scholarly journals Creating a better future: Implications from futures imagination education in Taiwan

2021 ◽  
pp. 147821032098571
Author(s):  
Szu-Yin Lin ◽  
Hsien-Chun Chen ◽  
I-Heng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Action Observation ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Fast Pace ◽  
Planning Action

As the world is changing and transforming at a fast pace, students today are expected to face more challenges in the future. For example, they need to prepare for jobs that do not yet exist, use technologies that have not been invented yet, or even solve problems that have not been discovered yet.The current study proposes that futures imagination is the key to better prepare students to face unknown challenges and an implementable education policy in Taiwan. This article introduces the development process and results of a futures imagination education program in compulsory education in Taiwan. In 2011, the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan started promoting the futures imagination program at all levels of education through different action plans for four consecutive years. The current study examines the ‘Grades 1–9 Action Plan’ and its teacher education workshops throughout this period. The Grades 1–9 Action Plan was implemented in compulsory education. The subjects of this study are teachers who participated in the action plan; they learned how to implement futures imaginative approaches in their classrooms. Through their cycle of planning, action, observation, and reflection from 2011 to 2015, they reported their findings through written reports, and then we collected their results through interviews and surveys. The results showed that students show higher learning interests and will have a more in-depth view of the future, which is expected to prepare students to adapt to their futures, and this contributes to their learning interests.

scholarly journals Editorial. Yes, Please - Both Crafts and Digital Tools in Basic Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liv Merete Nielsen ◽  
Janne Beate Reitan
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Arts And Crafts ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Qualified Teachers ◽  
Hands On ◽  
The Future ◽  
Important Challenge ◽  
Near Future

The Ludvigsen Committee (Ludvigsen-utvalget), which aims to assess primary and secondary educational subjects in terms of the competence Norwegian society and its working life will need in the future, has published an interim report entitled Pupils’ Learning in the School of the Future – A Knowledge Foundation (Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, 2014). The committee wrote the following about arts and crafts: “That subject will contribute to personal development and simultaneously strengthen opportunities to participate in a democratic society, which can be seen as a desire to protect both individual-oriented and community-oriented training. The breadth of the subject can restrict the ability to delve into individual topics” (NOU 2014: 7, 2014, p. 89, our translation from Norwegian). This will be an important challenge for the team in the near future. The committee shall submit their principal report by June 2015.Practical work with materials must not be removed from primary school. It should be required that qualified teachers are employed on the lower grades. Practical/hands-on work can give the trades a boost, encourage students to choose vocations and prevent dropouts in vocational education programmes. We need skilled craftsmen in the future, and good teaching in Arts & Crafts in compulsory education could provide an important basis for both future craftsmen and customers of good craftsmen.

scholarly journals The Particularity of the Quranic Words in translation: A Study on the Korean Translation of the Word “Wali: Guardian”: خصوصية الألفاظ القرآنية في الترجمة: دراسة في الترجمة الكورية للفظة الولي

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Farouk M. Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Republic Of Korea ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Great Work ◽  
Korean Language ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
Holy Book

The Quran is the holy book of Islam which has been almost translated to all languages of the world. The translation of the words of God is a great work which include a responsibility of conveying the accurate meaning of God’s words. The researcher of this paper studied the Korean language and participated in Korean-Arabic translations over twenty years. Accordingly, the researcher felt the responsibility of which she tries through this paper to shed the light on the Korean translation of Quran hoping for reaching the most accurate translation for Quran. This paper focused on one word of the noble Quran, tracing the Korean translation to examine its accuracy as a sample of other words that may include difficulties in the Korean translation. The choice of the word “wali: Guardian” was based on its Islamic specificity and its possible impacts on the right understanding of Islam. The study began with the definition of the word and its Islamic particularity. Then, the study presented an analysis of the Korean translation of the word through exploring the Quranic verses containing the word. Finally, the study gave suggestions for the accurate translation of the word which would include recommendations for the future translation of Quran. * This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2018S1A6A3A02022221). * هذا العمل مدعوم من وزارة التعليم الكورية والمعهد الكوري القومي للبحوث (NRF-2018S1A6A3A02022221).

scholarly journals The role of vaccination in global health

2014 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-19
Author(s):  
Keegan Guidolin ◽  
Gaby Meglei
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Preventable Death ◽  
Eradication Program ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

Perhaps the greatest medical advancement in history was the development of the vaccine. While previously helpless to stop the spread of deadly infectious diseases, humanity has since harnessed the power of vaccination and decreased the incidence of infectious disease across the globe. Smallpox was the first disease to be eradicated—the greatest of our triumphs. This success was due to the global coordinated effort of the Intensified Smallpox Eradication Program. Presently, measles is the top cause of vaccine-preventable death in the world, and despite enormous vaccination efforts, eradication is still distant. This is due in part to the antivaccination movement, which was fueled by an article by Wakefield, published in the Lancet in 1998. The future of vaccination is an ambitious and unclear one—with tremendous financial support and involvement, the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) aims to eliminate vaccine preventable illness within what they call the “Decade of Vaccines”.

Embedded System Applications in the Internet of Things

2013 ◽  
Vol 850-851 ◽  
pp. 541-544
Author(s):  
Li Du
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Embedded System ◽  
Development Process ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Key Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Times ◽  
The Internet Of Things

This paper analyzes the development process of the Internet of things and its four key technology, and embedded that system was put forward in the application of Internet of things; The development of the Internet of things is the inevitable outcome of the times development, are bound to change the traditional experience and cognition of the existing, make our perception of the world into the future.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF CLUB OF ROME IN FORMING THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Class Discussion ◽  
Limits To Growth ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
The Future ◽  
Club Of Rome

Global problems and crises are the actual reality of our time. Their prevention, solution and reduction of their impact concerns not only the existing generation, but also the future one, due to the fact that everyone should have equal opportunities and rights to access resources. Considering the pace of development of various spheres, we see that humanity tends to deplete resources, so the idea arose to solve these problems by coordinated actions of the global community. These ideas underlie the Concept of Sustainable Development, which today is supported and implemented, especially by many states of the world. But these ideas developed even before the concept was created, in particular, within the framework of the activities of the Club of Rome. The purpose of this article is to reveal how the activities of the Club of Rome influenced the process of formation and development of the concept of sustainable development. Аor this, the methods of theoretical generalization, analysis and synthesis of information were used. The activities of the Club of Rome began thanks to Aurelio Peccei (author of «Human Qualities»), who created a non-governmental organization that became world famous for a series of reports on the pressing and global problems of humankind. In particular, the 1972 study «The Limits to Growth» by D. and D. Meadows, who described models of the world in the future and a number of recommendations on how to avoid a catastrophic development of events. The publication had great resonance and was heavily criticized, but started a world-class discussion. In particular, the Club of Rome was involved in the discussion at the UN. So, the active work of the non-governmental organization Club of Rome not only started discussions about the global crisis, but also provided a solid theoretical and empirical basis for the development of the Concept of sustainable development. Club members took an active part in the development of sustainable development at a more local level in their regions. Thus, the organization has achieved its primary goal — to attract attention to the global problems and create an action plan to resolve them.

scholarly journals Itogi realizatsii federal'nogo proekta po rannei professional'noi orientatsii uchashchikhsia 6-11-kh klassov obshcheobrazovatel'nykh organizatsii Chuvashskoi Respubliki "Bilet v budushchee"

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanna Vladimirovna Murzina ◽  
Larisa Anatolevna Stepanova ◽  
Alla Valerianovna Shtykova
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Youth Policy ◽  
Young Professionals ◽  
Professional Interest ◽  
The Future ◽  
Chuvash Republic

This material describes the implementation of the Federal project "Ticket to the Future", which includes familiarizing students of 6-11th grades of general education institutions with modern professional occupations, determining children’s professional interest, forming recommendations for building an individual educational trajectory in accordance with the selected professional competencies (professional areas of activity) and in accordance with the control point 3.1. The action plan for the implementation of the Federal project "Success of every child" which is "Education" National Project Charter. The organizer of the project "Ticket to the future" in 2019 is the Union "Young professionals (WorldSkills Russia)", the operator of the project for the Chuvash Republic for 2 years in a row is the budget institution of the Chuvash Republic of additional professional education "Chuvash Republican Institute of Education" of the Ministry of education and youth policy of the Chuvash Republic.

scholarly journals Mental Health and COVID - 19: An Action Plan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Simonetti ◽  
Carmela Iosco ◽  
Gianfranco Taruschio
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Psychological Conditions ◽  
Health Area ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

Since January, the disease caused by the Sars Cov-2 virus has spread and following pandemic. In a few months, the virus is seriously affecting the health systems of the various countries of the world and placing people in difficult psychological conditions. Few scientific resources on mental health have been published but still no one has proposed an action plan to cope the future psychological problems.This manuscript provides a plan to easily frame the priorities of mental health area related to COVID-19 to be taken into consideration which should be disseminated and that should be known by all health professionals and also by the major administrators of public health.

Becoming Politicized

2017 ◽  
Vol 225 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Barkas ◽  
Xenia Chryssochoou
Keyword(s):  
Collective Identity ◽  
Political Socialization ◽  
Greek Society ◽  
Economic Vulnerability ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Identity Model ◽  
Beliefs About The Future ◽  
Of Greece ◽  
The Way

Abstract. This research took place just after the end of the protests following the killing of a 16-year-old boy by a policeman in Greece in December 2008. Participants (N = 224) were 16-year-olds in different schools in Attiki. Informed by the Politicized Collective Identity Model ( Simon & Klandermans, 2001 ), a questionnaire measuring grievances, adversarial attributions, emotions, vulnerability, identifications with students and activists, and questions about justice and Greek society in the future, as well as about youngsters’ participation in different actions, was completed. Four profiles of the participants emerged from a cluster analysis using representations of the conflict, emotions, and identifications with activists and students. These profiles differed on beliefs about the future of Greece, participants’ economic vulnerability, and forms of participation. Importantly, the clusters corresponded to students from schools of different socioeconomic areas. The results indicate that the way young people interpret the events and the context, their levels of identification, and the way they represent society are important factors of their political socialization that impacts on their forms of participation. Political socialization seems to be related to youngsters’ position in society which probably constitutes an important anchoring point of their interpretation of the world.

Two Years after the Crisis: Do Risks of the Second Wave Become Stronger?

2011 ◽  
pp. 4-20
Author(s):  
M. Ershov
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
World Economy ◽  
External Shocks ◽  
Global Imbalances ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Second Wave

With signs of normalization seemingly in place in the world economy, a number of problems show the possibility of aggravation in the future. The volume of derivatives in American banks grows significantly, high risk instruments are back in place and their use becomes more active, global imbalances increase. All of the above requires thorough approaches when creating mechanisms which can neutralize external shocks for the Russian economy and make it possible to develop in the new post-crisis environment.

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