scholarly journals A Covid-19 Response with Years in the Making: The Contribution of EAFIT University to Basic and Secondary Education in Colombia During the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 99-110
Author(s):  
Claudia María Zea Restrepo ◽  
Diego E. Leal-Fonseca ◽  
María-Antonia Arango Salinas ◽  
Laura Hernandez-Velez
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Change Management ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Service ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Technology Learning ◽  
Academic Activities

AbstractDuring the health emergency generated by Covid-19, EAFIT University has worked closely with the National Ministry of Education (MoE) and its Vice-Ministry of Preschool, Basic and Secondary Education, providing ideas and guidelines to 96 certified Secretaries of Education (In Colombia, Secretaries of Education are responsible for managing resources and activities for the educational sector at the province and municipality level. Province governments coordinate educational service in all their municipalities except those over 100,000 inhabitants, which can apply to be certified and become autonomous in the management of their resources) in Colombia and strengthening their capacities to autonomously address the emergency in educational institutions. This work includes the development of a national project focused on collectively defining the actions needed for the successful return to academic activities.This experience is derived from the development, since 2012, of the UbiTAG (The name UbiTAG derives from “ubiquitous learning,” followed by tecnología–aprendizaje–gestión (“technology”–“learning”–“management”). The label was introduced in Zea et al. (2012)) model, a holistic approach to digital maturity and change management in schools that has been implemented through ongoing long-term projects in the Itagüí municipality (24 schools) and the Bogotá Capital District (383 schools). This case study will focus on the work that EAFIT has been doing during the emergency, supporting both the MoE and specific Secretaries of Education. In addition, the case will describe some aspects of the UbiTAG model that have helped to address the educational communities’ current challenges.

scholarly journals Community-School Partnerships: Assisting Newcomer Youth In Montreal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yamie Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Community Organizations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Partnerships

As universal and mandatory institutions, schools are the first institutional frame of reference newcomer youth encounter upon their arrival in Canada, and as such they play a central role in their settlement process. Although the Quebec Ministry of Education provides guidelines regarding the integration of immigrant students into Quebec educational institutions, some secondary schools in Montreal seem unprepared to respond to theunique needs of newcomer youth.This qualitative case study involving six key informantsreveals that schools need experts from community organizations who have a greater capacity to assist youth in their settlement experiences. However, partnering between school and community organizations are often based on difficult and unequal relationships which have a negative impact on the programs and services offeredto newcomer students. It is crucial that the various ministries involved in the well-being of youth provide long-term funding for collaborative programs targeting newcomers. This could fortify programs that are already implemented, encourage new initiative, and spread them to educational institutions around the province.

scholarly journals Community-School Partnerships: Assisting Newcomer Youth In Montreal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yamie Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Community Organizations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Partnerships

As universal and mandatory institutions, schools are the first institutional frame of reference newcomer youth encounter upon their arrival in Canada, and as such they play a central role in their settlement process. Although the Quebec Ministry of Education provides guidelines regarding the integration of immigrant students into Quebec educational institutions, some secondary schools in Montreal seem unprepared to respond to theunique needs of newcomer youth.This qualitative case study involving six key informantsreveals that schools need experts from community organizations who have a greater capacity to assist youth in their settlement experiences. However, partnering between school and community organizations are often based on difficult and unequal relationships which have a negative impact on the programs and services offeredto newcomer students. It is crucial that the various ministries involved in the well-being of youth provide long-term funding for collaborative programs targeting newcomers. This could fortify programs that are already implemented, encourage new initiative, and spread them to educational institutions around the province.

scholarly journals Data-Driven Decision Making: An Holistic Approach to Assessment in Special Collections Repositories

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Griffin ◽  
Barbara Lewis ◽  
Mark I. Greenberg
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Digital Collections ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Day To Day Operations ◽  
Technical Services

Objective – In an environment of shrinking budgets and reduced staffing, this study seeks to identify a comprehensive, integrated assessment strategy to better focus diminished resources within special collections repositories. Methods – This article presents the results of a single case study conducted in the Special and Digital Collections department at a university library. The department created an holistic assessment model, taking into account both public and technical services, to explore inter-related questions affecting both day-to-day operations as well as long-term, strategic priorities. Results – Data from a variety of assessment activities positively impacted the department’s practices, informing decisions made about staff skill sets, training, and scheduling; outreach activities; and prioritizing technical services. The results provide a comprehensive view of both patron and department needs, allowing for a wide variety of improvements and changes in staffing practices, all driven by data rather than anecdotal evidence. Conclusion – Although the data generated for this study is institutionally specific, the methodology is applicable to special collections departments at other institutions. A systemic, holistic approach to assessment in special collections departments enables the implementation of operational efficiencies. It also provides data that allows the department to document its value to university-wide stakeholders.

scholarly journals Relationship between Online Journal Usage and their Citations in the Academic Publications: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessy Abdul ◽  
Mahabaleshwara Rao ◽  
Amitha Puranik
Keyword(s):  
Rank Order ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Online Journal ◽  
Vast Number ◽  
Online Journals ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Inferential Test ◽  
Academic Publications

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The advancement of science and technology has impacted functioning of the libraries of higher educational institutions, and the mode of providing resources for various academic activities. For many years, libraries attached to educational institutions have been labouring with the question of how to determine the value of journals in their </span><span>specific library collection. The Health Sciences Library of Manipal Academy of Higher Education at Manipal, </span><span>subscribed a vast number of online journals for their users. A relation between the usage and citations of subscribed online journals might provide a basis for the collection management in the libraries of academic and research institutions. The current study resolved to identify whether relationship exists between usage of subscribed online journals and their citations in the academic publications of the health science professionals from 2010 to 2015. The </span><span>study found a statistically significant relationship between subscribed online journal usage and their citations in the </span><span>publications through the inferential test of Spearman’s rank-order correlation. For collection development of online journals, libraries can utilise the usage or citation data of journals as a decision making tool. </span></p></div></div></div>

scholarly journals Marketing Mechanism of Children's Nutrition in General Secondary Education Institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-145
Author(s):  
Anastasiia S. Konovalenko
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Children's Nutrition ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
And Control

The relevance of the study of the organisation and quality of children's nutrition in educational institutions is related to the need to determine the potential of marketing approaches to improve the organisation of children's nutrition. The purpose of the study is to identify the methods for the development of a conceptual model of the marketing mechanism for the organisation of children's nutrition in general secondary education. The theoretical and methodological framework of the study included general scientific and specific methods, which were used to formulate theoretical positions on the organisation of children's nutrition in general secondary education. The study analyses the internal structure of the marketing mechanism by analysing its main functions: planning, organisation, motivation, and control. The content of key functions of the marketing mechanism is covered and their content is described, and also the study developed a conceptual model of the marketing mechanism of the organisation of nutrition of school children based on interaction of subjects of marketing at social, system, and personal levels of management. The author proposes to consider the core model of the marketing mechanism as a system of interaction of marketing actors who are key stakeholders in the market of food and nutrition products for school-age children. It is established that the strategic priority of the introduction of the marketing mechanism of children's nutrition is to promote the comprehensive implementation of long-term programmes in this area based on public-private partnership. The practical value of the study lies in a comprehensive analysis of the structure of the marketing mechanism aimed at organising the interaction of the subjects of the process, which would help achieve the highest possible level of quality and safety of children's nutrition under the current conditions

scholarly journals Tradition as a Homeland to Return to: Transnational Religious Identity of the Post-Soviet Orthodox Jewry

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Elena A. Ostrovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Orthodox Jews ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Random Choice ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Soviet Jewry ◽  
Different Strains

This article highlights the outcome of a long-term field research into the transnational identity of the post-Soviet Orthodox Jewry. It analyzes biographical interviews taken between 2015 and 2018 in St. Petersburg and Minsk to define the religious identity and day-to-day practices of post-Soviet Orthodox Jews. In this article, I argue that the modern post-Soviet Jewry is a new socio-cultural phenomenon with no historical prototypes. As to the research methodology, it was a combination of the transnational approach, random choice case-study targeting post-Soviet Orthodox communities of Orthodox Jewry in large cities, and the biographical method. The backbone of the post-Soviet Orthodox communities of different strains of Judaism was formed in 1990–2008. It is made up of three generations of men and women born in the late 1940s–1960s, mid-1960s–early 1970s, and the 1980s. Each of these generations is characterized by its own unique pattern of observance, the formation of which is directly conditioned by the circumstances of involvement in religious Jewry. The transnational pattern of observance of the Post-Soviet Orthodox Jews involves the model they confronted at the very beginning of their journey, the model they learned in overseas educational institutions or through incoming envoys and rabbis in the country of residence, and the model of balance between the required and possible in the modern post-Christian and post-atheist environment.

scholarly journals “BRTT” (Clean, Neat, Orderly, Organized) Program as a Pioneer of Daarut Tauhid Santri with Ecological Intelligence

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-97
Author(s):  
Dea Mutiara
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
The People ◽  
Living Things ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Situation

Daarut Tauhid as one of the educational institutions that study religion proves that an islamic boarding school does not only deepen the Holy Qur’an and hadith; but also does real activities in the society. Researchers are interested in capturing the process of implementing the "BRTT" program to the ecological intelligence of the Santri[1] of Daarut Tauhid. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method. The subjects of this study include the santri from Daarut Tauhid, the Quality Control Team and Daarut Tauhid Principal. The data are collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of this study indicate that the background of implementing this program is the desire to make islamic boarding schools as pioneers of a clean, neat, orderly, and organized attitude to its santri and to the people who live nearby. The process of implementing the BRTT program is carried out in two categories: internally and externally. The obstacles encountered in the implementation of the BRTT program were self-habit constraints and fatigueness. The factors that influence the students in being disciplined in implementing BRTT are self-consciousness and environmental habit. The ecological intelligence of the students of Daarut Tauhid consists of seven aspects: (1) understanding environmental issues and problems from the perspective of ecological balance and sustainability, (2) conducting BRTT starting with a rule, mandatory policies which gradually become a habit and are inherent in self, (3) ways of solving problems creatively and applying knowledge in a new situation (ecological context), (4) oftenly assess the impact and the effects of human actions and technology on the environment, (5) oftenly take into account of the long-term consequences in taking a decisions (environmental context), (6) knowing indicators of clean and healthy living behavior, also (7) ways to give attention, empathy, and care for others and other living things.[1] Santri is the students of islamic boarding school

scholarly journals Corruption Prevention in Educational Organization (Case Study: Siberian Federal University)

2020 ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
Irina A. Damm
Keyword(s):  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Educational Organization ◽  
Information Transparency ◽  
Preventive Activity ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Corruption Prevention ◽  
The University

In accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on countering corruption, educational organisations are obliged to take measures to prevent corruption. At the same time, the content, forms, methods and subjects of organising anticorruption preventive work are questions that do not have a definite answer. Siberian Federal University implements a set of measures to prevent corruption based on its own scientific findings. Long-term preventive activity predetermined the institutionalisation of relations in corruption prevention at the University. Specialised structural units for corruption prevention, established under local regulatory acts in connection with the increasing complexity of the tasks and emerging needs, successfully operate. The corruption prevention programme annually adopted in Siberian Federal University lays out the specific features of the main directions of work. At the same time, one of the important areas implemented by the organisation is the anti-corruption enlightenment of students and employees, as well as ensuring the information transparency of corruption prevention. In the absence of a proper scientific and methodological basis for corruption prevention in educational institutions of higher education, the experience of Siberian Federal University may be useful for other educational organisations of various types

Using sensory sciences help products succeed

2017 ◽  
Vol 119 (10) ◽  
pp. 2130-2144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Talavera ◽  
Edgar Chambers IV
Keyword(s):  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sensory Science ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
Sensory Data ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Product Success ◽  
Industrial Setting

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show how sensory science can be used as a valuable tool to help develop products with a higher chance of long-term market success by reducing uncertainty during the development process. Future trends are discussed. Design/methodology/approach The description and case study approach highlight how sensory scientists must be involved during development as a research partner to develop appropriate study objectives, comprehensive research plans, and conduct studies in collaboration with other groups. This approach shows ways to deliver deeper understanding of the product and category through appropriate study execution and development of actionable insights. Findings The present review demonstrates ways that sensory scientists, including those focused mainly on consumer evaluation, interact with other groups within the research and development organization. This paper is focused on providing information about sensory science to non-sensory scientists and developers. Examples are shown. Practical implications This paper presents a guide for applying sensory and consumer science in an industrial setting that can be used by both industry and educational institutions who train students. It refers to current literature, presents real case studies in an abbreviated form, and traces the use of sensory in ways that may not usually be covered in some guides and books that focus on the more traditional uses of sensory in areas such as quality control. Originality/value This paper fulfills an identified need for contributions of sensory scientists to the product success continuum and the influence of getting appropriate sensory data to support research, development, and marketing decisions. The use and reference to specific examples make an original contribution to the journal.

When Job Training Is Not Enough: The Cultivation of Social Capital in Career Academies

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 617-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lanford ◽  
Tattiya Maruco
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Job Training ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Career Academies ◽  
Boundary Spanners ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Personal Support

Career academies are increasingly prominent in American secondary education. However, our understanding of these academies is limited by a paucity of research about the factors that make them viable and effective. This case study highlights, from the perspective of 52 academy coordinators and teachers and 41 students, distinctive features that enable career academies to provide valuable job-related experiences and improve student engagement. Employing the theoretical framework of social capital, the findings emphasize the importance of boundary spanners who have the ability to maintain relationships between industry and educational institutions, bounded solidarity that facilitates an exchange of resources within an academy, and the information potential of the academy in terms of academic and personal support for students outside of the classroom.

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