Dimensions Of Cooperation Research Articles

An investigation on teaching performances of model-based flipping classroom for physics supported by modern teaching technologies

The core educational purposes of scientific models are to help student learning as well as develop the students' problem solving skills. This study uses three-stage method of literature review, expert Delphi method, open-ended questionnaires, and focus interviews to investigate the flipping classroom method based upon modern teaching technologies and investigate the effects of the teaching method upon the students’ learning of physics models and modeling skills. This study employed a quasi-experimental approach by comparing pre- and post-class results of students who underwent three different learning methods, namely: (1) model-based flipped classroom supported by modern teaching technology (MFC), (2) flipped classroom (FC), and (3) model-based classroom. Students who underwent the MFC method achieved significant improvements in the 5 phases of the physics modeling process and gave higher scores in the 4 dimensions of classroom teaching quality evaluation, namely (1) communication and cooperation, (2) application and learning, (3) curriculum learning, and (4) participation. The model-based flipping classroom supported by modern teaching technologies (MFC) used in this study effectively guided students through the 3 steps of new knowledge construction during the learning process, provided an empirical reference for applying modern teaching technologies and flipping classroom teaching methods in actual settings, and inspired new mindsets for applying and developing teaching theories.

Culture, Economics, and Antitrust

What role do cultural dimensions of cooperation and competition play in economic life? Taking a multidisciplinary perspective, this essay uses the example of the concept of trust to consider some implications for competition policy. The author suggests that the field of competition policy is at core about the authoritative allocation of categories of economic activity along a spectrum with individualism and competition at one end and collectivism and cooperation at the other. The allocation is a function of the state, made on the basis of a variety of imprecise inputs—cultural, political, historic, economic, and institutional—and not merely neoclassical economic theory. Sensitivity to the cultural aspects of competition and cooperation places constraints on overly optimistic expectations for global harmonization of antitrust enforcement.

Construct‐based approach to developing a short, personality‐based measure of integrity

Covert integrity measures are thought to draw from the Big Five dimensions of conscientiousness, agreeableness, and emotional stability. Using a construct‐based approach, we had subject matter experts identify items from a Big Five personality measure, the Trait Self‐Descriptive Personality Inventory that reflected an operational definition of integrity. The resulting 10 items exhibited a three‐factor structure that corresponded to the three Big five dimensions associated with integrity. Study 1 used primary (N = 388) and archival (N = 429) data sets collected from Canadian Armed Forces recruits to establish the construct validity of the new test. With respect to convergent and discriminant validity, the Integrity scale was related to the Honesty–Humility scale of the HEXACO‐PI and was unrelated to organizational commitment. Hierarchical regression analyses provided evidence that the integrity scale predicted counterproductive work behavior and job performance over and above the Big Five. Study 2 replicated the results of Study 1 using a civilian sample (N = 200). The Integrity scale was related to the Hogan Reliability Index but not to the General Health Questionnaire. It predicted work engagement over and above the Big Five. We also tested the proposition that integrity is a second‐order factor based on conscientiousness, agreeableness, and emotional stability. Structural equation models in both studies confirmed that proposition. We discuss the implications of our results for both theory and practice.

Temperament and character and quality of life in lung cancer patients.

The aim of this study was to test whether personality variables are independently associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in lung cancer patients. In a cross-sectional study, 86 non-small cell lung cancer patients and 73 healthy subjects matched for gender and age were assessed with the Temperament and Character Inventory. In the patient group QOL was assessed with EORTC QLQ-C30. We used multiple linear regressions to determine whether personality dimensions predict HRQOL. Data on tumor stage, patient age, education and marital status were also collected. Lung cancer patients differed from healthy controls in the temperament dimension of persistence and the character dimension of self-transcendence. The temperament dimension of harm avoidance and the character dimension of cooperativeness were significant predictors of QOL functional scales and global health status. In lung cancer patients, the personality dimensions of harm avoidance and cooperativeness showed associations with most QOL dimensions. Personality factors are relevant for patients' QOL perception and should be included in cancer patients' QOL assessment.

The Influence of Election Supervisory Behavior on the Performance of the Regional Head Election Organizer in North Sumatera Province

The purpose of this research is to analyze the influence of behavior of regency/municipality election supervisor on the performance of the election organizer of a regional head (election) in North Sumatera Province. The basis of behavioral theory used in accordance with the phenomena observed in the field is the theory of behavior in which there are dimensions of encouragement, motivation, attitudes, and values ​​with the originator of Mar'at. While the theory of performance using Ruky S Achmad's theory which includes dimensions of quality, quantity, timeliness, cooperation, and responsibility. The method used is survey method with a census. Then, the data is tabulated and analyzed using multiple regressions. The results showed that the biggest dimension of behavior contributing to the performance of the election organizer is the dimension of encouragement (X1) of 1,612, the value (X2) of 1.541, the motivation (X3) of 0.978 and the attitude (X4) of 0.803. While the determination coefficients test (R2) amounted to 83.4%. Other undetectable factors (ε / epsilon) contributed to the election performance of 16.6%.

El diagnóstico relacional colaborativo (I)

En la práctica del Trabajo Social, el concepto tradicional de diagnóstico remite a una sencilla fórmula: un profesional con una determinada competencia vinculada al saber y al hacer, emite un juicio en el cual se ha sintetizado e interpretado la naturaleza y la magnitud de las dificultades-necesidades de una persona, familia, grupo o comunidad. Esta visión no incorpora la dimensión relacional y cooperativa del encuentro entre el profesional y la persona en el marco de una relación de ayuda.Este artículo considera los desarrollos epistemológicos que se han planteado desde la perspectiva de la complejidad (Morin, 1981, 2009; Maturana y Varela, 2004), las tesis del Constructivismo (Piaget, 1971, 1978), el Construccionismo Social (Goolishian y Anderson,1990) y especialmente, las van - guardias de la práctica del Trabajo Social (de Shazer, 1982, 1985, 2009; White y Epston, 1990; White, 1995; Selekman, 1993).Desde la cibernética de segundo orden, la de los sistemas observantes, lo que los profesionales creemos, pensamos y valoramos (como profesionales y como personas), influye en la visión que vamos a construir de la persona/familia. Si la sub - jetividad se da, ¿que impide que la valoración de la situación problema pueda ser co-construirla colaborativamente entre el profesional y sus clientes?. Desde esta perspectiva, cabe hablar de diagnóstico colaborativo. El trabajo recoge los resultados de la aplicación práctica, en condiciones experimentales y en la práctica cotidiana de profesionales, de los criterios para desa- rrollar una co-diagnóstico. Es útil para guiar las conversaciones con los clientes y está abierto a los ajustes que cada relación necesite en su contexto.

Analisis Implementasi Patient Safety Terkait Peningkatan Mutu Pelayanan Kesehatan di Rumah Sakit

<em>Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia to set out five key issues related to safety in the hospital, the Patient Safety, worker safety, the safety of buildings and equipment in hospitals that could have an impact on Patient Safety and personnel, safety of the environment that have an impact on environmental pollution and safety businesses Hospital related to the survival Hospital. Management of patient safety plays an important role in improving the quality of health services. Patient safety is the efforts of service that prioritizes patient safety. The research was conducted at Ibn Sina Hospital, the type of research is cross sectional study is a draft that examines the dynamics of the correlation between the independent variables (patient safety) and the dependent variable (improving the quality of health services) at the same time. Respondents that all officers in the field of medical care and support services at Ibn Sina Hospital. The sampling technique used is random cluster sampling technique with a population of 402 respondents sampled 304 respondents. Based on interviews with the respondents stated that the higher the safety of the patient, the better the quality of a hospital, when a patient is exposed to the incident then it will switch to other hospitals, patient safety and quality are positively correlated Hospital. The results showed that no respondents (0%) the implementation of Patient Safety classified as very weak. The percentage of respondents to the implementation of Patient Safety is very strong, strong, moderate and weak amounted to 12.25% (30 respondents), 71.57% (224 respondents), 15.69% (39 respondents) and 0.49% (11 respondents ). Based on these results it is known that the majority of respondents ie 71.57% (224 respondents) is the implementation of the Patient Safety category are classified as strong, so it can be concluded that the implementation of Patient Safety at Ibn Sina Hospital relatively strong. Based on the dimensions of most of the dimensions Implementing Patient Safety at Ibn Sina Hospital is high with dimensions on the dimension of cooperation is highest in units amounted to 97.10%.</em>

Birth Order and Personality

The present study is exploring the personality trait of different birth orders. Sample of the study consisted 60 college students of different birth order (20 first born, middle born, last born).there age ranged between 17- 26 years. Their education was at least graduation and above. Selected subjects were tested by questionnaire method their psychological dimensions of neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness to assess personality traits NEO-FFI questionnaire was used. Collected data was analyzed by using ANOVA. Finding reveals that there was significant difference between different birth orders on personality traits.

A classification scheme for literary characters

There is no established classification scheme for literary characters in narrative theory short of generic categories like protagonist vs. antagonist or round vs. flat. This is so despite the ubiquity of stock characters that recur across media, cultures, and historical time periods. We present here a proposal of a systematic psychological scheme for classifying characters from the literary and dramatic fields based on a modification of the Thomas-Kilmann (TK) Conflict Mode Instrument used in applied studies of personality. The TK scheme classifies personality along the two orthogonal dimensions of assertiveness and cooperativeness. To examine the validity of a modified version of this scheme, we had 142 participants provide personality ratings for 40 characters using two of the Big Five personality traits as well as assertiveness and cooperativeness from the TK scheme. The results showed that assertiveness and cooperativeness were orthogonal dimensions, thereby supporting the validity of using a modified version of TK’s two-dimensional scheme for classifying characters.

Perceived Investment Performance of Individual Investors is Related to the Big-Five and the General Factor of Personality (GPF)

The present study tries to examine whether (i) Big-Five personality traits and (ii) general personality factor (Big-One), that is, the higher order factor for Big-Five are related to the factors measuring perceived investment performance. Cross-sectional data were collected from individual investors ( N = 396), through stratified and quota sampling approach. Data were analysed using correlation, regression, hierarchical regression and structural equation modelling (SEM) to evaluate the strength of relationship between the constructs. The results of the study indicated that Big-Five dimensions of personality, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness, are associated with perceived investment performance. Moreover, the correlation and regression analysis depicted that Big-One is also a major antecedent for perceived satisfaction and tends to contribute largely (3.8 per cent) to the variance in perceived investment performance.

Impact of crisis in Russia–Ukraine relations on cross-border interactions in Belgorod oblast

A case study of Belgorod and Kharkiv oblasts examines the current state of cross-border interactions between Russia and Ukraine after the 2014 crisis. Changes in socioeconomic indicators of the neighboring regions are evaluated, as well as their dynamics in response to the crisis in mutual political relations. Strengthening of border barrier functions is found to trigger curtailment of bilateral interactions and intensification of underground shadow types of professional and business activities. Analysis of the directions of cross-border population flows have revealed their asymmetry. Four principal dimensions of borderland cooperation are explored: infrastructural, institutional, economic, and social. A conclusion is drawn that in a setting of political crises, the infrastructural and institutional dimensions of cooperation are the most heavily impacted by external factors and are noticeably transformed. At the same time, economic and social interactions, though weakened, do not cease completely and retain the potential opportunity for restoring cooperation, given favorable conditions arise.

(In)efficiency of EU Common Foreign and Security Policy: Ukraine, Brexit, Trump and beyond

Abstract The main aim of this article is to explore and analyze key determinants of EU Common Foreign and Security Policy efficiency. For this purpose a 3C analytical approach is used, exploring EU foreign and security policy consistency, capacities and the dimension of cooperation. Article analyzes both horizontal and vertical, consistency of EU Foreign and Security policy especially with connection to Ukraine crises and diverging interests of EU member states. EU capacities are explored with main focus on military spending and challenges related to limited spending. EU military decline is put in contrast with new emerging regional powers. In the area of cooperation article is dedicated mainly to ineffective partnership with Turkey, cold attitude of Trump administration towards Europe and the implications of Brexit for EU foreign and security policy.

Adolescents' responses to marital conflict: The role of cooperative marital conflict.

Not all youth exposed to hostile marital interactions develop negative responses to marital conflict. Cooperative marital conflict has long been considered as an important way of managing conflict and may serve as an important context in which hostility might convey during marital interactions. In light of little prior attention placed on the positive side of conflict processes, the main and moderating effects of cooperative marital conflict on youth responses to marital conflict were examined in a sample of 416 2-parent families using a multimethod, 2-year prospective design. Cooperative marital conflict was associated with decreases in youth emotional dysregulation, perceived threat, and behavioral dysregulation, and increases in constructive family representations and coping efficacy. As a specific dimension of cooperation, effective conflict resolution was associated uniquely with elevated youth coping efficacy, and decreased emotional and behavioral dysregulation; marital warmth was associated uniquely with increased constructive family representations. Significant interactions between marital hostility and marital cooperation also were found. These findings highlight the importance of examining cooperation above and beyond hostility in studies of marital conflict in order to better understand youth development during early adolescence. (PsycINFO Database Record

Psychometric Properties of the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised in Chinese Young Adults

This study aimed to assess the reliability and construct validity of the Chinese version TCI-R-240 in young adults. The 545 young adults completed the Chinese version of TCI-R-240, as well as self-report measures of subjective health (SHC), life satisfaction (SWLS), and Big-Five personality traits (Mini-IPIP). The TCI-R-240 showed high internal consistency reliabilities for all seven dimensions with Cronbach’s alpha coefficients from 0.68 to 0.88. The postulated four-factor structure of temperament and three-factor structure of character was confirmed by factor analysis and principal component analysis. The concurrent validity of the TCI-R-240 has been supported by meaningful correlations with subjective health, life satisfaction and Mini-IPIP. In line with previous studies, the strongest correlations concerning subjective health were negative correlation with Harm Avoidance and positive correlation with Self-directedness. Furthermore, life satisfaction was positively correlated with Self-directedness, Persistence, and Self-transcendence. The Agreeableness dimension was positively correlated with Reward Dependence. The Neuroticism dimension was positively correlated with Harm Avoidance and negative correlation with Self-directedness. The results suggested that the Chinese version of the TCI-R is a valid and reliable measure of temperament and character in young adults.

Cooperative experiences among small rural producers in Tangará da Serra – MT

Collective organizations represent an important option to small rural producers face together the difficulties caused by a context of turbulence and intense competition. Despite of its relevance, studies have shown that cooperative organizations have weaknesses in regards to balance the different levels of interest from the partners: the economic, social and political about the practices and management strategies adopted. In this context, the problem arises: To what extent the specific features of cooperative organizations influence in their competitiveness and which are the factors to be considered in the strategic management of these organizations to be competitive while remaining cooperative. This work focuses in cooperative organization of small rural producers in the context of rural settlements in order to analyzing the influences of the organizational environment, the social participation in decisions and the economic and social efficiency of these organizations. It was used a descriptive, qualitative and quantitative methodological approach. Due to be an understudied subject in the State of Mato Grosso was classified as exploratory and supported by a literature review which refers to Cooperatives, Economics, Management and Sociology. The field work demanded structures questionnaires and semi-structured interview routines, informal conversations and non-participant observation in meetings of these organizations. It was found that partners who are preparing to assume management positions in cooperative organizations bring experiences and values accumulated during their existence and these attributes not always are compatible with the principles of cooperation. For analyzed cooperatives achieve economic, social, organizational and administrative advantages it is necessary to overcome the limitations, mainly in organizational, managerial and cooperative education dimensions.

Examining the Relationship between Teacher Leadership Culture and Teacher Professionalism: Quantitative Study

The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between schools' levels of having teacher leadership culture and teachers’ professional behaviors. A total of 254 teachers working in primary and secondary schools located in Üsküdar district of Istanbul province participated in the study. The "Teacher Leadership Culture Scale" and the "Teacher Professionalism Scale" were used to collect the research data. The arithmetic mean, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Linear Regression analysis were used in the analysis of the data. In the study, schools' levels of having teacher leadership culture and the professionalism characteristics of teachers were found to be above the medium level. Furthermore, significant positive relationships were found between professional cooperation, school administrator's support and the level of having a supportive working environment of the schools' levels of having teacher leadership culture and teacher professionalism. The results of the study revealed that the dimensions of supportive working environment and professional cooperation from among teacher leadership culture characteristics were significant predictors of teacher professionalism. The results of the study were discussed in relation to the relevant literature, and some suggestions were made.

The Western Dimension of Russia's Military-Technical Cooperation: From Crisis to Regrouping

The Western Dimension of Russia's Military-Technical Cooperation: From Crisis to Regrouping

A tese da primazia do reconhecimento sobre o conhecimento em Axel Honneth: contribuições para os processos educativos

O artigo explora a tese honnethiana baseada no conceito de reconhecimento prévio da primazia do reconhecimento sobre o conhecimento. O objetivo é mostrar que tal tese, explicitada mediante os conceitos de reconhecimento prévio, gestos expressivos e atitude de implicação existencial, permite extrair importantes implicações educativas. Isso é indicado tanto no que tange à hipótese de uma continuidade entre os gestos expressivos de socialização infantil e as modalidades de aparição e de manifestação no espaço público mais amplo em que o sujeito agirá, quanto no que concerne às dimensões afetiva e cooperativa que estariam na base do reconhecimento humano e dos processos educativos.

You are what you post in “circle of friends” of WeChat: Self-presentation and identity production from a personality perspective

Social media services have become increasingly important in Chinese people’s daily lives, and among them, WeChat is one of the most popular applications. There have been studies examining individuals’ practices of self-presentation and identity production in various online platforms, and they have found the impact of anonymity on users’ presentation and construction of self. However, little is known about whether users present their actual self or construct new identities different from those in their offline life. To fill this gap, this study explores the association between expression of personality traits on circle of friends and their actual personality traits in offline life. Participants were 93 college students from China. Their personality traits were measured through Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Five-Factor Inventory, and their posts on circle of friends platform were extracted and split into words by Chinese Lexical Analysis System. The results showed consistency in the dimension of openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness, except for neuroticism, suggesting that the contents posted on circle of friends platform can reflect the user’s real personality traits. As an instrumental tool developed in this study, the semantic cues were further discussed regarding its usefulness in evaluating subjects’ personality traits.

Beyond Brand Personality: Building Consumer–Brand Emotional Relationship

This research aims to study the relationships between brand personality and commitment towards brands. More specifically, the study objective is to determine whether brand personality is the antecedent of brand love, and then, if brand love has an impact on affective commitment to the brand. The methodology used is purely quantitative involving a sample of 210 respondents who were asked to indicate their perception about brand love, brand personality and emotional commitment towards seven global brands which enjoy string awareness with the target sample: Coca-Cola, Converse, Hello Kitty, Nina Ricci, Nutella, PlayStation and Starbucks. Measurement scales were adopted from the literature related to the concept of brand personality and its subsequent relation with two major emotional factors: love and commitment. Results show significant relationships between the agreeableness dimension of brand personality and brand love. The significance and magnitude of these relationships vary across the brands. Results also demonstrate an impact of brand love on emotional commitment to the brand for the overall research model but not for each brand studied separately. This article has relevant managerial implications since it demonstrates that the nature and the strength of the relationship that consumers hold with brands, is directly affected by brand personality. Thus, the current study will help marketers to understand the need of having agreeable brands when companies thrive to create love and affective commitment to their brands. This can be used in developing positioning strategies for the brands.