Ethics, Materialism and Higher Education: The Dilemma between Career and Social Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohit Kanda ◽  
G. S. Bhalla ◽  
Harish Handa ◽  
Vinay Kumar ◽  
Puneet Mahajan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Career Goals ◽  
Western India ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Poor Students ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Sampling Procedures

This article assesses the ways in which the shifting ethical perspectives of money-orientated learned individuals influence their approach towards family, career and societal bounds. For the purpose of this study, a descriptive study of 100 college students was undertaken at a leading university in north-western India by using self-administered questionnaires with stratified random sampling procedures. A principal component (factor) analysis using varimax rotation and K-means clustering were conducted. The findings indicated that consumption communicative senior poor students and lifestyle communicative young poor students have no materialistic career goals. A high prospect for integrated career and social development is a common expectation, providing the need to assess other variables affecting integrated career and social development. Ethnicity, academic discipline and gender are factors of perspective, incitement and prospects towards ethics, materialism and career and social goals. Social interaction in consumption or lifestyle also has a significant impact on materialistic career goals and integrated career and social development. By increasing communicativeness, the probability of having low materialistic career goals also increases. Materialistic career goals of students substantially influence their integrated career and social development. Social groupings and institutional gatherings may devise new ways to inculcate social and academic ethics among their affiliates. Institutional change in instilling values in staff behaviour can result in positive outcomes and a social lifestyle.

Faculty members’ perceptions towards institutional repository at a medium-sized university

2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatih Oguz ◽  
Shimelis Assefa
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The study aimed to investigate the perceptions of faculty members at a medium-sized university towards self-archiving and participation in institutional repositories (IRs). Design/methodology/approach – The research participants were from a medium-sized university. An online survey was distributed and a total of 217 responses were received which yielded a 40 per cent overall response rate. Faculty perceptions of the IR were measured through nine dimensions, the results of which were later summarised using principal component factor analysis. Findings – Faculty members’ perception of IRs and willingness to contribute to the IRs were closely associated with scholarly productivity rather than prior knowledge of and experience with IRs. Those who possessed scholarly materials were significantly more likely to have a positive perception of IRs and, therefore, were more likely to contribute to IRs than those who did not. Seniority in faculty rank contributed negatively to faculty members’ perception of the repository. Research limitations/implications – The study used a non-probability sampling technique to collect data about the faculty’s perception of IRs at a single institution of higher education. Variables for faculty background were limited to rank and academic discipline. Originality/value – In three ways: First, the study contributed to research on faculty perception of IRs in academia and approached the issue from the perspective of a teaching-oriented institution. Second, the relationship between faculty's willingness to participate in and their perception of IRs was measured. Third, a binary logistic regression model was used to estimate factors that influence faculty's perception of the institution's IRs.

scholarly journals Students’ Perceptions of Physical Education Objectives

1987 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marybell Avery ◽  
Angela Lumpkin
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Exercise Science ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Education Activity ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Participation Motives ◽  
The University

This study surveyed 2559 students enrolled in the physical education program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to determine which physical education objectives students considered to be most and least important and to assess if there were any differences based on gender and class in the responses. Descriptive statistics revealed that having fun, getting regular exercise, and keeping in good health and physical condition were most important. Providing vocational preparation, learning about human kinetics and exercise science, developing emotional stability, and developing self-realization were rated least important. Results of a principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation revealed that the 24 participation motives loaded on four factors: (a) self-worth, (b) physiological parameters, (c) social affiliation, and (d) lifetime use. ANOVAs on each factor revealed significant effects for class and gender on all the factors except the lifetime use factor. These findings extend those of Soudan and Everett (1981) and provide important information relative to class and gender as mediators of participation motives of students involved in a physical education activity program.

What Does It Mean to Be Social? Defining the Social Landscape for Children With Childhood Apraxia of Speech

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 843-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Tarshis ◽  
Michelle Garcia Winner ◽  
Pamela Crooke
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Apraxia Of Speech ◽  
Childhood Apraxia Of Speech ◽  
Social Competencies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Landscape ◽  
Communication Challenges ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Speech Motor

Purpose What does it mean to be social? In addition, how is that different from behaving socially appropriately? The purpose of this clinical focus article is to tackle these two questions along with taking a deeper look into how communication challenges in childhood apraxia of speech impact social competencies for young children. Through the lens of early social development and social competency, this clinical focus article will explore how speech motor challenges can impact social development and what happens when young learners miss early opportunities to grow socially. While not the primary focus, the clinical focus article will touch upon lingering issues for individuals diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech as they enter the school-aged years. Conclusion Finally, it will address some foundational aspects of intervention and offer ideas and suggestions for structuring therapy to address both speech and social goals.

scholarly journals ‘We’re all in this together’: Perspectives from within the Gulf Cooperation Council Women’s Games

2021 ◽  
pp. 101269022199980
Author(s):  
Hussa K Al-Khalifa ◽  
Dwa Al-Khalifa
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Collective Identity ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Gulf Cooperation Council ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Shared Identity

Sport has often been advocated as a tool to achieve various social development (SD) goals. It has also been used as a way of expanding soft power (SP) influence. Combining both concepts provides an opportunity to understand how SP and SD may interrelate through the use of domestic SP strategies in sport. In this paper, we discuss the identified themes of unity, pride, and collective identity that arise from a regional women’s sporting competition in the Arabian Gulf among the Gulf Cooperation Council members, as factors that strengthened the prominence of athletes’ shared identity and connectedness. Using the perspectives of the authors who were immersed in the sporting competition, we argue that this information is important for sports organisers to use as bases for SP strategies to achieve inwards-focused social goals.

scholarly journals Exploring Sustainable Food Choices Factors and Purchasing Behavior in the Sustainable Development Goals Era in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7397
Author(s):  
Isabel Blanco-Penedo ◽  
Javier García-Gudiño ◽  
Elena Angón ◽  
José Manuel Perea ◽  
Alfredo J. Escribano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Purchase Behavior ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Region Of Residence ◽  
And Gender

The aim of the present study was (1) to investigate what consumers include within the concept of food sustainability and its link with sustainable consumption, by identifying meaningful consumer typologies from the concept of food sustainability and food choice factors framed by SDG 12, and (2) to know how different farm systems attributes affecting purchase behavior are associated with such typologies. Consumers from two Spanish regions (n = 403) answered a paper questionnaire to know their degree of knowledge of sustainability, and beliefs, behavior, attitudes and preferences towards food sustainability, and the importance given to product characteristics and shopping practices. A principal component analysis was conducted to identify groups with similar answers, to average some of the questions before the final analysis of variance, which includes demographic classes as fixed effects. A cluster analysis using the most representative questions identified two clusters. cluster 1 (68.4%) responded to more sustainability-related attributes, and cluster 2 (31.5%) presented a less-expanded concept of sustainability. The origin of the product and quality certification (local, organic) was important for food purchase practices. The place of residence and gender differences of the consumers were the most influential factors. In the conjoint study, regarding the purchase of Iberian pork, cluster 1 remained unwilling to sacrifice outdoor systems and local breed at the expense of the price, in the case of the Iberian pig production. The most important demographic differentiator was the region of residence of the consumer. In conclusion, consumers are not aware of the wider aspects included in the sustainability concept. Moreover, the concept of sustainability elicits different meanings to the segments of the consumers identified.

Use of the Perceived Physical Competence Scale with Adolescents with Disabilities

1995 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 571-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taru Lintunen ◽  
Pilvikki Heikinaro-Johansson ◽  
Claudine Sherrill
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Physical Competence ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Competence Scale ◽  
Two Factors

The construct validity and reliability of the 1987 Perceived Physical Competence Scale of Lintunen were examined to assess the applicability of the instrument for use with adolescents with disabilities. Subjects were 51 girls and 34 boys ( M age = 15.1 yr.) from several schools in central Finland. Principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation yielded the same two factors for adolescents with disabilities as reported for nondisabled adolescents in the related literature. Cronbach alphas for the two factors were .89 and .56. It was concluded that the scale is an appropriate measure for adolescents with disabilities. Statistical analysis indicated no gender differences for adolescents with disabilities. When compared with nondisabled groups in the related literature, these adolescents had perceived fitness similar to nondisabled peers but significantly lower than that of athletes without disabilities.

Measuring the Employment Vulnerability Among Female Workers in Uttar Pradesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-322
Author(s):  
Nomita P. Kumar ◽  
Achala Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Vulnerability Index ◽  
Informal Workers ◽  
Garment Workers ◽  
Principal Component Loading ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Component Loading

This article attempts to measure employment vulnerability among women workers in Uttar Pradesh by constructing a multidimensional vulnerability index (MVI). The index is based on 23 dichotomous (binary) variables corresponding to various dimensions of vulnerability related to employment. A composite index of vulnerability is developed for each occupational category, sector of employment and gender. Here, MVI is the average of five indices which are computed for the respective dimensions of employment vulnerability. The findings suggest high levels of vulnerability among informal workers with the MVI values ranging from 0.087 (low) to 0.783 (high).The overall MVI (measured by principal component loading [PCA]) was 0.768 for the construction and domestic workers, followed by tailors (0.629) and garment workers (0.635). Appropriate policies are needed to help lift women from the cumulative neglect that they experience in unorganised labour market.

Developing the Organisational Justice Scale and Examining Teachers' and School Administrators' Views about Organisational Justice in Primary Schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-50
Author(s):  
Hasan Basri Memduhoðlu ◽  
Ali Ýhsan Yildiz
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Reliable Measurement ◽  
Organisational Justice ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The purpose of this study is to develop a reliable and valid measurement tool to explore views about organisational justice in schools and to examine teachers' and school administrators' views about organisational justice in primary schools. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 455 participants, 176 school administrators and 279 teachers from the primary schools in the Centre of Van. The Organisational Justice Scale, developed by the authors, was employed as data gathering tool. Principal Component Factor Analysis was used to determine the content and construct validities of the scale and Confirmatory Factor Analysis was employed to evaluate the obtained results. As a result of the study, the developed Organisational Justice Scale (OJS) was found to be a valid and reliable measurement tool for school applications.

scholarly journals Stigma as a barrier to family planning use among married youth in Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-519
Author(s):  
Aparna Jain ◽  
Hussein Ismail ◽  
Elizabeth Tobey ◽  
Annabel Erulkar
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adolescent Groups ◽  
Anticipated Stigma ◽  
Youth Friendly Service

AbstractNearly 33 million female youths have an unmet need for voluntary family planning (FP), meaning they are sexually active and do not want to become pregnant. In Ethiopia, age at marriage remains low: 40% and 14% of young women aged 20–24 were married by the ages of 18 and 15, respectively. Despite increases in FP use by married 15- to 24-year-olds from 5% in 2000 to 37% in 2016, unmet need remains high at 19%. Supply-and-demand factors have been shown to limit FP use, yet little is known about how stigma influences FP use among youth. This study validates an anticipated stigma (expectation of discrimination from others) index and explores its effect on unmet need. A cross-sectional survey was implemented with 15- to 24-year-old female youth in Ethiopia in 2016. The analytic sample included married respondents with a demand (met and unmet need) for FP (n=371). A five-item anticipated stigma index (Cronbach’sα=0.66) was developed using principal component factor analysis. These items related to fear, worry and embarrassment when accessing FP. The findings showed that 30% agreed with at least one anticipated stigma question; 44% had an unmet need; 58% were married before age 18; and 100% could name an FP method and knew where to obtain FP. In multivariate regression models, youth who experienced anticipated stigma were significantly more likely to have an unmet need, and those who lived close to a youth-friendly service (YFS) site were significantly less likely to have an unmet need. Interventions should address anticipated stigma while focusing on social norms that restrict married youth from accessing FP; unmet need may be mitigated in the presence of a YFS; and the anticipated stigma index appears valid and reliable but should be tested in other countries and among different adolescent groups.

scholarly journals Influence of age and gender on the profile of exhaled volatile organic compounds analyzed by an electronic nose

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvano Dragonieri ◽  
Vitaliano Nicola Quaranta ◽  
Pierluigi Carratu ◽  
Teresa Ranieri ◽  
Onofrio Resta
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Electronic Nose ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Exhaled Breath ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Older Subjects ◽  
Never Smokers ◽  
And Gender

We aimed to investigate the effects of age and gender on the profile of exhaled volatile organic compounds. We evaluated 68 healthy adult never-smokers, comparing them by age and by gender. Exhaled breath samples were analyzed by an electronic nose (e-nose), resulting in "breathprints". Principal component analysis and canonical discriminant analysis showed that older subjects (≥ 50 years of age) could not be distinguished from younger subjects on the basis of their breathprints, as well as that the breathprints of males could not distinguished from those of females (cross-validated accuracy, 60.3% and 57.4%, respectively).Therefore, age and gender do not seem to affect the overall profile of exhaled volatile organic compounds measured by an e-nose.

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