scholarly journals Education across the divide: Shared learning of separate Jewish and Arab schools in a mixed city in Israel

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shany Payes
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Shared Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Arab Schools ◽  
Life Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

This article examines the impact of contact-based educational encounter strategies of shared learning on Jewish–Arab relations in Israel. It analyses a programme of education for shared life that takes place in a mixed (75% Jewish/25% Arab) city at the centre of Israel since 2012. The programme aims to mitigate Jewish–Arab relations in the city amidst tensions resulting from the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, unequal power relations and hostilities between the groups. Uniquely, it assimilates shared life education into the generally separate educational system in the city, and uses methods of shared learning – adopted and adjusted in part from an educational approach developed in Northern Ireland. Given the inequalities between Jews and Arabs in Israel, in education as well as more generally in socioeconomic parameters, this article studies the prospects of success in achieving educational and social cohesion goals through face-to-face contact and shared learning. The research is based on over 25 interviews as well as observations throughout the programme’s activities.

scholarly journals The impact of potted street gardens on depression levels in a dense residential neighborhood: case of Beni-Makada, Tangier

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdellah Afrad ◽  
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Urban Families ◽  
Housing Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public ◽  
Residential Neighborhood ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

<p>The data used is from a face-to-face survey (N=388) we conducted in January 2019, in the Beni-Makada district of Tangier, Morocco. The neighborhood is one of the most disadvantaged (World Bank. 2012), with the smallest per-capita green space of 0.27m2 in the city (OPEMH, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung foundation, 2016).<br></p><p>The district is famous for the abundance of street potted gardens, widely mediatized during the 22<sup>nd</sup> conference of parties (COP22) organized in 2016 in Morocco. It houses more than 40% of Tangier’s population, mostly middle-low to low-income, living in individual houses (Modern Moroccan houses) built directly to the property line, 65% of urban families in Morocco live in the same housing type (RGPH 2014). All SPGs observed in the study area were present in the public domain, the vast majority were back to back with owners’ houses, except for two narrow streets where SPGs were at the center to barre access to cars.<br>The questionnaire was tested and verified with focus groups in Arabic before being conducted in Morocco. The final version was composed of four parts and 36 questions. </p><div>Part one inquired about PSGs size, age, maintenance, in addition to recreational activities done next to it. </div><div>Part two had eighteen questions measuring neighborhood satisfaction, cleanliness, safety, noise annoyance social capital, neighborhood life quality, and belonging pride perception. </div><div>In part three, we measured depression levels using the Arabic version of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).</div><div>And in part four, we had demographic questions.</div><div>The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS 25.</div>

scholarly journals Out of the mouths of researchers: experiences of involvement

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne McKenzie ◽  
Hayley Haines
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Linked Data ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Consumer Involvement ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Shared Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Training Course ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT ObjectivesThe presentation will Increase awareness of a range of methods that researchers can use to involve patients and the public (consumers and community members) in linked data research. Promote shared learning of how these methods have been successfully implemented Provide insights from researchers, consumers and community members about their experiences of using these methods ApproachThe University of Western Australia School of Population Health and Telethon Kids Institute established a Consumer and Community Involvement Program (the Program) in 1998 in response to community concerns about linked data research. Since its inception, the Program has developed a range of strategies, systems and methods to successfully involve consumers and community members in a variety of research projects. These include projects ranging from student and individual projects to large multi-million dollar programs of research. A key role of the Program has been to increase skills and capacity for researchers at both organisations. In order to do this a series of training workshops were developed in collaboration with a UK consumer advocate. The training workshops cover the foundations and principles, as well as guidance on the implementation of consumer and community involvement in research. In 2015 - 2016, an online training course was developed to support the needs of researchers using linked data, who were unable to access face-to-face training and to maximise the focus of face to face training on the implementation of consumer involvement. As part of the development of the online training course a series of interviews were recorded with researchers, consumers and community sharing their experiences of consumer and community involvement. ResultsA wealth of material was collected during the interviews that will be used to enable researchers to learn from their peers conducting linked data research: Researchers experiences of involving consumers and community members in their linked data research  The benefits of involving consumers and community members in research and tips for how to do this Consumers and community members experiences of being involved in linked data research Consumer and community involvement in a range of topics including: child protection and health, cardiology and health services research Researchers experiences of involvement throughout the research process The impact of consumer and community involvement on the research ConclusionThis presentation will promote shared learning of good practice models of consumer and community involvement to the international linked data research community.

The Consolidation of the Latin American City and the Undermining of Social Cohesion

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 414-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan R. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Social Disorganization ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Current Period ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Second Period

The paper examines possible sources of urban disorder and their impact on social disorganization in two times periods in Latin America. The first period is that of the region's rapid urbanization (c. 1950–1980) and the second is the current period of low rates of urbanization and slow urban growth, particularly true of the largest cities. Unlike in the US, Latin American urbanization in the first period produced social disorganization that in turn gave rise to social organization and local cohesion. The paper focuses on the intervening factors that mediate the link between poverty/inequality and social cohesion. These include the pattern of settlement of the city through different types of migration, the pattern of residential segregation in the city, and the nature of poverty. Social cohesion is defined in terms of the nature of social relationships and in terms of feelings of trust and identity with others at both neighborhood and city level. The spatial, demographic, and economic sources of disorder are hypothesized to have a positive impact on social cohesion in the first period relative to the second period when the impact is more negative.

scholarly journals The impact of potted street gardens on depression levels in a dense residential neighborhood: case of Beni-Makada, Tangier

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdellah Afrad ◽  
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Urban Families ◽  
Housing Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public ◽  
Residential Neighborhood ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

<p>The data used is from a face-to-face survey (N=388) we conducted in January 2019, in the Beni-Makada district of Tangier, Morocco. The neighborhood is one of the most disadvantaged (World Bank. 2012), with the smallest per-capita green space of 0.27m2 in the city (OPEMH, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung foundation, 2016).<br></p><p>The district is famous for the abundance of street potted gardens, widely mediatized during the 22<sup>nd</sup> conference of parties (COP22) organized in 2016 in Morocco. It houses more than 40% of Tangier’s population, mostly middle-low to low-income, living in individual houses (Modern Moroccan houses) built directly to the property line, 65% of urban families in Morocco live in the same housing type (RGPH 2014). All SPGs observed in the study area were present in the public domain, the vast majority were back to back with owners’ houses, except for two narrow streets where SPGs were at the center to barre access to cars.<br>The questionnaire was tested and verified with focus groups in Arabic before being conducted in Morocco. The final version was composed of four parts and 36 questions. </p><div>Part one inquired about PSGs size, age, maintenance, in addition to recreational activities done next to it. </div><div>Part two had eighteen questions measuring neighborhood satisfaction, cleanliness, safety, noise annoyance social capital, neighborhood life quality, and belonging pride perception. </div><div>In part three, we measured depression levels using the Arabic version of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).</div><div>And in part four, we had demographic questions.</div><div>The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS 25.</div>

Thermal comfort and pedestrian behaviors in urban public spaces in cities with warm and dry climates

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hocine Boumaraf ◽  
Louisa Amireche
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Microclimatic Conditions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to move beyond the stage of analysis of exclusively physical microclimatic phenomena and extending ourselves to the study of the impact of the microclimate environment on the user behavior in public spaces. This paper will open up new opportunities for the development of urban open spaces and facilitate the decision-making for urban decision-makers, city managers and planners to make the right urban planning decision. Design/methodology/approach The methodology for identifying the links between microclimatic quality of urban routes and behaviors was developed on the basis of the results obtained from field surveys carried out in nine public urban areas of the city of Biskra, three urban space are located in a traditional urban fabric (the medina) and the other five in new urban areas, in the two climatic seasons (winter, summer) of 2019. For this exploratory research, two types of instruments were used to collect data from environmental and human monitoring. Findings Improving microclimatic conditions in urban spaces can allow people to spend more time outside, with the possibility of increasing their social cohesion. The overall objective of this research is to better understand the impact of microclimatic characteristics on pedestrian behavior of nine selected public urban spaces in the city of Biskra, Algeria. To characterize this impact, the authors developed an approach based on crossing data of field surveys, including structured interviews with a questionnaire and observations of human activities (video recordings), as well as microclimate monitoring, conducted during the two climatic seasons (winter, summer) 2019. The analysis of the results allowed to verify the impact of the two climatic seasons (winter, summer) on the variation in the density of occupancy of the different urban areas studied and the duration of the user stations. The authors also illustrated that the number of individuals higher in the traditional urban spaces of the city of Biskra or the conditions of climate comfort are more comfortable than the urban spaces in the new urban areas of the city of Biskra during the summer, which is the season most problematic. Originality/value In recent years, there has been a proliferation of scientific studies on the subject of control of microclimatic characteristics and, in particular, on the consideration of the thermal comfort of persons by qualitative analysis, prediction and representation of the perception of external environments. Improving microclimatic conditions in urban spaces can allow people to spend more time outside, with the possibility of increasing their social cohesion. This study highlights the importance of climate-conscious urban design and design flexibility. Urban environments can be modified in summer and winter to provide a better outdoor thermal environment for users. In addition, this study also shows the importance of harmony between microclimate and urban design. Such harmony can be achieved by including requirements for a climate-conscious urban design in the planning regulations for cities in arid zones.

Towards internal cohesion?

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-369
Author(s):  
Lynda White ◽  
Mark Hart ◽  
Stephen Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Government Structure ◽  
District Council ◽  
The Impact

Outline This paper focuses on the extent to which EU funding available under the Local Economic Development Measure of the Northern Ireland Single Programme (1994–99) has encouraged local government in Northern Ireland to adopt a new role in local economic development. It also considers whether the implementation of the Measure has effectively addressed its objectives of economic and social cohesion. It discusses the rationale for district council involvement and concludes that the local government structure in Northern Ireland requires adaptation to optimise the impact of the aid on offer.

scholarly journals Implementasi Pendidikan Pada Masa Covid-19 Dalam Perspektif Sosiologi

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-123
Author(s):  
Mutiyati Mutiyati ◽  
Yuniarti Yuniarti
Keyword(s):  
Learning System ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Learning Policies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Today the world is shocked by the outbreak of a disease caused by a virus called corona or known as covid-19 (corona virus diseases-19). The virus that began to plague on December 13, 2019 in the city of Wuhan in the Hubei Province of China spread very quickly throughout the world, until March 11, 2020, WHO settled this outbreak as a global pandemic. Hundreds of thousands of people were exposed to this world virus and even dozens of dead victims died. Transmission is very fast and difficult to detect people exposed to because the incubation period of covid-19 for 2 weeks. And transmission occurs because of social activities that can not be avoided. So a lot of impact received from covid-19 and restrictions on social interaction. One of them has an impact on the world of education.This article we will discuss the actions of the government in overcoming the impact of co-19 in the world of education, so that it remains well run and is able to produce young people who have character without the hindrance of learning activities by this co-19 virus outbreak. Pandvid Covid-19 has made the learning system change dramatically from face-to-face meetings to online learners. This study uses a survey method using a questionnaire conducted online. The Tarbiyah and Teacher Training faculties support learning policies at home by implementing online learning.

We and our pets: Allergic together?

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torsten Schäfer ◽  
Jessica Merkl ◽  
Eckart Klemm ◽  
Heinz-Erich Wichmann ◽  
Johannes Ring
Keyword(s):  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Hay Fever ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Atopic Diseases ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Living Together ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Control Study

The study of allergies in creatures living together without being relatives can help us understand the impact of environmental influences. We tested the association of allergies in humans and their pets. A nested unmatched case-control study was performed in a random sample of 4261 inhabitants, aged 25–74 years, of the City of Augsburg, Germany and two adjacent counties. Using standardised computer-assisted face-to-face interviews, we determined and compared the prevalence of doctor-diagnosed atopic diseases (hay fever, asthma, atopic dermatitis) in the study subjects and veterinarian-diagnosed allergies in their pets. Pets were kept in 48.0% of the households (cats 26.1%, dogs 20.1%, rodents 9.7%) and a veterinarian had diagnosed an allergy in 3.9% (cats 3.3%, dogs 4.7%, rodents 1.2%). Atopic diseases were diagnosed in 20.2% of the study subjects (asthma 6.1%, hay fever 13.7%, atopic dermatitis 5.1%). After adjustment for age, sex, parental predisposition and social status a significant association between hay fever in the study subjects and allergies in their pets was observed [odds ratio (OR) 1.74, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01–2.97]. This association was more pronounced when investigating dogs only (OR 2.76, 95% CI 1.32–5.77) where in addition an association with the overall prevalence of atopic diseases in the study subjects reached significance (OR 2.31, 95% CI 1.16–4.58). We conclude that there is indication for a concomitant occurrence of allergies in humans and pets. Shared environmental factors are the most likely explanation.

scholarly journals Adaptasi Kebijakan, Dampak Perkuliahan Daring, dan Strategi Mahasiswa Menjaga Imunitas Tubuh di Masa Pandemi Covid-19

Emik ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-131
Author(s):  
Karmila Kadir ◽  
Nurul Ilmi Idrus
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Face To Face Learning ◽  
Managing Stress ◽  
Internal Student ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

The world was shocked by a disaster in the form of a very dangerous virus, namely the corona virus or called Covid-19 which requires humans to be able to adapt to this Covid-19 pandemic situation, including in the field of education. At the higher educational level, the learning system changes from face-to-face learning to online learning. This article discusses how students adapt in relation to various policies, the impact of online learning, and students’ strategies in maintaining body immunity during the Covid-19 pandemic. Using a qualitative approach, this research was conducted in the city of Makassar, South Sulawesi Province. Data was collected using in-depth interview and observation. Those who participated in this study were 20 students, consisting of 15 males and five females, whose age ranging between 19 and 22 years. They come from various public and private campuses in the city of Makassar. The results of the study show that during the Covid-19 pandemic, students experienced many changes. Students themselves adapted to various emerging policies related to Covid-19, which include not only government and lecturing policies, but also internal student organization policies. For students, online lectures have impacted not only on the learning process, but also on student health. Various strategies were carried out by students in an effort to maintain body immunity in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic policy, namely complying with health protocols; implementing a healthy lifestyle; managing stress; and taking supplements. It is argued in this articles that in order to prevent the spread of Covid-19, students adapt to the conditions that occur during the Covid-19 pendemic and apply related strategie. Lecturers also need to create a friendly environment and creative method of teaching, so that students can enjoy online learning on that limited screen.

scholarly journals The impact of the economic crisis on the quality of life for residents of Attiki area. The experience from the City of Marousi

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manos Spyridakis ◽  
Andreas Feronas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Qualitative Empirical Research ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Shed Light

This paper attempts to shed light on the impact of the economic recession upon several dimensions of quality of life, based on data collected from an ongoing smallscale qualitative empirical research in the Municipality of Maroussi, Attica. It attempts to incorporate both, elements relating to certain objective conditions of living and, mostly, subjective opinions, perceptions and representations about the economic crisis in Greece. The picture gained so far reveals that the economic crisis and the policies of memoranda have caused deep wounds, not only in terms of disposable income and material resources of individuals and households but also to the overall quality of life, with serious implications for social cohesion as such.

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