scholarly journals Exploring young women’s perspectives of a targeted support programme for teenage parents

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 272-277
Author(s):  
Grant James McGeechan ◽  
Michelle Baldwin ◽  
Keith Allan ◽  
Gillian O’Neill ◽  
Dorothy Newbury-Birch
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Teenage Mothers ◽  
Parent Support ◽  
Teenage Parents ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Teenage Parent ◽  
Support Programme ◽  
Free Transport ◽  
Education And Employment

ContextTeenage parents and their children are at risk of poorer outcomes than older mothers, and their peers.ObjectiveEvaluate participants' experiences of a targeted teenage parent support programme.DesignA qualitative study was conducted to gain feedback from participants of a locally commissioned teenage parent support programme. Four focus groups were held with participants attending the programme in different areas of the county, and analysed using applied thematic analysis.ParticipantsTeenage mothers aged 16–19 years from vulnerable backgrounds (n=18) attending a teenage parent support programme in County Durham.ResultsTwo major themes emerged from the analysis focusing on factors influencing enrolment and continued engagement and how the programme leads to personal development for mother and child.The majority of participants felt that the group fostered a supportive environment and led to a reduction in social isolation. The provision of free transport and childcare onsite was seen as a key component of the service without which many would not have been able to attend.DiscussionThe programme appeared effective at increasing the emotional and social capabilities of teenage mothers. It had a positive impact on parents’ engagement in education and employment, as well as impacting on children’s social development.ConclusionsTargeted support programmes have the ability to increase social and emotional capabilities of teenage mothers and their children. They can increase engagement in education and employment for teenage mothers. The provision of transport and free child care places can enhance engagement in such programmes.

scholarly journals Teenage Mothers and Social Isolation: The Role of Friendship as Protection against Relational Exclusion

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyla Ellis-Sloan ◽  
Amy Tamplin
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
Teenage Mothers ◽  
Friendship Networks ◽  
Group Support ◽  
Teenage Parents ◽  
Education And Employment

This article explores links made between teenage mothers and isolation: in particular, the notion of ‘relational exclusion’ (Kidger, 2004). Political conceptualisations of social exclusion often ignore this aspect and instead focus on the economic dynamics of exclusion. As a consequence, policies aimed at addressing the exclusion of teenage parents often focus on education and employment as solutions. This article argues that friendships are overlooked as a source of potential support. It therefore builds on work that has observed teenage mothers’ isolation and loneliness to examine how a teenage pregnancy affects a young woman's friendship networks. It then goes on to expand understanding of how new friendships are formed and the types of support they provide. The article concludes by proposing that social policy has a role in facilitating friendship support through investment, integrating group support with one-to-one methods and tackling stigma.

Empowerment is the Basis for Improving Education and Employment Outcomes for Aboriginal People in Remote Australia

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-161
Author(s):  
Byron Wilson ◽  
Tammy Abbott ◽  
Stephen J. Quinn ◽  
John Guenther ◽  
Eva McRae-Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
Aboriginal Communities ◽  
Aboriginal Community ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Shared Space ◽  
English Literacy ◽  
Education And Employment

In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people score poorly on national mainstream indicators of wellbeing, with the lowest outcomes recorded in remote communities. As part of a ‘shared space’ collaboration between remote Aboriginal communities, government and scientists, the holistic Interplay Wellbeing Framework and accompanying survey were designed bringing together Aboriginal priorities of culture, empowerment and community with government priorities of education, employment and health. Quantitative survey data were collected from a cohort of 841 Aboriginal people aged 15–34 years, from four different Aboriginal communities. Aboriginal community researchers designed and administered the survey. Structural equation modelling was used to identify the strongest interrelating pathways within the framework. Optimal pathways from education to employment were explored with the concept of empowerment playing a key role. Here, education was defined by self-reported English literacy and numeracy and empowerment was defined as identity, self-efficacy and resilience. Empowerment had a strong positive impact on education (β = 0.38, p < .001) and strong correlation with employment (β = 0.19, p < .001). Education has a strong direct effect on employment (β = 0.40, p < .001). This suggests that education and employment strategies that foster and build on a sense of empowerment are mostly likely to succeed, providing guidance for policy and programs.

scholarly journals Medical Volunteerism in Undergraduate Medical Programme: A Novel, in-depth Curriculum

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adegoke Olusegun Adefolalu
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Social Activism ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Health Advocacy ◽  
Course Materials ◽  
Medical Educators ◽  
Medical Volunteerism ◽  
Academic Year

Health disparities persist among several populations globally and doctors are well-placed to advocate for better health outcomes among the population they serve thereby promoting health equity. According to the literature, medical educators have the capacity to produce socially responsible medical doctors who have competency in health advocacy in addition to their clinical knowledge. However, apart from being taught the determinants of health, little, or no real-live experience is given to medical students in social medicine and health advocacy to enable them to develop the necessary skills in this area. At the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University in Pretoria, South Africa, Medical Volunteerism was offered as a selective course during the 2016 academic year. It entails engagement of the medical students in activities that tied them with the primary burden of providing service to an identified community, where they plan and participate in an organized activity that meets the identified needs of such community. This article describes the structure, content, and outcomes of this curriculum. The feedback from students and other stakeholders were strongly positive, the students rated the course highly in a variety of instances, including appropriateness of lecture topics, presentation of the course contents, course materials, effectiveness of teaching and level of students' participation. The average overall rating for the course was 8.4 based on a ten-point scale. Furthermore, the students acknowledged that it contributed to their personal development in terms of social activism in health. In conclusion, medical volunteerism selective has positive impact that is measurable, support should be given to students and facilitators who are interested in implementing similar selective as it has the potential of reinforcing certain values in medical students that could motivate them to have increased desire to work with underserved communities after graduation.

scholarly journals The Impact of Digital Innovation on Education in Romanian Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilia Ţiţan ◽  
◽  
Daniela-Ioana Manea ◽  
Mihaela Mihai ◽  
Cristina Cărămidaru ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Digital Knowledge ◽  
The Impact

Due to the accelerated pace of information and communication technology developments, the digital society and the digital economy have become real and, in turn, pose specific challenges. In this environment, digital skills and competences are essential to achieve the professional success and personal development of any individual. The positive impact that information and communication technology has on education cannot be disputed, but there are also some obstacles that need to be overcome in order to make the most of these benefits. An essential aspect to consider is that technology has repercussions not only on pupils and students, but also on teachers, who must adapt and acquire the knowledge necessary to disseminate information. Having as the main objective of reflecting the impact of digitalization on the educational sector, the paper highlights the basic concepts in the field of digital technology and, at the same time, the current implications on educational processes. At the same time, through logistic regression, the way in which the means of digital innovation influence the education in Romania is analysed and to determine the factors with the highest degree of influence. Modern technology can be considered as synonymous with the future and that is why it is essential that all young students acquire the digital knowledge necessary to revolutionize the educational process and at the same time redefine the recruitment of the labour market.

Shared Leadership and Team Performance

2019 ◽  
pp. 311-325
Author(s):  
Ana Martins ◽  
Isabel Martins
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Shared Leadership ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
The Self ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Team Trust

This chapter contributes to the existing evidence on the constructs of shared leadership, social, and emotional capitals to demonstrate their significant galvanizing effect on team and organizational performance through trust. This study aimed to ascertain how leadership self-efficacy might influence shared leadership team, trust, and performance in this IT Company. Managers with self-reported ratings for the self-efficacy attributes cluster of leadership demonstrate greater probability of improving both perceived and actual employee performance. The emerging results concur with the aforementioned premise because these appear to emphasize the leadership self-efficacy attributes cluster of problem solving. These results may have a positive impact on the team and organizational performance as a whole.

Social-Emotional Learning and Students' Transition from Kindergarten to Primary School in Italy

2015 ◽  
pp. 241-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Cavioni ◽  
Maria Assunta Zanetti
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Emotional Competence ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Teachers And Parents

The transition from kindergarten to primary school is a critical period in the development of children. Children who start primary school with good emotional and social skills have more friends, can easily establish new social relationships with peers and adults, and adjust better and achieve more at school. Although in the last couple of decades social-emotional learning programs have received considerable scientific attention in various countries, little is known about the implementation of such programs in the Italian context. This chapter describes a quasi-experimental study on the effectiveness of the implementation of a social-emotional program with Italian kindergarten children. Children's assessment by the researcher and reports from teachers and parents indicated that the program called “By Your Hand” had a positive impact on the social and emotional competence of children over time as they moved from kindergarten to primary school, with indications of enhanced emotional competence and reduced behaviour problems.

Systematic Literature Review:Online Social Media Interaction in Education and Employment Cluster/ Tinjauan Literatur Sistematik: Interaksi Media Sosial Atas Talian dalam Kluster Pendidikan dan Pekerjaan

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Shela Saleh ◽  
Mohd Shafie Rosli
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Online Interaction ◽  
Online Social Media ◽  
Employment Sector ◽  
The Face ◽  
Media Interaction ◽  
Education And Employment

The research is related to online social media interactions in education and employment clusters. The researcher has developed five objectives of the study specifically to identifying the top forms of social media in Malaysia, to identifying the tendency of Malaysians to habit social media, to identifying online interaction platforms in the employment sector, to identifying the effectiveness of social media in generating income and for educational purposes. All objectives use two methods of analysis that is critical factor analysis and quantitative analysis. All of these objectives were achieved. The results show that Malaysians are more likely to use Facebook social media and WhatsApp application in their regular lives for social, educational and career purposes. This shows that social media and interaction applications have a positive impact on society, especially for employees and students in the face of the changing world of Technology in the 21st century.

Social Exclusion and Young Rural-Urban Migrants’ Integration into a Host Society in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 648 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juhua Yang
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Institutional Constraints ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Registration System ◽  
Socioeconomic Integration ◽  
Urban Migrants ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
System Migration

This article explores correlates of the socioeconomic integration of young rural-urban migrants in a host society in China. Using a new typology that distinguishes hukou (household registration system), migration status, and age, multilevel modeling results indicate that young rural-urban migrants achieve a lower socioeconomic status than local youths and urban-urban migratory youths. This challenges the notion that marketization necessarily promotes rights and legal equality in a linear fashion and suggests that the potentially positive impact of migration on personal development might be compromised by institutional constraints (e.g., hukou) that exclude migrants from rural areas, as well as other outsiders, particularly youths.

scholarly journals Is overseas volunteering beneficial to the NHS? The analysis of volunteers’ responses to a feedback questionnaire following experiences in low-income and middle-income countries

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. e017517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Yeomans ◽  
Grace Le ◽  
Hemant Pandit ◽  
Chris Lavy
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Feedback Questionnaire ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Uk

IntroductionLocally requested and planned overseas volunteering in low-income and middle-income countries by National Health Service (NHS) staff can have benefits for the host or receiving nation, but its impact on the professional development of NHS staff is not proven. The Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) and Leadership Framework (LF) are two tools used by employers as a measure of individuals' development. We have used dimensions from both tools as a method of evaluating the benefit to NHS doctors who volunteer overseas.Methods88 NHS volunteers participating with local colleagues in Primary Trauma Care and orthopaedic surgical training courses in sub-Saharan Africa were asked to complete an online self-assessment questionnaire 6 months following their return to the UK. The survey consisted of questions based on qualities outlined in both the KSF and LF.Results85 completed responses to the questionnaire were received. In every KSF domain assessed, the majority of volunteers agreed that their overseas volunteering experience improved their practice within the NHS. Self-assessed pre-course and post-course scores evaluating the LF also saw a universal increase, notably in the ‘working with others’ domain.DiscussionThere is a growing body of literature outlining the positive impact of overseas volunteering on NHS staff. Despite increasing evidence that such experiences can develop volunteers’ essential skills, individuals often find it difficult to gain support of their employers. Our study, in line with the current literature, shows that overseas volunteering by NHS staff can provide an opportunity to enhance professional and personal development. Skills gained from volunteering within international links match many of the qualities outlined in both KSF and LF, directly contributing to volunteers’ continued professional development.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Fertility – New Evidence from Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (36) ◽  
pp. 7-20
Author(s):  
Atif Awad ◽  
Ishak Yussof
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
Fertility Rates ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Education And Employment

Abstract This research paper investigates long and short term determinants of fertility rates in Malaysia based on basic macroeconomic variables for the period 1980-2014 using Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method. The study reveals that over a long term period, all the selected variables (GDP, infant mortality rate, females’ education and employment) have had significant and negative impact on total fertility rates. Whilst during the short term period, only the infant mortality rate has had a positive impact. Since population growth is partly determined by fertility rates, efforts to increase population in Malaysia should consider factors that affect those rates.

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