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{"title":"Connecting Yoga, Playwriting and Romani Culture Through Autoethnography: An Investigation into how Yogic Philosophy and Practice can be Utilised to Create a Dramatic Text for Theatre","authors":"Greig, Elise","doi":"10.25904/1912/5078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/5078","url":null,"abstract":"This research investigates the relationship between yoga, playwriting and Romani culture to inform the realisation of a written dramatic work - Magpie. The work is based on my experience as a female playwright and yoga practitioner of Romani origin and explores finding the individual voice through themes of identity, personal truth and belonging. Historically, yoga has undergone a process of adaptation to adjust to changing societal circumstances and cultural traditions. However, there is limited evidence of the systematic application of the eightfold path of yoga as a structure for playwriting. This autoethnographic, practice-led research project investigates the relationship between yoga and playwriting to explore aspects of Romani culture from personal and anecdotal experiences. The research further explores how this relationship can be harnessed to write a dramatic text for theatre. Specific yoga principles and practices were applied throughout this research to stimulate a state of flow, which was fed directly into the playwriting process. Journal writing was concurrently undertaken as a means of reflecting on both the playwriting process and the emerging content, directly informing and guiding the developing dramatic work. This study offers a new framework for scholarship on playwriting and, by extension, the field of creative arts. The investigation contributes to the growing field of research into the application and effectiveness of yoga while offering a unique approach to the process and practice of playwriting.","PeriodicalId":42982,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Inclusion","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147891977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of feeding difficulties on the social participation of autistic children and their families","authors":"Gent, Valerie A","doi":"10.25904/1912/4991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/4991","url":null,"abstract":"Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by differences in social communication and behaviour. Up to 89% of autistic children have feeding difficulties that can potentially impact their nutrition and overall health. Research has shown that these feeding and resulting mealtime difficulties can also create stress for caregivers and other family members. However, little is known about how autistic children's feeding difficulties impact social participation for them, and their families, in life activities at home, school, and in the community. The underlying causes for feeding difficulties in autistic children have been well researched. It is common for autistic children to process the taste and smell of food differently; therefore, their preference for sameness (e.g., predictable textures and flavours) can result in a restricted diet. Likewise, some autistic children's need for sameness can in turn result in strong desires for mealtimes to occur with the same feeding equipment, seating, and even locations with any changes to these factors potentially increasing their mealtime refusal behaviours. Autistic children's differences in sensory processing for foods have been linked with their interoception levels and differing appetite cues around hunger levels for mealtimes. Their sensory processing can also influence their ability to cope with excessive sensory information in some environments. Which can lead to some individuals preferring a quieter space to eat alone rather than with a group of people. Studies have also shown that for caregivers, their autistic children's mealtime refusal, along with well-meaning health professional expectations around nutrition, can impact their own stress levels which in turn impacts their quality of life. Despite the research to date, the relationship between autism characteristics, sensory profiles, and their relationship to autistic children's feeding difficulties has not been thoroughly explored, and the full impact on their families remains unknown. Social participation refers to a person's involvement in activities that provide interaction with others and a sense of belong in the community. In the field of autism research, the impact of feeding difficulties on social participation remains relatively under explored. It has been demonstrated that families of autistic children participate less frequently in holidays because of the need for predictability and routine for their autistic children. Unfortunately, the other impacts of social participation for autistic children with feeding difficulties and their families (e.g., attending birthday parties, going to a restaurant) remain lesser known. Consequently, health professionals who support autistic children and their families may not have the evidence they need to support these aspects of their care. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of feeding difficulties on the social participation of autistic children and thei","PeriodicalId":42982,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Inclusion","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147905507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Loneliness as an unresolved issue in social inclusion programmes","authors":"Ainara Arnoso, Javier Sancho, E. Elgorriaga, Maitane Arnoso, Nagore Asla","doi":"10.36251/josi247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36251/josi247","url":null,"abstract":"Loneliness, social isolation and exclusion are worldwide social problems with negative effects which are exacerbated in deprived groups and communities. From a qualitative perspective, this paper examines the approach to loneliness in 62 community-based social inclusion centres and programmes for people experiencing exclusion in the Basque Country (Spain). The aim of the study was to identify good practice in dealing with loneliness in centres and programmes and to understand the main challenges in providing support from the perspective of practitioners. The results show that best practices focus on individualised or person-centred interventions, the generation of interaction spaces that promote social relations, accompaniment as an intervention tool, empowerment and community participation, and employment and socio-professional training. The main challenges and difficulties are grouped into four levels. These include the users' own individual difficulties (lack of motivation, progressive deterioration and poor social skills, etc.). To a lesser extent, insufficient professionalisation of inclusion services, insufficient resources (lack of human and material means) and society's own difficulties such as stigma and social rejection are mentioned. It discusses the community intervention implications that practitioners can take into account to mitigate the loneliness of people at risk and/or socially excluded.","PeriodicalId":42982,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Inclusion","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43121882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social Support As an Explanatory Mechanism of the Relationship Between Social Class and Mental Health in University Students: A Structural Mediation Model","authors":"Mollie A. McDonald, Jeniece Cordova, L. Meyers","doi":"10.36251/josi267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36251/josi267","url":null,"abstract":"In addition to the challenges associated with economic adversity, college students of low socioeconomic status or self-identified social class are at higher risk of experiencing social isolation and mental health difficulties which can impede their academic success. Identifying modifiable protective factors can inform the development of interventions to improve the mental health of at-risk students. The present study examined social support as a potential explanatory mechanism. University students (N = 211) completed an assessment battery including various measures of social class, social support, and mental health. Three factors were identified, and structural equation modeling was employed to examine Supportive Social Environment (i.e., higher levels of general social support and social capital from peers and teachers) as a mediator of the relationship between Social Class Alienation (i.e., lower subjective social status and greater anticipated class-based rejection) and Mental Health Difficulties (i.e., greater levels of psychological symptoms and lower perceived ability to cope with emotions). The indirect effect was significant, and a comparison between a mediated model and an unmediated model indicated that Supportive Social Environment fully mediated the observed positive relationship between Social Class Alienation and Mental Health Difficulties. Results suggest that lower perceived social support (including from peers and teachers) contributes to the psychological struggles experienced by college students who self-identify as being of lower socioeconomic status. These findings have significant implications for programs developed to support students experiencing economic adversity by highlighting the importance of going beyond practical supports to better engage students socially.","PeriodicalId":42982,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Inclusion","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42792469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Like a Social Breath: Homecare’s Contributions to Social Inclusion and Connectedness of Older Adults","authors":"Reidun Norvoll, Christine Øye, A. Skatvedt","doi":"10.36251/josi271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36251/josi271","url":null,"abstract":"The detrimental effects of social isolation on health and well-being bring forward the need for increasing social inclusion and connectedness for older, homebound adults. Homecare services may be a source of social inclusion, but the inclusive dimensions and mechanisms of care have been less explored. This study aimed to develop more knowledge on how homecare can contribute to social inclusion by exploring older adults’ experiences with care visits as social encounters. The study utilised interviews with older adults from four municipalities in Norway and Denmark from 2018 to 2019 and drew on a combination of social inclusion theories and Goffmanian microinteractionism. Positive accounts of care encounters comprised three overlapping thematic dimensions: 1) bringing social life into the house, 2) creating connections to the outside world and 3) providing opportunities to participate in a broader array of social roles and identities. Despite variations, care visits could encompass social inclusive and connective aspects that enhanced thriving and wellbeing. Care visits increased opportunities for social participation and support of a valued self and comprised bonding, bridging and linking social capital. Care workers could be important interpersonal network resources at home, providing support and social stimulation, engagement and fun. Moreover, they could bridge to the outside society through conversations or by linking to services (e.g. day centres) that increased social participation and bonding with peers outside the house. The inclusive resources embedded in homecare need to be supported and utilised in policy and practice to increase older people’s inclusion.","PeriodicalId":42982,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Inclusion","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49288267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Not Leaving ‘Lone Migrant Mothers’ Behind: The Role of Place-based Childcare Support in Australia’s Marginalised Neighbourhoods","authors":"Teddy Nagaddya, B. Stout","doi":"10.36251/josi257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36251/josi257","url":null,"abstract":"In Australia, lone migrant mothers remain an invisible social category within the childcare-poverty discourse. There has been an increase in the population of lone mothers migrating to Australia in pursuit of a better economic life, though with no childcare support. Within the public and political spheres, they are homogenised as single mothers incognisant of how gender intersects with factors such as migration status, ethnicity, lone parenting, and class to induce poverty. Childcare support is not only a pillar to societal flourishment and advancement but also a strategy to settlement and integration. This study aimed at examining lone migrant mothers’ experiences with place-based childcare support within one of the marginalised neighbourhoods in the Liverpool LGA. While dominant narratives broadly associate childcare support to women’s labour participation and gender equality, there is limited knowledge on the role of place-based childcare support among lone migrant mothers. Drawing on Sen’s capabilities theoretical framework, the article demonstrates that place-based childcare support is not only a welfare service but a tool for building localism. Consequently, translating into a structure for creating healthy spaces, place-making and community cohesion, and building neighbourhood capacity – aspects considered core to socio-economic inclusion of women who migrate as lone parents.","PeriodicalId":42982,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Inclusion","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42924296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Embracing or avoiding diversity? Yet another hostile policy against ‘non-Westerners’ in Denmark","authors":"Shinya Uekusa","doi":"10.36251/josi260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36251/josi260","url":null,"abstract":"This short commentary is intended to open a further discussion on diversity in Denmark, particularly in response to the announcement made by the Minister of Interior and Housing, Kaare Dybvad Bek, in 2021 regarding Denmark’s plan to restrict the number of ‘non-Western/non-White’ residents in any neighbourhoods to avoid ‘parallel societies’. This news was not surprising yet still disturbing, especially considering the recent taxi law requiring taxi drivers to speak Danish, along with migration, ethnicity and education research communities being accused of ‘pseudo-scientific’ research. In order to move toward a forward-thinking, socially inclusive, multicultural, sustainable and just society, I comment not only on the recent (re)surge of racism and ‘resistance to diversity’ but also on higher education’s stand and social scientists’ role in addressing these issues in Denmark, wider Europe and beyond.","PeriodicalId":42982,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Inclusion","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48439342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“Throw your arms around me”: Explorations of the importance of social connectively to people’s wellbeing","authors":"Lyndal Sleep, John Bosco Ngendakurio","doi":"10.36251/josi301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36251/josi301","url":null,"abstract":"We are social creatures at heart, and connectivity sustains and strengthens us. As the world reconnects after shutdowns and boarder closures, we are reminded how important togetherness and interconnectivity is to being human and maintaining heath. To hug loved ones who we have only seen over zoom in recent years, and to meet in person colleagues who we have only spoken with online is wonderful. The mental health benefits of connectivity are clear, and strong relationships and frequent positive social interaction are strength factors in maintaining good mental health and living well. However, the lack of social connection is emerging as one of the greatest challenges of our age (Smith, 2018). More people are living alone and disconnected from their communities. Social isolation, especially among older people living alone, is a determinant of ill health and early death (WHO, 2022). Living alone can increase mortality risk as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day or having an alcohol related disorder (Holt-Lunstad et al., 2015). Social isolation not only has psycho-social impact, but also physical. Loneliness has been linked to high stress causing autoimmune disease as well as an increase in both coronary heart disease and stroke (Valtota et al., 2016). As Rushby-Jones (2020) writes, “loneliness is lethal”.","PeriodicalId":42982,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Inclusion","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41826899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Monoatomic Metal Doped Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Production and Storage","authors":"Lang, Chengguang","doi":"10.25904/1912/4692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/4692","url":null,"abstract":"Hydrogen production and storage play a critical role in energy transformation from fossil fuels to green energy. To realize the carbon neutralization target by increasing the competitiveness of hydrogen as an energy vector, production and storage of hydrogen must be made more efficient, safer, and cheaper, which is essential for future energy security and economic development. Water splitting via electrolysis holds great promise for hydrogen production, due to its simplicity, sustainability, and high purity for industrial hydrogen production. Recently, despite tremendous efforts have been devoted, platinum (Pt)-based catalysts are still considered to be the most effective electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, the high cost and low reserves of platinum-based catalysts greatly limit their commercial application. To make hydrogen derived from water splitting more cost-competitive, it is thus highly desirable to exploit low-cost, highly efficient electrocatalysts to replace the expensive Pt-based catalysts. Furthermore, after hydrogen production, the gaseous hydrogen needs to be stored safely and efficiently for utilization by end-users. The current mainstream methods of solid-state hydrogen storage including molecular physisorption and atomic chemisorption, both possess either too high or too low enthalpy of hydrogen adsorption, which are not suitable for practical application. The ideal hydrogen storage materials should be reversibly ab-/desorbing hydrogen under mild temperatures with high hydrogen capacities. To this end, it is extremely essential to design and construct new solid-state hydrogen storage materials at atomic levels. Recently, the atomic metal-site (AMS) nanomaterials are found to be promising catalysts and solid-state media for both the H2 production and storage, which is not only ascribed to the maximized atomic metals utilization but also the unique electronic structure of various metal-site coordination motifs at atomic scales. The aim of this project is to develop efficient and inexpensive AMS nanomaterials that are expected to create new knowledge of atomic interface catalysis and develop practical applications of solid-state hydrogen storage materials, reducing carbon dioxide emissions and alleviating the air pollution. In summary, this thesis mainly focusses on designing and fabricating cost-effective, efficient , and scalable AMS nanomaterials for both hydrogen production and storage, and the reaction mechanisms of atomic metal sites in hydrogen production and storage are also systematically studied.","PeriodicalId":42982,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Inclusion","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147908722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Stories of survival and the importance of resilience in the face of increasing environmental, geopolitical, economic, social and health challenges","authors":"Dr Paul Harris, John Bosco Ngendakurio","doi":"10.36251/josi285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36251/josi285","url":null,"abstract":"Post the shock of COVID-19, the world continues to reel from new health challenges, more frequent and severe weather events - droughts in the northern hemisphere or floods in the southern hemisphere, geopolitical conflicts, energy crises, dramatic increases in cost-of-living pressures and their associated impacts including in housing and homelessness, food security issues and increasing rates of psychological distress. Australia’s National Science Agency, CSIRO (2022) notes that we can expect the next twenty years to be volatile marked by a combination of increasingly catastrophic weather events, geopolitical tensions, exacerbated health challenges associated with the post-pandemic world, high levels of psychological distress, increasing rates of chronic disease, an ageing population, a decline in trust in public institutions and explosion of artificial intelligence. In the context of existing, significant social inequalities, while we know that humans have a strong instinct to survive, we can also expect the divide to increase between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ in the face of such challenges. This relates to differences in the ability of different nations to respond to and/or meet these challenges, but moreover, the differences within groups within societies that will continue to be exposed, in particular, the differential impacts on population groups already marginalised will be exacerbated. Accordingly, this issue of the Journal of Social Inclusion, highlights stories of resilience, the power of adaption, the disruption of existing power structures and imbalances, and other methods and advances in promoting social inclusion and inclusive societies.","PeriodicalId":42982,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Inclusion","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44254203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}