Social Integration of Hearing-Impaired Students by Means of Health-Enhancing and Recreational Activities

Purpose: To substantiate and develop a program of health-enhancing and recreational physical activity for the social integration of students with hearing impairments in a higher education institution environment. Materials and Methods. The study involved 65 students with hearing impairments 17–18 years of age (30 males and 35 females). Theoretical analysis and generalization of special scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical experiment, anthropometric measurements of the hearing-impaired, Apanasenko’s method, methods of mathematical statistics were used. Results. The structure and content of the program of health-enhancing and recreational physical activity for students with hearing impairments were scientifically substantiated and developed. The program takes into account the factors, principles, objectives, tasks, methods, organizational and socio-pedagogical conditions for its effective implementation in higher education institutions. The program includes a system for monitoring the results of its implementation and performance criteria. The effectiveness criteria for the health-enhancing and recreational physical activity program were identified as follows: social integration of hearing-impaired students, restoring their psycho-emotional state, and involvement of the young people in regular physical activity. Conclusions. The results of the study confirmed the effectiveness of the developed program of health-enhancing and recreational physical activity in a higher education institution for the social integration of hearing-impaired students.

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Hearing impairment and higher education: perceptions of students and employees in a Brazilian Public Institution

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v9i1.1603 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. e95911603

Author(s):

Luíza Gadea Gradret Levy ◽

Laís Ferreira ◽

Júlia Dalcin Pinto ◽

Gicelia Barreto Nascimento ◽

Eliara Pinto Vieira Biaggio ◽

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Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Hearing Impairment ◽

Education Institution ◽

Hearing Impaired ◽

Public Institution ◽

Public Higher Education ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

Perceptions Of Students ◽

Hearing Impaired Students

The aim of this study was to identify the perceptions of the hearing impaired students and the Accessibility Center employees of a Public Higher Education Institution regarding the policies and actions of accessibility and permanence in the education offered in the institution in which they are linked. Also, to verify the association between the preferential linguistic modality of the hearing impaired students and their responses regarding the policies of accessibility and permanence in education in a Higher Education Institution. As well as to identify the architectural and communicational barriers that undermines the academic performance of these students. 14 hearing impaired students and 5 Accessibility Center employees of a Higher Education Institution participated in this study. The data collection occurred through an online questionnaire. It was verified that the two groups did not obtained similar perceptions regarding accessibility and permanence. There was no statistical difference between the linguistic modality and the responses regarding accessibility and permanence in higher education. The students report as main architectural and communication barriers: classroom, learning disability and difficulty in following the contents during classes. This research verified that there is a divergence between students and employees´ perceptions. Regardless of the preferred linguistic modality, students with hearing impairment have the same perceptions regarding accessibility and permanence in higher education. The architectural and communicational barriers were identified in the studied sample.

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Accessibility of people with disabilities to higher education: social attitudes of students and professors of a higher education institution

Revista CEFAC ◽

10.1590/1982-0216/201921313018 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Jane Assunção Brunhara ◽

Ana Paula Berberian ◽

Ana Cristina Guarinello ◽

Angela Regina Biscouto ◽

Simone Krüger ◽

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Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Quantitative Study ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Education Institution ◽

Private University ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Social Attitudes ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

University Professors ◽

The Social

ABSTRACT Purpose: to compare and analyze social attitudes of students and professors of a higher education institution about the inclusion of people with disabilities according to variables gender, age and areas of knowledge of participants. Methods: the quantitative study was conducted on 601 academics, 583 being students and 18 university professors from a private university, who have contact with individuals with disabilities in the classroom. A questionnaire was applied to identify the social attitudes related to the variables correlated above. Results: the sample included 97% of students, 417 being females and 184 males. Nearly 43% were younger than 20 years and 6% older than 40 years. The female professors and students had higher agreement with the questionnaire, while male professors and students reported lower satisfaction. Concerning age, the younger individuals were the most dissatisfied ones. In relation to the field of knowledge, the Exact, Human and Health Sciences, in this order, presented increased agreement with the research instrument. Conclusion: the study investigated the social attitudes of professors and students about the inclusion of people with disabilities, analyzing the results according to gender, age and area of knowledge, comparing and correlating with the agreement about the questionnaire. The results revealed the need to deepen the studies about variables that may influence the social attitudes related to the inclusion and permanence of these individuals in higher education institutions.

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Nível de atividade física de jovens acadêmicos de fisioterapia de uma instituição privada de ensino superior no município de Fortaleza, Ceará

Revista de Saúde Coletiva da UEFS ◽

10.13102/rscdauefs.v10i1.4612 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 7

Author(s):

Thaisa Vieira Miranda ◽

Edinice De Sousa Modesto ◽

Kelle Cristina De Almeida Menezes ◽

Antônia Eduarda Da Silva Fernandes ◽

Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Macena ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Higher Education ◽

Physical Activity Level ◽

Education Institution ◽

Activity Level ◽

Private Higher Education ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

Activity Data ◽

Microsoft Office ◽

Physiotherapy Students

A inatividade física é uns dos principais fatores de risco para desenvolvimento de complicações cardiovasculares, respiratórias e alterações degenerativas que se desenvolvem ao decorrer da vida e manifestam-se geralmente na fase de envelhecimento. Sendo assim, o presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar o nível de atividade física de acadêmicos jovens de fisioterapia de uma Instituição de Ensino Superior Privada no município de Fortaleza/CE. Trata-se de um estudo transversal com 91 estudantes. Para a coleta de dados foi utilizado o IPAQ – questionário internacional de atividade física. Os dados foram analisados a partir da estatística descritiva e inferencial através do software estatístico Microsoft Office Excel 2013. A amostra apresentou idade média de 23,85 ± 2,05 anos, predominantemente do gênero feminino, representando 76,92% (n = 70) e 54,94% (n = 50) dos alunos consideram-se pardos. A classificação do nível de atividade física como sedentário foi igual a 13,19% da amostra e muito ativo foi de 5,50%, havendo maior prevalência de indivíduos insuficientemente ativos (70,33%). Conclui-se que os acadêmicos não praticam nenhuma atividade física e/ ou não seguem as recomendações de tempo gasto em atividades moderadas e intensas e que um número pequeno de indivíduos ativos é insuficientemente ativo. Com isso, uma mudança nos hábitos em relação a prática regular de atividade física deve ser implementada para prevenir doenças que se manifestam ao longo da vida LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF YOUNG PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS FROM A PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION IN FORTALEZA, CEARÁPhysical inactivity is one of the major risk factors for developing cardiovascular and respiratory complications as well as degenerative changes that usually manifest in the aging phase. Thus, the present study aimed to analyze the physical activity level of young physiotherapy students from a Private Higher Education Institution in Fortaleza/CE. This is a cross-sectional study with 91 students. For data collection we used the IPAQ – international questionnaire of physical activity. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics using the statistical software Microsoft Office Excel 2013. The sample had a mean age of 23.85 ± 2.05 years, predominantly female, representing 76.92% (n = 70) and 54.94% (n = 50) of the students consider themselves brown. Physical activity level was classified as sedentary to 13.19% and highly active to 5.50%, with a higher prevalence of insufficiently active individuals (70.33%). It is concluded that the students do not practice any physical activity and/ or do not follow the recommendations of time spent in moderate and intense activities and that a small number of active individuals is insufficiently active. Therefore, a change in habits in relation to the regular practice of physical activity should be implemented to prevent diseases that manifest throughout life.

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Nível de Atividade Física, Bem Estar, Humor e Rendimento Acadêmico em Universitários de Licenciatura em Educação Física de uma Instituição de Nível Superior em Alagoas / Level of Physical Activity, Well-Being, Humor and Academic Performance of undergraduate students in Physical Education Course at a higher education institution in Alagoas

Brazilian Journal of Health Review ◽

10.34119/bjhrv4n3-166 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 11788-11803

Author(s):

Ana Luiza Barbosa Vieira Da Silva ◽

Vinícius Ferreira Jannotti ◽

Antonio Filipe Pereira Caetano

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Higher Education ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Physical Education ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Education Institution ◽

Well Being ◽

Higher Education Institution

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Antecedents of Participation in Physical Activity among Generation Y at a South African Higher Education Institution

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n21p291 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

R Nishimwe-Niyimbanira

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Higher Education ◽

South African ◽

Generation Y ◽

Education Institution ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

African Higher Education ◽

South African Higher Education

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ORGANISATIONAL APPROACHES TO THE FORMATION OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE MARKET OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

Management ◽

10.30857/2415-3206.2021.2.10 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 114-121

Author(s):

Valentyna Yatsenko

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Development Strategy ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Social Activity ◽

Education Institution ◽

Educational Services ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

Individual Interviews ◽

The Social

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. Social responsibility is a system of innovative working relationships that acts as an essential technology that enhances the effectiveness of a higher education institution with employees, partners, customers and the community, and ultimately contributes to its prosperity and civil society. Social responsibility should focus on enhancing the image of the higher education institution, recognising its successes in society by civil institutions and individual citizens. This will increase the social value of the higher education institution, its competitiveness, sustainability and efficiency, allowing society to use the resource voluntarily provided by the higher education institution to balance organisational and social interests.METHODS. The methods used to conduct the research were: interview, expert. The questions selected for this study were taken either from the literature or from individual interviews. The literature helped to identify important dimensions of the concept of social responsibility. The interviews helped to identify new points and possible dimensions to contextualise organisational approaches to shaping the social responsibility of higher education institutions.FINDINGS. Organizational approaches to the formation of social responsibility of higher education institutions in the market of educational services are proposed. Mechanisms to increase socio-commercial value of socially responsible higher education institutions are argued: creation of public institutions to identify, formulate public interests and present them to corporations; selection of social projects taking into account stakeholder expectations.CONCLUSION. In order to increase the efficiency of using the principles of social responsibility in HEIs, to improve their ratings, students' competitiveness in the labour market and their involvement in the task-setting and decision-making process, it is necessary to develop a programme of corporate social activity, which can become the basis for developing the HEIs' development strategy. The formation and adoption of such a strategy should be based on the interests of all stakeholders, based on the core values of the university to achieve the indicators at micro-, meso- and macrolevels.

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The Good Citizen: problematising citizenship in the social sciences curriculum

Learning and Teaching ◽

10.3167/latiss.2008.010305 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 67-88

Author(s):

Judith Burnett ◽

Erika Cudworth

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Higher Education ◽

Education Institution ◽

Undergraduate Curriculum ◽

Social Contexts ◽

Further Education ◽

Pedagogical Issues ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

Social Settings ◽

The Social

This article explores the critical pedagogical issues that emerge when attempting to develop active citizenship among undergraduates as an integral part of the student experience. It presents part of the findings from a C-SAP-funded project (Gifford et al. 2006) that we undertook with a partner higher education institution. This article explores our particular contribution carried out in a post-1992 London higher education institution. Our innovations in the social sciences undergraduate curriculum aimed at creating situations in which students would explore the diversity of citizenship in educational settings, namely, a local school, a further education college, and Summerhill School (founded by A.S. Neill). The research leads us to conclude that citizenship is a problem of praxis influenced and shaped by the local-global contexts of communities with diverse heritages of meaning, stratified social settings, and specific local and historical characteristics. This challenges the notions underpinning the Crick curriculum with its national orientation, and demonstrates the need to sensitise citizenship learning experiences to the needs of students and staff embedded in their social contexts. Such an approach can be understood as a form of situated citizenship characterised by active engagement with an assumption of heterogeneity which is positively sensitive to diversity.

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