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    How elderly people experience ICT within their family context

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    UIDB/05021/2020 UIDP/05021/2020Starting from the concept of intergenerational solidarity, this paper examines how relations of 36 elderly people with younger generations of their families influence their appropriations and uses of ICT. A multi-qualitative approach - non-participant observation in ICT classes attended by the participants, followed by focus groups and semi-structured interviews - conducted in Brazil and Portugal reveals that the family contexts influence how older people deal with ICT in distinctive ways. In both countries, the influence happens either by building up social interactions and increasing communication inside and outside the family or by contributing to social and emotional isolation, even when family generations are physically close. Even within families - where supportive ties tend to be stronger than outside - intergenerational solidarity regarding digital access and use cannot be taken for granted.publishersversionpublishe

    Analysis of the pedagogical perspective of the MOOCs available in Portuguese

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    After an initial stage of exponential growth in MOOCs, a need has arisen of to address several different aspects of these innovations in order to understand and develop them from different perspectives, such as this one, with the analysis of pedagogical dimensions aimed at improving course design. This paper presents an updated review of the literature and proposes five research lines for an in-depth approach. This study is part of a broader research project1 and here analyses 356 MOOCs delivered in Portuguese by 16 different platforms. The research design is quantitative, non-experimental and transversal. An adaptation of the MOOC Educational and Interactive Indicators Instrument —INdiMOOC-EdI— was used in the data collection process. The reliability and internal consistency analysis of that adaptation for the whole sample resulted in a Cronbach alpha score of 0.731. The data obtained enable us to classify the existing MOOCs in Portuguese according to descriptive, formative, and interactive components. These different types correlate with the quality indices, being negative in the first dimension (descriptive) and positive in the second and third ones (formative and interactive).Funded by the call for R&D&i projects named: «Estudio del impacto de las erubricas federada en evaluación de las competencias en el practicum» (Study on the impact of federated eRubrics in the evaluation of the competences in the practicum). Plan Nacional de I+D+i de Excelencia (National R&D&i Excellence Plan) (2014-16) no. EDU2013-41974-

    State of the World's Volunteerism Report: Universal Values for Global Well-being

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    The focus of this report is on the universal values that motivate people the world over to volunteer for the common good and on the impact of volunteer action on societies and individuals. The authors advocate the power of volunteering to promote cooperation, encourage participation and contribute to the well-being of individuals and of society as a whole

    Unmet goals of tracking: within-track heterogeneity of students' expectations for

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    Educational systems are often characterized by some form(s) of ability grouping, like tracking. Although substantial variation in the implementation of these practices exists, it is always the aim to improve teaching efficiency by creating homogeneous groups of students in terms of capabilities and performances as well as expected pathways. If students’ expected pathways (university, graduate school, or working) are in line with the goals of tracking, one might presume that these expectations are rather homogeneous within tracks and heterogeneous between tracks. In Flanders (the northern region of Belgium), the educational system consists of four tracks. Many students start out in the most prestigious, academic track. If they fail to gain the necessary credentials, they move to the less esteemed technical and vocational tracks. Therefore, the educational system has been called a 'cascade system'. We presume that this cascade system creates homogeneous expectations in the academic track, though heterogeneous expectations in the technical and vocational tracks. We use data from the International Study of City Youth (ISCY), gathered during the 2013-2014 school year from 2354 pupils of the tenth grade across 30 secondary schools in the city of Ghent, Flanders. Preliminary results suggest that the technical and vocational tracks show more heterogeneity in student’s expectations than the academic track. If tracking does not fulfill the desired goals in some tracks, tracking practices should be questioned as tracking occurs along social and ethnic lines, causing social inequality

    Gerontology and Social Education: senior universities in the world and the portuguese model of U3A

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    This book bases on the international doctoral thesis about U3A in Portugal of the Doctoral Programme in "Education in the Knowledge Society" of University of Salamanca (Spain) advisor by Maria-José Rodriguez-Conde (Vice rector of University of Salamanca) and Ricardo Pocinho (Instituto Politécnico de Leiria / Portugal)This book aims to learn about the development and characterization of the education for seniors, in particular the senior universities (U3A) and the possible impact they can have on their regulars. Senior universities are a lifelong education project, involving more than 100 countries, thousands of organizations and teachers and millions of students. The positive influence of these organizations in the lives of seniors is well known. The data reveal an improvement in the perception of students' physical and mental health status; increase in the number of social contacts and consequently decrease in the feeling of loneliness; there was a reduction in the antidepressant medication taken; depression levels are substantially lower than in the general population; the level of knowledge has increased, practically in the digital area, self-esteem has risen, and students feel more active and better inserted in the community. U3A worldwide have nearly two models, French and English, which does not prevent the emergence of hybrid models. In this book, we will address some issues related to ageing and lifelong education or life long learning, as well as making a short history of the emergence of U3A in the world and how they currently organized. In the end, we will discuss in more detail the U3A in Portugal. Through this study, it concludes that the senior universities in Portugal which follow the English model were created essentially by associations, after the year 2000, on average have a paid employee and work mostly in assigned facilities. Senior universities are attended mainly by women, aged 65-75, retired or domestic, married, from all socioeconomic backgrounds and with varying degrees of education. They attend an average of four subjects weekly and go three days a week. Professors are of all ages, mostly with higher education, give 2 hours of classes per week, also represented by retired and active people, are very satisfied with their volunteering at senior universities and the main motivations presented are the joy of teaching and helping others. The Portuguese senior universities are present basically on the entire national territory, are born of civil society, are an example of volunteering and contribute to improving the quality of life of seniors.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

    Human experience in the natural and built environment : implications for research policy and practice

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    22nd IAPS conference. Edited book of abstracts. 427 pp. University of Strathclyde, Sheffield and West of Scotland Publication. ISBN: 978-0-94-764988-3

    E-government and digital inclusion

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    LEFIS organized a meeting in July 2007 in Jaca (Spain) to discuss the status and the perspectives of e-Government especially applied to the legal aspects of society. As it is known the potential benefits of e-Government are numerous and they include greater efficiency, improved public services, enhanced engagement with citizens. Yet progress has been relatively slow, particularly when compared with other sectors such as e-Commerce. From the presentations of some experiences focused in particular on digital divide, e-Participation, form of government, role of citizens, planning methodology in proposing solutions for citizens, the book highlights some problems and solutions to help overcome barriers

    The Ethical Implications of Personal Health Monitoring

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    Personal Health Monitoring (PHM) uses electronic devices which monitor and record health-related data outside a hospital, usually within the home. This paper examines the ethical issues raised by PHM. Eight themes describing the ethical implications of PHM are identified through a review of 68 academic articles concerning PHM. The identified themes include privacy, autonomy, obtrusiveness and visibility, stigma and identity, medicalisation, social isolation, delivery of care, and safety and technological need. The issues around each of these are discussed. The system / lifeworld perspective of Habermas is applied to develop an understanding of the role of PHMs as mediators of communication between the institutional and the domestic environment. Furthermore, links are established between the ethical issues to demonstrate that the ethics of PHM involves a complex network of ethical interactions. The paper extends the discussion of the critical effect PHMs have on the patient’s identity and concludes that a holistic understanding of the ethical issues surrounding PHMs will help both researchers and practitioners in developing effective PHM implementations
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