scholarly journals Opinions of socially excluded individuals on conducting business activity and being employed on a full-time basis in view of own research

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 90-101
Author(s):  
Mariola Szewczyk-Jarocka
Keyword(s):  
Business Activity ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Time Basis ◽  
Socially Excluded

scholarly journals Working from Home During Covid-19: Doing and Managing Technology-enabled Social Interaction With Colleagues at a Distance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Banita Lal ◽  
Yogesh K. Dwivedi ◽  
Markus Haag
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Work Lives ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Time Basis

AbstractWith the overnight growth in Working from Home (WFH) owing to the pandemic, organisations and their employees have had to adapt work-related processes and practices quickly with a huge reliance upon technology. Everyday activities such as social interactions with colleagues must therefore be reconsidered. Existing literature emphasises that social interactions, typically conducted in the traditional workplace, are a fundamental feature of social life and shape employees’ experience of work. This experience is completely removed for many employees due to the pandemic and, presently, there is a lack of knowledge on how individuals maintain social interactions with colleagues via technology when working from home. Given that a lack of social interaction can lead to social isolation and other negative repercussions, this study aims to contribute to the existing body of literature on remote working by highlighting employees’ experiences and practices around social interaction with colleagues. This study takes an interpretivist and qualitative approach utilising the diary-keeping technique to collect data from twenty-nine individuals who had started to work from home on a full-time basis as a result of the pandemic. The study explores how participants conduct social interactions using different technology platforms and how such interactions are embedded in their working lives. The findings highlight the difficulty in maintaining social interactions via technology such as the absence of cues and emotional intelligence, as well as highlighting numerous other factors such as job uncertainty, increased workloads and heavy usage of technology that affect their work lives. The study also highlights that despite the negative experiences relating to working from home, some participants are apprehensive about returning to work in the traditional office place where social interactions may actually be perceived as a distraction. The main contribution of our study is to highlight that a variety of perceptions and feelings of how work has changed via an increased use of digital media while working from home exists and that organisations need to be aware of these differences so that they can be managed in a contextualised manner, thus increasing both the efficiency and effectiveness of working from home.

scholarly journals The engagement and retention of non-profit employees in Belgium and South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Renard ◽  
Robin J. Snelgar
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Time Basis ◽  
Depth Interviews

Orientation: A lack of qualitative research exists that investigates work engagement and retention within Belgium and South Africa, particularly within the non-profit sector.Research purpose: The study aimed to gather in-depth qualitative data pertaining to the factors that promote work engagement and retention amongst non-profit employees working within these two countries.Motivation for the study: Because of scarce funding and resources, non-profit organisations are pressured to retain their talented employees, with high levels of turnover being a standard for low-paid, human-service positions. However, when individuals are engaged in their work, they display lower turnover intentions, suggesting the importance of work engagement in relation to retention.Research design, approach and method: Non-probability purposive and convenience sampling was used to organise in-depth interviews with 25 paid non-profit employees working on either a full-time or a part-time basis within Belgium and South Africa. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data produced.Main findings: Participants were found to be absorbed in, dedicated to and energised by their work, and revealed numerous aspects promoting their retention including working towards a purpose, finding fulfilment in their tasks and working in a caring environment.Practical/managerial implications: Non-profit organisations should develop positive work environments for their employees to sustain their levels of work engagement, as well as place significance on intrinsic rewards in order to retain employees.Contribution: This study provides insights into the means by which non-profit employees across two nations demonstrate their enthusiasm, pride and involvement in the work that they perform. It moreover sheds light on the factors contributing to such employees intending to leave or stay within the employment of their organisations.

scholarly journals Heterogeneity of Older Learners in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phyllis A. Cummins ◽  
J. Scott Brown ◽  
Peter Riley Bahr ◽  
Nader Mehri
Keyword(s):  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Postsecondary Institutions ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Older Learners ◽  
Public College ◽  
Enrollment Trends ◽  
Education Data ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Time Basis

Recent years have seen growing recognition of the importance of a college-educated workforce to meet the needs of employers and ensure economic growth. Lifelong learning, including completing a postsecondary credential, increasingly is necessary to improve employment outcomes among workers, both old and young, who face rising demands for new and improved skills. To satisfy these needs, many states have established postsecondary completion goals pertaining to the segments of their population ages 25 to 64 years. Although it is not always clear how completion goals will be attained for older students, it is widely recognized that community colleges will play an important role. Here, we use data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) to examine enrollment trends by part-time and full-time status for students enrolled in Ohio’s public postsecondary institutions from 2006 to 2014. Unlike previous research that considers all students 25 and older as a homogeneous group, we divide older learners into two groups: ages 25 to 39 and ages 40 to 64. We find that adults in these age groups who attend a public college are more likely to attend a community college than they are a 4-year institution and are more likely to attend on a part-time basis. We discuss the implications of these trends and their relevance to college administrators.

Anthropologists and Broadcasting: Roles and Entry Strategies

1976 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Eiselein ◽  
Martin Topper
Keyword(s):  
Regular Part ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Entry Strategies ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Time Basis ◽  
Full Time Employment

The article describes some of the roles open to anthropologists in radio and television. These roles range from roles which are occupied only on an occasional basis, to a regular part-time basis, to full-time employment within the industry. Entry strategies for occupying these roles include taking the first step in approaching the broadcast station, learning about broadcasting, and communicating anthropology to the broadcasters.

REMARKS AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE PORTRAIT OF JOHN HOWLAND

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1958 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 655-660
Author(s):  
James L. Gamble
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Academic Medicine ◽  
Full Time ◽  
New York University ◽  
The Core ◽  
Medical Career ◽  
Time Basis ◽  
Washington University ◽  
Johns Hopkins Medical School

WE OWE Edwards A. Park a large debt for the sketch of John Howland illustrated by anecdotes displaying his personality which he gave us in his John Howland address. Howland was a New Englander to the core and a loyal son of Yale of the Class of '94. His medical career began in New York where, after 3 years as a student in New York University Medical School and a 2-year internship at the Presbyterian Hospital, he became associated with L. Emmett Holt, Sr. and decided to enter the then opening field of pediatrics. His fine abilities as a physician were rapidly recognized. He also began his investigative career in New York. In the year 1910 at the age of 39 he was appointed Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical School of Washington University in St. Louis, which had just been reorganized on a full-time basis. He was disappointed by the inadequacy of the equipment there and unwilling to wait several years for the building of the projected new hospital. He resigned after 6 months and returned to New York. This hiatus in his careen in academic medicine was a short one. In the year 1912 he was called to the chair of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Medical School to succeed Von Pirquet who had returned to Germany to accept the professorship at Breslau. This was a much coveted post. Also, I have been told, he was much aggrieved over having contracted trichinosis from eating Baltimore sausages. During the 2 years that Von Pirquet was in Baltimore, the Department of Pediatrics had no quarters of its own and was obliged to use space borrowed from the Medical Outpatient.

U.S. Military Families

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Dekle
Keyword(s):  
World War I ◽  
Military Families ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Military Children ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
Time Basis ◽  
Key Indicators ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Impact

Social work with members of the U. S. military began during World War I and continues to evolve along with the military, its service members, and their families. This article provides an overview of the U. S. military as an organization that produces a unique culture; demographics that describe service members, military spouses, and military children; and some key indicators of the impact of military life derived from scientifically structured surveys and studies of service members and their families. It also identifies relevant professional practice and education standards for social workers who work with military families regularly and/or on a full-time basis as well as for those who are working with them for the first time and/or only on occasion. Woven together, the understanding of military families and adherence to established standards of practice discussed in this paper can provide the reader with a solid foundation for their practice when working with military families.

Assessment of JOBLINKS Demonstration Projects: Connecting People to the Workplace and Implications for Welfare Reform

1998 ◽  
Vol 1618 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-13
Author(s):  
Leslie Goldenberg ◽  
Jane Zhang ◽  
Charles Dickson
Keyword(s):  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Welfare To Work ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
Human Services Agencies ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Job Preparation ◽  
Time Basis ◽  
Welfare Agencies

JOBLINKS demonstration projects tested the means of providing transportation services to disadvantaged individuals, particularly welfare recipients trying to make the transition to employment and self-sufficiency. In 1995–1996, 10 demonstration projects were funded in 6 states. After each project an independent assessment yielded the following findings: ( a) Transportation made a difference in enabling disadvantaged people to obtain work. In several demonstration projects, the transportation services provided through JOBLINKS enabled individuals to get a job or to increase work to a full-time basis. ( b) Transportation solutions were most effective in the presence of three key factors: availability of jobs in the local labor market at shift times that could be served by available drivers and vehicles, access to job-ready workers with transportation barriers who would be suited for these jobs, and coordination among transportation providers, human services agencies, and employers. In the absence of these factors, transportation linkages played an important role in getting disadvantaged populations to job preparation services. Many of the JOBLINKS projects concentrated on and were very successful at carrying those who were not job ready to educational institutions, job-training providers, and job club sites. ( c) Transportation is a necessary component in the package of services needed to implement welfare-to-work programs. Welfare-to-work policy emphasizes getting people into work environments. There are serious implications of this policy for both welfare agencies and transportation providers. Future efforts to meet the transportation needs of people who are struggling to become independent of welfare should focus on innovative ways to get them to workplaces.

Men Taking Up Career Leave: An Opportunity for a Better Work and Family Life Balance?

2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
JESSIE VANDEWEYER ◽  
IGNACE GLORIEUX
Keyword(s):  
Time Use ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Career Break ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Female Employees ◽  
Time Basis ◽  
Do So

AbstractIn 2004, 9 per cent of female employees took advantage of the system of ‘career break’ or ‘time credit’ in Flanders, compared to only 3 per cent of male workers. Although the number of men taking a career break is increasing, they remain a small group. In this article the time use of men interrupting their careers full-time or part-time is compared to that of full-time working men, using representative time use data from 2004. Analyses show that a career break does not imply a reduced workload. Half of the men interrupting their career full-time do so to try out another job. Men who take part-time leave are mainly motivated by their desire for a better work and family life balance. About 80 per cent of the time they gain by working on a part-time basis is allocated to household and childcare activities. This suggests that encouraging men to work fewer hours could well be the best policy for achieving gender equality.

Time-on-Task and Reading Performance in Underachieving Children

1979 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marvin D. Wyne ◽  
Gary B. Stuck
Keyword(s):  
Reading Achievement ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Reading Performance ◽  
Time On Task ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Regular Classrooms ◽  
Time Basis ◽  
Task Oriented ◽  
Structured Program

Elementary school pupils identified as being a year or more behind in reading achievement and who were observed as spending low percentages of time-on-task-were selected for participation in a short-term, highly structured program designed to increase task oriented behavior. Two different groups of approximately ten children each participated in each of three separate eight-week intervention phases. For each phase, a comparison group of approximately ten children remained in the regular classroom. Following the intervention, participating pupils were found to spend significantly more time-on-task and to achieve at a significantly higher level in reading than their comparison counterparts. These advantages in reading achievement performance were maintained over a period of four months after their return to regular classrooms on a full-time basis.

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