Civic Activism and the Legitimation of Armed Struggle Against Batista, 1955–1956

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lillian Guerra
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Armed Struggle ◽  
The Public ◽  
Civic Activism ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

This chapter looks at how José Antonio Echeverría, president of the Federación de Estudiantes Universitarios (Federation of University Students, FEU), prepared the public to back the violent overthrow of the regime that he and his FEU allies were secretly plotting by appealing to Cubans with the claim that an armed challenge to Batista's power could only renew and refresh the national collective union. Castro and his supporters took this argument several steps further, couching their own movement's already proven commitment to violence in discursive histrionics of “making love, not war” in defense of la patria. In adopting the prose and pose of reluctant revolutionaries who loved rather than hated, Echeverría, Castro, and their respective movements attempted to undercut the very claims Batista had made all along, since the very day of his coup.

scholarly journals Artivismo como herramienta de transformación social: dos iniciativas en los barrios de La Latina y Lavapiés (Madrid)

2019 ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Eva Aladro Vico ◽  
María José Cavadas Gormaz ◽  
Dimitrina Jivkova Semova ◽  
Graciela Padilla Castillo ◽  
Roxana Popelka Sosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Collaborative Networks ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Recreation Areas ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

La sociedad occidental ha consolidado un modelo capitalista de hiperconsumo. En el ámbito público, esta política ha cambiado el paisaje de las grandes ciudades, con pocas zonas verdes o de recreo, donde los ciudadanos puedan vivir sin tener que consumir. Como respuesta, algunas comunidades vecinales han creado nuevos espacios. En Madrid, España, destacan dos iniciativas en los barrios de La Latina (Campo de Cebada) y Lavapiés (Ésta es una plaza). Dentro de un Proyecto de Innovación y Mejora de la Calidad Docente, hemos analizado estas iniciativas con estudiantes universitarios de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. El objetivo es conocer el artivismo como herramienta de transformación política y establecer redes creativas y colaborativas para su mejor desarrollo académico y personal.Occidental society has established a capitalist model of overconsumption. In the public sphere, this policy has changed the landscape of big cities, with very few green or recreation areas, where citizens can live without having to consume. In response, some neighbourhood communities have created new spaces. In Madrid, Spain, there are two initiatives in the neighbourhoods of La Latina (Campo de Cebada) and Lavapiés (Ésta es una plaza). Within a Project of Innovation and Improvement of Teaching Quality, we have discussed these initiatives with university students from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. The goal is to know the artivism as a tool of political transformation and to establish creative and collaborative networks for better academic and personal development.

scholarly journals Google or Gutenberg Generation: Chilean university students’ reading habits and reading purposes

Comunicar ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (58) ◽  
pp. 85-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Parodi ◽  
Tomás Moreno-de-León ◽  
Cristóbal Julio ◽  
Gina Burdiles
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Human Sciences ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
The Public ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Published Research ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

It has always been in the public interest to know the reading habits of readers of various ages and levels of schooling, as well as their opinions with regard to the consumption of reading materials. Lately, researchers have given increased attention to digital texts. Although progress on these topics has been made as reported in published research, there is yet incomplete information regarding readers’ habits and opinions at university and professional levels. This study describes the self-reported habits of university students belonging to two disciplinary domains (Human Sciences and Economic and Business Sciences) regarding reading on paper or on digital media for three purposes: academic, entertainment, and information seeking. The results reveal that the readers’ preferences vary according to the three purposes. These readers reported using different media but had a clear preference for paper; they also reported distinguishing between cognitive processes (memory, comprehension, and learning), with the discipline to which they belonged having no radical effect on their preferences. All of this leads us to conclude that currently there exists a generation in transition, a ‘Gutenberg-Google’ generation, which still recognizes the relevance of paper, in particular for academic purposes. Conocer los hábitos de lectura de sujetos de diversas edades y niveles de escolarización, así como su opinión respecto del consumo de materiales de lectura, ha estado siempre en el interés público. En los últimos tiempos, mayor énfasis se ha puesto en los textos digitales. Si bien se ha avanzado en la investigación en estas áreas, aun es parcial la información a nivel universitario y profesional. En este estudio se describen los hábitos declarados por estudiantes universitarios de dos áreas disciplinares (ciencias humanas y ciencias económicas y administrativas) respecto de lectura en formato papel y en digital en virtud de tres propósitos: académico, entretenimiento y búsqueda de información. Para ello, se diseñó y aplicó una encuesta a una muestra de 894 estudiantes en dos universidades chilenas y en cinco carreras. Los resultados revelan que los lectores muestran variación en sus preferencias de lectura según los tres propósitos. En otras palabras, estos lectores declaran emplear soportes diferentes, pero con una clara tendencia a preferir mayoritariamente el sustrato papel, y distinguir procesos cognitivos diversos (memoria, comprensión y aprendizaje), sin que el área disciplinar de procedencia incida de modo radical en sus preferencias. Todo ello, en general, nos lleva a concluir que en la actualidad existe una generación en transición «Gutenberg-Google», la cual aún reconoce y otorga alta relevancia al soporte papel, en particular frente a propósitos académicos.

Alcohol use, attitudes and values in a simple of university students of the county of Alicante / Consumo de alcohol, actitudes y valores en una muestra de estudiantes universitarios de la provincia de Alicante

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. García del Castillo ◽  
Carmen López-Sánchez ◽  
Mª del Carmen Quiles Soler
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
University Students ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
National Level ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
Perceived Values ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
Students First ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

El consumo de alcohol es considerado como uno de los problemas más importantes de salud pública en las sociedades occidentales, que genera diversos problemas a nivel físico, psicológico y social. El presente trabajo pretende alcanzar tres objetivos fundamentales: en primer lugar, conocer los comportamientos de consumo de alcohol de los jóvenes y compararlos con el consumo a nivel nacional; en segundo, averiguar la tendencia actitudinal de la muestra hacia el producto, con la finalidad de poder predecir la tendencia de consumo presente y futura de la población objeto de estudio; y, en tercero, identificar tanto los valores predominantes entre la propia muestra, así como los valores percibidos asociados a otros jóvenes. Nuestra muestra objeto de estudio está compuesta por 1.500 estudiantes universitarios (de primer y segundo ciclo), matriculados en alguna de las titulaciones ofertadas por las Universidades Públicas de la Provincia de Alicante en el curso académico 2004-2005, de ambos sexos, con edades comprendidas entre 17 y 28 años o más. Se distribuyen en las siguientes secciones: Ingenierías y Técnicas, Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas,Ciencias de la Salud, Ciencias Experimentales y Humanidades. Para la recogida de información se elaboró un cuestionario compuesto por cinco bloques temáticos diferenciados: características sociodemográficas, consumo de medios, consumo de sustancia, valores y actitudes.  Abstract Alcohol consumption is considered one of the most importantproblems of public health in the western societies, that it generates diverse problems at physical, psychological and social level. The aim of this paper is three-fold: first, to know the alcohol consumption behaviours among the youngsters and to compare it with the consumption at national level; secondly, to verify the attitudinal trend of the sample in relation with alcohol, in order to predict the trend consumption in the studied population; and, in third, to identify the principal values among the people belonging to our sample, as well as the perceived values associated with the other students.Our sample is compound by 1.500 university students (first andsecond cycle), registered in someone of the degree courses offered by the Public Universities of the Province of Alicante during the academic year 2004-2005, of both gender, with ages included between 17 and 28 years or more. They are distributed in the following sections: Engineering and Technology, Social and Juridical Sciences, Health Sciences, Experimental Sciences and Humanities. Data was collected with an ad-hoc questionnaire composed by five thematic differentiated blocks: socio-demographics characteristics, mass-media consumption, substance use and misuse, values and attitudes.

A successful person, society and civic activism

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1800-1816
Author(s):  
G.B. Kozyreva ◽  
T.V. Morozova ◽  
R.V. Belaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
The Public ◽  
Civic Activism ◽  
The Social ◽  
Human And Social Capital ◽  
Person Model ◽  
Social Disparity

Subject. The article provides considerations on the formation and development of a successful person model in the modern Russian society. Objectives. The study is an attempt to model a successful person in the Russian society, when the ideological subsystem of the institutional matrix is changing. Methods. The study relies upon the theory of institutional matrices by S. Kirdina, theories of human and social capital. We focus on the assumption viewing a person as a carrier of social capital, which conveys a success, socio-economic position, social status, civic activism, doing good to your family and the public, confidence in people and association with your region. The empirical framework comprises data of the sociological survey of the Russian population in 2018. The data were processed through the factor analysis. Results. We devised a model of a successful person in today's Russian society, which reveals that a success, first of all, depends on the economic wellbeing and has little relation to civic activism. The potential involvement (intention, possibility, preparedness) in the social and political life significantly dominates the real engagement of people. The success has a frail correlation with constituents of the social capital, such as confidence in people and doing good to the public. Conclusions and Relevance. Based on the socio-economic wellbeing, that is consumption, the existing model of a successful person proves to be ineffective. The sustainability of socio-economic wellbeing seriously contributes to the social disparity of opportunities, which drive a contemporary Russian to a success in life.

scholarly journals Anxiety Level of University Students During COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heba Bakr Khoshaim ◽  
Areej Al-Sukayt ◽  
Karuthan Chinna ◽  
Mohammad Nurunnabi ◽  
Sheela Sundarasen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
University Students ◽  
Anxiety Level ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Enemy ◽  
Anxiety Levels

COVID-19 is the worst pandemic of this millennium, and it is considered to be the “public enemy number one.” This catastrophe has changed the way we live in the blink of an eye. Not only has it threatened our existence and health status, but the damage associated with it could equally affect our economic, social, and educational systems. The focus of this study was on the anxiety level of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. The study was conducted between March and June 2020. A questionnaire was administered online, and 400 completed questionnaires were returned. In this study, the Zung self-rating anxiety scale was used to determine the anxiety levels among the respondents. The results indicated that about 35% of the students experienced moderate to extreme levels of anxiety. Anxiety was highly associated with age, sex, and level of education. These findings can enlighten government agencies and policy makers on the importance of making prompt, effective decisions to address students' anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers are encouraged to focus their future studies on how to develop strategies to boost students' resilience and enhance their adaptability skills for similar disasters in the future.

Monitoring compliance with Kenya’s shisha ban in select public hospitality venues in Nairobi

2021 ◽  
pp. tobaccocontrol-2021-056725
Author(s):  
Simone Fukuda ◽  
Salome Nyambura ◽  
Joel Gitali ◽  
Thomas Lindi ◽  
Samson Otieno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
African Region ◽  
High Compliance ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The Public ◽  
Outdoor Area ◽  
Low Prevalence

IntroductionSeven countries in the WHO African Region have banned the sale and/or use of shisha. In 2017, Kenya implemented a comprehensive ban on shisha, including the use, import, manufacture, sale, offer of sale, advertising, promotion, distribution and encouraging or facilitating its use. The objective of this study was to assess compliance with the ban of shisha use in select public hospitality venues in Nairobi, Kenya.MethodsObservational study that used a purposive sampling to select restaurants, bars and nightclubs where shisha use took place before the ban. A total of 200 venues were visited in seven areas of Nairobi City County, Kenya. Shisha use was defined as at least one person smoking shisha in any indoor or outdoor area of the venue accessible to the public, and indicators of shisha use as the display of any shisha equipment.ResultsOverall, 81.5% of the venues visited were in compliance. Shisha smoking was observed in 16.5% of all venues and shisha equipment alone was observed in 2.0%. Among the different venue types, 94.6% of restaurants were compliant, 79.7% of bars and 75.6% of nightclubs.DiscussionThe overall high compliance indicates that Kenya’s shisha ban is well implemented in Nairobi, and may be explained by the comprehensive nature of the shisha ban and the low prevalence in the general population. The variation in compliance may be due to the higher rates of use in university students and the additional resources required to enforce the ban in areas with high rates of crime.

scholarly journals Relationships between motivation, cognitive styles and perception of teaching practices for creativity

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunice Maria Lima Soriano de ALENCAR ◽  
Denise de Souza FLEITH
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Cognitive Styles ◽  
Private University ◽  
Motivational Orientation ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public

Abstract This study investigates differences between Pedagogy and Teachers' Certificate in Mathematics undergraduates, males and females, from public and private institutions with respect to motivational orientations, cognitive styles and perception of pedagogical practices for creativity implemented by their teachers, as well as relationships between these variables. Three hundred and sixty-five students answered scales regarding motivation to learn, cognitive styles, and teaching practices for creativity. Intrinsic motivation predominated in the private university students and extrinsic motivation in the public university students. The data revealed differences between courses, gender and type of university concerning cognitive styles. Private university and pedagogy students had a more positive perception of professors' teaching practices that promote creativity. Positive relationships were observed between the factors of the instrument of pedagogical practices for creativity, intrinsic motivation and nonconformist transformer style, and between the various cognitive styles and intrinsic and extrinsic motivational orientation.

scholarly journals Implementación de estrategias creativas en estudiantes universitarios: propuesta pedagógica para un aprendizaje realmente significativo / Implementation of Creative Strategies in University Students: Pedagogical proposal for a real and meaningful learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-28
Author(s):  
Nahomy Casas Barrera ◽  
Lorena Acevedo
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Baja California ◽  
Meaningful Learning ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
The Third ◽  
Field Practice ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

ABSTRACTCreative strategies benefit the students in order to guide them to the achievement of a meaningful learning, because they help to a greater concentration by presenting the content of the class, understanding then the nature, reach and sequence of the information provided. The present field practice was carried out with a group of university students of the third semester of the Faculty of Languages at the Autonomous University of Baja California. Starting with the theme of motivation, five educational strategies are implemented to later know the perspective of the students through a survey.RESUMENLas estrategias creativas benefician a los alumnos para poder orientarlos al logro de un aprendizaje significativo, pues ayudan a una concentración mayor al presentar el contenido de la clase, comprendiendo entonces su naturaleza, alcance y secuencia de la información proporcionada. La presente práctica de campo fue realizada con un grupo de jóvenes universitarios de tercer semestre de la Facultad de Idiomas en la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. Partiendo con el tema de motivación, se implementaron cinco estrategias educativas para posteriormente conocer la perspectiva de los alumnos mediante una encuesta.  

scholarly journals Alternativas para reflexionar aspectos críticos de la ciencia en el aula-Alternatives to Reflect on Critical Aspects of Science in the Classroom

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (22) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Jordi Solbes-Matarredona ◽  
Nidia Yaneth Torres-Merchán
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Teacher Training Students ◽  
Critical Aspects ◽  
Formación Docente ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

Este artículo forma parte de una investigación sobre el uso de cuestiones socio-científicas a fin de promover las competencias para el pensamiento crítico en estudiantes universitarios. La primera parte presenta las apreciaciones de un grupo de estudiantes en formación docente acerca de la criticidad de la ciencia y lo que entienden por ciencia crítica. También, se presenta y se discute sobre las experiencias de algunos investigadores perseguidos debido a sus contribuciones científicas, ya que tuvieron implicaciones sociales, o cuestiones sociocientíficas.Alternatives to Reflect on Critical Aspects of Science in the ClassroomThis paper is part of a research about the use of scientific-social issues to promote critical thinking skills in university students. The first part presents the considerations of a group of teacher training students about the criticality of science and what they understand about critical science. It also presents and discusses the experiences of some researchers who were persecuted because of their scientific contributions with social implications or scientific social issues.Alternativas para refletir aspectos críticos da ciência na sala de aulaEste artigo é parte de uma investigação sobre o uso de questões sociais científicos, para promover habilidades de pensamento crítico dos estudantes da universidade. A primeira parte apresenta os motivos que levaram um grupo de estudantes de formação de professores sobre a criticidade da ciência e o que eles querem dizer com uma ciência crítica. Ele também apresenta e discute alguns investigadores perseguidos por suas contribuições científicas para implicações sociais ou questões sociais científicos. 

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