scholarly journals The Case of the United States (2)

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 309-320
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
The United States ◽  
Staff Turnover ◽  
Global Crisis

Often when a problem is identified, it is quickly labeled and the process of looking for solutions starts. However, we should spend just as much time thinking about the problem itself. But what exactly should we focus on? Taking the time to think through and reframe problems leads to better problem-solving. The COVID-19 pandemic has been called a global crisis, and rightly so. Yet, there is something to be learned from framing it as a problem, or a series of problems, that provides us with an opportunity to look for different solutions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals experienced staff turnover, and some nurses even left their jobs to become travel nurses. Clinical staffing challenges provide an example of how reframing may have led to better problem-solving.

Exploiting a Crisis: Abortion Activism and the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Kate Hunt
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Movement Organizations ◽  
Medical Procedure ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
Opportunity Structures ◽  
Movement Organizations

How do social movement organizations involved in abortion debates leverage a global crisis to pursue their goals? In recent months there has been media coverage of how anti-abortion actors in the United States attempted to use the COVID-19 pandemic to restrict access to abortion by classifying abortion as a non-essential medical procedure. Was the crisis “exploited” by social movement organizations (SMOs) in other countries? I bring together Crisis Exploitation Theory and the concept of discursive opportunity structures to test whether social movement organizations exploit crisis in ways similar to elites, with those seeking change being more likely to capitalize on the opportunities provided by the crisis. Because Twitter tends to be on the frontlines of political debate—especially during a pandemic—a dataset is compiled of over 12,000 Tweets from the accounts of SMOs involved in abortion debates across four countries to analyze the patterns in how they responded to the pandemic. The results suggest that crisis may disrupt expectations about SMO behavior and that anti- and pro-abortion rights organizations at times framed the crisis as both a “threat” and as an “opportunity.”

Vendor Master Data Cleaning – a Project for Accounting Class

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Gantman ◽  
Lorrie Metzger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Data Cleaning ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public University ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Initial Analysis ◽  
Master Data

We present a data cleaning project that utilizes real vendor master data of a large public university in the United States. Our main objective when developing this case was to identify the areas where students need guidance in order to apply a problem solving approach to the project. This includes initial analysis of the data and the task at hand, planning for cleaning and testing activities, executing this plan, and communicating the results in a written report. We provide a data set with 29K records of vendor master data, and a subset of the same data with 800 records. The assignment has two parts - the planning and the actual cleaning, each with its own deliverable. It can be used in many different courses and completed with almost any data analytics software. We provide suggested solutions and detailed solution notes for Excel and for Alteryx Designer.

Animalia

2016 ◽  
pp. 360-384
Author(s):  
Sara Bakken ◽  
John Bielinski ◽  
Cheryl K. Johnson ◽  
Yigal Rosen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
International Student ◽  
The United States ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Student Collaboration ◽  
Time Zones ◽  
Shared Goal ◽  
Different Cultures

The study described in this chapter is based on a joint World ORT, Israeli Ministry of Education and Pearson initiative to provide an opportunity for international student collaboration on a series of complex science problems. Students from four schools in Israel, three in the United States and one in Mexico, participated in collaborative complex problem-solving on science topics selected by teachers at the participating schools. The intent was to expose students to the realities of collaborating with people under unfamiliar conditions (such as different cultures, languages, and time zones) in order to reach a shared goal, and to foster the value of this practice. The chapter presents the rationale for the project, describes the Animalia mini-course in detail, presents major findings and discusses implications for future curriculum development and further research.

Problem-Solving Skills of the U.S. Workforce and Preparedness for Job Automation

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phyllis A. Cummins ◽  
Takashi Yamashita ◽  
Roberto J. Millar ◽  
Shalini Sahoo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
The United States ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
International Assessment ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Skill Category

Automation and advanced technologies have increased the need for a better understanding of the skills necessary to have a globally competitive workforce. This study used data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies to compare problem-solving skills in technology-rich environments among adults in South Korea, Germany, Singapore, Japan, Canada, Estonia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Overall, the United States had the lowest scores among all countries, and in all countries scores declined with age. The United States had higher proportions of survey participants in the lowest skill category and lower proportions in the top-skill categories. The results of this study suggest changes in the U.S. educational and lifelong learning systems, and policies may be necessary to ensure all adults have the necessary skills in a competitive workforce.

What's Going On

1982 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 33
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Long Island ◽  
The United States ◽  
Time Limit ◽  
Information Contact ◽  
Creative Problem Solving ◽  
Outstanding Achievement ◽  
Creative Problem

Math olympiad. The purpose of the Long Island Math Olympiad for Elementary Schools (LIMOES) is to provide opportunities for creative problem solving to students in grades 3-6. Some 11 000 children from over 300 schools in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Guam participated in the 1980-81 Olympiads. Competitions are scheduled for January, February, and March in 1982. The problems are mailed to the participating schools, with instruct ions for date of administration and the time limit on each problem. Certificates, cloth patches of the Olympiad logo, pins, and trophies are awarded to students for outstanding achievement. For more information contact George Lenchner, President LIMOES, One Kent Road, Valley Stream, NY 11 580.

Camping

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 296-297
Author(s):  
Teodora Cox ◽  
Samantha Nickerson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
The United States ◽  
The World ◽  
Family Activity ◽  
Set Up

Camping is a popular family activity in the United States and around the world. From camping prep to set up and favorite activities in the water or around the fire, recollections of family camping trips are etched in the memories of many students and grown up alike. Revisit some of these favorites or get ideas for new memories with the myriad problems in this collection. Math by the Month features collections of short activities focused on a monthly theme. These articles aim for an inquiry or problem-solving orientation that includes four activities each for grade bands K–2, 3–4, and 5–6.

Metacognition of Problem-Solving Strategies in Brazil, India, and the United States

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Wiley ◽  
C. Dominik Güss
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
The United States ◽  
Uncertainty Avoidance ◽  
Metacognitive Strategies ◽  
Thought Processes ◽  
Combination Strategy ◽  
Problem Solving Strategies ◽  
Production Strategy ◽  
The U.S

AbstractMetacognition, the observation of one's own thinking, is a key cognitive ability that allows humans to influence and restructure their own thought processes. The influence of culture on metacognitive strategies is a relatively new topic. Using Antonietti's, Ignazi's and Perego's questionnaire on metacognitive knowledge about problem-solving strategies (2000), five strategies in three life domains were assessed among student samples in Brazil, India, and the United States (N=317), regarding the frequency, facility, and efficacy of these strategies. To investigate cross-cultural similarities and differences in strategy use, nationality and uncertainty avoidance values were independent variables. Uncertainty avoidance was expected to lead to high frequency of decision strategies. However, results showed no effect of uncertainty avoidance on frequency, but an effect on facility of metacognitive strategies. Comparing the three cultural samples, all rated analogy as the most frequent strategy. Only in the U.S. sample, analogy was also rated as the most effective and easy to apply strategy. Every cultural group showed a different preference regarding what metacognitive strategy was most effective. Indian participants found the free production strategy to be more effective, and Indian and Brazilian participants found the combination strategy to be more effective compared to the U.S. participants. As key abilities for the five strategies, Indians rated speed, Brazilians rated synthesis, and U.S. participants rated critical thinking as more important than the other participants. These results reflect the embedded nature and functionality of problem solving strategies in specific cultural environments. The findings will be discussed referring to an eco-cultural framework.

A Study of Certain Qualitative Aspects of Problem Solving Behaviour in Senile Dementia Patients

1945 ◽  
Vol 91 (384) ◽  
pp. 337-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Davies Eysenck
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
United States Army ◽  
Senile Dementia ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mental Deterioration ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
Mental Abilities

Recent psychological investigations have left little doubt that considerable mental deterioration takes place with advancing age. The work of the United States Army Psychologists in the last war (22), of Beeson (1), Jones and Conrad (10), Weisenburg, Roe and McBride (21), Sorensen (18), Miles (11, 12, 13, 14), Ruch (17), Thorndike (19), Wechsler (20), Gilbert (7); Cleveland and Dysinger (3) and others makes it apparent that not only do the various mental abilities decline with age, but also that they decline at different rates.

Global external debt during COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Igor Balyuk
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
European Union ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
External Debt ◽  
The United States ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Global Crisis

The article contains an analysis of the dynamics and structure of the external debt of various countries and groups of countries in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. The authors conclude that at the beginning of 2021, the ratio of external debt to GDP almost reached the level that was noted on the eve of the global financial and economic crisis of 2008-2009. A trigger for a new global crisis may be the exacerbation of problems in one or more segments of the economy of the European Union, Great Britain, the United States, or a number of large developing countries.

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