scholarly journals The Deinstitutionalization of Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities from the Perspective of Ecological Systems Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 28-43
Author(s):  
Rasa Genienė ◽  
Eglė Šumskienė ◽  
Violeta Gevorgianienė ◽  
Jurga Mataitytė-Diržienė
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Ecological Theory ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Ecological System ◽  
Ecological Systems Theory ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Social

The deinstitutionalization of social care in Lithuania started in 2012 after the adoption of the strategic guidelines by the Ministry of Social Security and Labour. The goal of this reform was to improve the care conditions and introduce new community-based services for persons with disabilities. Almost ten years of the reform resulted in only five percent of persons with disabilities who moved to community settings, mainly group-living homes. The slow-motion of the reform, as well as the tensions in the communities, suggests the need for a thorough analysis of the process of deinstitutionalization and its improvement. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory is applied as a conceptual and methodological tool for understanding the roles of deinstitutionalization agents at different levels, including the Ministry of Social Security and Labour, municipalities, non-governmental organizations, social care institutions, and local communities. All of these agents are involved and diversely interact among themselves during the transformation process of the social care system. The ecological theory provides the necessary integrated approach to the analysis of the process of deinstitutionalization of the social care system at the micro-, meso-, exo-, and macro levels. Deinstitutionalization and the trajectories of its participants reveal resilient connections with different fields of the ecological system and show that different system components not only represent different systems but become microsystems themselves that affect all elements in the ecological system. The complexity of environmental systems constitutes the basis of ecological systems theory. It serves as a lens to guide the analysis of the transformation of a particular person’s life in the context of deinstitutionalization. Herewith, it is an appropriate tool for understanding the impact of deinstitutionalization on specific local communities.

The Hijab as Border of Cloth: An Ecological Systems Theory Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gert T. M. Prinsloo ◽  
Reineth C. E. Prinsloo ◽  
Latifah A. A. Bin Nafisah
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Sacred Space ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Ecological System ◽  
Ecological Systems Theory ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
The Social ◽  
Conscious Choice ◽  
Holistic Analysis

Using ecological systems theory to understand the systemic interactions in the context of Islam is not an extensively researched topic. In view of this, ecological systems theory is used in this article to argue that the social interaction of an individual Muslim female deliberately donning the hijab should be interpreted and evaluated in the context of Islam as an ecological system. Islam is analysed as an ecological system in which each part of the system is influenced by all other parts, but in turn also influences all other parts. There are borders between the various parts of the system, but these borders are permeable from the inside and from the outside. These principles are applied to every Muslim female who chooses to don the hijab. She becomes an integral and indispensable part of Islam as a system. She is influenced by every part of the system, and in turn influences every part by her conscious choice to give visual expression to her religious identity. Awareness of the mutual interactions between an individual Muslim female and all other constituent parts of her religion allows for a contextual and holistic analysis of the hijab as religious and cultural phenomenon. The hijab functions as a border of cloth demarcating the Muslim female body as sacred space in space as she interacts with and within her micro-, meso-, exo-, macro-, and chronosystems.

scholarly journals A Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory (PVEST): A self-organization perspective in context

1997 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 817-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARGARET BEALE SPENCER ◽  
DAVIDO DUPREE ◽  
TRACEY HARTMANN
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ecological Systems Theory ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Learning Attitude ◽  
Learning Attitudes ◽  
The Social ◽  
American Students

A framework that emphasizes and integrates individuals' intersubjective experiences with Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory (PVEST) is introduced and compared with self-organizational perspectives. Similarities, differences and advantages of each framework are described. In a demonstration of PVEST's utility, a subset of data from the 3rd year of a longitudinal study (14- to 16-year-old middle adolescent African–Americans) is used for examining an achievement variable: negative learning attitude. Explored separately by gender, a regression model that contained risk, stress, and a reactive coping variable for the prediction of negative learning attitudes was investigated. For boys, stress was an independent stressor across steps independent of the other variables entered; social support was particularly important for males. For girls, not only was stress not important but it was also only the social support variable, perceived unpopularity with peers, that was a significant predictor of girls' negative learning attitude. Particularly for boys, the findings suggest critically important roles for teachers and peers in the negative learning attitude of midadolescent economically disadvantaged African–American students.

scholarly journals Colorectal cancer screening in Uruguay: current assessment and roadmap for the future

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Micaela Reich ◽  
Lydia P. Buki
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Screening ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Ecological Systems Theory ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Future Research

AbstractCancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and is expected to remain a public health concern for years to come. Within Latin America, Uruguay has the highest colorectal cancer rates. Heeding past calls to action, in this article we provide a critical assessment of colorectal cancer needs and opportunities in Uruguay with a focus on developing a roadmap for future action. First, we provide an overview of risk factors, screening procedures and guidelines, and screening rates. Next, we provide an overview of psychosocial factors that influence colorectal cancer screening, with the goal of providing guidance for future behavioral health promotion initiatives in Uruguay. In this effort, we present four conceptual models that may be used for interventions: the ecological systems theory, informed decision-making, the health beliefs model, and the health literacy model. Subsequently, we propose using an integrated model based on the ecological systems theory and health literacy model to develop national, local, and community-based interventions to increase screening rates and lower the colorectal cancer burden in Uruguay. We close the paper with a summary and implications section, including recommendations for future research programs focused on the assessment of factors that influence screening.

scholarly journals COVID-19, Remote Teaching, and the School Ecosystem: a Delicate Relationship

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-91
Author(s):  
A. Hedlund
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Ecological Systems Theory

The paper explores the current situation with remote teaching in schools in Brazil from the perspective of ecological systems theory and school ecosystem. The situation is analysed from the viewpoints of the main stakeholders: children, parents, teachers and school managers. The author describes typical questions that the stakeholders raise in Brazil and offers answers. Advice is also offered on what can be done by the stakeholders to keep the ecosystem balanced.

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