scholarly journals People with Disabilities in the Workplace: Results of a Survey Conducted among Polish and Finnish Employers

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (20) ◽  
pp. 10934
Author(s):  
Alicja Grześkowiak ◽  
Urszula Załuska ◽  
Dorota Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha ◽  
Cyprian Kozyra
Keyword(s):  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Full Inclusion ◽  
Interview Research ◽  
Equality Of Means ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Determinants ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Better Than

The key aspect of the inclusion of people with disabilities (PwD) in the workplace is how they are perceived by employers who make decisions on hiring employees. The article presents the results of CAWI (Computer Assisted Web Interview) research conducted among Polish and Finnish employers (n = 414) in 2021 using a proprietary questionnaire. Employers were asked to assess the state policy in the field of PwD’s inclusion, the social atmosphere in this respect, the level of acceptance of privileges/special solutions dedicated to PwD in the workplace and the knowledge of the specificity of disability. When analysing the obtained data, we verified the differentiation of Polish and Finnish employers’ assessments, the impact of respondents’ characteristics on their assessment and the relations between the assessments of various aspects of PwD’s inclusion. For the analysis, we used the t-test of independent samples for equality of means and the Pearson correlation coefficient. The results showed that Finnish respondents assess the conditions for the full inclusion of PwD much better than Polish ones. The characteristics most differentiating employers’ assessments is gender and the fact of employing PwD. There were also correlations between the responses of respondents in both countries to three out of four analysed questions from the questionnaire. The differences found in this study indicate that it would be worth extending the research to other European countries to generalize conclusions about the influence of cultural determinants on the situation of PwD on the labour market.

scholarly journals INDICADORES ENERGÉTICOS NO SEGMENTO INDUSTRIAL: UMA CONTRIBUIÇÃO PRELIMINAR PARA A DISCUSSÃO DOS ASPECTOS SOCIOAMBIENTAIS NO PARÁ

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Fabricio Quadros BORGES
Keyword(s):  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Investment Behavior ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Energy Sustainability ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Public Environment

O objetivo deste artigo é o de apresentar uma contribuição preliminar para a discussão dos principais aspectos socioambientais a serem considerados na construção de indicadores de sustentabilidade energética. A importância do estudo reside na possibilidade de levantamento de subsídios à tomada de decisão no ambiente público do segmento de energia. A metodologia possui natureza teórica e realiza uma visitação na literatura especializada, de modo a criar condições de exame dos meandros sociais e ambientais para a composição de indicadores de sustentabilidade energética. Os aspectos sociais e ambientais, a partir de variáveis pertinentes à energia elétrica e ao desenvolvimento, foram mensurados por Borges (2007), por meio do coeficiente de Pearson. O estudo concluiu que a elaboração de indicadores de sustentabilidade energética para o setor industrial no Pará recomenda a observância do perfil de consumo energético das indústrias, que apresentou evoluções proporcionais quando associado à emissão de gases poluentes e atenção quanto ao perfil do saldo de empregos, que não indica estar associado diretamente ao comportamento dos investimentos em eletricidade no setor analisado.   ENERGY INDICATORS FOR THE INDUSTRY SECTOR: A PRELIMINARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE DISCUSSION OF SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS IN PARÁ   ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to present a preliminary contribution to the discussion of the main socio-environmental aspects to be considered in the construction of energy sustainability indicators. The importance of the study lies in the possibility of raising subsidies for decision-making in the public environment of the energy sector. The methodology comprises theoretical nature and carries out a visit to the specialized literature, aiming at creating conditions for examining the social and environmental intricacies for the composition of energy sustainability indicators. The social and environmental aspects, based on relevant electricity and development variables, were measured by Borges (2007), using the Pearson correlation coefficient. The study concluded that the elaboration of energy sustainability indicators for the industrial sector in Pará suggests the observance of the energy consumption profile of the industries, which presented proportional evolution when associated with polluting gases emission, and attention to the impact on employment, which does not suggest being associated with the electricity investment behavior in the analyzed sector.   Keywords: Industry. Socioenvironmental. Electricity.

scholarly journals Health care of deaf persons during coronavirus pandemics

2022 ◽  
Vol 75 (suppl 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luana Paula de Figueiredo Correia ◽  
Márcia de Assunção Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Deaf People ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
Full Inclusion ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Deaf Persons

ABSTRACT Objective: To reflect about the barriers experienced by the deaf population during the COVID-19 pandemic, the proposals to overcome communication barriers in health care and the role of public policies in effecting the social inclusion of deaf people. Methods: Reflection based on studies on health care for deaf people, the COVID-19 pandemic and public accessibility policies. Results: The global crisis of COVID-19 has deepened pre-existing inequalities in the world, in addition to highlighting the vulnerability of people with disabilities, including deaf. Government, institutional and social initiatives to mitigate difficulties in communicating to deaf people have been made, but they are still insufficient to guarantee protection for them in this pandemic and full inclusion in health care. Final considerations: Social inclusion, supported by law, and the linguistic accessibility of deaf people still need to generate broad and concrete actions so that deaf people can enjoy their rights as citizens.

Proxemics and Physical Disability: Etiology of Interactional Barriers

1990 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary E. Holmes ◽  
Ronald H. Karst ◽  
Suzannah A. Erhart
Keyword(s):  
Physical Disability ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Rehabilitation Process ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Spatial Behaviors ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cultural Rules

This article introduces some of the basic principles of proxemics and explores the way in which cultural rules of spatial behaviors can create social barriers for people with disabilities during social interaction. Additionally, it provides information on the impact such barriers have on the rehabilitation process and offers suggestions for research in proxemics in relation to physical disabilities. The article emphasizes the idea that systems theory is appropriate for rehabilitation research and that proxemic rules constitute elements of the social system in which people with disabilities live.

Friendships and Social Interactions of School-Aged Children With Migraine

Cephalalgia ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 734-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Vannatta ◽  
EA Getzoff ◽  
DK Gilman ◽  
RB Noll ◽  
CA Gerhardt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Functioning ◽  
Older Children ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
School Based ◽  
Behavioural Difficulties ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Better Than

We set out to evaluate the friendships and social behaviour of school-aged children with migraine. Concern exists regarding the impact of paediatric migraine on daily activities and quality of life. We hypothesized that children with migraine would have fewer friends and be identified as more socially sensitive and isolated than comparison peers. Sixty-nine children with migraine participated in a school-based study of social functioning. A comparison sample without migraine included classmates matched for gender, race and age. Children with migraine had fewer friends at school; however, this effect was limited to those in elementary school. Behavioural difficulties were not found. Middle-school students with migraine were identified by peers as displaying higher levels of leadership and popularity than comparison peers. Concern may be warranted about the social functioning of pre-adolescent children with migraine; however, older children with migraine may function as well as or better than their peers.

scholarly journals The Impact of Personality: Extrovert vs. Introvert on the Ability in Syntax in Essay Writing

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zainuddin Zainuddin
Keyword(s):  
English Learners ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
The Social ◽  
Equal Chance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Version 2.0 ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Writing Task ◽  
Better Than

The main purpose of this study was to find out if there would be any significant difference in scores for syntax in essay writing between extrovert and introvert EFL learners. The quantitative data were collected by applying writing rubrics from Brown (2007). The participants of this study were 40 English learners (20 extroverts and 20 introverts) at Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia. The data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 2.0. The findings of this study indicated that there was a significant difference in the scores for syntax between extrovert and introvert learners. In this study, introvert EFL learners did better than extrovert EFL learners in constructing sentences (syntax). Thus, both groups still have an equal chance to improve their ability in a learning foreign language particularly in writing skills but extrovert EFL learners must pay more attention to using good syntax because they tend to be careless and less correct in constructing their phrases when doing a writing task. 

scholarly journals Measurement of Factors Affecting the Perception of People with Disabilities in the Workplace

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urszula Załuska ◽  
Alicja Grześkowiak ◽  
Cyprian Kozyra ◽  
Dorota Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Impact

The issue of employing people with disabilities is crucial from both a social and economic perspective, and is often influenced by the social perception of this group of people. In this article, we attempted to examine attitudes towards the disabled in eight European countries by using one of the most popular tools that measures the perception of such people in everyday life—the Attitudes to Disability Scale (ADS) developed by the WHOQOL Group. We checked the general attitude towards disability according to the ADS scale and the specific perception of disability in the workplace using a scale created ad hoc. The research was conducted in 2019 using the CAWI (computer-assisted web interview) method on representative samples of Internet users, whereas the analysis methods included the measurement reliability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM). The obtained results allow for the acceptance of the measurement model of the ADS scale in the societies of the analyzed countries. No significant differences were found between models created for people with a disability experience (a group from the WHOQOL Group research) and without such experience. The measurement using the original ADS scale factor structure is of good reliability, whereas CFA is of good fit. We also examined the impact of ADS scale factors on the perception of people with disabilities in the workplace using the SEM model, and obtained good fit of the model. The results show that the dimensions of perception, such as inclusion, discrimination and prospects, affect the evaluation of people with disabilities in the workplace.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TEACHING STRATEGY ON STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT BY GENDER IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN THARAKA NITHI COUNTY, KENYA

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-98
Author(s):  
Joyline Mugero Muchiri
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Agriculture Teachers ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Better Than

Gender has remained relevant in education because it has been linked to achievement and participation in certain professions. Gender differences in achievement has been shown to vary according to school subject. This has partly been attributed to the teaching strategy adopted by the teacher. Computer Assisted Teaching (CAT) strategy is a method that uses computers in a learning media and strengthens student’s motivation and educational processes. Little or no information is known about the impact of the strategy in teaching agriculture and consequently it’s effect on achievement by gender. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether there is gender difference in achievement in agriculture among students exposed to CAT strategy. The study employed Solomon Four-Quasi-experimental design. The study was conducted in eight county secondary schools in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. Stratified random sampling technique was used in selecting sample schools. A sample of 327 Form One students participated in the study. The research instrument was Agriculture Achievement Test (AAT) with a reliability coefficient of 0.91. Descriptive statistics (means and percentages) and inferential statistic (ANOVA) were used for data analysis. The study showed that CAT strategy improved achievement in agriculture but male students performed better than female students after exposure to CAT strategy. The study concluded that CAT is an effective strategy in improving achievement in agriculture and therefore agriculture teachers should incorporate CAT strategy in their teaching.

scholarly journals Social Media Habits of Youth in Pakistan and the Role in Developing Social Capital

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (I) ◽  
pp. 272-280
Author(s):  
Muhammad Bilal Nawaz ◽  
Rao Shahid Mahmood Khan ◽  
Malik Adnan
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Habits ◽  
The Impact

The core objective of the study was trifold in nature (i) to investigate the social media habits among youth. (ii) To analyze the magnitude and direction of relationship among communicative use, friending, self-disclosure, bonding and bridging social capital among youth. (iii) To investigate the magnitude regarding the impact of communicative use, this includes the phenomenon of bonding, friending, bridging social capital and selfdisclosure among youth. A cross-sectional research design was followed, and n=384 students were selected from 6 renowned public universities of Punjab, Pakistan. Data was collected through a questionnaire comprised of socioeconomic status, media habits, friending, and self-disclosure, bridging and bonding capital items. Acquired responses were analyzed through SPSS-21, and hypothesis was tested through Pearson Correlation coefficient p<.01<0.5, and the magnitude of the effect was determined through a linear regression model. There was a significant positive correlation found between friending, communication use, bonding, self-disclosure, and bridging the social capital through social media and regression model findings showed a significant effect of communicative use on bonding social capital and self-disclosure on bridging social capital through social media among youth.

scholarly journals Socio-cultural determinants of meal size and frequency

1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (S1) ◽  
pp. S39-S55 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. De Castro
Keyword(s):  
Energy Intake ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Meal Size ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Average Amount ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Determinants ◽  
Physical Variables ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Total energy intake and the frequency and size of meals are profoundly influenced by the socio-cultural context in which it occurs. Simply eating with one other person increases the average amount ingested in meals by 44% and with more people present the average meal size grows even larger. The impact of social facilitation of energy intake on the individual appears to result from genetic effects both on the individuals' sensitivity to the presence of other people and also on the number of other people an individual tends to eat with. Culture markedly affects the choice of foods in the diet and the pattern of meals over the day. However, many of the social, psychological and physical variables that influence intake are similar across cultures.

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