CESSDA Widening Activities 2018 Deliverable 5 – Gap Analysis of CESSDA Resources

After creating the CESSDA Resource Directory in the first part of the year, the project collected feedback from CESSDA partners – i.e. non-member Service Providers (SPs) – to provide a gap analysis of available resources within CESSDA and its SPs. The gap analysis was conducted during autumn with the partners. Overall, the respondents indicated overwhelming support for the Resource Directory, confirming that the tool is useful for the building of a data archive service (DAS) and thus should be improved and kept up-to-date in the future. Most of the partners’ questions and needs relate to the archiving activities and services of the DAS, followed by the technical infrastructure, staff capacity building, and the funding and advocating of the DAS. Partners’ needs are expressed more specifically in each respective section of the document. The results show that the Resource Directory offers useful information and is an appreciated tool for the partners, which could be improved with more guidance and practical information for DAS in all development phases (i.e. conception, establishment and improvement), examples from working archives and training, as well as a more user-friendly interface. Current resources are helpful in all categories, but more targeted resources should be developed. Among all the ideas suggested, we think that four resources are particularly crucial to develop: ● Data Archiving Expert Guide, where knowledge is systematised; ● Strategies and guidance for advocating for the needs of DAS for depositing primary data and using secondary data; ● Clear membership rules for CESSDA members; ● Help to implement locally and train staff to use the technical solution DataverseEU. The various answers, comments, and ideas should be used further to adapt and develop future widening activities; activities from the CESSDA training, technical, tools and services, and trust working groups; and the INFRADEV proposal (GUIDE project)

Pedagogical reflection, Green Marketing, sustainability

Le connessioni euristiche tra green marketing e riflessione pedagogica implicano buone pratiche educativo ambientali, nella prospettiva dello sviluppo umano integrale. Pensare l’educabilità della persona e la formazione delle risorse umane, di là da interpretazioni legate al sensazionalismo mediatico e al profitto a breve termine, significa approfondire stili di vita, responsabilità sociale, consumo critico e green marketing. L'attenzione al mercato non si configura come mero requisito per accrescere la produttività, ma risulta fondamentale, in termini relazionali, per costruire una società equa, solidale, sostenibile e aperta. La ricerca intende indagare il potenziale valore educativo del mercato, in quanto espressione di libertà e regolazione dei rapporti socioeconomici.Heuristic connections between green marketing procedures and pedagogical reflection imply good educational practices, in view of a full human development. Thinking today about the educability of the person and about the training of human resources, beyond interpretations related to media sensationalism and short-term profit, means deepen lifestyles, social responsibility, critical consumption and green marketing. Attention to the market is not seen as a mere requirement able to increase productivity, but it is essential, in relational terms, to build an open, sustainable and equitable society. The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the potential educational value of the market, as well as freedom of expression and regulation of socio-economic relationships

Work-Family Arrangement and Conflict: Do Individual Gender Role Attitudes and National Gender Culture Matter?

This article examines the relationship between couples' work-family arrangement and individuals' perceived work–family conflict (WFC), considering individuals’ attitudes towards gender roles and national gender culture in 37 countries (N = 15,114). Previous research has shown that WFC depends on work and family demands and has mostly accounted for absolute time spent in paid and domestic work. We hypothesize that WFC depends on couples' work-family arrangement in terms of time spent in paid, domestic and care work. We further expect that the relationship between couples' work-family arrangement and WFC depends on individuals' gender attitudes and national gender culture. To test these assumptions, we use the ISSP-2012 data and apply multilevel linear regression analyses. The findings indicate that an egalitarian work-family arrangement - that is, sharing paid, domestic and care work equally with one's partner - is associated with lower levels of WFC. Moreover, individuals with egalitarian gender attitudes and an egalitarian work-family arrangement experience less WFC than individuals with inconsistent attitudes and behaviours. Individuals with consistent traditional attitudes and behaviours experience the most conflict. Finally, a more egalitarian gender culture relates to less WFC. Cross-level interactions indicate that the relationship between work-family arrangement and WFC is not mediated by countries' gender culture

CESSDA Widening Activities 2018 Deliverable 1 – Resource Directory

Understanding the needs of both CESSDA service providers (SPs) and partners (i.e. future SPs) is essential for the success of CESSDA as a whole. Sustainable tools must be developed and made available for addressing these needs, as well as for facilitating and encouraging exchange between data archive services (DAS) at different maturity levels. The Resource Directory developed during the “CESSDA Widening Activities 2018” project is a tool that contributes to addressing partners’ and less mature CESSDA SPs’ needs. The aim of the Resource Directory is to help disseminate existing resources within CESSDA and its SPs – that either help building a DAS or developing new services and features within existing DAS – among CESSDA partners and less mature CESSDA SPs. This contributes to the ultimate objectives of widening activities, which are to help the partners in building sustainable and mature data services and achieving CESSDA membership. Furthermore, the Resource Directory contributes to increasing CESSDA visibility in non-member countries. The Resource Directory gathers resources together which are already available on different institutional websites. The resources are accessible via web links or DOIs; no resource is physically attached to the Directory. The Resource Directory is thus a central point of access to the resources that aid the building and development of mature DAS, and in achieving CESSDA membership. Information on relevant documents, trainings, tools and support services resulting from past and current CESSDA projects and activities at the SPs have been collected, selected and reviewed specifically for this purpose. The Resource Directory is therefore a curated inventory of these specific resources with aggregated listing of information. The Resource Directory contains currently 189 resources (version 1.2) that support the development of a DAS. A wide range of resources is available in the Directory. In order to guide the users within the Directory, specific labels, descriptions and metadata were applied to index and define the resources. The labels and metadata can be used to select specific resources for a user-friendly search, allowing easy and rapid access to the resources of interest. If a tool is already available, further developments of the Resource Directory are needed. The first one is to publish the Resource Directory online in a more user-friendly way and to make it available via the CESSDA website. Second, in order for the Resource Directory not to become obsolete, it needs maintenance. A proper maintenance means at the same time updating and completing its records to integrate the many resources available within CESSDA and its SPs, and enhancing the tool with, for example, an assessment of the quality of the resources (and not only the relevance)

D2 Strategy for the Development of the Mentorship Programme

After three rounds of the CESSDA Mentorship Programme and with experiences from twenty mentorships, it is time to evaluate the programme and see how it can be further developed. The overall conclusion is that the programme has fulfilled its purpose but could benefit from more flexibility. Experience shows that circumstances can change quickly, from delayed decisions on institutionalising to pandemics, which requires an ability to quickly adjust established plans and reallocate resources. It would also be an advantage for the programme to have a wider range of experts to choose from when appointing mentors. Until now, the programme has only been open to CESSDA partners and new members. It would benefit from being open to all CESSDA SPs, regardless of their level of maturity. More mature SPs who want to develop new services could then seek support from, and collaboration with, colleagues with more expertise in the field. The new concept of the Mentorship programme is intended to be an asset to CESSDA and all its member and partner SPs by facilitating the exchange of general and specialised expertise. To achieve that, the programme needs a solid foundation and sustainability of mentorship within CESSDA ERIC