Merging Social Work Science and Computer Science for Social Good

2018 ◽  
pp. 3-15
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Social Good

scholarly journals Towards the Design and Evaluation of Interactive Technologies for Social Good

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Souvik Mukherjee ◽  
Ngudup Tsering ◽  
Jinan Fiaidhi
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Mixed Reality ◽  
Cultural Anthropology ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Interactive Technologies ◽  
Social Good ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Social Cause

<i>Computer science permeates our everyday lives in almost every space in the modern fast-paced world. The potential of computer science to address the world’s most complex and immediate problems is unbounded. Digital technologies have connected us to the globe, and yet after coming this far, mere technical knowledge does not seem to suffice a cause that is above the global technological requirement. Creative and interdisciplinary solutions that encompass an understanding of technology and people, along with a deep desire to improve the state of the world is the need of the hour, that is, application of cross-discipline aspects from society and technology towards development of social cause. This report gives a qualitative case study of quantitative surveys that address two of the major social challenges experienced by the society on a global scale, and explore solutions and recommendations with interactive technologies to address them. The report also discusses potential applications of mixed reality, and argues that collaborative mixed reality can be deployed towards achieving the interaction goal between different communication groups. It also suggests and proposes the employment of collaborative mixed reality games as a probable solution to minimize the social barriers encountered. The work draws upon psychology, cultural anthropology, and art and urban studies along with application areas from fields of human-computer interaction, computer supported cooperative work, and ubiquitous computing.</i>

Strategies for Engaging Hispanic/Latino Youth in the US in Computer Science

2021 ◽  
pp. 203-221
Author(s):  
Jill Denner ◽  
Jacob Martinez ◽  
Heather Thiry
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Latino Youth ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
The United States ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
School Students ◽  
Social Good ◽  
Science Degree ◽  
The Social

In the United States, Hispanic/Latino youth are underrepresented in computer science degree programs and the workforce. This chapter reviews theoretical models and empirical evidence to guide efforts to engage Hispanic/Latino youth in activities and learning environments that have the potential to increase their interest and capacity to pursue and persist in computer science. The authors advocate for a culturally responsive approach to engaging youth in computer science, and highlight a research-based program called Computer Science for the Social Good that has evidence of increasing elementary and high school students' interest and capacity to study computer science. The chapter concludes with implications for research and practice.

scholarly journals Reports on the 2017 AAAI Spring Symposium Series

AI Magazine ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 99-106
Author(s):  
Jeannette Bohg ◽  
Xavier Boix ◽  
Nancy Chang ◽  
Elizabeth F. Churchill ◽  
Vivian Chu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Object Perception ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Language Understanding ◽  
Social Good ◽  
Symposium Series ◽  
The Social

The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, in cooperation with Stanford University's Department of Computer Science, presented the 2017 Spring Symposium Series, held Monday through Wednesday, March 27–29, 2017 on the campus of Stanford University. The eight symposia held were Artificial Intelligence for the Social Good (SS-17-01); Computational Construction Grammar and Natural Language Understanding (SS-17-02); Computational Context: Why It's Important, What It Means, and Can It Be Computed? (SS-17-03); Designing the User Experience of Machine Learning Systems (SS-17-04); Interactive Multisensory Object Perception for Embodied Agents (SS-17-05); Learning from Observation of Humans (SS-17-06); Science of Intelligence: Computational Principles of Natural and Artificial Intelligence (SS-17-07); and Wellbeing AI: From Machine Learning to Subjectivity Oriented Computing (SS-17-08). This report, compiled from organizers of the symposia, summarizes the research that took place.

Rethinking Social Justice: A Contemporary Challenge for Social Good

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Levin
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
Special Relationship ◽  
Social Good ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
The Social

Social justice’s special relationship with the social work profession has recently been confirmed by new definitions of social good that identify the promotion of social justice as a primary goal of social work research and practice. This contemporary use of the ideas and ideals of social justice creates an opportunity to reexamine it in the context of modern societies and postmodern knowledge. This article presents four steps for reassessing existing definitions of social justice, as reflected by three cases documented by international institutions that define themselves as promoters of social justice. Through this reassessment, this article seeks to contribute to the regeneration and advancement of interdisciplinary debate over the contents and nature of social justice, under the presumption that any effort toward social good aimed at enhancing social justice should first identify or discuss to what sort of social justice it aspires.

Israeli Peace Nonprofits Promoting Social Good: Characteristics of Active and Inactive Organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Almog-Bar ◽  
Ram A. Cnaan ◽  
Noga Pitowsky-Nave ◽  
Krisztina Tury
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Nongovernmental Organizations ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
The State ◽  
Social Good ◽  
The Way

Objectives: Our aim in this article is to understand the nonprofit organizations that declared to promote social good by focusing on peace and coexistence activities and assess why some survived under challenging contexts while others became inactive. Method: The study is based on a database of peace and coexistence organizations obtained from the registrar of associations in Israel. The nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) were divided into active and inactive organizations. Results: Our key findings suggest that Israeli-registered sustained peace/coexistence NGOs are those that do not focus on meetings between people from the conflicting sides, are centrally committed to peace/coexistence, and are anchored in the Jewish sector of the state. Conclusion: Our findings pave the way for social work entrepreneurs aiming to work toward peace and coexistence to better plan the establishment and sustainability of peace and coexistence NGOs.

Hello, world

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-14
Author(s):  
Komal Aheer ◽  
A. Cameron Macdonell
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
First Year ◽  
Science Students ◽  
International Context ◽  
Social Good ◽  
Internationalization At Home ◽  
At Home

We have created a cross-institution activity to explore the outcomes of an Internationalization at Home (IaH) initiative conducted to expose first year computer science students to the concept of computing for social good in an international context. In doing so we explore how differences in culture can influence students' perceptions and approaches to computing for social good.

Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Lubben ◽  
Richard P. Barth ◽  
Rowena Fong ◽  
Marilyn L. Flynn ◽  
Michael Sherraden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Work Organizations ◽  
Social Good ◽  
Grand Challenges ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Gap ◽  
American Society

The Grand Challenges for Social Work (GCSW) focuses on big, important and compelling problems for all of American society. Sponsored by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, the 12 Grand Challenges address issues of healthy youth development, the health gap, family violence, long and productive lives, social isolation, homelessness, changing climate environments, technology for social good, smart decarceration, economic inequity, financial capacity, and equal opportunity and justice. GCSW is designed to promote scientific and transformative innovation in social work, engage the social work profession in strengthening the ties among social work organizations, foster transdisciplinary research, create greater acknowledgement of social work science within the discipline and by other and related disciplines, and expand the student pipeline into the social work profession.

An Ethical Foundation for Social Good: Virtue Theory and Solidarity

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-204
Author(s):  
Sarah B. Garlington ◽  
Mary Elizabeth Collins ◽  
Margaret R. Durham Bossaller
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Power Analysis ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Virtue Theory ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Social Good ◽  
Ethical Foundation ◽  
Macro Practice ◽  
Social Work Interventions

Purpose: Virtue theorists debate qualities of society leading to human flourishing. Thus, aspects of scholarship on virtue theory may refine conceptualization of social good. We focus on the virtue of solidarity and its contributions to the ethical foundations of social good, providing a core connection to macro-level social work interventions and settings. Methods: We first identify a theoretical gap in the conceptual framework of social good, then use virtue theory and the example of solidarity to connect the concept of social good to social work professional values and macro practice. Results: Our primary critique of the concept of social good is the lack of a sufficient ethical frame that addresses social justice, value foundations, or power analysis. Discussion: Without this, the discussion of social good lacks tools needed to critically assess relevant systems of change and innovative technologies. Consequently, the work of social good risks reinforcing existing status quo and oppressive systems.

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