4,736 research outputs found
The influence of parents, places and poverty on educational attitudes and aspirations
This report aims to better understand
the relationship between young people 19s
aspirations and how they are formed.
There is a high degree of interest among politicians and policymakers
in aspirations, driven by two concerns: raising the
education and skills of the UK population, and tackling social
and economic inequality. High aspirations are often seen
as one way to address these concerns, but how aspirations
contribute to strong work and educational outcomes is not
well understood. Based on longitudinal research in three
locations in the UK, the report investigates aspirations
and contributes empirical evidence to the debate
Mediation, translation and local ecologies: understanding the impact of policy levers on FE colleges
This article reports the views of managers and tutors on the role of policy âleversâ on teaching, learning, and inclusion in colleges of Further Education (FE) in our research project, âThe impact of policy on learning and inclusion in the Learning and Skills Sector (LSS)â.i Using data from five research visits conducted over two years in eight FE learning sites, we explore the processes by which colleges âmediateâ and âtranslateâ national policy levers and how this affects their ability to respond to local need. The paper tentatively develops three related concepts/metaphors to explain the complexity of the policy/college interface â âthe process of mediationâ, âacts of translationâ and âlocal ecologiesâ. We found that policy levers interacted with a complex set of national, local and institutional factors as colleges responded to pressures from the external environment and turned these into internal plans, systems and practices. We conclude by suggesting that national policy-makers, who design national policy levers, may not be fully aware of these complexities and we make the case for the benefits of greater local control over policy levers, where these interactions are better understood
A model for childrenâs digital citizenship in India, Korea, and Australia: Stakeholder engagement principles
This white paper communicates research activities and findings investigating digital safety and digital citizenship through multistakeholder collaborations in three countriesâIndia, South Korea, and Australia. Performed by an Edith Cowan University-based research team from the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, supported by the LEGO Group, this research additionally responds to many recent policy and practice reviews arguing for institutional and policy engagement in the Asia Pacific (APAC) that build childrenâs digital safety, literacy and citizenship. These include the UNESCO data-driven report, Digital Kids Asia Pacific (DKAP): Insights into childrenâs digital citizenship (UNESCO, 2019), an earlier UNESCO review of policy, Building digital citizenship in Asia Pacific through safe, effective and responsible use of ICT (UNESCO, 2016) and a UNICEF scoping paper, Digital literacy for children (Nascimbeni & Vosloo, 2019). These reports highlight the importance of stakeholders engaging with new ways to foster digital literacy and digital citizenship..
Improving health outcomes for the elderly an analytic framework
The authors present an analytic framework for investigating interactive gaming technologies and integrating a number of such technologies into a remote healthcare monioring system (ReMoteCare) to help improve the quality of life of the elderly, the chronically unwell and infirm whether they are living in their own homes or in aged care facilities. The framework covers population characteristics of the cohort, the interactive technologies as well as economic and environmental factors. It is anticipated that a series of interactive exercises, developed in conjunction with a Feldenkrais movement therapist who specializes in exercises for the elderly, will help to improve the physical and mental health outcomes of this cohort
Fall prevention intervention technologies: A conceptual framework and survey of the state of the art
In recent years, an ever increasing range of technology-based applications have been developed with the goal of assisting in the delivery of more effective and efficient fall prevention interventions. Whilst there have been a number of studies that have surveyed technologies for a particular sub-domain of fall prevention, there is no existing research which surveys the full spectrum of falls prevention interventions and characterises the range of technologies that have augmented this landscape. This study presents a conceptual framework and survey of the state of the art of technology-based fall prevention systems which is derived from a systematic template analysis of studies presented in contemporary research literature. The framework proposes four broad categories of fall prevention intervention system: Pre-fall prevention; Post-fall prevention; Fall injury prevention; Cross-fall prevention. Other categories include, Application type, Technology deployment platform, Information sources, Deployment environment, User interface type, and Collaborative function. After presenting the conceptual framework, a detailed survey of the state of the art is presented as a function of the proposed framework. A number of research challenges emerge as a result of surveying the research literature, which include a need for: new systems that focus on overcoming extrinsic falls risk factors; systems that support the environmental risk assessment process; systems that enable patients and practitioners to develop more collaborative relationships and engage in shared decision making during falls risk assessment and prevention activities. In response to these challenges, recommendations and future research directions are proposed to overcome each respective challenge.The Royal Society, grant Ref: RG13082
Sustainable technologies for older adults
: The exponential evolution of technology and the growth of the elderly population are two
phenomena that will inevitably interact with increasing frequency in the future. This paper analyses
scientific literature as a means of furthering progress in sustainable technology for senior living.
We carried out a bibliometric analysis of papers published in this area and compiled by the Web of
Science (WOS) and Scopus, examining the main participants and advances in the field from 2000 to
the first quarter of 2021. The study describes some interesting research projects addressing three
different aspects of older adultsâ daily livesâhealth, daily activities and wellbeingâand policies
to promote healthy aging and improve the sustainability of the healthcare system. It also looks at
lines of research into transversal characteristics of technology. Our analysis showed that publications
mentioning sustainability technologies for older adults have been growing progressively since the
2000s, but that the big increase in the number of research works in this area took place during the
period 2016â2021. These more recent works show a tendency to study those factors that improve
healthy aging, ensure the social inclusion of the elderly through technology and prolong the time in
which they can live independent lives thanks to smart environments. Current research gaps in the
literature are also discussed.: This work was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, (CSO2017-86747-R) and supported in part by the FEDER/Ministerio de Ciencia, InnovaciĂłn
y Universidades-Agencia Estatal de InvestigaciĂłn, through the Smartlet and H2O Learn Projects under Grants TIN2017-85179-C3-1-R and PID2020-112584RB-C31, and in part by the Madrid Regional
Government through the e-Madrid-CM Project under Grant S2018/TCS-4307
National Mental Health Strategy and Programme for Suicide Prevention 2020â2030
The National Mental Health Strategy and Suicide Prevention Agenda 2020â2030 are based on long-term preparations and broad-based collaboration. The starting point is the comprehensive approach of mental health in society and its different sectors and levels.
The strategy recognises the importance of mental health in a changing world. Mental health is seen as a resource that can be supported. It is possible to effectively prevent and manage mental disorders and reduce discrimination and stigmatisation associated with mental disorders. Mental disorders are a public health challenge, and therefore the availability of mental health services (and addiction services) must be brought to the same level of other health and social services. The strategy provides guidelines for decision-making and for targeting activities and resources. Extensive collaboration is necessary to achieve the objectives.
The strategy has five priority areas: mental health as capital, mental health of children and young people, mental health rights, services and mental health management. Monitoring of progress should use both existing indicators and new indicators.
The objectives of the strategy will first be implemented by increasing the availability of preventive services and therapies at the basic level and by improving the cooperation structures necessary for maintaining these services. Other measures aim to improve employment-oriented mental health services, raise the level of mental health competence in municipalities and step up suicide prevention efforts
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