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EdTech in sociological education: Challenges and opportunities, risks and solutions

The contemporary system of sociological education undergoes all processes of digital transformation; therefore, the key challenges to the teaching community and risks associated with new functions and a decrease in the quality of education require serious rethinking in the context of digital transformation. Moreover, the tasks of identifying the capabilities of EdTech and constructive ways of using them in sociological education are also updated. The article considers the trends in the development of EdTech in education and conditions, technologies and directions for its use in sociological education. The empirical basis of the article is the results of sociological research conducted by international and Russian organizations on the use and development prospects of EdTech. The introduction and use of technologies in the education system determine the task of developing a new digital infrastructure and of the corresponding training/retraining of teaching staff. On the other hand, the education system should respond to students’ requests for emotional inclusion, support, psychological well-being and pedagogy of care in the digitally mediated environment. The author argues that the key tasks to be solved under the introduction of EdTech into sociological education are as follows: formation of a meaningful approach to the use of technology by all participants of the educational process; training in new methods for the analysis of transforming social reality; identification of legitimate ways to use artificial intelligence in education and research. The article emphasizes the dynamism of digital transformation in education, which determines the need for monitoring research and for a comprehensive (infrastructural, personnel, content) digital transformation strategy taking into account the features of educational programs.

Samara Branch of the Union of Artists of Russia in 1985–1998: adaptation ways in the context of reforms

This article examines the ways and means of adaptation of the Samara (Kuibyshev) regional organisation of the All-Russian creative public organisation «Union of Artists of Russia» to social transformations in 1985–1998. It is noted that in the years of «perestroika» artists positively perceived democratic changes in the country, which they understood as freedom of creativity and new opportunities for self-presentation. Such problems of the regional organisation of artists as insufficient funding and poor material and technical support are revealed. Relations with the authorities at this stage were ambivalent. Criticism of passivity of party and Soviet authorities in providing the needs of the branch was accompanied by requests for material support. The termination of the Union of Artists of the USSR, centralised funding and state regulation of culture in the early 1990s caused the transformation of regional creative unions. The uncertain status and unstable economic situation of the creative organisation during the period of market reforms in Russia had a negative impact on its image. It is noted that both individual artists and the organisation as a whole used various social practices to adapt to the realities of the market economy. It is proved that, despite financial and organisational difficulties, the Samara Branch of the Union of Artists of Russia managed to overcome «disorder and vacillation», to preserve its unity and restore its role in the artistic life of the Samara Region.

Access to social rights under tension: The growing role of third‐party actors in dealing with the administrative burden and its implications

AbstractThe digital transformation in the public sector is a converging trend in many social protection systems. In France, it is being combined with the gradual closure of many government offices, particularly those responsible for managing social security benefits. This article focuses on one of the consequences of these developments. They lead to an increase in requests for support and help from individuals experiencing administrative burdens. They make their requests to a range of very different local actors, who do not always have the skills or the responsibility to respond to them. Based on a study carried out in social centres in France, this article presents the role of third parties in reducing the administrative burden. More specifically, it investigates the types of costs associated with the administrative burden to which social centres have to respond, and who meets them. The article analyses the tensions posed by this growing role, which range from professional and organisational to political.

Proposal of Learning Support Model for Teacher-Type Robot Supporting Learning According to Learner’s Perplexed Facial Expressions

The introduction of ICT into education in educational settings has become increasingly common. Among these, the research and development of educational support robots have attracted attention. Conventional robots provide academic support through button operation by the learner. However, it has been reported that excessive requests for academic support can be problematic in environments in which learners can freely request academic support. To solve this problem, we developed a perplexion estimation method that estimates the state of perplexion from the learner’s facial expression. When educational support is provided using the proposed method, the robot can autonomously provide academic support. Simulation experiments demonstrated that the perplexion estimation method has the potential to accurately estimate the learner’s state. However, there is still no dedicated model for educational support robots that utilizes the perplexion estimation method. Therefore, this paper proposes an apprenticeship promotion model that integrates a learning support method based on cognitive apprenticeship theory and our perplexion estimation method. We then verified the learning effects of the robot equipped with the proposed model on the learner through participant experiments. The experimental results suggest that the robot equipped with the proposed model not only provides the same learning effect to university students as a conventional robot, but also can autonomously provide academic support at the optimal timing.

The value of experts by experience in social domain supervision in the Netherlands: results from a ‘mystery guests’ project

BackgroundUser involvement and participation in the supervision of the quality of care is an important topic for many healthcare inspectorates. It offers regulators an additional view on quality, increases the legitimacy and accountability of the inspectorate, empowers users and enhancing the public’s trust in the inspectorate. To assess the accessibility of the local governmental social domain services the Joint Inspectorate Social Domain in the Netherlands worked together with people with intellectual disabilities performing as ‘mystery guests’ in an innovative project. This paper describes the findings of the evaluation of this project.MethodsPeople with intellectual disabilities living at home on their own may need some help with daily activities such as administrative tasks, raising children, household tasks, managing debts or finding work. In the Netherlands they have to arrange this help at their municipality. The goal of this project was to find out how easily people with intellectual disabilities could get help from their municipality. The participants were equal partners with the JISD inspectors from the beginning: in constructing an inspection framework, in acting as mystery guest with a fictive support request, reported back the results by storytelling.ResultsThe evaluation of the project showed that the JISD succeeded in their key aspect of the project: the goal to involve people with intellectual disabilities in a leading role from the beginning until the end. Their perspectives and preferences were the starting point of supervision. Pain points in accessibility became clear straight away and gave important insights for both inspectors as municipality professionals. Municipalities started to improve their services and evaluated the improvements with the clients. Furthermore, the impact on the participants themselves was also huge: they felt being taken seriously, valued and empowered.ConclusionInvolving people with intellectual disabilities as participants in all phases of supervision processes contributes to more relevant and useful outcomes, creates mutual understanding of perspectives, as affirmed by both municipalities and inspectors, and creates empowerment of the participants. Furthermore, it fits perfectly within the United Nation Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities and the current development of ‘value driven regulation’.

Misalignment of social support in the social media posts of young adult cancer caregivers.

Compared with older cancer caregivers, young adult cancer caregivers (YACC) experience greater stress and depression during the first 6 months of caregiving. Social support can buffer the negative psychological effects associated with cancer caregiving. However, the misalignment of social support is associated with increased distress and worse emotional well-being. As YACC are more likely to utilize social media (SM) to seek social support compared with older cancer caregivers, they may be at greater risk of experiencing the misalignment of social support and related negative outcomes. The purpose of this study was to identify ways that SM posts containing support for YACC's were potentially misaligned with the social support desired by YACC. In this secondary analysis, cancer-related SM posts (N = 760) from 34 YACC's SM accounts were extracted for 6 months following the day of cancer diagnosis and imported into NVivo qualitative analysis software. Open coding of posts from four YACC identified a pattern of SM posts containing responses that may misalign with social support requests, and could be perceived as dismissive of YACC's emotions. Similar posts were grouped together, forming categories which were used to create a codebook and applied in coding all posts from the remaining 30 YACC. Content analysis identified three categories of social support misalignment originating from YACC's SM posts: supplications (n = 251, 33%), prevailing (n = 7, 10.1%), and consolations (n = 16, 2.1%). Supplications involved prayer or trust in god, prevailing posts compared dealing with cancer to a fight and suggested that the person would overcome cancer, and consolations used quotes, song lyrics, and or general reassurances in SM posts. Findings suggest that when YACC use SM during cancer experiences, they may interpret SM posts as social support or as misalignment of social support requests, which in turn can lead to either improved quality of life or additional distress (respectively). This study adds to the body of knowledge regarding how YACC use social media for social support and may inform future interventions designed to match YACC's desired support with support offered.

한부모 아버지의 발달장애 자녀 양육 경험과 지원 요구

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the parenting experiences and meaning of
 single-parent fathers with children with developmental disabilities, and to understand what support
 single-parent fathers need to raise children with disabilities.
 Methods: This study collected and analyzed data through individual interviews with three single-parent
 fathers raising children with developmental disabilities in the K area, and the experience of fathers
 raising children with developmental disabilities through coding processes was themed.
 Results: Participants in the study experienced trial due to divorce and disability children, double
 distress in life due to work and raising children with disabilities, and change in small hope, and
 accordingly, requests for support from single-parent families with children with disabilities 
 Conclusion: The significance of the study is to examine the support and role that should be provided
 in the field of special education so that single-parent fathers can minimize the difficulties they face
 in raising children with disabilities and experience positive results in their children's upbringing and
 education.

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Exploring Experiences Of Prisoners Regarding Studying In Incarceration In A Distance Mode: E-Learning Supervision

The study explores how prisoners view online education while confined to a jail and makes the claim that a dedication to learning is unbreakable. It uses a qualitative methodology and an interpretive paradigm to conduct interviews inside a Namibian prison. Thematic analysis of the transcribed interviews showed that Namibia's legal system was beginning to place more emphasis on rehabilitation and community reintegration. The government of Namibia is committed to prisoner rehabilitation, as seen by its facilitation of e-learning for inmates. Prisons are seen by some convicts as opportunities for personal growth, even when studying from a distance presents difficulties. Sometimes bureaucratic obstacles get in the way of educational goals, even in the face of requests for support and access. According to the study, administrative obstacles like resource shortages or access restrictions may make it more difficult for inmates to take advantage of educational opportunities. Essentially, the study emphasizes the tenacity of prisoners who are dedicated to improving their lives via education, while also drawing attention to structural issues that must be resolved in the prison system to support successful remote learning programs.

Machine Learning-Driven Dynamic Maps Supporting Wildfire Risk Management

Recent decades have seen an increase in wildfires activity, posing risks to human settlements, and forcing exploration of new technologies for wildfire risk management. Utilizing Machine Learning in Time Series classification, this study produces decision support maps for Civil Protection system in Italy, which is responsible for coordinating national firefighting air fleet. Trained on past events data, the model gives daily indication on wildfire occurrence and aerial support requests for each administrative unit utilizing time series of Forest Fire Danger Rating indexes from RISICO model. Despite its recent implementation, it performed properly in 2023, showcasing model’s potential for decision support.

TEXT MINING: CLUSTERING USING BERT AND PROBABILISTIC TOPIC MODELING

In order to find significant patterns and fresh ideas, free-form content is transformed into structured format using a process known as text mining or text data mining. It enables businesses to easily locate important information in texts like emails, social media posts, support requests, chatbots, and other sorts of text. Text mining enables businesses to anticipate possible threats from rivals, react quickly to production or delivery problems, and provide more individualised customer service. Businesses employ text mining for a range of functions, including production, IT, marketing, sales, and customer service. By carefully examining the phrases used in the source texts, topic modelling aims to pinpoint the recurrent themes in a corpus. These concepts are known as “topics”. As a result, textual data may be measured and used in quantitative analysis. In this sector, there are several subject modelling kinds that differ from one another based on a few unique traits and criteria. In our paper we have represented mainly 3 types of topic modelling techniques namely Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA), Hierarchical Dirichlet Process (HDP), and Latent Dirichlet Analysis (LDA) and calculated the coherence score of each method and compared them. And we have infused the concept of BERT with this topic modelling models and proposed a new model called HDP BERT and calculated the coherence Score and clusters the topics. At the end the n-grams features are applied to all 4 models and compared among each other in bases of uni, bi and trigram rate percentage.

Facilitating cooperation through promotion of good practices

Zorgnet-Icuro vzw is in Belgium the umbrella organisation of the Flemish general hospitals, initiatives in mental healthcare and social profit facilities in long-term care for older people. Our care facilities aim to offer high-quality, affordable and accessible care.
 Zorgnet-Icuro is the Flemish employers’ federation for healthcare, inclusing the care councils of the Flemish primary care zones and palliative care networks. Furthermore, Zorgnet-Icuro functions as a network playing an active role in exchanging knowledge, ideas and good practices in healthcare.
 Promoting, sensitising and facilitating concepts of integrated care is of one of our main objectives for the future.
 In the past we made several position papers and we have held stakeholdermeetings with our members about this subject.
 The next step in our plan was to collect good practices about collaboration between different actors involved in an integrated care program.
 We asked our members to give us the good practices based on the following criteria:
 -How do you assess the added value of the collaboration for the person with a care and/or support request and the quality of the care provided?
 -Collaboration between more than 2 different organisations or healthcareworkers
 -Preferably a combination of health and welfare
 -What is the aim of the collaboration?
 -In which way did it had impact on the way of working of the different partners but also on the needs of the people?
 -Reduce fragmentation in services delivery through well-coordinated care with focus on continuity of care.
 Based on this feedback, we want to give concrete input to the authorities for the organisation and financing of integrated care.
 In this workshop we first want to explain our vision and trajectory we have followed in the past years and give an overview of these good practices of collaborations. (15 minutes)
 Based on the criteria above we want to give the opportunity to 4 initiatives to show what they have done and go in interaction with an international public about the successfactors and the obstacles. For each presentation we provide a time slot of 10 -15 minutes, followed by discussion with the group in round tables.
 The 4 projects are:
 1.Welgerust: integrated care for people with sleep disorders
 2.Pathway ‘addiction to drugs and alcohol’ based on deployment of experience experts throughout the whole chain of care with collaboration of hospital, city, welfare organisations and primary care. 
 3.Verbindingscoach: a coach which helps the healthcare professionals and the people with healthcare problems related to social factors (e.g. poverty) to reach the right welfare actor or organisation.
 
 The bridge: In a exploratory short stay the health and well-being situation of the elderly person is observed and his social context is mapped out with all primary care and welfare actors involved, to search the best solution for this person and/or avoid hospital admission.
 
 The take home messages will be a summary of the points of attention, obstacles and recommendations from the healthcare and welfare providers from the field.
 

Understanding the impact of a pandemic on the work of educational developers

ABSTRACT Prior to COVID-19, educational developers (EDs) experienced demanding workloads and significant burnout from their daily practice. This study explores how the nature of work for EDs was experienced and altered during the pandemic, and how this affected our well-being and burnout levels. Analyzing surveys from 60 Canadian EDs, results show high levels of burnout and lower work satisfaction due to increased workloads and balancing the request for pedagogical expertise and emotional support. This work captures how EDs reacted to changes in their roles, the stress of the pandemic on their work life balance, and how those impacted relationships with peers and instructors.

Impact of data quality for automatic issue classification using pre-trained language models

Issue classification aims to recognize whether an issue reports a bug, a request for enhancement or support. In this paper we use pre-trained models for the automatic classification of issues and investigate how the quality of data affects the performance of classifiers. Despite the application of data quality filters, none of our attempts had a significant effect on model quality. As root cause we identify a threat to construct validity underlying the issue labeling.Editor’s note: Open Science material was validated by the Journal of Systems and Software Open Science Board.

Using mobile phone data to map evacuation and displacement: a case study of the central Italy earthquake

Population displacement is one of the most common consequences of disasters, and it can profoundly affect communities and territories. However, gaining an accurate measure of the size of displacement in the days and weeks following a major disaster can be extremely difficult. This study uses aggregated Call Detail Records as an inexpensive and efficient technique to measure post-disaster displacement in four Italian regions affected by repeated earthquakes in 2016–2017. By comparing post-disaster mobile phone count with a forecast computed before the earthquake hit, we can compute an index of change in the presence of mobile phones (MPE). This measure, obtained thanks to advanced analytical techniques, provides a reliable indication of the effect of the earthquake in terms of immediate and medium-term displacement. We test this measure against census data and in combination with other datasets. Looking into available data on economic activities and requests for financial support to rebuild damaged buildings, we can explain MPE and identify significant factors affecting population displacement. It is possible to apply this innovative methodology to other disaster scenarios and use it by policymakers who want to understand the determinants of population displacement.

영아반 교사의 놀이중심 보육과정 실행의 어려움 극복과 지원 탐구

Objectives The purpose of this study is to examine the difficulties faced by infant class teachers in implementing play-centered childcare curriculum and to devise measures to solve the problems in response to requests for support. Methods The study participants were 4 teachers and 21 infants from a workplace daycare center located in I-si, Gyeonggi-do, and the study was conducted from May 2, 2022 to October 31, 2022. Data were collected through two participant observations, three in-depth interviews, one consultation, and documents. Data analysis was conducted by qualitatively classifying the transcribed content into lower-level, and upper-level categories through thematic coding and meaning creation process. Results The research results are as follows. First, It was found that infant class teachers were experiencing difficulties due to the individuality of infants, difficulties in play support, ambiguity in intervention, internal interference factors, interaction, difficulties in practice, and excessive workload in implementing the play-centered child care curriculum. Second, ways for infant teachers to overcome the difficulties they face in implementing play-centered childcare curriculum and receive support include changing their perception of play, reflective thinking through self-study, sharing concerns about play, recognition of teachers' autonomy, and training to improve professionalism, and managing job stress. Conclusions Based on the results of this study, In conclusion, infant teachers are able to overcome the difficulties they encounter in the process of implementing a play-centered childcare curriculum on their own through 1:1 customized support with the director. on the one hand, overcome through consultation between fellow teachers through community activities.

Modified assessment methodology ESG competitiveness of enterprises to a new generation of investors

The article substantiates the expediency of modifying the methodology for assessing business competitiveness in the context of accelerated global ESG integration. The authors propose a system of criteria for assessing the competitiveness of enterprises, taking into account the requirements of the EU Taxonomy, Regulation (EU) 2020/852, the CSRD, and stakeholder requests for information support for assessing ESG risks and ESG competitiveness of enterprises. This system of criteria is based on a cognitive approach. Thanks to the use of modeling and information tools, it is based on a lateral understanding of the clarity of the distinction between the criteria and sub-criteria for assessing the ESG competitiveness indicator and its components. The introduction of a system of criteria for assessing the competitiveness of enterprises will ensure obtaining realistic results and making informed decisions to strengthen the competitive advantages of enterprises for a new generation of “conscious investors”. The author’s own methodology for integral assessment of ESG competitiveness of metallurgical enterprises is proposed. This methodology is based on the synthesis of integral and reference approaches to assessing the homeostasis of competitiveness. It is adapted to the information support of the Management Report prepared in accordance with the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) and SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) standards. Its peculiarity is the assessment based on the extended homeostatic plateau of the dynamic system for determining the thresholds of the optimality of the ESG competitiveness indicator of enterprises. This should become the basis for ESG rating and the fundamental basis for determining strategic imperatives for managing the competitiveness of enterprises in the context of global ESG integration.

Integrating clinical psychology into a liaison psychiatry for older people service: A reflection

This reflective piece explores the integration of clinical psychology into an older adult liaison psychiatry service within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. A scoping exercise was conducted by a clinical psychologist and an assistant psychologist to assess whether there was a role for clinical psychology and to define its functions within the service. Referrals to clinical psychology during the scoping exercise comprised requests for additional support in complex cases, team reflection, and specific psychological interventions. The scoping exercise revealed the need for a clinical psychologist to be embedded within the liaison psychiatry service, with their role encompassing various aspects of patient care, consultation, training, and service development. The psychologist should be experienced working in a medical setting and be able to prioritise their workload. There was also a defined role for an assistant psychologist. The article offers reflections on challenges faced by staff within the service, and how the integration of psychology offered valuable contributions to patient care, team dynamics, and system-wide improvements. This reflection emphasises the importance of clinical psychologists working in older adult liaison psychiatry services.

Public order: limit or value? Inequality and poverty in the relationship between credit concession, child support, manners, education and accomplishment of the human being

Inequality and poverty are frequent topics in the modern debate. Despite, in fact, global opulence is in constant increase, it is known to all that the contemporary world continues to deny basic freedoms to a high number of human beings. Such evidence, moreover, is set to stay that way, since civil society will continue to obstruct the access to one of the fundamental requirements for a full professional success, which is represented by the opportunity to achieve an adequate education. An opportunity that, in turn, is strongly linked to the family environment, in which one lives, as well as to the level of income that one possesses. The purpose of research is to show that in a finance which is proclaiming itself respectful of ethical values, the purpose of research is to show that in a finance which is proclaiming itself respectful of ethical values, possible requests for financial support, which are intended to allow the full accomplishment of the individual, must be always considered worthy, finding directly in the order's fundamental principles their right foundation., which are intended to allow the full accomplishment of the individual, must always be considered worthy, finding directly in the order's fundamental principles their right foundation.

Examining the Outcomes of Project ECHO® as an Interprofessional Community of Practice for Pediatric Feeding Clinicians.

Project ECHO® is a virtual, interprofessional, cased-based peer-learning model. To date, no studies have explored ECHO as a model for pediatric feeding education. This study examined the outcomes of establishing a pediatric feeding ECHO network. Using a prospective, mixed-methods design, two cohorts of allied health professionals were recruited. Each cohort participated in eight, 90-min videoconference sessions incorporating a didactic presentation and clinical case presentation. The case was presented by a participant, with questions and recommendations provided by the ECHO network. Participants completed: (1) a learning needs analysis before the ECHO series, (2) a self-reported confidence questionnaire pre, post, and 3-month post, (3) a satisfaction questionnaire after each session, and (4) an overall satisfaction questionnaire post-ECHO series. Time spent by hospital allied health clinicians providing impromptu phone/email feeding support to external clinicians was recorded for 8 weeks prior to and 8 weeks during the ECHO series. Forty-seven participants were included in the study, attending an average of 5.8 sessions. Significant improvements in self-reported confidence were observed across the three time points (p < 0.01) with less experienced participants demonstrating greater improvements. Participants reported high satisfaction with ECHO, with 93% (40/43) wanting continued access to ECHO in future. The multidisciplinary format, interactivity, structure, and case-based nature of ECHO were considered beneficial. A 75% reduction in requests for support from clinicians in the same catchment area was noted during the ECHO series. Results demonstrated that Project ECHO is a viable model for pediatric feeding education for clinicians working in the field. Further research is needed to investigate the long-term effects and impacts on clinical care.