The Online Education System: COVID-19 Demands, Trends, Implications, Challenges, Lessons, Insights, Opportunities, Outlooks, and Directions in the Work from Home

The aim of this exploratory research is to identify how working from home and the consequent social isolation interfered in teachers’ work and students’ learning and to identify the challenges, difficulties, advantages, opportunities, demands, trends, implications, outlooks, lessons, directions, and feelings of students and teachers in the teaching processes during the COVID-19 pandemic period. To reach its aim, the authors of this paper developed searches and scientific databases and they also sent an email questionnaire to Rio de Janeiro city schools. The descriptive analyses were made by descriptive statistics (proportions, rates, minimum, maximum, mean, median, standard deviation, coefficient of variation—CV). The results show that working from home and the consequent social isolation interfered in the students’ and teachers’ feelings and sensations and highlight the words “frustration”, “hope”, and “strangeness”. From the sample, 96.4% of the teachers affirmed that working from home and the social isolation interfered in their work and 97.4% of the teachers affirmed that working from home and the consequent social isolation interfered in the students’ learning. This research is the starting point to boost discussions on the subjects of COVID-19, working from home, social isolation, and education. This paper will support researchers in the development of future studies related to the subjects.

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Augmented intelligence technology. The ethical and practical problems of its implementation in libraries

Library Hi Tech ◽

10.1108/lht-02-2020-0043 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Magdalena Wójcik

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Information Science ◽

New Technologies ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Content Type ◽

Scientific Databases ◽

Social Sciences And Humanities ◽

Starting Point ◽

The Social ◽

The Subject

PurposeThe subject of the article is the concept of augmented intelligence, which constitutes a further stage in the development of research on artificial intelligence. This is a new phenomenon that has rarely been considered in the subject literature so far, which may be interesting for the fields of social sciences and humanities. The aim is to describe the features of this technology and determine the practical and ethical problems associated with its implementation in libraries.Design/methodology/approachThe method of literature review was used. Systematic searches according to specific questions were carried out using the Scopus and Web of Science scientific databases, as well as Google Scholar and the LISTA abstract database.FindingsThe results established that the issue of augmented intelligence has barely been discussed in the field of librarianship. Although this technology may be interesting as a new area of librarian research and as a new framework for designing innovative services, deep ethical consideration is necessary before this technology is introduced in libraries.Research limitations/implicationsThe article deals with some of the newest technologies available, and this topic is generally very rarely discussed in scientific publications in either the social sciences or humanities. Therefore, due to the limited availability of materials, the findings presented in the article are primarily of a conceptual nature. The aim is to present this topic from the perspective of librarianship and to create a starting point for further discussion on the ethical aspects of introducing new technologies in libraries.Practical implicationsThe results can be widely used in practice as a framework for the implementation of augmented intelligence in libraries.Social implicationsThe article can help to facilitate the debate on the role of implementing new technologies in libraries.Originality/valueThe problem of augmented intelligence is very rarely addressed in the subject literature in the field of library and information science.

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ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE SPORT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, I. E.: IS THE SPORT IMPORTANT IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES?

Különleges Bánásmód - Interdiszciplináris folyóirat ◽

10.18458/kb.2020.1.19 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 19-34

Author(s):

Emese Balázs-Földi ◽

Miklós Villás

Keyword(s):

Media Coverage ◽

Social Inclusion ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Exploratory Research ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Starting Point ◽

The Social ◽

The Media ◽

Education And Employment ◽

Sporting Activities

The equal opportunities approach of the second half of the 20th century emphasizes the social inclusion of disadvantaged groups, including persons with disabilities. Education and employment play a key role in achieving integration. Nevertheless, other fields such as leisure time and sporting activities also contribute positively to the social involvement of persons with disabilities. At present nearly 7,000 persons with disabilities are registered in Hungary who pursue sports competitively, of whom approximately 5,000 persons with intellectual disabilities (Regényi et.al, 2017). The study discloses the partial results of a research aimed at revealing the awareness of the Hungarian population regarding the sport of people with disabilities. As such research has never been carried out in Hungary before, it can fill in a niche. The results of our exploratory research may be the starting point for further investigations. The importance of the topic is given by the fact that thanks to the sport the focus is on the outstanding performance of the social group concerned rather than on their limitations and deficiencies, which therefore reinforces the positive and accepting attitude of citizens. Previous research findings have highlighted that the nature of disability-related knowledge influences the way the members of society think about persons with disabilities, i.e. when it is possible to provide information and gain experience focusing on the existing abilities and strengths of the above -mentioned group, attitudes become more positive as well. The findings of the research reveal that respondents consider it important to pursue sport within an integrated framework, at the same time they feel it is justified to do segregated sports with a view to persons with disabilities. Based on the results we can state that the media coverage of achievements in sports competitions of persons with disabilities is perceived as low level, but apparently it is not considered to be a key area in the lives of persons with disabilities.

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ENSINO E APRENDIZAGEM MEDIADOS PELA TECNOLOGIA

Cadernos de Educação Tecnologia e Sociedade ◽

10.14571/brajets.v13.n4.361-369 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 361

Author(s):

Vânia C. P. N. Valente ◽

Victor F. A. Barros

Keyword(s):

Social Isolation ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Education Technology ◽

Exploratory Research ◽

The Social ◽

Academic Practices ◽

Good Reading ◽

Current Context ◽

Future Work ◽

Brazilian Journal

This issue of the Brazilian Journal of Education, Technology and Society (BRAJETS) discusses the current context of the need for education mediated by technology. In times of exceptionality in which humanity finds itself due to the social isolation caused by the dissemination of Covid-19, it is very pertinent to deepen the theme “Teaching and learning mediated by technology”. Before only reflections were appropriate, now, more than ever, its application is imperative because, without the medium of technology, there is no way to continue academic practices. Thus, we bring some scientific contributions on this topic, which is very relevant nowadays through a set of 12 articles mostly related to the different spheres of education and teaching mediated by technology, involving both theoretical discussions and exploratory research. We invite all to enjoy a good reading of this issue, and that it can contribute with inspirations and ideas for writing and execution, whether of research or future work.

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Social Isolation and Stress as Predictors of Productivity Perception and Remote Work Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Concern about the Virus in a Moderated Double Mediation

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12239804 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (23) ◽

pp. 9804

Author(s):

Ferdinando Toscano ◽

Salvatore Zappalà

Keyword(s):

Social Isolation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Work Satisfaction ◽

Work Productivity ◽

Remote Work ◽

Work From Home ◽

The Social ◽

Typical Aspect ◽

The Government

From mid-March to the end of May 2020, millions of Italians were forced to work from home because of the lockdown provisions imposed by the Italian government to contain the COVID-19 epidemic. As a result, many employees had to suddenly switch to remote work, experiencing both troubles and opportunities. Social isolation from colleagues and the workplace represents a typical aspect of remote work which increased significantly during the social confinement imposed by the government. This study investigates the correlates of social isolation in terms of stress, perceived remote work productivity and remote work satisfaction, proposing the sequential mediation of stress and perceived remote work productivity, and the moderating role of concern about the new coronavirus. An online survey was conducted, and the responses of 265 employees showed the deleterious role of social isolation in stress, which leads to decreased perceived remote work productivity that, in turn, is related to remote work satisfaction. Furthermore, the results suggest that concern about the virus moderates the relationships between social isolation and remote work satisfaction, from one side, and remote work perceived productivity and remote work satisfaction from the other. This latter result suggests that the indirect sequential effect of social isolation on remote work satisfaction is conditional on concern about the virus. Some conclusions are drawn to support managers and HR officers in the choices to better manage employees’ work during the health emergency.

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MANAGING THE POROUS BOUNDARIES: IMPACT OF WORKING FROM HOME ON WORK LIFE BALANCE OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS DURING COVID 19

Journal of Arts & Social Sciences ◽

10.46662/jass.v8i2.129 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 85-96

Author(s):

Farah Naz ◽

Riffat-un-Nisa Awan ◽

Dr. Ghazala Noureen

Keyword(s):

Online Education ◽

Online Survey ◽

Work Life ◽

Work Life Balance ◽

Gender Inequalities ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Life Balance ◽

University Teachers ◽

Work From Home ◽

Working From Home

The closure of educational institutions due to COVID-19 has forced universities to shift from in-class to online education. We aim to address an aspect of this shift that remains widely unacknowledged, namely, the gender inequalities associated with the struggle to manage two separate domains (home and work) under the same roof. Using cross sectional data gathered through an online survey from various universities and degree awarding institutions, we explore the question of how working from home during the covid-19 pandemic has shifted (or not shifted) the work-life balance of male and female university teachers. Our research shows that work from home during covid-19 has some negative repercussions for the work life balance of female university teachers. Females are facing difficulty in maintaining a healthy work life balance. They reported more work family conflicts; more family demands and challenges; and less satisfaction while working from home as compared to male university teachers. The findings of our paper suggest that this new workplace arrangement has disproportionately increased the overall burden on female university teachers in both the important domains of their life (Family and work). Key Words: COVID-19, Gender, Work from Home, Work Life Balance

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A COVID-19 Pandemic Sustainable Educational Innovation Management Proposal Framework

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13116391 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 6391

Author(s):

Annibal Scavarda ◽

Ana Dias ◽

Augusto Reis ◽

Haydee Silveira ◽

Isabel Santos

Keyword(s):

Innovation Management ◽

Rapid Change ◽

Educational Innovation ◽

Work Conditions ◽

Exploratory Research ◽

Scientific Databases ◽

Online System ◽

The Social ◽

And Performance ◽

The City

The COVID-19 pandemic has promoted a big change in the educational sector. Suddenly, teachers, professors, and students had to migrate from presential classes to the online system without prior notice or a training course. This paper aimed to verify how the need of a rapid change to the online system in response to the impossibility of keeping the presential system due to the mandatory social distancing imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic has affected relationships and performance of teachers, professors, and students, as well as review the technologies and procedures adopted by them to innovate and achieve sustainable education. To address the empirical side of this exploratory research, the authors of this paper sent an email questionnaire to kindergarten, elementary and high school teachers in the City of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), as well as to professors of the top 197 Brazilian universities. To address theoretical side of this exploratory research, an investigation was carried out through scientific databases. The data were analyzed with SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), version 22.0, and with Microsoft Excel 2007. As a result, this paper showed that social isolation and transition to the online system greatly affected the work conditions of teachers and professors, as well as the learning process of students. Anyway, sustainable actions were taken to overcome these challenges. Furthermore, this paper proposed a framework that might support the development of new studies, filling the literature gap on the subject.

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Liszt at the Piano: The Impact of Iconography on mid-Nineteenth Century Musicology

Studia Musicologica ◽

10.1556/6.2014.55.1-2.9 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 55 (1-2) ◽

pp. 131-144

Author(s):

Suzanne Marie Francis

Keyword(s):

Nineteenth Century ◽

Music History ◽

Collective Identities ◽

Cultural Contexts ◽

Maximum Benefit ◽

Starting Point ◽

The Social ◽

Iconic Status ◽

The Impact

By the time of his death in 1827, the image of Beethoven as we recognise him today was firmly fixed in the minds of his contemporaries, and the career of Liszt was beginning to flower into that of the virtuosic performer he would be recognised as by the end of the 1830s. By analysing the seminal artwork Liszt at the Piano of 1840 by Josef Danhauser, we can see how a seemingly unremarkable head-and-shoulders bust of Beethoven in fact holds the key to unlocking the layers of commentary on both Liszt and Beethoven beneath the surface of the image. Taking the analysis by Alessandra Comini as a starting point, this paper will look deeper into the subtle connections discernible between the protagonists of the picture. These reveal how the collective identities of the artist and his painted assembly contribute directly to Beethoven’s already iconic status within music history around 1840 and reflect the reception of Liszt at this time. Set against the background of Romanticism predominant in the social and cultural contexts of the mid 1800s, it becomes apparent that it is no longer enough to look at a picture of a composer or performer in isolation to understand its impact on the construction of an overall identity. Each image must be viewed in relation to those that preceded and came after it to gain the maximum benefit from what it can tell us.

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Em busca de explicações sobre Vocábulos Africanos: Uma investigação em alguns dicionários e/ou glossários brasileiros (1889-2006)

10.31012/978-65-5861-035-9 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

César Costa Vitorino

Keyword(s):

Brazilian Portuguese ◽

Singular Value ◽

Academic Life ◽

African Languages ◽

Starting Point ◽

The Social ◽

New Look ◽

Afro Brazilian

The book “In search of explanations about African words: an investigation in some Brazilian dictionaries and / or glossaries (1889-2006)” raises controversial and relevant questions about the usefulness of Africanism for Brazil and the delimitation between Afro-Brazilian and africanists studies. The work is one of the results of the work that the author has been developing throughout his long and rich academic life. The author shows enthusiasm for the study of Brazilian Africanism, especially in what concerns on the relationships that are established between words and culture.It shows the participation of African languages in the constitution of the Brazilian Portuguese lexicon, since it considers that studies in this area have been taking place very slowly. Therefore, this work intends to promote the production of future researches that discuss about the social place of African words in Brazilian Portuguese. It makes a point of which we should have no doubt in affirming - unequivocally and systematically - that one can speak of Brazilian Africanism. It takes as a starting point the analysis of dictionaries and glossaries (1889-2006), while taking a retrospective look.It reflects, with such observation, about what is classified as Africanism in the Brazilian Portuguese lexicon. It suggests the need to draw a line between Afro-Brazilian and Africanists studies. Finally, it is expected that such a work can bring new look and perspectives. It is even verified that, in his text, there is a lot of work for everyone. That´s why this work in this book is considered by the author as a singular value.

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