines from several schools, foreign and domestic. Design/methodology/approach A phenomenological case study-based approach was leveraged to investigate established vPLCs at schools (Creswell, 2013; Stake, 2010). Qualitative data were collected from multiple sources to obtain rural teacher perceptions on the impact vPLCs had on their practice (Creswell, 2013). Findings Teacher collaborative teams build relationships comparable to teams that met face to face as part of a similar PLC and PD experience. Participant reflections in this investigation showed that rural educators favored face-to-face meetings; however, vPLCs provided similar teacher experiences to that of the face-to-face PBL model. Results indicated that educators recognized virtual collaboration just as valuable a tool for enabling PLCs than face-to-face collaborations while still offering similarities to improved teacher practice. Research limitations/implications The research was limited to teachers in rural settings in the USA (Texas) and in the Dominican Republic. The research was limited to teacher perceptions of change, and observed changes as part of their participation in a research-based virtual PLC model. The research was limited to the school setting over an academic year. Practical implications The findings from this study have practical implications for rural teachers and school implementation of a professional learning community model. Originality/value The promise provided by this study is that vPLCs may provide opportunity for rural schools to provide a job-embedded professional development model (Croft et al., 2010) for otherwise isolated teachers (Barrett et al., 2015).

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Betances, Emelio, and Hobart Spalding. "The Dominican Republic." NACLA Report on the Americas 30, no. 5 (March 1997): 16–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10714839.1997.11722831.

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ANDERSON, ROBERT S. "The genus Sicoderus Vanin 1986 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae: Erodiscini) in the West Indies." Zootaxa 4497, no. 3 (October 9, 2018): 301. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4497.3.1.

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The genus Sicoderus Vanin is revised for the West Indies. A total of 32 species are known with 18 new species described herein as follows: Sicoderus aeneus (Haiti), S. alternatus (Dominican Republic), S. bautistai (Dominican Republic, Haiti), S. beatyi (Cuba), S. bipunctiventris (Cuba), S. caladeler (Cuba), S. detonnancouri (Dominican Republic), S. franzi (Puerto Rico), S. guanyangi (Dominican Republic), S. humeralis (Dominican Republic), S. lucidus (Dominica), S. medranae (Dominican Republic, Haiti), S. perezi (Dominican Republic), S. pseudostriatolateralis (Dominican Republic, Haiti), S. striatolateralis (Dominican Republic), S. thomasi (Haiti), S. turnbowi (Dominican Republic), and S. woodruffi (Grenada). All species are described or redescribed, natural history information is summarized and a listing of locality data from all specimens examined is included. A key is provided to all West Indian species of the genus. All species distributions are mapped and all (excepting S. propinquus Vanin) are represented by habitus images and images of male genitalia.

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Judd, Walter S. "Noteworthy Collections: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC." Castanea 73, no. 1 (March 2008): 40–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.2179/07-14.1.

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International Monetary Fund. "Dominican Republic: Statistical Annex." IMF Staff Country Reports 95, no. 129 (1995): i. http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451811254.002.

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International Monetary Fund. "Dominican Republic: Statistical Annex." IMF Staff Country Reports 97, no. 87 (1997): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451811278.002.

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International Monetary Fund. "Dominican Republic: Selected Issues." IMF Staff Country Reports 99, no. 117 (1999): i. http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451811285.002.

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International Monetary Fund. "Dominican Republic: Statistical Appendix." IMF Staff Country Reports 03, no. 285 (2003): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451811308.002.

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Santana, Nelson, Emmauel Espinal, and Amaury Rodriguez. "Transnational Dominican Activism." International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI) 6, no. 4 (January 25, 2023): 47–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.33137/ijidi.v6i4.38944.

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Dominican-descended people in the United States are one of the most dynamic Spanish-speaking, Caribbean, and Latin American ethnic and cultural communities in the United States. Whether in the Dominican Republic or as members of a transnational community, the Dominican population is one with a long and rich history of challenging the powers that be, unjust acts, and oppressive laws within the communities they inhabit through their civic engagement. This essay aims to address one question: as Dominican society and the world have largely evolved, what has been the role of U.S.-based online media in sustaining, disseminating and rescuing the long tradition of civic involvement and struggle exemplified by Dominicans at home and abroad? To answer that question, we explore the role of the ongoing online Dominican-centric magazine ESENDOM to demonstrate how online journalism documents activism within the Dominican community. ESENDOM and similar media have filled gaps that the mainstream media has failed to fulfill as there is a media blackout on the Dominican Republic and its people. This project is one about activism. This humanistic project documents some of the most important social movements to take place in the Dominican Republic and the United States in the past thirteen years (2009-2022), coinciding with the founding of ESENDOM in 2009. This project will present a timeline and an attempt to chart a chronology of political dissent and social struggles within Dominican communities in the United States and the Dominican Republic.

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Judd, Walter S., Teodoro Clase, J. Dan Skean, and Lucas C. Majure. "Haiti and the Dominican Republic." Castanea 80, no. 3 (September 2015): 218–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.2179/15-063.

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