The many gendered faces of teachers’ views on schools and security

2020 ◽  
pp. 135050682091834
Author(s):  
Arita Holmberg ◽  
Aida Alvinius
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
Emergency Rescue ◽  
Rescue Services ◽  
Role Of Teachers ◽  
The Many ◽  
Field Schools ◽  
The Military

This article analyses the gendered nature of teachers’ views on schools and security. Current research on security emphasizes masculinity and the absence of femininity in relation to the security field – traditionally dominated by the military and emergency rescue services. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the areas of society that are new to the security field. Schools, pupils and teachers are gendered in many ways. What happens when security is added to this nexus? Existing, limited research suggests that this relationship may be both complicated and gendered. A qualitative content analysis is conducted based on interviews with teachers and principals from two municipalities in Sweden. It shows that teachers hold gendered views of their roles as security actors; of pupils in relation to security, as subjects of risks and sources of threats; and of external security threats. Men are embodied as positive or negative actors, whereas women are embodied mostly as powerless actors. Teachers give voice to a discourse focused on everyday insecurities. This is important, as the role of teachers (in particular women) as promoters of democratic citizens risks becoming undermined, and individual perspectives of security risk becoming replaced by national perspectives.

scholarly journals “We Want to Build a Network”: Professional Experiences of Case Managers Working With Military Families

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 2333794X1986978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn Englert ◽  
Renee Dell’Acqua ◽  
Shannon Fitzmaurice ◽  
Abigail Marter Yablonsky
Keyword(s):  
Military Families ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Case Managers ◽  
Military Health ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
The Military

Optimizing case management (CM) services increases service member readiness at home and abroad. However, little research has been conducted on the experiences of case managers providing services to military families within the Military Health System. Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted to explore the professional experiences of case managers to identify factors that may affect care to military families. A total of 53 case managers from military medical treatment facilities (MTFs) varying in size, location, and branch of service were interviewed by telephone to explore their perspectives. Qualitative content analysis was performed. Case managers serve a variety of functions, but specific roles vary between MTFs. Factors that affect CM services for military families were identified: (1) need for pediatric specialization, (2) heavy workload, (3) appropriate staff, (4) patient handoffs, and (5) the role of CM. Recommendations for improving CM services to facilitate the well-being of military families are discussed.

scholarly journals The essential role of democracy in the Bush Doctrine: the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan

2013 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Helena de Castro Santos ◽  
Ulysses Tavares Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
American Foreign Policy ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Bush Administration ◽  
Military Interventions ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Rogue States ◽  
Bush Doctrine ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Military

Everyone knows that democracy played a role in the Bush Doctrine. What not everyone knows is that this role was essential for the doctrine to be put into operation under which the Iraq invasion was prepared and launched. We argue moreover that, even if aggressive, the Bush doctrine is compatible with the American Liberal Tradition. To demonstrate these arguments we analyze the links between democracy, security, and the US national interests as expressed in the pillars of the American foreign policy since the end of Cold War. The consequential belief of the Bush Administration on the positive effect of exporting democracy by the use of force to Afghanistan and Iraq to fight terrorism will be remarked. It will be shown, however, that in the first years of the Bush Administration, among the justifications for the military interventions in the two countries, security reasons prevailed over democratic concerns, although the latter was significantly present since the early hours after September 11. It was only when it became clear that WMDs did not exist in Iraq that the exporting of democracy as the ultimate weapon to fight terrorism grew remarkably and prevailed over security reasons to invade those rogue states. The paper uses quantitative and qualitative content analysis of the speeches of President Bush and his Secretaries of State and Defense.

scholarly journals Stick to the plan? Culture, interests, multidimensional threats, and Italian defence policy

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michela Ceccorulli ◽  
Fabrizio Coticchia
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
International Context ◽  
Military Industrial Complex ◽  
National Debate ◽  
The Military

The international context seems to be increasingly exposed to multidimensional and transnational challenges, ranging from irregular migration and piracy to the violation of basic human rights. Rather than excluding a potential role for the military, many European states rely on it to face a complex security scenario. What are the reasons behind this activism? Taking Italy as a case study, this article works out two main arguments (ideational factors and interests relating to the so-called military–industrial complex) and tries to intercept their weight in the national debate leading to the decision to intervene militarily (or not) in Sri Lanka (2004–05), Haiti (2010), and in the Central Mediterranean (2015–). Ultimately, this effort contributes to understanding the role of the military instrument in Italy, a state particularly exposed to the new challenges ahead, and offers tools for research to be potentially applied in other countries that make similar use of armed forces to deal with non-conventional security threats.

scholarly journals Peran Guru PKN dalam Pembentukan Karakter Warga Negara

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Mariyani .
Keyword(s):  
Character Education ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Immoral Behavior ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Role Of Teachers ◽  
Moral Crisis ◽  
Character Building ◽  
The Many

<p>Character building efforts through education in Indonesia can be said to have not been implemented optimally. It is illustrated by the many behaviors of learners that lead to immoral behavior and contrary to the values   of Pancasila. The moral crisis must be addressed immediately<br />by increasing efforts to shape the character of good citizens. Character building through education is charged to every subject at school. One of the subjects charged in shaping the character of good citizens is through Civics subjects. The subject of Civics becomes a very effective approach in achieving the goal of character formation. This paper seeks to describe how the role of Civics teacher as a central fi gure in shaping the character of learners in accordance with the expected goals. The method used in this paper is a literature review of ideas that strengthen this paper. Teachers become central figures in the learning process so that the role of teachers is very large in shaping the character of learners in accordance with the value of Pancasila. Teachers must change the paradigm that teachers<br />only as teachers become educators. That’s because teachers in shaping characters are not through knowledge transfer but are able to bring students in real experience through learning. The role of Civics teachers in forming the character of citizens include 1) the role of teachers as teachers in understanding the values   of characters to be developed; 2) the role of teachers as the compilers of character-based learning devices; 3) the role of teachers as implementers of innovative learning and 4) the role of teachers as role models in character building.</p><p><br />Keywords: role of teacher, Civics and character education</p>

Love, Hope, and Fear

2018 ◽  
pp. 100-123
Author(s):  
Natalie G. Adams ◽  
James H. Adams
Keyword(s):  
School Desegregation ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
White Teacher ◽  
Black Teacher ◽  
Role Of Teachers ◽  
The Many ◽  
White School ◽  
Black School

This chapter addresses the role of teachers in school desegregation. Faculty integration was often the first step a school district took in trying to meet school desegregation orders. A young, recently graduated white teacher would be hired to teach in an all-black school, or a more experienced black teacher would be transferred to an all-white school. When the courts ruled this method of compliance unacceptable, student desegregation then took place. Teachers had to figure out how they and their students could live and learn together in classrooms, cafeterias, halls, bathrooms, locker rooms, and teacher's lounges, where the public and private spheres of people's lives often intersect. Ultimately, many teachers viewed teaching as their calling and were determined to work through school desegregation despite the many obstacles.

scholarly journals SAFETY CULTURE IN SOCIOLOGICAL DISCOURSE

Defendologija ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (41-42) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ostoja Barašin ◽  
Mićo Živojinović
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
The Body ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Military Industry ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Many ◽  
Industrial Risks ◽  
The Military ◽  
Sociological Discourse

Contemporary globalization processes are directly related to various challengesand are linked to the many security threats that humanity today encounters. It puts life in thecommunity of men a constant choice-confl ict or cooperation. Globalization brings with itchallenges and security threats, both at global, regional and local level. Increasing socialinequality, poverty and unemployment, intergovernmental and inter-religious confl icts, terrorism,climate change and a number of other industrial risks and threats are increasinglyaffecting the stability of the planet and increasing security risks to unimaginable proportions.There is an expansion of education of incredible proportions and dynamics, and thenumber of scientifi c organizations and scientists grows geometrically. In this way, educationescapes social control, and the possibility of misuse of knowledge also increases geometricprogression. The military industry, genetic engineering and the production of geneticallymodifi ed organisms, announcing the installation of chips into the body of people withdata on each person introduces us to the speed of light in the twilight zone.

scholarly journals Examining the Unique Role of Premilitary Religious Commitment in Posttraumatic Symptomatology Among Post-9/11 Veterans

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Currier
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
Religious Commitment ◽  
Religious Faith ◽  
War Zone ◽  
Cultural Domain ◽  
Spiritual Struggles ◽  
The Many ◽  
The One ◽  
The Military

Religion can influence recovery from the many stressors and traumas that may occur during war-zone service. On the one hand, religious faith might provide an array of resources for healthy coping and relational connections. However, military trauma can also affect veterans spiritually in ways that lead to conflict and struggles in this cultural domain. In this brief report, a sample of 225 war-zone veterans from the post-9/11 era who screened positive for spiritual struggle completed Worthington et al.’s (2003) Religious Commitment Inventory on the basis of religious beliefs, practices, and relationships before serving in the military and according to the present time. In addition, veterans completed validated assessments of symptomatology related to posttraumatic stress disorder, moral injury, and spiritual struggles. The present religious commitment was not associated with any of these posttraumatic outcomes at the time of the study. In contrast, veterans’ premilitary religious commitment was uniquely linked with worse outcome across bivariate and multivariate analyses. Other analyses revealed a general weakening of religious commitment. In combination, these findings underscore the value of assuming a process-oriented view in conceptualizing religious identity in veterans who are struggling to heal emotionally, relationally, and spiritually from war-related traumas. Looking ahead, research will ideally dis- entangle the role of religious approaches to spirituality and dynamics of changes in religious identity among war-zone veterans.

scholarly journals The Main Security Threats of the West after the Cold War. The Geopolitical Aspect

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lana Dalinczuk
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Balance Of Power ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
The West ◽  
Transnational Organized Crime ◽  
Mass Migration ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
The Military

The article discusses major threats that the Western society has had to deal with after the end of the Cold War. This issue seems to be of particular concern due to the fact that nowadays certain new trends in the world of geopolitics can be observed. Due to the change in the global balance of power after the year 1991, the role of the main geostrategic actors has also changed while new actors have begun to appear. Among the new challenges for the geostrategic position of the West there are the military ambitions of the Russian Federation and the economic hegemonic aspirations of China. Other threats include terrorism, mass migration, transnational organized crime, infectious diseases, and environmental degradation.

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