TEACHERS' DIGITAL COMPETENCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: AN ANALYSIS OF PERCEPTIONS OF LEARNING STAGES

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-13
Author(s):  
Sh.Zh. Kolumbayeva ◽  
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T.V. Lantseva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Elementary And Secondary Education ◽  
Technological Competence ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
System Sustainability

This article examines educators' perceptions of their work when they were forced to conduct emergency distance learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of closed-ended responses from educators at all levels of education (preschool, elementary and secondary education, vocational training, and higher education) is examined. Statistical analysis of the data shows that the greatest difficulties reported by educators are related to deficiencies in their digital skills training, causing them to perceive a higher workload during isolation along with negative emotions. Another finding is the existing digital divide between educators based on their gender, age, and type of educational organization. Another troubling finding is lower technological competence at lower levels of education, which are most vulnerable to distance learning. These results encourage us to think about the measures that need to be taken to improve the quality of educators' digital competence, social justice, and educational system sustainability that are consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals.

scholarly journals Self-Perception of Digital Competence of Educators During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Analysis of Different Educational Stages

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Portillo ◽  
Urtza Garay ◽  
Eneko Tejada ◽  
Naiara Bilbao
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Primary And Secondary Education ◽  
Technological Competence ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Type Of School

The objective of this research is to measure the perception that teachers had about their own performance when they were forced to carry out an Emergency Remote Teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A questionnaire was provided to teachers of every educational stage in the Basque Country (Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education, Professional Training and Higher Education) obtaining a total of 4,586 responses. The statistical analysis of the data shows that the greatest difficulties reported by educators are shortcomings in their training in digital skills, which has made them perceive more workload during the lockdown and negative emotions. Another finding is the existing digital divide between teachers based on their gender, age and type of school. A further worrying result is the lower technological competence in lower educational levels, which are the most vulnerable in remote teaching. These results invite us to reflect on the measures to be taken to improve equity, social justice and resilience of the educational system, which align with some of the Sustainable Development Goals.

scholarly journals Self-Perception of the Digital Competence of Educators during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Analysis of Different Educational Stages

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 10128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Portillo ◽  
Urtza Garay ◽  
Eneko Tejada ◽  
Naiara Bilbao
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Primary And Secondary Education ◽  
Technological Competence ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Type Of School

The objective of this research is to measure the perception that teachers had about their own performance when they were forced to carry out Emergency Remote Teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A questionnaire was provided to teachers of every educational stage in the Basque Country (Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education, Professional Training, and Higher Education) obtaining a total of 4586 responses. The statistical analysis of the data shows that the greatest difficulties reported by educators are shortcomings in their training in digital skills, which has made them perceive a higher workload during the lockdown along with negative emotions. Another finding is the existing digital divide between teachers based on their gender, age, and type of school. A further worrying result is the lower technological competence at lower educational levels, which are the most vulnerable in remote teaching. These results invite us to reflect on the measures to be taken to improve equity, social justice, and the resilience of the educational system, which align with some of the Sustainable Development Goals.

scholarly journals Relationship between tourism and Sustainable Development Goals in Africa: Circular Economy as a future bet

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Miguel Rodríguez-Antón
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Peace And Justice ◽  
Development Goals

No one has the slightest doubt about the enormous potential that the African continent has as a tourist destination. The diversity of cultures, the great biodiversity that it possesses, the multiple artistic manifestations that it offers and the beauty of the seas that surround it are key pieces in continuing to promote its capacity as a tourist attraction, which is approximately 60 million tourists per year who generate seven percent of exports and employment. However, in order for Africa to take off, it is necessary that a number of conditions related to security, health, education, eradication of poverty, reduction of inequalities, peace and justice and quality of its waters, among others, are intimately related to the Sustainable Development Goals defined in the 2030 Agenda. In this context, we maintain that the implementation of the Circular Economy in Africa will be a key tool in this process of improving the sustainability of this continent in its three aspects, economic, social and environmental, and raising its level of tourism competitiveness.

scholarly journals SOCIAL INNOVATION: CHARACTERISTICS RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 0326-0332
Author(s):  
Yohani Dominik dos Figueiredo ◽  
Márcia Aparecida Prim ◽  
Gertrudes Aparecida Dandolini
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Innovation Characteristics ◽  
Development Goals

Social innovation and sustainable development are topics of research interest for political leaders and civil society players, as well as for scholars from different disciplinary fields. They are presented as an effective, efficient, and sustainable solution to social problems generated by the present. In this sense, this research aims to identify characteristics of social innovation that are associated with sustainable development, from a narrative review of the literature. As a result, it was possible to identify characteristics such as improving quality of life and well-being, social change, innovative nature, among others, which are directly linked to the constructs of sustainable development. Special attention should be paid to the Sustainable Development Goals, which go hand in hand with social innovation actions as a way to reverse the situation of environmental degradation and social indigence.

Challenges and Opportunities of the Sustainability in Healthcare

2020 ◽  
pp. 120-149
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Malgorzata Miszczyńska
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of

Public health, affecting the operations of the entity and its environment, plays an important role in the concept of sustainable development. Health condition affects the quality of life of the individual thus the condition of the economy. Taking into consideration the complex relationship of public health and the concept of Sustainable Development Goals, the analysis seems to be fully justified. The aim of the analysis is to determine challenges and opportunities of the sustainability of selected United Nations Member States healthcare sectors. Particular emphasis in the analysis was placed on the situation of the Polish sector against the background of the analyzed countries. The analysis was based on the Sustainable Development Goals and was carried out using one of the MCDA method.

scholarly journals Promoting Online Transparency to Help Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: An Empirical Study of Local Governments in Latin America

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1837
Author(s):  
Tamara Guerrero-Gómez ◽  
Andrés Navarro-Galera ◽  
David Ortiz-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Systemic Variables ◽  
Latin American Countries

Although transparency on the sustainability of public services is an issue of urgent interest to both governments and academics, previous research in this area has mainly focused on developed European countries, and has paid insufficient attention to areas that are still developing, such as many Latin American countries. The aim of this study is to identify factors that promote transparency on sustainability by local governments in Latin America, in the view that greater transparency will help them meet the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Therefore, using content analysis and following the GRI guidelines, we analyze the economic, social and environmental information published on the websites of 200 large local governments in 18 Latin American countries. In addition, using linear regression and calculating the corresponding Spearman coefficients, we analyze the influence of idiosyncratic and systemic variables on the volume of information disclosed. Our findings show that certain factors—population size, education level, unemployment, the quality of legislation and political corruption—affect transparency on sustainability. The conclusions drawn from this analysis enable us to identify useful measures for enhancing transparency on sustainability, including the reform of transparency laws and the analysis and disclosure of citizens’ information demands.

actual aspects of planning and development of training programs

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
A.T. Shilkina ◽  
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I.V. Filippova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Oriented Approach

The key aspects of the Sustainable Development Goals in the context of the quality of education are identified, formulated in the framework of the UN Conference «2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development», which are the basis for ensuring an effective process of planning and development of educational programs; The importance of the design and development of curriculum oriented to students based on a problem-oriented approach is substantiated; The key advantages of the modular step-by-step structure of the curriculum are revealed, which allow you to select the appropriate level of complexity of tasks and not overload the classes.

scholarly journals Doing More with Less

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (304) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Flamini ◽  
Mauricio Soto
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Public Spending ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Development Goals

Following a benchmarking exercise, we estimate the spending required to reach satisfactory progress in the Sustainable Development Goals in the health, education, and infrastructure sectors in Brazil. We find that there is room for savings in education (up to 1.5 percentage point of GDP) and health (up to 2.5 percentage points of GDP) without compromising the quality of services but additional investments for over 3 percent of GDP per year are needed to close large infrastructure gaps in roads, water, and electricity by 2030. Brazil can do more with less, but increasing efficiency of public spending will require substantial reforms.

scholarly journals Methodology to categorize the research output of academic institutions, through the Sustainable Development goals (SDGs)

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Patricio Cortes-Rodriguez ◽  
Renzo Rondanelli-Delpiano ◽  
Paola Santander-Meneses ◽  
Ricardo Vilches-Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Reading Level ◽  
Research Management ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Status ◽  
Development Goals

Background: This article presents a methodology to categorize scientific publications according to the targets of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. For the above, a dataset with bibliographic and descriptive attributes of 2,379 articles from 2017 by co-authors affiliated to the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, indexed in the Web of Science and Scopus databases, was used. Methods: The methodology considered three relevant and consecutive milestones: establishment of the reading level that was applied for each publication record, which considers a proportional amount of information; assignment of one of the 18 categories identified for the analysis of the information, which include the 17 SDGs and the option "unclassified" and one of the 169 subcategories corresponding to the specific goals; and, finally, recording the status of the review process carried out, which allowed control of the progress and quality of the cross-review. Results: The results show that 58.6% of the articles contribute to a primary target, of these 233 contribute to a secondary target; goals 3, 4, 9, and 11 are the most frequent in the process of assigning SDGs. There is an 81% increase in the use of alphanumeric targets when they are assigned as secondary targets. At the same time, cross-checking is shown to be beneficial when allowing the reclassification of 190 articles to some of the targets. Finally, it is established that levels 2 and 3 enabled better classification, given that the contents considered provide more information; however, it is significant that through level 1, 355 articles were categorized as "unclassified". Conclusions: It is concluded that the methodology allows for a conclusive, exhaustive, rigorous, extensive, and varied classification through the different milestones and actions carried out, providing strategic information for decision making and research management in the academy-society relationship.

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