Abstract: The aim of this study was to explore the interpersonal emotional intelligence (EI) awareness of school leadership in enhancing social justice aspects such as equity, access, and inclusive participation in selected schools in the Libode Educational District of the Eastern Cape Province. This District, like many other rural Districts in South Africa, faces serious leadership issues that impact how school leaders enact social justice practices in schools. In this study, the relevance of EI, especially as it relates to school leaders’ attitude towards social justice practices and their expected ability to interpret and manage their own emotions and therefore act in an appropriate way in their leadership role, cannot be underestimated. This qualitative study employed twelve in-depth interviews with research participants that included six purposively selected principals and six deputy principals. Further data collection and content analysis consisted of six focus group (FG) interviews with heads of departments (HODs) and school governing bodies (SGBs). The iterative interaction between data collection, analysis and interpretation was utilised. This was done in order to enhance reliability and validity. This was also intended at evolving categories and sub-categories from which findings might arise. Inductive reasoning was employed by utilising supportive statements gathered by means of analysing the explorative and descriptive interview results, as well as by using accessible and appropriate literature connected to the topic being discoursed. The key findings that emerged through the descriptive, exploratory, and social interpretive perspectives used in this study were supportive of the interconnectedness between the interpersonal EI abilities of social-awareness and relationship-management in enhancing social justice practices with regard to equity, access, and inclusive participation.Abstract: The aim of this study was to explore the interpersonal emotional intelligence (EI) awareness of school leadership in enhancing social justice aspects such as equity, access, and inclusive participation in selected schools in the Libode Educational District of the Eastern Cape Province. This District, like many other rural Districts in South Africa,...Show More
Abstract: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been in China for thousands of years, which is the collective wisdom of Chinese people and has made huge contribution to the health care of China and neighboring countries. Yet, in the modern era, it has undergone criticism for being non-scientific. One approach to this unfair criticism is to explore the neurological basis of some classic TCM terms known as four-character TCM Terms (FcTTs) by foreign students majoring TCM in China because it is clear that one major obstacle for learners of TCM to fully appreciate TCM is to crack the difficult classic Chinese as most of the TCM canons are written two or three thousand years ago whose language is full of metaphors. Currently, cultural neuroscience has provided a suitable paradigm to explore the tripartite relationships among culture, communication, and molecular genetics with the hypothesis that culture influences human brain. The current research is therefore carried out with the help of Event-related Potential technology in order to uncover the neurological basis of FsTTs. Under the guidance of Prime-Target Paradigm, an ERP experiment is carried out with 21 foreign students from key Belt and Road Initiative countries, which is fully in conformity with the Declaration of Helsinki. Statistical analysis of data elicited from ERP experiment shows the prominence of N400, a reliable indicator of difficulty in retrieving figurative meaning during reading, thus prove that CFL learners also show a direct access to literal or non-literal meaning in accordance with the prominence of the context.Abstract: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been in China for thousands of years, which is the collective wisdom of Chinese people and has made huge contribution to the health care of China and neighboring countries. Yet, in the modern era, it has undergone criticism for being non-scientific. One approach to this unfair criticism is to explore the neuro...Show More
