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From ‘Us and Them’ to ‘Me and You’: Fostering Inclusion in Daily Care Practice in Terms of Equal Partnership
Authors: Cardol Mieke , Hermsen Maaike , Van Asselt-Goverts Ida E. , Hilberink Sander R.
Published: July 2023

Inclusion is an important topic in today’s society, yet it is surrounded by confusion and is difficult to attain in reality. This paper aims to critically appraise the concept of inclusion, to reflect on the essence of what inclusion in society is about, and to translate this essence into user involvement in small-scale, long-term care practices for people with disabilities. Most professionals in care services find user involvement important, and user involvement has shifted expectations and broadened the roles of clients in health care, but real partnerships remain difficult to achieve. In this paper, we try to understand why this is the case and what can be done about it. To this end, we reflect on the mechanisms underlying the difficulties in realising partnerships in everyday care practices and portray two long-term care practices in which the professionals and care users work in partnership. Finally, we draw conclusions about the factors underlying these practices in the context of inclusion.
Social inclusion in a ‘risk society’: Identifying the barriers and facilitators of inclusion across different communities and contexts
Authors: Duvnjak Angella , Harris Paul
Published: July 2023

In this edition of JoSI we are pleased to present a collection of six papers that explore social inclusion issues as applied to children, young people and people with disabilities across different settings and geographic locations. In various ways this issue examines how meaningful progress in social inclusion can be achieved. Many of the suggested ways forward are discussed in the context of policies and practices reflective of risk averse tendencies that can, implicitly or explicitly, reproduce restrictive assumptions about not only the nature of ‘children’, ‘young people’ or ‘disability,’ but also about what is possible.
Book Review: Music, Health and Wellbeing: Exploring Music for Health Equity and Social Justice Eds. Sunderland N., Bendrups, D. and Bartleet B-L.
Authors: Coombes Elizabeth
Published: July 2023

This article is a book review of the the text Music, Health and Wellbeing: Exploring Music for Health Equity and Social Justice edited by Naomi Sunderland, Dan Bendrups and Bridie-Leigh Bartleet. The book explores the use of music participation as a means of addressing health inequalities. Touching on arts therapies, the book also offers a wider contextualisation of this area of work in a variety of services and settings. Considerations such as inclusion, accessibility and the global remit of music-based projects are described and discussed.
Closing the Gap: some unsettling assumptions
Authors: Ingamells Ann
Published: July 2023

A remote region case study Australian governments are committed to closing the gap between Indigenous and other Australians, yet progress is slow. This paper draws links between these policy efforts and a study of a remote shire in Western Queensland where indicators suggest better than usual socioeconomic outcomes for Aboriginal people. The study conducted over a three year period, and with significant input from Aboriginal people, examines the pathway through which these outcomes have been achieved. Local accounts suggest relations between long term families of both cultures have been a significant factor and are the outcome of an iterative dynamic between people, place and resources, that has a long history, and path dependence. Despite almost full engagement of Aboriginal people in employment over the past 100 years however, indicators do not yet converge, suggesting policy targets are ambitious. The persistent ‘gap’ may be the effect of insistence on making equality conditional on acceptance of settler norms, at significant cost to the lived expression of Aboriginal culture. Whilst this community has managed these tensions, nevertheless their experiences imply that access to community services in remote areas, rather than being a right, is precariously dependent on the vicissitudes of relationship, and these may often depend on the choices Aboriginal people make in response to assimilatory pressures.
Consumer agency and food retailer choice in an American urban neighborhood
Authors: Thomas Brian J
Published: July 2023

This study examines the issue of consumer agency within the food system as manifested by food secure and food insecure households in an urban neighborhood in the United States. Using a self-administered mail survey this study examines food retailer perception and shopping behaviour of food secure and insecure households in Lansing, Michigan. Food security represents a useful lens through which to examine the issue of agency since food, while a necessary part of life, is nonetheless something that is difficult to access for a large sector of the population. By examining both food secure and food insecure households, light is shed on some of the factors that lead to the relative ability of each group to successfully and reliably obtain food. In particular, this study focuses on the perception and behaviour of consumers in relation to the decision to shop, or not to shop, at various food retailers. Some theories of consumer behaviour tend to focus either on class related cultural elements which determine taste preferences while other theories focus on structural elements of the food system which force a limited selection onto various social groups. While certainly class culture influences taste preference to some extent, results from this study suggest that structural elements of the food system and economic differences between food secure and food insecure households have a larger influence on store choice than cultural preferences. In fact, both food secure and insecure households indicated similar sets of criteria used in determining store choices. However, in examination of actual shopping behaviours, this study found that food insecure households are more likely to shop at deep discounters and more likely to travel farther to obtain food. These results suggest that structural elements such as food retailer locations limit the range of shopping options of food insecure households when compared to food secure households.
Challenges and change: Oxygen for change towards social inclusiveness?
Authors: Sleep Lyndal , Sawrikar Pooja
Published: July 2023

2020 has been a defining year. The globe is still grappling with second and third waves of COVID-19, the pink recession and Black Lives Matter show that gender, race and class are still key fault lines where inequality occurs, and we have had a US election like no other. Thank you for still being here! 2020 has had the world’s fortitude tested. The coronavirus pandemic and its epic impact has left us reappraising what might be a better new normal.
Belonging in the Online World: Older Adults’ Use of Internet for Community.
Authors: Fuss Belinda Grace , Dorstyn Diana , Ward Lynn
Published: July 2023

Objective: To explore older Australians’ experiences of using computer-mediated communication (CMC) to engage with their social networks and communities.Background: Use of CMC among older adults has been associated with favourable social outcomes.  How older adults engage with others to foster these outcomes is less well known.  Understanding this may be useful when developing programs to encourage older adults’ use of CMC for social purposes.Methods: In-depth semi-structured interviews with 12 adults (five women, seven men; aged 69 to 81) were conducted. Interview questions focused on individuals’ use of CMC to engage with online communities. Data were transcribed and thematically analysed.Results: Two overarching themes relating to a sense of Belonging and Support emerged.  Belonging was most heavily emphasised, and included subthemes on how participants experienced their close social networks online, as well as their broader engagement with building interests and identity.  Support arose to a lesser extent, and included subthemes relating to how CMC was used not only for the provision and receipt of such, but also to signal availability or need for support.  Throughout, participants consistently weighed the benefits of CMC against the disadvantages.Conclusion: The findings highlight the importance of social networks and online communities for older adults and, in particular, how CMC facilitates feelings of belongingness and provides opportunities for reciprocal instrumental, emotional, and informational support.  Future research needs to consider the importance of having a sense of belonging when describing the social functioning of digitally literate older adults.
Community members’ responses to the elective hysterectomy of an intellectually disabled girl
Authors: Hamilton Carol
Published: July 2023

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (2007) guarantees all intellectually disabled women the right to full bodily integrity. However, non-therapeutic sterilisations continue to be proposed as a means of managing the support needs of some members of this group. The opinions of community members, and whether men and women’s views differ in relation to this topic, are rarely canvassed. Yet these views are significant as what constitutes acceptable social practice is ultimately set and contested at community level. This article reviews comments posted by male and female contributors to a BBC Have Your Say website about a mother’s request for a hysterectomy for her ‘severely disabled’ daughter. Comments suggest the majority of posters endorse the request, however a marked difference by gender in reasons for support is evident. Gender differences are also noted in remarks about the social implications of requests of this kind and in the gender of contributors who thought this topic to be unsuitable for discussion in public forum. The difficulty some posters had with comments made from a rights-based advocacy position is briefly discussed as are possible limitations involved in using rights when debating the issue of non-therapeutic sterilisation.
Resilience factors among adults affected by mass conflict: Recommendations for researchers
Authors: Makki Alamdari Sara , Bishop Christine M , Makki Alamdari Mahsa
Published: July 2023

Resilience refers to the process of adapting to a crisis and bouncing back to life. Studying resilience among war-affected adult refugees and general civilians in post-conflict settings is critical, as it is directly related to their health and social inclusion. Not only is resilience helpful in preventing war-affected individuals from developing dysfunctional coping strategies or mental disorders, but it also helps them in their adaptation and (re)integration in society. The purpose of this review is to examine factors influencing the resilience process among this group. Highlighting the main findings and gaps in the existing literature, this paper provides some researchable questions and methodological recommendations. The authors review the factors across ecological levels of individual, interpersonal/community/organizational, and macro levels. At the individual level, values, beliefs, and meanings given to adversity and resilience are discussed. These cultural meanings demonstrate the strong capability of war-affected individuals. However, application of these findings in practice and research is missing. Another individual level protective factor that is reviewed is coping strategies. These strategies might be affected by the cultural and political climate of the larger society. This needs more examination in future studies. At the interpersonal level, the importance of family and friends, especially for emotional support, is frequently highlighted; however, more studies are needed to investigate social support from communities and organizations. Factors at the macro level are understudied. In a few studies in this area, these factors mainly emerge as risk factors, especially for those conflict-affected populations living in developing countries. That is, the lack of legal recognition and employment opportunities are hindering the process of adaptation after experiencing trauma. The macro level factors influencing resilience need more attention from researchers.
Loneliness as an unresolved issue in social inclusion programmes
Authors: Arnoso Ainara , Sancho Javier , Elgorriaga Edurne , Arnoso Maitane , Asla Nagore
Published: July 2023

Loneliness, social isolation and exclusion are worldwide social problems with negative effects which are exacerbated in deprived groups and communities. From a qualitative perspective, this paper examines the approach to loneliness in 62 community-based social inclusion centres and programmes for people experiencing exclusion in the Basque Country (Spain). The aim of the study was to identify good practice in dealing with loneliness in centres and programmes and to understand the main challenges in providing support from the perspective of practitioners. The results show that best practices focus on individualised or person-centred interventions, the generation of interaction spaces that promote social relations, accompaniment as an intervention tool, empowerment and community participation, and employment and socio-professional training. The main challenges and difficulties are grouped into four levels. These include the users' own individual difficulties (lack of motivation, progressive deterioration and poor social skills, etc.). To a lesser extent, insufficient professionalisation of inclusion services, insufficient resources (lack of human and material means) and society's own difficulties such as stigma and social rejection are mentioned. It discusses the community intervention implications that practitioners can take into account to mitigate the loneliness of people at risk and/or socially excluded.
The importance of digital inclusion in accessing care and support in our increasingly digitised world
Authors: Sleep Lyndal , Harris Paul
Published: July 2023

The helping professions are increasingly using digital technologies like automated decision making, artificial intelligence and video or telehealth to meet the needs of their clients (Carney, 2020; Henman 2019). This trend was accelerated by the pandemic, as we relied more on digital connections and service models to ensure continuity and care during periods of lockdown and in accordance with social distancing guidelines (Meijer, & Webster, 2020). Consultations over real-time video (e.g. Zoom), once the topic of futuristic, speculative fiction have become commonplace, even mundane. Automated, digital solutions are also becoming increasingly commonplace across different human service contexts. For instance, the use of chat bots by Services Australia that use artificial intelligence to understand your questions, and answer them, have been rolled out over recent years as the number of people accessing online support during the pandemic escalated. Even facial recognition technology was trialled in Australia for the first time in a social services context, during the 2020 bushfires, allowing speedy identification and assessment of people in need after their documentation had been destroyed in the fires (Hendry, 2020). The phasing out of cash and rise of digital currencies and service platforms are further evidence that our world is rapidly becoming more digitised. Concordantly, the receipt of care and support is increasingly becoming dependent on access to digital technologies. This presents a new challenge – i.e. digital inclusion. Digital inclusion is about ensuring all can access and use digital technology and services (Australian Digital Inclusion Index, 2021; United Nations, 2021). If we aim to avoid a growing divide based on digital inclusion/exclusion, it is vital that attention to inequalities are at the forefront of our minds if the embrace of all things digital continues unabated (Crawford, 2021).
“Throw your arms around me”: Explorations of the importance of social connectively to people’s wellbeing
Authors: Sleep Lyndal , Ngendakurio John Bosco
Published: July 2023

We are social creatures at heart, and connectivity sustains and strengthens us. As the world reconnects after shutdowns and boarder closures, we are reminded how important togetherness and interconnectivity is to being human and maintaining heath. To hug loved ones who we have only seen over zoom in recent years, and to meet in person colleagues who we have only spoken with online is wonderful. The mental health benefits of connectivity are clear, and strong relationships and frequent positive social interaction are strength factors in maintaining good mental health and living well. However, the lack of social connection is emerging as one of the greatest challenges of our age (Smith, 2018). More people are living alone and disconnected from their communities. Social isolation, especially among older people living alone, is a determinant of ill health and early death (WHO, 2022). Living alone can increase mortality risk as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day or having an alcohol related disorder (Holt-Lunstad et al., 2015). Social isolation not only has psycho-social impact, but also physical. Loneliness has been linked to high stress causing autoimmune disease as well as an increase in both coronary heart disease and stroke (Valtota et al., 2016). As Rushby-Jones (2020) writes, “loneliness is lethal”.
Inclusion at University: Can we do more than open the door?
Authors: O'Rourke John
Published: July 2023

The inclusion of students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in university settings is an emerging policy initiative. Different models have evolved to support the inclusion of students with IDD in university settings from full inclusion to specialized separate programs. This paper reports the process of creating a program of inclusion for a student with IDD in a Western Australian university. Based on extensive field notes and interviews with the included student and her mentors, the author seeks to assess the pilot study using a case study approach and reflect on what might be required by university staff to enhance inclusive practice for these students.
Homeless university students: Experiences with foyer-type service
Authors: Grace Marty , Keys Deborah , Hart Aaron
Published: July 2023

Some young people who have been homeless during their secondary schooling manage to obtain a university place. These young people, and others who become homeless during their university courses, have the opportunity to build a sustainable exit from homelessness through education and support. Very little is known about how many young Australians are in this situation, or what can be done to assist them to complete their degrees. This article reports on research that aimed to document the experiences of 11 university students who had experienced homelessness. The research focussed on the difficulties that these young people faced, and the types of environments and service responses that can make a difference for them. The students were part of a larger study of a foyer-type service. The research found that these young people took longer than the standard duration to complete their degrees. Their study was facilitated by provision of stable, safe accommodation and support when they were acutely homeless, relief from other pressures such as family conflict, protection while maturing, time for overseas born including refugee young people to develop language, skills, and resources, support to heal from past damaging experiences and improve their health, assistance to gain entry to preferred university courses, and pathways into stable housing for the duration of their study.
Inclusion/exclusion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students: Understanding how ‘We’ matters
Authors: Demosthenous Catherine M.
Published: July 2023

The inclusion of Indigenous people in universities is an important policy issue, as evidenced by the Review of Higher Education and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is currently underway. While the Review aims to collectively address access and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in universities to ensure parity in the sector, a key contributor to those outcomes is that of participation. This article examines a focus group interaction in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are yarning about their experiences of participating in university life, using Ethnomethodology (EM) and its analytic methods. Premised on the understanding that language is action, the study examines the students’ use of personal pronouns and particularly the first person pronoun ‘we’, using the inclusive/exclusive distinction. Applying this pronominal system here provides insights into the notion of inclusion/exclusion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Australian higher education, and for understanding how ‘we’ matter(s) in everyday university life.
Bridging the digital divide: Enhancing empowerment and social capital
Authors: Charleson Diane
Published: July 2023

In the contemporary world, the digital divide constitutes a significant inequality and thus poses a very real problem of social justice – this being particularly the case for those already burdened with disadvantage and marginalisation. In this paper, As part of its commitment to Social Justice the Australian Catholic University runs a Catalyst Clemente program. Catalyst-Clemente provides people experiencing multiple disadvantages with university level education by means of a program that aims to break the cycle of poverty, inequity and social injustice for less-advantaged and marginalised Australians .In this paper I will explore the processes and outcomes from a unit that I taught in 2011 as part of this program. The unit was titled Introduction to Media Production, and its focus was New Media and New Media production. I will examine in particular the positive outcomes that emerged from this unit in relation to the empowerment of the individual learners that I observed during the course of the unit. This was largely a result of their introduction to, and production of, new media and the transformative role this took in helping to bridge their digital divide. On the basis of this experience I will argue therefore that the digital divide can be bridged but this requires not only access to technology by disadvantaged students but more important by an engagement with content creation. In explaining how this empowerment came about I will also examine the teaching methods and learning partnerships and styles that contributed to this.
Local implementation of a broadband network: Social impact issues of new broadband capacity in Australia
Authors: Tenty Tiffany , Wallis Brendan , Ghosh Sumita , Howitt Richard
Published: July 2023

In April 2009, the Australian Government announced plans to roll-out the National Broadband Network (NBN) Company Open Access Network in Australia. Australia’s NBN will bring high speed internet access to areas and people that otherwise would have been without. Predicting consequences (both positive and negative) arising from the NBN, as well as risks and opportunities that it will generate differentially between places, groups and sectors, is inherently uncertain. With little reliable data available on social impacts of NBN-style access at the household and community level, policy-making and regulation risks responding to optimistic speculation and commercially motivated spin rather than carefully weighed evidence. The research reported in this paper aimed to address this gap with a preliminary assessment of the social impacts of the NBN-like broadband roll-out at one New South Wales test site in southwest Sydney. The paper discusses the research methods and findings and frames recommendations for further research to address both limitations that arose in the research reported here, and broader gaps in understanding the social impacts of new forms of broadband access and associated applications. Due to the small sample size, this preliminary report provides details and findings from a scoping research perspective that aims to inform future research in this area.
An eye opening experience: A critical turning point in the life of a young woman with a severe visual impairment
Authors: Wedgwood Nikki , Smith Louisa , Shuttleworth Russell , Llewellyn Gwynnyth
Published: July 2023

Research on social inclusion often focuses on social exclusion. However, in order to gain greater insights into ways to facilitate social change, it is equally important to research the social inclusion of those normally excluded. Indeed, while one important purpose of studying disabilism is to catalogue and critique all its forms, another critical purpose is to better understand how disabilism can be resisted and/or ameliorated at individual and/or societal levels. Thus, it is equally important to understand when, why and how disabilism does not negatively impact the lives of people with impairments as well as when it does. This paper presents a single case study of Lynette, a young woman with a severe visual impairment who has a life-changing experience in an inclusive environment. In particular, it explores the impact of exclusive and inclusive contexts on Lynette’s identity development as she transitions to adulthood. By juxtaposing Lynette’s experiences of exclusion with those of inclusion, it highlights contexts in which there is a critical mass of people with impairments living alongside able-bodied people as a possible antecedent/impetus for greater social inclusion of people with impairments in society more generally.
Inclusion as heterotopia: Spaces of encounter between people with and without intellectual disability
Authors: Meininger Herman P.
Published: July 2023

The public space to which - in line with common definitions of inclusion - persons with intellectual disability are designated often turns out to be a space of discrimination. The aim of this study is to identify spaces of encounter. Michel Foucault’s concept of heterotopia - ‘other spaces’ – and its subsequent interpretations are used as an analytical tool for evaluating efforts to include persons with intellectual disability in society. In Foucault’s work ‘space’ refers to geographical places and to ‘sites’ that can be defined by sets of relations. Among these spaces are ‘counter-sites’ like large scale residential facilities for people with intellectual disability. Though policies of deinstitutionalisation aim at erasure of these places of exclusion, the results are often disappointing, largely because these policies ignore the analysis of power dynamics that install exclusionary processes and structures. Recent interpretations of the concept of heterotopia position the ‘other places’ in the middle of ordinary life as social spaces of encounter and dialogue between the ‘normal’ and the ‘abnormal’. Characteristics and practical conditions of such spaces of encounter are explored. These interpretations open up a new conceptualisation of inclusion in terms of niches in which encounter and dialogue are cultivated and an alternative social ordering can be exercised.
The role of client motivation in workplace rehabilitation
Authors: Mabin Amanda , Randall Christine
Published: July 2023

Motivation has been recognised as an essential component in managing medical issues, adjusting to physical disability, cognitive impairment, returning to work, and improving psychosocial functioning. Rehabilitation aims to reduce the impact of impairments on activities of daily living and social role functioning, promoting both independence and social inclusion. This research explores the role of client motivation in workplace rehabilitation and demonstrates the implications for rehabilitation counselling practice. The research focuses on understanding the concept of motivation, reasons for its presence or absence, and why motivation is important to the workplace rehabilitation process. This study also explores significant influencing factors that may be utilised to increase motivation and promote more successful return to work outcomes, as well as considering the implications for rehabilitation practice and research.
Do schools promote social inclusion? The experiences of intercountry adoptees in Australia
Authors: Scarvelis Beverly , Crisp Beth , Goldingay Sophie
Published: July 2023

Intercountry adoption programs have brought children from racially and culturally diverse backgrounds to live as Australians, including 30 children from Rangsit Children’s Home who arrived in South Australia in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As part of a project which explored the life experiences of 12 adults who had arrived as children aged between 4 and 9 from Rangsit, this paper explores the role of schools in facilitating their inclusion into life in Australia. The school experience was often critical in learning English and was a pre-requisite for acceptance in the school yard but also a place in which most of these Thai-born intercountry adoptees experienced racism. More than half of the participants did not complete secondary school but all had employment. However, many of these jobs were low-paying and this precluded them from participating in opportunities to return to Thailand to learn more about their Thai origins or participating as adoptive parents in intercountry adoption programs. Hence, while schools can play an important role in facilitating social inclusion, the school system alone may be unable to address the multiple dimensions of exclusion experienced by intercountry adoptees.
Is conversation partner training effective in assisting individuals with a traumatic brain injury to display improved communication outcomes
Authors: Wiltshire Gilly-Elle , Ehrlich Carolyn
Published: July 2023

Background: People who experience Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) often exhibit a range of communication difficulties following their injury. Conversation is a vital component of communication that can have wide-ranging effects on social and vocational roles. Conversation ability is often negatively affected by a brain injury. It has been suggested that training the conversation partners of people with TBI can be effective in improving communication outcomes, therefore, positively affecting quality of life. This is the first systematic review investigating the efficacy and effectiveness of conversation partner training with this population.Method: After appropriate search terms were chosen, Medline, Psychinfo, CINAHL and Speechbite databases were searched to find appropriate articles for inclusion in the review. Papers underwent a three step screening process (title, abstract and full text) to be included in the study. Data were extracted and summarised.Results: Although only four studies were included in the final review, all showed positive effects of training in relation to a range of conversation partners for people with TBI, including family, carers and shop assistants. Training programs varied in method and outcome measures, but all provided support for the inclusion of communication partner training in TBI rehabilitation.Conclusion: Conversation partner training can be an effective intervention for people with TBI. More studies with larger sample sizes would add strength to conclusions and provide more informed basis for clinical practice. Recommendations for future research and practice are provided.
Women’s attitudes towards children and motherhood: A predictor of future childlessness?
Authors: Graham Melissa , Smith Carly , Shield Margaret
Published: July 2023

Pronatalism expects and presumes that all women will be mothers, and stereotypes, stigmatises and excludes those who fail to conform. Yet, within the context of pronatalism, little is known about women without children’s attitudes towards motherhood, and their subsequent childbearing. This study aimed to determine if women’s attitudes towards children and motherhood predicted future motherhood status, using data from the Negotiating the Life Course Study. Women 18 years and over at Wave 1, who did not have children, were included in the analysis (n = 122). Logistic regression was used to predict motherhood status at Wave 4 based on attitudes at Wave 1. A positive attitude toward the importance of children in one’s life increased the likelihood of future motherhood, while believing children negatively impact on freedom increased the likelihood of not future childlessness. Findings also suggested that attitudes relating to the burden of children, or the impact of children on a woman’s career, are similar for those who do and do not become mothers. Women’s attitudes towards children and motherhood may be a poor predictor of future childlessness. This study counters some of the negative attitudinal stereotypes towards childless women in a pronatalist society.
Client Experiences of Emergency Assistance Services
Authors: Mackay Tanya , Goodwin-Smith Ian
Published: July 2023

More people are requiring emergency assistance on a regular basis, placing a significant burden on service providers. However, there is little literature on client perceptions of emergency assistance, and whether their needs are being met. This study aimed to address this gap by interviewing people who had recently sought emergency assistance in South Australia. Sixteen people (nine women) aged between 27 and 55 participated in this study. Participants reported that they were seeking assistance (mainly food) due to bills, particularly relating to electricity, but also telephone, gas and car registration. Most people had their needs met to some extent, but many said that they had received insufficient or inappropriate food. Recommendations were provided around establishing compulsory service standards and partnerships, and reviewing the types of assistance provided (e.g. providing vouchers and healthy food parcels).
Social connections among parents of pre-school-age children in an inner and outer area of Melbourne, Australia
Authors: Andrews Fiona , Shelley Julia , Rich Stephanie , James Alexandra
Published: July 2023

Parents’ social connectedness is an important factor in child health and development outcomes and has been strongly linked to place. This study aimed to compare social connectedness amongst parents in inner versus outer-suburbs of Melbourne using a mixed methods approach. Parents were recruited via playgroups, mother’s groups and preschools and interviewed face- to-face regarding their social networks, with a second open-ended interview focusing on parents’ ideals and experiences of raising children in their current location. Parents in the two areas identified a similar number of contacts, but had differently structured networks. Outer-suburban parents were more likely than inner-suburban parents to have very few contacts, and to name their general practitioner as among their significant contacts. They were less likely to have more extended networks or to include neighbours among their contacts. Parents in both areas had met at least some of their network members through local organisations or services with outer-suburban parents having met a greater proportion of their contacts in this way. Qualitative interview data supported the network analysis revealing the different priorities parents placed on neighbours, barriers experienced in connecting with neighbours in the outer- suburbs and the consequent heavy reliance on organised activities to form social connections. The different types of social connections parents in inner and outer Melbourne made in relation to raising their preschool-aged children revealed in this study have implications for both service delivery and social planning of new developments.
ANALISIS PROSES BERPIKIR MAHASISWA DENGAN KECEMASAN TERHADAP MASALAH MATEMATIKA HOTS BERDASARKAN FASE KERJA MASON
Authors: Wulandari Suci , Martin Sri Novia , Rahmalina Widdya
Published: July 2023

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh kecemasan mahasiswa program studi pendidikan matematika terhadap masalah matematika HOTS.  Kecemasan ini mempengaruhi kualitas proses berpikir mereka. Oleh karena itu tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis proses berpikir mahasiswa yang mengalami kecemasan terhadap masalah matematika HOTS berdasarkan fase kerja Mason yaitu entry, attack, dan review. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Data pada penelitian ini diperoleh dari angket kecemasan matematika, tes matematika HOTS dan wawancara. Berdasarkan analisis data yang dikumpulkan dapat diambil kesimpulan bahwa mahasiswa dengan tingkat kecemasan tinggi memenuhi tahap entry hanya pada aspek want saja, tahap attack hanya pada aspek try, namun tidak memenuhi tahap review. Mahasiswa dengan tingkat kecemasan sedang memenuhi tahap entry pada aspek know, want dan introduce, tahap attack pada aspek try dan maybe, namun tidak memenuhi tahap review. Mahasiswa dengan tingkat kecemasan rendah memenuhi tahap entry pada aspek know, want dan introduce, tahap attack pada aspek try, maybe dan introduce, namun juga tidak memenuhi tahap review.
ANALYSIS OF MATHEMATICAL CREATIVE THINKING ABILITY IN TERMS OF SELF-REGULATED LEARNING IN THE CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING LEARNING MODEL
Authors: Agustina Vena , Masrukan Masrukan , Walid Walid
Published: July 2023

This research aims to test the effectiveness of Creative Problem Solving (CPS) learning and to describe students' mathematical creative thinking skills in terms of Self-Regulated Learning (SRL). The method used is a mixed method research with a sequential explanatory design. In this research, 6 research subjects were taken based on the level of SRL in class VIII A students of SMP Negeri 1 Tayu, Pati Regency for the academic year 2022/2023. The results showed that (1) the CPS learning model was effective on students' mathematical creative thinking abilities, and (2) research subjects with high SRL categories were able to meet all indicators of mathematical creative thinking ability, namely fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration; research subjects with moderate SRL category only met three indicators of mathematical creative thinking ability, namely fluency, originality, and elaboration; research subjects with low SRL category can’t meet all indicators of mathematical creative thinking ability. Recommendations to students with low levels of SRL can’t meet all indicators of mathematical creative thinking ability by giving assignments independently and doing peer teaching.
Inquiring Quality Assurance of the Table Olive Products
Authors: Bouranta Maria , Papakitsou Koralia , Papakitsos Evangelos
Published: July 2023

Table olives are the healthy fruit of the varieties of cultivated olive trees (Olea europaea), selected for the production of olives whose characteristics make them particularly suitable for processing. The processing of the olive is necessary, aiming mainly at the degradation of the phenolic glycoside oleuropein, a compound that gives a bitter taste to the fruit, making it impossible to consume immediately. Also, the various treatments aim to ensure the preservation of the product through the action of lactic acid bacteria (reducing the pH), to improve the quality of the final product (affecting the aroma, taste, texture, etc.). Olive varieties around the world are estimated to reach six hundred. Yet, there are three types of table olives in the market: natural black olives of the Greek type, black olives of California and green olives of the Spanish type. Table olive can be processed according to the method for natural black olives. Natural black olive is a natural product, i.e., the addition of chemicals is minimal. Its processing through the traditional method is simple and requires low energy consumption. The table olive processing plant must implement a healthy food production assurance system to protect the consumers from chemical hazards. This system is the HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) system, which is described by Codex Alimentarius. HACCP and ISO certification are a necessary step for most modern businesses, recognizing that a food business has developed, documented and implemented the right food production, standardization and packaging systems, according to these certifications.
Correlation of the Degrees of Hearing Loss between Male and Female Patients with Otitis Media
Authors: Rahman Md. Mashiur , Islam Md. Ashraful , Md. Asaduzzaman Md. Asaduzzaman , Sakik Md. Mahmudul Amin , Khan Md. Mahmudul Hasan , Rahman Mohammad Wakilur
Published: July 2023

Background: Otitis media (OM) is an infection of the middle ear and mastoid cavity. In many studies, hearing loss is described as a consequence of otitis media (OM); the degree of hearing loss can be analyzed by biologically calibrated AA 222 diagnostic audiometer. But in Bangladesh, we have not enough research-based information regarding this issue. Aim of the Study: The aim of the study was to evaluate the correlation of the degrees of hearing loss between male and female patients with otitis media. Methods: This was a prospective observational study and was conducted in the Department of Otolaryngology & Head Neck Surgery, Bashundara Ad-Din Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from January 2022 to December 2022. A total of 64 patients with chronic otitis media (COM) suffered for the past three months or more attended the mentioned hospital were enrolled in this study as the study population. Among them 32(50%) were male and other 32(50%) were female patients. Ear drums of patients were inspected on both sides suction under microscope wherever necessary. The patient’s hearing levels in decibel were tested by a biologically calibrated AA 222 diagnostic audiometer. All data were collected, processed and analyzed by using MS Office and SPSS version 23.0 programs as per need. In comparison student’s T-tests were also performed. Results: In this study, in analyzing the hearing loss status of the patients regarding ear involvement we observed that, 6(18.8), 14(43.7) and 12(37.5) male participants on the other hand 10(31.2), 11(34.4) and 11(34.4) female patients right, left and both ears were found involved respectively. In comparing the ear involvement in hearing loss between the male-female groups, we did not find any significant correlation (P=0.427). In comparing the right dB grading, left dB grading, right ear comments and left ear comments of the patients in both groups we did not find any significant correlation; the P- value were 0.932, 0.983, 0.228 and 0.618 respectively. Conclusion: As per the findings of this study we can conclude that, there was no significant correlation of degrees of hearing loss between male and female patients with otitis media.
Development of Powtoon-based Learning Video Media to Improve 7th Grade Students' Learning Outcomes on Environmental Pollution
Authors: Elfiyah Nur Aini , Irhasyuarna Yudha , Khairunnisa Yasmine
Published: July 2023

Media applications that can overcome learning difficulties, one of which is by using powtoon-based learning videos. This study aims to: determine the validity of video media, the practicality of video media and the effectiveness of student learning outcomes after using Powtoon-based learning video media on Environmental Pollution material at SMPN 1 Daha Selatan. This study used the Research and Development method which was carried out at SMPN 1 Daha Selatan in class VII A with the ADDIE model which consisted of five steps namely Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation. ), and Evaluation (evaluation). Data collection techniques using questionnaires, pretest results, and posttest results. The research results obtained were: (1) The results of the expert validity of the animation learning media material obtained were 81.57% and the media expert validity was 85.14% or valid or usable but needed minor revisions as supporting media for science learning. (2) The results of the validator's response questionnaire were 75.83% and the students' response questionnaires were 94.22% or practical so that the media was very interesting to use as a supporting medium for learning science. (3) The results of the pretest and posttest percentages based on the normalized gain (N-gain) value of 0.92 are included in the high criteria so that the powtoon video learning media seen from the student learning outcomes test is effectively used and influences student learning outcomes at SMPN 1 Daha Selatan.
Development of Science Learning Modules on the Topic of Biotechnology for Differentiate Learning Independent Learning Curriculum for Students in Junior High School
Authors: Rahmawati Silvia , Istyadji Maya , Irhasyuarna Yudha
Published: July 2023

This study aims to develop learning modules for science subjects to determine the feasibility, practicality, and effectiveness of using science learning modules for class IX in junior high school. This research is a type of research and development conducted at SMP Negeri 1 Paringin. The selected development model is the ADDIE model. The object of research is the development of science learning modules on the topic of biotechnology. Data collection using questionnaires and questions (pretest-posttest). The result of this research is the development of science learning modules. The modules that have been developed are declared good, based on material experts with an average score of 3.64 or 91.08 with the criteria "Very Valid", assessments from media experts with an average of 3.79 or 94.83% with the criteria "Very Valid". Modules that have been assessed as good are then tested for their effectiveness on students. Based on the results of research conducted by learning with the Science module that the effectiveness of student learning has increased in class IX B which can be seen in the N-Gain result of 0.73 with the "High" criterion. According to the data on student responses to the Science module as a whole it was stated "Very Practical", this can be seen from the results of the average score from the respondent's trial of 3.37 with a percentage of 84.21%. Based on the research results, the product in the form of a science learning module on the topic of biotechnology for differentiation learning is declared valid, effective, and practical and can be used as a support for learning in science lessons on the topic of biotechnology.
Mobile Payment Technology and Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria
Authors: Marshal Iwedi , Princewill Wachuku , Ihenacho Ihenacho , Chizuru Amadi Jeff
Published: July 2023

The main purpose of the study was to examine the effect of mobile payment technology on poverty alleviation in Nigeria. The study was carried out in Rivers State of Nigeria. The population of the study consisted of people living in Rivers State of Nigeria. Both multistage and purposive sampling techniques were employed to obtain a sample size of 223 respondents for the study. A structured questionnaire served as the major instrument of data collection in the study. The issue of validity and reliability of the research instrument was also addressed in the study. Data obtained from the field survey were first presented with simple descriptive statistics such as tables, frequencies, graph and percentages. The data were tested with simple regression model using the SPSS software version 25.0. Findings show that mobile payments technology was positively and significantly related to consumption expenditure of the studied respondents in Rivers State of Nigeria. Based on the findings, the study concluded that embracing digital technology is a major tool in the alleviation of poverty particularly in developing country like Nigeria. It was recommended that the Central Bank of Nigeria needs to intensify effort in building am economy that is cashless by come up with effective monetary policies that can influence the use of digital infrastructure.