scholarly journals RESEARCH OF SOME ASPECTS ABOUT THE ELDERLY EMPLOYED IN THE LATVIAN LABOUR MARKET

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Irena Silinevica
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Self ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Social Opportunities ◽  
Market Areas ◽  
Pension Age

The seniors are among the resources to reduce tension in certain labour market areas and promote further economic development. Taking into account the aging population trends, the role of seniors will increase in Latvia’s labour market. The aim of this research study is to explore the self-assessment of the elderly employed about their abilities to work competitively at pre-retirement age and go on to work at pension age. The research has verified some theoretical findings about the elderly people in the labour market by using content analysis, comparative analysis, synthesis, and the abstract and logical construction methods. The self-assessment of the employed aged above 50 about their abilities to compete in labour market is analysed in the research. A survey of the pre-retirement and pension-aged employees is carried out in the research. The main findings of the research are as follows: the development of technologies and the raising standard of living in Latvia creates new social opportunities for pre-retirement and retirement-age people to go on to work. The stereotypes in society on the preretirement and retirement-age employees are out of date and need to be changed. There are recommendations for improvement of competitiveness of the elderly employed in the labour market developed in the paper.

scholarly journals Demographics, Labour Market, and Pension Sustainability in Hungary

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-171
Author(s):  
András Olivér Németh ◽  
Petra Németh ◽  
Péter Vékás
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Pension System ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Baseline Scenario ◽  
Dependency Ratio ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Market Trends ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
Age Dependency Ratio

The sustainability of an unfunded pension system depends highly on demographic and labour market trends, i.e. how fertility, mortality, and employment rates change. In this paper we provide a brief summary of recent developments in these fields in Hungary and draw up a picture of the current situation. Then, we forecast the path of the economic old-age dependency ratio, i.e. the ratio of the elderly and employed populations. We make different alternative assumptions about fertility, mortality, and employment rates. According to our baseline scenario the dependency ratio is expected to rise from 40.6% to 77% by 2050. Such a sharp increase makes policy intervention inevitable. Based on our sensitivity analysis, the only viable remedy is increasing the retirement age.

scholarly journals Labour Market Decisions of the Self-Employed in the Netherlands at the Statutory Retirement Age

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amparo Nagore Garcia ◽  
Maria Cristina Rossi ◽  
Arthur H. O. <!>van Soest
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
The Self ◽  
Retirement Age

scholarly journals Does raising the pension age prolong working life? Evidence from pension age reform in Estonia

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Orsolya Soosaar ◽  
Allan Puur ◽  
Lauri Leppik
Keyword(s):  
Early Retirement ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Register Data ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Employment Rate ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Estimation Strategy ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Pension Age

Abstract We estimate how raising the statutory retirement age affects employment by considering the pension age reform in Estonia, that gradually raised the normal retirement age (NRA) for women from 58 to 61.5 and the early retirement age (ERA) from 56 to 59.5 during the period of 2001–2011. The analysis employs a difference-in-differences estimation strategy on register data covering women born between 1943 and 1952. The reform did have an impact on the employment rate of affected women, with an estimated increase of 4.1 percentage points associated with the rise in the NRA, and 3.4 percentage points with the rise in the ERA. These estimates are at the lower end of those found in previous studies for other countries, pointing to the role of contextual features such as lower replacement rates and fewer disincentives to work while drawing pensions.

scholarly journals Use of a marking rubric and self-assessment to provide feedforward to level 5 undergraduate Sport students: student perceptions, performance and marking efficiency

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eddie John Bradley ◽  
Steven Anderson ◽  
Laurence Eagle
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
The Self ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Number Of Passes ◽  
Marking Time

The aim of this study was to identify whether Level 5 Sport students find a rubric and self-assessment helpful in providing feedforward on a lab report, and if the rubric improved performance and marking efficiency. A questionnaire was administered to 58 students in order to identify perceptions. Marking time, report grades and classification were compared with the previous year. A significant improvement in the report mark of 7% (ρ=0.029) from the previous year and an increase in the number of passes in the higher classifications, along with a 25-minute decrease in the mean marking time, were observed. Perceptions of the rubric were generally positive in terms of increasing students’ understanding of the assessment. The role of the rubric in the self-assessment process was beneficial, as it enabled students to understand what they were doing well and what they needed to improve. Overall, rubrics should be considered when implementing a laboratory-based practical assessment and report.

scholarly journals The Role of Smartphones for Online Language Use in the Context of Polish and Croatian Students of Different Disciplines

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-193
Author(s):  
Halina Sierocka ◽  
Violeta Jurković ◽  
Mirna Varga
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Language Use ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
The Self ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Self Assessment

Abstract Easy and cheap access to the Internet and a wide array of new technologies, such as smartphones, have multiplied opportunities for online informal learning of English (OILE). Yet, despite sizeable research, few studies have examined the issue of OILE in the context of university students of different disciplines. The aim of this research study was to examine the role of online language use through smartphones among students of various disciplines and its possible effects on enhancement of their foreign language skills. The study assumed both qualitative and quantitative methodology encompassing three research instruments: an online survey, the self-assessment language competence grid of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL; Council of Europe, 2001) and a semi-structured interview. Data were collected with 377 students from two universities: University of Białystok, Poland and University of Osijek, Croatia. The research outcomes indicate that both Croatian and Polish students of different disciplines use their smartphones chiefly for receptive activities with infrequent use for language learning purposes and the predominant use of the mother tongue or English for the listed online activities through smartphones do not significantly affect the self-assessed level of their communicative competence in English. However, it can be stated that the choice of the preponderant language for online use through smartphones, especially for study-related issues, is conditioned by the students’ discipline of study.

scholarly journals Self-praise and Positive Self-assessment in Chekhov’s Plays

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-229
Author(s):  
Veronika A. Makarova
Keyword(s):  
Literary Theory ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Cherry Orchard ◽  
Literary Device ◽  
Character Building ◽  
Three Sisters

This paper applies Speech Act Theory towards an investigation of the use and role of self-praise/positive self-assessment in the texts of three Chekhov’s plays: The Seagull, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. The findings conducted with manual coding of texts for the speech acts of self-praise/positive self-assessment suggest that Chekhov employed self-praise for a number of textual and character-building functions. In particular, self-praise functions as a literary device to identify less likable characters as well as to provide a chance for more likable characters to stand up for themselves against injustice and provocation. The self-praise/positive self-assessment comes in mitigated and aggravated forms. Mitigation is mostly achieved through grammatical or phrasal means, as well as semantically through self-criticism, whereby the only form of aggravation observed in the data was other-criticism/other-derogation. Specific forms of a positive self-assessment likely unique to Chekhov’s plays are ‘linguistic brags’, i.e., contextually unjustifiable switches to French and Latin as well as ‘generational’ positive self-representation in Three Sisters. The results suggest that investigations of speeh acts in dramas could be productive for literary theory, as they shed more light on the characters development as well as the genre mastery of the playwright.

scholarly journals Direcții de modernizare a autoevaluării și evaluării continue a rezultatelor elevilor.: De la tehnologia informatică la sisteme ICT.

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 74-88
Author(s):  
Aida Cornelia Stoian
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The Self ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Continuous Assessment ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
General Hypothesis ◽  
Digital Assessment ◽  
The Relationship

It requires major changes in the processes of self-assessment and continuous assessment of pupils’ achievements in order to meet the challenges of contemporary society. In this research study we presented the current approaches of the evaluative issue in its transition from the informatics technology to evaluative information systems and technology communication (ITC). When conducting the research, we have studied teachers’ references on the role of the ITC systems in pupils’ self-assessment, as well as the contribution of the automated continuous assessment to the improvement of pupils’ learning activity. The general hypothesis of the research project aimed to demonstrate that if secondary school teachers are aware of the role of the self-assessment ICT systems and of continuous digital assessment, then there is obtained their adherence for implementating and developing such systems of assessment. In order to study the relationship between research variables we applied a questionnaire, with teachers as target group. The conducted study has had a positive impact on the respondent teachers, who adhered to the proposed idea, being confident in the role of transition from the self-assessment of informatics refurbishment and continuous assessment of pupils’ achievement in implementing the ITC systems in the educational assessment.

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