Assessing the Impact of Emerging Anti-Bullying Legislation on Children and Youth

2016 ◽  
pp. 167-184
Author(s):  
Alicia Raia-Hawrylak ◽  
Christopher Donoghue
Keyword(s):  
Children And Youth ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals A Low-Cost Assistive Robot for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders to Aid in Daily Living Activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 3974
Author(s):  
Roberto J. López-Sastre ◽  
Marcos Baptista-Ríos ◽  
Francisco Javier Acevedo-Rodríguez ◽  
Soraya Pacheco-da-Costa ◽  
Saturnino Maldonado-Bascón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurodevelopmental Disorders ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Robotic Platform ◽  
Assistive Robot ◽  
Technical Details ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Everyday Living

In this paper, we present a new low-cost robotic platform that has been explicitly developed to increase children with neurodevelopmental disorders’ involvement in the environment during everyday living activities. In order to support the children and youth with both the sequencing and learning of everyday living tasks, our robotic platform incorporates a sophisticated online action detection module that is capable of monitoring the acts performed by users. We explain all the technical details that allow many applications to be introduced to support individuals with functional diversity. We present this work as a proof of concept, which will enable an assessment of the impact that the developed technology may have on the collective of children and youth with neurodevelopmental disorders in the near future.

scholarly journals The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Canadian children and youth

FACETS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1628-1648
Author(s):  
Tracy Vaillancourt ◽  
Peter Szatmari ◽  
Katholiki Georgiades ◽  
Amanda Krygsman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Stepped Care ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Coordinated Care ◽  
Significant Impairment ◽  
The Impact

Children and youth flourish in environments that are predictable, safe, and structured. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted these protective factors making it difficult for children and youth to adapt and thrive. Pandemic-related school closures, family stress, and trauma have led to increases in mental health problems in some children and youth, an area of health that was already in crisis well before COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. Because mental health problems early in life are associated with significant impairment across family, social, and academic domains, immediate measures are needed to mitigate the potential for long-term sequalae. Now more than ever, Canada needs a national mental health strategy that is delivered in the context in which children and youth are most easily accessible—schools. This strategy should provide coordinated care across sectors in a stepped care framework and across a full continuum of mental health supports spanning promotion, prevention, early intervention, and treatment. In parallel, we must invest in a comprehensive population-based follow-up of Statistics Canada’s Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth so that accurate information about how the pandemic is affecting all Canadian children and youth can be obtained. It is time the Canadian government prioritizes the mental health of children and youth in its management of the pandemic and beyond.

scholarly journals The Subject of Theatre in the Lithuanian School: Relationships within the General Educational Cultural Context

Pedagogika ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 111 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-202
Author(s):  
Vida Kazragytė
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Theatre Education ◽  
Educational Innovations ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Theatre Pedagogy ◽  
The Impact

The article investigates the rather new educational phenomenon – about twenty years ago under the impact of educational reform the theatre subject teaching was introduced. In many neighbor’s countries there is no such separate theatre subject still yet. The focus of the article is on the relationships between the curricula of theatre subject (2008, 2001) and the practice of long-lived non-formal education of children and youth of Lithuania. The curricula of theatre subject were prepared according to comprehensive discipline-arts education conception formed in United States of Amerika. Taking into account the notion of M. Lukšienė, that experience of other cultures, as well as the educational innovations must be adopted according to “own cultural model”, the attention is paid to analysis how curricula of theatre subject are grounded on traditions of Lithuanian non-formal education, especially its artistic trend. The self-expression paradigm or psychological trend of theatre education is less evident in our context. The roots of artistic trend are in Jesuit’s school theatre that existed in Lithuania 1570–1843. The artistic trend was recreated at the end of 20th century in non-formal theatre education in Lithuania by relaying on the professional theatre pedagogy (the training of professional theatre pedagogues started, the first books of methodology of theatre education appeared). Analysis showed that common concepts, as “theatre” and “education through theatre” are those which relate artistic trend of non-formal theatre education with curricula of theatre subject, accordingly, which are grounded on discipline-based art education conception. Especially that is clear from the revealing of content of “education through theatre” concept and explaining its formative and cognitive impacts on children and youth who are acting the roles created by dramaturge. The biggest challenge related with coming of theatre subject as separate, is the creating of theatre knowledge appropriated for school children. Now the theatre subject curricula describe the knowledge which are known in professional theatre pedagogy and in artistic trend of non-formal theatre education, but only in part. Thy must be expanded by new knowledge which will be get by way of externalization from direct practice. Also, there is a need of artistic orientation of theatre didactics – that can guarantee the succession of the best traditions of Lithuanian‘s theatre education and encourage their development.

scholarly journals Impact of War on Lebanese Children and Youth

1970 ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Lebanese American University
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
The Impact

"The impact of war on Lebanse children and youth" formed the topic of a conference organized by the Lebanese Child Welfare Association which was suggested by Mrs. Zahia Salman, head of the Association .

Impact of the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card: A 10-Year Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (s1) ◽  
pp. S3-S20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark S. Tremblay ◽  
Joel D. Barnes ◽  
Jennifer Cowie Bonne
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Report Card ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Synthesis Mechanism ◽  
Intermediate Outcomes ◽  
Stakeholder Needs ◽  
The Impact

For 20 years Active Healthy Kids Canada (AHKC) has worked to inspire the country to engage all children and youth in physical activity (PA). The primary vehicle to achieve this is the AHKC Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, which has been released annually since 2005. Using 10 years of experience with this knowledge translation and synthesis mechanism, this paper aggregates and consolidates diverse evidence demonstrating the impact of the Report Card and related knowledge translation activities. Over the years many evaluations, consultations, assessments, and surveys have helped inform changes in the Report Card to improve its impact. Guided by a logic model, the various assessments have traversed areas related to distribution and reach, meeting stakeholder needs, use of the Report Card, its influence on policy, and advancing the mission of AHKC. In the past 10 years, the Report Card has achieved > 1 billion media impressions, distributed > 120,000 printed copies and > 200,000 electronic copies, and benefited from a collective ad value > $10 million. The Report Card has been replicated in 14 countries, 2 provinces, 1 state and 1 city. AHKC has received consistent positive feedback from stakeholders and endusers, who reported that the Report Card has been used for public awareness/education campaigns and advocacy strategies, to strengthen partnerships, to inform research and program design, and to advance and adjust policies and strategies. Collectively, the evidence suggests that the Report Card has been successful at powering the movement to get kids moving, and in achieving demonstrable success on immediate and intermediate outcomes, although the long-term goal of improving the PA of Canadian children and youth remains to be realized.

Reluctance Versus Urge to Disclose Child Maltreatment: The Impact of Multi-Type Maltreatment

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (18) ◽  
pp. 3888-3914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Lev-Wiesel ◽  
Maya First ◽  
Ruth Gottfried ◽  
Zvi Eisikovits
Keyword(s):  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Epidemiological Survey ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Criminal Prosecution ◽  
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Impact

Child maltreatment is a major public health issue in Israel. According to a recent Israeli national epidemiological survey, approximately half of Jewish and Arab girls and boys between the ages 12 and 17 experienced at least one type of child maltreatment, at any severity level. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the influence of multi-type maltreatment on Israeli children and youth survivors’ reluctance versus urge to disclose; with the effects of gender, age, and ethnicity taken into account. The study is important since non-disclosure has deleterious effects in terms of continuation of the abuse, delays in criminal prosecution and commencement of treatment. A self-report questionnaire incorporating the following instruments was administered: the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire, the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, and the Disclosure of Trauma Questionnaire. The sample consisted of 6,253 Jewish and Arab children and youth who reported experiencing at least one lifetime child maltreatment event. Study results indicated that children and youth’s reluctance to disclose is positively associated with their emotional reactions to disclosure, as well as with higher instances of child maltreatment exposure; whereas urge to talk is negatively correlated with their emotional reactions to disclosure.

THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHERS’ CONTINUING EDUCATIONWITH USE OF MULTIMEDIA EDUCATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-300
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Gołębieska-Wesołowska
Keyword(s):  
Social Role ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Comprehensive Development ◽  
Social Exposure ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the article is to describe the impact and significance of not only self-education of teachers, but also continuous training on teacher’s comprehensive development in the entire digital space (including multimedia) which he deals with not only in his professional work. Participation in continuous training in the era of infor-mation society is the only way to successfully adapt man to the changes resulting from the progress of civilization. The wealth of organizational forms of teacher education makes education a good accessible to all, regardless of age, level of education or material status. Adults strive to improve their skills and knowledge. Motivation is one of the most important factors determining the effectiveness of adult learning. It should be remembered that the teach-er's role is crucial in the process of teaching and up bringing children and youth. The profession of a teacher is characterized above all by the fact that his area of activity is contact with people, especially children and youth, and the primary purpose of his actions is to educate. Working as a teacher sets requirements, which are not lim-ited only to the transfer of knowledge. These tasks are also the transfer of experiences, stimulation to being crea-tive, active and motivated, which contributes to the shaping of the value system of a young person. Implementation of these tasks may result with the teacher's feeling overloaded with work. It is important whether the beliefs about the teaching profession are reasonable and the skills are adapted to the position. The profession of teacher and educator is combined with the fulfilment of a social role, which includes, among other things: contact with another person, emotional involvement, and possession of appropriate competences, continuous improvement, functioning in difficult situations, strong social exposure and effective working under the stress. We must remember that not all teachers are equally susceptible to stress and not everyone is equally affected by its effects, so the degree of risk of burnout syndrome differs between individual teachers.

Analysis of Organizational Culture of Orenburg Municipal Institution of Supplementary Education “Children and Youth Art Center”

10.12737/5797 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 58-61
Author(s):  
Сычева ◽  
E. Sycheva
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Outer Sphere ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Supplementary Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Motivational Behavior

This article examines the impact of organizational culture on the internal life of the organization and the success of the organization in the outer sphere. An analysis of key aspects of the organizational culture of municipal institution of further education “Children And Youth Art Center”, Orenburg. The object of the study consists of the following questions of internal organizational culture: analysis of informational and business exchanges among employees; organization of motivational behavior; forms of control, the ratio of regulatory and creative trends in the institution; diagnosis of the social-psychological organizational environment. General analysis of organizational culture showed that in this institution itdoes fruitfully aff ect the institution. Undoubtedly, the experience of managing the institution must be adopted by other institutions in this fi eld.

Should children become key stakeholders in designing family-friendly workplaces?

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (9/10) ◽  
pp. 1125-1139
Author(s):  
Nataša Krstić ◽  
Jelena Sladojević Matić
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
The Family ◽  
Workplace Practices ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe purpose is to determine whether there is a gap between what children and youth expect from their parents' workplaces and the family-friendly business practices that employers apply, as well as whether COVID-19 has accelerated the introduction of these practices or contributed to any paradigm change.Design/methodology/approachDescriptive methodological research was done through electronic surveys with two target groups. The first group of respondents consisted of 1,279 children and youth who expressed their opinion on the impact of the parental workplace on them and what needs to be done to make companies more family oriented. The second survey involved 64 employers, who shared their views on achieving a balance between work and family and provided insight into the pre-pandemic and pandemic family-friendly workplace practices.FindingsAn apparent gap was identified between the family-friendly workplace practices offered by employers and the needs that children have regarding their parents' workplace. Although employers confirm that COVID-19 provides an opportunity to encourage FFW practices, during the outbreak of the virus, they demonstrated responsibility towards employees but neglected their family members.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings cannot be generalised to the entire business sector as the survey is not nationally representative. Also, the surveyed children do not come from the surveyed employers' work collectives, so it was not possible to intersect the findings.Practical implicationsThe research is vital for human resource managers as creators and implementers of family-friendly workplaces, as it indicates the need to involve the important but overlooked stakeholders in this process – the children of employees.Originality/valueThe research gap in the family-friendly workplace paradigm is addressed by comparing the attitudes of children with the employers' practices, before and during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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