scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION IN SCHOOLS IN ROMANIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-108
Author(s):  
Alina-Andreea Marin ◽  
◽  
Adina Liliana Prioteasa ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Technology And Communication ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

New technologies are a catalyst for education. Technology unlocks educational boundaries, motivates students, improves students' writing and learning skills, promotes individual learning. This sector has become an educational priority and all EU countries are striving to develop ICT skills. Technology is part of the world we live in. Most jobs today require the use of technology. For this reason, the focus is on developing a set of knowledge, skills, attitudes, necessary for access to the labor market, social inclusion, personal development and lifelong learning. The knowledge society has imposed the use of ICT as a necessary condition for the integration of the individual in the labor market and in society. The present paper attempts to provide an overview of the impact that technology has on pupils and teachers in Romanian schools.

scholarly journals Research on the Relationship between Shared Leadership and Individual Creativity-Qualitative Comparative Analysis on the Basis of Clear Set

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5445
Author(s):  
Muyun Sun ◽  
Jigan Wang ◽  
Ting Wen
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Shared Leadership ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Sufficient And Necessary Condition

Creativity is the key to obtaining and maintaining competitiveness of modern organizations, and it has attracted much attention from academic circles and management practices. Shared leadership is believed to effectively influence team output. However, research on the impact of individual creativity is still in its infancy. This study adopts the qualitative comparative analysis method, taking 1584 individuals as the research objects, underpinned by a questionnaire-based survey. It investigates the influence of the team’s shared leadership network elements and organizational environmental factors on the individual creativity. We have found that there are six combination of conditions of shared leadership and organizational environmental factors constituting sufficient combination of conditions to increase or decrease individual creativity. Moreover, we have noticed that the low network density of shared leadership is a sufficient and necessary condition of reducing individual creativity. Our results also provide management suggestions for practical activities during the team management.

MOBILE APPLICATION REMOVES SOCIETAL BARRIERS TO P4 MEDICINE

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
J.-P. Michel
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Global Evaluation ◽  
P4 Medicine ◽  
Fertile Ground ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

The overlap between one innovative paradigm (P4 medicine: predictive, personalized, participatory and preventive) and another (a new definition of “Healthy ageing”) is fertile ground for new technologies; a new mobile application (app) that could broaden our scientific knowledge of the ageing process and help us to better analyse the impact of possible interventions in slowing the ageing decline. A novel mobile application is here presented as a game including questions and tests will allow in 10 minutes the assessment of the following domains: robustness, flexibility (lower muscle strength), balance, mental and memory complaints, semantic memory and visual retention. This game is completed by specific measurements, which could allow establishing precise information on functional and cognitive abilities. A global evaluation precedes advice and different types of exercises. The repetition of the tests and measures will allow a long follow up of the individual performances which could be shared (on specific request) with family members and general practitioners.

National Culture and E-Government Readiness

2010 ◽  
pp. 87-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zlatko J. Kovacic
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
National Culture ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Readiness Assessment ◽  
Diffusion Of Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Diffusion of information and communication technologies is a global phenomenon. In spite of rapid globalization there are considerable differences between nations in terms of the adoption and usage of new technologies. Several studies exploring causal factors including national cultures of information and communication technology adoption have been carried out. The focus of this chapter is slightly different from other studies in this area. Rather than concentrating on the individual information technology an overall e-Government readiness is the focus. This research conducted an analysis of the impact national culture has on e-Government readiness and its components for 62 countries. E-Government readiness assessment used in this study is based on the UN E-Government Survey 2008, while the national cultural dimensions were identified using Hofstede’s model of cultural differences. The research model and hypotheses were formed and tested using correlation and regression analysis. The findings indicate that worldwide e-Government readiness and its components are related to culture. The result has theoretical and practical implications.

scholarly journals Using technology in teaching English at the S.S.C. level

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 142-152
Author(s):  
Sifat Ullah ◽  
Quazi Farzana
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Technology In Teaching ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

In this an era of technology, new technologies particularly computer, multimedia, mobile phone and the internet offer possibilities for overcoming geographical and cost barriers in teaching and learning. This study attempts to trace the use of technology in teaching English at the S.S.C. (Secondary School Certificate) level in Bangladesh. It also focuses on the impact of using technology in teaching and learning English. Eight teachers and 60 students from four private schools in Dhaka city were selected to survey the use of technology in teaching the English Language. The researchers employed the mixed methods research to carry out the study where two sets of questionnaires for the teachers and the students and a semi-structured interview only for the teachers were used to collect data. The findings showed that using technology in teaching has both the positive and the negative impacts. Teachers like to use technology in their classroom but limited time and lack of training and technical support from the authority hamper the mode of teaching. The students also feel comfortable in technology affiliated classroom, but sometimes they fail to catch the concept clearly as they become inattentive due to the lack of proper engagement of the teachers in the classroom.

scholarly journals Adaptation of Innovations in the IT Industry in Poland: The Impact of Selected Internal Communication Factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Józef Ober ◽  
Anna Kochmańska
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
A Company

Adaptation of innovations by employees, especially in hi-tech industries, is very important from the perspectives of both implementing new technologies and maintaining competitiveness in today’s dynamic market. The paper analyzes selected internal communication factors in terms of their potential impacts on the adaptation of innovations in information technology (IT) companies in Poland. These factors were determined on the basis of a literature analysis, opinions of panel participants (experts), and pilot studies that have been conducted. The undoubtedly innovative element is the study of the impact of the above-mentioned factors on the individual stages of innovation. The aim of the study was to identify and assess the perception of the influence of selected factors related to internal communication in a company on the adaptation of innovation by employees of the IT industry in Poland, taking into account the different stages of the implementation. The hypothesis of the study was that selected internal communication factors have different effects on innovation adoption at different stages of the innovation process. The study combined expert opinions and a literature analysis with a diagnostic survey (questionnaire) and a statistical analysis. The questionnaire survey allowed the examination of the opinions of the respondents about the impacts of 12 factors related to internal communication in the company on the adaptation of innovation. The results of the study confirmed the hypothesis and allowed the formulation of theoretical and practical conclusions that can be applied when introducing innovations.

scholarly journals Labor pedagogy: Polish labor market under the influence of European integration

Osvitolohiya ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 77-83
Author(s):  
Svitlana Kohut
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Polish Society ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Individual

Experts determine the changes in the labor market and employment as one of the peculiarities of the European integration process of the Republic of Poland. The article indicates trends that led to changes in the labor market and employment, focusing on a concise analysis of the threats and challenges that Polish society faced.It is indicated that trends, challenges and threats, their extensive diagnostics and theoretical understanding became the subject of studies of labor pedagogy. This is a branch of pedagogical knowledge that studies issues of education in conjunction with human professional work, develops qualification frameworks, modular programs of professional learning, professional education programs, practical projects for the further development of professional training, retraining, and improvement of specialists for the free labor market. The new forms of employment, including outsourcing, freelance, competition for the place of work (as the basis for the development of new competencies) relate to positive phenomena in the labor market during the investigated period. The threats that arise in the field of employment have also been reconsidered. In particular, such forms of the functioning of the individual in the work environment as workaholism, mobbing, professional stress, high unemployment level.Studying of the Polish experience of applied approaches in the research of these phenomena has a direct impact on: the formation of the goals of professional education of specialists in the context of Ukraine's Eurointegration course; the development of flexible content in order to adapt to the needs of the modern economy, to the various forms of population's engagement (especially unemployed one) to different types of education and social inclusion.

scholarly journals TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL RETROFIT STRATEGIES FOR THE PUBLIC RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS OF THE SECOND POST-WAR

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Di Sivo ◽  
Daniela Ladiana ◽  
Giovanni Santi ◽  
Lediana Rrjolli
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Seismic Energy ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Initial Examination ◽  
Suggested Approach ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

This experimental study on the renewal of post-World War II suburban areas addresses the theme of the technological retrofitting of buildings, focusing on typological features, construction techniques and, more in general, of all aspects that fail to meet the needs of contemporary living. An initial examination of Italian and international case studies helped to identify possible guidelines for the optimization of urban renewal activities. The guidelines were tested by applying them to a case study: a 1950s-era neighborhood in the city of Pisa. The study undertaken highlights the need to consistently integrate all of the activities that affect the building structures-consolidations and static adjustments, improvement of energy efficiency, functional and spatial adaptation-and that work towards strengthening social integration by taking into account the specific needs of the individual. The work is implemented on individual buildings and urban areas, with the aim of improving the local identity characteristics. The suggested approach is that of a circular economy, which helps to reduce the impact on the environment, mainly through the extensive use of recycled materials. The proposed experiment thus aims to test the resilience of buildings following their seismic, energy and functional updating, including sociological and environmental psychology assessments, with particular attention to vulnerable users, in order to find solutions capable of promoting social inclusion.

scholarly journals ICT-enabled self-determination, disability and young people

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Pacheco
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
University Life ◽  
The Impact

Research and practice about self-determination in the context of disability has centred on teaching skills and providing support to help people with impairments to be independent. However, limited research exists about the impact of Information and Communication Technologies, in particular social media and mobile devices, on the development of self-determination skills among people with disabilities. This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study which collected data from observations, a researcher diary, focus groups, individual interviews and data from social media. The focus of the study was on young people with vision impairments who were transitioning to university life. The study found that the participants developed self-determination skills by using and adapting collaborative and interactive online tools and mobile devices according to their transition needs. This finding expands the understanding of the implications of new technologies for young people with disabilities’ personal development and the enhancement of self-determination.

scholarly journals FORMATION OF ADDITIONAL WORKING COMPETENCE AT BACHELOR STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES

2020 ◽  
pp. 220-229
Author(s):  
Шамиль Рашидович Хасанов
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Regional Labor Market ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Regional Labor ◽  
Work Done

Актуальность статьи обусловлена необходимостью формирования дополнительной рабочей компетенции у бакалавров в технических вузах. По мнению работодателей, бакалавры, освоившие рабочие профессии и имеющие соответствующий документ - удостоверение, подтверждающее квалификацию рабочего (служащего), наиболее конкурентоспособны на региональном рынке труда. Выпускники вузов, которые решили начать карьеру на предприятии с профессии рабочего, не боятся сложностей и новых технологий, способны выполнять необходимую работу, стремятся совершенствовать свои профессиональные навыки. Проведенный анализ литературных источников, посвященных вопросам современной промышленности, рынка труда и трудоустройства, позволил автору выделить проблемы профессиональной адаптации бакалавров технических вузов. Обоснована необходимость формирования у бакалавров рабочей компетенции - квалификации рабочего для повышения эффективности прохождения производственной практики и дальнейшего трудоустройства. В статье рассмотрена возможность формирования дополнительной рабочей компетенции у бакалавров на примере Казанского государственного энергетического университета (КГЭУ). В результате выработаны рекомендации по проектированию программ подготовки рабочих и их интеграции с программами подготовки бакалавров, а также созданию специализированных центров практической подготовки совместно с промышленными компаниями. Показана значимость подготовки студентов по рабочей профессии как необходимое условие для институционализации полученной прикладной квалификации. The relevance of the article is due to the need to form additional working competence at bachelor students in technical universities. According to employers, bachelors who have mastered working professions and have a corresponding document - a certificate confirming the qualifications of a worker (employee) are the most competitive in the regional labor market. University graduates who have chosen career growth in an enterprise as a worker are not afraid of difficulties and are ready to master new technologies, they are able to perform the necessary work and strive to improve their professional skills. The analysis of the works on the issue of modern industry, the labor market and employment allowed the author to highlight the problems of professional adaptation of bachelors of technical universities. The article substantiates the need for the formation of bachelor students’ working competence - the qualifications of the worker - in order to increase the efficiency of industrial placement and further employment. The article considers the possibility of formation of additional working competence at bachelor students as exemplified by the Kazan State Power Engineering University (KSPEU). As a result of the work done, the author developed the recommendations on designing training programs for workers, and their integration with bachelor training programs, as well as the creation of specialized centers for practical training in conjunction with industrial companies. The importance of training students in the working profession is shown as a necessary condition for formalizing the qualifications.

scholarly journals Psychodynamic predictors of social activity

2019 ◽  
pp. 95-100
Author(s):  
Nataliya V. Usova
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Individual

The article presents the results of an empirical study of psychodynamic predictors of social activity of the young generation. The basis of this study is a system-diachronic approach which allowed studying social activity in the development process and identifying mismatches between the requirements of the social environment and the possibilities to meet these requirements on the part of the individual. The findings suggest that the focus of social activity is not determined by individual psychodynamic features, but by their successful combination. The studied personality characteristics are considered by us as predictors of the physical, social and ideal needs of the individual, and the direction of social activity, as a way to satisfy them. It is proved that the direction of social activity depends on the general and private tasks of personal development and is a necessary condition for the socio-psychological adaptation of the individual.

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