A systemic model for differentiating school technology integration

School technology integration rarely begins with school or educator choice. It is part of a wider context where external and internal factors have direct influence on the goals and tools that are adopted over time. The objective of this study is to investigate the systemic conditions that contribute or inhibit the development of different activities by teachers making use of new media. We compiled a list of well-known conditions for technology integration success and mapped these in the historical and culturally bound perspective of activity theory (cultural historical activity theory). We conducted a multiple case study analysis of four schools, public and private. The results point to unique and distinctive scenarios even when homogeneity would be expected, reinforcing the argument that material conditions do not determine pedagogical outcomes nor do they determine changes in practice. Beyond this, the study proposes a methodology that can help elicit tensions in technology integration, pointing to avenues for school development

Recent evolutions of gender, state feminism and care models in Latin America and Europe

Production of INCASI Project H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015 GA 691004This chapter presents and characterises the way in which, in the twenty-first century, after years of feminist struggles inside and outside of institutions, gender relations are organised in the different countries of the INCASI project (on the European side, Spain, Italy, Finland, France and the United Kingdom, on the side of the South American Southern Cone, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay). It pays special attention to the implementation of feminist issues on political agendas, and in particular the assignment of women to unpaid care work-an aspect of the power continuum that we look to relate to other aspects. Gradually and for almost a century all countries in both continents have granted women the status of subjects, citizens and employees. However, the conditions, challenges and timelines of this process differ considerably from one continent to another, so they need to be addressed separately. The neoliberal era did not have the same impact in Europe as it did in South America (nor was it exactly the same between particular European countries or among South American ones)

Capital Social e Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) no Brasil

O objetivo principal deste artigo é construir um referencial teórico preliminar que possibilite a compreensão das razões que podem determinar o desempenho satisfatório das instituições de saúde no Brasil, particularmente o do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). A hipótese teórica, a partir dos estudos de Putnam (2005), é de que o acúmulo de Capital Social (CS) em determinada sociedade está positivamente relacionado à capacidade de os governos atenderem e realizarem as demandas da população. Em outras palavras, os níveis de solidariedade e de confiança interpessoais e a existência de organizações sociais são elementos colaborativos para o desempenho das instituições políticas. O CS, na área da saúde, funcionaria como elemento de impacto positivo, não somente pelo fato de proporcionar uma vida mais saudável para as populações, reduzindo a exclusão social e aumentando a longevidade e a autoestima, mas também por ter um papel fundamental no estímulo da participação da comunidade tanto na formulação de políticas públicas como no seu controle social, o que possibilitaria o melhor funcionamento das instituições. Nesse sentido, utilizamos os dados de pesquisa quantitativa aplicados em usuários do SUS em duas cidades do Rio Grande do Sul (Caxias e Pelotas).The main objective of this paper is to construct a preliminary theoretical framework that enables the understanding of the reasons that may determine the satisfactory performance of health institutions in Brazil, particularly that of the National Health System (SUS). Based on the study of Putnam (2005), the theoretical hypothesis is that the accumulation of Social Capital (SC) in a certain society is positively related to the governments' ability to meet the population's demands. In other words, the levels of interpersonal solidarity and trust and the existence of social organizations collaborate with the performance of the political organizations. In the health area, SC would work as an element of positive impact, not only because it offers a healthier life to populations, reducing social exclusion and increasing longevity and self-esteem, but also because it plays a fundamental role in the stimulation to community's participation, both in the formulation of public policies and in their social control, which would enable the better functioning of the institutions. In this sense, we used data from a quantitative research study applied to SUS users in two cities of the state of Rio Grande do Sul (Caxias and Pelotas)