Willingness to adopt sustainable behaviors: A comparison among Spanish, Italian, and Mexican university members

Attitude and belief have been considered as particularly important aspects in building students’ academic achievement. The current study aimed to examine Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers’ (PSMTs) general knowledge of PISA and their attitudes and beliefs towards using PISA-based problem in mathematics education based on their year level in teacher education programs. The sample included a total of 146 PSMTs in mathematics teacher education program from nine Universities in Indonesia. Data were collected through the knowledge of PISA test and Attitudes and Beliefs Questionnaires. From this study we revealed the poor score results of PSMTs knowledge of PISA. However, generally the female scores improve along with the increasing of year level education. On contrary, we found the opposite result showed by male subject. This indicate that the teacher education program needs to improve the PSMTs PISA skills and knowledge. PSMTs have a positive belief and attitude towards the use of PISA-based problems in learning. However, the positive belief and attitude is at the lowest indicator. This is most likely because of poor knowledge of Pre-service teacher on PISA itself. This is appearing from most of them that are rare or even never read PISA result development. Additionally, it was inferred that females scores better than males in both, knowledge also belief and attitude. In conclusion, the Pre-service teachers’ positive attitude and belief towards using PISA-based Problem emphasize that the importance of teacher education program for preparing the pre-services teachers implementing this alternative learning strategy.

Problem. As in the mainstream population, Adventists are dealing with a variety of mental health issues, and there has been no empirical research which explored their attitudes and beliefs concerning psychology, counseling, and mental health issues. Method. A survey was used to collect data on beliefs about psychology, attitudes towards counseling, beliefs about mental health issues, and beliefs about medical care from a sample of 317 Adventist adults from the Illinois Conference. Data were also analyzed to understand the relationship between the independent variables—gender, utilization of psychological services, the Seventh-day Adventist’s degree of knowledge about the writings of Ellen G. White on psychology, and the Seventh-day Adventist’s degree of knowledge about the writings of Adventists on psychology—and the dependent variables: beliefs about psychology, attitudes toward counseling, and beliefs about mental health issues. Results. The study showed that, in general, Adventists have positive beliefs towards psychology and mental health issues and positive attitudes towards counseling. Using categorical regression, the study also indicated that having knowledge about psychology is related to having positive beliefs about psychology as a legitimate science, having positive attitudes about the role of counseling, having positive attitudes about participating in counseling, and having positive beliefs about the existence of mental health issues. Adventists who are currently or have used psychological services in the past have positive beliefs about psychology, positive understanding of the role of counseling, and positive attitudes about participating in counseling. Conclusions. Positive beliefs and attitudes of Adventists concerning psychology, counseling, and mental health issues are confirmed. With this information, mental health workers can be better equipped to serve the Adventist community. The conclusions gleaned from this study can also serve as a catalyst for beginning a dialogue among the Adventist church leadership to understand how they can better support the congregants who have mental health needs.

Background: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease with a worldwide distribution, especially in developing countries such as Malaysia. This study was designed to explore the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices (KABP) toward leptospirosis among the communities in northeastern Malaysia and to determine the sociodemographic factors associated with the KABP toward leptospirosis. A cross-sectional study using a stratified sampling method was conducted among 214 individuals in four locales in northeastern Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 214 respondents in northeastern Malaysia using a multi-stage stratified random sampling method. The study population was divided into two groups based on geographical locations: urban and rural. All data were entered and analyzed using the IBM Statistics for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 software for Windows (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). The continuous variables were presented using mean and standard deviation (SD), whereas the categorical variables were described using frequency and percentage. Multiple logistic regression was performed to determine the associated factors for good KABP toward leptospirosis among the respondents. Results: It was found that 52.8% of respondents had good knowledge, 84.6% had positive attitudes, 59.8% had positive beliefs, and 53.7% had satisfactory practices. There were no significant sociodemographic factors associated with knowledge and practice, except for educational status, which was significant in the attitude and belief domains. Those with higher education exhibited better attitudes (Odds Ratio (OR) 3.329; 95% Coefficient Interval (CI): 1.140, 9.723; p = 0.028) and beliefs (OR 3.748; 95% CI: 1.485, 9.459; p = 0.005). The communities in northeastern Malaysia generally have good knowledge and a high level of positive attitude; however, this attitude cannot be transformed into practice as the number of people with satisfactory practice habits is much lower compared to those with positive attitudes. As for the belief domain, the communities must have positive beliefs to perceive the threat of the disease. Conclusions: Our current health program on preventing leptospirosis is good in creating awareness and a positive attitude among the communities, but is not sufficient in promoting satisfactory practice habits. In conclusion, more attention needs to be paid to promoting satisfactory practice habits among the communities, as they already possess good knowledge and positive attitudes and beliefs.

Introduction. The impact of the Corona pandemic in various countries of the world is still present on most aspects of life, albeit to varying degrees. The higher education sector, including universities and higher education institutions, was not immune from this, there are universities that have faced the challenge of the pandemic by developing innovative ways and solutions to continue academic and research activity in them; such as e-learning, virtual scientific conferences, and working in remote research groups. This study aimed to reveal the e-learning challenges facing faculty members in Jordanian Public Universities during Coronavirus Pandemic from their perspectives. Methods. The study involved 226 faculty members chosen randomly from four Jordanian public universities for the second semester of the academic year 2019/2020. To study the e-learning challenges facing faculty members in universities, a questionnaire was developed and it included sixty-four items divided into seven domains as follows: (the challenges of planning and designing for e-learning), (technical challenges to the use of e-learning techniques), (challenges of e-learning management), (the challenges of scientific research via the Internet), (financial and administrative challenges for e-learning university), (general professional challenges for a faculty member in the domain of e-learning), and (the challenges of evaluating e-learning). Research results. It was revealed that the descending order of challenges as follows: scientific research (mean (M) = 2.78; standard deviation (s) =1.198), challenges of e-learning techniques (M = 2.72; s = 1.120), financial and administrative challenges (M = 2.38; s = 0.841), professional challenges (M = 2.37; s = 0.717, evaluation (M = 2.27; s = 0.082), management (M = 2.27; s = 0.882), planning and design of e-learning (M = 2,26; s = 0.788. The results showed a high percentage of the faculty members attended training to deal with technology. No statistically significant differences were found in challenges due to gender (M = 2.33, s = 0.684), academic rank, and experience (M = 2.47, s = 0.693). The results showed that there were differences attributed to the type of college and in favor of the humanities colleges, and differences attributed to the university, and in favor of Tafila Technical University. Conclusion. The coronavirus crisis has cast a shadow over the education sector. As it prompted universities and educational institutions to close their doors to reduce the chances of its spread. This aroused great concern among those involved in this sector. All this prompted educational institutions to switch to e-learning, as an alternative that has long been talked about and controversy over the necessity of integrating it into the educational process. However, faculty members in universities faced several challenges in the use of e-learning, and the researchers studied these challenges facing them from their point of view and made some recommendations.

Who should take college-level courses? impact findings from an evaluation of a multiple measures assessment strategy

<h3>ABSTRACT</h3> The Chinese advertising market expanded in the past decade at an average annual rate of above 40 percent. The sustainability of such a rapid growth depends in part on the general attitudes of the public toward advertising. This paper reports the results of a telephone survey of 825 consumers in five major cities in China. The survey focused on general beliefs about the institution of advertising, personal experiences, and general attitudes toward advertising. The relationships among beliefs, personal experiences, and general attitudes are modeled. The paper also investigates the relationships among demographic variables and experiences, beliefs, and attitudes. The study shows that urban Chinese have similar or more positive attitudes toward advertising than their U.S. counterparts and that these positive attitudes demonstrate resilience over time. As in the United States, younger consumers have more positive beliefs and attitudes toward advertising. But in contrast to the United States, those with higher levels of education tend to have more positive attitudes and beliefs.

23 Beliefs, knowledge, and utilisation levels of evidence-based practice among nurses and midwives in the republic of ireland

Higher education institutions, such as universities, formulate strategies and undertake initiatives to support sustainable development (SD). Scholars draw up and examine sustainability reports as the main institutional documents to assess and communicate universities’ efforts towards SD. However, the presupposition of a commitment to SD by the university community is the declaration included in their codes of ethics, which can subsequently be verified and included in their sustainability reports. Thus, although codes of ethics orient strategies, no studies have yet attempted to examine if they can be considered as a communication tool able to express a university’s commitment to SD. This exploratory study aims to investigate if and how the codes of ethics of the Italian public universities reflect their commitment towards SD. Content analysis was carried out using the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proposed by the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda. The findings suggest that SD is a common aim among Italian universities, although it is not explicitly communicated in their codes of ethics, and that each university contributes to SD in different ways. In practical terms, this study suggests to adopt an approach that is better directed towards SD to improve universities’ codes of ethics and compliant strategies.

BACKGROUND:Information technology (IT) can be used by frontline health workers (FLWs) to connect and deliver care to the community. Various studies in India have assessed the beneficial impact of IT usage by FLWs, but for the long-term sustainability, the attitude and belief toward IT usage have not been adequately studied. We conducted this study to assess the knowledge and attitude and to explore the beliefs of FLWs toward the use of IT in a rural area of Haryana.MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted a mixed-method study (qualitative and quantitative approach) in a rural setting of Haryana, India. We included FLWs of two primary health centers (PHCs). Data were collected from October 19, 2020 to December 31, 2020. We collected data from 75 accredited social health activists (ASHAs), 37 Anganwadi workers (AWWs), 28 multi-purpose workers (MPWs), two information assistants, and two medical officers using a semi-structured interview schedule. Their knowledge about the benefits of IT use, past use of IT applications and devices, and self-rating of knowledge regarding computers or laptops were collected. We used 14 attitude statements, each with a five-point Likert scale to assess the attitude; a total score ≥35 was considered a positive attitude. We conducted eight focus group discussions (FGDs) to explore the beliefs regarding IT usage (four FGDs with ASHAs, two FGDs with AWWs, and two FGDs with MPWs). A descriptive analysis was performed for the quantitative data, and a thematic analysis was performed for qualitative data.RESULTS:Knowledge about the benefits of IT use was present among 77.8% of FLWs. Among the FLWs, 79.2% self-rated their knowledge of computers/laptops as ‘do not have knowledge’, 16% self-rated as ‘low knowledge’, and 4.8% self-rated as ‘good knowledge’. The median total score for attitude statements among all the FLWs (n = 144) was 54 [inter-quartile range – 48–59]. Four themes emerged for beliefs toward IT usage, namely, positive beliefs, negative beliefs, challenges anticipated in adopting IT use, and facilitation factors. The positive beliefs were related to improvement in work efficiency and social status, less paperwork, timely report generation, and better learning. The negative beliefs were related to an increase in working hours, close monitoring, and feeling over-burdened.CONCLUSION:We found that FLWs had knowledge regarding the benefits of IT use, but they lacked knowledge regarding laptop/computer use. They had a satisfactory level of confidence in using smartphones, and most of them were using mobile applications. The majority of the FLWs had a positive attitude and beliefs toward IT use and wanted to use it in the future.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:COVID Vaccine has been recently approved for children less than 18 years in India. Health care providers are consistently cited as the most important resource for vaccine information by ‘Vaccine Hesitant Parents ’VHPs, and provider recommendation for vaccination is crucial for improving vaccine uptake.So the study aims to assess in Healthcare professionals, the Prevalence of parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and their knowledge, attitude, beliefs and perception towards paediatric COVID-19 vaccine.MATERIALS AND METHODS-A cross-sectional study was conducted, using a Snowball Sampling Technique, through a self- designed web-based questionnaire among the Health-care Professionals having children less than 18 years of age across India after taking Ethics Approval.RESULTS:Prevalence of Hesitancy among health care professionals regarding pediatric COVID-19 vaccine is 3.3%. Significant correlation was seen between those who wanted to vaccinate their children and the ones who had taken vaccine themselves (p=0.00). The most important source of information was internet and social media (34.3%). About 90% of the participants were aware about the vaccine and knew about its side effects and contraindications. Majority of the people believed in usefulness of vaccine in preventing infection (p=0.008) and in reducing severity (p= 0.009). 90% of the people understood importance of vaccine and feel it is a need for community at large (p=0.00).DISCUSSION-There is a reduction in hesitancy for Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine as compared to adult vaccine among HCWs as shown in other studies which shows increased trust and positive attitude and beliefs towards vaccine.CONCLUSION-The prevalence of Vaccine Hesitancy was found to be 3.3%. Majority of the participants had positive beliefs and attitude towards pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine, thus can contribute towards Acceptance in community at large.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:COVID Vaccine has been recently approved for children less than 18 years in India. Health care providers are consistently cited as the most important resource for vaccine information by ‘Vaccine Hesitant Parents ’VHPs, and provider recommendation for vaccination is crucial for improving vaccine uptake.So the study aims to assess in Healthcare professionals, the Prevalence of parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and their knowledge, attitude, beliefs and perception towards paediatric COVID-19 vaccine.MATERIALS AND METHODS-A cross-sectional study was conducted, using a Snowball Sampling Technique, through a self- designed web-based questionnaire among the Health-care Professionals having children less than 18 years of age across India after taking Ethics Approval.RESULTS:Prevalence of Hesitancy among health care professionals regarding pediatric COVID-19 vaccine is 3.3%. Significant correlation was seen between those who wanted to vaccinate their children and the ones who had taken vaccine themselves (p=0.00). The most important source of information was internet and social media (34.3%). About 90% of the participants were aware about the vaccine and knew about its side effects and contraindications. Majority of the people believed in usefulness of vaccine in preventing infection (p=0.008) and in reducing severity (p= 0.009). 90% of the people understood importance of vaccine and feel it is a need for community at large (p=0.00).DISCUSSION-There is a reduction in hesitancy for Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine as compared to adult vaccine among HCWs as shown in other studies which shows increased trust and positive attitude and beliefs towards vaccine.CONCLUSION-The prevalence of Vaccine Hesitancy was found to be 3.3%. Majority of the participants had positive beliefs and attitude towards pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine, thus can contribute towards Acceptance in community at large.

Dewey, Implementation, and Creating a Democratic Civic University

Older Adults' Help-Seeking Attitudes and Treatment Beliefs Concerning Mental Health Problems

This dissertation, composed of three unique scholarly articles, explores some of the ways in which institutions of higher education facilitate and mitigate social injustice on a global scale. Specifically analyzing the behavior of administrative actors—defined as those that serve in a leadership role outside of the classroom—the purpose of the research was twofold. Firstly, I aimed to identify the mechanisms by which administrative actors at U.S. and Finnish institutions of higher education legitimized and rationalized their involvement in globally unjust educational practices. Secondly, I sought to identify the ways in which administrative actors in these economically privileged countries can or have mitigated their institutions’ involvement in global structural injustice. Three lines of inquiry guided this investigation: (1) In what ways do administrative actors at U. S. and Finnish institutions of higher education justify and reproduce global injustice? (2) How might administrative actors at institutions of higher education in these economically affluent countries begin to mitigate their institutions’ role in global social injustice? (3) In what ways have administrative actors at institutions of higher education in these economically affluent countries addressed global social injustice? What challenges do they face? Sub-study I explained the ways in which 26 practitioners at community colleges in three different community colleges, located within different states the U.S., conceptualized the role of international students on their campuses. Findings indicated that administrative actors assumed international students to be a privileged class of students, and therefore did not apply the logic of social justice to the non-domestic students in the same way that it was applied to domestic counterparts. Through literature review, Sub-study II theoretically explored the ways in which humanism and critical theory have been applied to justify study abroad at the community college. Drawing on Young’s (2006) justice theory, Sub-study II constructs a globally critical humanist rationale to study abroad at the community college, and provides examples of the ways in which administrative actors could employ such a frame to advocate for more globally socially just practices. Sub-study III analyzed 15 interviews from administrative actors at an institution of higher education in Finland. Findings indicated that, although participants often articulated a responsibility for injustice, factors associated with neoliberalism, as well as unclear and conflicting definitions of global responsibility, contributed to blame shifting and excusing discourse. The investigation concludes with implications for future research.

Beliefs about medication are associated with treatment adherence and outcome. This is a secondary analysis of the role of beliefs and attitudes about bupropion in treatment adherence and smoking cessation outcomes using data from a smoking cessation trial of open-label sustained-release (SR) bupropion therapy reported previously (Toll et al., 2007). Positive beliefs and attitudes were positively correlated with intentions, desire, confidence, and motivation to quit smoking; expectation of quitting success; perceived benefits of quitting; and perceived disadvantages of smoking. Positive beliefs were also associated with greater medication adherence, an increased likelihood of completing treatment and being continuously abstinent, and a delayed latency to smoking lapse. These findings provide preliminary support that positive beliefs and attitudes about bupropion are associated with positive attitudes toward quitting, better treatment adherence, and potentially better treatment response.