scholarly journals The Patterns of School Improvement in Digitally Innovative Schools

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Pata ◽  
Kairit Tammets ◽  
Terje Väljataga ◽  
Külli Kori ◽  
Mart Laanpere ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Improvement ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Organization Culture ◽  
Participatory Management ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Inclusive Leadership ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Innovative Schools ◽  
Innovation Practices

AbstractThis study explores schools’ digital maturity self-evaluation reports’ data from Estonia. Based on quantitative data (N = 499) the schools that attempt digital transformation were clustered into three successive digital improvement types. The paper describes 3 main patterns of school improvement in different phases of innovative change: classroom innovation practices’ driven schools, participatory led structural change driven schools; and inclusive and evidence based change management type of schools. The defining variables for digital transformation towards new levels of digital maturity were teachers’ role, digital competences, learning organization culture, participatory management, inclusive leadership, structural changes and network, and IT-manager involvement to structural changes.

Lower extremity osteoarthritis: optimising musculoskeletal health is a growing global concern: a narrative review

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (13) ◽  
pp. 806-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D Leech ◽  
Jillian Eyles ◽  
Mark E Batt ◽  
David J Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Key Management ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Musculoskeletal Health ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
Improve Patient

The burden of non-communicable diseases, such as osteoarthritis (OA), continues to increase for individuals and society. Regrettably, in many instances, healthcare professionals fail to manage OA optimally. There is growing disparity between the strength of evidence supporting interventions for OA and the frequency of their use in practice. Physical activity and exercise, weight management and education are key management components supported by evidence yet lack appropriate implementation. Furthermore, a recognition that treatment earlier in the disease process may halt progression or reverse structural changes has not been translated into clinical practice. We have largely failed to put pathways and procedures in place that promote a proactive approach to facilitate better outcomes in OA. This paper aims to highlight areas of evidence-based practical management that could improve patient outcomes if used more effectively.

Digital transformation: “jobocolypse” or empowerment?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeynep Hizir
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Industry Research ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of digital transformation on jobs and to assess whether or not the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution will lead to mass redundancies. The piece also looks at the role human resources (HR) departments will have to play in the implementation of, and response to, digital transformation within the workplace. Design/methodology/approach This paper combines research based on media articles, a parliamentary report and wider digital transformation industry research. The author looks to explain what digital transformation is, deconstruct misconceptions around digital transformation, assess the true evidence-based impact of digital transformation on jobs and advise HR departments on the impact of digital transformation within the workplace. Findings This piece finds that there remains a considerable degree of misunderstanding and many misconceptions around digital transformation and that while digital transformation will lead to the loss of some jobs, it will also lead to the change of existing ones and creation of new ones. Furthermore, this piece finds that HR departments will play a crucial role in the implementation of digital transformation, but that they too will need to pivot and adjust to new workplace realities as a result. Originality/value Many HR departments face confusion and misconceptions around the impact of digital transformation on the workforce, and there also remains concern among many employers that technology will replace their jobs. This piece seeks to dispel the myths and paint a clearer picture to both HR departments and employees around the impact of digital transformation.

Investigating the Role of Data-Driven Decision-Making Within School Improvement Processes

2021 ◽  
pp. 1707-1725
Author(s):  
Venesser Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Data Driven Decision Making ◽  
Continuous School Improvement ◽  
Decision Making Processes

This chapter provides a detailed literature review exploring the importance of data-driven decision-making processes in current Australian school improvement processes within a context of evidence-based organizational change and development. An investigation into the concept of decision-making and its effect on organizational culture is conducted as change and development are considered to be the new constants in the current discourse around continuous school improvement in schools. In a close examination of literature, this chapter investigates how key factors such as collaboration, communication, and organizational trust are achieved through data-driven decision-making within continuous school improvement processes. The critical role of leadership in sustaining data cultures is also examined for its direct impact on continuous school improvement processes based on evidence-based organizational change and development practices. Future implications of data-driven decision-making to sustain continuous school improvement and accountability processes in Australian schools are discussed.

Advancing Evidence-Based Practice Through Program Evaluation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Q. Morrison ◽  
Anna L. Harms
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
School Based ◽  
Tier System ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Evaluation Of Evidence ◽  
Evaluation Approaches

The demand for results-driven accountability is pervasive in all aspects of education today. The shift in emphasis from compliance to accountability for closing achievement gaps and improving student outcomes creates challenges and opportunities for school-based professionals. School-based professionals have a significant role to play in supporting school improvement efforts and improving outcomes for students in their role as program evaluators. Despite the need for advanced knowledge and skills in program evaluation, resources dedicated to developing the competencies of school-based professionals in evaluation approaches, methods, and tools are scarce. This book addresses this need by serving as a practical resource for school-based professionals seeking to use program evaluation to enhance data-based decision making and accountability as informed by implementation research and within the context of a multi-tier system of supports framework. Throughout this book, school-based professionals are positioned as change agents guiding their school or school districts in the adoption, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based interventions and systems of support to meet students’ academic and behavioral needs.

scholarly journals School self-evaluation for school improvement: Examining the measuring properties of theLEADsurveys

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panayiotis Antoniou ◽  
Jacqui Myburgh-Louw ◽  
Peter Gronn
Keyword(s):  
School Improvement ◽  
Self Evaluation

scholarly journals Managing the Digital Future

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. Ageev
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Real Sector ◽  
Technological Changes ◽  
Natural Systems ◽  
The Past ◽  
Economic Paradigm

In the article, the author considers the problems of economic growth acceleration in the conditions of external environment tightening. Digital transformation sets the vector of structural changes in the Russian and world economy. Currently, the most and least likely elements of digital transformation at the level of the real sector have been identified. Against the background of the ongoing spread of a number of important elements of the digital economy, well-defined threats to cybersecurity are identified and natural intelligence is degraded. It is expected that the structure of employment will undergo major changes. Technological changes provoke fundamental changes in the society, — its appearance in the future can not only be presented in the light of techno-optimism. Scenarios that reanimate very dark futuristic prophecies in the past can become a modern reality. The unfolding digitalization assumes the solution of fundamental issues of development management. Successful co-evolution of social, technical and natural systems requires going beyond the entrenched economic paradigm.

scholarly journals LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY IN PERSONS WITHOUT ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION: A PSYCHOSOMATIC APPROACH TO STUDYING THIS PHENOMENON

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 107-113
Author(s):  
Олег Бастриков ◽  
Oleg Bastrikov ◽  
Вячеслав Белов ◽  
Vyacheslav Belov
Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricle ◽  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Standard Procedure ◽  
Venous Blood ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Health State ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Ventricle Hypertrophy ◽  
Metabolic Indices

The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of psychological and somatic factors in the development of left ventricular hypertrophy in the cohort of persons without arterial hypertension and to give a quantitative evaluation to the effect of these factors on this phenomenon. Materials and methods. The study included 107 practically healthy people of working age from an organized popula- tion, including 46 men (mean age of 43.7 ± 11.5 years; M ± s) and 61 women (mean age 43.1 ± 10.1 years; M ± s). All the subjects underwent measurement of blood pressure according to the standard procedure, questionnaire survey using validated psychological questionnaires, the study of structural changes of the myocardium with echocardiography, the tests for metabolic indices in venous blood on an empty stomach (hormonal, immunological, biochemical). Results. Individuals with left ventricular hypertrophy were characterized by a significantly greater level of depression, accumulated stress, social frustration, decreased self-evaluation of health state and vitality. The value of the left ven- tricle mass index in practically healthy individuals without arterial hypertension is determined by 4 factors: the level of apolipoproteins B, the ratio of waist circumference / hip circumference, the level of the end products of free radical lipid oxidation, and smoking duration. Conclusion. Hypertrophy of the left ventricle in people without arterial hypertension is associated with personality characteristics that determine the nature of a multilevel response (somatic, hormonal, biochemical).

scholarly journals Key Drivers of Digital Transformation in Greek Businesses: Strategy vs. Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-62
Author(s):  
Maria Karekla ◽  
◽  
Yannis Pollalis ◽  
Michail Angelopoulos ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
The Self ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Anonymous Questionnaire ◽  
Key Drivers ◽  
Digital Strategy

Purpose: This article aims to assess strategy and technology as key drivers of Greek businesses’cdigital transformation and compare the results to those of international studies and sources. Methodology: A research was conducted on 124 Greek businesses from different sectors and industries with the use of an anonymous questionnaire from December 2019 to January 2020. Greek businesses were categorized as early, developing, and maturing according to their perceptions about the level of their digital maturity, and differences were identified. The results were finally compared to an international relevant survey. Findings: Several differences were located among the Greek businesses of the three digital maturity categories as formulated after their self-evaluation, and evolution has been identified on their perceptions about their digital strategy, its existence, objectives, and structure, which can be seen developing and expanding from the lowest to the highest levels of digital maturity. Originality: The findings can be useful in creating an initial picture of the perceptions and practices applied by Greek businesses to their use of digital technologies. They can also become a measure of comparison for the self-evaluation of Greek businesses in their efforts to digitally transform.

Digital currencies and digital transformation strategy

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
ILYA EMELIN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Changes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Business Partnerships ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Digital Service ◽  
Complicated Process ◽  
The Stability

The paper examines the events of the Gaidar Forum – 2021 dedicated to the features of digital transformation. By analyzing the speakers’ presentations, the author notes the need to minimize the negative consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for the world economy, to unleash the creative potential and sustainable development of countries. At the same time, the question of creating an image of the future, a semantic paradigm, a strategy for the development of an integral system remains relevant. This requires strengthening business partnerships, well-coordinated interaction of government agencies (departmental and interdepartmental), and improvement of the digital economy during its transformation. The digitalization of economy enhances economic growth, creates opportunities for structural transformations, and necessary conditions for the “post-covid” development of the healthcare system. Digitalization should bring about a proactive, standardized online public service delivery. Digital transformation brings many significant structural changes affecting many areas of our lives. Since digitalization is a long-term and complicated process, particular attention should be paid to maintaining the stability of the labor market, the efficiency of the education system, and the security of big data. Digital transformation should improve the quality of public services, the overall number of digital service users, and the growth of citizens’ well-being

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