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The aim of this study was to describe the environmental adaptations made by early childhood centre (ECC) educators to support the literacy skills of the children in their group through daily activities, following professional development (training and coaching). Data were collected using questionnaires administered before and after the experiment, as well as a logbook completed by the four participating educators. Qualitative analysis reveals that, as a result of professional development, the variety and quantity of environmental adaptations proposed by the educators increased, particularly in terms of environmental writing, printouts, and literacy materials made available. In conclusion, the enrichment of the physical environment in literacy would allow, among other things, the children to access the material themselves, which would promote their interest and their involvement in early literacy activities.

Keywords: early literacy, littératie émergente, environnement physique, physical environment, childcare centre, milieu de garde, professional development, développement professionnel

With the sky-rocketing rise in the use of mobile phones, tablet computers, and other terminals, both in quality and quantity, research in education has quickly gotten interested in their cognitive potential as much for teaching as for learning purposes. Although numerous studies have been dedicated to this question in North America, Europe, and in some Asian countries, the African continent has only been getting timidly on board while the rate of mobile phone subscribers remains the highest in the world. In this article, we analyze the practice of mobile phone-based learning by women in higher education in the West African country of Benin. The scientific literature, in fact, points to gender-related differences in the adoption of information technology in the learning process.

Keywords: Apprentissage mobile, téléphone portable, tablette, enseignement supérieur, Bénin, mobile learning, mobile phone, tablet computer, higher education, Benin

The POSITIVES Scale (Postsecondary Information Technology Initiative Scale) is based on responses of 141 Canadian French speaking postsecondary students with disabilities about how well their information and communication technology (ICT) needs were being met. The focus of this article is to present data on the psychometric properties of the scale and suggest future uses. Reliability and validity are excellent. The findings indicate that, overall, schools' web pages and interactive online services were accessible, the hours of access to ICTs were good and access to materials in alternate formats met students' needs. Nevertheless, training on ICTs off campus and the availability of adapted computers at school were problematic.

Keywords: handicaps, ordinateurs, technologies informatiques adaptatives, cyberapprentissage, éducation postsecondaire, disabilities, computers, adaptive computer technologies, e-learning, postsecondary education, discapacidades, computadoras, tecnologías informáticas adaptativas, ciberaprendizaje, educación postsecundaria

The accumulation and (acute) toxicity of dissolved metals in many aquatic organisms are normally well predicted with the biotic ligand model (BLM), although some exceptions have been reported. In long-term chronic metal exposures, complex physiological interactions with essential and non-essential metals may modulate metal uptake rates and toxicity. The present literature review discusses recent advances in environmental chemistry, molecular biology, and physiology related to the regulatory mechanisms of membrane transport of essential metals in eukaryotic phytoplankton and to their impacts on the accumulation and toxicity of cadmium, a usually non-essential metal. This literature review finally evaluates the possibility of including elements of algal physiology in the current version of the BLM in order to enhance the potential of this model to predict metal uptake and toxicity in chronic exposures. The available results in the literature suggest that the inclusion of negative and positive feedback interactions of metals on the kinetic parameters (Vmax: maximal uptake rate; KM: metal affinity of the transport sites) of multiple metal transport systems shows promise for better predicting the long-term accumulation and toxicity of metals in phytoplankton. The development of a BLM able to predict the chronic toxicity of metals under various physicochemical conditions representative of those found in the environment will benefit from recent and future advances in toxicology, biology and environmental chemistry. The knowledge gained will aid in achieving the ambitious goal of developing an extended BLM that reliably predicts metal toxicity in complex natural aquatic environments.

Keywords: Modèle du ligand biotique, toxicité des métaux, phytoplancton, physiologie algale, transport membranaire des métaux, Biotic ligand model, metal toxicity, phytoplankton, algal physiology, metal transport systems

This paper represents the second preliminary report on the excavations conducted in the Eastern bath at Leptis Magna by the Mission archéologique française en Libye since 1994. In order to contribute to the ‘ seriation’ of the Roman pottery in Tripolitania (I), four pottery contexts dated to c. 250‑260, 290‑310, 350-360 and 400 are catalogued here and their chronology discussed (II). An integrated archaeological and archaeometrical study of this documentation provides a better definition of the main ceramic classes imported to (e. g. Sicilian and Eastern Mediterranean amphorae) or regionally produced (amphorae, Tripolitanian Red Slip Ware, Cooking Ware) (IV). Lastly, this survey let us learn new information on the economy of the 3rd and 4th century port city (IV) and on the general chronology of the excavated area (V).

The growing presence of temporary migrant workers (TMW) in Canada and Quebec through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) means that the demands to meet their needs (socio-economic, socio-cultural, etc.) increase year after year. In this context, community organizations are increasingly solicited to help TMTs, in order to facilitate their access to services (medical, psychological and legal) or simply to clarify information. Unfortunately, these community organizations often have very few resources to respond to all the requests. This text presents an initiative to develop three tools (a map, a directory and a guide) to facilitate the work on the field. The first section presents the tools and the needs they address. The second section focuses on the challenges encountered during the design of these tools and the reception that the project and the tools have had to date. The text concludes with a general reflection.

Keywords: Analyse de contenu, approche inductive, analyse de discours, ethos, Instagram

ABSTRACTThis paper argues that unions in contemporary society are too varied and too fluid to be studied using the standard demographic approaches and tools for the study of marriage and the family. Emphasis on process, rather than on status and membership in a category, would give greater recognition to the fact that states such as marriage or cohabitation need to be seen as part of over-lapping life-course sequences. The meaning of a given union depends in pairt on what has preceded and what follows in the sequence. Attention to process also requires greater attention to the individual and joint decision making that underlies movement along well-defined demographic statuses. In defining and studying sexual unions, greater use needs to be made of modern quantitative classification techniques, including cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling, and the logic of fuzzy sets as well. Methods of qualitative analysis are particularly relevant for the study of process and meaning. The greatest progress will come from a conscious blending of quantitative and qualitative models.