scholarly journals Digital divides in education. An analysis of the Romanian public discourse on distance and online education during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-39
Author(s):  
Alexandra Hosszu ◽  
Cosima Rughiniș
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Multiple Stakeholders ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
Digital Divides

Adapting “face-to-face” education to distance/remote and/or online education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a massive challenge for countries around the world. Online education reignited older debates about inclusive education, such as hoped-for universal access versus current digital divides, prompting the public to reflect about the past, the present, and future of the educational system. This article analyzes the Romanian public discourse, both scientific and non-scientific, on emerging distance and online education in Romania during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to understand how public communication functioned as feedback for school digitalization. The paper charts the advantages and challenges of distance and online education experienced by various actors (teachers, students, and the members of civil society) or identified through scientific research, focusing on the way online education has spotlighted and reshaped social inequalities. We use thematic content analysis of 152 online articles published from March to June 2020 and eight scientific studies and reports. The results showed that public discourse about distance and online education was largely consistent within and across multiple stakeholders; also, the scientific reports were aligned with the other public opinions expressed and promoted via online channels. The general perspective of the emerging online education during COVID-19 is that it deepens the educational gaps and creates new forms of exclusion. On the positive side, some of the teachers have improved their teaching methods and educational content.

scholarly journals Prekäre (Kultur-)Kämpfe?

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (160) ◽  
pp. 361-376
Author(s):  
Magdalena Freudenschuß
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Media ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Societal Changes

Precarity became an issue in public discourse in German speaking media throughout 2006. In this article the author takes a closer look on the symbolic negotiations on precariousness/precarity and its references to neo-conservative reasoning undertaken in the public media discourse. Who is designated as the precarious subject -- and to what extent do discursive designations legitimate social inequalities? Public discourse is to be understood as an ambivalent and multifaceted field of negotiations on society and social justice. As such, it is a field where interpretations of societal changes try to gain a hegemonic position and where they are at the same time challenged, disrupted and irritated. Thus, the article points out some hegemonic and counter-hegemonic moments within the public discourse on precarity.

scholarly journals Binary Opposition in Narrations of “Native” in Social Media

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Puspitasari Puspitasari
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Binary Opposition ◽  
Multiple Stakeholders ◽  
The Public ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
The Public Sphere

The “native” or pribumi term as a narrative emerged into the public sphere and raises questions since October 16, 2017, whether the term is merely a conversation on the surface or more deeply describes the narrative that represents the socio-cultural aspect of Indonesian society. The study was conducted using twitter as a locus of observation within the period of November 8-16, 2017. Based on the idea that a social text reflects a narrative building constructed socio-cultural and leaves a long history trail, preliminary findings indicate that Indonesian society has a historical heritage of Dutch colonialism on native and non-native (Chinese/Tionghoa). The "native" narratives of the present are not only built on the issue of social inequalities between native versus Chinese, but rather show imaginations about the influence of the Chinese group's economic resources on power. The narrative does not only touch on the economic and political aspects, but also the religions, historically potentially becoming a conflict played by interest groups ahead of the 2018 elections and the 2019 presidential election. Suggestions for anticipating vulnerabilities are to conduct media literacy programs involving multiple stakeholders, both government and civil society, include scholars.

scholarly journals A educação e o ensino de bioética em época de pandemia

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Waldemar Antônio das Neves Júnior ◽  
Lumaira Maria Nascimento Silva da Rocha Marques ◽  
Michelle Cecille Bandeira Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Hybrid Teaching ◽  
Socioeconomic Profile ◽  
Digital Exclusion

Abstract: Introduction: Due to the suspension of face-to-face activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, Higher Education Institutions had to discuss and plan alternative actions in an attempt to readequate themselves to emerging educational demands in order to offer remote accessibility to the academic community and, consequently, reduce social and digital exclusion. Development: Having that in mind, this article aims at offering a reflection on the teaching of bioethics under the perspective of social justice and education. Within this context, the students’ socioeconomic profile cannot be ignored in the planning of online education, since it directly affects students’ accessibility to academic activities through the use of computers and the internet. Therefore, this article proposes the use of moral intelligence skills as learning goals, in addition to revising and contextualizing pre-existing problems prior to the new reality of didactic contents. Moreover, it proposes a reflection on how bioethics may contribute to the discussions on the increase in social inequalities during this moment of crisis. Conclusion: The reflections presented in this article can be used in both remote, face-to-face and hybrid teaching contexts.

scholarly journals Education and bioethics teaching in times of pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Waldemar Antônio das Neves Júnior ◽  
Lumaira Maria Nascimento Silva da Rocha Marques ◽  
Michelle Cecille Bandeira Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Hybrid Teaching ◽  
Socioeconomic Profile ◽  
Digital Exclusion

Abstract: Introduction: Due to the suspension of face-to-face activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, Higher Education Institutions had to discuss and plan alternative actions in an attempt to readequate themselves to emerging educational demands in order to offer remote accessibility to the academic community and, consequently, reduce social and digital exclusion. Development: Having that in mind, this article aims at offering a reflection on the teaching of bioethics under the perspective of social justice and education. Within this context, the students’ socioeconomic profile cannot be ignored in the planning of online education, since it directly affects students’ accessibility to academic activities through the use of computers and the internet. Therefore, this article proposes the use of moral intelligence skills as learning goals, in addition to revising and contextualizing pre-existing problems prior to the new reality of didactic contents. Moreover, it proposes a reflection on how bioethics may contribute to the discussions on the increase in social inequalities during this moment of crisis. Conclusion: The reflections presented in this article can be used in both remote, face-to-face and hybrid teaching contexts.

Conversion to Conversation: The Search for a Christian Imperative in the Public Sphere and the Discourse on Artificial Contraceptives in the Philippines

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-287
Author(s):  
Liza Gabriela F. Lansang
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Religious Reasons ◽  
Pro Life

Abstract This article looks at the politicization and framing of the issue of reproductive health (RH) in the Philippines and the advocacy work of faith-based organizations (FBOs) to influence public discourse and policy on artificial contraceptives. It studies the advocacy work of two FBOs, namely, Pro-Life Philippines and Couples for Christ, both of which participated in the oral arguments to amend the RH Law of 2012 based on their contentions that some artificial contraceptives were in fact abortifacients and that religious freedom can limit universal access to contraceptives. It addresses the role of religious reasons and ethics of citizenship of Christians in the public sphere of a liberal democracy. The author argues that the debate on artificial contraceptives, which deals with the question, “When does life begin?”, cannot be answered without a certain comprehensive belief. The participation of Pro-Life Philippines and Couples for Christ in the oral arguments contributed in the search for answers and protected diversity in Philippine democracy. These FBOs, however, have the moral obligation to respect other positions, while at the same time advocating amendments to the RH Law based on their beliefs. This is what the author calls the Christian Imperative. This civic virtue can be achieved through reflexive thinking and was seen in the kind of arguments Pro-Life Philippines and Couples for Christ brought to the debate, in other words, aiming for a theo-ethical equilibrium, i.e., having both religious reasons and secular ethical considerations for their support or repeal of public policy. To the extent that Pro-Life Philippines and Couples for Christ presented not only theological reasons, such as the inviolability of life, but also ethical reasons, such as some artificial contraceptives being abortifacients and religious freedom to limit universal access to contraceptives, the author posits that the beginnings of reflexive thinking can be seen on the side of these FBOs. The author also argues, however, that secular citizens must also learn to practice reflexive thinking to view religious arguments as legitimate in order for fruitful conversation to take place.

scholarly journals Approaching actually existing neoliberalisms: Citizenship, responsibility, and (health)care in anthropology

2020 ◽  
pp. 193-233
Author(s):  
Anika Jugović-Spajić
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Operational Definition ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Late Capitalism ◽  
Welfare Provision ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
State Governance

Neoliberalism seems to be a ubiquitous concept, both in anthropological scholarship and in the public discourse, as global social inequalities continue to grow. In anthropology, neoliberalism has been particularly popularized in the past decade and a half, but - as is the case with most anthropological concepts - the consensus on its meaning has not been met. Furthermore, it is not rare to see neoliberalism being used in scholarship without an operational definition. Concurrently with its popularity, the concept attracted numerous criticisms. In this review article, I present a short overview of how neoliberalism has originated, then used, and criticized in anthropology and its sister disciplines such as human geography. Additionally, I focus on the transformations in the nature of the state, governance, and subjectivity that occur in late capitalism, as well as how we can approach those transformations ethnographically. The increased unavailability of welfare provision in neoliberalism has been heavily investigated in anthropology of health and care. I thus particularly discuss how the concepts of care and responsibility have been used in anthropology to that end.

Face to Face: Christian Borchert's Artist Portraits from 1975/76

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 547-568
Author(s):  
Bertram Kaschek
Keyword(s):  
Public Discourse ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Art And Politics ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Complex Project ◽  
And Control ◽  
Good Number

Face to Face: Christian Borchert's Artist Portraits from 1975/76 The Artist Portraits from 1975/76 were Christian Borchert's (1942–2000) first great project as a freelance photographer. For almost two years, Borchert travelled the GDR in order to take the likenesses of about 200 artists (painters, sculptors, writers, composers and film-makers). He finally presented a good number of them in two much-noticed Berlin exhibitions in the fall of 1976. This article investigates the aesthetic, social and political implications of Borchert's complex project, which so far has never been subject to detailed scholarly analysis. It demonstrates how Borchert, working in a totalitarian system, which attempted to socialize, profile and control public discourse, made use of photography as a medium of negotiation between the private and the public, between individual aspirations and official ideals, and between art and politics.

Discursive construction of an anti-immigration Europe by a Sweden Democrat in the European Parliament

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-439
Author(s):  
Kamber Güler
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Social Power ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Discursive Construction ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Group

Discourses are mostly used by the elites as a means of controlling public discourse and hence, the public mind. In this way, they try to legitimate their ideology, values and norms in the society, which may result in social power abuse, dominance or inequality. The role of a critical discourse analyst is to understand and expose such abuses and inequalities. To this end, this paper is aimed at understanding and exposing the discursive construction of an anti-immigration Europe by the elites in the European Parliament (EP), through the example of Kristina Winberg, a member of the Sweden Democrats political party in Sweden and the political group of Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy in the EP. In the theoretical and methodological framework, the premises and strategies of van Dijk’s socio-cognitive approach of critical discourse analysis make it possible to achieve the aim of the paper.

Agents of Practice at the Public Library’s Reference Desk

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Cavanagh
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Professional Boundaries ◽  
The Public ◽  
Reference Librarians ◽  
Practice Perspective ◽  
The Face ◽  
Reference Et

The face to face interactions of reference librarians and reference assistants are studied from a theoretical practice perspective. Rather than reinforcing professional boundaries, the results of this analysis support reference practice in public libraries as a highly relational activity where reference “expertise” retains a significant subjectivist, relational dimension.Les interventions en personne des bibliothèques de référence et des adjoints à la référence sont étudiées du point de vue de la pratique théorique. Plutôt que de renforcer les frontières interprofessionnelles, les résultats de cette analyse appuient l'idée que les pratiques de référence en milieu public sont des activités hautement relationnelles où l'expertise de la référence conserve une dimension subjectiviste et relationnelle. 

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