A study on the evaluation analysis of the library’s social values

2020 ◽  
pp. 096100062091169
Author(s):  
Younghee Noh
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Final Evaluation ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
Local Residents

The purpose of this research is to develop evaluation indicators for assessing the social value of libraries. To this end, preliminary evaluation indicators were derived from a comprehensive analysis of approximately 60 domestic and overseas papers which focus on the value of libraries. On the basis of the derived preliminary evaluation indicators, 11 experts were selected and the final evaluation indicators were developed by conducting a Delphi survey three times. The final evaluation indicators are composed of five main issues, which are divided into areas around the social value of libraries. Included in this process are: the development of local communities, the network of local communities, the improvement of local residents’ quality of life, the levels of equal opportunities for local residents, and the information services necessary for local communities, along with 12 evaluation items, and 64 evaluation indicators. Based on this, public librarians and users were surveyed to obtain a measurement of the social value of libraries. Results showed that in general, there are negligible differences between genders and varying age groups. There are, however, significant differences in perception between people who visit the library with different frequencies; those who visit more often tended to have higher opinions on the library’s availability of resources and positive role in communities.

scholarly journals Factors of Influence on the State of Happiness in the Contemporary Russian Society

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail F. Chernysh
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
The Social ◽  
State Of Mind ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
Factors Of Influence

The article analyzes the level of happiness on the basis of the data provided by the RLMS study. Happiness is viewed as a subjective state of mind influenced by the social situation in which an individual finds him or herself. The level of happiness turns out to be dependent on sex and age. The latter is especially salient: young people feel happy more often than respondents in more advanced age groups. Standards of living and employment are also marked as variable that have considerable impact on the level of happiness. It appears that income influences happiness indirectly through the parameters of social environment and norms that characterize it. A respondent feels somewhat happier if his or her level of material well-bing is higher than the average. The level of respect shown by other people towards the respondent is another factor that can impact the level of happiness. The feeling of loneliness is a variable with considerable influence on other parameters of social life: the lonelier is the person, the more likely he or she would feel unhappy. The study demonstrated that the level of happiness, against expectations, depends primarily on the quality of social milieu.

PATRIOTIC EDUCATION OF YOUTH IN THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION “DYNAMO”: HISTORY AND MODERNITY

2018 ◽  
pp. 135-142
Author(s):  
Olga Vasilevna BESKROVNAYA ◽  
Sergey Viktorovich IVANNIKOV ◽  
Sergey Vladimirovich NOVIKOV
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The Public ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Russian State ◽  
The Social ◽  
Patriotic Education ◽  
Younger Generation

The activity of society “Dynamo” in historical and modern aspects in solving the problem of patriotic education of youth as one of the fundamental tasks of the modern Russian state is considered. It is shown that throughout the public organization “Dynamo” history through the active involvement of children to a healthy lifestyle forms the younger generation of an active life position, the desire for physical development, sports achievements for the glory of Russia. The essence of the organization society “Dynamo”, designed along with other tasks to strengthen the physical and spiritual health of Russian citizens of different age groups, using a variety of organizational forms and health-saving technologies is revealed. We show the aspect of coaching work with the younger generation, in which special attention is paid to the patriotic education of young people and teenagers seeking sports achievements. Within the modern structure of the society “Dynamo” the system and quality of sports training in its divisions are analyzed. Traditionally the results are checked in the course of numerous competitions. The importance of Spartakiads and competitions of “Dynamo” society in patriotic education of young people, which encourage the desire for health, strength, beauty, readiness to defend the sports honor of Russia in the athletes, is shown.

scholarly journals Findings From the Development Communication Through the Social Lab Project Entitled “ECT Imparts Knowledge to Local Communities”

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Kuntida Thamwipat ◽  
Pornpapatsorn Princhankol
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Quality Evaluation ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Development Communication ◽  
Good Level ◽  
Media Presentation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media

This research was aimed to develop media and activities through the social lab project entitled “ECT imparts knowledge to local communities”. In this research, the focus of social lab for Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi was the community of Bangchan, Tambon Bangchan, Amphoe Mueang, Phetchaburi Province. The topic was how to use online media safely and creatively. The quality of the media and activities would be evaluated and the findings from the development communication through the social lab project would involve the perception and satisfaction of the sampling group towards the social lab project entitled “ECT imparts knowledge to local communities” which was organized in the first semester of the academic year 2019. The tools in this research were an evaluation form for the quality of contents and media presentation, a questionnaire on the perception and a questionnaire on the satisfaction of the sampling group towards the project. The sampling group consisted of 60 people who lived in the community of Bangchan, Phetchaburi Province for at least 3 years and participated in the project “ECT imparts knowledge to local communities” at Wat Photaimanee from the beginning till the end and voluntarily participated in the research project. They were chosen using purposive sampling method. The research findings showed that the project organizers developed different kinds of media and activities including vinyl, leaflets, video clips, PowerPoint slides along with demonstration and workshop sessions to the sampling group. The project organizers were the researchers and undergraduate students who enrolled in the ETM 361 Presentation Skill 2 course. The media and activities were designed by the project organizers and evaluated by 3 experts in contents and 3 experts in media presentation. The results of the quality evaluation in terms of contents were at a good level (  x  = 4.44, S.D = 0.71) and the results of the quality evaluation in terms of media presentation were at a good level  (  x = 4.22, S.D = 0.72). The findings from the development communication through the social lab project showed that the level of perception of the sampling group towards the project was at a high level (  x = 4.50, S.D = 0.70). The sampling group expressed the highest level of satisfaction towards the project ( x = 4.78, S.D = 0.42). The findings confirmed the research hypotheses. It can be concluded that the findings from the development communication through the social lab project entitled “ECT imparts knowledge to local communities” at the community of Bangchan, Phetchaburi Province and the topic of how to use online media safely and creatively were of good quality. They can be applied in other communities in the future.

scholarly journals THE ATTITUDE OF KAZAN STUDENTS TO ALCOHOL AND SMOKING (BASED ON THE RESULTS OF AN EMPIRICAL STUDY)

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 71-79
Author(s):  
L.P. Maslova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Difficult Situation ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
The Social ◽  
Complete Exclusion ◽  
The Media

The study of deviations from social norms is particularly relevant in modern social conditions, when significant reforms are being implemented in the field of politics, economy and social sphere, accompanied by significant changes in the level and quality of life of the population. The topic is also sharpened by the speed of globalization, as a result of which inequality between different social groups, including age groups, is growing. The most difficult situation in such transitional periods of development of society is the youth, whose worldview is in the process of formation, and the unformed value system of the transforming society can not provide the necessary social guidelines for behaviour.
The article shows the attitude of Kazan students to alcohol and Smoking on the basis of theoretical justification and author's empirical research. Based on the theoretical analysis of the works of representatives of the sociopsychological paradigm (Z. Freud, A. Adler, E. Fromm, K. Horney), it is shown that deviations are the result of negative family experiences and mental traumas of childhood. According to the sociological theories Of E. Giddens, J. Massionis, And N. Smelser, deviations arise primarily under the influence of social factors: the influence of the media, fashion, and others . Based on an empirical study of University students in Kazan-a sample of 400 people, representatives of various universities, it was found that a significant part of the respondents drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes. The survey data shows that the older the respondents, the more of them drink alcohol, and younger age groups tend to hold opinions about the complete exclusion of alcohol from use. This indicates the stressful factors of the social environment, the emergence of alcohol and Smoking habits, and the influence of the social environment.

Privatization of Prisons in Israel: Gains and Risks

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uri Timor
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Training ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Daily Functioning ◽  
Coercive Power ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Internal Security ◽  
Care Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Private Profit

The Knesset recently authorized privatized prisons in Israel. The rationale is primarily economic, based on claims of savings as high as 25%. However various studies contradict each other with regard both to cutting costs and to the efficacy of privatization. Not all agree that quality of life, daily functioning, and the quality of educational and rehabilitative activities are better in privatized than public prisons. The Ministries of Finance and Internal Security decided on privatization for financial reasons without holding a meaningful public debate on the social, value-based and moral aspects. One such question is whether it is appropriate for the state to transfer coercive power over prisoners lacking autonomy to private parties motivated by economic interests who could possibly exploit their power to profit at the expense of the prisoners' living conditions, treatment, training and rehabilitation upon return to the community. The notion of justice will likely suffer when subordinated to private profit motives. The Privatization of Prisons Law in Israel partially discusses these problems by means of various clauses that restrict the possibility of harming prisoners rights and require care, education and rehabilitative activities, in addition to requiring strict supervision over activities in privatized prisons. However, in Israel, public supervision of privatized entities is inadequate. The rigor of the law is seldom invoked with private parties who violate laws or the terms of contracts they themselves have signed. Hence, the effectiveness of supervision is also somewhat suspect. The disadvantages of privatization render its merits questionable when compared with Israel's current public prisons system. Despite extreme overcrowding and substandard facilities in some Israeli prisons, these function reasonably well. There is relatively little violence, and prisoners enjoy care, education, and vocational training. We may conclude that it is preferable to improve facilities in public prisons, expanding them and strengthening their rehabilitative orientation. This can be done by partially privatizing the care, education and rehabilitation components as well as the services and maintenance, while leaving the security and administration in the hands of the Prison Service.

Organizing Locally, Competing Globally: The Kibbutz Factory as Home and Work

1997 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-75
Author(s):  
A Lichtenstein
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Spatial Configuration ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
Organization Of Production

In this paper I examine one aspect of the organization of industrial production in the kibbutz that could advance our understanding of equitable economic development in local communities: the spatial unification of home and work within the kibbutz. This feature highlights the positive role of the spatial organization of production in preserving the social structure of the kibbutz. Specifically, the distinct spatial structure of the kibbutz facilitates the articulation of the kibbutz's ideological values and thereby provides an appropriate framework to contain the advancement both of the social and of the technical divisions of labor. I contend that the social and economic attributes of the kibbutz are embedded in a spatial configuration that unites work and home. The factory is part of the kibbutz home. In other words, there is both a spatial and a social unification of home and work. An understanding of the performance of kibbutz industry, and its commitment to the community, cannot be appreciated without recognizing the contributions both of the spatial and of the social structures.

Public Perception on the Role of Kiai in Yogyakarta

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Marmiati Mawardi
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
Special Region

<p><em>Thi</em><em>s paper is a summary of the research conducted in the province of Special Region of Yogyakarta, and put people in the Yogyakarta City, Sleman Regency and Kulonprogo Regency as sample. This research aimed to discribe people’s perception of the of kiai (Islamic scholars) in the field of empowerment for improving the quality of religious life and increasing religious harmony in Special Region of Yogyakarta. The analysis results showed that the kiai has considerable role for improving the religious diversity among community and improve the quality of religious harmony. The public view on the dimension of beliefs, rituals and social very negative an relatively small. This reality showed that Yogyakarta people’s religious knowledge was quite diverse, so there is a different perception. People’s perception of the role of kiai in improving the quality of religious life and religious harmony based on the social background of respondents of all categories, respondents said that kiai have positive role.</em></p>

scholarly journals TECNOLOGIA DE COMBATE AOS INCÊNDIOS FLORESTAIS

FLORESTA ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Carlos Mendes De Morais
Keyword(s):  
Wildland Fire ◽  
Technological Advance ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Wildland Fires ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Local Residents

Ao longo de dez anos de experiência, técnicos do Centro Nacional de Prevenção e Combate aos Incêndios Florestais-Prevfogo/Ibama puderam observar e participar da inovação em termos de contratação de pessoal e de desenvolvimento de tecnologia de equipamentos e ferramentas de combate aos incêndios florestais. A criação de brigadas temporárias em Unidades de Conservação Federal-UC´s, trouxe um grande salto de qualidade no desempenho do combate, já que a maioria desses brigadistas são agricultores, moradores locais e profundos conhecedores da região, com notável habilidade em ferramentas manuais; é grande também o benefício social dessas contratações, pois isto gera emprego em regiões remotas, onde estão localizadas a maioria das UC´s. O avanço tecnológico dos equipamentos e ferramentas de combate no Brasil vem se desenvolvendo no sentido de dar mais segurança aos brigadistas e maior agilidade ao combate. TECHNOLOGY SUPPRESSION OF WILDLAND FIRES Abstract During ten years of experience, technicians of the National Center for Prevention and Suppression of Wildland Fires – Prevfogo/Ibama, could observe and participate in the innovations in terms of contract of personnel and in the development of technologies of equipments and tools for the combat of wildland fires. The establishment of temporary brigades in Federal Conservation Units – UC´s brought about a big jump in the quality of the combat performance, since most of these brigades are small farmers, local residents deeply acquaintened with the region and with exceptional ability to deal with handtools; it is also great the social benefits of these contracts, since this generates employment opportunities in the remote regions where most of the UC´s are located. The technological advance of equipment and tools for wildland fire combat in Brasil is being developed with the purpose to give more safeness for the brigades and quickness in the combat.

Commentary on the Precocity Project

1975 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Anastasi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
Human Endeavor ◽  
The Social ◽  
Functioning Level ◽  
The Brain

First I should like to underscore a point made by Stanley in his paper. The social value of any efforts to identify and cultivate outstanding talent should need no justification. Yet in the present humanitarian surge of interest in the mentally retarded, the brain-damaged, and the physically disabled, we may lose sight of society's continuing need for the talented. Remember that it is discoveries by talented researchers in biochemistry, neurology, psychology, and other sciences that underlie current improvements in the condition and functioning level of the handicapped. Good intentions without the requisite knowledge base are not enough. Society needs the maximum cultivation and utilization of human talent—wherever found and in all fields of human endeavor—in order to improve the quality of life for all of us.

scholarly journals Maternal input and infants’ response to infant-directed speech

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivien Outters ◽  
Melanie Steffi Schreiner ◽  
Tanya Behne ◽  
Nivedita Mani
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Dynamic Interaction ◽  
Social Cues ◽  
Gaze Following ◽  
Social Signals ◽  
The Social ◽  
Maternal Input ◽  
Functional Relevance

Caregivers typically use an exaggerated speech register known as infant-directed speech (IDS) in communication with infants. Infants prefer IDS over adult-directed speech (ADS) and IDS is functionally relevant in infant-directed communication. We examined interactions between maternal IDS quality, infants’ preference for IDS over ADS, and the functional relevance of IDS at 6- and 13-months. While 6-month-olds showed a preference for IDS over ADS, 13-month-olds did not. Differences in gaze following behavior triggered by speech register (IDS vs. ADS) were found in both age groups. The degree of infants’ preference for IDS (relative to ADS) was linked to the quality of maternal IDS infants were exposed to. No such relationship was found between gaze following behavior and maternal IDS quality and infant IDS preference. Taken together, the current study speaks to a dynamic interaction between infants’ preference for different kinds of social signals and the social cues available to them.

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