scholarly journals The Stress of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Beyond the Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samina Salim
Keyword(s):  
Research Productivity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Loss Of Face ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Peer Experiences ◽  
American Society ◽  
The One

Background: The year 2020 will go down in modern history as the one ravaged by a pandemic, the one which humbled the entire world. From the richest and most advanced nations to the poorest and least developed it exposed all of our vulnerabilities. The loss of life, health disparities and economic adversities, aggravated by political and ideological tensions, added multiple layers of stress and anxieties to an already stressed American society. Methods: The educational institutions in the United States from the central to the local units demonstrated coherence in leadership, guided with flexibility and compassion, which paved the way for smooth operations. However, the anxiety among students and faculty on university and college campuses, is undeniable. In-person instruction was haulted. Research labs and officeswere locked down or operating with limited personnel Thus, the challenges to have timely instruction and to move the research enterprise forward have been enormous. Provided here is a perspective gathered from a literature search using PubMed and google with search words “COVID-19, stress, college students”, “COVID-19, stress, US graduate students”, and “COVID-19, stress, postdoc researchers”. Results: This article is an opinion piece, part personal and part peer experiences. It is presented in light of studies suggesting that the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed significant mental stress and anxiety upon students and faculty members within the academy. Conclusion: Loss of face-to-face interactions as a result of virtual instruction, lack of in-person mentoring, and loss of research productivity has taken its toll on the mental health and well- being of the academic community. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the ingenuity of the human spirit has innovated solutions to catch up on research productivity and to pursue academic excellence.

Western Religion in the Long 1960s

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 823-831
Author(s):  
HUGH MCLEOD
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Religious Revival ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
The Sixties ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Post War ◽  
American Society

The Yale church historian, Sydney Ahlstrom, had just emerged somewhat dazed from the Sixties when he reviewed the religious trajectory of the United States during that decade. He wrote that by 1966 it was clear that ‘the post-war religious revival had completely frittered out, that the nation was moving towards a crise de la conscience of unprecedented depth’. As well as a ‘growing attachment to naturalism and “secularism”’ he mentioned ‘a creeping or galloping awareness of vast contradictions in American life between profession and performance, the ideal and the actual’ and ‘increasing doubt concerning the capacity of present-day ecclesiastical, political, social and educational institutions to rectify these contradictions’. As Ahlstrom made clear in a later essay, he saw the crisis faced both by the Roman Catholic Church and by the ‘mainline’ Protestant Churches as part of a wider loss of ‘confidence or hope’ in American society and a passing away of ‘the certitudes that had always shaped the nation's well-being and sense of destiny’.

scholarly journals Indigenous economies in the Arctic

Elem Sci Anth ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Gladun ◽  
Soili Nysten-Haarala ◽  
Svetlana Tulaeva
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Development ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The One

There is a growing global interest in Arctic natural resources that have a strong influence on the local economies. The Arctic economy is a rather unique phenomenon encompassing Indigenous practices, local economic activities, and industrial development. Indigenous economies vary across the Arctic states and exhibit divergent economic mixtures. In globalizing societies and full market economies, traditional Indigenous economies are changing and perceived especially by the non-Indigenous to be a tribute to old customs rather than a way of life that is being followed by the young generation. However, certain groups of the contemporary Indigenous populations in the Arctic continue to preserve their culture and ensure the continuation of Indigenous ways of life. The development of Indigenous communities is closely linked to their economic well-being, on the one hand, and to their culture and traditions, on the other. Our article contributes to the discussion on the significance of Indigenous economies in providing sustainability in terms of Indigenous communities, their culture, and traditions. The research objective is to identify strategies and tools that sustain Indigenous economies as well as the goals of various stakeholders in encouraging and supporting the traditional economic activities of Indigenous peoples. We contrast three countries—Russia, Finland, and the United States (Alaska)—and discuss some governmental strategies that can be employed for preserving unique Indigenous economies. The research methods consist of a content analysis of state and regional legislation and strategies, social studies of stakeholders’ opinions, case studies describing market infrastructure, and economic activities as well as features of traditional lifestyles and Indigenous knowledge typical of these regions.

The Importance of Nature in the Well-Being of Rural Elders

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra S. Butler ◽  
Adrienne L. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Rural Environments ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Policy And Planning ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Rural Elders

This article presents two independent studies examining the experiences of older adults aging in rural environments in the United States. In face-to-face interviews, study participants (n = 66 in study 1 and n = 8 in study 2) were asked what they like about aging in a rural area and what they found challenging. Interview transcripts were analyzed for recurring themes in each study and striking similarities were found with regard to the importance of nature or “aesthetic capital” to the well-being of the study participants. Primary themes emerging from study 1 data included peace, safety, beauty, space, and interacting with nature. The themes emerging from the second study included the world outside the window, traveling around by car, and longing for natural beauty. A negative theme that emerged from both studies related to the dearth of health and social services in rural areas. Implications of the studies' findings with regard to the value of nature in the lives of elders are discussed in relation to practice, policy, and planning.

scholarly journals How to get away with colour

2017 ◽  
pp. 117-134
Author(s):  
Emiel Martens ◽  
Débora Póvoa
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Racial Diversity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Racial Minorities ◽  
American Media ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Society ◽  
The One ◽  
Tv Show

The popular American television series How to Get Away with Murder (2014) seems to challenge the long history of stereotypical roles assigned to racial minorities in American media by choosing a multiracial cast to impersonate characters that, while having different racial backgrounds, share a similar socio-economic status and have multidimensional personalities that distance them from the common stereotypes. However, although it has been praised for its portrayal of racial diversity, the series operates within a problematic logic of racial colour-blindness, disconnecting the main characters from any sign of racial specificity and creating a fictional world in which racism is no longer part of American society. This case study aims to demonstrate to which extent the “colour-blind approach” of the TV show reinforces the postracial illusion in the United States, i.e. the idea that the country has overcome its past of racial segregation and now offers the same opportunities for everyone, regardless of colour and race. Through a narrative analysis of the first season of the series, this chapter will argue that the depiction of race in How to Get Away with Murder is highly ambivalent. On the one hand, the show does not completely ignore race by inserting topics such as racism in the plot, giving these issues at least some visibility. On the other hand, its more general panorama reveals an intent to deracialise its main characters in a colour-blind manner. This is problematic since it overshadows racial issues that still have a big impact on the lives of racial minorities.

scholarly journals En la retaguardia de la Revolución Mexicana: Propaganda y propagandistas mexicanos en América Latina, 1914-1920

1999 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Yankelevich
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Mexican Revolution ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Press ◽  
America Latina ◽  
American Society ◽  
The One ◽  
Exemplary Model ◽  
Latin American Society

This article studies the role which the Constitutionalist group of the Mexican Revolution assigned to propaganda of their actions and programs. It evaluates the significance of the publicity campaigns launched after 1914, in an effort to counter negative reports and information about the Revolution coming from the United States. In particular, it reconstructs the propaganda campaign carried out in Latin America. On the one hand, it reviews the various mechanisms which made it possible for Mexico and its Revolution to achieve a presence in the press and the academic and political venues of Latin America; on the other, it evaluates the effects of that propaganda, the solidarity which it aroused, and the exemplary model which the Mexican Revolution became in certain spaces of Latin American society. / En este artículo se estudia el papel que el núcleo constitucionalista de la Revolución mexicana asignó a la propaganda de sus acciones y programas. Se evalúa el significado de las campañas publicitarias puestas en marcha a partir de 1914, con el fin de contrarrestar noticias e informaciones provenientes de los Estados Unidos. En concreto, se reconstruye la estrategia propagandística desenvuelta en Latinoamérica. Por un lado, se analiza los distintos mecanismos que hicieron posible que México y su Revolución alcanzaran una presencia visible en medios de prensa, ámbitos académicos y políticos de América Latina; y por otro lado, se reconstruyen los efectos de aquella propaganda, las acciones de solidaridad que despertaron y el perfil ejemplificador que comenzó a adquirir la Revolución Mexicana en determinados espacios de las sociedades latinoamericanas.

scholarly journals How Different Are Telephoning and Canvassing? Results from a ‘Get Out the Vote’ Field Experiment in the British 2005 General Election

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 565-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER JOHN ◽  
TESSA BRANNAN
Keyword(s):  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The United States ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Get Out The Vote

Can the positive impact of non-partisan ‘Get Out the Vote’ (GOTV) campaigns be generalized to a variety of institutional and cultural contexts? Gerber, Green and colleagues tested for the effects of these campaigns in a series of pioneering field experiments, which show that a face-to-face contact from a non-partisan source, carried out by a field force calling at the homes of citizens seeking to persuade them to vote, can increase voter turnout. Further experiments find that telephoning has an impact ranging from ineffective to positive, depending on the nature of the call; and there are positive, if weaker, results for other forms of intervention, such as door postings and leafleting; none for e-mail; and weakly positive or null impacts from rote telephoning. Many of these results derive from single cases or from a limited number of research sites; however, the culmination of these findings allows political scientists to be confident of the impact and hierarchy of these interventions. Although GOTV studies of this kind cannot adjudicate authoritatively on theories of mobilization, the difference in impact between the types of intervention, in particular the greater success of personalized messages, implies that it is the personal and face-to-face basis of influence that has an effect, rather than the types of message received and the simple provision of information.So far most of this kind of research has been carried out in the United States, which means that, even with its variety of groups and locations, the range of variation in the institutional frameworks and social conditions is limited to the one-country case.

scholarly journals ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN AMERICA: GILDED AGE BEGINNINGS AND WORLD WAR I LEGACIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 691-703
Author(s):  
Charlotte A. Lerg
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
World War I ◽  
Academic Freedom ◽  
Gilded Age ◽  
The United States ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
World War ◽  
College Administration ◽  
American Society ◽  
Professional Ethos

The early decades of the twentieth century proved pivotal for defining academic freedom in America. The challenges of World War I ultimately strengthened the use and understanding of the concept specifically for the U.S. context. During the last third of the nineteenth century, a number of developments in higher learning had converged, bringing academic independence urgently to the forefront. Growth and professionalization meant a new role for universities in American society; big-business philanthropy saw sciences flourish, but it also introduced a new market-orientated organization to college administration. Gilded Age and Progressive Era debates over individual rights, social responsibilities, and public and political capital caused much controversy on campuses across the country. German academic institutions, long cherished models in U.S.-reform-rhetoric, had begun to lose their appeal, and by 1914, they were fully discredited. Hence, even before the United States entered into the conflict, World War I forced the academic community to define their position between society, government, and professional ethos. During this process, two very different notions of academic freedom emerged: one favoring individual liberties, the other one prioritizing institutional integrity. These distinctive and potentially adverse interpretations continued to function as the basis for legal and public arguments as the twentieth century progressed.

scholarly journals Impact of Web-Based Meeting Platform Usage on Overall Well-Being among Higher Education Employees

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 372-381
Author(s):  
Martha E. Kershaw ◽  
Shannon P. Lupien ◽  
Jennifer L. Scheid
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The Web

During the ongoing global pandemic, faculty, staff and administrators at colleges and universities experienced an increase in meetings using web-based platforms. Challenges were identified related to the changes from face-to-face to web-based meetings, including internet connectivity, inadequate technology and distractions in the online environment, which led to questions about how meetings that use web-based platforms may contribute to overall stress and well-being during the pandemic. The research related to the use of web-based meeting platforms is limited. However, some anecdotal evidence suggests that impacts from web-based meeting platforms could include frustration, sleep issues and fatigue, which contribute to overall well-being. The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between a number of potentially related web-based meeting factors including the frequency and length of the meetings and comfort level with the platform and overall well-being. This study involved (N = 164) male, female and nonbinary participants over 18 years of age who worked as tenured, tenure-track, or nontenure track faculty, staff and administrators at colleges/universities in the United States during the global pandemic. The participants were recruited via both social media and email and were provided with a link to the survey tool, which included demographic and web-based meeting questions (e.g., frequency, length, and comfort) along with scales to measure perceived stress, subjective well-being, mental fatigue and sleep quality. The current study did not find a relationship between the frequency of meetings and overall well-being (p = 0.294). However, statistically significant relationships were found between meeting length and overall well-being (p = 0.003) and between comfort with the web-based meeting platform and overall well-being (p = 0.030). Based on the findings of this study, meeting organizers may consider scheduling meetings for less than two hours and providing training to ensure participants are proficient in the web-based meeting platform in order to support overall well-being.

How artistic directors motivate the consistency of artists’ performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-177
Author(s):  
Anthony G. Ricotta ◽  
Susan K. Fan ◽  
Rocky J. Dwyer
Keyword(s):  
Employee Performance ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Artistic Directors ◽  
The One ◽  
Motivation Strategies

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore what motivation strategies live-entertainment artistic directors (ADs) use to increase consistency in their employees’ performances. Design/methodology/approach The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the research question: what motivation strategies do live-entertainment ADs use to improve consistency in employee performance? Semistructured face-to-face interviews with artistic and senior ADs of a large international live-entertainment company’s US division participated in the study. In addition to the interviews, a further analysis of archival records of artists’ evaluations, and written company documents regarding performance evaluation to understand the ADs’ strategies were completed. Finally, self-reported interview data compared to AD evaluations of artists from randomly selected prior years verified the ADs practices. Findings The finding indicated ADs use multiple techniques geared at improving employee well-being and technical competence, thereby creating an environment conducive to the employees self-determining their consistent behavior in performance. Practical implications These findings may offer managers across multiple industries a variety of strategies and techniques to use to improve consistency for their workers. Originality/value This study is the one of few that studies manager influence on the motivation of those employees whose job is to entertain others regardless of the employee’s emotional state. From these findings, ADs may determine how to implement workplace safety improvements, expanding employee well-being, which in turn can improve performance consistency.

scholarly journals Belajar Islam Itu Penting: Studi Deskriptif-Komparatif Kesejahteraan Spiritual Antara Pemuda yang Melihat Kajian Secara Daring dan Yang Melihat Kajian Islam Secara Tatap Muka

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
Devie Yundianto ◽  
Muhammad Khatami ◽  
Muhammad Fikri
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Other ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The One

The digital age is an era that facilitates human in many ways, including learning in Islam. The ease in getting internet access and great curiosity in Islamic teaching make the community, especially young people can get qualified Islamic Lecturer (Ustadz) lectures in just one click, like Youtube (online). On the other hand, there are some experts who say that in Islamic Learning, individual should immediately come face to face in attending the lecture and have a lot of friends to motivate the learning (offline). Islamic learning has been viewed as a tools in rasing the faith to God (Allah); in the deity that cannot be seen, in which the spiritual well being is the one of helping indicators in comprehending life. Spiritual well-being is a variable of social psychology and positive psychology that supports a person in understanding the meaning of life and one's belief in a power greater than oneself. Some literature reveals some discussions with his religion, then getting closer to Allah. Quantitative research methods were used in this study. The sample consisted of 100 people consisting of 15 to 24 years with a convenience sampling technique. The data that has been analyzed found that there is no difference in Spiritual Well Being among Youth participating in Islamic lecture both online and offline

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