Productive Citizens Research Articles

Resuming work roles after injury in a low-income context: Multiple factors influencing the return to work outcomes.

Return to work (RTW) is an important outcome indicator for the effectiveness of rehabilitation services, and the functional status and overall recovery among individuals who have experienced injury. Despite the rising incidence of traumatic injury among economically productive citizens in Ethiopia, there is a paucity of evidence about the RTW status of injury survivors. This study examined factors associated with RTW success and determinants of time to RTW after injury in Ethiopia. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted to collect data retrospectively one year after patients arrived at the study setting due to traumatic injuries. Medical records of all patients who visited the emergency room of a large public hospital in Addis Ababa were reviewed. Data were collected from survivors of traumatic injury, interviewed by telephone one year post-injury. Multivariable logistic regression and survival analysis were carried out to explore factors. Of the 251 participants, 75% were young adults (age </ = 39 years), 78% were male, 78% were urban residents, 41% were injured by road traffic collisions, and 59% returned to work within one year. The logistic regression model revealed short inpatient admission (AOR = 4.20; 95% CI: 2.10-8.50; p ≤ 0.001), no disability (AOR = 4.44; 95% CI: 2.10-9.60; p ≤ 0.001), motivation to RTW (AOR = 3.50; 95% CI: 1.61-7.50; p = 0.002), no chronic illness (AOR = 2.31; 95% CI: 1.14-4.70; p = 0.020), being in an administrative position (AOR = 5.32; 95% CI: 1.11-25.78; p = 0.038) and receiving injury compensation (AOR = 3.10; 95% CI: 1.22-7.73; p = 0.017) as factors for successful RTW within a year after injury. Further, the Cox regression analysis identified immediate access to healthcare after injury (AHR = 1.54; 95% CI: 1.05-2.25; p ≤ 0.026) and having injury of penetrative to internal organ, strain, sprain, dislocation or soft tissue (AHR = 1.81; 95% CI: 1.20-2.80; p = 0.007) as determinants of early RTW after traumatic injury. The study uncovers factors crucial to RTW planning and interventions, and provides insights to minimize barriers, foster a smooth transition to employment, and optimize survivors' lives after injury.

God Bless America: You Got To Take Your Knee Off My Neck

In the midst of two pandemics during 2020—COVID-19 and social injustice, this poem was inspired by an African-American professor at a historically Black college, specifically during the death of Mr. George Floyd. She wanted to demonstrate not only to her students in a Counseling Diverse Populations class but to the world the historical social unrest in America through the use of poetry. The poem profoundly illustrates the many facets in which America has its knees on the necks of the African-American community causing them to suffocate, being unable to breathe and become productive citizens due to discrimination and racism.

Designing Learning Centres that Facilitate Knowledge Construction on Science Process Skills in Early Childhood Classrooms

Science education is perceived to have the potential to develop 21st century competencies. In Zimbabwe, the teaching of science in early childhood by using learning centres is considered as a way of empowering young learners with scientific knowledge and skills to become productive citizens in future. To strengthen the initiative, resources are being channelled and policies crafted to support the teaching of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Despite considerable efforts to introduce STEM in early childhood development (ECD), research concerning the benefits of developing science skills using learning centres is sparse. This study adopted an interpretive paradigm and multiple case study design for three schools and three purposively selected ECD teachers. Data was solicited through semi-structured interviews, document analysis and classroom observations. The variable nature of learning centres in ECD classrooms is an indication of shortcomings in policy on teaching using learning centres. At learning centres, learners construct scientific knowledge, ideas and skills through interaction with peers and developmentally appropriate materials. Teachers should be creative and innovative and create learning centres that enable learners to explore the world and construct scientific knowledge through active participation and sharing ideas. A policy to guide the teachers on constructing appropriate learning centres for effective teaching of science skills should be drafted.

A Study on Creative Teaching through Bioscience in Developing Creative Thinking Ability of Students

Creativity is an important aspect of learning. Thanks to creativity, the student gains a positive attitude towards learning and becomes more fun to learn. Thanks to creativity, the student activates the passive information by converting it into a product. Thanks to the creativity, acquired at a young age, individuals can more easily solve their daily life problems and become more productive in adulthood. This is one of the main aims of education: to make the students well equipped for their future life and to educate them as productive citizens. For this reason, the Ministry of National Education has taken the acquisitions in creative thinking education in schools. According to constructivism, adopted by the Ministry of National Education teachers do not teach in a democratic classroom climate but are leaders. Students express their thoughts freely and discover and produce the knowledge. Societies’ development can only be improved in this way.

Social Undermining and Aggression of Adolescents

The importance of understanding adolescent to make a productive citizen who can contribute for his/her family, society, overall the country, has been recognized by psychologists. The present study focused on social undermining and aggression of adolescents according to the types of adolescents and levels of education. Among the 144 adolescents (student respondents) included in this study 72 were orphans and 72 were non-orphan adolescents (each group constituted 36 secondary students and 36 college students). Bangla version of the Social Undermining Scale (Ilyas and Hossain 2007) and Bangla version of the Measure of Aggressive Behavior (MAB) scale (Rahman 2003) were used to measure social undermining and aggressive behavior of adolescents, respectively. The social undermining score clearly indicated that orphan adolescents were significantly of more social undermining (t = 5.32, df = 142, p &lt; .05) over non-orphan adolescents. However, there was no significant difference between secondary and college adolescents. On the other hand, orphan adolescents had significantly more aggression (t = 4.17, df = 142, p &lt; .05) over non-orphan adolescents and secondary adolescent students had significantly more aggression (t = 3.47, df = 142, p &lt; .05) than college adolescent students. Furthermore, the social undermining was positively correlated with aggression (r = .19, p &lt; .05). The Chittagong Univ. J. B. Sci., Vol. 10(1&amp;2):01-13, 2020.

Experiences of School Administrators and Teachers in Kindergarten Program for Children with Visual Impairment

The Department of Education, adhering to the Kindergarten Education Act and other laws declaring the provision of education to children with disabilities, provides education to every Filipino child including those with visual impairment. The said program envisions students to acquire learning skills that will enable a Filipino child with visual impairment to function effectively and independently for inclusion in the community as a productive citizen while being aligned and anchored on the Department of Education’s Kindergarten Curriculum Framework. The study identified the positive and negative experiences of teachers and administrators along with the factors that contributed to the experiences by exploring the experiences of five (5) teachers and five (5) school administrators in their program delivery employing the use of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). From these experiences and considering the previous study related four emergent themes were presented: 1) Journey Towards Progress, 2.) Filling the Education Gap, 3.) collective efforts, and 4.) Support Issues. The study showed the interwoven experiences influenced by several factors leading to what they considered as the success of the program. Recommendations for school administrators and teachers were also drawn from the study along with the recommendation for future studies.

Built environment of community enterprise and culture against odds-the case of Kochi on the west coast of India

PurposeThis study aims to read ritual performances, built forms and cultural undertones of traumatic migration in the settlements of people at the periphery of mainstream history at Mattancherry in Kochi, India. Interactions between their culture, faith, location, ethnicity and community enterprise are explored. This study is essential in the context of negative social perceptions of internal migration and migrants.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology is ethnography and includes interdisciplinary fieldwork of transect walks, participant observations, unstructured interviews and architectural documentation. Secondary references were community publications and scholarly journals.FindingsConstant resilient rebuilding was possible through shared identity and community enterprise. Community temples, monastic institutions, volunteer groups and emerging high-net-worth individuals contributed to nurturing this identity. The temple rituals encouraged an egalitarian outlook. Throughout the settlement’s existence, the centrality of the temple and its religious activities remained constant. Community cohesion and endogamous practices create a cultural island distinct from the general population. Community enterprise also meant contribution to prosperity as productive citizens in the region and beyond.Originality/valueReligion and shared history-based ethnic community enterprise for survival and prosperity postmigration are observed in this settlement. The conducive entrepreneurial atmosphere is set in its historical, cultural and religious context. This study can, therefore, provide insights for policymakers and academia about the interactions between culture, faith and history during the entrepreneurial process. The cultural context is explored as a backdrop of community enterprise posttraumatic migration, informing societal perceptions about migration and migrants.

Good Citizen Values in Rasuna Said’s Struggle as a Character-Based History Learning Source

This research aims to describe Rasuna Said’s good citizen value based on an androgynous historical perspective and its relevance to the contextualization of character-based history learning in the “Merdeka Curriculum”. This research is included in the qualitative based on a literature review and uses a content analysis approach. Primary sources in this research, Fikiran Ra'jat magazine, Menara Poetri newspaper, and supported by several other secondary sources, all provide a contextualization of Rasuna Said’s civic knowledge, civic skills, and civic disposition in the history of her struggle. The results of this study are as follows: (1) to explain Rasuna Said’s struggle based on an androgynous historical perspective; (2) Describe Rasuna Said’s good citizen values, in this case, civic knowledge is shown through her critical attitude towards the problem of gender inequality and her decision to establish several formal educational institutions for the empowerment of women; civic skills are shown from the complexity of her skills, interaction style, and participation in society regardless of differences in individual and group backgrounds; then civic disposition is shown from her appreciation of the values and principles of gender equality for women which is actualized through her contribution to the organizations “Sarekat Ra’jat” and “PERMI”. (3) The value of good citizen Rasuna Said can strengthen the competence of the Pancasila student profile through its integration in the history learning of class XI Phase F of the “Merdeka Curriculum” material history of the nation’s struggle. The introduction of Rasuna Said’s good citizen values through history learning can be a solution to help students become democratic, superior, and productive citizens in the 21st century.

Analisis Perbedaan Tingkat Pemahaman Pajak dan Moral Pajak pada Generasi Milenial dan Generasi Z Indonesia

In 2045 Indonesia will have a demographic bonus phenomenon dominated by productive citizens, they are the millennial generation and generation Z, that will increase the number of taxpayers and increase tax revenue. So, our must know about the basic factors that influence voluntary tax compliance, namely tax understanding and tax morals owned by millenials and generation Z as future taxpayers. This study aims to examine the level of tax understanding and tax morale of millenials and generation Z, and to examine which generation has a better level of tax understanding and tax morale. This research is a comparative study using a quantitative approach. Data of this study are primary data. Data collection is by using closed-ended questionairres. The samples in this study were millennials and generation Z who had studied, read, heard or found out information about taxation. The sampling technique used purposive sampling technique. The hypothesis in this study was tested using a two-sample mean difference test (Independent sample t test) with IMB SPSS 25. The results showed that the millennial generation's tax understanding and tax morale were better than those of generation Z. Then for each generation, the millennial generation's tax understanding is better (higher) compared to their tax morale. Likewise with generation Z where generation Z's tax understanding is better (higher) than their tax morals.

Implementation Values Pancasila as Character Base Para Generation Young in Facing the Era of Industrial Revolution 4.0

In 2045, when Indonesia is 100 years old, there will be a major revolution in this country. Progress and development occur in all aspects of society. Both economic, social, cultural, political, educational and many more. And if we look at it from now on, Indonesia .com.com has that much population and the potential it has productive citizens, then Indonesia will capable become Country forward on year 2045 later. Then, what educators must prepare to equip the younger generation to face the era of industrial revolution 4.0 is to instill Pancasila values in the character of the nation's children from an early age. Because by practicing and implementing Pancasila values in everyday life, this young generation will definitely become agents of change who are able to act honest, fair, critical, revolutionary, based on faith and devotion to God Almighty. The method used in this research is a literature review. Obtain data from books, journals, articles, literature, etc. that are related to the problem being studied. Conclusions from the methods studied. Indonesia will experience major changes in all aspects of life. Especially technology. Everything that is done will be related to modern technology, the internet, and the progress of human thought.

#BecomingYou: Discourses of authenticity, work, and success in South African consumer culture

Authenticity is now being used to describe things as diverse as politicians, wallets and holiday packages, and claims to authenticity have become increasingly marketable. Media sources from magazines to social media blogs are all inundated with a persisting, recurring message: that tapping into the “real you” will be the liberating force allowing you to live a happy and successful life. This paper draws on a social constructionist theoretical framework and discourse analytic method to critically analyse three interconnected discourses of personal authenticity (as success, change and work) explored in 10 marketing campaigns prominent in South African media. The constructions found in these media are important not just as reflections of current subject positions available in a particular context, but also in the (re)construction of these particular identities and the (re)production of particular social systems. More specifically, in this case, by closely tying authenticity to notions of success, work and change, these discourses produce “good neoliberal subjects”- ambitious, self-regulated, proactive and productive citizens committed to personal progress and contributing to a “functioning” society. In other words, through these discourses, individuals’ personal aspirations (e.g. self-improvement or happiness) become inextricably linked with capitalist modes of being (work and consumption).

The heroic character, the neo-liberal productive citizen, and the feminist filmmaker

ABSTRACT I recut an observational documentary about a woman called Bekti into a more conventional hero’s journey for a broadcaster. The hero’s journey narrative requires large obstacles to be overcome by the hero in their search for their ego. In this documentary the obstacle is connecting experimental science with communities with the aim to reduce dengue fever, and the hero’s ‘ego’ is to be an effective communicator. Using the hero’s journey style of narrative reduced the importance of the domestic aspects of Bekti’s life because these scenes did not contribute to overcoming obstacles or finding ego. To explore these changes use feminist critique of the influence of the hero’s journey on narrative structure and character creation. Alongside this, I use a decolonising lens to challenge the universality of the monomyth. I then bring into this debate work on value in the economy to explore how the hero’s journey used in the recut documentary corresponds to neoliberal values. This critique adds to the current debates around heroic characters and story structures in non-fiction films via rethinking story in practice.

Inclusive settings in Belizean primary schools: A focus on teacher practices

Educators in Belize are charged with ensuring that all Belizeans are given an opportunity to acquire a quality education that promotes personal development and productive citizenship. Consequently, Belizean law now requires all children from ages five through fourteen to attend at least eight years of primary school. Students with special needs have historically not received accommodations in the education system, so many teachers struggle with meeting the needs of students with learning disabilities in these inclusive settings. This qualitative case study explored teaching strategies and contextual factors in inclusive primary classrooms in Belize and was conducted in the form of Community Engaged Research in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, and Culture (MOE). Findings suggest consistent approaches for differentiating instruction, teacher passion for teaching and commitment to meeting student needs, a need for additional resources and training, and a disconnect between families and schools. Interpretation of these findings through Hornby’s (2015) theory of inclusive education suggests that Belize is primarily following inclusivity as students with disabilities are integrated into the mainstream educational system. However, while some principles and practices of inclusion are followed, other features are absent. Adding a special education component could enhance student learning as individualization and standardization of instruction, expectations, and assessment could occur between teachers, across grade levels, and in communication with families. A special education component with associated teacher training could support teacher desire for additional resources and meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population of students.

The relevance of ableism in social (work) pedagogy

ABSTRACT Ableism, a system of thought that creates notions of normality based on abilities and ability expectations, is closely tied to capitalist logics that promote the productive citizen. While the pursuit of certain abilities is a fundamental part of any society, the individualisation of abilities and the coercive character of some ability expectations marginalise people differing from the ideal citizen as unprofitable and burdensome. Through issues of access to various social support services and through social practice within in the welfare system, the need to consider ableism and its consequences in social (work) pedagogy becomes apparent. The aim of this theoretical essay is to emphasise the relevance of ableism in social (work) pedagogy by linking ableism theory to critical debates in social pedagogy/social work. I first describe the concept of ableism and its roots in Disability Studies, but also its relevance exceeding them. Second, I argue for anti-ableism as a critical pedagogy and third, I elaborate its relevance in the context of social work by drawing on examples of structural ableism evident in youth vocational support and homeless services. Finally, I explain how anti-ableism may be anchored in social (work) pedagogy.

``We Walk on the Same Corridors of Our University'': Contemporary Reflections of Sinhala--Tamil Relations in Sri Lankan Public Universities

Inter-ethnic relations amongst students in public higher education institutes (HEIs) in Sri Lanka are weak. This deficit deprives students of experiencing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to be productive citizens the country demands. Considering the violent history both Sinhalese and Tamils share, there is a dearth of minority discourse in Sri Lanka. As a consequence, research that explores inter-ethnic dynamics within public HEIs in the island nation is also minimal. Similarly, being mindful of the fragileness of Sri Lanka’s race relations, it is unclear how responsible local authorities should facilitate educational reforms to foster student success. To address this literature gap, the present inquiry conducted a document review to identify contemporary student and instructor perspectives associated with learning in state-run universities. A total of nine newspapers and blog posts by students, journalists, and academics that critically discuss learner experiences in minority-dominant Jaffna University were chosen after a careful evaluation. Using thematic analysis, three key themes were generated. As per the obtained results, inclusiveness and appreciation between Tamils and Sinhalese learners remain a challenge. Moreover, local security forces continue to suppress minority student voices, leadership, and civic engagement. Further, there is a need for governmental interventions to systematically implement DEI policies to improve the quality of learning spheres for students. Overall, this interpretative research lays out key observations associated with race relations in Sri Lankan HEIs.&#x0D; Keywords: diversity, inclusion, minority groups, interethnic relations, multiculturalism, cultural awareness

Understanding Significance of Education: Essential in Promoting Enhancement of Living Conditions

The individuals, belonging to all communities, categories and socio-economic backgrounds have recognized the meaning and significance of education. The have reinforced the viewpoint that education is the instrument, which not only imparts information in terms of academic subjects and lesson plans, but also in terms of ways that are necessary in emerging into moral and ethical human beings and productive citizens of the country. Furthermore, individuals are able to bring about transformations in their overall personality traits and standards of living. Within educational institutions of all levels, the educators are having the primary goal of promoting student learning and leading to their effective growth and development. Furthermore, educators are required to make sure, they are required to lead to up-gradation of motivation and concentration levels towards putting into operation various types of job duties related to learning. Furthermore, the students augment information in terms of various types of skills and abilities in educational institutions of all levels. In addition, the individuals need to work diligently in order to overcome all types of setbacks. Furthermore, these need to be prevented from giving rise to impediments within the course of putting into operation different types of tasks and activities. Therefore, through acquisition of education, individuals are rendering an important contribution in promoting enhancement of their overall standards of living. One of the important advantages is, individuals will contribute efficiently in promoting well-being and goodwill of other individuals, including family and community members. The main concepts that are taken into account in this research paper are, understanding the meaning and significance of education, factors enabling individuals to acknowledge the significance of education and advantages of acquiring education.

Analisis Peran Persepsi Mahasiswa Mengenai Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan Dalam Memajukan Ekonomi

This research uses a case study method approach to analyze student perceptions about citizenship education and its impact on economic progress. Citizenship education is an important component in the development of individuals as responsible citizens, and has the potential to influence a country's economic sector. In this research, we conducted surveys and interviews with students from various backgrounds and majors at a university. The data obtained revealed diverse perceptions about citizenship education and how understanding of social and political issues influences their views about individual contributions to economic progress. The results of this research can provide valuable insight into the role of citizenship education in shaping students' thinking about economic progress and how such education can be improved to more effectively prepare students to become active and productive citizens in driving the country's economic growth. This research also identifies the potential for collaboration between educational institutions and the economic sector to advance a more effective and relevant citizenship education agenda.

Parental and Learner Factors Affecting Teaching of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Programmes in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria

This research work examined the Parental and Learner Factors Affecting Teaching of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Programmes in Tertiary Institutions. TVET is an education that gives individuals the skills to live, learn and work as a productive citizen in a global society. The study was guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The population of the study is 589 which comprised all the TVET lecturers from the thirteen colleges of education in North-west, Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the two technical colleges of education from the thirteen colleges of education. 161 TVET lecturers from the two colleges of education selected, participated in the study. A questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection. The findings revealed that poor attitudes of parents and low Interest of the learner to learn TVET with mean score of 3.4 and 3.7 respectively are key factors affecting teaching of TVET programmes in Tertiary Institutions. It was concluded that students’ interest need to be sustained in vocational technical subjects. The study recommended that successful entrepreneurs in all areas of technical and vocational education should be invited to give career-talks and serve as role models to create awareness to students.

Educating Undergraduates for American Democracy: The Third Way Civics Approach

It is one of few statements upon which Americans left, right, and center agree: The nation faces a civic crisis. Polarization, rage, and militancy vie with cynicism, disengagement, and despair in the much-vaunted battle for America’s political soul—all while trampling grace, deliberation, and cooperation underfoot. What can and should our institutions of higher education do to address this situation? Such a question demands at least as many responses as there are distinctive functions of higher education. This article explains one effort to answer it with reference to the sector’s most visible—and arguably most essential—field of endeavor: undergraduate teaching and learning. The Third Way Civics initiative (3WC) unites institutions across the country in an experimental approach to civic learning in college, centered on a one-semester, credit-bearing course on American political and social development across time. Orchestrated by the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) and funded by MHC, the Teagle Foundation, and Lumina Foundation, 3WC directly fosters the embrace and development of several core commitments and building blocks identified by MJCSL guest editors as essential to healthy civic identity, including commitments to liberal democracy, personal integrity, and public-minded self-reflection, and building-block capacities for engaging constructively across differences and for active, collaborative acquisition of democratic knowledge, habits, and skills. In these ways, 3WC responds not only to pundits’ predictions of a civic apocalypse, but to what surveys reveal to be a growing (and far more hopeful) desire among students for a practically democratic education: one that positions them for economic success but also prepares them for lives of public purpose and productive citizenship.

Prevalence, causes and outcomes of war-related civilian injuries in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region: a community-based descriptive study

ObjectiveWar and armed conflicts are the major causes of mortality, morbidity and disability. This study was aimed at assessing the prevalence of injury, cause and its outcome among civilians during the war in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.ResultsA community based cross sectional study was conducted to collect data from a total of 4,381 sample households. Descriptive analysis was applied and the data are presented using frequencies, percentages, tables and statements. Of the study participants, 6.9% (95% CI: 6.2%, 7.6%) of civilians encountered any kind of war-related physical injury. About Two-third (95% CI: 59%, 73%) of the physical injuries were caused by bullet followed by heavy artillery shelling (proportion = 23%; 95% CI: 17%, 29%). Painfully, about 44% (95% CI: 37%, 50%) faced death following injuries and the other 56.2% (95% CI: 50%, 62.5%) either survived or encountered disability. Post war rehabilitation for the disabled is recommended to enable them live healthy, dignified, independent and productive citizens.