scholarly journals Unsung Heroes: How Senior Centers Have Adapted to Provide Essential Services in the Face of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 316-317
Author(s):  
Jan Mutchler ◽  
Caitlin Coyle ◽  
Ceara Somerville
Keyword(s):  
State Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Senior Centers ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Face ◽  
Nutritional Needs ◽  
Core Mission ◽  
Almost All

Abstract This presentation will describe the ways in which senior centers in Massachusetts have adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Three surveys (distributed in April, August, and November, 2020) were conducted with 342 senior centers in the state to learn about current operations through the pandemic, challenges faced, and steps taken to solve those challenges. Results suggest that almost all senior centers (91%) continued to provide limited programming or essential services during the pandemic. Senior centers are prioritizing socialization and nutritional needs as critical services, but are changing the way they operate to continue to meet those needs. Despite facing uncertainty about the future, senior centers continue to adapt to changing conditions as they seek to meet their core mission. This presentation will discuss effects of COVID-19 on how senior centers will continue to operate through and post-pandemic times as well as local and state policy implications.

Classical Dilemma

1964 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-105
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Classical Literature ◽  
Classical World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Face ◽  
Tight Rope ◽  
Uncertain Future

The Classical world continues to dwindle. The study of Greek has vanished altogether from very many schools and, in some places, even Latin hangs upon the uncertain future of administrative reorganization or the relaxation of faculty requirements. In the face of steady retreat, few can now afford the easy luxury of indifference and most admit to a rueful apprehension. What then is the future of the Classics? Unless the present drift is halted, the future must rest mainly with the Universities and it confronts them with a cruel dilemma. The glories of classical literature require the study of the classical languages, but this study, concentrated into three years, leaves scant time for literary glory or humane reflection. Yet literature can only survive if it is read and the study of a civilization can only be fruitful as long as it continues to provoke curious interest. Some will recoil from ‘popular’ or ‘general’ courses but no one should scoff at those who attempt them, for there perhaps lies our best hope that Classics will be more than the secret preserve of a devoted few. Such courses must inevitably walk a giddy tight-rope: if they include too much, they run the risk of drudgery, if they are content with too little, they may decline into that diarrhoea verborum so mercilessly pilloried by Wilamowitz. The state of equilibrium will be hard to attain, but it may be hoped that, with the continuing support of our contributors, Greece & Rome will be able to assist these new and crucial developments.

Polityka bezpieczeństwa państwa a podmiotowość jednostek... Postępowania sprawdzające jako przedmiot potencjalnego zainteresowania Rzecznika Praw Obywatelskich

1970 ◽  
Vol 23 (301) ◽  
pp. 13-24
Author(s):  
Robert Zapart
Keyword(s):  
Security Policy ◽  
Political System ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Public Spheres ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Face ◽  
Screening Procedures

In this article, the author discusses the expansion of the principle of disclosure in parts of the state’s security policy which regard screening procedures that make it possible to access classified information by those interested in the work or service in particular public spheres. To reduce the risk of the state organs making decisions based on extra-substantive factors, the author postulates to include the Ombudsman in the above procedures. This person would balance the position of the parties engaged in the procedure and strengthen the protection of the rights and freedoms of individuals. In a broader context, this idea, built on the premise of preventing undesirable phenomena related to concessions on citizens’ subjectivity, should increase their trust in the state’s security policy. They need to be convinced that proper organs, with secure positions within the political system, hold competences allowing them to make justified interventions that protect the citizens. It will not, however, change the face of the discussion of great importance for the future of the state – on individual citizens resigning from a part of their rights and freedoms in favour of security.

scholarly journals The Plague in Islamic and Abbasid Poetry

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-121
Author(s):  
Ahmad Mahmood Abdulhameed Al-Bayaati
Keyword(s):  
Arab Countries ◽  
The State ◽  
Loss And Grief ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Arid Desert ◽  
Poetic Texts ◽  
Almost All

The great spread of the plague in the Arab countries and the severity of their fear of it and their feeling of helplessness in the face of its oppression made them attribute it to the jinn, and they preferred to live in the arid desert over the countries that they saw as humid as the Levant, fleeing from it because they believed that it was abundant in them, so the abundance of his names to them, perhaps the most prominent thing that appeared in the poetry of the plague is an emotion Sadness and pain for loved ones and relatives, and lamentations abounded in it, and a number of the most famous Arab lamentations were said because of it, and the lament included people and cities because of the devastation that befell them by plagues, almost all of the poetry dealt with the subject of the plague said after the emergence of Islam. Therefore, its impact was evident in it, such as the joy of dying from the plague because it is a testimony, and God collected the stabbing and plague on the nation influenced by the Prophet’s hadith, and others. Most of his poetic texts describe the state of loss and grief, in the face of the devastation and killing that the plague does, and it is rare to find a description of it, so the poet focused on the emotional side of this tragedy, were it not for the elegy poems we received. Short texts (syllables and plucking) would have been dominant, as they are partial glimpses and images that pass in front of the poet and record them. Poets used the image of the plague to express the pain of their love and spin, and in their sarcastic and serious humorous attacks, describing their brutality and the strength and intensity of their praises.

Educator Perceptions Following Changes in Gifted Education Policy: Implications for Serving Gifted Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 001698622110237
Author(s):  
Jaret Hodges ◽  
Rachel U. Mun ◽  
Javetta Jones Roberson ◽  
Charles “Tedd” Flemister
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Gifted Education ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Multiple Imputations ◽  
The Future ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Present Part ◽  
Descriptive Framework

Policy changes are an ever-present part of education. In 2019, legislators upended over two decades of gifted education policy in Texas with the removal of direct funding for gifted education. In its wake, the removal of funding shook educator morale and created uncertainty as to the future of gifted education in the state. In this article, we report on a survey administered to gifted education educators in Texas. A descriptive framework in conjunction with Bayesian analysis and multiple imputations is used to analyze the survey results. Our findings provide evidence that though educator sentiment is largely negative toward the changes to gifted education in Texas, educator outlooks on the future of gifted education in the state are relatively high.

Exit left: the case of Australian state Labor

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Manwaring
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Social Democracy ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Australian State ◽  
The Face ◽  
Almost All

This chapter evaluates the case of Australian state (Labor) governments. It outlines four distinctive state Labor governments in Australia in the states of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia. In all cases, Labor held office for a relatively sustained period of time, before eventually losing. These state Labor governments offered a distinctive approach to governance that reshaped and renewed the trajectory of social democracy, especially in the face of neoliberal economic settings. Yet, in almost all these cases, these Labor governments were ejected from office. However, in contrast to some of the other cases in this volume, Labor has regained power in many of the state jurisdictions. So, while the Labor model of ‘strategic government’ might have passed, there might be further lessons here about how Labor can regain power.

State Response, Community Development, and Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-23
Author(s):  
Elyta Elyta ◽  
Herlan Herlan
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Global Organizations ◽  
The Public ◽  
State Response ◽  
Electricity Rates ◽  
The Face ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact

Almost all countries in the world are being hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, including Indonesia. The Indonesian government is trying to take steps to improve the welfare of its people in the midst of this pandemic situation. This paper aims to analyze how the state responds to the impact of Covid-19 and how community development is being carried out in the face of Covid-19. This paper uses descriptive qualitative research with literature study methods related to government policies for the welfare of the community in the Covid-19 pandemic which is associated with the state response and the community development process in Indonesia. The results of this study show that the state's response is through issuing health protocol regulations, providing assistance to reduce electricity rates, distributing basic foodstuffs, and cash. The state also improves emergency response mechanisms, conducts outreach, involves the community, conducts tracing intensively. The state also faces obstacles, however input from the public and global organizations is used as evaluation material which makes further response increases. Meanwhile, community development in dealing with Covid-19 is carried out through active and sustainable community strengthening based on the principles of social justice, cooperation and participation from the community in making it happen. Keywords: State Response; Community Development; Covid-19

Russia in the International Economic Relations. Retrospective analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Mogilevkin
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
State Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Technological Revolution ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Significant Period ◽  
International Economic Relations ◽  
The Future ◽  
Book Covers

The purpose of this monograph is to show and prove that international economic relations are essential for any country, including Russia. The presentation of the topic is metasrategic that is large-scaled. The book covers a very significant period of our history. The author reviews the place of Russia in international economic relations at different stages of history depending on the state policy. The optimal goals for the future outlined in the conclusions are based on the author’s understanding of the further developments of the scientific and technological revolution and globalization.

scholarly journals State policy towards food industry in time of integration and globalisation

Equilibrium ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-103
Author(s):  
Piotr Chechelski
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
The State ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The Future

With the expansion of globalisation, the significance of the state declines. However, the state, by cooperating with various international organizations, still plays an important part in inspiring and coordinating actions. Based on the available literature, the article presents various scientists’ ideas on the role of the state in globalisation processes. The attitude of the Polish state towards globalisation and integration processes occurring in the food industry in years 1990-2008 was assessed. The possibilities of state influence now and in the future in the industry were also considered.

The Efficiency of Russia's Foreign Financial Assets Realization

2004 ◽  
pp. 76-91
Author(s):  
B. Kheifets
Keyword(s):  
State Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Financial Assets ◽  
Foreign Countries

Russia's financial requirements in respect to foreign countries have considerably lowered during recent years without noticeable return for the country's budget. Different assessments of the value of foreign financial assets are considered in the article and main reasons that have led to their lowering are revealed. The state policy in the field is critically analyzed, alternative variants of increasing the effectiveness of foreign financial assets realization are offered.

Obecny stan badań nad Zagładą na Ukrainie

2014 ◽  
pp. 889-915
Author(s):  
Anna Abakunkova
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Holocaust Studies ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
The Future

The article examines the state of the Holocaust historiography in Ukraine for the period of 2010 – beginning of 2014. The review analyzes activities of major research and educational organizations in Ukraine which have significant part of projects devoted to the Holocaust; main publications and discussions on the Holocaust in Ukraine, including publications of Ukrainian authors in academic European and American journals. The article illustrates contemporary tendencies and conditions of the Holocaust Studies in Ukraine, defines major problems and shows perspectives of the future development of the Holocaust historiography in Ukraine.

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