scholarly journals Principals’ Perspectives on Pupils’ Social Learning in Swedish School-Age Educare

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1-2020) ◽  
pp. 5-21
Author(s):  
Kristina Jonsson
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
School Age ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Core ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Democratic Learning ◽  
Swedish School

This article aims to investigate social learning in the Swedish school-age educare (SAEC) from a number of principals’ perspectives. An abductive approach has been adopted to analyse the data from individual interviews with seven principals in school-age educare. The results are understood through an interactionist perspective, with Bronfenbrenner’s (2005) bioecological system theory as a raster, which gives a didactic view on the principals’ governing of the SAEC. Three themes were identified in the principals’ perspectives, which are the core aim of the work in the SAEC, the staff’s approach and pupils’ democratic learning. The results suggest that the perspective of the principals is characterized by having the pupil in focus.

scholarly journals The Educational Practice of School-Age Educare Teachers Teaching Visual Art in Swedish Primary Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-190
Author(s):  
Marie Fahlén
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Visual Art ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
School Age ◽  
National Agency ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Individual Agency ◽  
Material Environment ◽  
Swedish School

The purpose of this article is to increase the understanding of the challenges that Swedish school-age educare teachers with a certification in visual art experience in their everyday school practice. The study focus on the educational practice of teaching visual art from a holistic perspective which also includes the teachers’ perception of their overall work situation and their professional identity. Due to dual professional roles, these teachers are not only required to meet the criteria formulated in the syllabus of the subject visual art, but also to achieve the goals for the educare centre (National Agency of Education, 2019). The method used is in-depth individual interviews with nine teachers, together with observations of visual art lectures and the physical and material environment. The results provide insights into what it means to work as a school-age educare teacher teaching visual art in primary schools, struggling with limited resources and identity conflicts. The study highlights how teachers often end up in a struggle between individual agency and social structures since they have to resist, adjust and negotiate to get acceptable work conditions.

scholarly journals Life-Changing Experiences of Mothers with School-Age Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focusing on Their Health Risk Perceptions and Health-Related Behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4523
Author(s):  
Hye Jin Yoo ◽  
JaeLan Shim ◽  
Namhee Kim
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Family ◽  
Health Related Behaviors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Prevention Methods

This study aimed to explore health risk perceptions, changes in health-related behaviors, and life experiences of mothers with school-age children during the early coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Data were collected between 16 July and 10 September 2020, by individual interviews and analyzed through qualitative content analysis. After the twelve participants’ experiences were analyzed, four themes and ten sub-themes were derived. The four themes were: “Struggling to identify the substance of COVID-19,” “Taking the initiative to protect the health of the family,” “Frustrated by the brutal reality of no end in sight,” and “Trying to adjust wisely to an inevitable new lifestyle.” The findings suggest that while the world remains in an ongoing battle with COVID-19, national health institutions should prepare a health education system for specific infection prevention methods that can be practiced by individuals in daily life.

Lo sviluppo della Sociologia della salute: rassegna dei contesti e delle fasi, dei temi e del suo futuro in India

2012 ◽  
pp. 95-122
Author(s):  
Mohammad Akram
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Medical Sociology ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Sociology Of Medicine ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Sociology Of Health ◽  
Independent Branch

Health is multi-dimensional and its determinants are not just bio-medical, but also socio-cultural and politico-administrative. Sociology of health developed in twentieth century as a specialized branch of sociology to address the widening health needs of human population. Sociology of health in India passed through several phases and complemented as well incorporated disciplines often identified as medical sociology and sociology of medicine. Parsonian system theory, interactionist perspective, conflict approach, phenomenological approach and empiricism have lasting impact on various researches conducted in India in last six decades. This paper is analytical in nature and focuses on four aspects: (i) development of sociology of health as an independent branch of sociology; (ii) three phases of its development in India; (iii) contexts and popular themes; and (iv) its future.

Development of Sociology of Health: a review of the contexts and phases, themes and future in India

2012 ◽  
pp. 89-115
Author(s):  
Mohammad Akram
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Medical Sociology ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Sociology Of Medicine ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Sociology Of Health ◽  
Independent Branch

Health is multi-dimensional and its determinants are not just bio-medical, but also socio-cultural and politico-administrative. Sociology of health developed in twentieth century as a specialized branch of sociology to address the widening health needs of human population. Sociology of health in India passed through several phases and complemented as well incorporated disciplines often identified as medical sociology and sociology of medicine. Parsonian system theory, interactionist perspective, conflict approach, phenomenological approach and empiricism have lasting impact on various researches conducted in India in last six decades. This paper is analytical in nature and focuses on four aspects: (i) development of sociology of health as an independent branch of sociology; (ii) three phases of its development in India; (iii) contexts and popular themes; and (iv) its future.

PP151 Establishing Health Technology Assessment Impact Evaluation With Stakeholder Input From Day One

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (S1) ◽  
pp. 66-66
Author(s):  
Ruth Louise Poole ◽  
Sophie Hughes ◽  
Lauren Elston ◽  
Susan Myles
Keyword(s):  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Evaluation Plan ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Core ◽  
Stakeholder Input ◽  
Written Materials

IntroductionHealth Technology Wales (HTW) is a relatively new Health Technology Assessment (HTA) agency which focuses on non-medicines. In common with other HTA organizations, it identifies and appraises a range of technologies. However, HTW is also looking beyond the publication of guidance, to assess the adoption of advice and its eventual impact.MethodsHTW commissioned development of an Evaluation Plan from independent experts (Matter of Focus). A literature review was carried out to inform an options appraisal of methods for assessing impact. The selected approach was Contribution Analysis, which estimates the counterfactual through engagement of stakeholders.ResultsWhilst it is too early to report the full impact of HTW's guidance, a number of activities have taken place to prepare for evaluation. The core HTW team developed a series of logic models to describe the anticipated impact, the mechanisms by which it would be achieved, and key assumptions. Stakeholders were consulted for insight from a range of perspectives, and to manage expectations. This was achieved through individual interviews, presentation and discussion at committee meetings, and the sharing of written materials for feedback. This information was collated to populate bespoke software (OutNav). The collection of data relating to processes, outputs and outcomes is already an ongoing routine task of researchers and support staff.ConclusionsHTW has an opportunity to build impact evaluation into its culture from the beginning. This will facilitate the future reporting of HTW's influence using a well-designed, evidence-based approach. Furthermore, this pioneering work will clearly demonstrate the value of HTA to funders, commissioners, governments, and other decision-making bodies.

What Is Solidarity About? Views of Transnational Organisations’ Activists in Germany, Poland, and Greece

2020 ◽  
pp. 136078042096280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrike Zschache ◽  
Maria Theiss ◽  
Maria Paschou
Keyword(s):  
Social Rights ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Core ◽  
Group Identities ◽  
Grassroots Level ◽  
Connection Building ◽  
Transnational Solidarity ◽  
The Eu

The notion of solidarity plays an important role in debates about the future of Europe. Yet, it can be used in a diverse or even contradictory manner as contemporary discussions about refugees in Europe or the implementation of social rights at the EU-level well illustrate. While the focus of public attention is often on political leaders, the goal of this article is to deepen our knowledge about the understanding of solidarity by its practitioners at the grassroots-level of solidarity work. Our study is based on 97 individual interviews with representatives of transnational solidarity organisations (TSOs) located in Germany, Poland, and Greece. We show how their understanding of solidarity varies across three basic themes: the rationale of action, the scope of beneficiaries, and relations with and among beneficiaries. Most strikingly, our research reveals that the core understanding of solidarity among the TSOs under review reflects a progressive, transnational type of solidarity that emphasises universalism, connection-building between targets of solidarity and establishing group identities based on collective action and not pre-defined features. At the same time, our study shows how TSOs adapt to complex country- and field-specific contextual conditions.

scholarly journals Preschool Asthma Symptoms in Children Born Preterm: The Relevance of Lung Function in Infancy

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 3345
Author(s):  
Manuel Sanchez-Solis ◽  
Maria Soledad Parra-Carrillo ◽  
Pedro Mondejar-Lopez ◽  
Patricia W Garcia-Marcos ◽  
Luis Garcia-Marcos
Keyword(s):  
Lung Function ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
International Study ◽  
School Age ◽  
Lung Function Tests ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Past ◽  
Asthma Symptoms ◽  
Asthma And Allergy ◽  
Preterm Newborns

Background: The aim of the study is to assess whether lung function of infants born preterm predicts wheezing in pre-school age. Methods: A survey of the core wheezing questionnaire of the International Study on Asthma and Allergy in Children was administered to parents of preterm newborns, to whom lung function tests were performed at a corrected age of six months, and who, at the time of the survey, were between three and nine years of age. Results: Low values of all lung function parameters measured, except FVC, were predictors of wheezing at some time in life, (FEV0.5 OR: 0.62 (95%CI 0.39; 0.995); FEV0.5/FVC OR: 0.73 (0.54; 0.99)) FEF75 OR: 0.60 [0.37; 0.93]; FEF25-75 OR: 0.57 (0.37; 0.89)); and of wheezing in the past year (FEV0.5 OR: 0.36 (0.17; 0.76); FEV0.5/FVC OR: 0.59 (0.38; 0.93); FEF75 OR: 0.38 [0.19; 0.76]; FEF25-75 OR: 0.35 (0.17; 0.70). In addition, FEV0.5/FVC values lower than the lowest limit of normality, were predictive of hospital admissions due to wheezing (OR: 3.07; (1.02; 9.25)). Conclusions: Limited lung function in infancy is predictive of both future wheezing and hospitalization for a wheezing episode.

Rozwijanie mądrości a podstawa programowa wychowania przedszkolnego

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Płóciennik
Keyword(s):  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
School Age ◽  
The Core

The author would like to draw the reader’s attention to the need to introduce Teaching for Wisdom into Polish education under the current core curriculum. The analysis of the records in the core curriculum of preschool education is an example here. Their interpretation in the light of the teaching for wisdom objectives can help Polish teachers to organize conditions in order to support the development of wisdom, at pre-school age.

Are children able to distinguish among the concepts of aloneness, loneliness, and solitude?

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 435-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelia Galanaki
Keyword(s):  
Total Sample ◽  
Sixth Graders ◽  
Second Graders ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Age And Gender Differences ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Human Desire

School-age children’s ability to distinguish among the concepts of aloneness, loneliness, and solitude was the focus of this study. This ability has been largely neglected by researchers. Also, the relation of this ability with self-reported loneliness was examined. Individual interviews were conducted with 180 second, fourth, and sixth graders from Athens, Greece. Their responses were qualitatively and quantitatively analysed. Results showed that school-age children were able to perceive the differences between aloneness and loneliness, although they frequently associated being alone with feeling lonely. Nearly half of them perceived the motivational dimension, which distinguishes voluntary from involuntary aloneness. The ability to recognise the existence of beneficial aloneness, that is, solitude, was extremely limited among second graders, but increased dramatically up to the beginning of adolescence. About two thirds of the total sample acknowledged the human desire to be alone. Girls were significantly more able than boys to perceive the differences between aloneness and loneliness, the motivational dimension, and the desire to be alone. More than two-thirds of the total sample had experienced loneliness, but this experience appeared to be unrelated to their understanding of the various aloneness concepts. Age and gender differences, as well as children’s various justifications of their responses, are discussed in the framework of the existing theoretical and research literature on children’s aloneness, loneliness, and solitude.

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