scholarly journals Employment and elderly citizens’ readiness for training in the context of digitalization: state, problems, prospects

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 7-16
Author(s):  
Tatiana Kasyanova ◽  
◽  
Lyudmila Voronina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The State ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Organizational Conditions ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Level ◽  
National Programs

Introduction. In the structure of the population of Russia, the proportion of older people is increasing, but the duration of the economically active working life of this age category is less than in some European countries. Many elderly Russians having an active life position want and can work. Most of them have a high level of professional education and qualifications, experience, and yet many are not in demand on the labor market, because they do not have enough digital skills. The purpose of this article is to study the situation with employing elderly citizens, identify factors that determine successful mastering information and digital technologies on the bases of the results of retraining and advanced training. Methods. The authors of the article analyze the regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation and the Russian Federation’s constituent entities (national programs and projects), study the content of the government bodies’ websites, including public employment departments, educational organizations, statistical data are used to assess the state of senior citizens’ employment and education, the authors carry out an empirical study with a survey. Scientific novelty of the study. The authors identify factors that affect the elderly citizens’ employment in industries where digital technologies are actively introduced; point out the factors that positively impact successful elderly citizens’ education. It has been proved that in order to obtain a positive learning outcome, not only the legal and organizational conditions created by the state are required, but also the presence of an educational strategy among the elderly people themselves, an element of which is the development of information and digital technologies. The results of the study make it possible to realize the main problems that hinder employment and training, as well as to predict some trends regarding the position of older people in the new realities of the digital economy.

TECHNOAGISM AND TECHNICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE ELDERLY CITIZENS: RESULTS OF RUSSIAN AND BELARUSIAN RESEARCHES

2021 ◽  
pp. 311-318
Author(s):  
Р.В. Карапетян ◽  
Е.В. Лебедева ◽  
Л.Г. Титаренко
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Professional Practices ◽  
Big City ◽  
Digital Sphere

Статья посвящена анализу социальных эффектов цифровой трансформации, происходящей в столичных мегаполисах (на примере Санкт-Петербурга и Минска), их влиянию на жизнедеятельность пожилых людей. Цифровая трансформация в данной статье рассматривается в двух аспектах - как внедрение цифровых технологий в повседневную жизнь (в том числе в контексте феномена «умный город») и как цифровая трансформация сферы труда (постоянно воспроизводимый процесс ее цифровизации). В контексте ее социальных эффектов акцентируется внимание на таких явлениях, как техноэйджизм (исключение пожилых людей из цифровой сферы) и связанный с ним техностресс. The article is aimed to analyze social effects of digitalization using the example of the elderly in big city. Digitalization in this article is considered in two aspects: as introduction of digital technologies in everyday life (as well as «smart city»); and digital transformation of professional practices. Special attention is paid to such phenomena as techno-ageism (exclusion of older people from the digital sphere) and related technostress.

scholarly journals Polityka społeczna wobec ludzi starych w Polsce — uwarunkowania, rozwój i kierunki zmian

Ekonomia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-84
Author(s):  
Sylwia Wojtczak
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Older People ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Human And Social Capital

Social policy toward old people in Poland — conditions, development and directions of changesSocial policy shapes people’s living conditions. In the era of dynamic demographic changes, especially the aging of the population observed in Poland and across the world, the activity of the state focused on improving the quality of life of the elderly is particularly important. Population aging is a demographic process of increasing the proportion of older people while reducing the proportion of children in the society of a given country. Elderly people will continue to be a part of society, mainly due to the progress of civilization, advances in modern medicine and the popularization of so-called healthy living.Social policy toward the elderly should not be limited to managing the social security system and social welfare. Eff ective use of human and social capital of the elderly will be a growing challenge for this policy, and for senior citizens — spending satisfactorily the last years of one’s life. However, for some senior citizens, old age means or will mean poverty and living on the margins of civil society. The Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Polic y is responsible for the social policy of people in Poland, off ering for example in the years 2014–2020 to senior citizens such programs as “Senior +”, the Government Program for Social Activity of the Elderly ASOS or “Care 75+.” Each of the above programs have appropriate criteria that must be met to be able to use them. Are older people eager to use them, or are the eff ects of these programs already visible? This study will attempt to answer the above questions. The main purpose of the article is to diagnose and analyze selected government programs targeted at older people. In addition, perspectives for changes in social policy toward older people in Poland will be determined.

scholarly journals Elements of Political-Legal Development of Ukraine Strategy: Aspects of Actualization and Scholarly Comprehension

2021 ◽  
pp. 505-514
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Tarasyuk
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Market Society ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Liberal Economy ◽  
The Government ◽  
National Programs ◽  
Market Relations

and Scholarly Comprehension The unbalanced state apparatus in the conditions of the law enforcement system inaction and the chaotic actions of the authorities aimed at overcoming the crisis caused by the resistance of oligarchic capital eloquently testify to the need to implement systematic programs to restore and develop strategic directions of the state. Strengthening and separating regional elites from the center weakens the role and discredits central governments; the loss of control over the strategic sectors of the economy monopolized by the oligarchs requires the government to constantly seek a compromise between the interests of the state and meet the needs of corrupt capital; lack of own (national) programs for the development of education and science, national security and defense, information policy – led to the introduction of foreign ideas and concepts, sometimes outdated and sometimes irrelevant to modern Ukrainian conditions (for example, the introduction of restrictive economic instruments contribute to the destruction of countries, unable to provide their needs with their own resources at least 90%). The constant reduction of financial, natural, and human resources has led to growing public discontent with the oligarchs who «colonized Ukraine» in the late 1990s and early 2000s and, depending on Russian markets, pursue their own mercantile interests contrary to state interests. Elite change is one of the most pressing and painful issues related to the restoration of subjectivity and statehood in the Ukrainian state. None of the previous mass protests, the Orange Revolution and the Revolution of Dignity, led to a change of elites as the primary, basic cause of mass discontent. Policy inclusiveness and economic monopolization do not help restore public confidence in government actions and decisions. Domestic elites are in one way or another closely connected (dependent) with oligarchic capital – whether financial, political or media. Thus, Ukrainian elites can be confidently called pro-oligarchic, and oligarchs – representatives of domestic elites. The public demand for the de-elitization of the oligarchs has every reason to grow into another Maidan. In Ukraine, during the thirty years of independence, no conditions have been created for the professional realization of educators, scientists, doctors, journalists, engineers, etc. All so-called non-profit professions are in deep decline. Market relations have gradually transformed into market thinking – a liberal economy turns us into a market society. When measuring education, medicine, politics, friendship or family relations according to the standards of market thinking – the market suffers, and public relations, and education, medicine, science, politics, etc. – none of these categories can be market by definition.

“We Sleep with One Eye Open”: Exploring the Experiences of Churches in Rivers State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (8) ◽  
pp. 1262-1279 ◽  
Author(s):  
George C Nche ◽  
Chikodi Wachukwu ◽  
Chinyere T Nwaoga ◽  
Ekene M Mokwenye ◽  
Prince Agwu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Church Leaders ◽  
The State ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
Armed Robbery ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Government ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Rivers State

In instances of insecurity in many societies, churches “also” suffer. Yet there is a dearth of literature exploring the experiences of churches in connection with situations of insecurity. This study, therefore, explored the experiences of churches in the face of the high rate of insecurity in Rivers State, Nigeria. Information was elicited from 16 church leaders of different denominations in different communities in Rivers State. Using a descriptive narrative approach, the study found that churches’ experiences in some communities in the state are reflections of helplessness and despair due to the incidences of cultism, kidnapping, armed robbery, etc. Many churches in some of the embattled communities have been deserted or left with a few older people. This has had negative impacts on evangelism and the churches’ economy, with the clergy at the receiving end. The implications of findings for the government and churches are discussed.

scholarly journals Economic Crimes as an Evaluation Indicator of the State of Economic Security of the Russian Federation

2020 ◽  
pp. 76-86
Author(s):  
Yuri Naydenyshev ◽  
Anna Sidorova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Sphere ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Crime Types ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Level

Economic security is an important system-forming element of the country of laws and the well-being of the population. The negative phenomenon of crime has a significant impact on all processes taking place in the socioeconomic sphere. The purpose of the study is to determine the degree of influence of criminal activity in the economic sphere of society on the state of economic security of the Russian Federation and the southern regions of the country in particular. The study is devoted to the search of ways to prevent crimes in the economic sphere, as well as ways to improve the investigation methodology. The methodological basis of the study is presented by the methods of formal logic (analysis, synthesis and analogy), general scientific (comparison), and specific methods of cognition (statistical method, typology method). As a result of the structural analysis of the state of economic and corruption crime in the Russian Federation and Krasnodar Krai in particular, the specific vectors of its influence on the living standards of the population and accordingly on the economic situation in the country have been determined. The trend in recent years, on the one hand, is characterized by positive dynamics in the form of a decrease in the total number of committed crimes. On the other hand, the proportion of economic and corruption crimes in the structure of the total number of officially registered crimes in Russia is characterized by growth. In addition, the damage caused by crime types under analysis also grows annually. This negative trend of illegal acts in the economic sphere damages the entire organizational and managerial activity of the government and negatively affects the state of national business. On the basis of the results of the study, specific measures which prevent economic and corruption crimes are proposed, the use of which will help to achieve the necessary level of economic security of Russia as a country with a well-developed infrastructure and an attractive socio-economic climate. Besides, the use of these measures will contribute to the normal functioning of the government machine and achievement of a high level and standard of living of the population.

The National Committee Report on Tribal People

Social Change ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinay Kumar Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Educational Status ◽  
The State ◽  
National Committee ◽  
Committee Report ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
Critical Commentary ◽  
Tribal Societies ◽  
Economic Health ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Level

This article is a critical commentary on the report that the High-Level Committee on Socio-Economic, Health and Educational Status of Tribal Communities of India submitted to the Government of India in 2014. This is one of the most exhaustive reports on tribal societies in India, providing well analysed data on the different indices of their social and cultural life. The analysis of data on socio-economic, health and educational status is followed by a set of recommendations that the state and the institutions of civil society may examine. At the end, all these recommendations are brought together in a consolidated set and the feasibility of each of these is discussed. An important point the report makes is that the state has paid a lot of attention to issues of development in tribal areas without caring for protecting them from the elements which have been exploiting them. Development has rendered a large number of them homeless, and this makes them hugely vulnerable to different forms of oppression.

Gastroenteritis in older people living in the community: results of two Australian surveys

2012 ◽  
Vol 140 (11) ◽  
pp. 2028-2036 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. D. KIRK ◽  
G. V. HALL ◽  
N. BECKER
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The State ◽  
National Surveys

SUMMARYWe analysed two large national surveys conducted in 2001 and 2008 to examine incidence and outcomes of gastroenteritis in older Australians. A case was someone reporting ⩾3 loose stools or ⩾1 episode of vomiting in 24 h, excluding non-infectious causes. We compared cases arising in the elderly (⩾65 years) and in other adults (20–64 years). Elderly people experienced 0·33 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0·24–0·42] episodes of gastroenteritis/person per year, compared to 0·95 (95% CI 0·74–1·15) in other adults. Elderly cases reported less stomach cramps, fever and myalgia than younger cases, and were more likely to be hospitalized, although this was not statistically significant. In multivariable analysis, gastroenteritis in elderly people was associated with travelling within the state (odds ratio 1·35, 95% CI 1·07–1·71). Elderly people were less concerned about food safety than other adults. Older Australians were less likely to report gastroenteritis and experienced different symptoms and outcomes from other adults.

scholarly journals Jak przekonać niezdecydowanych – komunikacja z osobami starszymi a postawy wobec szczepień przeciw COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 159-172
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Bałandynowicz-Panfil
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mass Vaccination ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Priority Group ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
The Government ◽  
Population Resilience

How to convince the undecided – communication with the elderly and attitudes towards vaccination COVID-19 The pandemic has had its toll on the socio-economic life of most people. Governments and international organizations face new challenges in a situation of uncertainty. The next step in the fight against the threat of COVID-19 is the mass vaccination procedure. Social campaigns are designed to encourage as many people as possible to join the vaccination plan Achieving population resilience requires a significant commitment of organizational, financial and communication resources. Older people constitute a priority group in the vaccination system in Poland. However, despite the measures taken, there remains a significant share of seniors who remain reluctant to vaccination. The government is taking further pro-turnout measures targeted at the elderly. The shortcomings of the existing strategies should be eliminated for the benefit of society. This article is an attempt to summarize the research conducted so far in the field of the needs and possibilities of communication with the elderly, attitudes towards vaccinations and sources of influence on making purchasing decisions of seniors.

scholarly journals Educational and scientific potential of Zaporizhia region: characteristics and guidelines of its formation

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-42
Author(s):  
Valentyna Antoniuk ◽  
Liudmyla Shchetinina
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
The State ◽  
External Evaluation ◽  
Innovation Potential ◽  
The Development Strategy ◽  
Scientific Potential ◽  
High Level

It is fundamentally important for Ukraine to overcome the imbalance in the development of regions, including Zaporizhzhia region. Its innovative development is possible only through the formation and implementation of educational and scientific potential. Therefore, the article aims to analyze the state of education and science in the Zaporizhzhia region and justify the need to develop a program for their development. The object of research is the educational and scientific potential of Zaporizhzhia region. The analysis of the state of secondary education was carried out based on the results of the independent external evaluation in comparison with the results of the independent external evaluation in the whole country. Thus, it was found out that: a significant proportion of school graduates did not exceed a certain minimum threshold; less than 20% received a high level of assessment (160-200 points) in most subjects; the share of pupils who make IET in such important disciplines as physics, chemistry decreases; the share of tests with high scores in Ukraine is higher than in Zaporizhzhia region. The rating of Zaporizhzhia region according to the state of secondary and professional education is decreased in 2013–2016 from 3rd to 6th place. Changes in the state of higher education concerned a decrease in the number of applicants and the number of institutions. In general, Zaporizhzhia region has a satisfactory innovation potential, but obstacles to its implementation are insufficient funding for research, scientific passivity of young people, as well as a decrease in human resources in the scientific field. The development strategy of the region defines the general directions of development of the education system, but the achievement of its real development requires the specification of measures in the relevant program. The program should pay attention to the modernization of material, technical and educational base of schools, ensuring full staffing of schools with highly professional teachers, improving their skills and material incentives, support and development of STEM education.

Application of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory-Chinese Version (GAI-CV) to older people in Beijing communities

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 517-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Yan ◽  
Tao Xin ◽  
Dahua Wang ◽  
Dan Tang
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Older People ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Elderly Chinese ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
High Level

ABSTRACTBackground:The Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) was developed to assess anxiety in older adults. The objectives of this work were as follows: (a) to analyze the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the GAI (GAI-CV), and (b) to explore the extent of anxiety and related factors in the elderly Chinese residents of Beijing.Methods:Participants in this study included 1,047 people (59.4% female) more than 60 years old who were living in the community. They were randomly selected from 15 communities in Beijing. Basic information was collected. Anxiety was measured using the GAI-CV, the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).Results:The GAI-CV exhibited good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.94) and demonstrated good concurrent validity against the SAS (r = 0.52, p = 0.018) and the BAI (r = 0.560, p = 0.000). Item response theory (IRT) analyses showed that the items of the GAI-CV exhibited high difficulty (0.97–2) and discrimination parameters (1.91–5.33). The items exhibited information parameters greater than 1.25 with the exceptions of items 2, 12, and 18. The GAI-CV scores were significantly associated with gender, age, and chronic disease. However, no significant differences due to marriage or education were found.Conclusions:The GAI is a new scale that was specifically designed to measure anxiety in older people. The results of this study suggest that the GAI-CV had good psychometric properties, but some items need to be modified. IRT analyses indicated that the GAI-CV provided good measures of anxiety across the moderately high to very high levels. The GAI-CV may be a useful instrument for further research studies aimed at analyzing high-level anxiety among older adults in China.

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