The relationship between digital proficiency in using social networking sites and occupational engagement of older adults in Dasmariñas City, Cavite

This study, which was conducted in the pandemic setting, aims to determine the relationship between digital proficiency in using SNS and occupational engagement of older adults in Dasmariñas City, Cavite. It is quantitative correlational research that utilizes a 4-point Likert scale and statistical analysis to measure the outcomes of the different levels of digital proficiency in using common social networking sites and their leisure and social participation as the occupational engagement of older adults in Dasmariñas City, Cavite. Participants were 100 respondents aged 65 years old and above who use social networking sites that reside in Dasmariñas, Cavite. The questionnaire was divided into three sections wherein the first part specifies the demographics. Afterwards, the last two parts of the questionnaire had 16 questions each for digital proficiency and occupational engagement. Results show that older adults in Dasmariñas City, Cavite commonly use Facebook as their SNS followed by Youtube, and Instagram. Together with this, older adults tend to use SNS for occupations such as leisure and social participation. Most of the older adults have digital proficiency Levels 1 and 2 that are categorized under the Foundation level. The data gathered shows that the correlation between the levels of digital proficiency in using SNS and occupational engagement of older adults are in strong positive linear relationship. In effect, the two variables are strongly related to each other

Peace as an event, peace as utopia: a re-imagining of peace and its implications for peace education and development

This paper aims to provide a new approach to peace in order to contribute to a theoretically informed approach to peace education and development practice. Arguing that liberal peace can be counter-productive and can actually betray peace, I offer an alternative approach in order to contribute to thinking on peace for educators and development practitioners. Introducing the theory of peace that I developed in my recent Ph.D., I explore how utopian and post-structural theory conceptualises peace as an open-ended promise, facilitating alternative thinking about peace and how to engage with it. I then discuss the implications this has for praxis and finish by looking at how the work of translating peace is an important aspect of peace education and development